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enigmahfc posted:I'm thinking of trying out Planetscape: Torment; any pointers before i install that one? al-azad posted:Really good things. More: - Keep one of these items on you: a piece of junk, a hammer, and a prybar. You can throw away the junk after the first time you use it. - Morte's teeth can be upgraded as a weapon. You just need to find people who have teeth they'd be willing to part with. - Don't be afraid to join a faction. You can always leave them and join another once you've finished all their quests. - Except the Barking Dogs. Joining them can piss a lot of people off. - The bartender at the Smoldering Corpse has something that belongs to you. - Mar will give you a box and ask you to deliver it. Do the quest without opening the box. - In the crypts below the Trash Kingdom, you can find a severed arm. Bring it to Fell and ask him about it, but when you speak to him have Dak'kon translate (even if you're capable of doing it yourself). - You'll fight a wererat in the Drowned Nations. Keep the head--you'll need it to barter for something very valuable in a very short time. - Try as many sensory globes at the Sensorium as possible. You get experience from all of them, but some are particularly interesting. - Make sure you unlock all the Circles of Zerthimon. ALL of them. - Don't leave Sigil until you can raise the dead, and speak to them. - Most of your companions (Dak'kon, Morte, Nordrom, Vhailor) can get their stats upgraded through conversation. It pays to talk to them a lot, and to save before you do. - If you keep telling people your name is Adahn, you just might run into him. It'll also make you more chaotic, though.
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I forgot to mention about Torment: Download the restoration mod. It adds a bunch of stuff the devs removed due to Interplay's pressure on the dev team. It also allows the ability to rest anywhere, get full hp on level ups, fixes a crap load of bugs, and adds an item called "scales of balance" which lets you see your alignment (something that's moderately important as you must be Lawful Good to join one of the better factions). If you want, get the widescreen mod which recreates every single map to support higher resolutions. A must have IMO as Planescape only has one resolution: annoyingly tiny.
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MY FANTASYS.zip posted:Just picked up Fallout Tactics, Sacrifice, and Giant Citizen Kabuto off of GoG. Any good tips for the games. There isn't much to say about Giants, enjoy it, it's a great game. I remember struggling with the last missions (base building missions) of each race, so I'll just say quick: rush the enemy, or you'll be overwhelmed. Your defenses won't hold for long. Fallout Tactics is another thing. I suppose you're familiar with the other Fallout games, but this one plays quite differently. All skill are useful, and you will need most of them. Every character needs a combat skill, but don't go small arms on all, use a mix of big guns and energy weapons too. The doctor will probably be the most used character. You can't chug stimpaks like you did in F2, first aid and doctor is the best healing here. Sneak / lockpick / traps character is incredibly useful too, for scouting, clearing and setting traps. Different ammo types - don't waste AP bullets on unarmored targets, but don't try to shoot robots with regular bullets. This had a huge impact in F1 / F2, but here it's even worse. Different races have different uses - ghouls are weak but can easily walk into radiated areas (they're not many though), dogs gain perks every other level, super mutants are very vulnerable (low armor) but devastating with big guns. The game is quite hard and unforgiving, the enemies will get lucky crits which bypass armor and hit you right in the eyes eventually, even if you only stood up for one second. A lot of patience and reloading, unless you're playing ironman, then you're insane. I made it to 5th mission after countless tries and I thought I was quite good at the game.
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What about Omikron: Nomad Soul? Can I get some pointers? Also, and this isn't really in step with the thread but whatever, when I play Fallout 2 I'm constantly attacked by either fire geckos/super mutants/death claws. Its gotten to the point where I'm attacked by these groups that just slaughter me and my party so often that I don't play anymore. Is this how the game is supposed to be? Expendable Henchman fucked around with this message at 23:42 on Sep 9, 2009 |
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Again with Grandia, I'm just about to get on the ferry to New Parm. Is there any point soon where I should grind or whatever?
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Any tips for Last Remnant, Xbox 360 version, as well as missables and things I should know?
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Does Torment work on OS X?
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Dr Snofeld posted:Again with Grandia, I'm just about to get on the ferry to New Parm. Is there any point soon where I should grind or whatever? Scalding Coffee fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Sep 10, 2009 |
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I was at home over the weekend and found two games, Arcanum and Icewind Dale 2 I bought a long long time ago but never got around to playing. I know people put out good patches over time, so does anyone know, for these two games, what patches I should download from official ones to player made? I know people have probably put some work into these and figured this was the best place to ask.
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Looking on the wiki there was some stuff for CS 1.6, but as someone who's never really played either mind giving me some tips for Counter Strike Source?
