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Can someone explain the retarded Invisible War save system? I must be new to this whole video game thing, because my expectation is that a 'quicksave' is a normal save game that lasts until I overwrite it by saving a new one. But I must be doing something wrong, because not only is the quick save not persistent upon leaving the game, if I accidentally choose to load something else (from the menu, naturally, because when you die it boots you back automatically), it overwrites the quicksave with whatever else I've loaded. I realize Invisible War is terrible, but I'd be marginally more likely to play it through if I hadn't lost progress three or four times getting partially through Seattle.
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Apr 23, 2010 19:27
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Fnoigy - are you using Shifter? It made pepper spray a lot better.
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Apr 23, 2010 19:30
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GoldenNugget posted:And I think tranqs KO instantly if you get a headshot but it's been a while since I've tried. Brannock posted:Fnoigy - are you using Shifter? It made pepper spray a lot better. gary oldmans diary fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Apr 23, 2010 |
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Apr 23, 2010 19:30
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I had an unintentionally funny moment once, meeting Stanton Dowd in Hell's Kitchen. After some conversation, the camera revealed a UN trooper standing behind JC, gun drawn but not moving. The camera shifted to Dowd, then back, but now there were three troopers. Another shift for more dialog, and there were six, just standing there, politely waiting for the conversation to end. 
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Apr 23, 2010 19:42
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GoldenNugget posted:I never used pepper spray in my nonlethal run but I guess it was because I was using it wrong with the whole run up to someone while spraying and then baton them. Maybe I have to try sneaking up on them rather than be aggresive with it. But then I think I'd rather just straight up baton them. Same situation with the merc and NSF soldier up near the top in the area with the three gas grenade traps. tl;dr: use it on pairs or groups of three where gas grenades would be a waste
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Apr 23, 2010 19:45
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Just got the thriilluminati ending for the first time. AH, YES!
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Apr 23, 2010 19:45
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Carbohydrates posted:tl;dr: use it on pairs or groups of three where gas grenades would be a waste Yeah I did use the pepper spray in those situations but I used about half of what I had to make them over their faces. I need to play around with it more to figure out how it works though (range, how to aim, amount to use, and level of alertness).
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Apr 23, 2010 19:48
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Gynovore posted:I had an unintentionally funny moment once, meeting Stanton Dowd in Hell's Kitchen. After some conversation, the camera revealed a UN trooper standing behind JC, gun drawn but not moving. The camera shifted to Dowd, then back, but now there were three troopers. Another shift for more dialog, and there were six, just standing there, politely waiting for the conversation to end. More than once I've made suicide runs to computer consoles that controlled security networks, because if you open one any enemies will kindly wait for you to finish using it before they start riddling you with holes again. Which means you can hack a turret that it's connected to in the same room and then there's no more enemies to worry about. 
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Apr 23, 2010 20:00
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I...I... idontknowhattothinkanymore
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Apr 23, 2010 20:49
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Upon replaying DE1 for the 3rd or 4th time I've decided to go very melee heavy and use the crossbow. I know how important the strength ability is for unlocking points and whatnot so would I be completely screwed if I took the melee damage ability instead? I'm not using any mods other than the fixer.
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Apr 23, 2010 20:53
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Propaganda Hour posted:Upon replaying DE1 for the 3rd or 4th time I've decided to go very melee heavy and use the crossbow. I know how important the strength ability is for unlocking points and whatnot so would I be completely screwed if I took the melee damage ability instead? I'm not using any mods other than the fixer. I don't think the strength aug is all that important, though a few things are blocked by impassible crates.
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Apr 23, 2010 20:54
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Propaganda Hour posted:Upon replaying DE1 for the 3rd or 4th time I've decided to go very melee heavy and use the crossbow. I know how important the strength ability is for unlocking points and whatnot so would I be completely screwed if I took the melee damage ability instead? I'm not using any mods other than the fixer. Shifter combines those two augs into one, and makes the paired aug one which adds EMP damage. Something to consider.
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Apr 23, 2010 20:59
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:I don't think the strength aug is all that important, though a few things are blocked by impassible crates. Offhand, I can think of only two places where I used the strength aug: 1)Underneath NYC, stacking some crates is one way to pass the "Turret and steam" bit. 2)In the Paris subway, near the cathedral, moving a big crate lets you jump up to a small goodie cache. Also, IIRC, you can throw Crates Of Boom farther.
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Apr 23, 2010 21:10
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Kitfox88 posted:More than once I've made suicide runs to computer consoles that controlled security networks, because if you open one any enemies will kindly wait for you to finish using it before they start riddling you with holes again. Which means you can hack a turret that it's connected to in the same room and then there's no more enemies to worry about. I do this all the time, but when I tried it just now in Area 51, the grays ate my face instead of waiting for me to finish. <  >
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Apr 23, 2010 21:11
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Miles Vorkosigan posted:I do this all the time, but when I tried it just now in Area 51, the grays ate my face instead of waiting for me to finish. < Aliens are not nearly as polite as humans it seems.
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Apr 23, 2010 21:15
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Dang I don't check this thread for a couple days and miss out on the sale  Oh well I have a 2001 GOTY copy but it is buggy. Is there any point in still buying the Steam version or should I stick with what I have?
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Apr 23, 2010 21:30
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Kitfox88 posted:More than once I've made suicide runs to computer consoles that controlled security networks, because if you open one any enemies will kindly wait for you to finish using it before they start riddling you with holes again. Which means you can hack a turret that it's connected to in the same room and then there's no more enemies to worry about. :v: I've never seen anyone else in the game use a computer so I'm guessing its because they're either too bewildered to do anything or just assume you're supposed to be there.
