"Get Good" Ultimate Tips & Tricks Guide - Insurgency Sandstorm 

Imagine destructible buildings in this game.

Learn the in-game character screams and what each of them means, the screaming from being shot, flashbanged, set aflame, slamming doors, sustained shooting, being shot at etc.... They are all slightly different and super fucking useful and nobody ever mentions it. Also as an added tip, the m99 scope acts as though it has a weak parabolic microphone. Idk if that is intended but you can confirm kills with it if you really listen for the splat sound of a .50 cal impacting or the death scream

One more tip about the smokes: Try to throw the smoke as close to the enemies instead of teammates, as it will cut off a bigger angle from their position, and might even force them to move which gives your team another free kill. It works wonders and makes pushing onto objectives a walk in the park. Also, throw in a cooked grenade or two for objective entrances. Also, I thought this entire time that the explosives wallbanging through floors was a bug specific to Farmhouse this entire time. I learned something new and useful once again

I’ve been playing insurgency since it’s early days when you could still mod everything. The absolute biggest tip for new players is to not play this game like it’s tarkov or real life. You don’t have to run n gun like cod. But push the objectives even if u think you’ll die. You could be the difference.

I like his advice to to look left and right. Many players always constant sprint passed the half way point of the map. Or in funneled areas or big open areas. The half way point is both spawns sprinting to the point they will see each other. You should stop and look at that point and start clearing. Not right after spawn ( which I see people do, taking forever to get towards the obj or holding nothing while their team is getting caught by themselves ) or after the half way point unless you know the map timing well enough.

True! 9:55 PVP is fun until some teammate smoke ourselves on purpose

Recycling reduces energy consumption in both your body and in electrical draw into your computer. You are saving the planet while also saving noobs from depression when they inevitably struggle with this new genre of gaming on consoles. A hero by all standards!

Always use a gas mask. It muffles your own characters audio ques to the environment... so they can't use all of these tips against you. It effectively mutes you. The realism the devs put in is insane, literally like talking through a thick slab of rubber. And with a very manageable loss of vision. If you just get used to putting your gas mask on straight out of spawn, it's an easy way to get used to it. ALWAYS PACK A GAS MASK

It stiff is baffling how this game has next to no popularity, while simultaneously being by far one of the best fps games on the market rn. appreciate the content, its few and far between :/

I needwd this video. Being careful, cautious and accurate is the key. And play the objectives please.. come on community!

i agree with looking left and right as part of your visual awareness, if you don’t actually notice an enemy in time then you’re always at a disadvantage vision/spotting is essential and is why snipers in real life need spotters to help them

these are legit tips I haven't even heard or thought of except for the sprint delay and the door opening

Crouch jumping super important in this game. Like you can crouch jump through bus windows instead of having to go around the bus. You can take many shorter routes which throw off a lot of timings and you can toss smokes pre nades and flashes to disrupt other players. Even if they know the map. You will make them have to wait, while you can move up and get map control. I think it helps compensate worse aim cause you get a good angle to hold and control, before the opposing side thinks you should be there.

5:55 except garand, you can still hear the ping sound

Oooh you’re gibs That makes sense now

This helps a lot, with battlefield on the downfall and cod long Bering dead this game is the next big thing I think. Love it so far great vid buddy

Laser discipline is important. If you tryna stay undetected on those versus matches, knowing that your laser point is visible is important

Nice one Gibs! I’ve got 600+ hrs in Sandstorm and I learned some awesome stuff just now. Recycled content ftw! Can’t wait to try out IEDing some suckers from the floor below!

Enemies cant hear you reload *cries in Hunt Showdown*

Been playing for about a week now and this video is what i needed. Will def be practicing the first trick. Thanks for the tips man appreciate it.

I’m pumped for the console release! Thanks for all the tips 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Sheesh he be doing git gud stuff now

I have been playing sandstorm for years and didn't know about most stuff in this video, thanks!

Been playing Insurgency (First one) for like 6-7 years, and Sandstorm for like 1-2 years and this shit actually pretty useful man, nice :)

They can’t hear you reloading? Didn’t know that. You can hear their callout “I’m reloading!” though right? One other tip you could have mentioned was how useful sneak walking is (alt key on pc). Slow as shit but totally silent! Had some epic melee kills that way. Finally you can definitely hear people ADSing if you’re near them. Great way to identify if people are camping corners etc.

Good video man you taught me 2 things I didn’t know,the crouch jump and the peaking doors

Console player here, this should help me not get clapped so hard. Thanks bro

9:35 - Yes! Thanks for talking about how badly placed smoke is not helpful. I've had to point this out to so many players.

