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Lobcorp is located in the Safari Zone, apparently. (I'll go fix that, thanks!) e: Update on the last page, right here.
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So will the base eventually expand so much that you'll have every abnormality by the end of the game, or is -44 going to remain this mysterious instant killer forever?
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May 10, 2020 11:07
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A single, full playthrough only gets ~50% of the possible abnormalities, so it'll either have to wait until I inevitably go into the second loop to show off everything else, or for the game to throw -100, -44, and something else I really don't want at me. Could go either way, tbh. 
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May 10, 2020 11:17
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TeeQueue posted:I do not want you, -44, I do not want to see your lore. I do not like your instant kills, I do not like the memory drills. I do not want your E.G.O gear, I do not want you coming here, I do not want you, -44, please do not show up anymore. Whats up with -44? I always found it pretty amenable as long as you didn't do the thing that triggers the kill.
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May 10, 2020 11:55
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It's perfectly harmless as long as you do not do the One Thing, yes, but even at its very best its a 1.76 that trades 'giving slightly better gear' for 'being way worse than 1.76 in every other way.' Since we have 1.76 MHz and aren't hurting for E.G.O gear we have no reason to pick it up unless it's to dodge something way worse, and I would rather see things like -56 pop up again instead of it. Really should have picked that one on day 2. 
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May 10, 2020 12:01
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Sorry, but I think you'll just have to get used to -44 showing up every day for the rest of the game - after all, the cursed streak continues eternally, never broken.
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May 10, 2020 12:04
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I got O-01-92 in my first run and it was very useful because my command unit could not train Justice at ALL. Had a few day retries until I could get enough boxes to see it's gimmick. Which is a little fiddly and has caused the occasional death/retry since. Also I had unescaping abnormalties all the way through TETH. This did not prepare me well.
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May 10, 2020 13:30
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FairyNuff posted:Whats up with -44? My problem is that there are a lot of things to pay attention to, and each one you add to the pile gets you closer to a reset. The game gives you a lot of rope to hang yourself with.
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May 10, 2020 13:38
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Still fairly early on my first run, and I've got both 100 and 08 in the same department. It's... interesting. Also 44 (in a different one), which is still my only decent trainer in that stat. So yeah, lots of things to keep track of already - still perfectly manageable, but it's definitely ballooning. On a separate note, the day I picked 100 two employees in that department STARTED dead. Upon memory reset they were fine, so is there some occasional bug associated with that abnormality in particular, or just some occasional bug of that sort in general?
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May 10, 2020 18:58
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my dad posted:Poor background clerks. If you remember the department description, they provide certain bonuses while they're alive, but their survival skills are slightly below those in lemmings. They die all the drat time. It would be great if they were willing to just run from almost everything they see.
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May 10, 2020 19:21
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Hunt11 posted:It would be great if they were willing to just run from almost everything they see. I gotta admire their dedication when they whip out a pistol and start plinking at some escaped monster, though given the first day maybe it's less dedication and more the monster who's your boss is more scary than the monster you're shooting. 
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May 10, 2020 22:53
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Mechanics Talk 4: Clerks Clerks. They're background characters who wander around randomly within their departments. They have 10-16 HP and SP, and a gun which has a 40% chance to deal 1 damage each time they fire. Their gun and suit both count as ZAYIN class. Right now they panic when they see any breaching Abnormality, but eventually they will be able to In theory, Clerks provide an important service. Each department has an office worker effect, which gives a small buff to all agents in the facility based on how many Clerks are still alive.  The circled indicator tells us what level of effect we currently have, and the exact effect varies by department.  The Control team increases the Movement Speed of our agents. None of these bonuses are particularly important, but there's no reason not to have them if you can. Clerks are refreshed at the start of each day for free, so it's usually not a big deal to lose them. Usually. Certain Abnormalities count the number of deaths in the facility, and Clerk deaths count towards these numbers. The community has collectively nicknamed them the 'Clerk's Rights Abnormalities,' as they exist to punish managers who let their Clerks die. We will absolutely be taking at least one of these Abnormalities in the future.  Control Team Bonus Content Team description  Team armband  Malkuth sprite  Story background 
TeeQueue fucked around with this message at 07:31 on Jul 9, 2021 |
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May 11, 2020 08:06
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please note that since the game stated earlier that guns are useless against anomalies, that means that all the clerks have somehow been equipped with lovely mass-production ego-weapons
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May 11, 2020 08:32
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There has been new information found about how exactly clerks' guns work, and the post has been updated accordingly. The guns do not deal 1-2 damage per shot, they have a 40% chance of dealing 1 damage per shot. Clerks are terrible.
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May 11, 2020 09:07
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Edit: TeeQueue said it better with a fun image that I gave them, so it's all good.
Crepuscule Adepte fucked around with this message at 10:26 on May 11, 2020 |
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May 11, 2020 10:20
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StillFullyTerrible posted:please note that since the game stated earlier that guns are useless against anomalies, that means that all the clerks have somehow been equipped with lovely mass-production ego-weapons   (I was planning to save the artbook for later, but this is honestly too good not to share a little early.) 
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May 11, 2020 10:22
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Well, it beats cyanide pills, I guess.
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May 11, 2020 10:29
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TeeQueue posted:There has been new information found about how exactly clerks' guns work, and the post has been updated accordingly.  TeeQueue posted:
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May 11, 2020 13:43
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Cardiovorax posted:Well, it beats cyanide pills, I guess. Pretty sure cyanide pills have more than a 40% chance to work.
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May 11, 2020 14:18
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I don't think cyanide pills work at all if you try to throw them at magic nightmare monsters, not even at a 40% rate.