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Apr 23, 2010 21:30
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Dr Snofeld posted:Shifter combines those two augs into one, and makes the paired aug one which adds EMP damage. Something to consider. I think I'll have to restart with shifter then. Good thing I didn't progress too far
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Apr 23, 2010 21:32
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Propaganda Hour posted:I think I'll have to restart with shifter then. Good thing I didn't progress too far And of course Biomod makes both of the mods passive so they drain no energy.
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Apr 23, 2010 21:53
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Doctor Butts posted:I've never seen anyone else in the game use a computer so I'm guessing its because they're either too bewildered to do anything or just assume you're supposed to be there. Their minds are blown by the fact you can use the terminal without actually typing.
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Apr 23, 2010 21:57
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Kitfox88 posted:More than once I've made suicide runs to computer consoles that controlled security networks, because if you open one any enemies will kindly wait for you to finish using it before they start riddling you with holes again. Which means you can hack a turret that it's connected to in the same room and then there's no more enemies to worry about. Similarly, if you trigger a camera, it won't trip the alarm if you open a computer console first.
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Apr 23, 2010 22:12
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Weedle posted:Similarly, if you trigger a camera, it won't trip the alarm if you open a computer console first. Similarly, if a camera is watching over it's controlling console, you can jump out, activate the console, then duck behind corners/cover while the console is executing its opening animation.
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Apr 23, 2010 22:18
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elzergone posted:This is awful. What a shame.
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Apr 23, 2010 22:43
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bartkusa posted:Similarly, if a camera is watching over it's controlling console, you can jump out, activate the console, then duck behind corners/cover while the console is executing its opening animation. (the instant that terminal opens, cameras fail to see you, even if you're right in front of it. Early example: the terminal/camera by where they're holding Gunther in Liberty Island)
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Apr 23, 2010 23:44
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Gynovore posted:Offhand, I can think of only two places where I used the strength aug: You can also Move a crate to sneak into Castle Clinton from a side entrance. Outside of Area 51 at the start, there's a shipping container that you can climb to the top of by moving a large crate... I forget hat's up there, but I feel like it was an upgrade mod.
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Apr 23, 2010 23:52
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I just found out that stomping cats gives you XP in Shifter. I didn't find out about this until I got to France and stepped on one of the cats by accident making it count as a hostile and thus giving me XP for killing it. Now I'm on my second playthrough with Shifter and I stomp any cat I see.
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Apr 23, 2010 23:55
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FreudianSlippers posted:I just found out that stomping cats gives you XP in Shifter. I didn't find out about this until I got to France and stepped on one of the cats by accident making it count as a hostile and thus giving me XP for killing it. Now I'm on my second playthrough with Shifter and I stomp any cat I see. Deus Ex: Mario RPG Edition
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Apr 23, 2010 23:56
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So I was about to enter into the 747 hangar, when I decided I didn't want to spend any multitools or lockpicks trying to either hack the keypad to get into the hangar, or to open the door to get the pass code. So I went downstairs into the secret weapons cache under/behind the stairs and grabbed the LAW. Then I walked outside, shot open the window to the room where the pass code was, and shot the LAW into the room to blow open the door, along with all of the footlockers in there. I grabbed the pass code from a footlocker and walked right into the hangar. All those doors, all those lockers, destroyed. What a shame.
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Apr 24, 2010 00:02
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At the gas station where you rescue Tiffany Savage, in one of the semi trailers there are a couple big boxes that can only be moved with the strength aug too, behind which are a couple weapon mods iirc
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Apr 24, 2010 00:04
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HoldYourFire posted:I hate to make the obvious joke, but how could you tell? Because the audio starts and stops at different points than the lip movements. DUH. 
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Apr 24, 2010 00:12
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More strength aug stuff: Area 51, the little shed directly behind you at spawn, you can enter through the roof if you have strength (to move a box) + speed (to jump onto it) The barracks leading to the 747 hangar, you can enter through the window on the side into the room with the footlockers instead of walking through the front door
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Apr 24, 2010 00:20
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Have another video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1ubWxcj2FU
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Apr 24, 2010 02:24
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Gynovore posted:Also, IIRC, you can throw Crates Of Boom farther. http://www.it-he.org/deus.htm
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Apr 24, 2010 02:44
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Xander77 posted:Have another video: The best part is when Paul says his "The GEP gun might be useful, the NSF have a security bot on patrol" when the bot is visible right behind him.
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Apr 24, 2010 03:01
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CaptainWinky posted:The best part is when Paul says his "The GEP gun might be useful, the NSF have a security bot on patrol" when the bot is visible right behind him. That and... well, I kept flashing back to the recut and had to recreate it a bit.
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Apr 24, 2010 03:04
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You should have gotten Paul to basically win the level for you. He gives you all that poo poo about being police and not killing, and then goes on a murderous rampage because the other guys happened to be nearby.
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Apr 24, 2010 03:30
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Fnoigy posted:You should have gotten Paul to basically win the level for you. He gives you all that poo poo about being police and not killing, and then goes on a murderous rampage because the other guys happened to be nearby.
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Apr 24, 2010 03:34
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edit: whoops wrong vid
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Apr 24, 2010 03:47
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I just smoked ten packs of cigs and it killed me.
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What a rotten way to die.
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