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Suggestions / Re: First impressions

« on: May 15, 2013, 05:52:06 am »

The increased price of ammo compared to the demo is actually ludicrous...

I'm okay with some scarcity at the beginning, but IMO one of the biggest problems of RPGs is that money often ceases to become an issue a little bit into the game.

I think it's important that, if you want to not really have to pick-and-choose items as you play, that your character be focused on money-generating skills (lockpick/hacking/pickpocket, mercantile, tradeskills). In that way, characters that use the skills can seriously benefit from them while other characters have to get by with what they can get (as befits their skill layout).

Conversely, I think it's important that crafting be accessible early game.

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Suggestions / Burst Trajectory

« on: May 15, 2013, 05:42:55 am »

I was using the Burst ability, because I was getting overrun with Rathounds, and I was pretty confident that the enemy I was shooting was directly in front of another one... but the following shots didn't hit the one behind him.

I'm kind of hesitant to use the ability again since I don't seem to be able to predict the trajectory...

If there were some kind of visible trajectory it'd make the ability far more usable.

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Bugs / Bug - Crowbar Durability

« on: May 15, 2013, 05:24:23 am »

Just noticed the crowbar has no durability despite other melee weapons having durability.

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Bugs / Re: Computer Stops Responding on Startup

« on: May 15, 2013, 05:08:07 am »

Okay, it was going well for a while there (albeit the loads/transitions/saves got weirdly longer compared to the demo) but then when I was taking the elevator somewhere it did it again. It stopped responding to the point that I wasn't allowed to do anything else on my computer.

It's seriously annoying when not only the game stops responding but for some reason my computer does too : / ...

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Bugs / Path-Finding through Unexplored Areas

« on: May 15, 2013, 02:10:47 am »

I've noticed that when I am looking at the other side of a closed fence with a back entrance (that I've never seen) my character still knows EXACTLY how to get there. Enemies seem to be the same way, which would be excusable if it was just a single fence and they knew the area, but they actually instinctively know that a back entrance has opened that was closed before, despite not having seen it happen.

The fix would probably be: don't let path-finding function through unexplored areas and if a door was closed the last time someone saw it, that someone's path-finding shouldn't lead through it normally.

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Bugs / Re: Computer Stops Responding on Startup

« on: May 14, 2013, 10:29:16 pm »

I wasn't able to uninstall it in the normal fashion, so I restarted my computer and deleted the files from the Desura folder then installed from scratch. It seems to have worked! So it seems like something went wrong during the installation process which made it do really weird things the first time around.

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Bugs / Saving Taking really Long?

« on: May 14, 2013, 08:06:34 pm »

I just came from the demo and bought the alpha on Desura, it isn't working on my desktop so I've started playing on my laptop.

I don't recall exactly how long it took to save during the demo, but I know that it was at least 5 times faster than saving in the alpha seems to be.

Anything I can do about this? : /

EDIT: I reinstalled and got the game working on my Desktop, it seems it's just my laptop where saving takes a while.

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Bugs / Computer Stops Responding on Startup

« on: May 14, 2013, 04:10:39 am »

I enjoyed the demo a lot so I went ahead and bought it on Desura, but when I try to play it it opens a window with nothing in it and EVERYTHING on my entire computer stops responding. I can't open anything and ctrl+alt+del does nothing. I can mouse my mouse but clicking things doesn't elicit a response.

I tried opening in administrator mode to no avail, I'm a little hesitant about trying again...

What is going on?

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General / Restoring Psi

« on: May 13, 2013, 12:36:32 am »

I'm under the impression that I'm missing something about Psi.

I used Psi abilities twice and my Psi-meter hasn't refilled since then.

Is there some way to, like healing, have someone/something auto-restore it?

Or do they sell large quantities of the psi-restoring items and I just haven't noticed?

P.S. I'm in the demo if that affects anything.

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General / Re: Using a Crowbar

« on: May 13, 2013, 12:29:47 am »

GMS compound is the first area with an extensive ventilation system. Well, the first I know of.

Yep, also bought a different item for utilizing ventilation shafts and it works fine. Thanks all.

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General / Re: Using a Crowbar

« on: May 12, 2013, 09:02:14 pm »

The biggest hassle is you have to have it equipped as a weapon to use it.
At least, that's the only way I was able to make any use of it thus far.
Also, if you pull it into the quickbar, make sure it's exactly the crowbar you have equipped, not any other.

Okay, I'll be sure to do that.

Only some ventilations shafts can be opened at the moment. Also I believe you need like 5 Strength to use it correctly? Or something like that.

edit:
Also depending on version there may be some quirks (I saw you've been using demo version - in the other thread).

I should have enough strength (8 atm). I guess I'll keep my eyes open for any ventilation shafts that appear to be selectable, I don't think I've seen any so far.

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Bugs / Re: Bug - Explosive Barrel

« on: May 12, 2013, 09:00:07 pm »

Yeah it was already mentioned and full version doesn't have this bug anymore.

Awesome, thanks.

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General / Using a Crowbar

« on: May 12, 2013, 07:40:48 pm »

I found a crowbar (after I shot someone who was holding it) and I noticed it had the additional ability of forcing open ventilation shafts.

I've been fiddling around with it to no avail- how do I use it?

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General / Adding/Removing Items from the Barter Window Quickly?

« on: May 12, 2013, 07:16:06 pm »

Is there a way to quickly add or remove items from the barter window? It's really tedious to click and drag each item, one after the other...

BTW, I am playing the demo, if that changes anything.

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Bugs / Question - Windows

« on: May 12, 2013, 07:05:22 pm »

Are windows meant to be indestructible?

I attacked some Rathhounds and hid in a small building where I closed the door and intended to shoot them from the windows... but I just don't seem to have the option to shoot them or the windows.

I posted this in bugs because it MIGHT be considered a bug and general said "don't post bugs here".