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Ephemeron posted:I guess this game is just not a good fit for me (or vice versa). Still undecided whether I should just uninstall, leave a positive review and move on, or set the difficulty to easy and thoroughly spoil myself with every guide and wiki I can find. what killed you? if youre just getting chased down, flipped and punched to death, this is uniquely a day 1 phenomenon. play through day 1 on super easy and then restart it once youve got a plan. it'll give you a nice little boost and the rest of the days are a lot less hectic and overtly aggressive edit: a neat thing about being grabbed and turned is that at no point do you lose full control of your character. if you know its gonna happen you can actually continue to pivot in the opposite direction using your mouse and never break your stride
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I love how every time I've ever thought "this is someone else's problem" or "this is tomorrow's problem" it's inevitably become my problem but worse. Also an infected hobo beat the shoes off me while on my way to getting paid so that's awful  quote:what killed you? if youre just getting chased down, flipped and punched to death, this is uniquely a day 1 phenomenon. play through day 1 on super easy and then restart it once youve got a plan. it'll give you a nice little boost and the rest of the days are a lot less hectic and overtly aggressive You get a free death on day 1 too with a little cutscene and reward for getting owned too. Not that I would know or anything
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I went into this completely blind, I tried to be an honest doctor and was doing ok with just enough money to pay for food. Day 3 comes along food prices skyrocket and the plague is everywhere. At this point I'm out of money, food and I've been infected as well. I wish the game had warned me that it was day 3 not day 12 that would be the end unless I was ready. I'd have cast honesty aside in the beginning and would have been prepared with a huge stockpile of food and cash. I'm tempted to start a new game but I think I'll just keep playing with my current game though. I want to see how evil my character has to become to survive. I'm going to have become a full time evil organ dealer  in order to pay for food and medicine just to survive.
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DropsySufferer posted:I went into this completely blind, I tried to be an honest doctor and was doing ok with just enough money to pay for food. Day 3 comes along food prices skyrocket and the plague is everywhere. At this point I'm out of money, food and I've been infected as well. I wish the game had warned me that it was day 3 not day 12 that would be the end unless I was ready. I'd have cast honesty aside in the beginning and would have been prepared with a huge stockpile of food and cash. The best advice I can give is to stop relying on money to get anything. Start bartering with people, especially kids, because it'll be much more cost-effective. That said, if you're struggling, it does help to stockpile early on, and if you need a ray of sunlight you'll start getting provisions from a reliable source on day 4.
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I've been reading the spoilers upthread, and lol, so it was Mark who cursed me with impotence ("inability to hug") apparently. I've been blaming Clara all along.
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I made the panacea by the end of day 6 but didn't talk to Rubin while he was snoozing because I didn't know I could until I hit parity with a playthrough I've been watching for fun - is he doomed now? I never actually found where he was hiding out from the Kin because Grief told me not to worry about it lolquote:money is how you repair clothing because even between stockpiling repair items, keeping them at the max tier of health and being judicious in their use i still needed to buy a new loving pair of boots every day I had a pair last miraculously four days while the cloak and mask blew up immediately  The second cloak became pockets and I'm naked now so that's probably not great
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RBA Starblade posted:I made the panacea by the end of day 6 but didn't talk to Rubin while he was snoozing because I didn't know I could until I hit parity with a playthrough I've been watching for fun - is he doomed now? I never actually found where he was hiding out from the Kin because Grief told me not to worry about it lol If you must know, if you have made and tested the Panacea by the beginning of day 7, Rubin will live, even if you didn't visit him during the nights. Pockets are the best use for cloaks.
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woodenchicken posted:I've been reading the spoilers upthread, and lol, so it was Mark who cursed me with impotence ("inability to hug") apparently. I've been blaming Clara all along. Whoa. Uh, where did this come up in the game?
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Arrhythmia posted:Whoa. Uh, where did this come up in the game? One of the punishments he gives you for dying. There'll be narrative ones sometimes instead of the minor stat hits. As I learned in my playthrough last night, though, if you take the wanderer's deal you can still hug Laura because you don't get any debuffs from Mark, mechanical or narrative.
