#splatoon tips

[wildcardsystem]

Anyone have any non-backhanded tips for splatoon 3? I enjoy the game a lot even though I'm not the best at it. I'd like to get better at using the bucket weapons, paint rollers, dualies, and splattershots maybe. In turf wars I tend to ink the base first so my team has more ground coverage overall, and I just can't aim very well lol

Salmon runs I feel I'm a little better at because I'm not going against other players neccesarily but rather an npc that won't care whether i suck at the game or not. Plus salmon run makes you use different weapons and get used to them even if you dislike the weapon greatly (looking at the bows)

Don't think I'd do well in ranked at all really, don't feel I'm quite there yet but maybe someday? Also what gear sets should I try? I like being able to run and swim fast, maybe having the ghost ability on my gear is nice too. Having a few main ink saver chips is pretty handy too I think, though this is just my personal playstyle.

Sorry this turned into a rant lol, I do really really enjoy this game I'm just kinda bad at it rn :P

[elliotstalksprite]

grand run tips for each weapon!!

Blaster: you can evaporate crowds of lesser salmonids very quickly, but be careful and back up if something gets too close!! If you’re in a sticky situation, don’t forget you have a bomb and or your special. Triumvirate tip: You can kill bosses pretty quickly too, so try focusing on gathering golden eggs to lob at the big three!

Stringer: You can turf a lot (use this for flipper floppers!) and get rid of crowds quickly, if you get close to a salmon and have all your shots hit them, you WILL do 999.9 damage! Use this to your advantage, also you can kill stingers really quick too!

Triumvirate tip: get close to the kings and use all your arrows on them, personally recommend doing it on joe because for half of the round it’ll be hunkered underground where you cant damage it.

Explosher: You have a lot of range! Use it to your advantage! You can also pierce armor on drizzlers, steelheads, and even pierce the forcefield on a slammin lid.

Triumvirate tip: Pick a god and pray.

Splatana: You may have low range, but when you’re close, you do BIG damage! Even bigger when you charge up the vertical slash, but that takes a while, so make sure the coast is clear before going in to pierce the armor of an annoying steelhead or drizzler that your teammates may have trouble getting rid of.

Triumvirate tip: Use your vertical slash’s big damage to your advantage!!!!! Please!!

Dualies: Your dodge rolls explode, and you have alot of them, if you ever find yourself overwhelmed , just hit the bricks! It’ll get you out of there in a snap, and damage some salmons too, your range is short but gets pretty long after doing a roll!

Triumvirate tip: Try killing boss salmons and grabbing golden eggs to throw at the kings, using your speed to your advantage to get around!

Charger: Squiffer main? I hardly know er! Even in the air, your charge is very fast! You can kill steelheads like any other charger, but dont forget to do two shots instead of one! You can also get through big lines of salmons real quick, but watch your ink and dont get too trigger happy Triumvirate tip: Try and focus on the kings, you have range for a reason!! Get the horroboros’ bombs to explode straight in its face!!!

Roller: You can go real fast, but you know how to use that? You can rush across the map and steamroll anything in your way to get to your goal: a boss! The roller can absolutely decimate alot of bosses by rolling. be careful with your vertical flick, it takes a while to charge up, but is like a kill everything in front of you button, basically. You can kill chinooks (the mothership guys) without using your vertical flick, just wait till they get close to the ground and jump while rolling! Triumvirate tip: go wild man idk

General tip: HAVE FUN!!!

[neon-knight000]

Couple Side Order tips for ya:

-The chips do synergize so try to have mostly the same colors. But you can get away with some variety.

-lucky bomb and lucky disc chips are OP lol

-Booyah Bomb is probably the best special for Side Order but I haven’t tried them all so idk. But it’s really damn good.

-Splat Charger is really good too if you are moderately familiar with it. Even if you aren’t it’s never too late to try. Story modes make great weapon training.

-This might seem obvious for anyone with experience playing roguelikes but you gotta play to your strengths and cover your weaknesses. If you get hit a lot you should focus on armor and if you like close combat you shouldn’t worry as much about range etc. Your build should complement your playstyle, whatever it may be.

[asribunn]

Another post dedicated to freelance salmon run employees! Lure the bosses to the basket then kill them. that way, you don't have to travel back and forth and risk the eggs getting taken by a snatcher.

[carbonshark]

Dear new players who just got Splatoon 3 for the holidays and also players who do not play Salmon Run often, please learn how to LURE!

