The Outlast Trials – Guide to Traps

Sound Traps

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Sound Traps are common in trials, with two traps frequently encountered:

• Broken Glass
• Hanging Cans

Broken Glass

Broken Glass is scattered throughout trials, and avoiding it improves your grade at the end. Stepping or running over broken glass creates noise, alerting enemies and lowering your grade.

To avoid it:

• Crouch walk over the glass.
• Jump over it (although this can be challenging due to lag spikes).
• Avoid the glass altogether.
• Use the AMP “Slippers.”

Hanging Cans

Hanging Cans are also placed in trials to be avoided. Like broken glass, avoiding them improves your grade.

To evade hanging cans:

• Crouch walk under them.
• Avoid them altogether.
• Slide under them (can be tricky due to lag spikes).

Damage Traps

In addition to sound traps, there are traps that cause damage:

• Explosive Trap
• Electrical Panel
• Psychosis Mine
• Rigged Item Boxes

Explosive Trap

Found on maps related to the prime asset “Mother Gooseberry,” these traps can be identified by hissing noises and swelling when approached.

Trials:

• Cleanse The Orphans
• Grind The Bad Apples
• P*rvert The Futterman

MK-Challenges:

• Feed The Children
• Foster The Orphans
• Punish The Miscreants
• Open The Gates
• Crush The Sex Toys Incinerate The Sex Toys
• Gather The Children Of God
• Drill The Futterman

To avoid:

• Run past it.
• Crouch walk around it.
• Avoid it altogether.
• Use a brick/bottle to destroy it (this alerts enemies and uses half of the brick).

Electrical Panel

Found on maps related to the prime asset “Leland Coyle,” these panels cause damage when activated. They light up when turned on.

Trials:

• Kill The Snitch
• Vindicate The Guilty

MK-Challenges:

• Cancel The Autopsy
• Sabotage The Lockdown
• Escape The Courthouse
• Destroy The Evidence
• Release The Prisoners

To avoid:

• Walk over it when off.
• Walk around it.
• Avoid it altogether.
• Jump over it.
• Use a brick/bottle to destroy it (uses half of the brick).

Psychosis Mine

These mines decrease sanity when stepped on. They emit more intense beeping when approached.

To avoid:

• Jump over it.
• Crouch walk around it.
• Avoid it altogether.
• Use a brick/bottle to destroy it (causes green smoke and uses half of the brick).

Rigged / Trapped Item Boxes

Item Boxes may be rigged/trapped, indicated by a small greyish bottle inside. Move away from them when opened to avoid sanity loss.