On this version the L3 button has been changed to a weapon readying toggle. Now to activate sonar one must hold L3.

DIFFICULTY CANNOT BE CHANGED ON NEW GAME+
Effects of the Four options given when starting New Game

• First time - Default cutscene
  
• *I like MGS1 - Slower Stamina drain during Virtuous Mission
  
• MGS2 - Raidan Mask cutscene
  
• MGS3 - NG+ Camos/Facepaints

📻 Call each member of the support team at every turn for narrative reasons and guidance. SAVE OFTEN. Unlike mgs1 there are save prompts between long cutscene sequences, but aside from the obvious reason there are many interesting conversations that can be missed.

🎮 In-Depth CQC Tutorial and Pressure Sensitive Inputs Showcase:
https://youtu.be/8HpDdRHct4k

🙌 CQC ground Hold Up neutralizes enemies until they're found or another guard enters Alert Phase. Threaten Held Up soldiers by aiming at them in first person or shooting near them if they're on the ground for Supressors, Batteries, and LifeMed (replaces Rations as the instant Life Recovery Item and it's RARE since Stamina governs Life Regen.) Guards with radios usually have the best gear. Unlike mgs2 there are no consequences for taking out enemy radios.
Perma-Holdup showcase in an optional detour area Svyatogornyj East:
https://youtu.be/yYhQ9ylpNOg

🩹 INCREASE MAX LIFE GAUGE by partially treating Injuries and letting them heal over time.

🎥 Make use of the two Camera Modes by clicking Right Analog. Unlike the previous titles the overhead view in snake eater has a little directional control.

Peeking out and taking aim from INTRUSION VIEW (forced FPV) maintains CAMO%. While holding R1/RB and press L2/LT for left lean, R2/RT for right lean, and both simultaneously to peek up. Try this when you're in tall grass, under a truck, or in a vent/tunnel. Snake essentially becomes a floating invisible gun.

The magazine is an empty ammo clip thrown to create a noise to distract enemies. Received after a standard reload (press X/Square after exhausting ammo.) Used to make guards to leave their patrol routes or even forget they noticed you. Empty a few clips when you're spotted or in an area with no guards. Receiving this all important stealth tool discourages the "tactical reload."

Put away any gear or weapons you aren't using in the backpack menu because additional weight increases stamina drain rate.

💤 Non-lethal strategies make things easier in the long run. Guards found unconscious will not cause a caution phase, and dragging their bodies drops two items instead of a corpse's single item.

🐕 Tranq's don't work on Dogs. Their carcasses disappear but guards investigate the death cry.

Remember to remove suppressors during boss fights.

💊Use the Fake Death Pill to fool Dogs, Guards, and most Bosses (once per fight.) To come out of it open the item menu while on the Fission Mailed screen (false game over) and use the Revival Pill.

🐐 Collect all food items to earn the EZ gun. A history of everything the player has eaten can be found in the survival viewer. https://tearfulwolfstudios.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/mgs3-markhor-title/markhor_title-01/ 🍖

Thermal Goggles are found in Rassvet; Inside a locker in the room where Sokolov was held. One of the most useful tools in the game next to the AP sensor. Just keep an eye on that battery or use the NG+ Flecktarn camo for infinite battery life.
https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Snake_Eater/Weapons

Camouflage locations described https://youtu.be/XzGGdwvMv_k?t=14

🚁 Bolshaya Past Base is a point of no return, and it is the most recommended area for capturing the Tsuchinoko. Sigint will advise Snake to use TNT to demolish the helicopter here causing the helicopter patrols at Krasnogorje Mountainside to be replaced by flying platforms.
Destroying Food storage sheds causes starving guards to react slower, makes them desperate for thrown rotten or poisonous food, and easier to knockout with CQC.
After destroying munitions sheds they will have less grenades and only a single clip in their rifles before they switch to pistols. Reinforcements are larger in the HD version so this is worthwhile if you think you'll be spotted.
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Sniper Rifle Location https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Ponizovje

Cig Gas Spray is located in Lab B1 West, in the office near the stairs you enter from, before the TV lounge. https://youtu.be/lNZJU4ZyREE?t=50

https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Svyatogornyj (also location of rare ural luminescent mushroom) Located after passing through Ponizovje Warehouse with Key A. If the M63 LMG is missed here it can procured later while escaping Groznyj Grad Northwest.

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🔥 Save LifeMed and Ointment for The Fury boss fight.

Box Trick Fast travel as an alternative infiltration method into the Weapons Lab. Box A is either found in Rassvet on top of some crates, or in Ponizovje Warehouse on the bottom floor in the southwest corner.🚚📦 https://youtu.be/Iz6qbKFM8jM
https://youtu.be/exm1aXBSZnE?t=165

🚬 Easily Missed Easter Egg that makes a portion of the game easier. In Groznyj Grad prison cell, wait for the guard to throw food, pick it up and throw it through the door three times and a cutscene will begin. Hold R1/RB during this to see the Door's radio frequency 144.75. If Cig Gas Spray was found earlier you get it back here. Cardboard Box C is in G.G. Southeast after escaping the prison, go around the corner to the left in the alley with the patrol.

148.39 - Surfing Guitar / 66 Boys
146.65 - Rock Me Baby / 66 Boys
148.96 - Pillow Talk / Starry K.
144.86 - Jumpin' Johnny / Chunk Raspberry
143.32 - Sailor / Starry K.
145.83 - Salty Catfish / 66 Boys
142.09 - Sea Breeze / Sergei Mantis
141.85 - Don't Be Afraid / Rika Muranaka


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Don't miss the Scorpion SMG.
Weapons Lab East second visit, in a locked armory accessed by following a guard's patrol in, by dragging a KO'd one, or radio frequencies 142.81 East door or 141.06 West door.
The Laser sight and Low recoil make it ideal for the Motorcycle Chase Sequence because OVERHEAD VIEW can be maintained for the cinematic camera angles.

🛡️ DON'T MISS THE SNEAKING SUIT!
Search Red Striped Locker used to hide Raikov when passing through Weapons Lab East the second time around.

Stupid Jokes/Memes aside this shows different boss strategies concisely. Intended for veteran players. Generally the best camo to wear for each boss fight is the one recieved from them in a previous run. https://youtu.be/dmsqtaprVTA

🐸 https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater-hd/guide/