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from the Journal of Selena Shattan, Chief of Security, Project ESCAPE posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx3qD2OJRQE Link to LPix.org Update Page - This is a long one as I've combined 2 missions into one. Secret briefing for the USA part of the mission axeil fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Aug 10, 2015 |
# ? Aug 9, 2015 22:10 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 09:32 |
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Info on how I actually did this: This update was a bit more experimental. I wrapped two missions together to try and weave a more interesting narrative than "oh no your base gets attacked by GOLAN!" which is fairly boring to both play and read at this point. I thought putting in the updates from the first mission which is really interesting would help break things up a bit. To do it I first played out both missions (which is why it's taken forever for an update) and made saves at certain spots along the way. Then, I wrote up the whole thing and if I needed extra screenshots (like the last 3 of the Main Base being destroyed from Aemi's mission) I just went back in using the saves and took them. Hopefully it turned out alright and isn't really confusing. And now with my month full of vacation over I should hopefully be able to get back to the updating pace I've wanted to have for months now.
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# ? Aug 10, 2015 01:37 |
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Interesting idea. Did confuse me a bit about what the hell was going on, though.
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# ? Aug 10, 2015 15:45 |
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Oh hey this thread's back. Hurrah!
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# ? Aug 10, 2015 18:30 |
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my dad posted:Interesting idea. Did confuse me a bit about what the hell was going on, though. Thanks! I thought it was very strange how they were so focused on the USA and make a big deal of having to go across the ocean to get there...and then they just head off to China for a mission with no one batting an eye. I do like that you can't fly in units for that mission though. Good way of making the story match-up with the gameplay.
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# ? Aug 10, 2015 19:48 |
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Yeah, this conceit worked out pretty well for you. How close are we to the end of this expansion pack, anyhow?
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# ? Aug 11, 2015 11:17 |
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Glazius posted:Yeah, this conceit worked out pretty well for you. 12 missions left. 2 LC, 10 UCS. My goal (if work could stop being so crazy ) is to try and post 1-2 missions a week. That would have us finish up in late September/early October.
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# ? Aug 11, 2015 13:22 |
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from the Journal of Selena Shattan, Chief of Security, Project ESCAPE posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYAOWy3QUMs Link to LPix.org Update Page
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# ? Aug 16, 2015 17:02 |
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Next time will be our very last mission as the LC. And when we're done with that there will only be 10 updates left. If you thought things were exciting now...just wait till we see the UCS campaign.
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# ? Aug 16, 2015 17:05 |
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An actual twist!
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# ? Aug 16, 2015 18:45 |
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Do the Lunars have a big advantage underground, or is it just an avenue you chose to take this mission because the AI would ignore it?
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# ? Aug 24, 2015 01:32 |
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Glazius posted:Do the Lunars have a big advantage underground, or is it just an avenue you chose to take this mission because the AI would ignore it? Well they have arguably the best energy weapons, but in this case I went underground because it was the only avenue open to me. Between the AA and the artillery I can't think of any other way you could take down this base in a reasonable amount of time. Other than the first game, there really isn't that much emphasis on tunnel warfare, which is a shame because it's such an inventive idea. Sorry about no update today guys, my job roped me in to something so I didn't have time to write everything up. Maybe tomorrow?
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# ? Aug 24, 2015 02:13 |
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from the Journal of Selena Shattan, Chief of Security, Project ESCAPE posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-DbHlzGiyo Link to LPix.org Update Page
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 05:11 |
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Wrong victory cutscene link.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 05:34 |
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my dad posted:Wrong victory cutscene link. Whooops! Fixed.
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# ? Aug 25, 2015 05:53 |
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Dang. Well, congratulations on the AI for finally getting serious.
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# ? Aug 26, 2015 14:21 |
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I'm kinda glad I gave up on the campaign early now Nice to see the developers had an all-out gently caress-you AI for the finale. A bit of a shame the end sequence was just recycled footage from Moon Project though. Obviously all the cutscene budget was all spent on Moon Project - with the Czar having already launched his ships, no more synchronised strutting around the command bunker!
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# ? Aug 26, 2015 17:37 |
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And there it is! GOLAN is deactivated! We did it! GOLAN Communication Failure Subsystem posted:
from the Journal of Marcus Gordon, Former Defense Minister, UCS posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz0J7hNwhiQ Link to LPix.org Update Page
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# ? Sep 26, 2015 18:34 |
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axeil posted:ATTEMPTING RE-ROUTE THROUGH ALTERNATE NODES Sure you didn't mean Las Vegas? What you did there: I saw it.
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# ? Sep 26, 2015 20:48 |
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Loxbourne posted:Sure you didn't mean Las Vegas? Haha, good! I'm glad my reference wasn't too obscure. Figured I'd tip my hat to the game that got me into RTS in the first place. edit: Also, I'd like to point out that I've never beaten the first mission that way before. I just tried building the bridges on a lark and was shocked when it turned out you can actually build to the rear of the LC base. Learn something new every playthrough... axeil fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Sep 26, 2015 |
# ? Sep 26, 2015 21:34 |
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I like how your approach worked out. Makes it feel more like a puzzle game.
