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Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Where do I find me some Precision Rifles? I've had two drop, but I don't remember where, and I can't find any more.

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Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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I don't care how talented they are, narcissists and bullies get the airlock.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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infernal machines posted:

He was a data courier, but I don't think he was storing it in his lungs

You know how much data you can pack into a virus? It's all the phage with the leet kids these days

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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infernal machines posted:

I went through some pains to not murder the Voodoo Boys because I absolutely love Count Zero and the mixing of Haitian mythology and the cyberpunk view of AIs, so I really hope they show up in some way in the DLC.

I liked Brigitte's explanation that they could see what was coming, Blackwall wouldn't hold forever, and they were going to get ahead of it.

Richard K. Morgan ripped this off from Count Zero (with good effect) in one of the Takeshi Kovacs novels. It's a cool idea but appropriationist as hell, would like to see an actual Afro-Carribean writer's take on it for once.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Easy way to fix that, let the player hack cameras in the room and watch from a different angle via their Kiroshis. Or hell, don't even require a hack, make it a standard brothel feature that they let the clients connect to the cameras.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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I'm pretty sure there won't be any expansions though.

Just call it a feeling

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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ImpAtom posted:

I have to say a "Pay us for DLC to make your character have a happy ending" is probably one of the few things I can imagine them doing that would piss people off more than just having a negative ending.

comedy option: we get a Final Party DLC like Mass Effect 3

i have to say though that i've come back to this game after only playing through act 1 when it came out, and i'm actually really enjoying it and don't have many complaints :shrug:

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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I kinda figured that in that case Delamain fucks off beyond the Blackwall

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Call em skerks, choom

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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litany of gulps posted:

I mean, they just released this new thing, but I do personally think it feels a lot better. My first partial playthrough was a netrunner/sniper because I had terrible FPS and couldn't survive a close up fight. I had a Lizzie, Widowmaker, Ashura, and my netrunner poo poo. Every option was instantly fatal to any enemy, to the point where I could casually pop off a Widowmaker shot at a boss level enemy's face and they would die in one shot. Then I bought a new GPU and did a reflex run with a Sandevistan - revolver, Grad, knife. But I quickly hit the same circumstances, I could one-shot anyone with any of the weapons. Why use the sniper rifle when the pistol got the same results? Why bother with a gun when I could one shot anyone with the knife?

The Prototype Shingen burst smart smg, the one you get at the Arasaka warehouse? That thing was STUPID in this era and genuinely kinda unfun, because each micromissile in a four-round burst could individually target and kill an enemy

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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They saw a stock ticker and got confused

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Shooting Blanks posted:

This game is so well set up for major expansion-type DLC, it's not even funny. This is one good example. Another would be the major infrastructure pieces that look great onscreen but you don't really interact with in any way (thinking specifically about the wind farm out in the east, and the Biotechnica farms in the southwest) - some kind of a terrorist DLC to shape the future of NC would be another layup, conceptually. Waterways were also wildly underutilized, at least in my playthrough - I get that the water is supposed to be horrifically toxic, but it's still an avenue that could be explored.

The space launch facility
The entire "Arasaka Harbor" area around Konpeki Plaza
The Arasaka carrier (how come they were able to make it to America with that thing despite all the AI hunter-killers stopping ocean traffic?)

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Goa Tse-tung posted:

airgapped, running silent, total autarchy

navigation via optics only (star- and local recognition), and it drags a boobytrap LAN around that accumulates hostile AI the longer it (slowly!) travels around


(it's what I would invent if I were to DM this)

I was going more for "Arasaka invented the mines in the first place, perhaaaaaaps they have a backdoor".

hobbesmaster posted:

The unique version, the buzzsaw even shots through cover...

...but the unique version of this one has explosive bulletsbees.

That's the other one. This is the one that has a chance to trigger a grenade-size EMP burst.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Arglebargle III posted:

Honestly the Prototype Shingen is TOO powerful. Even modding the game to make it harder, the unique shingen makes every encounter last 15 seconds.