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FlyingCowOfDoom posted:I was at home over the weekend and found two games, Arcanum and Icewind Dale 2 I bought a long long time ago but never got around to playing. Here's the fanpatch for Arcanum. http://drog.terra-arcanum.com/uap.html#downloads You can find the official patch through http://www.terra-arcanum.com/downloads/ click on Arcanum and then Official patches.
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Capsaicin posted:Does Torment work on OS X? Planescape Torment? As far as I know, there was never any kind of mac version. I can't imagine bootcamp + XP would have any trouble, and I think VMWare + XP would do fine (I played the PC version of BG2 with it).
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Sacrifice Thread here. Sacrifice is about 3/4 RTS and 1/4 RPG. Although it has a learning curve, it's not too deep, more of a beer and pretzels game. Hardcore grognards won't find much here. In fact, once you get the hang of it, it's a lot of fun after a little  .In terms of assembling your spellbook, it doesn't matter much whether you stick to one god, or play the field. The spells and creatures at each level have roughly the same function, so you will never find yourself, say, without any ranged attackers. In general, melee beats ranged, flyers beat melee, ranged beats flyers. That said, having all three is not always a requirement. Personally, I liked playing with just a massive squad of ranged attackers.  Manahoars are necessary, but don't go nuts. 2-4 is enough. The general strategy is: if you are losing a battle, grab the blue souls and run back to your altar to regroup. If you are winning, try to drive off the enemy before he can grab all his souls, then convert his. Once you have an advantage in souls, you'll tend to keep on winning. Never summon a sac-doctor in the middle of battle. It just doesn't work. The high end spells are splashy and fun, but not always effective. In particular, be very careful when casting Bore or Death.
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Gynovore posted:Sacrifice I literally got through every level except the last by summoning a bunch of guys and tying them to one structure (don't remember what they're called), waiting until the computer player came and got fairly slaughtered, gathered all his souls, then repeated the process until the computer player was reduced to 0 souls. Fun time. Until the last battle, then I was hosed.
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Gynovore posted:Sacrifice ALWAYS help with James's 'dragon problem' if you intend to go with Persephone or James in the end(And possibly if you intend to go another way). Sirroco is seriously helpful early-You don't get resurrection except via a certain Charnel spell, or the special ability of Dragons. Hero units will stay with you unless you switch sides outright.
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Expendable Henchman posted:What about Omikron: Nomad Soul? Can I get some pointers? The game has very little going on in its huge world, just use the taxis to go wherever the storyline needs you to and you'll save a lot of aggravation.
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OxMan posted:Any tips for Last Remnant, Xbox 360 version, as well as missables and things I should know? Anyone? Swiss Army Knife posted:Looking on the wiki there was some stuff for CS 1.6, but as someone who's never really played either mind giving me some tips for Counter Strike Source? Bullets fire in a cone-like shape in your crosshair, you should always ensure the crosshair is as small as possible when shooting, especially at a distance. Most people use assault rifles as they are the technical "best" for each side, aka the M4 and AK, so you should definitely get used to these. The M4 has better accuracy but is slightly weaker than the AK. Keep in mind with the AK, that the first bullet fired out, if you're still, will always go in the middle of the crosshairs, you can get headshots easily like this. Other good weapons to use are the P90, due to its high bullet capacity and relative accuracy, and when in a pinch, the Famas set to burst firing mode is a guaranteed kill on a headshot as well, and an accurate weapon overall. Always, ALWAYS buy bomb defusers when playing CT, you never know when those last few seconds will count. Always prioritize offense vs defense when purchasing your round loadout. For example, if short on money, it's better to buy an AK and no armor than an submachine gun with armor. Never buy any pistol that isn't the Deagle, and if you have spare funds, always keep one on you, it's so good that it can be used as a primary weapon in itself. Walk/crouch if you hear enemies, you may get the drop on them without them hearing you. Keep in mind that crouching, despite making you a smaller target, make your torso your head, and will give enemies easy kills at close range.
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I've never really played a Resident Evil game too in-depth before, but I am vaguely familiar with the story. Gamefly is sending me Resident Evil 5, is there anything I should know going into it?
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triplexpac posted:I've never really played a Resident Evil game too in-depth before, but I am vaguely familiar with the story. Gamefly is sending me Resident Evil 5, is there anything I should know going into it? The game is designed to be played multiple times; you keep all the ammo and gun upgrades and all that through successive plays, so don't try to play on harder difficulties the first time around. You will get your rear end handed to you by enemies and will not have enough ammo or firepower to take them down. Play the game on normal once through, then do the harder difficulties with better weaponry. Oh and if at all possible, play coop. Single player is such a poor experience in comparison.
