Spend Your Antique Coins Wisely – Madhouse Difficulty Tips
In Resident Evil 7’s Madhouse mode, the number of Antique Coins will be increased from the regular 18 to 33. This means, that you can buy more character upgrades and other special items that will grant you access to more powerful weapons early on in the game. Of course, you should use your Antique Coins to buy the Scorpion key and other special items, but I recommend staying away from the magnum, especially if you’re able to craft enough enhanced handgun ammo for the Albert-01R to compensate for that. Magnum ammo is extremely scarce anyway, so you’re better off sticking to the Albert-01R and spending your Coins elsewhere.
Consider spending those Coins on steroids and stabilizers. Coupled with the Secrets of Defense and the Defense Coin, increasing your maximum health with the steroids will definitely improve your chances of survival. Similarly, spending Coins on the stabilizers to increase your reload speed will also help to make up for the small clip on the Albert-01R.