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ZearothK posted:If you must know, if you have made and tested the Panacea by the beginning of day 7, Rubin will live, even if you didn't visit him during the nights. Thanks just didn't want it bugging me all day lol
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Squidtentacle posted:One of the punishments he gives you for dying. There'll be narrative ones sometimes instead of the minor stat hits. No where does the impotence come up?
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Arrhythmia posted:Whoa. Uh, where did this come up in the game?
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woodenchicken posted:At the very end, after Lara's failed assassination attempt, you can offer to comfort her, but you're unable to raise your arms to hug her. They just hang to the sides. She's pissed, lol. Lmfao
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Jul 11, 2019 14:00
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Fffffuck, starting a new game after the ending that happens when you take the deal sure rubs it in, doesn't it? Man this game is so good. I want to gather my thoughts more after I beat it properly, but it's left a real impression already.
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Squidtentacle posted:Fffffuck, starting a new game after the ending that happens when you take the deal sure rubs it in, doesn't it? its sooo good. im really happy they went with that for the deal, its such a kick in the face
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Lol does it track the deal between playthroughs?
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no, i dont think so. but the first 15 mins is you just talking to Death as he falls out of coffins and disappears into black smoke after giving you nightmares i figured they were referring to that
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It doesn't; the first thing you do on starting any new game is going up to Mark and him telling you "I'm really not interested in your story anymore, you sure hosed it up last time." One of those things that really changes tone upon repeat playthroughs.Verviticus posted:no, i dont think so. but the first 15 mins is you just talking to Death as he falls out of coffins and disappears into black smoke after giving you nightmares i figured they were referring to that There's that too, that dialogue tree sure is something.
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Oh lol it sounded for a second like something he said changed. Since we're talking about the intro I'd just like to say I love the track that plays as you walk outside into "You Lost" ground. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty4ylcY9EBM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meEoZctCMBo The exact moment it kicks in I realized they nailed things. e: Oh hey at least part of the soundtrack's on Spotify neat
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Yeah, one of the great things about Pathologic was introducing me to Theodor Bastard and the impression left during the intro is amazing, definitely one of the best starts for a game I've ever had. Also. https://twitter.com/kolyasisan/status/1149927603769348096
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I beat the game and I'm on a second playthrough where I miraculously have everything I need in advance because metaknowledge. Is there a way to save both the older and younger Vlads? Or the inquisitor for that matter? Does saving everyone even impact the ending? Also I feel like I missed something with Ruben. I taunted him in his bed during his breakdown after defending him at night twice, and then later talked to him by the railroad on the last day and convinced him to stay but is that it? I played the first one and I remember he was doing something with Simon Kain's body, and you can even mention that to him while he's in bed. Does it just not actually come up or did I miss something? That might have been a bachelor thing though. On this playthrough I decided to just grab everything in the caches without doing any exchanges to see if it mattered and by about day 5 or so I noticed there were like 2 items at most in each one. Usually trash. I threw a bunch of random stuff that kids usually want in trades into a couple caches and it seemed like they went back to normal after that. I dunno if I was just imagining this. I'm also seeing kids on the street trading schmowders which is something I never saw on the first playthrough. I think you might need to have at least enough to trade for them (like 20-30ish trade value) to even see them. Every time I've seen a kid with one I had just barely enough to get it despite the high trade cost.
