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Builds / New playthough, build junkies and vets assist me please.

« on: June 08, 2018, 08:14:53 pm »

Hey guys. Familiar with the game through the rathounds, psi beetles, GMS compound and some of the Junkyard. Its been a long time since i played and the urge has struck me now that i realize the game is about to get a big update, i'd like to beat it.

My struggle is i can never stay committed to a build because my mind loves restarting. I think i've played through the first two hours of the game a dozen times now just experimenting with things to learn and enjoy the mechanics of this awesome game.

Here's what i know i enjoy the most:
CRAFTING. The crafting system is one of the things i think i will enjoy more than anything in a build i will play through the game with all the way through. Making stuff in this game satisfies my tinkering.
Nades/traps. I really enjoy them. Even on characters with 0 skill i always find myself using them.
Stealth. I usually open combat from stealth into an attack into a nade of some kind.

Other than that, I am thinking I would like to make use of a Sniper build, but i'm not married to the idea. I'm not really super into PSI - i much prefer a non-psi character that relies on weapons and combat utilities he has crafted as i find that more interesting thematically. My experience is that for some reason pistols are really weak, i assume they require alot of feats to become strong. Assault Rifle's and SMG's i've been able to use with good effect, but i only had moderate success with the last Sniper build i tried to make and kept falling back on my assault rifle alot.

I always want to do too many things, and end up stuck at the character creation screen for hours and then by the time i'm in Junkyard i'm regretting some decision i've made for some silly reason or other or get killed by some group of mobs or encounter i'm not sufficiently prepared for.

Can you guys help me focus my attention while still allowing me to do the things i find fun?

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General / I love the game! Need help creating a character please.

« on: May 27, 2013, 03:41:13 am »

Hello gents. I saw this game because i beat fallout 1 and 2 and love the turn based isometric combat style.
Instantly bought it and played all the way till i got to turn in finding the old man's watch and i'm in love with the game i must say.

I chose the SMG cause who wouldn't want an SMG right? But there was no way for me to get ammo for it as i had no real money and the merchants are brutally tough.
The game itself is hard, but i love that it isn't easy mode for casuals. It only makes me want to play more.
I got discouraged with my character build and decided to roll a new character but can't stick with one. Theres so much to choose from, i figured i'd ask the community as no real guides are out there and i learned alot from lurking the forums but sadly, i just couldn't get the info i needed reading posts. I must have gone through the beginning 15 times so far and killed a few rathounds each time, but i must be missing something because they are raping me. This character did well against them until he ran out of ammo in his pistol. I could probably trade alot of the loot for more, but i really just wanna start over with a character i'm more confident in.

So heres my current build

str 7
dex 7
agi 5
con 7
will 3
int 3

Skills
Guns 20
Melee 15
Dodge 20
Evade 10
Lockpick 15
Traps 15
Mechanics 20
Tailoring 20
Mercantile 20

Feats
Aimed Shot
Hit and Run
Reckless

I was aiming for a Mercenary type dude who focuses on guns, but can do well with melee to save rounds if need be and has good utility and some crafting of relevant things.'
I'm just not sure how necessary stealth is to play a character like this, or how necessary psi powers are. I wasn't really interested in them so i didn't take any points in it.
Also what i need to know is how useful is moving during combat? Since movement points are separate from action points do you find yourself manuevering alot?  Absolutely any combat tips or help to get my started in the game is welcome, i really want to get into this game and get beyond activating the first power generator, but it is hard! Thanks!