HOLY! 😂🔥thanks for the tips :) definitely using them when I get to play in a few days ! 😊

You can also cancel the sprint ADS by having your sprint on Toggle. While sprinting, press shift to stop and quickly ADS. You won't be crouched, but it can prove faster than crouching to cancel.

Been waiting for 2 years for this game to come out an my waiting round is finally paying off also your a god on this game mate showed me a lot about this game an I haven't even played it yet 🤣🤣

Thanks for the advice on the aggressive playing ! Was def playing like cod for a min lol

Instead of smoke I just let a grenade go off in my hand if I’m pinned down, no one kills me but me

Gotta say the shot at 0:42 with the iron sights was absolutely nasty

The crouch shot helped a lot I just got into this game like legit a week ago and I love it, and I’m coming from battlefield, cod, halo, etc which have all gotten so stale but this game be it old just idk it’s amazing I never new this genre of fps existed

That ied trick is cool I’ll try it

Great video, helped a lot.

I’m so hyped for this game to finally come out on console only 2 days left!

This is great, thanks boss.

The problem with using PC tips for console players, specifically the crouch jump into Windows, is on PC your crouch button, jump button, and aiming are all controlled with different fingers and thus able to be activated almost simultaneously (or at least close to). On console, our jump button, crouch button, and aiming are all controlled by our one thumb, so in order to hit those same two buttons at the same time while moving the camera you have to be INSANELY fast. It’s a great tip for PC players but it definitely doesn’t translate well to console, as most PC tips don’t. This is also why I don’t think console players will ever have a competitive chance against PC players, it’s not even the same league.

0:07 This transition is so smooth.

loved the intro honesty

This game literally became a new battlefiled for me and I play it the same way

Thanks bro

You get them views brother 💪👊 subbed

thank you!

Thanks bro I’ve been sub for awhile now and I’m on Xbox so thanks 😊👌

That first transition was very clean

“And to that I say, yes” love it😭😭

30s in I already got convinced to subscribe

Really liked this video 👍

I can speak to this from my own experience, so I can say that looking left and right is hard because in my mind I'm like "well what if I look both ways and then get shot from someone popping up in front of me?" Sometimes we're just afraid to look around.

Okay listen, I will watch the entirety of this video now. For the simple fact that the transition at the 6-9 second mark of this vid was tight asf.

Any content on getting better aiming, gun play and gun mechanics in the future? Thanks

Good shit 👍

Bigger maps more game modes more players per game destructible buildings and more things to buy for character customization with the points that you earn would fill out this masterpiece

This game has a huge learning curve.

I love the smoke grenade PSA lmaooo

I literally just came across this game bought two days ago and i can the kills amd the game is very SATISFYING. I honestly play it for th3 Wll rifle mosin nagant

For me a big problem in Ins: Sandstorm is the fact that when im shot at, the sounds freak me out so much i get dissoriented and suddenly i dont even know which direction i was facing. Ultra realsitic war experience.

Does using the aiming grip and the crouch trick increase speed any more?

Much love 🍰🍰❤️

So hyped for console launch

Thank my lord 😎😎👌🏽

HE'S BACK BOYS!

gr8 tips fyi 8:55 thats called cooking the nade by letting of the the safety lever or the spoon

1 of the best content creator

Did they remove the regular straight bolt on the mosin or is that just a bug

Great game. I love it. They have to fix the explosion through floors lol. Kinda whack. Would be nice if we could blow holes in walls and make our own entrance.

"To much smoke" Me with a gasmask and shiv- "cowabunga it is"

im looking forward to this this is what rainbow 6 could or should of been 🤣🙌

much good 10/10

I really like this game but!! I fuking hate it because devs still havent fixed the team balance one side total new players other side full high level players with over 2k playing hours..... Also alot of bugs still there the development is so slow on this game

I know I’m kinda late to the party jus picked up insurgency sandstorm yesterday and sometime I jus get destroyed so this video definitely helps however when I goes on the kill steaks it’s so fucking satisfying and I absolutely love the gunplay and hardcore aspect of this game I’ll play this over battlefield 2042 anyday

