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So on Earth, you visit NASA and learn grav drive technology is what destroyed the magnetosphere/atmosphere. Does that mean that OTHER places with atmospheres humans have settled will suffer the same fate? Or was it just development of the technology that did it?
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RandomBlue posted:I use StarUI and sort by DPS when comparing weapons and sort by value per weight when selling so I get rid of the lowest value poo poo taking the most space first.
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Sep 18, 2023 19:48
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"Landing in new planets like this never gets old" -Sam Coe. Upon landing on a planet called Akila...
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Punished Ape posted:So on Earth, you visit NASA and learn grav drive technology is what destroyed the magnetosphere/atmosphere. Does that mean that OTHER places with atmospheres humans have settled will suffer the same fate? Or was it just development of the technology that did it? Nah there's another audio log where they say they've fixed it for mass production but too late for Earth
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Sep 18, 2023 19:49
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Punished Ape posted:So on Earth, you visit NASA and learn grav drive technology is what destroyed the magnetosphere/atmosphere. Does that mean that OTHER places with atmospheres humans have settled will suffer the same fate? Or was it just development of the technology that did it? you may have missed it but it's explained that the issue with the grav drives that caused that was fixable but the lead researcher was such a dipshit techbro that he forged ahead anyway with the flawed drives and the issue was fixed after earth was already hosed
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Sep 18, 2023 19:49
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Punished Ape posted:So on Earth, you visit NASA and learn grav drive technology is what destroyed the magnetosphere/atmosphere. Does that mean that OTHER places with atmospheres humans have settled will suffer the same fate? Or was it just development of the technology that did it? Keep playing. you're only getting part of the story E: apparently it got missed by other people too but the techbro guy found an artifact and intentionally sabotaged the grav drives to destroy earth and push people out into the stars
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Sep 18, 2023 19:50
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Turin Turambar posted:Of course the options here all bad, and somehow Option D isn't a thing, say to the colonizers to land in the other side of the planet and don't agree to any terms, what the resort guys are going to do? they specifically say they aren't part of UC or Freestar, in other words they don't have the military power to back up the claim to the entire planet. Even with the inferior tech, the colonizers have superior numbers than a dozen of guards.. I mean, Paradiso appears to have a shitload of money from all their fancy tourism, so I assume they'd just hire someone like the Ecliptic Mercenaries to come in and bloodbath the colonists with superior tech if they felt it was a problem. Probably better to get the colonists the hell out of there by hooking them up with a grav drive. I liked that quest well enough. It was just something I ran across while I was in the middle of doing something else, so I was actually pretty happy that it wasn't a dragged out questline.
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Azhais posted:[insert dril isis tweet] You got the faction who does the terrorism mixed up. It's the UC.
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DEEP STATE PLOT posted:you may have missed it but it's explained that the issue with the grav drives that caused that was fixable but the lead researcher was such a dipshit techbro that he forged ahead anyway with the flawed drives and the issue was fixed after earth was already hosed why didn't he just fix it the first time lol
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Sep 18, 2023 19:51
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FFT posted:Yeah I also use StarUI, but mostly I just go by vibes. "This feels like a particle shotgun moment." "Oh you've got a microgun, eh? Check mine out." Yeah, the DPS is just general guidance for me. I check DPS, then actual damage per hit, firing rate and how much ammo I actually have. I pretty much ignore anything with low damage high fire rate because ammo is a PITA in this game AND YOU CAN'T CRAFT IT! 
