Tested & Working: Verified Hide from the Villain Codes and Ui Redemption Guide
Do not dump your newly redeemed VC entirely into cosmetic character skins. New players routinely make the mistake of buying neon outfits, which illuminate character models inside dark utility corridors, essentially serving as a homing beacon for the killer.
Invest early coin rewards into the Silent Step perk or Adrenaline Boost. Silent Step lowers your footstep audio profile by 40%, preventing the player controlling the villain from pinpointing your position through solid walls. Meanwhile, Adrenaline Boost shortens your sprint stamina cooldown by 1.5 seconds. In tight chases around the central research atrium, those fractions of a second allow you to loop around pallet barriers and vault windows before the killer's melee swing connects.