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Professor Cthulhu posted:I beat the game and I'm on a second playthrough where I miraculously have everything I need in advance because metaknowledge. Is there a way to save both the older and younger Vlads? Or the inquisitor for that matter? Does saving everyone even impact the ending? Big spoils You can save both Vlads. You have to talk to big Vlad, then Clara by the door, then talk to big Vlad again immediately and warn him about small Vlad's plans without going to see small Vlad. You can’t save the inquisitor. There’s nothing special for saving everyone beyond seeing all the ending convos with character X that are conditional on character Y living. I didn’t see any Rubin events beyond what you mentioned but I had a thought bubble about him staying at his house at night which had branches that never filled out for me, so there might be more. The Simon issue is definitely more of a bachelor/changeling topic so even if there are more convos with him I doubt he’s anything but evasive about it. No Mods No Masters fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Jul 15, 2019 |
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Thread poll: How much do I care that six Olds are dying 1. A little 2. I do not 3. I'm chugging this serum right now it's 3 I'm dying, artemiy's life sucks RBA Starblade fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Jul 15, 2019 |
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was playing around experimenting with low poly in blender and thought I'd make some 3D fanart of the Tumbler Human / Shabnak-Adyr I just love the design of this primordial cutie 
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No Mods No Masters posted:Big spoils You can save both Vlads. You have to talk to big Vlad, then Clara by the door, then talk to big Vlad again immediately and warn him about small Vlad's plans without going to see small Vlad. You can’t save the inquisitor. There’s nothing special for saving everyone beyond seeing all the ending convos with character X that are conditional on character Y living. I never knew you could save both of them even in the first game I just accepted the theory that one of them has to die in order to let the other live. I now feel very silly.
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Lopside posted:was playing around experimenting with low poly in blender and thought I'd make some 3D fanart of the Tumbler Human / Shabnak-Adyr 
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I just finished pathologic 2 and my final death count is 85  I really loved this game though and was sad when I eventually ran out of death dialogue. What are the chances of the bachelor and changeling campaigns being released at this point? I've heard this game is doing badly? Even so they already created the game engine and assets seems like it would be a waste to not finish the story.
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They are still the plan, but no official news have come on the subject, only rumours. And congrats! I do share in the feeling of wanting even more of it after it was done. I'd say the ending you get while keeping everyone in the Blood list alive is pretty drat happy after all was said and done. Lopside posted:was playing around experimenting with low poly in blender and thought I'd make some 3D fanart of the Tumbler Human / Shabnak-Adyr  I'd even get a plush one if it was ever put on sale.
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DropsySufferer posted:I just finished pathologic 2 and my final death count is 85 Supposedly the article which originally claimed that the lead dev said the other paths might not happen was debunked by others who were present at the talk. That said, their silence on the issue is a little deafening and the feeling I get is that their plans are in flux and they'll let us know when decisions are finalized. To be safe I remain resigned to the possibility that the other paths might be too good to exist on this poo poo earth
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DropsySufferer posted:I've heard this game is doing badly? Even so they already created the game engine and assets seems like it would be a waste to not finish the story.
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No Mods No Masters posted:Supposedly the article which originally claimed that the lead dev said the other paths might not happen was debunked by others who were present at the talk. That said, their silence on the issue is a little deafening and the feeling I get is that their plans are in flux and they'll let us know when decisions are finalized. To be safe I remain resigned to the possibility that the other paths might be too good to exist on this poo poo earth I might be misremembering my second-hand facts, but wasn't releasing the game in this state a mad bid to re-cooperate the money they lost when the Russian economy tanked and the ruble along with it? I definitely got the impression that they had already lost the financial wiggle-room to finish it properly.
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^More or less. Honestly it’s already a little crazy that IPL has survived 15 years releasing only openly hostile games that no one buys. Not to act like it’s some magical mystery though, no doubt it mostly involves a lot of hardship on the part of everyone involved. The Void was a documentary 
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MiddleOne posted:wasn't releasing the game in this state a mad bid to re-cooperate the money they lost when the Russian economy tanked and the ruble along with it?
