PvP tips: How to survive against enemy prospectors.

PvE tips: How to survive against creatures.

Weapon penetration and armour explained.

Just about everything you need to become an expert in The Cycle is waiting for you below, so let's get started. We'll cover everything from what equipment to take into your first drop to good stamina management and stealth from hunting creatures to defeating other players from armour and penetration stats to quickly earning money to buy better gear. This comprehensive guide is split into 9 sections, each one filled with numerous in-depth tips, tricks, and tactics. So, to help you achieve the same, I've put together the below beginner's guide to The Cycle: Frontier. I've played a great deal of The Cycle at this point, and I've got a pretty good grasp on how to quickly learn the game, improve your gear, and turn yourself into a powerful rival against any enemies you come across.

The latest in a burgeoning line of multiplayer extraction shooters, The Cycle: Frontier drops its players into the gorgeous world of Fortuna III, where they must fend against both the fauna and rival prospectors while attempting to gather precious materials and extract with their lives and gear intact.

Do you want to get better at The Cycle: Frontier? It's a slow but glorious journey on which you've chosen to embark, fellow prospector.

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