1: Finding better weapons
If you speed the run the game, you can still pick up an auto shotgun along the way. However, if you took time to search in the bathrooms, offices, etc, you'll be able to find melee weapons such as a katana, axe, and chainsaw.

2: Finding gas cans and propanes
Gas cans and propanes can be very useful to take out hordes in an event such as the run in Dark Carnival on Barns. Finding gas cans and propanes can be also useful in higher difficulties.

3: Finding throwables
This is HIGHLY important because a lot of campaigns have events that you have to run. Finding a bile and saving it for the event will help you get to the next chapter easily.

4: Finding rare items
Rare items such as laser sights, chainsaws, and grenade launchers can be useful. NOTE: Do NOT use the grenade launcher or chainsaw on advanced/expert unless you know how to use them. If you go crazy with those 2 weapons, expect incaps and a kick.
Lasers are usually found in closets, bathrooms, and corners.

5: Finding medical supplies
Pills, shots, and medkits is a priority to your team, especially if you're all in the red zone. However, health items shouldn't be very hard to find because they can be found in medical cabinets or on desks.

1: The more you wait around searching for items, the higher chance of a massive horde spawning in
This is DEADLY on Expert because hits are 20 in the front and 10 in the back. It would NOT be worth spending a whole minute trying to find melee weapons. You HAVE to search quickly or else you'll pay.

2: If your team is not on board with searching for items, don't take a long time
...or better yet, don't search because if your team is far away from you, you'll increase your chances of dying in case of a hunter attack.

3. Searching will NOT be good for versus mode
Not keeping up with your team because you're shopping increases the chances of your team losing and you being kicked. In versus, you search quickly and run with your team. Don't lag behind or else you will die and cost your team the chapter or even the game.

While searching can have its benefits, it can make the game difficult for you if you don't speed it up. Please give me ideas in the comments and I WILL add them in the guide. Share this guide to your friends and thumbs up if this helped you out, and favorite it for updates.

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