MATR1X FIRE Beginners Guide and Tips

MATR1X FIRE is a Valorant-themed 5v5 tactical FPS shooter that plays like Counter-Strike but on the palm of your hands, developed and published by Team MATR1X. The game combines several mechanics like solid gunplay, responsive controls, and game modes, which are all inspired by both Valorant and Counter-Strike. This beginners guide will help you, the player, grasp the basics of MATR1X FIRE and how things work here.

MATR1X FIRE Gameplay Basics

Recoil, Patterns, and Weapon Class

The gunplay seems simple if you’re a casual and just tap the button to get the job done, but for our competitive side folks here, they know it’s not as simple. The game features several weapon classes like assault rifles, semi-automatic guns, handguns, bolt-action rifles, and knives.

For example, for AK, the first few bullets rapidly kick the weapon upward and right, especially around the 6th bullet. After that, both spray and ADS become stable.

The M4 is by far the best beginner-friendly option in this game as it has almost no horizontal recoil, and vertical recoil can be reduced significantly by strafing and counter-strafing. SMGs do best being sprayed when the enemy is about 5m within the spray radius.

Stop or Crouch before you shoot

Just like Counter Strike, firing while moving in MATR1X FIRE severely affects accuracy and increases the spread radius, as the game itself is a tactical FPS and not a run-and-gun movement shooter like COD or the finals.

Always counter-strafe when talking to an opponent head-on and make sure to stop for a split second before taking your shot. Lastly, crouching while taking a shot increases accuracy and decreases the spread radius at the cost of mobility and being an easier target for the enemy.

Sensitivity tuning and Scaling

High sensitivity always works best for the sub machine guns for clearing out areas and ambushing, for AK and AUG, low to mid sensitivity works best if you want to precisely land some headshots.

Understanding the Game Modes

MATR1X FIRE caters to several players, but its best stand-out mode is the competitive matches, where rank is achieved; that’s where the “real” gameplay begins. Other game modes are PvP casual and Team Deathmatch, which are perfect for beginners.

The main attraction is the Competitive mode, where two teams face off in round-based matches, each taking turns as attackers and defenders. Much like traditional tactical shooters, victory in this mode depends on strategy, communication, and consistent aim.

• Competitive Mode is the core tactical experience: This mode is the quote on quote the MATR1X FIRE experience as it’s the main ranked mode of the game, winning matches get you rank points, which in turn will increase your rank on the leaderboard while earning some rewards exclusive to reaching certain ranked thresholds.
• Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch focus on aim and speed: Just like it sounds, deathmatch is the best mode for warmups and beginners who just want to get a feel of the game before facing off against players in competitive. This mode is also used to farm experience.
• Friendlies’ casual formats help with practice: For those who just got into the game and want to practice their skills. Friendlies are the best ways to hone your skills, find weaknesses, and get over certain walls that everyone faces in the ranked mode at some point.

Selecting the correct Weapon from your arsenal

1. M4 and AK are the best pickups for mid-range fights

Weapons like the M4 are your best friend if you’re just starting the game out, as these offer low resistance recoil, both vertical and horizontal, which makes them ideal for beginners. Start using AKs when you get comfortable with the game.

AKMs usually have much more recoil, but the per-bullet damage and headshot damage make these downright oppressive in the right hands

2. Using SMGs while entry fragging or flanking

Weapons like the SMGs are best when you’re the one who’s rushing, as these have massive spray areas and with a large magazine size to support spraying at small range distances, while weapons like the UMP and MP7 are best when fragging or flanking on maps with tight corridors.

3. Sniping demands accuracy

Lastly, sniping is always the one with the highest risk, high-reward playstyle. MATR1X FIRE tends to feature a sniper like a lever-action bolt-style action, infamous for its one-shot one-kill policy, which rewards the players with consistent headshots but punishes heavily if the shots are missed in combat. The best advice is to always just switch to your secondary instead of reloading

Mastering the in-game Maps and Locations

Mastering the in-game maps and locations is one of the only things that can be learned only with practice and time, as each map features its unique site A to site B routes, flanking points, boosting points, tight corridors, and much more.

While it may seem difficult at first, you’ll learn the routes naturally with time as the maps feature no verticality like their Valorant and CS counterparts

MATR1X FIRE Beginners Guide: Tips and Tricks

1. Start with Deathmatch to warm up

Deathmatch is the perfect way to warm up and practice your shots before hopping into the competitive mode, as these offer constant action and less of a tactical shooter experience, which is great if you want to test out new guns and user interface

2. Use Vustom Lobbies and Friendlies to practice better

Custom lobbies with friends are the perfect way to practice, develop strategy, explore the map at your own pace, warm up, and get over mind blocks

3. Keep an eye on the mini map

The mini map is a HUD (heads up display) on the top left part of the screen, which shows important information like teammates, last enemy position when they fired, etc. A mini map will help you develop a strategy in real time.

4. Play as a team in competitive matches

As the game runs on inventory purchases before starting a match, it’s best advised that players coordinate purchases with their squad to ensure maximum efficiency, and refrain from purchasing high-end inventory items during the early game as dying will not only result in an unfair disadvantage but will allow the enemy to take your expensive weapons.

5. Pre-aim and clear angles carefully

Don’t rush into areas blindly. Learn where enemies tend to peek and hold those angles before they do. It gives you a crucial reaction-time advantage.

6. Stick with your teammates

Lastly, and the most important advice that will help you till the end is always sticking with your teammates. Working together means that you can coordinate better at flanking, rushing, and almost anything in the game. Running off alone will almost always result in a 1v2 and 1v3 scenario, which means free kill for the enemy team.

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