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Roadtrip Fieldguide

Build lab

Worked examples for reloads, critical tiers, overnight upgrades and support connections in Deadly Days: Roadtrip.

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Damage and upgrades

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Weapon decisions

Reload time versus attack speed

Compare firing time, reload gaps and damage support before replacing a supported gun with Minigun or a faster weapon.

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Damage mechanics

Critical chance above 100%

Calculate guaranteed critical tiers, the remaining chance and Astronaut’s current armor conversion without using old 100% caps.

Hammer item artwork from the official release announcement
Upgrade planning

Hammer upgrades: recipients, timing and rarity caps

Choose Hammer recipients before day end, account for its rarity ceiling, and preserve a working combat layout.

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Boss tactics

Boss preparation: Hank, Scoop, Dumpling and Mr. Kyde

Prepare dash windows, avoid damage terrain and keep attacks reaching bosses when ordinary map clearing stops being enough.

Unusual combinations

Crossbow item artwork from the official release announcement
On-hit effects

Crossbow, Battery and Walking Shoes build

Use Battery for on-hit lightning and Walking Shoes to trigger the Crossbow’s lodged bolts while moving.

Any survivorNormalSoloAdvanced
Crossbow item artwork from the official release announcementBattery in the official inventory screenshotWalking Shoes symbol
Cogwheel item artwork from the official release announcement
Trigger chain

Cogwheel, Throwing Knife and Tesla Coil build

Mark Throwing Knife and Tesla Coil with Cogwheel so their timed activations call the other attack once per chain.

Any survivorNormalSoloAdvanced
Cogwheel item artwork from the official release announcementThrowing Knife symbolTesla Coil symbol
Hand Mirror in the official inventory screenshot
Support transfer

Hand Mirror and Wi-Fi Repeater connections

Trace a support through Wi-Fi Repeater and Hand Mirror, preserve recipient eligibility and find the broken connection after a rearrangement.

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synergies

Tesla Coil’s even-item rule

Count eligible electric items inside Tesla Coil’s marks, then recount after merging or moving one.

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synergies

Secret Sauce and Food

Keep marked Food out of Secret Sauce’s selector, especially Special Banana and The Carver’s Grin.