10 Incredibly Useful Mechanics Video Games Never Bothered To Explain
You'll wish you had known about this sooner!
The larger the game, the more mechanics and features it has. Obviously, not all of them are relevant to the core gameplay, which is why developers choose not to explain every feature to the player.
That said, they really should. Because among those unspoken rules, there are some real gems that can completely change your experience for the better!
It's the unfortunate truth that many truly amazing mechanics can only be discovered by those who have sunk in hundreds of hours into the game and discovered them by accident. No tutorial or in-game hint mentions them, even though they can completely redefine the way you play the game.
From hidden aids for bypassing annoying mini-games to special methods of earning money and even big improvements to your character's power, these mechanics shouldn't really be ignored. If you haven't heard of them, you're really missing out, so be sure to check out the following list.
It might just open your eyes to a hidden feature that will make you question how you've been able to play your favorite game without it.
10. You Can Speed Mine Resources By Aiming While Extracting - Starfield
Whether you're trying to build a settlement or craft new gear for yourself in Starfield, you're going to have to gather resources at one point or another.
Mining rocks with your cutter tool isn't something you can really avoid, unless you're okay with going bankrupt purchasing everything from merchants, and unfortunately the process can be pretty dull, as extracting ore takes way longer than it needs to.
Thankfully, there is a little feature that remedies this fact, but you have to figure it out yourself because the game never mentions it to you.
Unbeknownst to most Starfield players, the cutter is secretly equipped with a speed mining feature that allows it to extract pretty much any mineral and ore in a second!
To activate the feature, all you have to do is hold down the aim button while gathering materials.
It seems pretty simple, and yet most players never think to do it and end up wasting entire minutes on a boring task that can be done in seconds.
But now you know, so go out there and get yourself some ore!