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Sep 18, 2023 19:52
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VostokProgram posted:why didn't he just fix it the first time lol He found an artifact and intentionally sabotaged the drives so humans would be forced to move out into the galaxy
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site posted:He found an artifact and intentionally sabotaged the drives so humans would be forced to move out into the galaxy oh right I forgot that part. what a dumbass
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VostokProgram posted:why didn't he just fix it the first time lol iirc the flaw became apparent pretty early but he kept forging on and the solution was found after earth was already doomed
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VostokProgram posted:why didn't he just fix it the first time lol this is why: site posted:E: apparently it got missed by other people too but the techbro guy found an artifact and intentionally sabotaged the grav drives to destroy earth and push people out into the stars
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site posted:He found an artifact and intentionally sabotaged the drives so humans would be forced to move out into the galaxy i don't think it was intentional sabotage, more so that he knew what was gonna happen but still cared more about settling other systems than making it known what was going to happen he still sucks either way
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Sep 18, 2023 19:55
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move fast and break things (earth's atmosphere)
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DEEP STATE PLOT posted:i don't think it was intentional sabotage, more so that he knew what was gonna happen but still cared more about settling other systems than making it known what was going to happen he left the known flaw in and hid that from the people he pushed to use it specifically to destroy the earth's ability to sustain life. whether he actively put the flaw in is a semantic difference, not a practical one
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Sep 18, 2023 20:03
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I kinda get the feeling Bethesda only specializes in Dead Worlds because making them feel like people are alive in them currently is too difficult. All those big, fascinating events always happen in the past. Their game worlds - TES, Fallout, and now Starfield - feel like they were all lived in at one time, but are all currently being occupied by squatters who have barely figured out how to get their poo poo together. This COULD'VE been about colonizing space, but nah, it's about rediscovering all of these places that are largely still operable after a major war. For instance, stuff like the automated farms on Akila that don't move or do anything make it feel like you've stumbled on a long-abandoned civilization, not one that's thriving some 400 yards away. In fact, there's very little movement in any of the setpieces -- aside from Cydonia, which has not much else going on. My son pointed out that Bethesda makes environments that look lived-in, past-tense, but not lived-in, present-tense and I can't unsee it everywhere I go. edit- site posted:He found an artifact and intentionally sabotaged the drives so humans would be forced to move out into the galaxy Accelerationist techbro destroying Earth on purpose is the most believable plot point in the whole game TremorX fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Sep 18, 2023 |
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SmallpoxJenkins posted:I feel like we shouldn't have to put a point into whatever to do a running slide, or for jetpack hovering. Floor is lava posted:This game has major progression issues. I finished the main story to ng+ and then all of the factions and never upgraded a gun or suit and never built an outpost other than to test it. They really need to give you a couple of skill points per level. We're used to a skill tree being a central factor in action RPG's. Starfield's skill tree is pretty sucky, but you're getting new abilities and better stats in a lot of different ways. Artifact powers, unique abilities from completing a faction, companion skills, gear mods, consumable item buffs, and permanent stat boost magazines. Those things incentivize outpost building, exploration, mining, and spending time with different companions.
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widespread posted:I think my main takeaway now is that we kinda need persistence with these factions lmao its 2023 what do you mean they only acknowledge your poo poo during the quest and go right back to neutral status after There are hints of it, for example (spoiler on a side quest) there is an encounter with two Ryujin guys on a spaceship that has gone sentient. You have unique ways to resolve the situation if you’ve already joined Ryujin. It was actually sort of cool then though the “persuade” options were as nonsensical as always. But more would be way better.
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Sep 18, 2023 20:21
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Armories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfEIuDoK3o8 2x1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_xEvuLEj1Q
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Sep 18, 2023 20:27
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site posted:He found an artifact and intentionally sabotaged the drives so humans would be forced to move out into the galaxy Still massive MSQ spoilers. And he got the equations from a starborn version of himself. Or, at least a starborn. I think the last log is a little ambiguous on if it was intentional from the start but he absolutely thought it was a good thing. Until the world collapsed around him. Speaking of that quest, was there an explanation for why that last rocket didn’t leave? One of the first terminals talks about rumors that that last one wasn’t going to takeoff but to keep prepping as normal? Was that mentioned again?
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I've read about it many times already but drat it the whole ID card "persuasion" was SO dumb. Come oonnnn now, please? No! Pretty pretty please? No! Plzzzzzzzzz? Okay sure! The whole Starfield persuasion thing is a novel idea, but the way it's implemented is incredibly weird. I think I much rather prefer the good old "You must be this tall in the skill to succeed" check.
