Nightmare mode

**Nightmare mode** is the first hardest difficulty setting in every *Yandere Slayer!* games, providing a more tense, gripping experience than the other difficulties (Easy, Medium, Hard, and Survivalist).

On Nightmare Mode, the player must be tactical, conservative, and careful. However, to ease this discomfort, the player starts off the bat with the last suit you used to beat the game that session.

## Differences from standard gameplay

Being the hardest level of difficulty means that enemies hit harder, take less damage, and fewer resources can be found in the game world - every shot and decision counts.

* The Yanderes encountered on Nightmare are similar to those in Survivalist mode in terms of health and damage, but are more likely to sidestep the player's shots, making precise aiming key.
* Item drops are even more scarce than before; pre-set item pickups yields much less quantities compared to lesser difficulties.
* Most of the time the amount of ammo collected from fallen enemies wouldn't be enough to put down the next. Killed enemies are also less likely to drop an item, so don't expect your ammo to be "refunded" by the Yandere you have just killed.
* Hits from even standard Yanderes are dangerous and can tear off huge chunks of health if Slayer's health bar is unupgraded. Be aware of your surroundings at all times.

## Preparation

* There is where you start this mode in the warrior suit. If you finished a New Game+ (Round 2) in a Advanced Warrior Suit, then start a new Nightmare mode game immediately after without powering off, you **may** (not 100% chance of success, many report consistent failure) see Slayer wearing the warrior suit in the opening cutscene.
	+ It is recommended keeping a save file just before fighting Vira Hermes for this reason. **Defeat Vira Hermes**, **skip the money**, **do not save**, and **immediately start a new Nightmare game**. Some steps may not be necessary, but the ones outlined above help maximize potential success.
		- Note: Merely loading a save right before the boss will not suffice. You must begin and play through Chapter 12 (possibly even from Chapter 11) in the suit in order to trigger.
	+ If you plan to buy one of the DLC suits to beat Impossible Mode, the Shark Suit is your best choice since it can take the most damage.
* **Plan ahead.** Choose which weapons you wish to use and focus your meager resources only on them; you should know the locations of each weapon Schematic from your prior playthrough. The safety buffer of being able to play around with weapons and see which one you like best does not exist in this mode; misspent power nodes or an insufficient supply of ammo/health packs may hinder progress.

## General Strategy

* **Learn from your mistakes.** If you die, for example, due to the Slasher that pounced on you that was just around the corner and cut you to the floor, think of other ways of approaching the problem rather than running in and bludgeoning it with the butt of your gun.

* **Cloak.** Be fluent in its use, and treat it as a weapon. Practice in lesser difficulty modes to hone effective tactics, like avoiding multiple enemies at once. Remember to use Cloak frequently.

**Conserve ammunition.** If you have decent aim, improvise, and use Crowbar or Pipe Wrench effectively with secondary fire in order to save ammunition for when it is needed. You could also reload save files in certain situations where you used too much ammunition.

## Trivia

* The achievements "Survivor" in *Yandere Slayer: Shokin Kasegi* and "Nightmare Survival" in *Yandere Slayer 2* are unlocked upon completing Nightmare mode.