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Man, I just got an email taunting me that Hitman 2 is available now, but apparently it doesn't unlock on Steam until 6pm GMT?
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Discendo Vox posted:That thread's thisaway, I was responsible for the horrifically detailed effortposts on the why and how of Absolution. I'll use that dubious expertise to answer some questions about it here. Man, I really need to get around to organizing all of the Absolution stuff into its own post so its easier to find. Your expertise was very appreciated and will not be lost to the aether!
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Nov 13, 2018 15:50
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nexus6 posted:Man, I just got an email taunting me that Hitman 2 is available now, but apparently it doesn't unlock on Steam until 6pm GMT? Its ok you can just read the spoilers for every mission since they thought itd be a really good idea to release the game up to 5 days early on the Irresponsible with Money Edition
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Nov 13, 2018 15:56
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Played a bit of this last night when it unlocked for us regular, non-gold edition scrubs (at least on PSN). It's funny, I'm absolutely terrible at SASO (I think I did it on Paris using a partial guide and that's about it) but in the very first level of this one they almost make it too easy by starting you right in the middle of it and making the only available disguise barely useful. It was such a weird shift in style it was closer to how I played MGSV than the last game but it was still neat.
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Nov 13, 2018 16:01
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The best part of Absolution was running into Kane in a bar, and I think he's a key character in starting a bar riot. Still miffed we never got a special "Kill Kane+Lynch" mission when they had the chance.
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Nov 13, 2018 16:14
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DLC Inc posted:The best part of Absolution was running into Kane in a bar, and I think he's a key character in starting a bar riot. Still miffed we never got a special "Kill Kane+Lynch" mission when they had the chance. They could have loose versions of them for an Elusive Target mission. Change the names a bit but make it blatantly clear in the intel who they are. Really excited for the escalations and Elusive Targets to start rolling out now if they have the cadence that they did with 2016 Hitman. I didn't get properly into that game until mid 2017 (it didn't run very well initially and crashed alot) and never really played the Escalations at all but I'm now deep in the Hitman mood so I'll play through them as they get added now.
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Nov 13, 2018 16:23
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Discendo Vox posted:That thread's thisaway, I was responsible for the horrifically detailed effortposts on the why and how of Absolution. I'll use that dubious expertise to answer some questions about it here. This is a fascinating read. I still think the Blood Money system of "earn money for quality kills buy better equipment" was the best progression system. I mean...we sort of have it now in that you're earning XP and getting better equipment but I miss being able to pick and choose. The current system is way too linear for my tastes. King Vidiot posted:I get the overall picture that a large section of IOI resented being stuck in a rut remaking and refining the same game over and over again with Hitman. Kane & Lynch was their "way out", and it was an action-oriented cover shooter inspired by Michael Mann movies. But it basically flopped after two installments, so their hand was sort of forced to return to Hitman. I imagine Absolution was the way it was because they didn't want to go back to making nothing but Blood Money over and over, so they essentially made another Kane & Lynch game but with Hitman's gameplay elements tacked on. Square stoked the fire by handing them a ton of money to let them go hog wild. And now they'll be making Hitman [Year XXXX] till the end of time.  ...actually, I'd be totally cool with that (IOI might not, though!). Put out 5 new levels with an engine update and tweaks, backport all the previous years games/sell as DLC to new folks, add 2 more levels with a season pass. Repeat yearly/bi-yearly until the world is sick of Hitman.
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Nov 13, 2018 16:33
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I preloaded all the levels last night but the game isn't recognising them. Marvellous.
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Nov 13, 2018 16:36
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In Colombia can you push the statue so it kills both people or just one of them? I’ve tried timing it when Rico walks by but got nothing.
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Nov 13, 2018 16:58
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StabMasterArson posted:Irresponsible with Money Edition You mean 'Pay extra to beta test' edition? Oh who am I kidding, I broke my own "don't buy new games on launch day" rule.
