7 TIPS I Wish I Knew From The Beginning - Identity V Beginner's Guide 

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Ngl when I look back at the time where I started with idv, I wish I could play idv without my current knowledge again. It just was soo funny to run around without an aim, it was so confusing and chaotic, and I kinda enjoyed that

From a beta player of this game 1. Don't decode together in early game cos when you're decoding together at early game you are disrupting cipher rush (except when the hunter is joseph, the one with the cameras) 2. When you are a decoder, it's okay to hide at the start of the match first then just decode when you know that someone is being chase by the hunter (you'll know it when someone ping is hunter is near me or hunter is close, hide) 3. If you are a rescuer pls decode in the middle of the map (especially on big maps like moonlit and etc), to instantly rotate when someone is chaired (exception is when you are a rescuer team which is a tactic sometimes use on high ranks) 4. Don't hesitate to use items :) (I'll try not to explain this cos it's basic common sense) 5. If you are an injured doctor and you are the last surv don't do a full heal immediately cos syringe can reset the crow timer 6. Pls decode when someone is being chase :) 7. Don't lose hope immediately when someone gets terror shock or kited 5 seconds at early game but when ur team somehow does just take ur time decoding and just rescue after half or when the chair time is near flight, to waste as much time for hunter cos ur team m8 got downed early 8. When you're a rescuer pls pls pls use the chair time before rescuing like pls rescue only when the chair is near half or near flight *Edit* 9. When kiting, know ur teammates positions so you will know where to kite and where not to kite Welp I gtg now online class is bout to start hope this tips help yah fam

From a not so experienced Joseph main, a tip: If the camera world is open, pls don't put down graffities when decoding, because when I'm in camera world, I can hear them being putted down, so I know that you're there. (if I'm close)

The biggest tip for me which was a game-changer was priming a cipher. NO one teaches you this and I had to find out what it was from angry teammates. xD I originally thought the objective was just to pop all of the ciphers, last one included, as fast as possible..not taking into consideration if ppl are on chair or not.

tip: you don't have to memorize the spawn points, but instead make routes based on your spawn as hunter. like i spawn here, so the closest survivor is most of the time here

came to the game for Danganronpa, stayed for the crazy good atmosphere (and gameplay, obviously). These tips were super useful, especially since I’m still learning the game lol. Thanks!

10:23 also if there's a green circle means that the seer has sended his owl to protect that survivor and currently has that shield. and if it is like a pink aura it means that that survivor is using euphoria (the perfume). if there's a bubble means that they currently have another shield.

9:54 oh God I play this game from season one and I never even noticed that. I always thought it was a you know cosmetic thing to make the game look nice. I always just memorize it. I think it's letrally the only thing I didn't known about this game lmao

8:55 this is for everyone not just newbie: when joseph takes photo please decode together unlike dealing with other hunters when the photo period is done it takes half of your decoded bit but if you decode together it’s faster so you can finish the cipher before it takes half of your decoded bit away

I DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THE RED THING ON THE HUMAN ICON! now i realise how hunters knew where i was.... Time to get to unicorn!!!!

So uh, I don't know if this is correct or not, feel free to correct me, but you can actually know dream witch is near you if you play prisoner! If you connect two ciphers together, the "wires" between the bars will flicker as if it's about to be cut if there's a hunter near the cipher (idk if this only works for the cipher you're currently touching or for both). I actually got away from dream witch because the whole flickering thing alerted me lol-

C badge photo here Although decoding in photo world can help avoid being terror shocked, from the hunter perspective from some distance off it is possible to see survs decoding in photo world (they’ll show with a blue outline), depending on when in the game and the cipher, I will sometimes go into real world then back into photo world to terror shock them in there, I’m guessing I’m not the only photo who does this, so against a photo, always be ready to move fast to avoid the terror shock

Thank YOU!!! I’ve been playing all wrong and I kept getting chaired or found just out of the blue! I was so confused and almost quit the game entirely thank you!!! Now I know and this will definitely improve my gameplay!

