Agents of Mayhem is the newest game in Volition’s long running Saint’s Row franchise- albeit Volition has decided to mix things a little, and we have a single player open world action game that takes cues from Saint’s Row, but tries to do its own thing.

So if you decide to sit down and play Agents of Mayhem, you’ll have some new considerations to think about, new mechanics and concepts to vie and grapple with. Here are some basic tips and tricks you can keep in mind while you play Agents of Mayhem:

• Don’t use just the starting three characters. Agents of Mayhem is meant to be about you trying out all the characters in its roster, so mix things up a little, and use the different characters, especially since each has different abilities and bonises
• Build a varied lineup: Each character has their own abilities, but some may be similar- make sure you invest in characters and abilities, for a mission and overall, to cover a range of scenarios
• Invest in squad enhancing stats: You can’t hope to invest in just one character and lone wolf it through the game; all of your characters need to be able to come together as a squad. Make sure to put points into teamwork abilities
• Upgrade cores can be used to add further bonuses to abilities for each character- make sure to make good use of these!
• Use your scanner! The Scanner can be used to identify hidden nearby enemies, treasure, missions, and more. Use it often, and you’ll always be cognizant of the open world.

Agents of Mayhem is all about the different characters you can play as in the game- this isn’t just a marketing point, the game literally expects you to treat each of the wildly differentiated characters as just abilities and weapons in a loadout, expecting you to rotate through them, use them all in situations that are appropriate, and develop them all.

There are so many characters, it can honestly be difficult to try and keep track of them all. That’s where we come in. In this guide, we walk you through some essentials on Braddock.

GADGETS:

• AP Rounds: Ammo inflicts vulnerability on enemies; cuts through enemy defenses
• Dragonhead Scope: Damage increases by 20% in Fine Aim mode
• Rail Gun: Lets you shoot enemies through walls.
• Knockaround Scope: Stagger chance for enemy increases by 15%.
• Corps Strength: Special Ability gets 30% bonus damage.
• Cluster Rocket: Ammo launches cluster rockets, with high splash damage.
• Dead Med Redemption: Critical Hits may drop health pickups
  Cleansweep Barrel: Weapon Rifle damage steadily increases the longer it is sustained up; goes up to 45% bonus damage.
• Clean Living: Max Health increased by 25%.

UPGRADES:

• Hellraiser: Increases Mayhem Ability Power y 10% for each increment
• Born to Kill: Increases Fine Aim Damage by 1.5% for each increment
• Bullet Sponge: Increases Max Health Regen  by 0.5% increment
• Natural Leader: Increases Bonus XP by 1% increments

CORE UPGRADES:

• Apocalypse Now: Mayhem ability will call down mega lasers
• Strong Hearted: Automatically gain Fortify if you are within 10 meters of more than one enem
• Rough and Ready: Gain one stack each of Fortify and Empower for the next 7 seconds for each agent when swapping in or out