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Sep 18, 2023 20:39
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TeaJay posted:I've read about it many times already but drat it the whole ID card "persuasion" was SO dumb. Come oonnnn now, please? No! Pretty pretty please? No! Plzzzzzzzzz? Okay sure! i liked negating the entire final boss fight with the Persuasion skill
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Sep 18, 2023 20:40
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Fork of Unknown Origins posted:There are hints of it, for example (spoiler on a side quest) there is an encounter with two Ryujin guys on a spaceship that has gone sentient. You have unique ways to resolve the situation if you’ve already joined Ryujin. It was actually sort of cool then though the “persuade” options were as nonsensical as always. I actually did that one. Either I missed the path to using my Ryujin position beyond introductions, or I was too hyperfocused on planting the board because Juno just had to mention that memes are like genes in that they are designed to be spread(paraphrased from a talk about hallucinations).
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+2 Come on, we both know it's a good system.
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I like new lockpicking, I also like that with the Security/Persuasion skills you have the ability to bank instant-wins so less reason to save scum.
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trying to do a melee/steath run in ng++ and boy does it seem like a mistake. did anyone try unarmed?
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Has there ever been vehicles modded into a Bethesda game/does the engine support it? I was thinking how one of my favorite parts of mass effect 1 is driving the mako all over the planets and if I could do that in Starfield I'll probably drop 2000 hours in just driving on planets.
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Al! posted:trying to do a melee/steath run in ng++ and boy does it seem like a mistake. did anyone try unarmed? Yeah this is not a game where stealth feels viable. Environments just aren't set up for you to sneak around and silently murk people.
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Resdfru posted:I was thinking how one of my favorite parts of mass effect 1 is driving the mako  They exist!
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Alchenar posted:Yeah this is not a game where stealth feels viable. Environments just aren't set up for you to sneak around and silently murk people. It feels like they tried to avoid the situations from fallout where you could snipe an entire enemy camp from afar too. The minute I take my first stealth shot everyone knows where I am. But tbf my stealth is at level 2 so maybe it works differently as it gets higher
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Resdfru posted:I was thinking how one of my favorite parts of mass effect 1 is driving the mako ban
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Alchenar posted:Yeah this is not a game where stealth feels viable. Environments just aren't set up for you to sneak around and silently murk people. its funny because there are so many skills you can invest into for this purpose but they give you like 6 melee weapons and finding ones with enchantments on them seems very rare
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Resdfru posted:Has there ever been vehicles modded into a Bethesda game/does the engine support it? https://i.imgur.com/UK4n64k.gifv
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Al! posted:its funny because there are so many skills you can invest into for this purpose but they give you like 6 melee weapons and finding ones with enchantments on them seems very rare additionally, while i was originally a melee weapon evangelist, they do in fact stop being viable after level 50 or so. shotguns do way more damage at close range once advanced ones start showing up, if close combat is your preference, and snipers can one shot most enemies at that point from a safe distance as well.
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Al! posted:its funny because there are so many skills you can invest into for this purpose but they give you like 6 melee weapons and finding ones with enchantments on them seems very rare as a gun stealth player i couldn't help but laugh at FINALLY getting enough points in to unlock concealment and the challenge grind is stealth melee kills
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Alchenar posted:Yeah this is not a game where stealth feels viable. Environments just aren't set up for you to sneak around and silently murk people. And being able to silently murk people should be more present, since this is space.
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Sep 18, 2023 21:04
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site posted:as a gun stealth player i couldn't help but laugh at FINALLY getting enough points in to unlock concealment and the challenge grind is stealth melee kills I re-rolled the moment I got there. Wasn't in love with stealth but that sealed the deal
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skooma512 posted:And being able to silently murk people should be more present, since this is space. I do enjoy the "Did you hear something?!" voice lines on worlds with no atmosphere
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