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Teach me to play Myth 2: Soulblighter properly goons (single player campaign first). I got the 1.7 patch already. A bit into the campaign already, I'm on the beach landing mission, but I cannot beat it without huge casualties. My own tips for Far Cry 2. Not much of how to beat the game tips, but I read a lot of people were disappointed by the game. I was too the first time I tried it, but now when I play it, it's great. If you're tired of driving around, take the water route. They're usually even faster than driving, less checkpoints around and you'll be surprised how different the environment looks from water. Use the buses, they minimize the travel time. Don't stick to the usual guns. First time I played the game, I carried an UZI, some assault rifle and a machine gun. Buy the flare gun, buy the grenade launcher, try out everything. Explore the world. Sometimes I just play without doing any missions, just driving around and checking out places I haven't been to. You'll obviously get much diamonds too. Don't rush the main quest. Do the buddy missions, they often expand the usual "go here, blow up this" missions. Don't instantly reload when you die. I beat the game first time without noticing the awesome buddy rescues. Also, some of my own rules I've set when playing now, and they are quite fun: * Hardest difficulty * No syringes except inbetween fights. Restocking only when small packs are found. * Using only weapons found on enemies. * No restocking of ammo / grenades / molotovs on checkpoints / gun shop. Just grab the small packs if you find them. * gently caress malaria medicine, you aren't allowed to get it. My character collapsed from malaria just as me and Frank were blasting our way out of Pala, after a mission there. He went missing  Anyway, remember to have fun. The game is best played in one, tops two hour sessions.
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Little Blue Couch posted:If I'm gonna start playing Thief and Thief 2, is there anything I ought to know? I specifically want to know if I should play it on the hardest difficulty or not. You get extra mission objectives which seem like they'd add to the flavor of the game, and everyone raves about the atmosphere and writing being top-notch so I'd hate to miss stuff. I think you should play on Hard, not Expert the first time. Expert can be very frustrating for a first timer, sometimes you just really need to kill that one guard. Hard unlocks most extra objectives, and has a quite high loot objective too, so you'll have to explore most of the map anyway. If you don't like zombie levels, you won't like Thief 1. I felt the same at first, but now I find the undead levels much creepier and more interesting than the usual "break into mansion" of Thief 2. Difficulty alters these things: Your health Extra objectives / loot objective Expert means you can't kill any humans, Hard means you can't kill any innocents Enemy sight, you'll be seen and heard easier That's about it I think. Contrary to what people say, I'd say combat is still a viable option in fuckup situations, as long as you let the guard escape. The best Thief stories and the biggest thrill comes when you gently caress up and run around with enemies behind you, trying to lose them.
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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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I recently found Dead Space and the newest Prince of Persia in the bargain bin, for the PC. Teach me goons, but don't spoil the plot.
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Apocalypse Please posted:I'm replaying Fallout 2 and was wondering is there anything extra I should install that's come out since the 10 years its been out. I'm assuming the unofficial patch to v1.02, anything else? Fallout 2 restoration project adds a lot of new areas that were originally cut, adding several hours of gameplay.
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warburg posted:Could I get some advice for Stalker: Clear Skies? I've gotten the basics down and for the hour or so I've played it, it's been really fun. It's difficult, but I like that. However, my current saved game is hosed since my health is draining and I have no idea why. I'm not bleeding, not in radiation, and I cant see any indicators of what might be causing it. Also, are there any patches I should install? You probably are bleeding, I remember having the same problem when I first played the game. First aid kits do nothing against bleeding, you need to use bandages to stop it. Cash is actually hard to come by. Try out different guns before upgrading them, I dumped all my cash into a rifle that jammed every 5 shots. Keep more than one save, the game is terribly bugged. Also there's a moment where you lose all your equipment and money. You can get back the equipment, but not the money. So make sure you'll spend it before venturing into that basement.
