📖 Strategy Guides

From your first round to mastering advanced techniques. Guides for every skill level — Bart survivors and Homer hunters alike.

🌱 Beginner Guide

New Players

Just started playing You vs Homer? Here's everything you need for your first few rounds.

Step 1: Learn the Basics

  • Use WASD to move, Space to jump
  • Shift to sprint (save this for emergencies!)
  • C to crouch — reduces your profile when hiding
  • E to open doors and interact with objects

Step 2: Understand Rounds

  • Each round lasts 175 seconds (≈3 minutes)
  • One player is Homer (hunter), rest are Barts (hiders)
  • Setup Phase (30s): Barts disperse while Homer is boxed in spawn
  • Active Hunt (145s): Homer hunts, Barts survive
  • Sudden Death (final 30s): Nametags visible through walls!

🎯 Your First 10 Rounds

  1. Play Springfield Neighborhood or Mall — easiest maps with many hiding spots
  2. Find a spot with cover on 2+ sides and multiple escape routes
  3. Stay crouched and DON'T move when Homer is nearby
  4. If spotted, run in zigzags and use terrain/furniture for cover
  5. After a few rounds, check the Hiding Spots Guide for expert spots

🧒 Bart Survival Guide

Intermediate

🗺️ Map Knowledge

Learn every map's layout and hiding spots. Know at least 3 good spots per map. The more spots you know, the more unpredictable you become.

🎭 Skin Selection

Match your skin to the map. Use dark skins (Emo, Ghost) on indoor/dark maps. Use 2D Bart anywhere — invisible from the side at any distance.

🔄 Rotation Strategy

Never hide in the same spot twice. After being found, move to the opposite side of the map. Good Homers memorize where they found you.

👂 Audio Awareness

Wear headphones! Homer's footsteps are audible. Listen for him approaching and time your movements when he's walking away.

🏃 Escape Planning

Always have 2+ escape routes from your hiding spot. A spot with only one exit is a death trap. Know where you'll run before Homer arrives.

⏱️ Clock Awareness

Think about the timer. In the last minute, Homer gets desperate and checks randomspots. Stay calm and resist the urge to move late-game.

👨‍🦲 Homer Hunting Guide

Hunter Role

🧹 Systematic Clearing

Don't run around randomly. Clear one section of the map completely before moving to the next. Work in a pattern — left to right, top to bottom.

🧠 Psychology

Think like a Bart. Where would YOU hide? Beginners hide in obvious spots (closets, under tables). Pros use elevated and dark corners.

🏃 Chase Tactics

When you spot a Bart, cut off their escape routes rather than chasing directly. Use your knowledge of the map to predict where they'll run.

📝 Memory Game

Remember where you found Barts in previous rounds. Players often return to their "favorite" spots. Check those spots first next round.

🏆 Advanced Movement Mastery

Pro Skills

Survival in high-tier lobbies requires more than just hiding. You must master Roblox physics exploits and movement tech to escape competent Homers.

🧱 Wall-Hopping Essential

The Concept: Exploiting Roblox's physics engine to jump higher than normal by flicking your camera against a wall mid-jump.

Step-by-Step:

  1. Enable Shift Lock: Go to Roblox Settings and turn "Shift Lock Switch" ON. Press Shift to lock camera.
  2. Position: Stand facing parallel to a flat wall.
  3. The Jump: Jump and move into the wall.
  4. The Flick: At the peak of your jump, quickly flick your camera about 45-90 degrees away from the wall and then back purely with your mouse.
  5. Repeat: Time your next jump immediately as you land the "flick."

Practice Spot: The garage wall at The Simpsons House. Use it to reach the roof without the ladder.

📐 Corner Clipping Glitch

The Concept: Forcing your character model through thin walls or corners to enter out-of-bounds ("Void") areas or secret rooms.

How to Execute:

  1. Find a thin corner (glass panes or door frames work best).
  2. Turn your camera away from the corner.
  3. Use the Laugh emote (type /e laugh) or simply force your camera into the wall while zooming in.
  4. Shift-lock and turn quickly to clip through.

Top Spot: The "Crate Gap" in Moe's Tavern. Allows you to hide inside the stacked crates.

🪜 High-Ground Looping Strategy

The Concept: Using verticality to break line of sight and force Homer to waste time climbing.

The Loop:

  • Stand clear at the top of a ladder/ledge (e.g., Krusty Krab sign).
  • Wait for Homer to start climbing up.
  • Jump OFF right before he reaches the top.
  • While falling, air-strafe to a landing spot or different floor.
  • If Homer jumps down, immediately climb back up. Repeat until he gives up.

👻 2D Skin Exploits Meta

The Concept: Using 2D skins (like Paper Bart) to become nearly invisible from specific angles.

Tactics:

  • Side Profile: Turn your character 90 degrees to the wall. Your model becomes a flat line, blending into textures.
  • Shadow Hiding: 2D skins cast weird shadows. Hide inside dark props where 3D characters would clip out.
  • Hitbox: The hitbox is still standard size, but visual detection is much harder for Homer.