I still don't understand the cipher wiggling 😤 that's why I'm having a hard time playing hunter sometimes 😭

i just started playing a week ago and i honestly don't know what im doing LMAO i would freak out when the hunter chases me and I'd loose sight to where i am supposed to go or what im supposed to do and just run off around the map not knowing what to do😭

11:10 I recommend going to shack if u spawn here, because there are two survivors close to each other there, but its optional because where u went to wasnt a bad route, the shack route is just the favourite spawn for Joseph because he can down two images there

Ha, as a Wu chang and Joseph main myself, i memorized all the Survivors spawns while playing as survivor most of the time, Now i can say that I have a little bit of control over the map(Even when they hide at the start since they know I'm using joseph), and as Wu chang I can teleport right to one spawn and get a free hit in the beginning! ,,, I was the Imposter while playing as survivor for too long 😳

I've been playing IDV for quite some time now and I still consider myself a beginner. If you don't get IDV or feel like your bad at it, that's fine! It takes quite a while to figure out all the mechanics and what to do. I'm someone who plays for the lore and I'm not all that great when it comes to gameplay. Also, something to note is that even if you are an amazing player, the wrong team can really screw you up. The game is based on teamwork so keep that in mind! BTW when i say ive been playing it for quite some time, i mean a loooong timei was there during the first few moths of the game

i've been playing this game since a bit before season 8 and i never knew about 9:58 whoa

As a new player that joined in this season, these are very useful !! I never knew about the red thing and why I always have it. I am saving up for dream witch, I didn't actually know she was really good, I only wanted her cause of appearance and the follower.

Priming/Popping ciphers is so key and many still dont know about it. It can completely make or break a game. Sometimes everyone just awkwardly waits around for someone to get hit or they dont have TT or someone pops the cipher while a rescue is going om and triggers detention. Its such a mess lol

Tip from a B badge ripper: If a survivor vaults or puts down a pallet and you have foggy blade on, Immediately attack where the survivor is. The foggy blade can go through small cracks on the walls, pallets and windows. Another tip: if a survivor is in the opened or is walking in a strait line, use your foggy blade. Sometimes people rank elk and higher will predict and dodge the foggy blade. Sorry for my bad english lmao

For dream witch I didn't understand how to counter her until she was on free trial with the rest of the characters and I played her then I realised I was an idiot and could just go on the pentagram with a circle around it to be able to remove the follower

I’ve only been playing for two weeks so far, but a small tip I have that I think is good is that if two ciphers are right next to each other, prime one and pop the other and quickly pop the primed one so you can run away since the hunter can see where the cipher was popped so then you can decode both of them with chance to run before the hunter can find you. Also, don’t vault windows or pallets unless you need to, I’m half sure it gives away your location and everyone does it.

Personally , I've noticed that every single time I played as gardener the hunter always found me first even if i I didn't do anything, there was always that bubble around her and I still dont know what it means. After I changed the character to seer I never had this problem

So I can drop some tips to counter my main, which is sculptor. 1. She works best in an area filled with obstacles, so avoid staying in a spot like that. 2. If you're an enchantress or coordinator, attack her when she uses her chisel to cast the statues. It will interrupt her killing spree and will be forced to chase you (Her chase abilities are mediocre). 3. This rule applies to all hunter in generals. Use your pallets wisely. I saw many people accidentally Corner themselves trying to get away from me by throwing down a pallet.

As a geisha main, it’s hard to use her ability when your looping her(especially with her recent nerf) so use that to your advantage, thanks for the tips I had no idea about the wanted order icon so that helps a bunch

Great tips! Memorizing the maps can be a great help especially for finding dungeons. Most of the time players use it to quickly find survivors-hunters alike. I just started this game this March 2021. 😊 Been wanting to play this for a long time.

a veteran here ! (started playing 2018.) A lil tip for dream witch and joseph . for joseph in the beginning you NEED to hide before camera activated . why? to avoid being hit first. and for dream witch . you will see a icon next to the map thingy . if its like a red icon of dream witch is means her main body is near! you need to run and not decode when the main body is near.there will be a purple thingy in the ground.get it and remove the followers she leech on you

A tip I wish I knew: If the hunter has detention and the exit gate is open, heal up if you were hit and kite the hunter (nearby the gate) until the red effect in their eyes dissipate. Then run to the gate immediately after it dissipates. This is because if you run to the gate within the detention time, the hunter can down you instantly and kill you. If you wait until it disappears, then you can run immediately with only the risk of getting hit a single time and then the speed boost helps you escape quicker. Just make sure you aren’t far from the gate. This is because detention makes the hunter’s standard attacks deal double and if you try to escape even without being hit, it will knock you down in one hit. So yeah and this happened to me this morning. Guess what hunter this was. Bonbon...

