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Killing Floor 3 (KF3)

Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks

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Killing Floor 3 Beginner

This is a Killing Floor 3 guide for beginners. See all the tips and tricks to help you get started here!

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Killing Floor 3 Guide for Beginners

Create Your Own Perks Build

Perk Select

You can choose which Specialist you want to use in the Perks tab and then choose Perk Select. Your Specialist will have a starting pair of Primary and Secondary weapon. But you can equip your Specialist with any weapon.

Best Perk Builds

Unlock Helpful Skills

Killing Floor 3 Choose the Best Skills

There is also Skills in the Perks tab, you can select it and you will see Passive, Throwable and Gadget Skills. You can use your accumulated points here to make it easier to survive.

Skill Tree Guide: List of All Skills

Attach Mods to Your Weapon

Ammunition Mods Changing Damage Type

In the Armory tab, you can select your weapon and you'll see a Create Loadout button, clicking on that will show you the Mod Slots on your weapon. Save when you're done and you'll be able to select this below the Create Loadout button next time.

List of All Weapon Mods

Pick the Perfect Tool for the Job

Tools Menu

To equip tools before matching against Zeds, access the tool interface and select the tool that you wish to bring. Keep in mind that you're only limited to one tool at a time.

List of All Tools

Do Not Get Surrounded

Killing Floor III - Do not get Surrounded

Staying out in the open is a quick way to get surrounded. Find areas where there's one or two exits so it's more manageable to defend yourself from the waves of enemies.

Switching to Your Secondary is Faster

Reload vs Switch Weapon Speed
Reload
Switch Weapon

Reloading is good, but if you're pressed for time, switching to your secondary weapon is faster. Sometimes, you'll find yourself in dicey situations and every moment counts.

List of All Secondary Weapons

Aim for Headshots

Killing Floor III - Headshot
With every headshot or kill you make, you get closer to activating Zed Time where time slows down for you and your perks give you unique boosts.

Aim Assist Guide

Don't Forget Your Melee

Killing Floor III - Melee
When you run out of ammo you have the option to switch to your Melee weapon to give you a breather. You can switch to this by pressing 3 on Steam, or hold down the Switch Weapon button for console.

Can You Skip Tutorial?

Tutorial Cannot Be Skipped

When opening the game for the first time, the game will ask the players to complete the tutorial in Solo first. This tutorial cannot be skipped. Completing the tutorial is required before gaining access to other game modes.

List of All Missions

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Beginner's Guides
How to Change Specialist Character Is There A Campaign?
How to Trigger Zed Time How to Parry
How to Increase Operational Budget How to Give Dosh to Teammates
How to Get Proficiency Points Is There Friendly Fire?
How to Reset Progress Aim Assist Guide
How to Ping Is There Text Chat?
How to Revive Teammates List of All Controls
How to Heal How To Toggle Sprint
How To Unlock an Armor Locker How to Activate a Zipline
How to Activate a Turret Is There Fall Damage?
How To Use Grappling Hook How to Execute Enemies
How to Slide Critical Zones Guide
How to Customize Weapons How to Bash
How Many Players in a Match? Does Boss Scale on Number of Players?

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