Role guide / Hider
Hider basics: build a believable disguise
A repeatable preparation loop for matching the stage, controlling your silhouette, and choosing when to stop moving.
Evidence boundary
What is verified
The paint-and-pose premise is confirmed by the official Steam listing. Tactical sequencing is field-guide editorial advice and should be rechecked after major patches.
Read the room before painting
Start with a location that gives your full body a visual job. A good color match cannot rescue a silhouette that has no reason to be there.
- Choose a surface or prop cluster large enough to contain most of your outline.
- Check the hiding angle from the doorway or route a Seeker is most likely to use.
- Prefer a quiet edge over the center of a high-traffic room until you know the lobby's search habits.
Match color, material, and shape
Community guides consistently separate surface matching from simple color copying. Treat hue, brightness, material response, and body pose as one camouflage problem.
- Sample the dominant mid-tone first, then correct brightness before chasing small hue differences.
- Avoid glossy-looking paint against a flat wall, or a flat result against a strongly reflective prop.
- Use the pose that breaks long arms, legs, or head shapes into nearby visual lines.
Protect the freeze window
Movement is the fastest way to turn a plausible disguise into a readable player. Finish adjustments before the likely search route reaches your zone.
- Make one final camera check, then stop making cosmetic corrections.
- If you must relocate, move while the Seeker is crossing a doorway or facing another zone.
- After moving, repeat the brightness and silhouette check instead of assuming the old paint still works.
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