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Erdos posted:I'm about to start Far Cry 2, any tips? The game is way too easy. If you want to make it really loving challenging, consider the following: Play on Infamous Only pick up weapons enemies drop Never do malaria medicine missions I'm currently playing like this, and god drat it's the best playthrough I've had. On my first, normal playthrough, with all guns and stuff it just wasn't really exciting, you just drove around and shot people. This total hardcore mode means you'll be avoiding roads, staying in stealth (it does loving work) and planning your attacks. My best mission was blowing up a caravan, I found some IED's, made my way to a checkpoint the convoy passes. Took out the guards silently, blocked the road with a few cars, and planted IED's under them. The convoy came, I blew it up in an awesome chain explosion, and one second later I was killed by a sniper. A buddy came to the rescue, saved me, gave me a pistol, and immediately was shot. I hunted down the sniper, came back to my buddy, and had to execute him, because I didn't have syrettes. You just won't get those moments if you play normally. I thought the game was pretty mediocre and tedious, but that's because I wasn't playing it the right way for me.
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Anonononomous posted:Who wants to tell me how to play Stalker: Clear Sky? I didn't have trouble with the first one, but I can't even do the first mission in this one. There's absolutely no cover and enemies see through the reeds killing me. Plus the one time I managed to sneak up on some dudes I put two rounds of buckshot in a guy from 10 feet and then he turned around and killed me. The difficulty curve is somewhat weird in this game. Swamps, the first area is very, very hard. The only usable weapon in this part of the game is the hunting shotgun, so keep it in good condition and upgrade when you can. When you encounter bandits, don't try to snipe them. What I did was let them spot me from a distance, then hide and wait for them to approach. When they're close enough, pop out from cover and shoot them in the face. I even kept a few loaded shotguns on me, so I could keep firing without reloading. Also, when you're done with the swamps, do yourself a favor and head north, not east, or you'll encounter that machine gun nest. After that, the game becomes way easier, at least up until Limansk. gently caress that construction site and that loving hospital edit: a few more. In garbage, there's a scripted encounter where you lose all your equipment and cash. You can get the equipment back, but not the cash, so make sure you spend it. Don't upgrade the IL-86. I made the mistake of blowing all my hard earned cash on that piece of poo poo. It may be accurate and really strong, but it jams ALL THE TIME. You won't fire half a clip without that piece of poo poo jamming. texting my ex fucked around with this message at 10:46 on Mar 14, 2010 |
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Xander77 posted:Stalker: Clear Sky. The first thing I figured out is - I really need a mod that allows you to trade weapons with regular stalkers. You should just get Clear Sky Complete, fixes bugs, looks amazing and improves performance. And you can trade weapons with stalkers, yes. This one is biting me in the rear end right now, so I'll warn you - keep the ground not cluttered. If you kill a group of enemies, fick up their weapons (from the ground) and dump them in a body. I have a very annoying problem now that there's too much poo poo on the ground, corpses disappear after 5 seconds and I don't get to loot anything.
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Xander77 posted:Two more Stalker: Clear Sky questions: Might aswell answer too, artifacs are usually in highly anomalous areas. Find one, save, take out your detector and throw bolts ahead. Don't forget to watch your health bar / status. Some anomalies are so strong you need a special suit. As said, you don't need to take out the military base, but if you approach from the northeast and hug the wall, you should be close enough to actually hit the enemies.
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...of SCIENCE! posted:In the first area the guy that runs the bar will pay huge amounts of money for specific artifacts he is looking for, if you save up spare artifacts until he wants them and then sell them to him you'll be rich enough that money will no longer be a problem. Without spoiling much, if you get too greedy on the artifacts, the bartender will close down his business.
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I really need some help with Company of Heroes. Bought it during steam sale for some multiplayer action, and I'm getting completely owned by the easiest computer, not to mention real players. What are some beginner tips? I can't seem to push my tanks out fast enough, which causes me to lose the games.
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I just bought the following and need some tips, non spoilers please: Assassin's Creed 2 Anno 1404 (I've played the other games earlier) Fuel Also some tips on how to not get owned in all Company of Heroes games would be good. I totally suck at the game. All on PC
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I just started Deus Ex, bough it during the steam sale. I completed the first mission, and kinda like the game. I never have enough lockpicks and multitools though, is there any way to buy them? Also, how do you even break open locks? There's a strenght meter, but I can't beat anything open.
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Please tell me something about The Witcher. I've done the prologue and I'm in some small town now, but I really don't know what talents to pick, how to do alchemy and such.
