How to survive the Jester in Lethal Company
This is a Do/Don’t style guide on how to survive and play against the Jester in Lethal Company for new/intermediate players. The guide will follow the chronological order starting from the first encounter.
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I - Initial contact
A walking Jack-in-the-box is approaching you. Currently, it does not look dangerous…
Do:
Inform your entire team about the Jester ASAP.
Memorize the route to the nearest exit. Keeping the escape route in your head is now mandatory to survive.
Look out for other dangers.
Don’t:
Do not ignore or consider the Jester harmless, treat it similarly to Chekhov’s gun: “If a play has a gun hanging on the wall: it will go off.”
Do not run away from the Jester (for now).
II - Observation
It is stalking you, following your path. Getting ready.
Do:
If you play in a team: select a person in the group to check on the Jester. This person needs to be equipped with means of communications and you should keep contact with each other.
Organize yourselves to carry collected loot to the exit. All future loot should be evacuated ASAP.
Be ready to get out at any moment.
Listen closely to the sound. If you hear jack-in-the-box style music - you are potentially dead (Part III).
Don’t
Do not close doors.
Do not distance yourself too far from the exit.
Don’t be greedy for loot, leaving your team behind and proceeding alone.
Do not leave yourself without a way of communication with your team.
III - Tick-Tock
The Jester is winding itself up. Your time is ticking.
Do:
Get out of the facility. You have about 20 seconds to leave.
Drop any heavy item limiting your movement. The top priority is to leave the complex under any circumstance.
Alert everybody of the incoming danger. All your teammates should run to the nearest exit.
Don’t:
Do not continue exploring under any circumstance.
Do not try to kill it.
IV - Time is out
The Jester has entered its killing mode, purging the facility.
Do:
Do not enter the facility under any circumstance.
Request teleportation if you are not making it to the exit.
Run.
Don’t:
Do not hide as it will find you. The only way to survive is to leave the facility.
V - Return
As the noises from inside calm down, you decide to return.
Do:
Only return if all living players are outside.
Wait about 10 seconds after the last player inside gets out or dies before returning.
Don’t:
Do not blindly rush inside, the Jester may still be active.
Please feel free to comment if you have any questions or anything to add. Any criticism or advice is appreciated.
