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FredMSloniker posted:Game Dev Story When you start doing contract work in the beginning don't take jobs with more than 5 creativity. You will fail hard until you hire better employees. Don't keep relying on the same people for the same job. All you really need to do is ensure they don't do the same task twice in a row. Start advertising when you're about 50% through a project. You'll want a sound person, graphics person, writer and coder asap. Otherwise You'll need to pay freelancers do do certain takes until you do. Some of the specialist can preform these roles where appropriate. I will say that not all combos are logical. So experiment. As far as when to start spending more money on more expensive endeavors. If you are within 4 months of payday make sure you have enough for that and make sure you have enough cash during game development to pay any freelancers. Burn the rest of your cash on hiring, training, and advertisements as you see fit.
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Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition The information on the wiki seems to still be for the original release. Anything that I should know specifically about the Enhanced Edition and its changes? Also, I played the original release on Hard up until 50% of the second area (not the extra-dimension with the Ice, but the forest map). How does Tactician mode compare to the original releases hard mode in terms of difficulty/frustration?
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I finally bought Grand Theft Auto 5, because I finally found it for $30. What's good to know starting out? I haven't played GTA since San Andreas, and I the little bit of 4 I played sucked out loud.
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Leavemywife posted:I finally bought Grand Theft Auto 5, because I finally found it for $30. What's good to know starting out? I haven't played GTA since San Andreas, and I the little bit of 4 I played sucked out loud. Side missions pay very little, if anything. Hold off on Lester's assassination missions (apart from the mandatory one) until you've finished the story, then do them and put the heist money into the stock market. Finishing the flight school gives you a parachute whenever you get in a plane.
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overeager overeater posted:Side missions pay very little, if anything. Hold off on Lester's assassination missions (apart from the mandatory one) until you've finished the story, then do them and put the heist money into the stock market. So, assassinate after the story, put that money and heist money into the stock market, and do the side missions if I feel like it?
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Sep 10, 2017 13:40
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Leavemywife posted:So, assassinate after the story, put that money and heist money into the stock market, and do the side missions if I feel like it? Pretty much. Lester's missions are all about playing the stock market by messing with various companies, so you can take advantage of that by dumping your money into the company that'll benefit from your murder and/or mayhem antics.
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Sep 10, 2017 13:44
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Pretty much. Lester's missions are all about playing the stock market by messing with various companies, so you can take advantage of that by dumping your money into the company that'll benefit from your murder and/or mayhem antics. I haven't played 5, so maybe it's not an option, but wouldn't the simplest way to play the market be to short whatever company is owned by the targets?
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Leavemywife posted:So, assassinate after the story, put that money and heist money into the stock market, and do the side missions if I feel like it? Yep. Skip the collectathons, but definitely do the "... Risk" and rampage missions Keeshhound posted:I haven't played 5, so maybe it's not an option, but wouldn't the simplest way to play the market be to short whatever company is owned by the targets? You can't short stocks in the game, so you're limited to buying stocks in competing companies.
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Thanks for the advice, guys. I've been waiting to find GTA5 on a 50% sale for a long time and I've been looking forward to it.
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This is a bizarre question, and maybe inappropriate for this thread; sorry if it is, and I hope it doesn't derail it, but... I'm trying to play Shadow Hearts on the PS2, but I'm having a hell of a time getting into it. All I hear about is how great it is, but since I also don't want the story spoiled, I don't know much more than it's really, really great. But it's janky as poo poo and the graphics are hilarious lovely early PS2. I can normally get past it, but for some reason it's a real hang up in this game. Parts of the game are rather esoteric, and I imagine it's meant to be extensively investigated, maybe through trial and error? The fact is, I'm out of patience with this game. I don't want to experiment; I basically want advice on what I should be focusing on so that I can just kind of enjoy playing this game. I get the wheel and all that; it's the MALICE and other things like that, and the fox face guy who I can fight but maybe I shouldn't, and I am fighting the second boss which pretty much kills me in one hit and I don't understand why, and sanity confuses me. PS I'm not an idiot, though possibly one might think so given what I just wrote.
