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ScootsMcSkirt posted:i hope when they add more vehicles that each planet has a freebie vehicle kinda like the mechs were when they were added even just having them on-map at POI's like the mechs were for a bit (and maybe still are? I haven't seen one spawn myself) would be cool
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ChaseSP posted:I have a personal philosophy of weapons/equipment on the ground are free game provided the other dude isn't around or alive to actually use them, but to return them the moment they're in the area to not be a dickhead. Reminder you can ping weapons/equipment on the ground to let them easily findi t. Dear QoL Jesus, please let people open their map while dead or dropping. I pin people's dropped stuff more because of how annoying it is to be banned from pinning mine. Waffle House posted:Be a bro: Defend your fellow divers' deathspots so they can come get their pack and guns back! 
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Mar 11, 2024 19:34
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How many pc players have stratagems bound to the arrow keys? Makes running while punching in a reinforce drop easier, but it's a trade off. I have a keyboard without a numpad so my arrows are a little more accessible anyway
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Has anyone had their stratagem menu just disappear? If so, were you able to get it back in any way? I had it happen twice last night; I could still USE stratagems, but had to ask what the konami codes were until I memorized Reinforce.
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Mar 11, 2024 19:39
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forest spirit posted:How many pc players have stratagems bound to the arrow keys? Me! No regrets except I keep punching in WASD on terminals
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forest spirit posted:How many pc players have stratagems bound to the arrow keys? I use arrow keys to move and I rebound the strategem input to the numpad My biggest gripe with the numpad is the game rebinds anything on the numpad to its numlock off function keys on every restart, so I have to rebind every time I load in. Arrowhead, please.
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forest spirit posted:How many pc players have stratagems bound to the arrow keys? That’s how I do it. Having to take my hand off the mouse to punch in the code is, for me, preferable to standing still while using WASD for the code. I’ve heard of some people using their gamer mice’s many buttons, but I’m an old fart who can’t stand more than two thumb buttons on the mouse. Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Mar 11, 2024 |
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Brain genius moment: maybe I can use my flight sim rudder pedals for strategems Edit: maybe a 3 pedal racing setup + a mouse button lol
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forest spirit posted:How many pc players have stratagems bound to the arrow keys? Jerkface posted:I use arrow keys to move and I rebound the strategem input to the numpad Also another pro-tip, if you rebind the map to something other than Tab you can open the map while running without slowing down or opening the Steam overlay. I guess you could rebind sprint as well or put it on a toggle.
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I've got the stratagem menu on "hold" instead of "toggle" so switching to arrows would still result in stopped movement. It adds excitement to have to stop moving to punch in keys in a panic to call in support/reinforcements anyway.
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I always figured everyone on PC had bindings/macros for the strategems set for a single key press while I'm running for my life trying to get the code entered correctly on my 4th try using the PS5 directional pad. I'd like to use macros but I swear it makes the game just a little more exciting to have to try to type them in each time.
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Kunabomber posted:Brain genius moment: maybe I can use my flight sim rudder pedals for strategems USB numpads are like $10 and come in wireless versions. Just velcro one on your arm for the true strategem experience
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UFOTacoMan posted:I always figured everyone on PC had bindings/macros for the strategems set for a single key press while I'm running for my life trying to get the code entered correctly on my 4th try using the PS5 directional pad. I straight up consider macro'd strategems to be cheating, and I'm a kb+m player.
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Kunabomber posted:Brain genius moment: maybe I can use my flight sim rudder pedals for strategems If you don't have a foot pedal to use as your push to talk, are you really playing video games? (I've never looked back, thanks Irontusk!)
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I've almost got the muscle memory down for reinforcing and that's the one that matters most.
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UFOTacoMan posted:I always figured everyone on PC had bindings/macros for the strategems set for a single key press while I'm running for my life trying to get the code entered correctly on my 4th try using the PS5 directional pad.
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simply use a ddr pad for strategems like a champion
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i set up a voice attack profile so whenever i want a 500kg bomb i simply yell UP RIGHT DOWN DOWN DOWN
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i dont have any fancy split bindings, I just hit dive and then immediately start plugging in my strat codes. reinforce is usually dialed in before i hit the ground, the others I have radically varying levels of success with but at least i mitigate a lot of incidental damage
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I'd like to customize my mech so the central chassis looks like a default Helldiver helmet, only huge.
