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General / [Expedition] Can't get Aran's ambush to trigger.

« on: January 07, 2020, 11:42:39 am »

I returned from the Black Sea with the Acorn, met Aran at the bar and when he started demanding the Acorn, I denied having it in my possession. This caused him to get mad and make some threats about how this is not the last I'm seeing of him.

Since then I've cleared the main quest up until the DC Elevator quest, and have tried hanging around the places he's supposed to attack you (Home basement, Rail Crossing train platforms, and "Core City slums" although I have no idea which location that specifically means so I just go strolling in the dangerous neighbourhoods) but no luck so far. The Acorn is still in my possession.

Should I try selling it off and then see if he comes for me? Or did I mess up by pretending not to have the Acorn during our first meeting? I don't particularly need his gear but I like collecting uniques.

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General / About Jet Skis

« on: January 05, 2020, 07:25:47 pm »

1. Is it safe to park them in the Core City docks? Or do I need some kinda garage?

2. Are they of any use outside of Expedition or can I sell them?

3. It seems you can sell the Reef Glider for up to 40k, but with 114 mercantile I can only sell it for 30k. Anybody know how much mercantile I need to sell it at max value?

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General / A few questions about crafting

« on: December 31, 2019, 08:48:53 am »

1. Some components don't have quality mentioned (like shield emitter base). Does that mean any one will do or are there more expensive versions of these items on sale or found elsewhere that will make for a better final product?

2. Is it worth it to use high quality components for every piece of the product or should I be using a mix of high quality and inferior components? Asking because using all high quality components seems to require crazy high crafting skills (I gathered components for a shield that required like 150+ electronics to craft). Playing on Normal so I'm assuming these ultra high quality items are meant more for having a fighting chance on Dominating.
 
3. Are there any crafting feats that are must-haves?

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Suggestions / Character portrait in the dialogue UI?

« on: December 30, 2019, 10:01:07 am »

This is one of the few CRPGs I played where the official portraits were so cool looking I felt no need to go hunting for customs. The art is sorta wasted though as it's only on a tiny corner of the screen, and usually hard to see due to the lighting effects (great concept by the way).

Most other CRPGs show your portrait on the dialogue UI though where it is prominently displayed either on the opposite end of the NPC portrait in the dialogue box, or below the NPC portrait (next to the player's dialogue options). It could work here too, especially since dialogue box portraits are immune to lighting effects.

Not really an issue or something to require immediate attention of course, but something to consider for a sequel.

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General / Protectorate vs Free Drones from RP perspective? (Spoilers)

« on: December 28, 2019, 02:47:39 pm »

Hey guys, I'm new here. This is basically my first topic, so sorry if it's in the wrong board. Couldn't figure out whether this fits in General or Discussions. I'll delete it and repost on the right one if this isn't the place.

So anyway, I really, really love this game. I'm completely hooked onto the world, setting, factions etc. I'm also heavily into RP which is one of the main reasons I play CRPGs like Underrail. This time I'm playing as a down-to-earth psion who values a safe place to call home above all, and generally tries to avoid bloodshed even when it is disadvantageous to her (e.g. Paying the guy's debt in Junkyard out of her own pockets just to avoid having to kill him or that other slum girl).

It's been a fun ride so far but then I went to Rail Crossing and discovered the Train Heist quest, and as I was lost on what to do I ended up looking it up on the wiki which led me down to a rabbit hole reading up on the merits and demerits of the Protectorate and the Free Drones. So from what I understand - it's a twist where the FD seem like psychotic terrorists at first, stealing the supplies of Rail Crossing just to prevent a Protectorate foothold from forming there, but in the end the Protectorate turn out to be the true evil by performing vicious experiments on the FD and turning them into mutants.

This sort of leaves me into a dilemma as a player - I know my character wouldn't just run into the train robbers and go "I didn't see anything", and I also know my character who values security and stability would be drawn to support the Protectorate in the matter. But because of this meta knowledge that I now have, I also know my character would never go through with the final objective of the Protectorate questline. Is it not possible to do the Protectorate quests up to that point and then just go "fuck you, I resign"? Or even a way to join the FD (if they're really better than what you see in the Train Heist quest) without turning a blind eye to the robbery?

I guess what I'm asking in simple terms is - What would a Lawful Good character be doing here - stuck between these two factions that are apparently Chaotic Good (although in character I wouldn't know here that the FD is Good) and Lawful Evil (again, in character I wouldn't know that the Protectorate is Evil).