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SPT is just strictly single player right, like there's no co-op support in there that I could drop in with a friend?
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explosivo posted:SPT is just strictly single player right, like there's no co-op support in there that I could drop in with a friend? Check the previous page in this thread for a link to SPT co-op, maybe 30-40 posts prior to this one.
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Shuka posted:Check the previous page in this thread for a link to SPT co-op, maybe 30-40 posts prior to this one. Ack, sorry bout that, I'll check it out thanks!
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Kikas posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/1cdg9cu/the_update_regarding_eod_edition/ I don't know if I've ever seen anything get ratio'd that hard on reddit. Zero upvotes and 3.8k comments. Just keep sticking your dick in the hornets nest Nikita.
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Groovelord Neato posted:Supporting a live service shooter is a solved issue at this point (sell weapon skins) and it's bizarre they've landed on this. Yeah, the whole gritty realism thing they've claimed to want is already out the window, they might as well let people put decals and wraps on their M4s.
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I saw the thread blew up and was definitely not expecting...whatever the gently caress this is. I just really hope Questing Bots gets updated before any potential fuckery happens.  They could have offered gold weapon skins for $500 a la  and it would have gone over better. It's actually very impressive in a terrible way.e: used the power of google to answer my own question
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Got SPT set up the other night. Does anyone have a list of mods they recommend? Or have any tips for customizing things that might be helpful. I figure people might appreciate some guides like that right now
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Takanago posted:Got SPT set up the other night. Does anyone have a list of mods they recommend? Or have any tips for customizing things that might be helpful Bots: Questing Bots Looting Bots SWAG + Donuts (and all the frameworks they require) Algorithmic Level Progress UI: More checkmarks Game Overall: Server Value Modifier Those are the ones that I would absolutely recommend as a baseline. I personally use a mod that adds a compass rose which may or may not be considered defeating the purpose of the environment, but I also don't know the maps well enough by heart yet.
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Out of all the lovely decisions over the last 3 wipes, I actually like how they implemented the compass.
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Vasudus posted:Bots: Progression/Hideout Overhaul: Softcore Make Keys not suck: Gilded Key Storage Items/misc: Realistic Thermals Borkel's Realistic Night Vision Goggles WTT Pack'n'Strap Ammo Stats Medical Attention Helicopter Crash Sites Always Level Endurance
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Groovelord Neato posted:The PvE mode doesn't even remove the worst part of the game - that it takes ~5 minutes on average to get into a game. It's basically instant now, guess too many people hammered the servers yesterday.
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William Henry Hairytaint posted:not having a compass available right from the start was always a silly choice on BSGs part anyway and if I remember right they didn't even implement them at all until a couple of years ago. Compass was added at the same time as heavy bleeds, so end of 2020 IIRC? tjones posted:Someone just posted clips of one of the tarkov streamers installing SPT live on twitch and another of Pestily recommending you buy crack or strippers with the $100 it would take for EOD owners to upgrade. https://clips.twitch.tv/TangentialFrozenIguanaNomNom-C9rjrY9RgHTi4swL
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Eastbound Spider posted:I'm sure bsg will figure out the worst way to monetize the loading screens as well. Jesus, they could literally have just sold ads on the loading screen and also sold a $5/month ad free subscription like they're Amazon or something.
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Vasudus posted:Bots: I also use SAIN which is linked in some of those. There is also Boss Notifier, you can configure it to require Intel center upgrades to tell you anything.
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Having to explain to buddy that planning to buy the $250 package is in fact not justified by claiming to be a victim of the sunk cost fallacy ftmfw
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Kikas posted:Out of all the lovely decisions over the last 3 wipes, I actually like how they implemented the compass. it was a good addition and putting it behind a fairly easy early mission is fine, the issue with their implementation is that the mission falls into the category of "unlocking a thing that would have been extremely useful for the player to have to accomplish the unlocking in the first place," like so many of the shotgun and sniper missions the unlock mission requires you to navigate Woods, which due to its size and degree to which it is a bunch of similar-looking trees and rocks with limited visibility to landmarks, is pretty easily the map where a compass is most useful to a player who hasn't memorized everything, thus meaning the period of its greatest potential utility has already (at least to some extent) passed by the time you can access it of course you can just buy it... from Jaeger, who also requires navigation of Woods to unlock
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Woods also being the map that may cheekily spawn you facing the map boundary minefield with a skull and crossbones sign dozens of meters to your side rather than in front of you.