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Au Revoir Shosanna posted:i set up a voice attack profile so for example whenever i want a 500kg bomb i simply yell UP RIGHT DOWN DOWN DOWN i love the idea that you wouldn't make the voice command something easier to say, you still have to remember the code but now you have to input it even less accurately via voice lol
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Exodee posted:While I just use WASD, I've got the stratagem keys on numpad as well but just toggle the num-lock button beforehand. Kind of annoying but at least it works that way. I played a ton of NS2 so map is set to hold with the C key
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Reiley posted:I'd like to customize my mech so the central chassis looks like a default Helldiver helmet, only huge. this would rule
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apostateCourier posted:I straight up consider macro'd strategems to be cheating, and I'm a kb+m player. It is not cheating, but it is weakness and undemocratic.
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If people macro I really dont mind. I just hope everyone has fun
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Au Revoir Shosanna posted:i set up a voice attack profile so whenever i want a 500kg bomb i simply yell UP RIGHT DOWN DOWN DOWN 
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Helldiver inputs make me miss Soulcalibur
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Does the whole squad get your ship module bonuses, or just you?
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Hwurmp posted:Does the whole squad get your ship module bonuses, or just you? The booster at the end of your loadout? Everyone does. Edit: Ahhh, no I believe those are only for yourself. (the things you buy with research)
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Yeah just you. Cool thing is, whenever you call in your stratagems they all come directly from YOUR ship. Multiple players use lasers? Look up and you can see each individual ship firing.
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cyfad posted:Helldiver inputs make me miss Soulcalibur but how many half presses do i need
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LuiCypher posted:It's a satire/dig at any kind of authoritarian regime It's... a lot of things, in the broad strokes. It's primarily Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers with the serial numbers filed off... the game, as well as the first game, satired authoritarianism, fascism, imperialism, etc. While one could try to draw more specific lines, most of the satire is going to be fairly shallow. It's always been a cool action game first with a funny satire flavor wrapped around it second (or even third). I think it's also good to remember that Arrowhead is based in Sweden, which will likely inform the outlook of the developers. The first game did seem to at one point or another make swipes at American Imperialism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE5dajo4r1U The cyborgs are pacified by putting voting booths and mandatory voting, while the Super Earth Construction Company takes over the forges and industrial complexes while talking about it being profitable. I'm having trouble finding the other two victory scenes over the other alien races, but in the end they're all generally imperialist. From Helldivers 2, here's a video with all the parody ads that play in the destroyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55G4zAL2WLI There's a mishmash of a lot of things being parodied here. Anyhow, whatever the case, the flavor is fun. And it is fun to speculate about it. BeAuMaN fucked around with this message at 20:57 on Mar 11, 2024 |
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The marble blocks at the end of the tutorial, where you get your cape, contain the Helldiver Contract of Employment, which you agree to by being inside 15 meters of the stones for 1 second. The contract includes stuff like: - you are responsible for the material acquisitions for the Super Destroyer (cool reference to troops buying their own Kevlar during the Iraq War) - you are not to disclose CONFIDENTIAL Super Earth intelligence pertaining to: products, prices, and seasonal discounts - upon termination of the contract via you dying, your immediate relatives will receive 4.5 citizenship points (not exchangeable to cash equivalent) There's also Appendix A which can be request for additional terms (to be delivered in standard 5 to 10 business years) Also the terminal blurb at the start of the tutorial says it's Helldiver PRODUCTION, not training.
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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Video Games > Helldivers 2 - Cool references to the Iraq War
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I was talking to an old military buddy of mine and we both agree that the game absolutely nails the vibe of the Bush-era overly-moto dumb-gently caress recruit who wants to go win the Medal of Honor but ends up throwing the pin and holding onto the grenade. All-in total idiocy. 
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Helldivers are all the guy from this old joke from the Soviet Union: A man finds an old bottle, picks it up and opens it. The Genie comes out of the bottle and says: "Thanks so much for letting me out! I feel I should do something for you, too. Would you like to become a Hero of the Soviet Union?" The guy says: "Yes, sure!" Next thing he knows, he finds himself on a battlefield with four grenades, alone against six German panzers.
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Legit Businessman posted:If you don't have a foot pedal to use as your push to talk, are you really playing video games? This here is big brain poo poo.
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