Resident Evil Requiem - Alive and Kicking

Real-life / lifestyle & pet-health notes

Incident

• Story: Ted (the family dog) slammed his rear leg into concrete steps late at night, received a cut, and was lame/trembling. He needed an emergency vet visit and short-term pain relief.

Practical pet-care steps

• Clean wounds as the vet advises (saline solution was used).
• Use an Elizabethan cone to stop licking while a wound heals.
• If a pet is in significant pain or can’t bear weight, contact a vet (overnight emergency clinic if usual vets are closed).
• Vet may give an injectable painkiller to allow the pet to rest overnight.
• Monitor for worsening signs (continued trembling, refusing to use a leg) and arrange safe transport (taxi that accepts pets or avoid public-transit stairs).
• Sleep nearby and comfort an anxious or medicated pet while they recover.

Practical notes about living in London

• Public transport is generally good but not ideal for transporting an injured dog (many stairs, limited night services).

Lifestyle sidebar

• Late-night gaming (Slay the Spire 2 addiction mentioned) can shift routines and bedtime.

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Resident Evil Requiem — gameplay, puzzles, strategies, looting & crafting

General structure & character differences

• Two campaigns:
  • Grace: classic Resident Evil save/typewriter system, encourages careful resource management.
  • Leon: auto-save system, encourages more aggressive play.
• Items, ammo, and healing gathered by one character affect difficulty for the other (e.g., Grace looting a lot can make Leon’s run harder).

Inventory, crafting and upgrades

• Crafting materials include: scrap, gun juice, infected/hemolytic blood, herbs, rare metal, repair kit parts.
• Healing:
  • Make med injectors from herbs + blood (useful healing items).
  • Hemolytic injectors are stronger and require more blood.
• Weapons and parts:
  • Gun parts: compensator and other attachments (reduces muzzle rise, improves stability).
  • Weapons can be upgraded at vendors (power, stability, reload speed, capacity).
• Inventory organization tips:
  • Keep weapons next to the ammo types they use.
  • Group healing items together.
  • Store quest/rare items separately (briefcase / item box management).

Combat & survival tips

• Use the right tool for the situation:
  • Leon: axe/hatchet for melee and spin-kicks for close combat; sharp timing for melee counters is vital.
• Aim for headshots with shotguns and rifles against tougher enemies; conserve shotgun shells for crimson heads and major threats.
• Use grenades and molotovs for groups or to push enemies into environmental hazards (processing/shredders).
• Control crowds using high ground or choke points (doors, corridors).
• Light mechanics: one enemy (a “creepy vent girl”) is vulnerable to intense light—use lights/spotlights or flood the area before shooting.
• Whenever possible, lead enemies into environmental hazards (processing conveyors, shredders, fire) rather than engaging in prolonged firefights.

Puzzles, tasks and important steps (examples from playthrough)

• Safe codes:

  Basement safe: 60 right, 40 left, 80 right

• Care Center: collect injectors, ammo, and medical supplies; note that rooms skipped by one character may be revisited by the other.

• Drainage/processing tank: find valves/cranks to drain pools; pull valves in the correct order.
• Power puzzles: collect batteries / joint plugs and install them in multiple power distribution units to restore systems (three plugs / multiple locations were needed to open a roof hatch).
• Holding cells / joint plugs: move plugs between locations, insert them and flip levers to open new passages.
• Sewage / boiler / engine rooms: pick up tools (square socket wrench, toolbox) to unbolt items and clear paths.
• Collection & testing: use processing conveyors to send enemies to crushers; drain pools to access items.
• VIP / hourglass puzzle: an hourglass/time-piece found in the VIP suite needs the correct companion item to fit (classic RE combine/slot puzzle).
• Helicopter/escape sequence: make rooftop power operational (three power units), open the hatch, and protect a small child (Emily) until extraction.

Notable enemy types & boss encounters

• Standard zombies — may become crimson heads if not fully destroyed.
• Crimson heads — tougher; require head destruction or heavier weaponry.
• Large “chef” enemy and other named foes (e.g., Timothy) — often break parts of the environment and can open shortcuts.
• Giant spider boss — target the rear weak point (jump/aim there), reposition and use heavy fire to stagger; handle spawned baby adds quickly.
• “Creepy vent girl” / Emily-related sequences — light-based vulnerability, doll-infested rooms; special handling required (avoid bringing the child into combat; use light).

Useful items to prioritize

• Med injectors (full heal) and hemolytic injectors (stronger).
• Green herbs (for combining).
• Shotgun shells and rifle ammo for big threats.
• Repair kits and toolbox items to fix radios/equipment.
• Batteries / joint plugs to restore power and open new areas.
• Gun parts (compensator, reinforced bolts) for better handling and damage.

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Notable people, donors, locations, weapons & items mentioned

People / speakers

• John (main player/narrator), Cla (co-commentator)
• Ted (dog), Zena and Willow (other pets)
• Emily (small child in-game)
• Grace (player character), Leon Kennedy (player character)
• Victor Gideon (NPC), Sherry (mentioned), Oswell Spencer (lore reference)
• Wesker-like figure (mysterious antagonist)
• Several donors/commenters in chat: Axelfac, Science Geek, Sabruka, Finn Lopez, Bitter Magic, Gary Dag, etc.

Notable locations in-game

• Care Center; Chairman’s Office and Gallery; Holding Cells; Processing Plant
• Furnace/Boiler Room; Workshop; Collection & Testing Pod; Sewage Facility
• Helipad / Chapel; East Raccoon City; Logistics Warehouse; Apartment Complex
• BSAA camp; Raccoon City streets

Notable equipment / items

• Weapons: shotgun, sniper rifle, submachine gun (Uzi-like), mega magnum, hatchet/axe (melee)
• Parts & attachments: “alligator” gun part, compensator, reinforced bolts
• Consumables: grenades, molotovs, med injectors, hemolytic injectors, blood collectors
• Utility items: batteries, joint plugs, repair kit, toolbox, crank/valves, lockpicks, forklift key
• Materials: gun juice, scrap, rare metal
• Storage / save: item box / briefcase, typewriter (save point)

Other mentions

• Pop-culture / games referenced in chat: Fallout 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Slay the Spire 2, Dice a Million

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