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CommissarMega posted:What do the dead guy's boots do? I'm trying to play an honest cop here, but I wanna know what I'd get for being a little less rigid. It gives a +2 to authority and -1 to composure i think. I wore them exclusively when i found them since very little gear or consumables give you bonuses to authority.
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You know what this game really needs? Outfit loadouts. I keep switching clothing a lot and it's kinda hard to keep track on what I'm wearing, or looking for. itry fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Oct 17, 2019 |
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Spoilers for around day 4 re: finding someone: I need to search for Ruby, I've failed the Shivers test at the old electronics building, and I don't have enough XP to put more points into Shivers. How do I proceed?
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Oct 17, 2019 21:02
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Enjoying this game a lot, but I might want to try a do-over with a custom build. What would you guys suggest for a Dick Gumshoe build?
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Oct 17, 2019 21:08
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Bloody Pom posted:Enjoying this game a lot, but I might want to try a do-over with a custom build. What would you guys suggest for a Dick Gumshoe build? 1 Int, 5 Psyche, 3 Phys, 2 Mot
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Oct 17, 2019 21:09
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So I'm not reading the thread because there's gonna be things I don't want to see but I'm a very short way in, 2pm on the first day, and my loving god the writing in this game is absolutely phenomenal. It's so funny, so reactive, so interesting and the skill tree being actual characters is genius. Holy poo poo. I'm so excited to see what this game has to offer.
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Oct 17, 2019 21:15
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Just pulled the trigger and bought this. The world needs more non-combat RPGs. This seems like what I wished Sunless Sea / Fallen London was, still good atmosphere and writing but a bit better mechanics to back it up.
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Oct 17, 2019 21:18
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After failing the check to stare Kassje in the eye, I got really curious about what you'd see so I start to pump points into volition. After failing 3 white checks and now being forced to be the straightest cop, the result didn't disappoint. pedro0930 fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Oct 17, 2019 |
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Oct 17, 2019 21:26
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pedro0930 posted:After failing the check to stare Kassje in the eye, I got really curious about what you'd see so I start to pump in points in volition. After failing 3 white checks and now being forced to be the straightest cop, the result didn't disappoint. this is so far my favorite passage in the game, especially how Drama goes full m'lady
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Oct 17, 2019 21:27
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How do you get into the apartment building? I'm late game and I still haven't figured a way in, but I don't know what incredibly obvious thing I've missed.
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Basileus777 posted:How do you get into the apartment building? I'm late game and I still haven't figured a way in. The one across the street from the hostel? Try the bookstore Edit: This might be obvious, but I'm pretty sure there's a lot of dialogue options that only show if you have certain thoughts internalized.
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pedro0930 posted:After failing the check to stare Kassje in the eye, I got really curious about what you'd see so I start to pump points into volition. After failing 3 white checks and now being forced to be the straightest cop, the result didn't disappoint. yeah that checks out electrochemistry's like a yappy terrier tugging at my pantleg
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Oct 17, 2019 21:40
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pedro0930 posted:After failing the check to stare Kassje in the eye, I got really curious about what you'd see so I start to pump points into volition. After failing 3 white checks and now being forced to be the straightest cop, the result didn't disappoint. That whole sequence is absolutely phenomenal and it's worth every single point in Volition you might waste to get it.
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Oxxidation posted:yeah that checks out my electrochemistry is 1 but it seems like as a skill the higher you get it the more you're going to do insane poo poo in pursuit of chemical pleasure
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Oct 17, 2019 21:43
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Broken Cog posted:The one across the street from the hostel? Try the bookstore The ones all the way to the north of the map.
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Oct 17, 2019 21:46
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Basileus777 posted:The ones all the way to the north of the map. I think I found keys under a rock near the east entrance, where Cunoesse is.
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Oct 17, 2019 21:50
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Basileus777 posted:The ones all the way to the north of the map. talk to the smoker you see
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Oct 17, 2019 21:52
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Dr Snofeld posted:Spoilers for around day 4 re: finding someone: I need to search for Ruby, I've failed the Shivers test at the old electronics building, and I don't have enough XP to put more points into Shivers. How do I proceed? I'm stuck here too, I've save-scummed the shivers test and it didn't actually help anything at all. If anybody knows where to go that'd be great.
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Oct 17, 2019 22:09
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Zaphod42 posted:Just pulled the trigger and bought this. The world needs more non-combat RPGs. This seems like what I wished Sunless Sea / Fallen London was, still good atmosphere and writing but a bit better mechanics to back it up. 500%. Couldn't express my take on it better.
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Oct 17, 2019 22:11
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Has anyone else had to resort to reading a book a whole bunch to burn time to get to the next day on days 2/4? Because I seem to be running out of things to do long before time runs out.
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Oct 17, 2019 22:20
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Day 1: I’d really rather not become a racist but I can’t find another way into the harbour, even though it telegraphs a fair bit that you can go through the shack and up the ladder. Am I just missing something to click on? Also, the map says I can retake the Cuno/Empathy and Corpse/Endurance checks, but I can’t get them to trigger in the dialogue tree.