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woodenchicken posted:This part just doesn't make sense to me. Kickstarter doesn't pay out in rubles. And they couldn't possibly receive the funding earlier than, say, November - at that point the ruble was already obviously circling the drain. You'd think that's an advantageous position to be in. I remember thinking "Well, at least now the icepicks are getting paid!" I wonder what happened there. Such a bummer either way. IIRC it's not the Kickstarter cash that fell through because of it it's the rest of it
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woodenchicken posted:This part just doesn't make sense to me. Kickstarter doesn't pay out in rubles. And they couldn't possibly receive the funding earlier than, say, November - at that point the ruble was already obviously circling the drain. You'd think that's an advantageous position to be in. I remember thinking "Well, at least now the icepicks are getting paid!" I wonder what happened there. Such a bummer either way. Didn't the Kickstarter only gather like 300 000$? That's enough to pitch the project to publishers (who will then foot the actual necessary investment), not enough to finance year-long game development for a full team.
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I wonder if it would behoove IPL more to attempt to go forward with the other character playthroughs or to focus on releasing the other platforms first (they initially promised PC/Mac/PS4/XB1)? I know next to nothing about optimization or gamedev but, if they're in such a dire spot financially, it seems like it would require less time/energy to create port versions of what they already have than working on creating 20+ hours of new questlines and whatever unique gameplay elements the changeling and bachelor would have. A re-release could also drive some new sales (I know a good number of friends without gaming rigs who are desperate to be able to check the game out on their consoles) and maybe a few fresh positive reviews from platform-exclusive outlets with the accessibility boon of the recent difficulty patch. Tinybuild could also stand to promote the game... at all? I see garish Hello Neighbor banner ads constantly and its a little infuriating when such a unique and stunning title is going totally unmentioned
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Well, I'm going into the Abattoir half dead, having used the last serum on myself after a bit, seven infected (luck's finally run out on the sand dirt dice rolls), Grace moved in with Peter (who's also infected great work finding a home guys), I have one schmowder, and I'm holding it for Bad Grief. I'm down to a piece of toast and a handful of tinctures, a heart because I lucked into a spindle for Anna, and random trash. On the plus side I fixed 1 (one) water pump so I don't die of thirst by Big Vlad. Goin' great!  Also, lmao: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/07/10/pathologic-2s-easy-mode-lets-you-soak-in-the-dread-of-an-unwell-town quote:if you play on its original difficulty setting as I did for our olde Pathologic 2 review. You might consider this our newe reviewe, because since the game’s release the developers have updated the scrounge ‘em up with an easy mode. But also a set of sliders that lets you tweak your own difficulty. You can crack the hunger rate down to 50 percent, you can slow the rate of infection, tiredness, and thirst. You can make your clothes more hardy, so your boots are less likely to fall apart at the worst moment. RBA Starblade fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Jul 20, 2019 |
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Lopside posted:I wonder if it would behoove IPL more to attempt to go forward with the other character playthroughs or to focus on releasing the other platforms first (they initially promised PC/Mac/PS4/XB1)? I know next to nothing about optimization or gamedev but, if they're in such a dire spot financially, it seems like it would require less time/energy to create port versions of what they already have than working on creating 20+ hours of new questlines and whatever unique gameplay elements the changeling and bachelor would have. A re-release could also drive some new sales (I know a good number of friends without gaming rigs who are desperate to be able to check the game out on their consoles) and maybe a few fresh positive reviews from platform-exclusive outlets with the accessibility boon of the recent difficulty patch. You're forgetting that IPL are exactly the kind of developers who would prioritize finishing their project over what's sound business-wise. Even the original Pathologic has that secret ending where they pretty much lament that they never got to create their full vision of the haruspex and changeling campaigns due to practical constraints. Lopside posted:Tinybuild could also stand to promote the game... at all? I see garish Hello Neighbor banner ads constantly and its a little infuriating when such a unique and stunning title is going totally unmentioned  Still holding out hope for Mandalore bringing in a few thousand new players whenever he gets to that review.
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Lol everyone I wanted to save is now infected or dying vv Bad Grief or Lara gets the schmowder since they both failed their rolls e: I traded literally everything for a second but I ate a few plague clouds so gently caress. The Vlads are alive but the Kin are salty. Saburov, Georgiy, Eva (lol) and another is dead, five infected, four in danger. Notkin got his dumb rear end reinfected. gently caress you! Crawlin' into day 8! 
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