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Basics of Clan Battles
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

Basics of Clan Battles

Learn the basics of Clan Battles in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, including deploying soldiers and leaders, and managing the Deployment Gauge.

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Learn the basics of Clan Battles in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, including deploying soldiers and leaders, and managing the Deployment Gauge.

Walkthrough
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    Deploy your own clan members to destroy enemies.
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    Most missions require you to wipe out all enemies before the time runs out.
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    Deployed members will automatically move to the nearest foe and attack until their HP (Hit Points) runs out.
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    In multi-area missions, your deployed team will automatically transition to the next area upon clearing the current one and resume fighting.
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    Use the cursor to select deployment locations and scroll between clan members.
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    Deploy a selected member to the cursor location, or move a deployed leader to that location.
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    Hold a button to move the cursor faster.
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    Move the camera to the selected leader's position.
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    Use the selected Leader's Skill (a special ability).

Deployment Gauge:

  • The blue meter at the bottom of the screen (HUD (heads-up display — the on-screen icons showing health, ammo and the minimap) - Heads-Up Display) is the Deployment Gauge.
  • You need enough points in the gauge to cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) the cost of deploying members.
  • The gauge starts low and caps at 300 points.
  • It replenishes a few points per second and gains points for every enemy defeated.
  • Certain Leader Skills can fill the gauge.
  • Putting higher-level leaders in your Hierarchy increases the starting amount of the gauge, boosting your clan's power.

Deployment Options:

  • Soldiers:
    • These are basic units that can only take a few hits.
    • They are cheap to deploy, with a cap of 100 deployed at once.
    • You cannot control them once deployed; they automatically attack the nearest enemy.
    • The types of soldiers you can deploy are determined by the icons next to your leaders in your Strike Team.
    • Having multiple leaders with the same soldier icon reduces the deployment cost for that soldier type.
    • Soldier Types:
      • Brawler (Red): Basic fighter, punches enemies. No significant strengths or weaknesses. Often the cheapest option due to many leaders having this icon.
      • Gunner (Gray): Stands still and fires at enemies from a distance.
      • Heavies (Green): Can withstand more damage but are slow.
      • Rusher (Blue): High attack and fast movement, but cannot take much damage.
      • Grenadiers (Yellow): Throw powerful grenades with splash damage, but they take time to set up and can be dodged.
    • Soldiers are best used to support leaders and distract strong foes, as they cannot withstand as much punishment as leaders.
    • Leaders:
      • Leaders have a considerably higher deployment cost than soldiers.
      • If a leader is defeated, they need time to recover before being deployed again.
      • Leaders fight harder, last longer, gain experience, and have usable skills.
      • You can control leaders and place them on the battlefield.
      • More specific information about Leaders is in the Clan Leaders section.

Suggested Deployment Strategy:

  • Start by deploying a few leaders.
  • Deploy remaining leaders as your Deployment Gauge allows.
  • Once all six leaders are deployed, constantly send out soldiers to support them and distract strong enemies.

Victory or Defeat:

  • Most missions have a win condition of wiping out all enemies.
  • Most missions have a defeat condition of running out of time.
  • If defeated: Your leaders gain a small amount of XP for their kills.
  • If victorious: You gain XP for kills, victory XP, money, and potentially a new Leader for your clan.
Tips
  • Focus on deploying leaders as your primary fighting force due to their strength and abilities.
  • Use soldiers to supplement your leaders and absorb damage or provide distraction.
  • Pay attention to the enemy composition and deploy appropriate soldier types.
  • Manage your Deployment Gauge effectively by defeating enemies and utilizing Leader Skills.
  • Consider the strengths and weaknesses of each soldier type when making deployments.
  • Experience Points (XP) for leaders.
  • Experience Points (XP) for Kiryu.
  • Money.
  • Potentially a new Leader for your clan upon completing certain missions.

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