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Oct 17, 2019 22:29
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I just read the production schedule for a computer game company that went under before it released its first game, let's see It was a role playing game meant to played by people across the world connected to one another by computers. All of it's money came from investors. It was pretty much doomed to failure since they were making a 4,000,000 Real game on a 400,000 real budget. They hired way too many artists, and not enough people who could actually lead a project. And the death blow came when feature creep set in and the guy in charge decided to spend a crazy amount of money on expensive voice actors rather than just commit too getting the game out the door. I'm sure I've heard this same story a thousand times before but by golly I can't remember where.
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Oct 17, 2019 22:34
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I've got a real problem. I've restarted the game like 5 times now, and all because I can't settle in and just play it. I keep waffling between "Cheat in a perfect stat character" and going "No, thats against the experience the devs wanted you to have, go logic" "No, go dramatic" "Screw it, go full stats" "No dont do thats your ruining the ExPeRiEnCe". I just can't god drat settle on one style. Am I going to mess things up significantly if I go full stats?
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Oct 17, 2019 22:36
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Pulsarcat posted:I just read the production schedule for a computer game company that went under before it released its first game, let's see did the money come from the people of the rhodes isola
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Oct 17, 2019 22:37
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OscarDiggs posted:Am I going to mess things up significantly if I go full stats? Yes, a lot of dialogue options are unlocked by failing checks
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Oct 17, 2019 22:37
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I'm defo going to have to cheat at some point and go full on hobo Paul Atredies. My name is a killing word (so it's probably for the best that I don't remember it)
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Subjunctive posted:Day 1: I’d really rather not become a racist but I can’t find another way into the harbour, even though it telegraphs a fair bit that you can go through the shack and up the ladder. Am I just missing something to click on? Generally the thought cabinet does not work in obvious ways.
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Traxis posted:Yes, a lot of dialogue options are unlocked by failing checks yeah seconding this. don't bother going full stats, it's going to be stupid as hell. having flaws is what makes poo poo fun. you are supposed to fail, and sometimes having the inability to perform a task will make you find another route to solve a problem, which will have additional game play you wouldn't find if you can just 100% every stat roll.
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I dunno why but the idea of setting up to fail deliberately makes my teeth itch.
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OscarDiggs posted:I've got a real problem. Dialogue from your skills takes the same amount of in-game time as talking to a person. If you give yourself full stats they will all pipe-up so often that they basically ddos your brain, and your character constantly stares off into space for several minutes at a time mid-conversation. also, CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:yeah seconding this. don't bother going full stats, it's going to be stupid as hell. having flaws is what makes poo poo fun.
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Failing skill checks has some of the best moments in the game. It’s okay to suck at some stuff.
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Pulsarcat posted:I just read the production schedule for a computer game company that went under before it released its first game, let's see how many themed buses were involved
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Oct 17, 2019 22:46
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I don't know if the in your head dialogue really takes that long. A lot of time after snapping back into reality it says only 2.2 seconds has passed (obviously doesn't line up with the in-game time) but I guess not every voice talks at the same speed.
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Oct 17, 2019 22:47
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OscarDiggs posted:I've got a real problem. it pretty much doesn't matter, whatever archetype you have in mind is gonna morph into something insane and beautiful but different and I doubt there's any combination of any stats that is actually bad, you could do 1/1/1/1 and never spend a skill point and still make it through and enjoy it (just...have healing items handy)
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Having a lot of points in certain skills can also have detrimental effects since they will overpower other skills and force you down certain routes without giving the player a choice. And there are scenarios where having a successful skill check leads to a negative outcome while the failed role leads to a positive one.
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Oct 17, 2019 22:48
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OscarDiggs posted:I dunno why but the idea of setting up to fail deliberately makes my teeth itch. they aren't failures in the traditional sense, they're alternative successes
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Oct 17, 2019 22:48
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Einwand posted:Has anyone else had to resort to reading a book a whole bunch to burn time to get to the next day on days 2/4? Because I seem to be running out of things to do long before time runs out. this happened to me on day 5, it's no biggie think the Dick Mullen book is the one that passes time the fastest
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Oct 17, 2019 22:51
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Cnidaria posted:And there are scenarios where having a successful skill check leads to a negative outcome while the failed role leads to a positive one. Yeah, it might help to think of skill checks as determining whether that aspect of your character takes control and less as success or failure.
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So, about that shipping container... I only have one question: What THE gently caress was THAT?OscarDiggs posted:I dunno why but the idea of setting up to fail deliberately makes my teeth itch. If success means doing something horrific, is it actually a failure? itry fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Oct 18, 2019 |
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OscarDiggs posted:I dunno why but the idea of setting up to fail deliberately makes my teeth itch. You aren't failing deliberately, you just aren't up for certain tasks with your skillset. It's part of the RPG experience.
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