To explain all the weird markings over the Survivor icons: A veiny, red, smoky whatever effect over the picture: The effects of Wanted Order, a thing from a Hunter's Persona Web. It reveals the location of said Survivor to the Hunter. A white bubble: Gardener's recall, it's a shield that block attacks. A blue shield: Tide Turner, a Survivor is invulnerable to attacks for a handful of seconds after being saved. A red shield: Said Survivor under Tide Turner has been hit, and will be downed when the effect ends. Red dot over the Survivor names: That Survivor has already been chaired at least once. Green bubble: Seer's owl, it blocks attacks. Ripple effect over the profile: The Survivor just used Flywheel Effect to dodge an attack/gain distance. Hunter specific: A weird round symbol in white: Dream Witch has leeched on that Survivor, one of her followers has been attached to them. The same round symbol but it's purple: The Survivor possesses the Witch mark, which allows them to remove followers from themselves and others. A weird symbol in blue or red: That is Hermit's charge. (I don't play him so I don't know the name for it) The red is for negative and blue for positive. If Hermit were to hit a Survivor with a negative charge, and if others possess the same charge, the damage would be shared to the others. When the countdown over the symbol reaches zero, the Survivor is able to switch polarities for a limited amount of time. The only time when this charge disappears is when they take damage (I think) EDIT: You can remove Hermit's charge by going into a locker! I think that's about it......

I actually founded most of this on my own, and I didnt even had a week. At first I was just experimenting, and surprisingly enough, I learned some tips.

I feel like such an idiot because I knew when I played hunter for a bit that survivors left blood stains when running but for some reason decided to forget all about that when I ended up maining surv

I play mostly survivor games, so here's a major tip I learned recently- cipher machine priming. If you're decoding the final cipher machine, pay close attention to your teammates. If they're being chased/downed, whether or not the hunter has detention, DO NOT decode it all the way, especially if they have the revival ability for the final pop (decode it as close to 99% as you can). If a teammate is being chased, wait until they're downed to pop the final cipher machine. If they're chaired, wait until someone gets the rescue, then pop the machine. If they have the revival ability on their persona web, popping the final cipher takes away half of their damage when downed, and gives them a full recovery after being rescued, and it also gives them a speed boost. I really recommend having the ability on your persona web no matter which character you play (unless you can kite), it's helped me out alot in a ton of matches

In the first tip, I just knew that like a month ago when I started to play hunter. Also when you vault a pallet, pull down a pallet, or vault a window. Playing hunter actually really helps.

I thought I joined identity v 3 years ago. But I noticed one of the hunters who use "listen" When you are decoding you can press the walk button to stop decoding cause some hunters use listening so fast that can trick you. It's very useful for phones that has a high ping. Second When The hunter is hell ember or the hunter is using peepers. You should pick "Explorer" if you used the notebook the hunter won't teleport or see you.

I’m friends with 4th gardener and she agrees on this whole video!

Well, I'm not 100% sure, but I think Seer is able to see the actual body of Dream Witch, because I remember doing so very early on when I first started, saddly I don't go against many Dream Witches so again I may be wrong.

5:50 I think it’s better for decoders, especially mechanic, to bring tide because mech is like a secondary rescue

Thankk youu so muchh ! Your tips were really helpful I am glad I got to see your video man ! Thanks and have a good day ❤

I came here before the danganronpa crossover and I love the game, thanks for the tips!

I wonder if my early game experience would have been better if I knew some of these tips haha

tips from a Galatea and Emily main: Galatea (Sculptor, the one with wheelchair) can throw her knife (i dunno if is a knife tho), so STOP looking at Galatea when they hit you and are "stunned" because it i'll be more easy to catch you

You should also talk about some of the maps mechanism like the walls in Red Church, the rollercoaster and merry'go'around in Moonlit, etc... It can be useful to the hunter and also the survivors. I always thank anyone who put down some walls in Church so it can make me transition to another kiting area without taking a hit, or someone who pressed 'stop' for the rollercoaster. It saved my life more than once especially if hunter is Joseph and is just waiting for you at second-stop xD

awesome video!! i forgot to comment lol but i subbed and followed on twitch! keep it up :)

I've been playing for long but did know most of these. Maybe the only one i was learning the most were all the survivor and hunter spawn zones because i don't kite so well wich means hiding is the best solution for me. Anyway thanks for the tips :D

OMG i lost many matches that i could win if i knew that wiggling thing. i’m playing since 1 year and didnt ever heard about this 😭 edit: i played 1 hunter match to try but my phone’s so small that i actually can’t see much wiggling

Ur 90th subscriber i have been playing from a year and just knew about the (if u were chaired that red thing goes around ur name) i thought it was random

I started playing idv in December but I still don’t know much and I like the videos with tips like these thank you :P

Even i'm in the game from 6seasson and know everything,I love this! please make more!