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Also, if you don't plan to go through the game multiple times, which is likely with a rental, spend twenty minutes doing the egg trick once you get halfway through the game so you have enough money to play around with the unlockables a little before the game is over. You unlock different guns by fully upgrading the first (and usually weakest) gun you get in every category, so you're kind of penalized by using the better weapons. The first hunting rifle is pretty awesome, though. If you're playing single player, it's a good gun to give to your partner, since the AI is pretty accurate, and the rifle only fires single shots, so your partner doesn't waste tons of ammo. It also does as much damage as a magnum bullet if you keep upgrading the firepower.
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Oh God, I've purchased Two Worlds! Advise me, Goons!
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zombieman posted:Oh God, I've purchased Two Worlds! Advise me, Goons! Get a refund 
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zombieman posted:Oh God, I've purchased Two Worlds! Advise me, Goons! Abuse the gently caress out of the systems in the game. For equipment, you can stack items that are the same - so if you have two short swords, you can stack them to make it into a stronger short sword. Statistical and damage bonuses carry over too. By abusing this, you can end up with a weapon that adds 20 to all stats and does over 10,000 damage a hit. Alchemy is another system that you can abuse - there are many items in the game world that add to your stats permanently whenever made into a potion (by combining it with a regular health or mana potion), and the more of said item you add, the higher the bonus will be. Find a trainer that teaches you the alchemy skill and bump that up to 10, and then start making stat boosting potions - just don't mix in temporary boosters with permanent ones. It's not as broken as it was whenever the game first came out, but its still pretty goddamn broken. If you still want to make the game easier - there's a water spell (I forgot the name of it) that allows you to freeze enemies in place. By doing that, they can't move nor attack, so you can just wail away at them. Traps also have the same effect, and once you get higher level traps + a high traps skill, many enemies won't be able to lay a finger on you. Other than that, explore the game world and laugh at all the stupid, stupid dialog and one-liners.
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triplexpac posted:I've never really played a Resident Evil game too in-depth before, but I am vaguely familiar with the story. Gamefly is sending me Resident Evil 5, is there anything I should know going into it? For each weapon type, there are three versions you can find in-game, and a fourth you can unlock by completely upgrading the earliest version you encounter. The only reason I mention this is because the first time a friend and I played the game, we didn't know how many different weapons there were, and spent a lot of money upgrading the first ones we had thinking we might not see better ones for a while. This isn't necessarily a bad idea, it's just that some of the upgrades we purchased (like capacity or firepower) were obsoleted by other weapons of the same type that we found later. So I'd recommend perusing an FAQ to see (a) what weapons you get, (b) when you get them and (c) what bonuses each weapon has. That way, you can upgrade your early weapons without worrying about wasting your money.
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apekillape, I wrote a little note in the discussion page of the front page of your Wiki. I figured you'd get emailed when I posted it, but perhaps not? It's on there, anyway.
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Just picked up Gears of War II Game of the Year Edition and Muramasa The Demon Blade today. Any tips besides both games on the opposite side of the color wheel?
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Centipeed posted:apekillape, I wrote a little note in the discussion page of the front page of your Wiki. I figured you'd get emailed when I posted it, but perhaps not? It's on there, anyway. Ya, I edited a reply in the same page, 'cause I couldn't see who wrote it, haha. Just email me at apekillape@gmail.com if you need to get ahold of me. Updates this weekend, come hell or high water!
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Is there a recommended level for before entering the first temple of Dragon Quest Monsters Joker? I have 3 monsters between 3-5 and the shadows and lips inside are tearing me apart.
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MY FANTASYS.zip posted:Muramasa The Demon Blade · When you beat the game with both characters, you get to fight the other character's bosses. It's important that you do this if you want to get the second and third endings for each character. · Also, try to get in the habit of using all the attacks they teach you in the tutorial. Different attacks are useful against different enemies. · Momohime's scenario's much easier, if you feel like learning slowly.
