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Did anyone read some of the novels in the expanded Metro universe / knows of a decent resource which tallies up which ones are worth reading?
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I've been playing through the original one, and I'm sure as hell picking Last Light up.Xander77 posted:Did anyone read some of the novels in the expanded Metro universe / knows of a decent resource which tallies up which ones are worth reading? While we are in this topic - how's the English translation of the books? I would love to learn russian, but there's no one in my city that teaches it, so it's either Spanish or English for me.
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Jun 22, 2013 08:23
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Azran posted:While we are in this topic - how's the English translation of the books? I would love to learn russian, but there's no one in my city that teaches it, so it's either Spanish or English for me. I have a copy of Metro 2033 and the translation is by no means perfect but better than I had expected. There aren't a lot of errors but they're there. The universe is incredibly compelling to me and totally overshadows any flaws the translation brings.
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Jun 22, 2013 17:11
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Azran posted:While we are in this topic - how's the English translation of the books? I would love to learn russian, but there's no one in my city that teaches it, so it's either Spanish or English for me. I can't speak for how well the translation is since I don't know Russian either, but the book makes perfect sense in English. There were a few typos here and there, but I've been reading the Kindle version which may be slightly different. On Steam if you own a copy of Metro: Last Light they offer a copy of the Metro 2033 book for free. If you buy the book, though, I would recommend against the Kindle version. It has some serious formatting issues. Here's the comparison I posted a while back comparing the PDF from Steam (which I assume is exactly what's in the paperback) and the Kindle version: 
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Jun 23, 2013 07:07
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So Prokhorov went on a Russian gamedev podcast recently and apparently their next game is going to be an open-world "Stalker in Space", the trailer they already have strongly reminded the interviewer of the Harry Harrison novels (I got the impression it was the Deathworld books) and it's highly likely they're Kickstarting it because "loving tired of publishers". So that's cool. Megazver fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Jul 1, 2013 |
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Jul 1, 2013 21:18
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Well, being the philistine I am, I've never heard of Harry Harrison, but "STALKER in space" sounds approximately loving awesome. Did they go into any broad strokes as to when they might be kickstarting it?
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Jul 2, 2013 17:02
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Leb posted:Well, being the philistine I am, I've never heard of Harry Harrison, but "STALKER in space" sounds approximately loving awesome. Edit - Oh yeah - I assumed this thread was dead and asked in the "What should I know before I play" thread, but... what should I know etc? I played through 2033, obviously. Xander77 fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Jul 2, 2013 |
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Jul 2, 2013 17:24
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Is there a cheat to add filter time? I ran out in the swamp and don't really wanna play this crap anymore worrying about that. Time limits are the worst mechanic.
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Jul 5, 2013 11:55
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sauer kraut posted:Is there a cheat to add filter time? Find a new mask that is in better condition that the one you have currently. Putting on the new mask resets the filter time back to 5 minutes. There should be several in the swamp area inside the caches. Also, I think sprinting decreases filter time faster (not sure about that one though, can anyone clarify?). That's all the advice I can give you that worked for me.
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Jul 5, 2013 18:19
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Xander77 posted:Did anyone read some of the novels in the expanded Metro universe / knows of a decent resource which tallies up which ones are worth reading? As far as I know only Metro 2033 is available in English, the rest of the books are not translated yet. 2033 was a great book, highly recommend reading it.
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Jul 5, 2013 18:22
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sauer kraut posted:Is there a cheat to add filter time? If you're familiar with Cheat Engine/other signature scanners, you can add an arbitrary amount of time to your filter pool once you locate the time in memory. Alternatively, there's a silly pseudo-exploit in the game wherein you can repeatedly equip/de-equip your gasmask to extend your filter time (after a quick breath from the mask, you can hold your breath for like ~30 secs; rinse and repeat). In other news, info on the first DLC should be dropping next week.