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Sep 10, 2017 14:25
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It's been a little long since I played it so I can't offer accurate advice, but the Shadow Hearts game that garners the most praise tends to be the second one rather than the first. It's a direct sequel and the gameplay system is mostly the same though.
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Yeah, but I've got to play them like this. Well, I sort of hosed up; I played the third one a decade ago, but as I understand it's its own thing.
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Sep 10, 2017 15:39
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Randler posted:Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition I played through the EE recently and used the tips on the wiki and related links. It all was pretty helpful. I can only add that crafting/blacksmithing is incredibly important and is your best source of weapons and certain armors later on. And the materials needed are dirt cheap!
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credburn posted:Yeah, but I've got to play them like this. Well, I sort of hosed up; I played the third one a decade ago, but as I understand it's its own thing. Why? I started (and quit within a few hours) the first back in like, 2006 and it felt really dated even then. The second is a great game, never finished the third.
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credburn posted:This is a bizarre question, and maybe inappropriate for this thread; sorry if it is, and I hope it doesn't derail it, but... Pretty sure the game does explain this to you but. Killing monsters gains you Malice. If it hits red, you have to face Fox Face, which is bad. When you get the chance go to save points or the world map, and go to the Graveyard from the menu. Talk to masks, fight the embodiment of your built up Malice to clear it and sometimes gain items. Various things lower sanity including, turns passing, becoming a demonic horror, remaining as a demonic horror. If it runs out, bad things happen. For things like boss help, go to Gamesfaqs. And if you want to see the special super good ending, you are probably going to need a guide.
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overeager overeater posted:You can't short stocks in the game, so you're limited to buying stocks in competing companies. Wait what? When I did it close to release(on PS3) you'd do the assassination, wait a day to update stocks, invest in the now super cheap company, wait a few days(weeks?) until it goes back up again, and sell all your stocks for sweet profit. Was it changed at some point or something?
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Leavemywife posted:Thanks for the advice, guys. I've been waiting to find GTA5 on a 50% sale for a long time and I've been looking forward to it.
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RatHat posted:Wait what? When I did it close to release(on PS3) you'd do the assassination, wait a day to update stocks, invest in the now super cheap company, wait a few days(weeks?) until it goes back up again, and sell all your stocks for sweet profit. Was it changed at some point or something? That's not even close to what shorting a stock is.
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RatHat posted:Wait what? When I did it close to release(on PS3) you'd do the assassination, wait a day to update stocks, invest in the now super cheap company, wait a few days(weeks?) until it goes back up again, and sell all your stocks for sweet profit. Was it changed at some point or something? IIRC the way it worked when I played (also close to release, on 360) is that you'd figure out who your target's competitor was (Lester tells you in the briefing, so don't skip the cutscene and pay attention), buy the stock, do the mission, wait a day, and then sell the stock for a huge profit. However, My Lovely Horse posted:Do you actually want to buy and customize a metric fuckton of cars and guns, bearing in mind that the former has no impact on anything and the game provides you amply with the latter? Cause that's about all you can do with cash and if not, you might as well skip the money min/maxing and play assassination missions whenever. This is also true. Even if you never do the assassination trick, you will have more than enough money for all the guns your heart desires after the first heist mission (i think), and all the cars and property in the single player game is way way way too expensive to buy even if you do wait until after you've beaten the game and there's nothing left to do to maximize your money. Or at least that was true when I played, maybe they patched it? Don't worry about doing the assassination missions at the end, the money really doesn't matter in the single player, just do whatever sounds fun.
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RatHat posted:Wait what? When I did it close to release(on PS3) you'd do the assassination, wait a day to update stocks, invest in the now super cheap company, wait a few days(weeks?) until it goes back up again, and sell all your stocks for sweet profit. Was it changed at some point or something? To expand on what PJ Omega said, shorting a stock is where you "borrow" a stock from a bank, sell it at it's (presumably) high value, wait until the value drops, then rebuy the same amount of stock to return to the bank.
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I actually said gently caress crime bought the towing company and was super pissed when I found out only Franklin could use it. I wanted to go legit since missions don't pay enough to make it worth it.
