Splatoon 3 Guide - Tips and Hints
Salmon Run
Height of the tide
You will be able to work out the height of the tide for each round by paying attention to the individual animations that play before you begin.
When to use your specials
Specials are a great way to turn the tide (pun intended) in this game mode, so you want to be careful in how you use them.
We recommend saving your specials until round two or three to make sure you can last in the game for as long as possible. You will be granted an extra special if you are surprised by a guest appearance from the King Salmonid, but these are few and far between so should not be at the forefront of your mind when planning your special schedule.
Eggs and Splash Damage
When utilising the newly-introduced egg-throwing mechanic, you create a small amount of splash on impact which can damage the small Salmonids around you. It may not produce the biggest impact, but it is a strong tip to bear in mind.
'This way!' helps guide your team
A handy tip for all game modes, but especially the case in Salmon Run, is the use of the 'This way!' alert. This can not only be useful in alerting your team to the arrival of a Boss Salmonid, but it can also flag the appearance of Golden Eggs — all of which is bound to make your experience of the mode that much easier.
Remember your please and Booyahs
The first rule of Salmon Run is to always be polite. Please be sure to give your teammate a 'Booyah' when you are revived, and Squid-bagging as a team upon victory would leave even the biggest etiquette expert with no further advice.
So there you have it, our list of all of the tips and hints we think you will find useful for Splatoon 3. Please do feel free to share more of your own in the comments below and we'll catch you on the battlefield soon!
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Plz I beg of u, do not waste all ur time inking base at first. Rush the middle, establish control, then take care of base when u respawn or need special
I think Splatoon is great. However…
My problem is that I’m just not fast enough. My brain has slowed down during the past years due to a very clingy depression. Gameplay that I previously enjoyed has become stressful for me. I just can’t compete with the teens when playing Smash or Splatoon.
The solo-player parts are fine. There I can take the time I need. But during battles I bog my team down.
Maybe there is a way for me to play more methodically and slow without sinking the team along with me.
It’s really quite frustrating.
@PrettyPatrick Try to use Jr. in Splatoon and mostly support in the match. Stay back and ink the base, while your teammates rush the center
@Crockin My preferred tactic (at least from 2) is to only cover the area of the base that I'll be travelling through first and then, if I'm splatted, I go back to paint the rest (this is obviously for Turf War and not Ranked).
Wish I could get used to the Motion Controls in Splatoon but honestly find twin stick easier to manage especially when things get crazy. I was always a huge fan of motion controls, I even continued playing Call of Duty on Wii U with the Wii-Mote and Nunchuck (Black OPs 2 & Ghosts), but something just feels off with the Splatoon controls. I'll try them again in 3 but I imagine they're the same.
Glad others mentioned the base inking strategy. Rush forward right off the bat, then ink the base when you respawn. If you and your team teammates don't get a chance to respawn, then the enemy team has more to worry about than your inkless base.
@PrettyPatrick For the "slow & steady" option, I like to go with the Rollers. You can be more helpful to your team by painting the sidelines rather than getting into the heat of the action.
@Laserbeak1982 I had to crank the sensitivity way up to feel comfortable with the motion controls. I ended up putting my sticks at max sensitivity for quick broad movements and use the motion controls for more precise aiming.
@Fizza yeah that’s the move. Just ink ur way to the action, but careful to check map to see what side the opponents are on. It makes retreating and staying alive so much easier. But also, it feels different this time! These turf wars are feeling much more even, there’s more of a push and pull than before. Don’t know how or why, but it’s a good thing
@PrettyPatrick Support weapons that don't focus much on fighting like N-Zap, Aerospray and Jr seem like your best bet on that front. I'd say find one of those kinds of weapons that has an easy to activate special (N-Zap has Tacticooler which is the same input as a bomb for instance) and that might make it more fun to play. Sorry to hear you going through that though, hope you feel better in the future!
Hi, not gonna read any of this until I've reached a proper level. Just came to say I thought and now wish this was gonna be the icon for the game. (The Tri color one at the top of the article) and now I'm pretty disappointed it only contains two colors of ink. That's all. Thanks for listening ha
Tip #1 Ink a lot
Tip #2 Ink some more
Another helpful hint that just came to mind!
Poke around in the Nintendo Online App. There's a store with exclusive merch and a better look at your stats as well as the catalog.
I miss seeing the losing team on the results screen after a defeat. Why did they get rid of that?
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