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I'm the minority that says Big guns and fast shot are the way to go in Fallout 2. It's not a very hard game, but you can break it really bad. Basically a, 10 agility, fast shot, bonus rate of fire, 2x action boy and jet addict has fourteen action points. Firing the Bozar takes 4. Speaking of it, Bozar was supposed to be a heavy gun sniper rifle, but in game it is a sniper rifle machine gun kind of thing. You can't aim with it, but it's ridiculously accurate anyway, and will tear through most armor at great range. If you line up your shot, you can kill several people. It's not the best weapon against the enclave, but for that, you just switch to a gauss pistol. Costs 2 AP to shoot with mentioned stuff. Sure you can't aim, but who cares about that when you shoot 7 times in a round?
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Just a small tip for Dragon Age, since I'm playing it at the moment. Some of the dungeons are a painful grind. Get some AOE spells to easily clear them out. I use Blizzard & Thunderstorm & Earthquake. Clears out most trash spawn on Hard difficulty.
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Contra Calculus posted:I need some advice on the Thief series: 1. Default works okay for me, just make sure to bind flash bombs to a quick key. 2. Yeah I had this bug too, reload when it happens 3. If you really don't like Thief 1, you can skip to 2 directly. Thief 1 is mostly about raiding tombs and haunted places. Thief 2 gets rid of that, and is about robbing mansions. I personally prefer the first one. In my opinion, play through Down in the Bonehoard (4th level) and see if you like it before moving onto Thief 2. 4. There's no problem with hit detection in the game? Best way to deal with zombies? Run away. You won't have enough holy water / fire arrows to clear everything. Counter question: What OS and processor are you using? I can't get these drat games working.
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Prosaic posted:What should I know before I play Killing Floor? Use heavy guns against Scrakes (chainsaw fellas) and Fleshpounds. Otherwise you'll just enrage them prematurely and they'll wipe your team. Support Specialist makes is a good perk to level up first. The normal shotgun is good against trash, while hunting shotgun's alt fire destroys everything in a few hits.
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RyanManRules posted:I may not have looked hard enough. But did anyone do one for Dragon Age Origins? I played it through a while ago, and there's one piece of advice I can give. The game is really fun, but filled with useless trash mobs, so here's a cheesy trick to clear out whole rooms without trouble. Spoilered just in case Get AoE spells, like Blizzard, Thunderstorm and Earthquake. Always move in first with your stealthed rogue to scout for enemies. Once you've spotted generic trash mob room #351, place the rogue in the doorway still stealthed, and go nuts with the AoE spells. They're long range and don't require line of sight, so you can cast them over walls and such. Your rogue will block any enemies who try to move through the doorway, without being exposed from stealth. I wouldn't have finished the game without abusing this.
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Awcko posted:I'm about to start the original two Fallout games. I haven't ever played them before, nor have I played any other classic CRPGs as I just recently got into PC gaming. Is there anything I should know about either game before jumping in? Progress is pretty straightforward in the first game, especially since it gives you a time limit, but the progress of 2nd game is harder to figure out. Below is my optimal route (does it show that I've probably beat the game 50 times?). I'm spoilering only the settlement names. Basically, once you leave Arroyo, you should head to The Den, afterwards to Klamath. From there you're meant to go far east into Vault City and Gecko, then far south through Broken Hills to NCR and Vault 15. After that, travel to the center of the world map to New Reno and optional Redding, and then south-west to San Fransisco. There's tons of info about character builds in this thread, because F2 pops up ever so often. Some people swear by sniping with the gauss rifle, but I personally prefer to play with primarily big guns (Bozar), and switching to the gauss pistol when I need armor penetration.
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Xander77 posted:If I recall correctly (it's been a while) the Gifted Trait (more attribute points for less skills points) and the anti-Gifted trait (more skill points for less attribute points) cancel each others negatives out with a positive net outcome. So you might want to go for that. They cancel each other out just marginally, but you end up getting perks every 4 levels instead of every 3, in both games. Don't get Skilled trait, Gifted is a must though Bloody mess doesn't do anything practical. You'll be blowing people apart anyway, just not as often.
