Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Camouflage

Camouflage

There is a wide variety of camo patterns you can wear in MGS3. Each one affects your "camo index" - a percentage displayed in the upper-right portion of your screen that determines how difficult it is for the enemy to spot you. It's common sense to wear camo that blends in with the environment.

Naked

Selecting this camo will remove the upper part of Snake's uniform. Only use this if you're confident in your sneaking skills (and have a lot of food - because your stamina will deplete faster while naked). No, there is no way to take off your pants, as Sigint will attest if you call him while wearing this.

Olive Drab

The most basic uniform, a solid green color. This is somewhat useful indoors, but there is little point elsewhere.

Leaf

Forest camo, designed to blend in with tall grass and bushes. You'll be using this a lot outdoors.

Tree Bark

This is more effective for lying down in dirt, or leaning against trees. You won't use this very often.

Black

Use this one to blend in with dark rooms, dirt, or just about any other shadow. Also works quite well indoors.

Chocolate Chip

Found at Graniny Gorki. The brown-ish pattern of this outfit is best suited to desert or rocky areas (like the mountains). It also works somewhat decently against some buildings.

Spirit

Obtained from The Sorrow. This one works particularly well indoors, and gives the added benefit of restoring your stamina when you choke enemies.

Cold War

Obtained from Colonel Volgin if you knock him out during his battle in the Groznyj Grad hangar. The camouflage on this one is not that great. It's more of an art piece than an actually useful outfit.

Scientist

This is a Russian scientist uniform from the Graniny Gorki weapons lab. Use this to get around Graniny Gorki without alarming the guards (though the scientists will still run for alarm panels if you get too close to them). Press Triangle while wearing this to adjust your glasses.

Uniform

This is the uniform that you steal from Raikov in Groznyj Grad. Wear this in combination with the Mask (under Face Paint) to disguise yourself as Raikov and walk around Groznyj Grad without being spotted. Press Triangle while wearing this to salute (which the guards will respond to by saluting back).

Camouflage - Subsistence Only

These special camo patterns are only available if you're playing MGS3: Subsistence.

Desert Tiger

Like its name implies, this is a tiger-stripe outfit in a desert color scheme. It is also effective in wooded areas. As an added bonus, wearing this camo prevents attached suppressors from wearing out.

Flecktarn

This is a more advanced woodland camo, bringing your index up into the 90's - even if you're crawling in the open. However, it doesn't work too well in dirt, bark, or indoors. This camouflage prevents your battery from draining.

Facepaint

The right camo pattern is only half of the equation. A bare face can be a dead giveaway, so it's important to conceal your face with a wide variety of different paints.

No Paint

Selecting this will remove the paint from your face. There's not much point to doing this, but it might add a bit of credibility if you're wearing the Scientist disguise.

Woodland

This paint works best in conjunction with the Leaf or Flecktarn outfits.

Mask

You start the game with this mask (and it's also shown in the introduction cutscene, if you selected "I Like MGS2!" when starting the game). The mask looks a lot like Raiden from MGS2 (actually, it was designed after a Russian commander - Major Ivan Raidenovich Raikov). Wear this with Raikov's uniform to disguise yourself as him.

Facepaint - Subsistence Only

These facepaints are only available if you're playing MGS3: Subsistence.

Germany

This facepaint looks just like the German flag.

Italy

This one looks like the Italian flag, and for some reason, also works well in wooded environments.

Not Quite Camouflage

Cardboard Boxes

Like every other Metal Gear game before it, the cardboard boxes make a complete return. You can use them to blend in with storage areas, or climb into trucks and convince the guards to drive you everywhere (providing that the shipping address on them is correct). Just don't park yourself in the way of a patrol, or the guards will kick your box right off.

Monkey Mask

Unlocked by completing all the Snake VS Monkey missions. This doesn't really give you any tactical advantages, and as far as I know, it cannot be worn during cutscenes. It limits your field of view quite a bit.

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