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May 11, 2020 14:40
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TeeQueue posted:
then how do they deal any damage at all
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May 11, 2020 14:51
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StillFullyTerrible posted:then how do they deal any damage at all 60% of the time, they don't.
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May 11, 2020 14:59
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StillFullyTerrible posted:then how do they deal any damage at all Presumably, it's their "OHSHITOHSHITOSHIT" that's doing the damage, the bullets are just conveying it to the abnormalities
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May 11, 2020 15:05
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my dad posted:Presumably, it's their "OHSHITOHSHITOSHIT" that's doing the damage, the bullets are just conveying it to the abnormalities this works for me
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May 11, 2020 15:08
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I mean, I know that in my game, a bunch of Clerks suppressed the Forsaken Murderer several times with their 9mm pistols.
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May 11, 2020 15:52
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This LP inspired me to buy the game. It is beating my rear end and my agents are dying in droves
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May 11, 2020 16:28
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Between the LP and the beforeIplay post ( https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2969807&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=804#post504208582 ) you should hopefully have a bit of a leg up. I do find myself sometime just resigning myself to like a half dozen retries as I try to work out how not to completely mess up a new generator.
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May 11, 2020 16:36
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Looks like I should have been more aggressive with resetting. I'm making progress at least.
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May 11, 2020 16:52
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Oh, for sure. You should never be afraid to reset-the way I’m planning to play through it here is definitely not the intended new player experience. Best of luck to you!
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May 11, 2020 16:56
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I'm close to being able to try the Dusk mission but oddly scared to try. Got another mission I might be kind of screwed on with my abnormalities. Game is stressful, haha. Also don't be afraid to just not work a new abnormality if you need to get some better gear or stats to survive the work. I ended up blowing LOB to nudge someone up to V/V/V/V because they needed like one less failure notch to survive the base damage of the abnormality.
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May 11, 2020 17:04
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Put me down as another goon sold on this game! Picked it up and I'm 8 days in and wowzers stuff can go wrong real quick. The different abnormalities in this game are kind of amazing, I'm really looking forward to seeing which ones you get to show off TeeQueue.
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May 11, 2020 20:48
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my dad posted:Presumably, it's their "OHSHITOHSHITOSHIT" that's doing the damage, the bullets are just conveying it to the abnormalities Bingo. As creatures of human consciousness they can be hurt by strong intent.
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May 11, 2020 20:52
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Just bought the game yesterday myself and got to day 4, with literally a start that would make the OP envious. Day 1, One Sin. Day 2, 1.76 mhZ. Day 3, O-02-56. Day 4, the mirror. This game is going to murder me, isn't it.
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Day 6: Story Music: story1   A majority of them would like to know more about you as a person. Some will take the initiative and attempt to approach you first. There are no regulations to prevent them from coming all the way to your office to interact with you face to face, unfortunately. It seems the one who set those rules in place did not consider situations like this. And I suppose this may be a good opportunity for you to show them that you are generous and caring enough to have chitchats with your subordinates. Words tend to travel faster than you think. But please keep in mind that you do not have to do everything they ask of you. Simply thank them for their effort. Tell them you hope that they will keep up the good work. That will benefit both parties, don’t you think? Give them a vending machine and next they will come knocking, demanding a bar. I expect you to make the right decision.In summary: Our employees may try talking to us, and our job is to spout empty platitudes and make them feel good, but absolutely never under any circumstances listen to any requests we might hear. Y'know, just like corporations in real life.   Anyways, now that the Control Team is fully expanded, we can expand further down to the Information Team. We do that.   ...that's it? That's it. We're not all busybodies like Malkuth. Is there anything else? Er… no. Then I'll see you after work.With the exception of Malkuth on day 1, we have to wait until the day after we open a department in order to get the first cutscene/mission of a given Sephirah. We'll learn more about Yesod soon enough. Meanwhile…   It looks like with the new department coming online, we've been assigned to different spots. Gonna' be a shame not having you around pushing work off on me anymore. Yeah, well… someone has to keep the newbies in line. I don't mind having access to the CCTV all the time, either. You actually like keeping track of those things? Ehh, while you guys were doing all the work the past couple days, I learned to appreciate watching. Pfft-that's not creepy at all.  How else will I know when to heroically show up to save your rear end at the last moment? Whatever, man. Don't do anything crazy. You know I can't promise that. Good luck in info.Next time, on Lobotomy Corporation: A new department! Ordeals! Terrible skin-care regimens! TeeQueue fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Jun 29, 2021 |
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May 12, 2020 11:21
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This is when the kid gloves come off.
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May 13, 2020 16:27
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Having recorded the next session, Yes. Yes it is.
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May 13, 2020 16:46
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My experience is that the real fun starts a bit further on so all I can guess is that you picked up something fun to deal with.
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May 13, 2020 16:54
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:This is when the kid gloves come off. Now made with real kids!
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May 13, 2020 17:02
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:This is when the kid gloves come off. I dunno, I think the kid gloves come off a few departments down the line
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Slaan posted:Now made with real kids! Kid gloves are made of real kids. Just not human ones, admittedly. :P Things just get more AAAAAAHHHHHH as the game goes on. The escalation is done decently well I think? I should be pushing more training out, really. I can handle X number of meltdowns going off if I don't mess up, but the real time sunk makes you pretty cagey about some stuff even with options available to you. Kind of looking forward to see if and how TQ clowns stuff that seems insurmountable to me. I kind of need a script that just posts "Trip Report. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. [Redacted]. Having fun, still playing." after each session.
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