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LGD posted:it was a good addition and putting it behind a fairly easy early mission is fine, the issue with their implementation is that the mission falls into the category of "unlocking a thing that would have been extremely useful for the player to have to accomplish the unlocking in the first place," like so many of the shotgun and sniper missions This is literally how I learnt woods. I had a map up on my phone and was best guessing it till I got the compass, then used that till I was familiar enough to not need it anymore. Now I need to learn Shoreline and Reserve, I've not stepped foot on them at all, ever. Same with labs actually
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Arrath posted:Woods also being the map that may cheekily spawn you facing the map boundary minefield with a skull and crossbones sign dozens of meters to your side rather than in front of you. My first experience on Woods, my first map on Tarkov ever, was cloudy and at noon-ish. I had no idea where I was, and looking at the map on another screen didn't help me because I didn't know what I was even looking for. I moved a little and immediately blew myself up with a boundary mine. The irony is that I used to be in the army, and I used to be a combat engineer. The idea of me failing to get my bearings and wandering into a minefield is supremely funny.
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NonzeroCircle posted:I cannot navigate Customs for the life of me, even with the compass The problem with Customs is that for the longest time, the maps were drawn with train station to the west, UN roadblock to the east, so everyone internalized it as that. Once they added compass though, it turned out that the maps were backwards, but everyone’s mental map is still based on the old drawings so it’s a nightmare.
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Vasudus posted:The irony is that I used to be in the army, and I used to be a combat engineer. The idea of me failing to get my bearings and wandering into a minefield is supremely funny. This would be where I quip that hey, at least the Syrian border didn't have minefields.  and hope I'm thinking of the right poster from the GIP idiots thread as I dredge up deep lore
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Raymond T. Racing posted:The problem with Customs is that for the longest time, the maps were drawn with train station to the west, UN roadblock to the east, so everyone internalized it as that. Was Customs one of the maps where the sun was backwards too? I'd read Shoreline had a similar issue where the map in game was upside down and the sun also traveled the wrong path so the only way you could tell anything was wrong was the world map.
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I've been on the fence on getting this game for years, knowing I'd only ever play SPTarkov if I did... guess I better jump on it soon before things go kaput?
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Yes now is absolutely the time to buy the dying game to play the mod that's about to eat a C&D.
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explosivo posted:Ack, sorry bout that, I'll check it out thanks! Of course hope you enjoy, apologies for the morning curtness lol
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William Henry Hairytaint posted:Yes now is absolutely the time to buy the dying game to play the mod that's about to eat a C&D. nice! installing as we speak
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The only thing to note about SPT 3.8 (the most recent version that just came out) is that there's a very important mod, Questing Bots, that is currently not functional yet. The developer is hard at work trying to get it updated and out the door, and it should in theory be out maybe next week. This mod basically gives SPT the life that it needs - it makes bots path to quest objectives and do assorted things (to include sometimes unlocking quest doors). You can absolutely play without it, but it's something you want to keep an eye on and grab when it is fully functional with 3.8.
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If they C&D SPTarkov first thing people would do is remove the checks SPT makes to ensure you actually own a copy of the game. Which would absolutely blow the doors off people providing an all-in-one  version of the game bundled with the coop server mod. Giving birth to a true free-to-play private server community much sooner than it would otherwise come to be. Only thing keeping that from happening is loose agreements within the community to avoid a BSG crackdown.All the mods are already hosted off site and the biggest ones are all on github. It'd be a week tops before another aggregate SPT+mods host site pops up. It doesn't really matter if they C&D it or not. Only thing that'll happen is an explosion in attention and development for mods and entire private servers.
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Herstory Begins Now posted:the new nikita interview is one of the most insane things i've read from a games studio in a long time Increasingly thinking that Nikita and at least the other BSG heads are actually just some assholes who stumbled into making half a good game and don't actually know what they're doing
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Orv posted:Increasingly thinking that Nikita and at least the other BSG heads are actually just some assholes who stumbled into making half a good game and don't actually know what they're doing Only just now? I played with goons back in 2018 a fair bit and one of the most consistent and chill guys dropped the game because of the path he saw bsg taking.
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Moonshine Rhyme posted:Only just now? I mean, kind of. For a long time it was clear they were definitely amateurs and didn't have great long term plans, it's more the giant assholes thing that's been coming to light through their handling of the last couple major patches, Arena, etc. Question being will it actually cost them.
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