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thebardyspoon posted:Does combat get much easier in Fallout? I've started the second one multiple times and the last time I got about an hour or two in, I think I was in the rat cave and got hosed up by some gigantic albino rat. I got pissed off because I got it down to about 6 health then missed 4 times in a row and got critically hit from near full health to dead and then realised I hadn't saved it for ages. I think I'm just poo poo at these games for some reason or I'm missing some fundamental feature. I might install 1 and give that a bash but any help would be welcome. Like a character setup for a gunslinger type and some tips on what to focus on in 1 and 2 would be useful. Fallout is a bit like Stalker (if you played it) in terms of difficulty, it starts off brutally hard and evens out after a while. Near the latter part of the game you're unstoppable, but the endgame is a nightmare. Rat King is a tough opponent, that's why I always prefer to go to the Den first. Nets you enough cash for leather armor and shotgun / desert eagle / 10mm SMG, which makes the rat king fight trivial. There's a cheesy way to beat any fight in fallout, SERIOUS SPOILER quicksave / quickload until you crit them in the face texting my ex fucked around with this message at 08:20 on May 24, 2011 |
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tearshed posted:Red Faction: Guerrilla Gonna echo the play on easy suggestion, the game is hard enough as it is. Don't try to finish all sidemissions - they're all repetitive, and you only need to complete a few in order to 100% an area. Carry as much explosives as you can, but save one slot for conventional weapons.
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ToxicFrog posted:I preferred Thief 1 overall, although I do think that the individually best levels are in T2. The big problem with T1 is that some of the worst levels in the entire series (the first half of Break from Cragscleft Prison, the entirety of Down in the Bonehoard) are frontloaded into it - Bafford's is fun, but then it goes sharply downhil for a while. Once you get past that, though, Thieves' Guild is one of my favorite levels in the series and the whole Mage Towers/Lost City/Song of the Caverns/Undercover/Return to the Cathedral sequence is excellent. I also liked Into the Maw of Chaos a lot more than Sabotage at Soulforge - the latter is probably more thiefy, but the former is much more atmospheric. You take this back, Down in the Bonehoard is one of the most amazing levels in a game, ever  My own advice is to try both Thief 1 and 2. The first one is a lot more "tomb raider" while the 2nd one is more about breaking into mansions and stuff. Personally I like the first game the most because it's scarier than the sequel, and I love horror games. Thief 3 is a solid game, but has some technical issues. There are quite many forgettable levels, but also has some gems such as the Seaside Mansion and Shalebridge Cradle.
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adamarama posted:I just noticed I have Indigo Prophecy/Farenheit on Steam. Don't know when I got it but looks interesting. Seems like quite an unusual game though, any advice before diving in? As soon as you think to yourself "this poo poo is loving stupid", stop playing the game because it's only going downhill from there. The beginning is really good though.
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oneof3steves posted:I just picked up Giants: Citizen Kabuto from GoG. Anything I should know before diving into it? In the final mission of the Meccarins, the game tells you to build a base first. In my opinion, skip that and just rush straight to the enemy. I've played the game a lot, and could never beat the mission the proper way. There's just too many enemies attacking your base after about 30 minutes.
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Bloodly posted:It's really unlikely, because it's damm old. But if someone could come out with tips for Warlords Battlecry 3 that would be appreciated. 12 races and something like 18 classes makes my head spin. Undead Necromancer is the most broken combo in game, instantly summon hordes of units / workers and rush the enemy. Get the mana regen building and skeleton upgrades asap and roll over your enemy.
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I just got Darkspore for 3$, it looks like a ton of fun. I've done the first few missions and was very impressed with the graphics and gameplay. The interface is a bit clunky though. Anyways, anything I should be aware of? Also, anything for Dead Space 2? I got the first one aswell, but I tried playing through it twice and got stuck on the same area (chapter 7 I think), do I miss out on a lot by not playing the first one completely?
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I bought Arx Fatalis on steam and need some help getting into it. I love these kind of dungeon crawlers, and the general feel of the game is like Thief, which is my favorite game ever. I have some problems though. I literally don't know how to cast any spells. I got the first three runes, used them in inventory and tried "drawing" them, but nothing happens. How does casting work in this game? I managed to light a fire once but I couldn't do it again. Also, am I really meant to drag every single thing off the ground into my inventory? No quicker way?
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I played for 2 hours, game is really fun but I think I hosed myself over. I thought I had nowhere to go, so I cleared the troll city. Then I found entrance to Arx, and the ruler asks me to speak to the Troll King, so he can help clear some rubble. He's dead though, and I think I've explored every other area.\ Any way to progress or is it start over for me?
