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Kept trying to talk to Governor Medineh in act 1 and going over the planet with a fine tooth comb because I knew I'd convinced him of the insurrection in my last play through only to find out that if your Darkest Hour was Brand of Shame you can't convince him. RIP.
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Dec 25, 2023 10:49
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lol unequip your grenades on party members when they aren't in your squad. Had Idira fight as an npc and turn 1 she throws a gas grenade in between 3 of my people. Hey you sorta got one enemy so a for effort. I am incredibly sympathetic on how stupidly complex programming games can be and even the simplest features can spiral out of control, but c'mon. I have programmed in even a 7drl a check when an AI goes to decide if an attack should be used to see if the potential damage of allies is >= potential damage of enemies then don't do it go on to checking another option. Burst fire makes this a bit more of a grey area, but the grenade has a fixed area.
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Dec 25, 2023 10:49
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I'd go as far as "don't do an attack if there's a non-zero chance of friendly fire" because it's not like those allies will actually be useful anyway.
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Dec 25, 2023 10:55
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FuzzySlippers posted:I seem to recall in previous games if your character was alone you'd have to pass skill checks yourself, but it seems like I always have access to party skills no matter what. Do you ever need the skills specifically on the PC? Yes, it happens.
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Dec 25, 2023 11:05
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Cynic Jester posted:Kept trying to talk to Governor Medineh in act 1 and going over the planet with a fine tooth comb because I knew I'd convinced him of the insurrection in my last play through only to find out that if your Darkest Hour was Brand of Shame you can't convince him. RIP. Does convincing him change anything? He said he'd take it more seriously on my playthrough, and then the plot happened.
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Dec 25, 2023 12:13
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The Lone Badger posted:Does convincing him change anything? He said he'd take it more seriously on my playthrough, and then the plot happened. It gives you some XP, that's about it as I recall.
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Dec 25, 2023 12:21
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Jack Trades posted:I'd go as far as "don't do an attack if there's a non-zero chance of friendly fire" because it's not like those allies will actually be useful anyway. NPCs with burst fire are especially dumb because they will stand at max range from the enemy (low chance to hit) which is also right behind your squishies (high chance to hit). They are less than useless, they are actively making the battle harder for no reason.
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Dec 25, 2023 12:41
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Maybe is my style, but I have started giving almost everyone sniper rifles. I have build each character in a different niche, like my Serena is great at shotting a lot of bullets or burning things with fire. But the squishy characters help a lot by having a sniper file, so they always can do something usefull, like pick a weak enemy and oneshot it, or contribute to weak others. Jae looks like a character that would be great with dual pistols, but is also very easy to give it a powerfull xenos sniper and have her become a good sniper. And spray and pray with two pistols is not that good. Not with Abelard out there soaking damage.
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Dec 25, 2023 12:50
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With how messy the battlefields can get if you blocked the npcs from ever injuring each other I could see that leaving them with too few options, but the devs could definitely better favor other options when available. You npcs don't always have to burst just single fire sometimes!
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Dec 25, 2023 13:09
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FuzzySlippers posted:With how messy the battlefields can get if you blocked the npcs from ever injuring each other I could see that leaving them with too few options, but the devs could definitely better favor other options when available. You npcs don't always have to burst just single fire sometimes! If allied npc's only ever did single target attacks then nothing of value would be lost.
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Dec 25, 2023 13:13
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Clarste posted:NPCs with burst fire are especially dumb because they will stand at max range from the enemy (low chance to hit) which is also right behind your squishies (high chance to hit). They are less than useless, they are actively making the battle harder for no reason.
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Dec 25, 2023 13:45
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Hilarious Bug Report: I had the romance encounter with Jae, and when it was over, my model had bugged out. Seems strangely appropriate.
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Dec 25, 2023 16:32
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SirPhoebos posted:Hilarious Bug Report: I had the romance encounter with Jae, and when it was over, my model had bugged out. STDs in the Warhammer universe are pretty wild.
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Dec 25, 2023 16:43
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Well, I can't install Toybox using any of the methods they have, which is pretty bad as my bugs are currently really nasty with a lot of flags hosed up and quests marked as incomplete when I've already finished them, etc. Guess I'll wait for a hotfix. Also, the invisible after sex bug isn't locked to Jae! I've seen a lot of people having it happen for Jae, but I just had it with Marazhai. Which maybe makes a little more sense.
