Among Us: How to become an exemplary crew member and the perfect role-playing man?

What to do in Among Us?

In Among Us, gamers will belong to one of two teams: crew members (Crewmate) and impostors (Impostor). The minimum number of players is 4 and the maximum is 10, in which the number of imposters is from 1 to 3. Each party has its own mission: the crew must complete the tasks assigned by the game randomly course, while the impostor tried to kill the crew members, sabotage the machines and conceal themselves while blaming the other crew members.

Crew members win if they complete all missions or detect and expel all imposters, and vice versa, the impostor wins if they kill all the crew members or successfully sabotage them.

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The tasks assigned to crew members come in several different forms, among them 'Visual Tasks' - tasks that others can see you are doing. The body scan task in the infirmary on the spacecraft is a visual task: when someone performs this task, people around them will clearly see they are on that mission. If the scan ends with a blue glow around the character, that person is a 'good' crew member.

The 'brain balance' of the game is located in Emergency Meetings summoned by the bulky button located in the cafeteria two maps MIRA HQ and The Skeld, in the office in Polus.

If you find a clue that may indicate an impostor, do not hesitate to rush to this button to denounce the enemy.

Note, however, that room creators can increase and decrease the time between meetings and the length of meetings, while imposters can temporarily prevent the use of the button by sabotaging the reactor. reaction (Reactor), communication equipment (Communications), light (Light) and air (O2).

The advantage of impostors

With less troops (1-3) than the real crew, the impostor has many great advantages such as broader vision, the ability to kill the crew, 'teleport' thanks to the scattered ventilation pipes. rubbish on the map.

However, the impostors' ability to kill is limited by cooldown (which can also be increased or decreased by the room creator) and this time is stopped while they hide in the ventilation duct.

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In order to be able to do your job, a wise impostor needs to be able to pretend to be ducks, not to follow others - this will put you under suspicion even when nothing happens. out. 

I made the mistake of being a crew member but put myself in the role of a detective, chasing after others to see what they did and then when the corpse was discovered, all the survivors pointed their fingers at me. My object was thrown out.

Instead, imposters mingle with the crowd and don't commit suspicious behavior like Me. Run to duty locations such as computers, electricity, trash, O2 generators, . and perform assigned tasks (or simply stand near the mission site to pretend you're doing), convincingly blaming others like 'I saw the green guy go with red, then go red,' .

However, keep in mind that visual tasks cannot be tampered with. Do things like wiring or littering ships, not foolishly get into the scanner.

Likewise, the seafarer you blame is most likely to have convincing evidence of absence such as being with someone else or being away from where the murder occurred.

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Destroying equipment on board is simpler. I think: you just need to click on the equipment you want to destroy on the map, not go there.

As well as killing, destructive behaviors also have 'cooldowns,' so in the meantime you can do a few things like pretending to work, spying on other people to find prey .

Power off is extremely damaging because it lowers the visibility of real crew members, allowing you to quickly 'pry' someone before the poor crew member knows what's going on.

Another possibly very useful thing that I think of is… not killing. Instead of slaughtering anyone near you, choose a target to spare your life.

The ideal targets are gamers who do not know how to communicate (eg speaking German in an English room, non-standard grammar, .) or gamers who look like newbie and have no idea how the game works. .

When these people survive, you can use them as scapegoats when in doubt without fear of counterattack with sharp logic.

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Resistance of crew members

In addition to always keeping vigilance, using your mind and ability to observe is the best way for the crew to 'checkmate' the impostor in Among Us.

I saw an ingenious impostor kill and stood right in front of the body to shield it from the eyes of the other crew members who came up close, but fortunately he did not notice the active camera.

If he notices the camera light is flashing red, he won't be denounced by Me as soon as the Emergency Meeting cooldown ends.

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In addition to the four cameras in the map The Skeld, crew members can also rely on a number of other tools. In the Polus map there is a Vitals counter that allows you to check who lived and who died, while MIRA HQ has sensors located in many places to record who went where, helping crew members can discern who is who. Fake: if he gets under the vent, he will appear in a suspiciously different location. However to do this, you need to be on the map of MIRA HQ and this takes time.

Another useful thing is to notice what happens around you: who goes with whom, on which side, where was the corpse found, who performed the Visual mission, .

Pay special attention to characters moving too fast - if he is behind you in the last second but the next second you see him coming from in front of you, that is a sign that he used ventilation ducts to move.

These are the things that can help you figure out clues about the culprit - I mean use my analytical power!

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In addition to keeping the network and attention around, you also need to perform assigned tasks. Take the time to get used to the missions in the map because you can not always realize what you need to do immediately.

If possible, bring someone else - even if the person is an imposter, chances are the other crew members will know that you are with him and arouse suspicion when you are butchered in a hidden corner.

Hopefully these tips will help you deceive others more easily when playing the imposter role in Among Us, or find out the culprit faster if you are a normal crew member.

Currently, the developer has promised to develop Among Us 2, but we do not know when it will be completed or will launch on next-gen systems or not.

See you in a certain match Among Us!

Lesley Montoya

Update 18 September 2020