Im playing this game for a month, i still suck but its very fun. Just wanted to say i love your high quality vids

i’ve always had so much trouble finding the dungeons on maps and it’s been the cause of me getting eliminated a lot- so thank you for that bonus tip! it’s going to help a lot 🥰

Did you know that you can avoid pallet stun balloon rescue even tho the downed surv is in pallet? Cos I feel like u don't know since u didn't picked up prisoner when barmaid is near well it's easy just don't stop walking then press the balloon pick up button while walking then you'll get out of the pallet while picking up the balloon

Man these helped! The only one I knew was the wiggling one actually and even that I was unsure if I was going crazy or not

If anyone is looking to main a survivor, look into transition and tight kiting. Its interesting to learn about and even how to apply both strategies (like which hunters are weak to which type). It's useful especially if you're into IdV like I have been for the past half a decade. I'm definately not a ranked player, but I love the game so I just try to have fun as I go.

wow, i played against you in this match! (for those who do not believe here is my id: 6738474) it's soooo unusual to see yourself in a video haha. you play very cool and it was nice to play against you! i think this is a very useful video for beginners and even old players. even i learned something new. you have very interesting and useful videos, keep up the good work!

1 more tips for u guys If your In A bloody Queen user of your in Basement U can actually teleport to the basement Entrance by Putting your mirror through the walls and press the swap button And you will be able to catch up to your Targets

I just wish that when ppl see a mechanic coming to their cipher (cuz it's the closest to her ) they would just move to another cipher in early game cuz she has a decoding debuff when someone gets injured so she needs to decode the closest cipher asap before any injury UNLESS it's joseph we're playing against and he takes a picture first then pls welcome and decode with me so we could finish before photo world ends cuz I don't think I could finish it alone 😔💔💔

I'm just interested in them making the game a little way if us playing as our self in game like a custom character as how we wanted to be so Everytime we pick a rescue sipher or kite or something else those will unlock you the outfit for it you get what I'm trying to say just a custom character thingy area for fun like a rp mode were we can message people or text your friends or stuff

Thank you for this! Just started playing the game 😊

Brooooooo your awesome keep up the good work I would like to see your channel grow

Thank you so much!! Im a newbie and this tips helped me a Lot ^^

Wow, I honestly didn't know about some of those. Thank you!

as a dbd player, i was flabbergasted when hunters could hit through pallets, if you want to stun the hunter, there's 2 ways you could do it, i recommend the first because it is more beginner friendly and is really easy to learn, though it can easily be countered if up against a good hunter! 1. stand behind the pallet, so like to the sides and stuff. this allows hunters to not hit you through the pallet because there's a wall protecting you, of course there's hunters that can counter this as well like bloody queen and violinist (and many more) but if they can counter that then you can always use the time they take to deploy their ability to transition (move to a different kiting area). Hunters can counter this by doing a full swing (holding down the attack) through the pallet but if you see that, you must time it perfectly where it would be cut off, if its a wuchang you might just wanna avoid throwing down pallets completely bc his hit box is crazy. 2. make it look like you're running away from the pallet and then click on the interact button. this creates a lag affect and i recommend to use it when the hunter is very close, not close enough to hit you though. but mm to put it simply, run through the pallet and get just far enough that it looks like you're still running but when the hunter follows you through the pallet, throw it down. it's hard at first but you get the hang of it with some practice. i've taught a lot of my friends how to play idv so these might sound stupid but just always remember to transition to a place with pallets. Never go to open areas unless you are transitioning to another area, of course, this takes practice as you must learn the maps. another thing, nEVER RISK THE TERROR SHOCK (when interacting with an object, a cipher machine, vaulting a window or pallet, this does not include throwing a pallet down) it's okay to get hit. The main goal of the game is to waste as much time as possible to allow you and your teammates to escape, most people think that getting hit is the worst possible thing, but becoming a one shot is better than getting downed and this can be a lot of downfalls for the teams. Another reminder, if you run out of pallets, you can transition by taking hits, this does not mean to intentionally get yourself hit, but try juking the hunter by spinning around them and in the case you get him, you're able to transition properly. One last thing! If you ever find people body blocking for you after being chaired, DO NOT KITE OR THROW DOWN A PALLET, from experience, it is super frustrating to be a player and having a pallet slammed down on your face while trying to help a character. Why people body block is to help you escape and it also allows your other teammates to decode for longer. You might not escape the hunter but it definitely helps you get far away from the hunter, enough for you to find another area to kite!

the 1st tip is just you saying dont run around screaming your location

I would love to play a few matches with you, btw I knew all of these tips, its a common thing to learn if you actually focus on fixing your kiting, and it takes 60 seconds (approximately) to decode a cipher, its really a broken mechanic

On the web thing I just started getting them all going I n order what was most useful 🤭😢

Ahaha I wish I knew that the red spots on the ground were actually footsteps left by survivors...

