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The main thing to really blow cash on is drugs/booze since they are consumable. I think you can get more than enough cash to buy literally every non-consumable item in the game. I guess you could also slowly spend it all on your hotel bill every night although you'd have to be deliberately ignoring the free shack after day 3.
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Those sneakers are expensive and really good. You can also buy hats and sunglasses, some knick knacks at the pawn shop. You can buy all the books and both games. After that I think it's just drugs and a dumb lamppost.
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Feb 5, 2020 00:57
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Oh interesting, thanks for the heads up yall. I did buy the pants from Cuno, but missed the sneakers and totally spaced on the dice maker as well. Good call.
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Feb 5, 2020 03:44
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Those sneakers are expensive and really good. You can also buy hats and sunglasses, some knick knacks at the pawn shop. You can buy all the books and both games. After that I think it's just drugs and a dumb lamppost. There's not enough money in the game to buy the lamppost lamp. It is a contradiction of capitalism.
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Feb 5, 2020 05:54
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Those sneakers are expensive and really good. You can also buy hats and sunglasses, some knick knacks at the pawn shop. You can buy all the books and both games. After that I think it's just drugs and a dumb lamppost. I really should have bought them so I could have had the full set. Also who's the light bender?
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Feb 5, 2020 06:18
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The Cheshire Cat posted:The main thing to really blow cash on is drugs/booze since they are consumable. I think you can get more than enough cash to buy literally every non-consumable item in the game. I guess you could also slowly spend it all on your hotel bill every night although you'd have to be deliberately ignoring the free shack after day 3. It's dishonorable to accept free lodgings, and I did not publicly stick my thumb in my rectum to dishonor myself.
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Feb 5, 2020 06:24
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I just finished my first playthrough of the game. Now I know as a matter of course there are things I didn't get to experience and things I missed but I figure if I missed them once I'll miss them on a second playthrough even if I don't do things exactly the same way. As far as white checks go some of them felt absolutely essential to me. Then again I am intensely failure adverse. I maxxed out my Rhetoric to get into the sealed cargo container. That was just raw, dripping curiosity though What happens if I don't find the bullet in the merc's head? Or missed all the checks to get into the docks? Or failed to get the Hardie boys to give up Ruby's location? Also, I did the 2mm hole in the world quest but couldn't finish it because I didn't know how to 'know' the pale .
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Feb 5, 2020 08:29
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ChrisBTY posted:I just finished my first playthrough of the game. Now I know as a matter of course there are things I didn't get to experience and things I missed but I figure if I missed them once I'll miss them on a second playthrough even if I don't do things exactly the same way. Well, the Pale is a pretty important thing. You have to pass a conceptualization white check when talking to Joyce about what the world is. It's pretty interesting! You can still solve the case without finding the bullet, it just adds another wrinkle to your back and forth thing with the Hardie Boys and Klaasje. If you can't get past Measurehead or make the jump, you can steal a keycard from a sleeping dockworker from day 2 on, I believe. The only check in the game you are 100% required to make is the shivers check at the FELD building.
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Feb 5, 2020 08:42
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Begemot posted:Well, the Pale is a pretty important thing. You have to pass a conceptualization white check when talking to Joyce about what the world is. It's pretty interesting! The keycard only works for leaving. You still can't use it to get in. I was disappointed by this too.
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Feb 5, 2020 09:54
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I really felt like that particular issue needed more outs. Hmmm...playthrough #2. Playthrough 1 was 4/4/2/2. Maybe 2/3/3/4. ChrisBTY fucked around with this message at 10:05 on Feb 5, 2020 |
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Feb 5, 2020 09:56
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dicemaker theme is the best song in the game imo
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Feb 8, 2020 00:18
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Mr. Dick is now taking recommendations for a horrific necktie.
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Feb 8, 2020 00:37
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In hindsight a 2/3/3/4 build is awful for learning about the pale. So it's time to rewind my game a day or three. Big problem is I also have to put Jamais Vu in my thought cabinet but I devoted the day to...the quit drinking thought so I'm going to have to rewind quite a bit. Possibly all the way to the beginning of day 4. I wasted a lot of time thinking the Islets would just 'open' on day 5. Time to unwaste that time I guess
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Feb 8, 2020 05:10
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On the first day still. I hear stuff happens after certain days, but if I take my time, I won't miss anything. Except for maybe the quest to repay hotel damages. Am I interpreting things right?
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Feb 8, 2020 05:31
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Dr Christmas posted:On the first day still. I hear stuff happens after certain days, but if I take my time, I won't miss anything. Except for maybe the quest to repay hotel damages. Am I interpreting things right? There are a couple interactions that only pop up at a specific place and day, but it's nothing particularly significant if you happen to not stumble upon them.
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Feb 8, 2020 05:46
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UnknownMercenary posted:The keycard only works for leaving. You still can't use it to get in. I was disappointed by this too.
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Feb 8, 2020 09:35
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Xander77 posted:That is incorrect. You might be thinking of the one in Evrart's office, which you naturally can't use for entering. No, I'm not. Unless I had to equip it in my hand or something, the card I swiped from the sleeping dockworker didn't do anything and I had to go back and make the jump because I couldn't learn racism that playthrough.
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Feb 8, 2020 10:05
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just started this game and i got a sweet new hat, a penchant for communism, and no stomach for corpses game good also possibly the first rpg I've played where you maybe don't want to click on every dialogue option? hiding the crazy seems like maybe a good strategy
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Feb 8, 2020 14:16
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It is an option, but you are a police officer. People's options if you are weird or offensive are very limited. So, follow your heart. Play a role. 
