Gman450 :
I started playing 'The Evil Within' yesterday. I'm having really bad FPS problems with it. Could be that my card just can't handle 1080p but I got around to chapter 3 without too much of an issue. I'm having a hard time with the enemies. I just don't know how to approach them. Ammo was very scarce, so I couldn't shoot my way through. I opted for stealth and it seemed to work just fine. Running away works too. So yeah, I'm still figuring out the game but I'm really liking it so far. I'm on 'Survival' difficulty.
There's a few tweaks you can do to significantly improve performance, all console commands that you can set as launch options in steam. https://steamcommunity.com/app/268050/discussions/0/619569608625450643/
I also used the one to disable the heavy glare filter, which also adds a lot of blur and washes out colors (r_skipglare 1). The skipglare command also increases frame rate. Truth be told, if your rig is halfway modern, you could probably get by fine just using the +r_swapinterval -1 command, which disables the game's forced 30 FPS vsync. Still though, if you dislike the heavy glare and blur and washed out colors, it's worthwhile to also try the skipglare one.
On the stealth, it's wise to get them looking the other direction before sneaking up behind them, which you can do with some well placed bottle tosses. And make sure you stay right behind them, as they twitch their heads left and right looking for prey. It's also useful to take note of where torches and hatchets are, which are one hit/one use weapons.
Later in the game it's also helpful to know that when you knock down enemies carrying melee weapons, it's best to approach them for match burns from the head if they're face up, and from the feet if they're face down. This is because sometimes they will unexpectedly swat at you with their weapon, doing a fair bit of damage.
If enemies are heard bashing on doors to come through (takes them at least 3 hits), you can double tap the key that opens doors to kick the door open, which knocks them to the floor. Any prone enemy can be burned, but you must be close enough to get the light match icon. This saves ammo, however it's wise to survey how many matches there are in the area first to know how many you can afford to burn.
Keep an eye on checkpoints, they can be used to progress safely. The portal mirror that takes you back to the hospital serves to do that, but it's not as good as an objective checkpoint, because those are the ones that help progress you. In dealing with Ruvik, they will come in very handy. I also recommend saving one of the enemy's hatchets before leaving the area he appears in. It makes getting through the next area a lot quicker and easier.
Always look for the little statues. Break them and they have a key inside that will open one of many lockers, which the nurse at the hospital will lead you to after obtaining your first one. Always break them with melee swings when you can to save ammo. The lockers have either a type of ammo, health syringes, or green gel. Some have another key instead.
In chapter 3 there are 3 of them I think, it's one of the toughest chapters early in the game. You can also use the lever activated traps against the boss to save ammo. I know the game well, and have beaten it on all difficulty modes, including Akumu, and a no upgrades run on Nightmare. If you need any other tips, just let me know.
What's great about TEW 1 is the stealth takes time to master, as does playing the game in general. It also has excellent replay value because harder modes have more enemies and more traps, and wall mines have slimmer disarm zones. The enemies are also pretty keen. Once you're spotted, when chasing after you they will hear the last place you sprinted to and run to it. They don't need to see where you ran to. So keep that in mind when evading them, and walk when you can. In TEW 2, the enemies are very dumbed down, really sad.
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