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Jul 5, 2013 19:42
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keyframe posted:As far as I know only Metro 2033 is available in English, the rest of the books are not translated yet. 2033 was a great book, highly recommend reading it. I've read 2033 and 2034 (the first is really good, the second absolutely pointless). ... So, about my post above - nothing? No tips, tricks, hints?
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Jul 5, 2013 19:47
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So, uh... I edited my user.cfg file to change the fov, as detailed here. For some reason, I think saving the file in wordpad on windows 7 has done some formatting. Some terrible, awful, no good formatting. So now when I launch the game I get a brief intro with all the logos (can't do without that) and as we get to the corpse in a gas mask, I get a window full of text commands. How do I fix this?
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Jul 7, 2013 19:20
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Xander77 posted:So, uh... I edited my user.cfg file to change the fov, as detailed here. For some reason, I think saving the file in wordpad on windows 7 has done some formatting. Some terrible, awful, no good formatting. You can either delete user.cfg and it will be recreated for you, or, in the console, type 'host 000' and it should take you to the main menu.
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Jul 8, 2013 01:33
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Xander77 posted:Yeah... I can read Russian. That's why I asked. What was wrong with 2034? I ask because I've been looking (ok, more hoping) for a translated edition for a while now.
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Jul 8, 2013 03:28
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Woop woop, Faction pack is out on the 16th.quote:The ‘Faction Pack’ includes three original single player missions, each casting the player as a different specialist from the warring Factions. Returning to some classic locations from Metro 2033, these missions feature new weapons, the return of a truly terrifying mutant foe, and offer three distinct gameplay challenges… The Ranger-in-training mission might even scratch that STALKER itch a bit...  
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Jul 10, 2013 18:16
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I'm glad I blindly gave 4A my money for all of that because I knew it would be awesome. I'm not looking forward to returning to the library, but in a good way... if that makes sense. gently caress that place.
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Jul 10, 2013 21:23
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This was a rental but I'm going to buy it and the season pass because it's quality stuff and games like this deserve my money.
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Jul 10, 2013 22:31
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fennesz posted:What was wrong with 2034? I ask because I've been looking (ok, more hoping) for a translated edition for a while now.
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Jul 10, 2013 22:41
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Deep+Si...Light&cp=1&lp=1 Last light for 1 Cent from best buy.
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Jul 12, 2013 02:53
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I just bought 2 copies. I'm really hoping I don't a loving invoice for full price down the road. EDIT: I called a local Best Buy and I had them verify the price of $0.01 and the girl placed me on hold and came back to tell me that the price was, in fact, correct. Hemoglobin fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Jul 12, 2013 |
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Jul 12, 2013 02:56
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Hemoglobin posted:I just bought 2 copies. I'm really hoping I don't a loving invoice for full price down the road. Snagging a bunch on a gift card that literally has less than $2 on it. As long as I actually get the keys, I win.
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Jul 12, 2013 03:07
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Sold out online the moment I logged in.
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Jul 12, 2013 04:03
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I successfully submitted a Best Buy order yesterday and received confimation, but now they're dragging their feet and my order's still pending with no key in sight. Apparently it should have take like 15 minutes...? loving BEST BUY IS loving ME OVER ON MY SHADY ATTEMPT TO gently caress THEM OVER!!! 
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Jul 12, 2013 19:44
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Trustworthy posted:I successfully submitted a Best Buy order yesterday and received confimation, but now they're dragging their feet and my order's still pending with no key in sight. Apparently it should have take like 15 minutes...? They're not going to let it through. Half of mine where cancelled, a few were rejected on a "bad card" error with an invitation to call to resolve the issue, and the rest are still pending.
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Jul 12, 2013 19:48
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Faction Pack is up on Steam.
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Jul 16, 2013 14:30
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LuciferMorningstar posted:They're not going to let it through. Half of mine where cancelled, a few were rejected on a "bad card" error with an invitation to call to resolve the issue, and the rest are still pending. People like you ordering a billion copies are the reason they notice it quick and cancel all the pending orders.