I got interest in this game because it was very similar to my favourite game dead by daylight, but this game is very fun in on its way and I love playing it so much thanks for all the tips!!

I’m a day 1survivor, I’ve been playing since the game started, I’ve always been a survivor main I’m a griffin survivor at the moment and I’ve been branching out to hunter, I’m a batter main and a violinist main I’m a cyclops hunter qwq

thank u sm

I’m a beginner and I find it really fun right now and this helped TY

Omg i knew all the tips and why am i still griffin??? Your vid was great!

Hi!! Thank you so much for this video :) been playing for some months but this enlightened me way more! I've got a question regarding vaulting. I understand that you do not alert the hunter when you vault while having the CROUCH AND WALK icons on. However, what about vaulting the pallet with the RUNNING icon on, but not running but *standing* right in front of the pallet and vaulting? ;w; Like: runs>stops right before vaulting the pallet>vaulting I haven't tried this in custom since I need my friends to log in so we can try together hehe, but if any of you already know that'd be great! Thank you!!!

This is very informative. Thanks!

I feel like my 3 years of experience in dead by daylight will help me in idv

4:52 watch out for trams?

For me Joseph weakness is went people decod together when camera it’s open and mostly decod with rescuers.

So let me tell you how I started playing : I was at my grandparents and It was a storm so I just came across this game and I immediately installed it ( at that time I was a big fan of dead by daylight) and I did the tutorial and then I started to see that I loved thief because of it short flash and abilities being blocked and I got his worn clothes back then there where only hunter like soul weaver hell ember and the ones in between them on survivor I knew that I was really hipe when cowboy came out and dream witch but I don’t like them because they where difficult ( now I love them) and one thing you probably don’t know not many people saw the potential in mercenary back then.

I'm not new but i cant seem to get the hang of this game, thank you 😂

I am too playing since beta : and these tips are kinda nice !

I got a tip for hunter if there is a docter target the docter shes the most anyoing survivor because she can heal so she can rescue over and over and over again

i am so glad i knew all of these before watching the video

this is sooo helpful !!! i wish i watched this when i was new lol

I just played this game for a month and it was fun and I made some of my friends play it too

I didnt know there were so many obvious ways for a Hunter to find a survivor. I dont usually volt unless I have to but I'm sure I've done it and gave away my position now that you mention it. Also the foot steps?? I would have never known and finally being able to to see which Cypher machines are being decoded? I never play as hunter so these are details I definitely missed. Maybe these tips will help me with my hunter plays as well! Lol

Good explanations. Subscribed!

That's an amazing video and cool tips💪💪💪

Thx, the only problem i have is kiting lol. Guess i need to practice more.

Thanks for the knowledge boost everyone~

I remember the first time I played against Joseph. Back then I didn't main him, I didn't even know what he did, my reactions were hilarious- "Wait a second, what does it mean by 'Mirror Image'? Is that like, a thing to confuse the hunter??? Why would anyone wanna deal with that?" "Yeah bro, I'm almost done with this cipher, I-AAAAAAH WHAT THE?! WHERE DID HE COME FROM?!" "Phew, he left the chair, okay I'm coming to rescue yo- HOW DID HE COME BACKKK?????????!!!!" "Wait, what if I go in the camera. HOLY- WOW EVERYTHING'S GRAY..Is that me?! Woah..Oh no- OH SHOOT I SEE HIM-" Yeah, I was really dumb- I didn't know any of his skills. But it was funny how the hunter I was most afraid of and could never play against ended up becoming my main.

Lol one of my hunter's web persona is actually called: Pagel 🤣

That Luchino hitting while in the middle of the pallet gives me headache. 😵

"I've been playing for 6th months" me whose been playing for 2 almost 3 years and don't even know what the red glow on someone's name is. I have some guesses but I guess we'll see!

Hello! I started playing 2 days ago, and something i've noticed a lot is that 99% of the hunters camp survivors when they're in the chair, any tips to help with this? (Right now me and my brother's strategy was that one distracts the hunter while the other saves the person and heals them, but a lot of times we get caught)

I have no idea how u play idv i jst started it ystrday yet i fell in love w joseph

I actually found out most of the arms factory hunter spawn points also I recommend hide in the beginning if you're main is entomologest like me or if you wanna play her a little cause what I learnt is the enotmoglest always has a close spawn to the hunter.

this was very useful tysm

im new to this game and im watching these type of videos to know what to do and im still confused