I like to use it for missions where I want to pretend I'm false-flagging as Arasaka so they get blamed for the hit, along with a full Arasaka clothing set to help sell it. Nice big "arasaka" written on my katana, the whole bit.

I'm working on a Kang Tao set :getin:

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Rinkles posted:

Is there any good corpo-appropriate head gear in the game? cosmetically speaking.

There's peaked caps in Arasaka and Militech colors (haven't found a Kang Tao one) as well as flat caps with built-in headsets with Kang Tao and Arasaka versions. I also have a Kang Tao helmet that goes with the Kang Tao ballistic vest (pixelated orange and black is their theme). I have not found a similar helmet for Arasaka yet, though hope springs eternal.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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infernal machines posted:

You are, in fact, in a sandstorm.

They changed the chances of various weather types that basically never triggered before the patch.

A big sandstorm hit while I was canoodling with Panam in the tank. Then we went and stomped the Wraiths who were attacking the camp in the middle of the sandstorm, as if it was pre-scripted for them to use the storm as cover. Very atmospheric!

Then we went and squashed them all with x-ray gun-vision. Tank doesn't give a gently caress about sandstorms.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Is there a guide to what story beats cause various side missions to become unavailable anywhere? I'm trying to not miss stuff like the rollercoaster mission in Pacifica (which becomes unavailable after you go to the mall), stuff like that.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Monoware no Corpo

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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I wonder if it's nicer than the apartment corp-V had when they were with Arasaka, or the same

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Nov 3, 2011

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Two Owls posted:

OK, what the hell is Joanne Koch up to? She's got her sticky fingers in a ton of the side/NCPD gigs if you read the blurbs and there's no way "Project Nightingale" is a new antibiotic given the autopsy report on those Nomads.

Her wiki page calls it a engineered virus

https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Joanne_Koch

But the shards in her mission mention electromagnetic exposure. I wondered if the giant microwave rectenna farm in the plains near the badlands - the one the city gets its power from - was involved in that.
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joylessdivision posted:

Huh, so apparently Short Circuit is really god drat powerful even if you don't spec that hard in net running.

It usually drops anything that isn't a cyberpsycho or boss. But the legendary passive is the best part. It has a passive trait that gives all your guns +shock chance (in addition to any shock chance they already have). It's disgusting and I love it.

Kesper North fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Mar 21, 2022

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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buglord posted:

What in the world does Choom mean and why do people in night city say it

https://www.mariowiki.com/Choomba obviously

the wiki says it's

quote:

Chombatta (Choomba): Neo-Afro-American slang for a friend or a family member.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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small butter posted:

Using the thumb sticks to aim is pretty tough.

THANK YOU, this is why I play games on PC with a mouse and keyboard. Why doesn't anyone else speak this simple, brave truth?

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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necrobobsledder posted:

Players on all platforms are turning Cyberpunk 2077 into a violent Sims kitting out the prettiest dolled up Vs they can make, and I don't think there's any going back from this dynamic (nor was it not in the cards either). In keeping with the themes of human exploitation and systemic commodification of everything let players capture randomly generated enemies or even other players alive instead of killing them to sell off at auction so they can have their souls replaced for use by another player, so killing people indiscriminately by spamming attacks is not necessarily the most profitable. Found a nice looking NPC? Nab her. Bodies cannot be stored to keep people from farming bodies for their V either. Resetting attributes is possible at the cost of providing a new host body and some time-based currency like street cred, perk points, etc. I figure that if an NPC spawns that looks like Evelyn or Judy every other person will be trying to nab it. Entire gangs of players running around kidnapping either players or NPCs to sell their bodies would also exist as well if the market grows enough. So hiring players or bots to escort you, wearing disguises, or paying for Trauma Team becomes important just like in the lore. Keeping players from being able to directly create everything possible with an advanced body and face engine would create the kind of artificial scarcity required to keep many people playing Buffalo Bill Simulator 2077.

Based on what I've learned about Silverhand's character while playing the game, I'm pretty sure the ghost in your head would literally loving murder you if you even considered doing this.

