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ModernMajorGeneral posted:The terrible 'caravan hand' you hired was actually a daytaler, who tend to have worse stats. Yeah, this is one of the dangers of post commentary. The longer i take to make these videos the farther removed I am from the events. It's also easy to see that past me is playing to get through these two weeks as opposed to putting on a good show. Quality will pick up on day 15. I'll be a little more conscious of the audience, and I may even switch to live commentary, depending on just how much alone time I can get for recording.
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) since you get +10 HP for -10 fatigue (fatigue is more useful but you can just level accordingly to balance it out)
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RBA Starblade posted:While the plot fell over hard for awhile around there it wasn't as bad as the last Dread Empire book, though to be fair he slapped two plots together because the script was stolen. Admittedly, I haven't read anything from Dread Empire.
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i really only read the first book because it got sold to me as low fantasy but especially by the battle of charm magic was pretty ubiquitous. kinda figured cook wouldn't be able to resist tossing more and more magic on the fire to top himself and that's like my least favorite thing in fantasy books the Captain remained a great source of quotable material though and since this game was directly inspired by black company a lot of his lines come to my mind when I'm playing it
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I think Cook's biggest problem is he has no idea how to pace the endings of his books, really. I'd still read another company or empire book though.
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:The terrible 'caravan hand' you hired was actually a daytaler, who tend to have worse stats. you can also lose the fat trait.
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Jul 15, 2017 20:58
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Sign me up! I me some good polearming!
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Jul 15, 2017 21:48
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Sign me up for the grinder!
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Jul 15, 2017 22:15
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Sign me up to die! It's my favorite thing!
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Jul 17, 2017 01:07
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Count me in, I'm ready to kill or be killed! DEATH OR GLORY 
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New episode up: 4- Outrunning the Bear - A How-to My new way of recording audio appears to have brought in some guest commentators detectable by those with pretty good headphones, though I talk pretty much constantly making it only a mild annoyance. Guest appearances include: My A/C Unit My Cat, Ellie I'll at least have the A/C off for the next recording session. My cat will still be a cat.
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Jul 17, 2017 14:37
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Alright, I figure I might as well sign up for possible glory and probable death.
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Jul 17, 2017 14:47
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Bought this game and holy gently caress is it harsh. Dudes just keep dying.
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Early game is like that. Your bros are fragile and need some coddling before they become more valuable than the equipment they are wearing. Focus on raising the value of your company via equipment -> bros -> renown (in that order) for early game. You reach a point eventually that you have decent gear even for your rookies, and you no longer have to rely on luck to leep them alive.
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Sign me up! Preferably as a ratcatcher with a small but vicious dog*. *large and vicious dog also accepted
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Affi posted:Bought this game and holy gently caress is it harsh. Dudes just keep dying. Shields. Shields are your friends. As are spears for low melee skill. Armor is the second most important thing next to shields. also learn to pick your fights. retreating right on the first turn will never kill anyone, just injure.
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Pierzak posted:Sign me up! Preferably as a ratcatcher with a small but vicious dog*. Sadly there's no Terrier-type dogs in this game. Just European-style warhounds, which makes sense. But that sadly means no Zerg Rushing some confused goblins with a massive horde of Jack Russells.
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My Life for Wanna be an archer and shoot people in the face.
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SugarAddict posted:My Life for Please make sure they have the zealot background following this quote.
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Archers can be religious zealots, especially if they worship gold and ale and the holy glory that is headshots.
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Drakenel posted:Shields. Shields are your friends. As are spears for low melee skill. Armor is the second most important thing next to shields. What are the better weapon mastery skills, once you start getting that far? I have a bunch of flails (level 3?) from killing a group of raiders, but they seem pretty low damage compared to the level one and two axes and swords I've found as well.
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Flails have a large damage range but their best value is in ignoring shields. I like to keep one or two around should I be dealing with a tanky opponent others have trouble defeating. Sometimes, like an Orc Warrior, it's a bad idea to destroy their shield because then they two hand their weapon, so flails are great for beating their defense while going for head shots.