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# ? Sep 27, 2015 16:59 |
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Is it just me or do those in-game texts sound kinda weird? As if it was badly translated or something.
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# ? Sep 29, 2015 09:00 |
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from the Journal of Marcus Gordon, Former Defense Minister, UCS posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWwhHML3obA Link to LPix.org Update Page axeil fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Nov 22, 2015 |
# ? Nov 16, 2015 03:14 |
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Very sincere apologies for the ridiculously long delay. Real life got in the way in a really bad way this past month between work and me being sick for close to three weeks. Sorry about that. In a bit of good news, my personal goal is to try and finish this LP by the end of the year. If you all are still reading this, thank you for sticking it out so long. To actually reach that goal it means at least one update a week and some weeks will have to have 2. I'd like to try for a beginning of the week/end of the week schedule with updates on one of Sun/M/T/W and one of Th/F/Sat/Sun. If I'm doing my math right that will have us finish up right around Christmas (8 updates to go). We shall see if it'll happens... Regardless if I finish this year or next, I guarantee that I will finish this. I've put in way too much work, and y'all who are still reading have put in way too much time for me not to see it get done. Nuramor posted:Is it just me or do those in-game texts sound kinda weird? As if it was badly translated or something. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the translation for Lost Souls wasn't the greatest. You can definitely tell what they're trying to get across though. I've also cleaned up the English a bit in any of the briefings I post in text quotes instead of images to try and make things more clear. I'm curious if the game has script issues in Polish as well or if it's just a symptom of translation. Anyone know? axeil fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Nov 16, 2015 |
# ? Nov 16, 2015 03:16 |
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Still aboard the LP train. Choo choo. Only being able to do research now is kinda harsh.
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# ? Nov 16, 2015 10:48 |
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I'm still reading. I want to know how this horror ends, and the game sadly no longer runs on modern hardware.
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# ? Nov 16, 2015 12:27 |
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my dad posted:Still aboard the LP train. Choo choo. Well the nice thing is you start with full plasma tech and most of the other upgrades you need. I went for the grenade launchers because you're going to need them to bombard buildings in a few missions. Loxbourne posted:I'm still reading. I want to know how this horror ends, and the game sadly no longer runs on modern hardware. Really? I'm on a Windows 7 system. What are you running?
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# ? Nov 16, 2015 13:58 |
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Win 8.1. The game runs, but the graphics are an unplayable corrupt mess.
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# ? Nov 16, 2015 14:02 |
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from the Journal of Marcus Gordon, Former Defense Minister, UCS posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vANonB4b_m8 Link to LPix.org Update Page
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# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:37 |
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The plot thickens!
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# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:40 |
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from the Journal of Marcus Gordon, Former Defense Minister, UCS posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwKkQBOyEls Link to LPix.org Update Page
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# ? Nov 22, 2015 17:00 |
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Well, if the alternate faction's goal was to creep us the hell out, mission accomplished.
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# ? Nov 27, 2015 04:08 |
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I am beginning to wonder why Marcus cares. If the Phoenix has already left, then presumably GOLAN is just mindlessly still fighting the war or in some sort of end-phase "gently caress it" mode.
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# ? Nov 27, 2015 15:24 |
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Loxbourne posted:I am beginning to wonder why Marcus cares. If the Phoenix has already left, then presumably GOLAN is just mindlessly still fighting the war or in some sort of end-phase "gently caress it" mode. Well if the ED and LC left behind people, maybe the UCS left behind people too? And maybe they also were able to wrest some control away from GOLAN? It'd be much easier to go to the ED/LC with an actual army than with one guy and some robots. Especially given GOLAN's penchant for tricks as we saw at the end of the LC campaign. I've finished the next update and oh god it is amazing. You're gonna love it axeil fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Dec 5, 2015 |
# ? Dec 5, 2015 05:11 |
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from the Journal of Marcus Gordon, Former Defense Minister, UCS posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmMFHgFJKo8 Link to LPix.org Update Page Sorry no fancy animations this time, just some text and Marcus' voiceover explaining what's going on.
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# ? Dec 5, 2015 06:33 |
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Discovering that my crazy strategy not only worked, but worked nearly flawlessly is probably my favorite moment of this entire LP so far. I have no idea if that's how you're supposed to do the mission but good lord, can anyone else come up with any other way to take that base out?
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# ? Dec 5, 2015 06:36 |
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How can you reload any units without the aerial resupply units?
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# ? Dec 5, 2015 08:02 |
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Were you supposed to go naval?
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# ? Dec 5, 2015 08:50 |
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The 2150 trilogy is one of the few games where stealth actually works on the AI. The UCS are very good at it, as this mission has aptly demonstrated. No, there are no ways to resupply ammo-using units without aircraft. I think stealth-plasma is the intended way to play this mission.
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# ? Dec 5, 2015 17:26 |
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Teledahn posted:How can you reload any units without the aerial resupply units? You can't. That's why I built nothing but plasma units and why the LC had nothing but Electro-cannons and Crions as they don't require reloading. wiegieman posted:Were you supposed to go naval? Nope. No Shipyard was available.
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# ? Dec 5, 2015 18:46 |