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Nov 13, 2018 17:05
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It looks like the Prologue is free to play for PSN and Xbox, dunno about PC. I'm kinda curious if you can use the Legacy Pack stuff with only the prologue.
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Nov 13, 2018 17:05
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ChaosArgate posted:It looks like the Prologue is free to play for PSN and Xbox, dunno about PC. I'm kinda curious if you can use the Legacy Pack stuff with only the prologue. I reset my console and it still says "prologue" next to it and I can play a couple of the levels. Uninstalling the dodgy ones now. Drunken Baker fucked around with this message at 17:54 on Nov 13, 2018 |
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Nov 13, 2018 17:12
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RIP pedro the cockroach
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Nov 13, 2018 17:30
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It looks like if you knock out the bartender who goes back and forth from the bar and lounge, the drummer will never return to the bar.
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Nov 13, 2018 17:33
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StabMasterArson posted:Irresponsible with Money Edition For me it was "Support the Independent Publisher Oh and Also I got the Previous Game for 20 bucks On Sale And Felt I Ripped Them Off And Owed Them One" edition
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Nov 13, 2018 17:54
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:For me it was "Support the Independent Publisher Oh and Also I got the Previous Game for 20 bucks On Sale And Felt I Ripped Them Off And Owed Them One" edition Lmao you feel you owe a software company money
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Nov 13, 2018 17:58
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I can see someone else has this problem. Whittleton Creek won't install. It "downloads" instantly and says the file is there but it's clearly not. Uninstalled everything and reinstalled. Fixed Miami but not the Creek.
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Nov 13, 2018 18:00
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StabMasterArson posted:Lmao you feel you owe a software company money Context matters, I got an incredible deal on their excellent last game PLUS they're in an extremely precarious position PLUS I'm a huge Hitman stan
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Nov 13, 2018 18:09
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Capsaicin posted:In Colombia can you push the statue so it kills both people or just one of them? I’ve tried timing it when Rico walks by but got nothing. Pennfalath posted:When they are both on stage, wait until he gets angry because there is no drummer. The moment she turns to walk to the other part of the stage, drop the statue.
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Nov 13, 2018 18:12
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nexus6 posted:You mean 'Pay extra to beta test' edition? Oh who am I kidding, I broke my own "don't buy new games on launch day" rule. This is one of the first games where I didn't regret pre-ordering. When there was that deal for the gold edition for 70 bucks, I was worried I'd regret it when the sniper challenge game ran like crap. As soon as I loaded up 2, my fears dissipated.
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Nov 13, 2018 18:36
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:Context matters, I got an incredible deal on their excellent last game PLUS they're in an extremely precarious position PLUS I'm a huge Hitman stan Yeah at this quality I'd happily pay full price every two years for a new set of maps and some engine upgrades. Really hope this game's a success and we get more. edit: plus as far as I understand they're basically an independent publisher at this point, with WB just having stepped in after the development of the game to assist with distribution
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Nov 13, 2018 18:49
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Welp, Steam is finally letting me download the thing. Glad it let me preload that 4gb or so before, only 25gb to go. Which I assume doesn't include the legacy pack levels.
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Nov 13, 2018 19:09
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Okay, lmao, that preload wasn't a preload so much as a "let's get some of the download done" - Hitman 2 is out and I'm waiting for it to download another 25 GB. I'm just amused at this point, like, I'll get to play it today but man. Gotta be patient.
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Nov 13, 2018 19:09
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Cojawfee posted:This is one of the first games where I didn't regret pre-ordering. When there was that deal for the gold edition for 70 bucks, I was worried I'd regret it when the sniper challenge game ran like crap. As soon as I loaded up 2, my fears dissipated. If I had the cash to spare I would have gladly dropped the 70 quid for the gold edition too. Love the Hitman games beyond compare. Even though it doesn't loving work! 