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juliuspringle posted:I actually said gently caress crime bought the towing company and was super pissed when I found out only Franklin could use it. I wanted to go legit since missions don't pay enough to make it worth it. That was something that really missed me off. I hated that once a character bought a property that character is the only one that can use it. Made some of the garages kind of worthless.
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I finally got Victoria 2 working on my computer so now that I'm able to play it, any starter tips? I'm surprised there's not an entry on the website. Edit: Also discovered that alt-tabbing out of the game locks up my computer. Fun. Lucas Archer fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Sep 11, 2017 |
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Lucas Archer posted:I finally got Victoria 2 working on my computer so now that I'm able to play it, any starter tips? I'm surprised there's not an entry on the website. You probably want to check the paradox thread, but I'd say maybe: Start with Brazil. They're powerful, kind of isolated, have some good options for conquest and expansion, and can even get in a colony or two in Africa if you do well. Put in an early buy order for machine parts, because they tend to get bought as soon as they show up on the market. I think pops grow faster if you split them when possible, so split your pops aggressively.
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juliuspringle posted:I actually said gently caress crime bought the towing company and was super pissed when I found out only Franklin could use it. I wanted to go legit since missions don't pay enough to make it worth it. Rockstar REALLY wanted you to play the in-game stock market.
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Any tips for Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis? Just picked it up on the GBA and it doesn't have much of a tutorial. edit: I just realized I posted in this thread 9 years ago asking about Disgaea. The more things change, eh? Pyrocat fucked around with this message at 10:29 on Sep 11, 2017 |
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Rockstar REALLY wanted you to play the in-game stock market.
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Pyrocat posted:Any tips for Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis? Just picked it up on the GBA and it doesn't have much of a tutorial. *Always try to attack from above, and that's including melee; attacks from above and behind do more damage. Elevation also gives bonus range to your ranged attackers. *Every character has an elemental affinity, they'll always do more damage to the opposing affinity. *It's a sexist game: women make better mages and men make better fighters. In particular, one of the best magic classes is for women only; similarly, male and female beastmasters work with different creatures. *Speaking of classes, you might want to check a guide on how to unlock them, some of the requirements are arcane. *Bring your plot-related characters along with you to battles, they are usually at least solid and sometimes necessary to unlock stuff.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Rockstar REALLY wanted you to play the in-game stock market. GTA5 in general really doesn't make it feel like crime pays. Franklin gets handed a fancy house early on then gets nothing, while the other characters... uhh... yeah. I guess you can buy businesses that will pay themselves back if you put months of irl time into the game?
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bloom posted:GTA5 in general really doesn't make it feel like crime pays. Insider trading is a crime, no?
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My Lovely Horse posted:Rockstar really wants you to know there's a car dealership and customization features, then buy cashcards to use them in multiplayer. That's a good tip for GTA Online Only play if you plan on spending IRL money.
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im cute posted:That's a good tip for GTA Online Or cheating, or knowing someone who does.
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Zaodai posted:Or cheating, or knowing someone who does. Or only playing it as co-op with friends
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Anything for Shadow Warrior 2?
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anilEhilated posted:Anything for Shadow Warrior 2? Stick to the shadows, Warrior.
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I know it's recent, but do you have anything for Divinity: Original Sin 2? I'm mostly interested in two things: - Do I have to cart around a couple of tons of crafting ingredients? - Is it better to go with create your own character or go with one of the Origin characters? I assume the latter.
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For XCOM Enemy Within I'm only a few missions in, but are there certain aliens I can't use the taser on and take them in for interrogation? One of the spider lookin' dudes had one health left and I couldn't bring him in for questioning. 
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The arc thrower doesn't work on chryssalids or zombies, and it doesn't work on any mechanical units with the exception of drones, though only if you buy an upgrade to let the arc thrower hack them over to your side during a mission. Floaters are A-OK too despite being cybernetic.
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I've just started playing Divinity: Original Sin Extended Edition (not the new D:OS2) and am a bit lost for what to do. Other than the tips on the wiki, is there anything else I should know? I haven't really played any other games in this genre to be honest.
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Capsaicin posted:For XCOM Enemy Within You can't bring a chrysallid in for questioning.
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