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Feb 8, 2020 14:23
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10-4 piercing the endless veil with my mind now, will report back
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Feb 8, 2020 14:37
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Au Revoir Shosanna posted:also possibly the first rpg I've played where you maybe don't want to click on every dialogue option? hiding the crazy seems like maybe a good strategy You don't necessarily want to click every option. More so when talking with "yourself" than when talking to others. Too much introspection might or might not end well for you.
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Feb 8, 2020 14:49
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Tylana posted:It is an option, but you are a police officer. People's options if you are weird or offensive are very limited. So, follow your heart. Play a role. Yeah, there's a loading screen hint basically saying you can get away with saying weird poo poo because you are a figure of authority. In some cases, the weird poo poo is what they'll listen to.
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Feb 8, 2020 14:50
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Jack Trades posted:You don't necessarily want to click every option. More so when talking with "yourself" than when talking to others. yeah i already had a full on meltdown that I'm pretty sure i could have avoided, I'm very quickly realising you need to pick your actions carefully or just embrace hobocop psychosis idk it all looks fun
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Feb 8, 2020 15:16
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this communism lark seems a bit extreme, talk of firing squads and all that, but i didn't see an option for sensible nordic-style social democracy achieved through electoral politics and incrementalist reforms so gently caress it, bring on the revolution babayy! and also in the game
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Feb 8, 2020 16:03
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Au Revoir Shosanna posted:this communism lark seems a bit extreme, talk of firing squads and all that, but i didn't see an option for sensible nordic-style social democracy achieved through electoral politics and incrementalist reforms so gently caress it, bring on the revolution babayy! Snrk. Notable, the detectives opinions on everything are relatively goofy and extreme. But the people you are talking to can be more nuanced.
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Au Revoir Shosanna posted:this communism lark seems a bit extreme, talk of firing squads and all that, but i didn't see an option for sensible nordic-style social democracy achieved through electoral politics and incrementalist reforms You can become a moralist later which is pretty similar.
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Feb 8, 2020 17:52
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had a dream about this game last night so i guess i should try to beat it again. last run petered out around when i talked to the lady from orangejuice for the second time, on the roof. i think i was 2/3/4/4? or something like that. thinking of going with an intellectual bodybuilder this time. or maybe a smart pickpocket. what do y’all think
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Feb 8, 2020 18:00
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a fatguy baldspot posted:had a dream about this game last night so i guess i should try to beat it again. last run petered out around when i talked to the lady from orangejuice for the second time, on the roof. i think i was 2/3/4/4? or something like that. thinking of going with an intellectual bodybuilder this time. or maybe a smart pickpocket. what do y’all think Was it your first run? What didn't you like about your 2/3/4/4 cop?
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Feb 8, 2020 18:02
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My best friends Interfacing, Perception and Reaction Speed never fail me. I can't imagine doing a playthrough without at least 4 in Motorics now.
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DropsySufferer posted:You can become a moralist later which is pretty similar. p sure moralists just want Nosfereefer fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Feb 8, 2020 |
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Feb 8, 2020 18:07
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itry posted:Was it your first run? What didn't you like about your 2/3/4/4 cop? yeah first run. nothing i didn’t like about them as far as i remember. just got sidetracked by irl stuff.
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Feb 8, 2020 18:09
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on second thought i definitely disliked missing all the intelligence checks. but empathy seems super important too? character creation always trips me up in these games.
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Feb 8, 2020 18:11
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a fatguy baldspot posted:on second thought i definitely disliked missing all the intelligence checks. but empathy seems super important too? character creation always trips me up in these games. I found my 3/5/1/3 playthrough very engaging. It was an empathic sorry sober cop run. High motorics / physique runs can be funnier. If you desliked missing intelligence checks you could try a 5/2/3/2 (or 5/1/3/3) run, and be a high functioning Sherlock
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Feb 8, 2020 18:19
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isn’t there a mod or cheat to give yourself more stat points? i wouldn’t go overboard, i just want something like 6/3/3/5
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Feb 8, 2020 18:32
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Failure is an important part of the experience too. 
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Feb 8, 2020 19:19
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a fatguy baldspot posted:isn’t there a mod or cheat to give yourself more stat points? i wouldn’t go overboard, i just want something like 6/3/3/5 Jack Trades posted:Failure is an important part of the experience too. Yup. There is a mod for a different stat distribution model. Where you can distribute your points freely, like D&D. Never tried it though.
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alright fine i’m going 4/2/2/4. what should my signature skill be? last game it was authority and honestly i was pretty disappointed by it. never mind i remembered that spirit de core owned a fatguy baldspot fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Feb 8, 2020 |
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Feb 8, 2020 19:40
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You could also just learn Jamais Vu immediately (and have a highish int to offset -1 Encyclopedia) and then just be overflowing with points for everything. But yes, failure is important to the experience. You won't see everything in 1 playthrough, and often failures are more interesting than successes.
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a fatguy baldspot posted:alright fine i’m going 4/2/2/4. what should my signature skill be? last game it was authority and honestly i was pretty disappointed by it. You probably didn't have enough points in Autority last time, but maybe try Reaction Speed? 
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Don't forget that you can signature one skill during the character creation and it doesn't have to be one that tied to the attribute you're good at. For my first playthrough I went something like, 5/1/2/2 (don't remember exact numbers) with Interfacing as my signature.
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