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zombieman posted:Oh God, I've purchased Two Worlds! Advise me, Goons! If you wear an entire set of armor (each piece tells you the number of the set it belongs to), you receive a substantial bonus to your armor ratings and look more stylish in your matching duds. You probably won't be able to find a whole set for a while, but if you get three or so matching pieces, it can't hurt to keep them around. Fire Field is an overpowered spell—especially if you Overpower it. Enemies will die quickly, and it's a fairly large area of flame. Pick locks! Treasure chests in this game almost always have something you can use in them, and are worth the Lockpicking skill. You don't need to max out Lockpicking, though; just get it high enough for your needs. LOOTING TECHNIQUE: If someone sees you pick a door lock and alerts the guards, run around whatever village you're in, picking all the locked doors you can find. Then, drop most of your gold on the ground; when the guard finally catches you, the fine he asks for is dependent upon how much gold you're carrying, not what laws you've broken. Every guard can be bribed with 30% of the fine he wants. Once forgiven, pick up your gold, saunter into the now-unlocked houses, and ransack their cabinets behind closed doors with no chance of anyone outside seeing you. As far as potions go, to make a permanent stat-boost potion with minerals (diamonds, salt, silver, etc.), you need to mix them with a health potion as one of the ingredients, else it won't work. If you're making a permanent stat boost potion with monster parts (Beaver Fat, Werewolf Spinal Core, Ghoul Brain, etc.) or plants (Centaurium, Saffron, et al.), you don't need to include a health potion as an ingredient, and in fact if you use ten of the same monster part/plant, you get a much stronger potion. Alchemy is an INCREDIBLY easy way to make your character into death on wheels. Basically, just sexual rickshaw posted:Abuse the gently caress out of the systems in the game. A HUNGRY MOUTH fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Sep 12, 2009 |
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any tips I should know before starting to play Garden Defense? Pretty basic game but tips can't hurt.
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Just picked up Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. Anything major I should know before I dig in?
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Sins of a Solar Empire finally came in the mail today, what are some tips to do when first starting a match? Should I immediately start conquering planets? Do I invest more into civilian rather than military? I can't seem to get a massive army as my easy computer's do.
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Green Crayons posted:Just picked up Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. Anything major I should know before I dig in? This game really pissed me off with these "features" instead of just grinding and advancing through dungeons at your own pace.
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Many puzzles in Lufia II will require you to use the turn feature, which changes the direction you're facing without causing any movement. I think it's one of the shoulder buttons. Learn it and use it. Many weapons are dark-elemental and are ineffective against undead enemies. Keep a spare weapon or two around just in case. In general, healing and support magic are better uses of your MP than attack magic. During the game you'll acquire a bunch of familiars, called "capsule monsters," that act as NPCs in battles. Most of them aren't very useful, but the "light" class monster will heal you. Free healing is always useful and is a necessity in the bonus dungeon. The bonus dungeon is accessible about halfway through the game. It's a 99 level dungeon and you lose all your levels and equipment when you go in. Most of the things you find there can't be taken out of the dungeon, either. But on occasion you'll find a blue treasure chest, whose contents will follow you out of the dungeon and accompany you on subsequent trips. Some of the best equipment in the game is in those chests and if you're diligent about delving the dungeon you can break the main quest pretty easily. Beating the dungeon itself is totally another matter, though. The "Isis" items you'll find in the bonus dungeon do nothing and serve no purpose but to display some pretty sprites in the museum.
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Green Crayons posted:Just picked up Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. Anything major I should know before I dig in? The "something is causing earthquakes" quest's boss fight (early in the game) can be a bitch. Big(?) Boomerangs are actually useful for this one fight, buy a few before you leave the village. The "find the Ruby Apple" boss sucks too.
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Darkfall Online, what should I know before starting?
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I might regret this, but any tips for Legend of Mana? I really like the SNES Mana games but this seems so obnoxious to get into.
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zombieman posted:Oh God, I've purchased Two Worlds! Advise me, Goons! Keep at least three different weapons at all times, have one imbued with spirit damage, and one being a bludgeoning weapon. Skeletons go down faster with a paddle than a sword, and ghosts will most likely be one shotted by any spirit weapon. Do all the side quests, you get mad gear in the process and pretty much everything you do gains you skill points. Upgrade lockpick and the skill that ups your total damage first, as for me anyway they were the most useful (I went full warrior, though i did keep a heal spell). Be warned that the game is buggy as gently caress and occasionally poo poo will happen that has nothing to do with the difficulty or your skill as a player. It didn't happen too much for me when i last played it though. I'm assuming you have the PC version, otherwise switch to that to make use of better controls and graphical options because the game can be so pretty if you want it to
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Salt Block Party posted:I might regret this, but any tips for Legend of Mana? I really like the SNES Mana games but this seems so obnoxious to get into. As far as combat goes, you can thrash everything with several weapons by using the down-forward plunge attack. It chains into itself. It's also fun to learn to link your combos with skills like flip kick, moonsault and lunge. Doing this for long enough will interrupt your combo and create candy to heal yourself with.
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