All hail Gibs

A melhor dica que eu poderia dar é sempre carregar uma smoke e uma granada explosiva no ataque, smoke pra passar algum lugar aberto e granada pra limpar salas que voce sabe que tem alguem num lugar estrategico (sempre cozinhe a granada por um tempo, pois é facil correr e deitar longe caso ela demore a explodir). Use seus aliados como isca, deixe os mais novos correrem na frente e localize os inimigos a partir de onde eles morreram. Não va por onde todos estão indo, assim vc começa a entender o mapa e aprende a pegar os flancos dos obj. Não gaste muitos pontos na empunhadura ou no bico da arma, saiba as prioridades do loadout (mascara, granadas e secundaria) A defesa é dinamica, não é só ficar parado dentro do obj, fique de fora num lugar que possibilite pegar o inimigo INDO para o objetivo, ao mesmo tempo saiba a hora de sair de lá e entrar no objetivo, sempre rotacionando, quem fica parado demais nesse jogo, morre. E por fim o mais importante é SEMPRE preferir ficar em locais altos, é sempre vantajoso de todos os pontos, enfim, é isso.

Can someone explain to me what way the mics/chat works? I'd specifically like to know when people can hear me talking and when they can't. Silly question i know but im new 😅

Thanks for the video, a lot of useful tips. Finally came out on console and picked it up yesterday. Was really surprised at the recoil in this game though, guns bouncing all over the place, unlike their real-world counterparts. I am struggling with recoil control,…any tips???

You need more subscribers you are a cool dude

Gibs been hitting the dabs too hard, still the Insurgency king though.

Yes

Idk what y’all think but I’ve seen many videos and idk its like the enemies plays like bots looks like bots ( in my opinion) but im still getting the game lmao

Just picked it up on console yesterday, and absolutely got my ass handed to me, but I'm loving the game!

Gibbs, pls keep your ISMC PVP server. Its literaly the best modern military fps game in that form

How do you pull pin/cook nades on console? Default layout

Honestly I just played the local mode for a while and it wasn’t hard to get used to the game and play like I’m decent in my first game

Bro was whacking dudes with the Glock dookie 😂🥂

LoL just for being honest im watching it two times. BTW,is there any plans for crossplay between PC-console?

I subscribed purely for the intro.

Thank you for the video. I have been waiting so long for a realistic type FPS for console. i mean I love BF and GR to death always did, but the older ones were more realistic then theses newer ones. It seems they want to appeal to all, which is cool with me, ythat being said then they should make specific modes for those people and myself. Like simulation vs arcadey shooters. I do not run n gun. I play all my shooters as tactical as It will let me play it. I also like the little things like in the old SOCOM days when checking/stopping a bomb or etc..etc.. I loved the part were I could open the door slowly and quietly or I could KICK IT THE F IN. I USUALLY PREFERED KICKING IT IN after listening to were the enemy was positioned of course. lol Then there is my gameplay were I am EXTREMELY patient and I will out wait my adversary. Anyways all of this that I been hearing about this game is what I always wanted in BF and GRAW. Like TURNING AIM ASSIST OFF and If I turn it OFF i do not want the server or game helping me with my shots. I usually will not fire, throw a grenade or anything else unless I am sure it will be a Killshot or at least cause a good amount of damage that either the next shot will drop them or a teammate will. I do not play NORMAL modes in shooter games because they are corny to me, but to each their own. While most players call me a CAMPER. LOL. It's actually called being STRATEGIC, SMART and Tactical. I will ALWAYS try to hunt my opponent down, but do it on my terms. My only complaint so far with this game that I have encountered is that I can not switch or make the right stick my CROUCH/PRONE/SLIDE and not MELEE/GRAB. I rather have melee/grab on B or 0. I am so use to playing like this , that these controls are throwing me off completely. Anyone know how to change this without messing with the rest of the pads controls please give me a shout. I try to mix my FPS gamestyle into the same way I played ALL the older titles, SLOW,SILENT,STEADY, & DEADLEY like I am a SPLINTER CELL from TC's (RIP) Chaos Theory.

I have been playing with a controller to see how it will be on console and its odd to switch from having a flash specific button to a controller where things feel inaccessible. Thoughts?

Great intro lol

When you've been playing the game for a while on PC. But want to try to learn something new.

260+ hrs in and didn't know explosives are working through floors.

That intro made me sub alone lmfao

That first tip made a lot of sense and I still can’t find the right sensitivity lol

This vedio is very helpful for console noobs

What gun are you using? No recoil.

How do you insure silent reload?

Some things to add spawn killing is a fair and balanced tactic second don’t use the under barrel shotguns but use the standalone ones I know for a fact that on console the standalone shottys are gonna be great just don’t forget flechette rounds they drastically increase your range. Also DONT USE RECOIL GRIP it’s a waste of supply none of the guns have an overwhelming amount of recoil in full auto one final thing explosive utility is king grenade launchers nades and rpgs are the best killing tools in the entire game especially grenades and grenade launchers