Most Salmon Run bosses can be lured closer to the basket! Scrappers, Steel Eels, Maws, and others will follow you around. Bosses like Fishsticks and Drizzler will not actually land on the ground until they are within a certain proximity to a player.

This is SO important on maps like Marooner's Bay where grates and map layout will get in the way of efficient egg-collecting!

Don't kill the lonely Maws 5 miles away from the basket at the beginning of a wave when you can lure it closer! Don't kill goldies on a fog wave super far away when you can bring them right next to the basket!

[quietmarie]

Splatooon Tip: Aim in Splatoon is not just about keeping your enemy in the crosshair. You also have to account for their movement and your bullet speed!

If they are moving fast, depending on your weapon and the distance you will have to aim a little at where they are going as you can see in the video.

This is because bullets have a limited speed, and by the time the bullets reach them, the opponent might have moved out of the way already.

So if you sometimes end up confused or frustrated why you aren't hitting an opponent even tho they are right in your crosshair, it isn't always due to shot rng! (and, as a sidenote, it never is due to lag)

Calling out movement is a super important skill to develop in Splatoon, and this is just one small area where it shows.

This can be important for nearly all weapons except for chargers, but as you might imagine it can be very exaggerated for weapons like the Explosher, Bloblobber, Hydra Splatling, Splatana Stamper on its vertical swing, and for the Inkjet special.

[beverage-box]

if you’re playing clam blitz and you have a power clam (the big clam) and you are able to throw the clam to score, do it. even if you miss, a teammate might be behind you to rebound.

if you aren’t comfortable with throwing the power clam, throw your clams to another teammate (using the “A” button)

don’t wait for an opportunity to appear where you can throw it and not get splatted because 99% of the time you aren’t going to make it out. so throw it and let your teammates boost with their clams.

everyone can see you have a power clam so even the most braindead idiots playing this game will see a big glowing spot and shoot at it which means you are the #1 target and are likely to be splatted

[aroaceoltol]

If you are ever having trouble with tricolor turf wars, every time you grab the ultra symbol, the time it takes to secure it is reduced. So I just charge it with a brush and quick respawn.

[cru5h-cascades]

Decided that I should share some of April's in-game outfits with y'all (with a side of helpful tips to go along with each one!) (note: tips are limited to just splat dualies, splatana wiper deco, and dread wringer). Just imagine all of these with the 8-bit glasses (and well, April being just a little shorter and with lighter blue hair)

Avenger of Chaos (normal outfit/redesign outfit)

The chunks used in this outfit are best fit for splat dualies usage (on a side note, I wanted this outfit to be best suited for splat dualies because before I broadened my weapon horizons with the splatana wiper deco & dread wringer, April's sole main weapon was the splat dualies)

8-Bit Heroine (Return of the Mammalians outfit)

The chunks in this outfit can help you out for both splat dualies and splatana wiper deco usage (but this set works best with splatana wiper deco!)

Technicolor Terror (alt. normal outfit #1)

The chunks in this outfit come in handy for splatana wiper deco usage!

Deep Fried (alt. normal outfit #2)

I used these chunks specifically for dread wringer usage (I wanted to use the crust bucket paper crown, whatter that one's actually called, for this set, but I didn't have enough chunks to change my paper crown's main ability to run speed up so I used something that'd match the outfit's color scheme and had run speed up on it already: the dustcloud cap!)

(outfit name tbd! still thinking about what I should call this specific outfit and when April would use this. maybe for side order? idk)

I made this outfit just today so I'm still testing out which one of my mains are the most compatible with this layout, but as far as I know this setup's really good with splatana wiper deco! I did try it out with dread wringer for a bit and it's okay, but I still need to see how effective the set is since I only used this set up with dread wringer for only 3 matches.

[viyojo]

You're a kid now…🧍‍♂️still a kid now!

[spiderzlover]

Deep Cut's palettes🐟

[sqlatoon]

HAPPY PEARL DAY!!! BEST IDOL!!!

[bonbondecitron]

Spooky scary skeletons!

[sanguine-squid]

[splatoonusna]

An update from the World of Order! Marina provides support to Agent 8's challenges against the Spire of Order with her hacking skills. She can add permanent upgrades, new abilities, & more to 8’s attempts! Additional hacks will unlock as you progress up the Spire & spend Prlz.