Roaming pursuer or final boss?

The Weight is a recurring pursuer, including Part 2 / Chapter 6. Its roaming role differs from the later Chapter 16 boss. A strategy for fighting that late boss is not a reason to shoot every earlier appearance.

Focus on the required item, interaction or exit. Preserve ammunition and locate cover first.

Chapter 6 street approach; this frame identifies the environment, not the pursuer’s exact position. PowerPyx · 26:05 ▶

Reference: TownfallGuide.online — The Weight, PowerPyx — full story & puzzle solutions.

Approach the search one objective at a time

  1. Learn the next turn and hiding place before moving. The map obstructs the view while danger continues.
  2. Check its position with the CRTV from cover, then lower the device.
  3. Throw a bottle away from you and the required objective. Observe its response.
  4. Use the opening for one interaction or a move to the next cover.
  5. If it turns toward you, break sight around a corner before entering a known hiding place.
  6. Wait until it passes your exit, then check again before leaving. Change approach if it returns.

No fixed wait guarantees safety. The encounter state and version affect the search; do not copy an older video’s timing as a universal timer.

Chapter 6 roaming section · 25:26 ▶

What patch 1.4.0 changed

Enemy behavior changed in patch 1.4.0

The Weight’s grabs deal heavy damage instead of instant death on Story Mode and Normal. Its search / hunt is less aggressive. Other enemies are less sensitive to running, firearms and entering hiding spots. These are reductions, not immunity; the notes do not state the same grab change for Nightmare.

ChangePractical effect
Less aggressive huntMore chances to move; still observe it.
Less prolonged objective campingReduced repeated searching at one position.
Heavy-damage grabs on Story / NormalStill dangerous at low health.
Nightmare grab change not specifiedDo not assume the same survival margin.

The current patch displays build v1.5.154194 in the main menu. Check it when comparing with launch-era footage.

Reference: Screen Burn — patch 1.4.0, October 8.

If it keeps returning

Avoid repeating the same sprint from the same hiding place. Put the distraction farther from the interaction, use another cover route and wait for a clear response.

If a persistent search loop remains after updating, record build, chapter, save and reproduction steps. The patch addresses camping, not a guarantee of no remaining bugs.

Use the video’s Part 2 sequence for this guide. Its later Chapter 16 fight is a separate boss stage, outside this roaming-escape walkthrough.

Video walkthrough

Every ▶ time link plays in the player below. Choose another time to continue in the same player.

Full game walkthrough and puzzle solutionsPowerPyx · Watch on YouTube ↗

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Reviewed October 9, 2026. Written instructions were compared with the cited gameplay and current official information.

Gameplay frames: PowerPyx, at the captioned times. Diagrams: GameHelpBase. They explain the task and are not game screenshots or exact maps.