It seems like a solid gameplay for Corpo Serial Killer Simulator 2077. It has the creep factor of an idea I'd expect to read on the Star Citizen forums though.

Kesper North fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Apr 7, 2022

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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xarph posted:

Burning Crotch Man is also a celebrity cameo and way better at it.

Mike Pondsmith as the art bell dude on the radio was also great since he sounds like a late night radio dj anyway

I legit thought it was an actual voice actor until like a week ago lmao

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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xarph posted:

Burning Crotch Man is also a celebrity cameo and way better at it.


I looked up who that was and I still don't know who that was

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Arglebargle III posted:

Is the Projectile Launch System bugged in 1.5? I've never really used it before. It's impossible to hit anything with it, it doesn't behave like a smart gun like its description says, and the tranq rounds appear to cause an explosion? Also it has no cooldown. Very weird.

No, it's always been garbage exactly in this way.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Arglebargle III posted:

I never thought about it but yeah an EV drivetrain would work in space.

Seriously?

The OG EV:

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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the fakest car my grandpa ever helped design, build (electrical system) and launch (turbocompressor designer, Rocketdyne F-1 engine )

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Shumagorath posted:

I'm close to getting my hands on some class of RTX card this month. Dare I ask if they fixed the crafting system?

The mods that let you completely ignore the crafting system work great!

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Kang Tao is everting

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1512050023021826055?s=20&t=JtD4Na324IkGR2c916XJ9A

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Slashrat posted:

I'm kinda bummed that the Rollercoaster Love side job become unavailable once you do the main job with Judy where you go over the BDs Evelyn recorded of her meeting with the voodoo boys. I'm guessing that since the BDs take place in the same general area of Pacifica, there is some script involved that despawns regular NPCs in the area for the duration of the scenes, and it just neglects to respawn the NPCs associated with Rollercoaster Love again for whatever reason.

Since the game doesn't give you a reason to even go to Pacifica until after this job is complete, I wonder how many people have missed out on a rollercoaster ride with Johnny. It's such a great moment of the both of you just enjoying yourselves for a bit.

(At least you can still take the ride itself without doing the actual job, but I'm guessing there's a lot of NPC commentary missing that wawy)

AFAIK the actual trigger for making this unavailable is the one where you go to the mall in Pacifica then meet with Brigitte, not braindancing with Judy? The reason for the VBs not being there is pretty obvious after that mission, one way (Netwatch got 'em) or the other (Alt Cunningham ate their minds, or possibly helped them reach beyond the Blackwall). There's one VB who stays behind, he explains this to you if you helped the VBs fix the rollercoaster before, then go back to the rollercoaster after completing .

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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I dunno about fixed, but it feels better. If you use the Javelina it basically cheeses the race.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Rinkles posted:

They’ve added new poses.

A poser-gang!

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Bust Rodd posted:


love 2 watch my corpos cyber

watching brands brand each other is so kinky i love it

edit: sorry for double-posting

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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It would be the first time a game company has ever realized the worth of its own half-formed initial creation and invested in the original game as opposed to releasing a series of games.

But I really do hope they do go that way.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Tirranek posted:

A 'what if' New Game+, where the Heist goes surprisingly fine, you get a wad of cash, the sun ending apartment, and a couple of extra buddy mission chains with Jackie.

Then finally you find an origami unicorn on your pillow and you remember that you chose the Arasaka ending and you're in Mikoshi

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Shooting Blanks posted:

Eh, not sure I can agree with this statement as long as No Man's Sky exists.

You're correct. I forgot it existed like I usually do. I love space sims but I couldn't get into that game at all.

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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jaete posted:

So uh, does the projectile launch system, specifically the tranquiliser round, simply not work these days in 1.5? Just went to test it and it seems all the enemies (randoms on the street) are completely immune to the explosions, as in, nothing happens. :confused:

The default explosive rounds seem fine, so is it just the tranquiliser that doesn't do anything?

It has literally never worked, OP

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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Keurig K-cups are very cyberpunk.

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Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

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If you don't start your day with "Hello Good Morning" I just don't even know what to say

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xaEdx0FTm8

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