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The Old World ofContent Warningis a treacherous place populated with all manner of monsters and foes. Maneuvering through the labyrinthine tunnels and rooms of each map can be disorienting, and you’re more likely to run into danger a second time than away from it.
In moments where you end up heading towards instead of away from more monsters, the best thing you can do is have an escape route. Since it’s difficult to plan escape routes around where monsters will spawn in the Old World, the next best thing is to bring a portable escape plan with you — the Rescue Hook.
How To Get The Rescue Hook
Getting the Rescue Hook isn’t too difficult so long as you’ve cracked the code to raking in views andearning video revenueat the end of each in-game day. Like all other gadgets, the Rescue Hook can bebought at the Item Shop Kioskto the left of your Island House.
You can find the Rescue Hook under thegadgets tabin the Kiosk, listed for$250 of revenue. Because of its high-end price tag, the Rescue Hook willtake a few daysor rounds to earn.
You earn revenue dollars bygaining high views on your SpöökTube videos. This means that you will need to earn at least acouple of thousand viewsbefore you can buy the Rescue Hook.
Once you have the required funds, you can buy the Rescue Hook like you would any other gadget, emote, or item. Head to the Kiosk,select the Rescue Hookto add it to your cart, and thenselect the purchase buttonat the bottom right of the Kiosk Screen.
Afterthe delivery drone drops the Rescue Hook’s crate on the ground, you can collect it.
So long as you don’t lose the Rescue Hook in the Old World, you willkeep it between days and rounds.
Losing the Rescue Hookin any way that makes itirretrievablemeans that it is lost forever. The only way to get it again would be topurchase a new one.
You can purchaseas manyRescue Hooks as you want.
When youlevel up to the next roundsuccessfully, you can find the Rescue Hook and any other gadgets you earnedon the counter by the dining tablein your Island House.
Occasionally, you willfind items, including the Rescue Hook,scattered across the Old World maps. You will find them in the same way that you would find bones or cursed objects, but unlike bones and cursed objects, you cancollect and keep gadgetswhen you return home, andbetween days and rounds.
How To Use The Rescue Hook
Using the Rescue Hook successfully takes some finesse and practice. There aretwo main waysthat you can use the Rescue Hook. The Rescue Hook is a gadget that allows you tograpple yourself to safety, propelling you in the direction that you fire the hook, or tograpple an ally towards youand to safety.
How To Save Yourself With The Rescue Hook
The Rescue Hook’s first use is tosave yourself.
When you’re in a dangerous situation like beingchased or attacked by a monster or trapped in an inescapable crevice, you’re able to use the Rescue Hook to grapple to safety. To do this, you can either blindly aim the Rescue Hook in the direction you believe you will be most safe, or you canaim the hook with a laserfor better accuracy.
You can alwayscheck the text box in the top right cornerof your screen to check what keys to use to control your gadgets, but the gist is that you can use theright mouse buttonto aim the hook and theleft mouse buttonto fire it.
The Rescue Hook only has so many charges, andit will run out of batterythe more you use it. When you are on your Sky Island, you can stand next to either theSolar Panel or the charging stationto recharge the Rescue Hook.
If you run out of charges while in the Old World, youwon’t be able to rechargethe Rescue Hook until youreturn to your Sky Islandat the end of the day.
Some monster attacks require the use of the Rescue Hook to free yourself. However, if you’re not careful, you could just as easily lose the Rescue Hook while trying to free yourself, so it’s best toweigh your choices carefullywhen in a sticky situation.
The downside of saving yourself with the Rescue hook is that once you have grappled yourself to the spot you aimed at,you will fall prone and be stuckmotionless on the ground for afew secondsbefore you are able to get up and start running.Don’tgrapple towards more enemies!
You can see alist of every monsterand their weaknesseshere.
How To Save Your Allies With The Rescue Hook
Saving your allies works similarly to saving yourself, but themain difference is the success rate. Saving yourself takes a lot of practice, and if you aren’t using the Rescue Hook correctly, you may end up simply dragging yourself across the ground. Saving an ally is much simpler.
When your ally is in a tough spot or beingattacked or chased by a monster, you canaim the Rescue Hookat their body to grapple themtowards you. The hook will work much like a magnet and willpull your ally to youin a straight path.
So long as there areno obstaclesin between yourself and your ally, and youaren’tmoving in a way that will drag yourself into danger when you fire the gun, the path that your ally takes when grappled towards you will bestraight and direct.
Once your ally has been grappled towards you successfully, theRescue Hook will release its holdon them andrewind the hook wire. You will stilllose chargeswhen using the Rescue Hook to drag your allies to safety, just as you would when saving yourself.
Try not tofire through or towards monsters. You may end updragging your allyinto an enemy or worse,dragging an enemytowards yourself! The last thing you want is tolose your cameraand your Rescue Hook.
Tips For Using The Rescue Hook
The Rescue Hook takes a few tries to get a handle on, so the best way to get practice is tospend time at your Sky Islandgrappling yourself to safety and pulling your allies towards you.
Take advantage of the laser! It may seem like a small thing, but havingproper aimwhen wandering is the best way to ensure that you are using the Rescue Hook safely and efficiently out in the field.
A good way toavoid losing any gadgetsis toleave it in the Dive Bellwhen it has eitherrun out of battery or outlived its usefulness. You can also give the Rescue Hook to whoeverdoes not have the Camera. Your Camera is valuable, and you’ll want to save your Camera operator whenever possible. Cameras are difficult to retrieve!
Finally, you shouldavoidusing the Rescue Hook fornon-emergencies. For starters, holding the Rescue Hook means you aren’t holding another gadget like a flashlight, Sound Maker, or other tool. You don’t want to be holding the Rescue Hook unless you really need to.
Furthermore, youcan’t rechargethe Rescue Hook in the Old World, so it’s important tobe sparingabout how and when you use it.