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Dec 25, 2023 17:18
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t3isukone posted:Well, I can't install Toybox using any of the methods they have https://github.com/xADDBx/ToyBox/releases Put the contents into  Should work right away without any issues.
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FuzzySlippers posted:With how messy the battlefields can get if you blocked the npcs from ever injuring each other I could see that leaving them with too few options, but the devs could definitely better favor other options when available. You npcs don't always have to burst just single fire sometimes! I would prefer if most ally NPCs were melee and gun, their AI just needs to be set to get them to rush straight at the enemy and then attack when out of MP, maybe some basic warrior or Marksman abilities for variety. Mixing it up would be very easy, have some as snipers so there's no burst issues, or pure 2h melee and, this is the most important part, never give them any loving grenades. For all the complaints I've seen way more burst fire from enemies hitting their own allies and in several cases killing each other. Core of higher it probably matters way more, as 2 morons standing directly behind Cassia and burst firing could easily kill her. There's a lot of missed potential for arming your own troops for any on ship combat. One of the warp encounters you get the choice to spend cargo to equip your troops with better gear, but it just resolves via text.
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Dec 25, 2023 19:35
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SUGGESTION [Legendary failure]: Abelard, inform the xenos witch I want to have gently caress with her
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Dec 25, 2023 19:38
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pentyne posted:For all the complaints I've seen way more burst fire from enemies hitting their own allies and in several cases killing each other. Core of higher it probably matters way more, as 2 morons standing directly behind Cassia and burst firing could easily kill her. Oh, the enemies definitely hurt each other more than you with burst fire too. It's just less annoying when that happens so why would anyone complain about it?
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Dec 25, 2023 19:40
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I find a huge different in lethality from spread fire to single bullets. With single bullets being more advantegeous. This sadded me since I designed Argent to be the MOAR DAKA character, abusing the bolter, but in the end she is more operative with the flamethrower.
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Dec 25, 2023 19:50
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My voidsmen-at-arms have never once stopped armed cultists or daemons from assailing me in my bedroom, but have spent the entirety of an assault on the bridge shooting me and our Navaigator in the back while the Navigator and Abelard proceeded to murder all the enemies. I'm not sure why I don't have the option to airlock the useless bastards.
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Dec 25, 2023 19:52
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Jack Trades posted:https://github.com/xADDBx/ToyBox/releases Also rename the folder to Toybox0 or whatever it tells you
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Dec 25, 2023 20:05
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Tei posted:I find a huge different in lethality from spread fire to single bullets. With single bullets being more advantegeous. This is absolutely not the case, it's just, her starting weapon sucks, a lot. You'll get a very good heavy bolter in act 2 that obliterates everything.
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Dec 25, 2023 20:20
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Her bolter is old and decrepit with a whopping 45 recoil. Even the non-heavy bolter with less damage is way better
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RoboChrist 9000 posted:My voidsmen-at-arms have never once stopped armed cultists or daemons from assailing me in my bedroom, but have spent the entirety of an assault on the bridge shooting me and our Navaigator in the back while the Navigator and Abelard proceeded to murder all the enemies. “Mook with burstfire las/autogun” seems to be a giant liability no matter what side of combat they’re on. I’ve seen the AI devour itself with friendly fire too many times to count
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Dec 25, 2023 20:27
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Man I hate act 3
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Chillgamesh posted:“Mook with burstfire las/autogun” seems to be a giant liability no matter what side of combat they’re on. I’ve seen the AI devour itself with friendly fire too many times to count This is extremely on theme for the 40k Universe.
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Dec 25, 2023 21:11
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There must be such a high variation in a3 enjoyment based on how your RT is built.
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Clerical Terrors posted:STDs in the Warhammer universe are pretty wild. Sexually transferred disappearance
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GoodluckJonathan posted:There must be such a high variation in a3 enjoyment based on how your RT is built. I have mine as a full officer support build and I thought A3 was fine. I had Argenta bank before I needed to do any fighting on my own, and that was enough.
