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I think it's based on how often you use fire to scare it off, and it also seems to reset between levels possibly implying that you're facing a different alien each time, but that's contradicted somewhat by the fact that the alien attacks stop entirely after the alien gets jettisoned with the lab. There are a few times in the game where it lets you go places that you've already been that aren't part of the mission, but there are no enemies or music. That's far creepier to me than having the alien actively hunting me but I can't articulate why. I went into San Cristobel Hospital right before the Seegson Synthetics mission because I wanted to see if it would let me. It did, and after 30 seconds of poking around I got a serious case of the jibblies and just NOPED out of there even though the rational part of me knew that it was 100% safe. Also, the first time you reach the MedSci transit area, there are three survivors in the (then) sealed-off front entrance to the hospital. Three identical survivors, with character models that I haven't seen elsewhere that I mistook at first for Working Joes, standing still, staring at me, saying nothing. Creeped me right out, man. ChickenHeart posted:Probably my favorite Working Joe line from the game, second only to "you are becoming hysterical." (usually because they're in the middle of strangling me while they're saying it) "Why not ask me about Sevastopol safety protocols?" BattleMaster fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Nov 1, 2015 |
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If you use fire to scare off the alien, it will come back rather quickly. You should leave the area or hide to throw it off your trail.
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Nov 1, 2015 05:49
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IIRC if it starts charging you and knocking you over, it's time to stop using fire.
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Nov 1, 2015 05:50
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In my experience, the best strategy after scaring it off with fire even the first time is to get some distance and hide, and resume moving only when it starts banging around in the vents at random. You'll run out of gas quickly if that's the only measure you use against it, especially with the way it gets more brave after each attack.
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Nov 1, 2015 06:06
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Alain Post posted:IIRC if it starts charging you and knocking you over, it's time to stop using fire. It'll charge and knock you over any time it's in flight mode, but you are close enough for it to get to you, and are facing it. If you aren't facing it, it'll just take the opportunity to kill you. You can absolutely blast it with flame, but if its best route to a vent has you in the way, it'll just knock you down. Best thing to do in general is be a reasonable distance away, and be able to get out of the way once it starts running. And yeah, if you don't move away from where it last encountered you (without making noise), it'll come back to your last known area once it has reason to come back down. If you start sprinting immediately after flaming it, it will come to your last position you made sound, so if you flame it, and sprint away while it is running as well, then you stop sprinting some time after it's already gone into the vents, it'll make a beeline for the spot you last made a noise, and if it can't find you immediately there, in the immediate vicinity, or in the general direction you were going, it'll start patrolling the area until it jumps back up.
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Nov 1, 2015 19:11
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I don't know if this is just my imagination but if I get the drop on the Alien and flame it, it'll run off quicker then if it had already seen me. I like that after a few encounters with the flamethrower if you just point it at the Alien he won't attack, but will just snarl at you out of range. Unless you're out of fuel and the pilot light is off, in which case you're hosed.
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Nov 1, 2015 20:18
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The bowling-over happens when there isn't a practically accessible vent for the alien to sprint to. You become the vent - it hits you and disappears
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Nov 1, 2015 20:25
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Spalec posted:I don't know if this is just my imagination but if I get the drop on the Alien and flame it, it'll run off quicker then if it had already seen me. Not your imagination! If you surprise the alien, it will run much faster and with less flameing than had it been aware of you beforehand.
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Nov 1, 2015 22:06
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Spalec posted:I like that after a few encounters with the flamethrower if you just point it at the Alien he won't attack, but will just snarl at you out of range. Unless you're out of fuel and the pilot light is off, in which case you're hosed.  Holy poo poo, is that a confirmed gameplay element? Because if so, holy poo poo that's cool. That's straight up Ripley-threatening-the-eggs-with-a-flamethrower, you know what this does, back the gently caress off my poo poo action. I got trigger happy to keep that rear end in a top hat out of my face and never waited for its reaction, now I feel cheated.
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Nov 3, 2015 15:44
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Wild T posted:
It's confirmed, yes. If you raise the flamethrower at the alien after it has become familiar with it, it will flinch and hesitate for a bit before trying to lounge at you again. It's a fakeout that can buy you a few seconds.
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Nov 3, 2015 16:18
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Well, goddamit. I'm jumping into play through number three now because of yet another feature I didn't know about. Please, Sega, never let Kojima direct an Alien: Isolation sequel, I may never get done screwing around with the details. Also it's annoying enough not to kill those assholes guarding the tuner without moralizing, okay? I'll just write off that trophy and save my sanity.
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Nov 3, 2015 16:24
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It does lead to some tense Ripley vs Queen type moments, but it is always going to charge you eventually. It's just a matter of when.
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Nov 3, 2015 17:42
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I received the Crew Expendable DLC for this but already have it; in case anyone else doesn't: 5G82E-8I6LM-7J636
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