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Nov 13, 2018 19:12
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Holy poo poo, the changing controls menu is the worst loving piece of poo poo ever. Try changing from WASD to ESDF and have an infinite regression of NO THAT KEY IS USED BY THAT KEY WHICH IS USED BY THAT KEY WHICH IS...
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Nov 13, 2018 19:15
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Restrained Crown Posse posted:Welp, Steam is finally letting me download the thing. Glad it let me preload that 4gb or so before, only 25gb to go. Which I assume doesn't include the legacy pack levels. StrixNebulosa posted:Okay, lmao, that preload wasn't a preload so much as a "let's get some of the download done" - Hitman 2 is out and I'm waiting for it to download another 25 GB. at least on consoles, the maps still download individually like they did in Hitman 2016 -- so it's only like a 5 or 6 gig download to start playing Miami
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Nov 13, 2018 19:17
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Okay, warning: it's not downloading 25 GB, it's been preallocating space and there goes something like 70 GB, if not more. I'm glad I uninstalled Hitman 2016 first, or I'd have to go clear more space for it.
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Nov 13, 2018 19:18
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I don't actually remember how bad the save/load times were in 2016, but they seem to be a lot faster in 2 just from what I played this weekend. Still a hefty initial load though.
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Nov 13, 2018 19:20
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The full game with all the legacy content on Steam is a tiny bit over 100gb. So you all don't get scared, the legacy maps probably won't start downloading until after you've launched the game and played some.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Okay, warning: it's not downloading 25 GB, it's been preallocating space and there goes something like 70 GB, if not more. I'm glad I uninstalled Hitman 2016 first, or I'd have to go clear more space for it. Did ... did you activate the Legacy Pack before you uninstalled? On Ps4, you had to activate it from within Season 1.
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Pennfalath posted:Did ... did you activate the Legacy Pack before you uninstalled? On Ps4, you had to activate it from within Season 1. They didn't have to do that on Steam, it can auto-detect.
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Nov 13, 2018 19:22
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I'll be interested to see if the menus load faster now that the game is really out. Playing over the weekend there was a ton of menu lag as it struggled to pull my unlocks from the server. Hopefully they turned on the big boy servers now
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Nov 13, 2018 19:23
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MMF Freeway posted:I'll be interested to see if the menus load faster now that the game is really out. Playing over the weekend there was a ton of menu lag as it struggled to pull my unlocks from the server. Hopefully they turned on the big boy servers now Playing on PS4 I definitely noticed shorter load times than S1, though admittedly I've only played the Nightfall intro and the ICA tutorial missions so it might still choke on the big ones. Also, the crappy little patches of fake grass in the Cuba mission made me laugh. They're just so awkwardly slapped in there for no reason. Hopefully it's a little less jarring on the other legacy missions.
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Nov 13, 2018 19:34
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Wolfsheim posted:Also, the crappy little patches of fake grass in the Cuba mission made me laugh. They're just so awkwardly slapped in there for no reason. Hopefully it's a little less jarring on the other legacy missions. It is. Sapienza has some and it's very natural.
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:They didn't have to do that on Steam, it can auto-detect. Glad to hear it!
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Nov 13, 2018 19:44
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Instead of hitting men I an petting dog while waiting for it to install. Life is pretty good!
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Nov 13, 2018 19:47
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Ghost Leviathan posted:It looks like if you knock out the bartender who goes back and forth from the bar and lounge, the drummer will never return to the bar. I didn't knock out the bartender (I called room service, knocking those two out, then lured Morgan to the room where he died and his bodyguard got knocked out), but when I went to the bar for the drummer, he wasn't there as he just standing in the hallway not moving. Since nobody was in the area I just knocked him out and left him there. By the time someone finally found him, the son was already dead. Mission was bugged since after Morgan died, it went into permanent searching mode, even when I changed disguise a few times.
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Nov 13, 2018 19:57
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loving hell Miami is huge! Great playing the old levels with the updates too.
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Honorable Samurai Agent 47 assassinates a woman brushing her teeth with a katana.
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