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Well, didn't see anything on the wiki. So how about some beginner's tips for Icewind Dale The previous tip about a balanced party... No, IWD is about mages, mages, and more mages, if you want to have a hilariously easy time with the game. Have one pure fighter for tanking, three pure mages, one thief-mage and one cleric-mage. As for general gameplay, always stealth and scout before going into battle. There's a lot of traps in the dungeons and setting one off in the middle of the fight often means a total wipe. Target enemy mages first, dispel their defensive shields and nuke with 5x magic missle or something. With enough mages you can chain CC everything but bosses while nuking it. edit: Two nights ago I came home drunk and apparently bought Shogun 2 + all DLC. I'm getting my rear end kicked, both in military and economy. Any good tips? texting my ex fucked around with this message at 13:49 on Dec 19, 2011 |
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Danger - Octopus! posted:Just got Skyrim in the Steam sale and started it... Avoid going to Dragonsreach and you will be fine. Do their quests only when you want to have dragons showing up.
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Xander77 posted:Fallout: Tactics (PC, not the console abortion): Assuming you play on ironman mode, the only mode you should play  :1. Play in real time mode. Takes a while to get used to it, but it works so much better (and faster) 2 & 3 You can see their stats before recruiting, most of them are low level though and you'll shape them to what you want during the campaign. Generally you want at least some degree of specializations. You can check the fallout wikia also. Stitch is obviously your first and best medic, you could also learn some combat skills and science for him. I usually turn him into a semi sniper type who chills with Foresight. This one is very important: you'll want a sneaky character who can disarm traps / pick locks (Brian is ok for this role). I like to take some first aid on this character, because he will inevitably get hurt sometimes. Also, melee weapons or small guns + explosives depending on your preferrence. This is not your primary damage dealer, but will rather flank and scatter the enemy with grenades. Melee / small guns is mostly for self defense when the enemy closes in. It's still better to run back to the squad in most situations though. Foresight is your first sniper, you could also dump some points into barter for her. Just remember when bartering to place her next to the shop, dump and overload thousands of pounds worth of gear on her and then trade. You must also have a good driver / repairman because several missions require this. You can have small guns on him aswell, so he can cover Stitch and Foresight or snipe with them. One heavy gun guy (I usually make this my main char, because there aren't many good recruits for this role), with lots of strenght and endurance. He doesn't really need the greatest accuracy, he's there for carrying poo poo, suppressive fire and tanking. Obviously tanking does not mean standing in the open taking fire from all enemies, it means generally standing a bit further ahead than the rest of the team, but still close enough for Stitch to come in and save him if poo poo gets bad. While you're spraying a storm of lead on enemies, your snipers take turns in actually doing damage and the stealth guy explodes them with grenades. That leaves one slot open for whatever you want. Could be an energy weapons guy, that comes in handy in the later levels but is not required. This might seem a bit overwhelming to control in real time mode, but you're really mostly focused on two characters, the sneak and the heavy guy. Snipers will shoot automatically, just tell them what position to be in and leave them to their job. You'll rush out with the medic at times to heal and cover the escape of your sneak guy when things go to hell. I think I played through this game at least ten times and now I really want to play it again. My favorite of the series (don't kill me for this) texting my ex fucked around with this message at 13:57 on Jan 1, 2012 |
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VodeAndreas posted:Any tips for Total War: Shogun 2, haven't really played any Total War games before and while it seems fun I seem to be getting my rear end kicked and everyone else has a massively larger force than me. I asked the same question a few months ago, and got few responses. Your best bet is to play a few skirmishes to try all the units out, and what works. Keep in mind this is mostly for campaign, multiplayer is a whole other story. A all types of units generally have the same "damage", as in a bow ashigaru will often do the same damage as the elite bow warrior monk unit, because of the numbers advantage. The game is very "rock, scissors, paper". For example, spears (Yari) will tear through cavalry, but won't stand a chance against swords. Naginatas are somewhere inbetween yari and swords, they'll put up a fight against anything. Bows units aren't ultimate killing machines like in most other games, you need many bow units to do any significant damage. Matchlocks are situational but can be completely devastating. A small change in elevation can mean that your whole volley misses their target, and usually you only have one shot with the matchlocks. If you hit head-on, the enemy will most likely shatter. Generally, Ashigaru is pure