Vampire Mode Strategy

Vampire Mode is a very interesting mode. There are two teams: humans and vampires, and each team is mortal enemies. The pros of humans is that they can go anywhere at day/night without burning to death from the sun, and that they have access to garlic (if a vampire eats garlic, the vampire dies). The cons is that they are weak at night and can be killed easily by a vampire at night if they don't have a base. The pros of vampires is that they are very fast at night, and have strong health regen at night as well. Their cold and water bars also go down slowly at night, giving them an advantage. However, at day they need roofs to avoid getting burnt to death by the sun, and are vulnerable to humans if they don't have a base. We can see that for both teams, having a base, or at least hiding in a very secret spot, is required in order to not end up dead.

In Vampire Mode, it is highly recommended to use a spear instead of a sword. Though spears have less damage than swords, they have higher range and can be used to easily kill an enemy who has a sword. At night, vampires can kill sword humans from a distance, and at day, humans can kill sword vampires from a distance. Also, spears can go through walls, and this is very useful when in a base.

It's also highly recommended to make a base after you get a backpack/book. I've played as both a human and a vampire, and have killed many enemies who were foolish enough to not have a base at either day or night. Without a base, you are vulnerable whenever an enemy comes (at night if you are human and day if you are vamp), and can be killed relatively easily. Try to use at least stone walls for your base if you are making a base you'll be in for at least a day, as wood walls are very weak and breakable. If you have enough inventory space, either make a wrench or make sure one of your teammates has a wrench, so they can fix walls if an enemy tries to raid. If you are a vampire, mine a lot of wood at night so you can build a lot of roofs. The more roofs exist, the safer your team is.

If you are a vampire, a fun strategy is to get basic gear (backpack/shovel/bottle/book/stone spear/gold pickaxe), and then run to the diamond mines north of the forest/winter border, on the north-west corner of the map. You can easily kill winter animals for food at night, and make fires/use bottle to handle your cold and water bars. This way, you can easily subsist of the winter in a way that would be harder for a human to. Always make sure to have at least 1 roof in your inventory before day, and to make a minibase in winter (it can have wood walls if you want). Mine diamond, and if you want, you can even run over to the diamond mines near the cave on the north-east corner of the map and make a little base there and mine. Get amythst too if you want, and make sure to always have enough roofs.

Whichever side you are, if you want to raid the enemy, make sure to always check the lakes in forest for bases. Lakes are a very common place for people to make bases, as they provide easy water access and can help deny the enemy of some water access. Have your teammates make hammers (gold or stronger is best, but stone can work if needed), and have them all attack the enemy's base. If you manage to get in, kill all your enemies, and break their death-boxes to get loot. Check every lake, or any place where you suspect the enemy has a base, and murder the enemy's team there. Try to bring as many strong members of your own team as possible, as it is easier to raid a base when you have other people helping. Also, keep an eye on the in-game clock and make sure to get back to your base before night ends if you are a vamp, or day ends if you are a human.