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Newts
Newts are infected kids who keep their distance while you are healthy and strike when you are hurt. They are weak on their own, but a pack can pick you apart if you walk in with low health.
- Threat
- Low
- Type
- Infected
Appears in
- Lines Not CrossedSkizzo has a lead on TNT at the Lucky Lad Mine near Lost Lake. You go with him at night, get into the mining office, find keys and flares, then explore the mine together.
- It Was The Only WaySkizzo says he knows where to find detonation cord. You go with him to the transportation complex in Iron Butte, clear the building of Newts and search the office for it.
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Good to know
- They usually attack only when your health is low or you get too close.
- They move in packs of three or more and stay close together.
- They climb well and often sit on rooftops.
- A Newt on a roof will often leave you alone if you stay on the ground.
- One or two hits from a solid melee weapon, or one crossbow bolt, kills a Newt.
- The Residue Bolt does not turn a Newt against others. It simply kills it fast.
- Newts and Screamers attack each other on sight.
- They are the only Freakers that keep their hair.
- Lost Lake pays 2 trust and 3 credits per Newt ear, the lowest ear price.
How they behave
Newts are opportunists. They watch from a distance, climb out of reach and wait for you to get hurt before they commit. They also steer clear of bigger Freakers, though they will take on a Screamer that wanders too close.
How to beat them
Heal up before you enter Newt territory, since their aggression keys off your health. Then pick them off with a crossbow or gun, or meet them with a melee weapon. A pack bunches up, so one Molotov or explosive can catch several at once. Avoid backing into tight rooms where they can come at you from all sides.
Where you meet them
Skizzo's night missions put you in close quarters with Newts. In Lines Not Crossed you clear them off the Lucky Lad mining office roof and take keys from one inside the mine. It Was The Only Way sends you through the Iron Butte transportation building, which you must clear of Newts. Bring melee weapons and Molotovs.
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