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GoodluckJonathan posted:There must be such a high variation in a3 enjoyment based on how your RT is built. My MC is a Grand Strategist Officer with literally zero offensive capabilities and I thought Chapter 3 was the coolest part of the game so far.
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Gwaihir posted:I have mine as a full officer support build and I thought A3 was fine. I had Argenta bank before I needed to do any fighting on my own, and that was enough. Yeah but how did you do with the gear skill checks?
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GoodluckJonathan posted:Yeah but how did you do with the gear skill checks? There are so many of them that you're bound to succeed in a couple of them at least.
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The crashed Inquisition Ship was a really great set piece, extremely 40k lore accurate vibe. Tons of little details about how the Black Ships operate, little 'movie' scenes of past events via ghost memories, and actually engaging and fun combat encounters that did not feel unbalanced or punishing. A good boss encounter too that got creative without just stacking up endless buffs for difficulty that I wish they would do more of. It was kind of weird how little reactivity Heinrix had to the whole place. He makes one single comment you can respond to and that's it. I did notice a lot more visual and mechanical bugs then ever before. Almost all of the enemies didn't even do attack animations. There was a problem triggering the fog of war to clear after the first combat encounter and you'd think that was the end of the area map but you have to run up against the blackness several times to get it to clear and let you progress in the map. After the finale and return to the ship you get prompted to pick what option to resolve it but there was no reputation indicators for the outcome despite it being very clearly 3 styles of options, nuke from orbit(dogmatic), send people down to set charges(iconoclast?), and send people down to strip it clean and tell them to shut their loving mouths about what they saw(got to be heretical) I'm also finding that you can stunlock turrets just by getting someone in melee range. It makes them go from a serious threat to basically cosmetic decorations.
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pentyne posted:The crashed Inquisition Ship was a really great set piece, extremely 40k lore accurate vibe. Tons of little details about how the Black Ships operate, little 'movie' scenes of past events via ghost memories, and actually engaging and fun combat encounters that did not feel unbalanced or punishing. A good boss encounter too that got creative without just stacking up endless buffs for difficulty that I wish they would do more of. My whole party fell on their faces with skill checks here and I never even got past the blast door. I guess I need to put points in demolitions!
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GoodluckJonathan posted:Yeah but how did you do with the gear skill checks? I mean I failed most of them, but they're mostly for random cargo crap, so I don't feel like I was missing anything. I got Jae and Pasquale back soon enough that it didn't feel that relevant. (I just finished A3 too and thought it was cool as well. It was enough of a change up that forced more thought with how I was playing, but on daring none of the fights felt really unfair. Part of that of course is that I had cassia back by the time they got hard, but, even without her it felt good.)
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I didn't get Cass back until the very end of Chapter 3. It really made me realize that my team was well built enough without her but I wonder what decides the order you get the companions in.
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Jack Trades posted:I didn't get Cass back until the very end of Chapter 3. It really made me realize that my team was well built enough without her but I wonder what decides the order you get the companions in. A few are available right away Abelard if you can snap him off it otherwise you need a stim, Argenta, I think yrliet after the pit , a few require winning at least one arena fight Pasqal, Jae, Ulfar and the rest after the second arena fight which is pretty much the Psykers, aka Idira, Heinrix and Cassia. I am not sure when you can get your custom characters, aka bodyguards, back.
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Arglebargle III posted:My whole party fell on their faces with skill checks here and I never even got past the blast door. I guess I need to put points in demolitions! The skill checks start ramping up fast in Act 2, by level 25 you're going to need to be taking the basic/advanced skill feats for the important ones. Demolitions and Athletics are major roadblocks to map progression in a way the others really aren't. Demolitions(Argenta is good) Tech/Logic (Pasqal) Lore Xenos (Yrilet) Abelard (Athletics/Carouse maybe Coercion) Lore Warp(Heinrix, Idira) Lore Imp/Commerce/Persuasion (Jae) You really, really need Lore Xenos sky high for Act 3 for disarming all the Drukhari traps. I've only seen a single Lore Warp trap so far but I assume they become more prominent. There's definitely a lot of appeal into making a non-combat primary skill monkey RT to open up party compositions.
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Advanced skill also gives you a reroll in the skill (who knows if it's actually working all the time).
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