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Affi posted:Bought this game and holy gently caress is it harsh. Dudes just keep dying. This game will kill you if you gently caress up. It will kill you if you hire the wrong man It will kill you if you give your men the wrong weapons. It will kill you if you take the wrong contract. It will kill you because it's funny
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that last one most of all
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marshmallow creep posted:Flails have a large damage range but their best value is in ignoring shields. I like to keep one or two around should I be dealing with a tanky opponent others have trouble defeating. Sometimes, like an Orc Warrior, it's a bad idea to destroy their shield because then they two hand their weapon, so flails are great for beating their defense while going for head shots. Flails are extra useful against bandits because they usually either have lovely headgear or none at all, which is just pure profit with a few Flail troopers.
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Would love to see this LP go the distance, last one puttered out real quick. Sign me up for the death train! No preference on weapons, armor or background.
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Arcturas posted:What are the better weapon mastery skills, once you start getting that far? I have a bunch of flails (level 3?) from killing a group of raiders, but they seem pretty low damage compared to the level one and two axes and swords I've found as well. Some argue that they don't take a weapon mastery skill. But some are obviously better than others. I assume your back line sticks to one class of weapon regardless. All mastery skills decrease fatigue costs by 25%, which is huge for heavier weapons like maces and axes. Like just mentioned now, flails are nice for getting headshots, and the skill actually removes the accuracy malus for the head targeting action, and causes the basic attack to ignore shields as well. Off the top of my head, I know the spear mastery makes Spearwall so it's still active even if someone makes it in melee range. Daggers reduced AP cost to let you get another hit in per turn... and Bow mastery increases the range by one. Course, skill choices could be argued all day. Head over the games thread for it if you want more detailed advice.
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Sign me up for meatshield duty. I'll take whatever I can get.
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I'm loving all these volunteers. Thanks for participating, Goons. We've reached the end of week one in game, and I'm working on the audio bits for week 2. Goon names are coming. I'll be going according to post order for those without preferences. The folks that want to be X will be put in as I can fit them into the playthrough. If I can't find your preferred background or the right combination of stats for your weapon, I'll certainly be on the lookout. You may end up being Spear/Shield bro #26 until I can grow your stats in such a way that you won't instantly die the moment I issue you your weapon of choice. Also, when we reach day 15, the thread will be a little bit more involved with the playthrough. While I'm down there with the Bros, making the moment to moment decisions, I'll be taking the thread's advice on the general direction of the company. I'll be the Captain while you guys are a few links up the chain like Brigadier Generals. e.g. "This week, should we focus more heavily on: gear, coin, manpower, faction reputation, or renown?" or "Can we find a use for this melon-fucker we just hired?" Thread discussion on strategic level decisions would be awesome, and I'll do my damnedest to follow the spirit of Goon opinion. Elpato fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Jul 18, 2017 |
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Sign me up as someone tanky
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Signing up. A crossbowbro or an archer, if possible.
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Sign me up to die! I love this game. I would kill to have this game's combat engine used for, say, a Myth game (which is fitting because that series, too, was inspired by Black Company).
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Night10194 posted:Sign me up to die! I'd love to see the opposite, this overworld for Myth style fights. Myth was so good.
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:I'd love to see the opposite, this overworld for Myth style fights. Myth was so good. I would just love a Myth game with a persistent roster of personalities to get murdered when the Dwarf fucks up, you know?
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New episode: 5- The Brothers Burkhard Also, we have an obituary now in the OP. Elpato fucked around with this message at 06:54 on Jul 19, 2017 |
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Sign me up to die a pointless death! I want as big a hammer as possible.
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I thought you were going into a death spiral there, but I see you manged to pull out of it, and managed to get some amazing guys. How many original guys do you have left? I don't think you have any originals left.
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The only original Bro I've lost is Havard. The two other guys I've lost are from the day 1 recruitment rush though. Lost my graverobber and peddler, but all the fishermen seem to be hanging in there. Maybe there's something to be said for a life of labor and protein rich lunches.
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Sign Me Up As a large, angry Flailman. Crushing heads for the gold, ale, and wenches.
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I'd like to sign up as a pole arm user, if we have spots for one.
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Elpato posted:The only original Bro I've lost is Havard. The two other guys I've lost are from the day 1 recruitment rush though. Lost my graverobber and peddler, but all the fishermen seem to be hanging in there. Maybe there's something to be said for a life of labor and protein rich lunches. Fishers and farmers are honestly pretty solid dudes. Their melee skill with need nurturing, of course, but they've got decent health and fatigue to start, which can be the difference between 'ow poo poo i have a concussion from that club' and 'BLEARGH- +1 obituary'
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