Hellsinker.

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[HELLSINKER.] Info Augmentation Guide
By haircutdude11
HELLSINKER. guide detailing and illustrating how each of the various visual settings affect gameplay to save you from the bothersome need to load up and exit the game to view their applications.
   
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Status Indicators & Settings
Status Indicator Types

Round
Vortex
Tilt
Vertical

You can press the 1 key to switch between the 4 modes and 2 to enable or disable the little notches.

The orange bar displays the current % of SOL owned before reaching the next level, and the number displays your current SOL level.
The purple/blue bar displays the current % of LUNA owned, with HI, ME, LO displaying which tier the LUNA is currently at.
The outermost green ring shows progress towards attaining Sub-Weapon level 2, with the innermost green ring showing progress towards attaining Sub-Weapon level 1.
The 5 L shaped figures on the outermost left side display current LIFE. It will be highlighted in pink for lives owned, with transparency filling for lives unowned. My displays are using 5 LIFE as the preset, so only 5 containers appear.
The pink bars are the bottom show progress towards increasing LIFE. They circle all around the character until they reach the other side, where the bar is cleared and the process repeats again.

Status Indicator Variations
The HELLSINKER. info augmentation provides 2 styles of Status Indicator presentation, with an additional variation for those status indicator types. For sake of space, I will be showing these as they appear on the Round Status Indicator, as the changes are universal and appear on the other Status Indicators exactly as you'd expect them to.

Round Standard
Round Standard Segmented
Round Variant
Round Variant Segmented

Anecdotes and other misc information
It is NOT recommended to have Newer Hitmarker enabled. I know not of what causes such an erroneous visual bug, but the result of having it turned on is a bit funny albeit very visually harmful. The image attached shows what happens when you damage the chaff items in stage 1 Lead with your suppression radius with the setting enabled.



Enemy bullet SEAL-ing is an important aspect of this game, for that reason, it is suggested you turn on Emphasize: Seal Zone within the info augmentation. This spawns teal zones of which inform you where you have to physically place your character to prevent the enemy from shooting.


Tuning Dipsw
Most, if not, all of the settings within the Tuning Dipsw feature explanations and are very self explanatory to understand. That being said, some do require visualization to see in game. It is recommended that you turn on New Config Menu within the HELLSINKER. launcher settings.

General
You can set global settings here. Customize Menu Method will make the game automatically begin play with the settings chosen in the Tuning Dipsw. Setting your CMM to Setup Menu [Formal] will always put the settings into the default manner (Momentary, Moderate, Aspirant) whereas Setup Menu [Actual] will preset your settings to what you have configured in the Tuning Dipsw without automatically starting play.


Video

Caption & Internal Monologue
These are crucial to experiencing the story, they're very un-intrustive and it is recommended you keep these enabled (especially while playing DeadLiar) to understand the events within the game.
Caption as seen within stage 1 Lead. The internal monologues are seen between certain stages and with different causes.


Core Sign
It's the red dot on your character. The hitbox.


Inv Visualizer
Most clearly seen on the Coffin enemies of Segment 1 Lead, this winding rectangular hexagon pattern displays in a circle around each limb of an enemy in which the body part is immune to damage.


Personal Settings
These are the settings I personally use, feel free to use it as a basis for learning the game and bettering yourself at the game. I remained with these from beginning to initial completion.

Launcher Settings



Tuning Dipsw Settings




Settings in Action
You can see my assortment of settings being used within this video guide of mine. Thank you for reading, and enjoy the game.

2 Comments
haircutdude11  [author] 12 Aug @ 11:15am 
double click the screen and it will expand to full size, if you have the option of playing in 2x (1280*960) resolution, choose that. Or disable the game from displaying steam toast notifications (when someone launches a game or messages you). game Properties tab -> Disable steam overlay
mohab.xyz 12 Aug @ 2:07am 
How did you get it to run in full screen with "Start in windowed mode" checked and "maximize window" unchecked? I can only get it to run in borderless or windowed—either way it's windowed, and full screen always defaults to 640*480.