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Jul 16, 2013 16:05
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I got given this on Steam and I'm averaging 10FPS in the starting area on the lowest settings. Specs are: Windows 7 (32bit) Processor Ghz: 2.8 Ram: 4GB Card: AMD ATI Radeon HD 5670 Is there anything I can do or am I screwed out of playing this until I get a new PC? 
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Jul 16, 2013 16:11
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ManSedan posted:Faction Pack is up on Steam. Cool! I'll have something to play while I wait for SMT IV to arrive in the mail.
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Jul 16, 2013 18:32
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Looks like the extra chapters are locked in the difficulty tyour current playthrough is at.
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Jul 16, 2013 18:36
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VagueRant posted:I got given this on Steam and I'm averaging 10FPS in the starting area on the lowest settings. You're... pretty screwed.
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Jul 16, 2013 20:24
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Is anyone getting crazy slideshowing on the Reich mission?
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Jul 17, 2013 00:00
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There appears to be some serious optimization issues on the Reich mission. However, the Reich mission is loving awful and you're really not missing anything by just skipping it. Fortunately, the sniper mission is pretty badass and allows you to revisit the fairly iconic Metro 2033 level 'Outpost'. And the real star of the show is the Ranger mission, which is like a mostly linear mini-STALKER minigame. Set in the 'Great Library' from Metro 2033. Seriously, it's pretty cool. Oh, and don't even bother with Ranger Hardcore on this. You'll die 100+ times on the first mission, the second mission is stealth so it's easy on ANY difficulty and the inventory management aspect of the Ranger mission is implemented such that the lack of a HUD makes you into some sort of retarded lab chimp every time you return to the base.
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Jul 17, 2013 02:26
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Leb posted:There appears to be some serious optimization issues on the Reich mission. However, the Reich mission is loving awful and you're really not missing anything by just skipping it. Seriously. If you run out of ammo ever with the minigun on Ranger, you lose. You can't reload in time to not die, no matter what you do. And if you get a checkpoint with your gun unloaded, you have to start over because of that. Normal is much better about it. I'm not really digging Ranger all that much in Last Light in general though. I don't like having one less weapon, and having no way at all to see what you have outside of trading posts is just annoying. RBA Starblade fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Jul 17, 2013 |
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Jul 17, 2013 02:30
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Good to know. I did enjoy the sniper mission. Guess I'll try out the ranger candidate one and then wait for an update.
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Jul 17, 2013 03:09
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I didn't really mind the Reich mission all that much. It's basically a turret section and pretty disposable, but I thought it was fun just raising hell. There's unlimited ammo to the left of the firing line, by the way. Took a couple times playing it to discover that. The ranger section was really, really cool though. It felt a lot like 2033 in that you're constantly worried about resources in a big way. It's probably worth the cost of the DLC by itself.
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Jul 17, 2013 04:56
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The Ranger DLC section is bugged for me. I pay bullets and I won't get more filters. I am down to 46 seconds. 
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Jul 17, 2013 11:15
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Leb posted:Oh, and don't even bother with Ranger Hardcore on this. You'll die 100+ times on the first mission, the second mission is stealth so it's easy on ANY difficulty and the inventory management aspect of the Ranger mission is implemented such that the lack of a HUD makes you into some sort of retarded lab chimp every time you return to the base. Where do we set whether we're in Ranger mode for the Faction Pack missions? I seem to be defaulting to Ranger Hardcore in all of them which SUCKS. I was playing the main campaign in Ranger, so maybe I need to start a new campaign (ugh) in normal mode, then load the Faction Pack? Because not having a viewable inventory while scavenging the library and buying stuff is terrible.
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Jul 18, 2013 16:12
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Myoclonic Jerk posted:I was playing the main campaign in Ranger, so maybe I need to start a new campaign (ugh) in normal mode, then load the Faction Pack? Because not having a viewable inventory while scavenging the library and buying stuff is terrible. That's how I had to do it, it appears to be based off your current save data.
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Can the new guns be used in the normal game, or only in the new missions?
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