numbers, low armor and morale. Samurai is medium numbers, good armor, good accuracy, and good melee even if they're archers. Monks are few, with very low armor but they completely tear apart units and with pretty much unbreakable morale. Larger force does not equal better force. The enemy can try to swarm you with Ashigaru which feels overwhelming, and in direct combat they will eventually grind you down with numbers. To deal with massive ashigaru armies, you must chain rout them with morale shocks. If you for example clash with an ashigaru army head on, have your archers fire at them, and have some unit flank. Even if the enemy unit is at nearly full force, it's often enough for them to shatter. This starts a chain reaction, and all you have to do now is run them down with cavalry until they rout. Archer armies are pretty amazing for loving with the AI, even if you're the attacking side. My campaign force is usually at least 50% foot archers and a few units of horse archers, the rest being various melee. Send your archers in for skirmishing, protect the sides with spears and harass with the horse archers. Eventually he'll go for the attack and you can just pincer him with spears / swords, continue shooting important targets with arrows and run down / shock charge with the bow or light cavalry. Melee armies can also work very well, but they can be very costly at times. You just clash with the enemy in the middle, and maneuver your horses around to cause a chain rout. I still take bow cavalry just so I have something to do while my army marches across the field. It's usually a good idea to bring in at least one good archer unit, to snipe the enemy general or deny area. Remember to run down everyone, even if the battle is finished. Free experience, and your enemy will have to recover longer. Also some overhead map tips: Basically, don't gently caress around. It's a lot like Civ 5 - don't get into stupid wars, and don't expect your allies to stay friendly for long. Don't gently caress or please the Shogunate, they'll attack you anyway and you have to be prepared for it. Have a clear goal what territories to take over and why. Sometimes your attacks will fail and you'll have to escape to replenish your forces, and the quickest way to do escape is by sea. Always have a naval fleet near your sieges if possible. Plan your cities to serve different purposes, you need recruitment towns and economy towns. I usually have recruitment towns on the front where I'm currently at war, and economy towns further inland. Coastal towns would be somewhere inbetween, because they need to organize a defense quick, but are otherwise useless as recruitment towns because of the distance.
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Yes there's a button to dismantle a building, next to the repair button
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OSheaman posted:I am ashamed to admit I've never played BioShock before. What should I know/do before playing? Any mods worth downloading? I think it's best to go in blindly to this game, but two things. Disable Vita Chambers, so you'll have some challenge. Second thing is don't bumrush Big Daddies. Set up some traps and only engage them when you're ready. There's no way you can kill one without proper preparations. Set up the traps with the crossbow, hack some turrets and pull him there, enrage some splicers upon him.
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Jul 18, 2012 07:16
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Elendil004 posted:About to start Dead Island from gamefly, tips? I am pissed that it doesn't have local coop that's the whole reason I got it, but oh well. My best tip would be to uninstall the game after you finish the resort area, it becomes a slog. I wanted my money's worth though, so I kept playing. Some tips for later areas: There are some talents that are a must take. If you play solo, the +exp talents really come in handy. Unlock your "fury" talent right away, and go towards the headstomp talent (I think all characters have it). Don't bother with gun talents, guns are mostly bad in the game anyway. Stamina talents are really helpful, you will be running a lot. The difficulty spikes horribly when going from Resort area to the City. You'll probably need to "grind" the Resort for a while, just to find some good quality weapons. Even then you'll mostly want to run away from the enemies in the City, or they will overwhelm you. Have a few different weapons on you, for different types of enemy. A short range blade for normal enemies, a big long hammer for staggering bigger foes and probably something small and stabby for enemies on the ground. But honestly, once you've done the Resort area shut down the game and you'll have fond memories. If you trudge on you'll burn out and start to hate it because of the difficulty spike.
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Nov 21, 2012 12:41
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Blast Fantasto posted:Gonna start Dark Souls for the first time tonight. Pretty good amount of information on the wiki, is there any other tidbits? There's absolutely nothing you should know before you play it . The first playthrough is magical, don't spoil it Can I ask for some Guild Wars 2 tips here, or should I take it to the subforum? I've played WoW and GW1, but this seems very different.
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Dec 4, 2012 07:43
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