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Suggestions / Re: Powered Armor?

« on: March 18, 2013, 06:23:22 am »

Or it could be done it way:

because world seems retro and concentrating about scavenged equipment and rigged devices then any sort of normal power armor would be too OP. But what I'm thinking of is more like this - it could be some sort of mechanical exoskeleton (think a bit powerloaders from Aliens) with exposed energy source. Any attack on the energy source (strong enough) would shut it down, even maybe make explode (and turn useless). Humans with technical skill would know where to attack, maybe some beasts too (experience), but that's all. Or it could be really falloutlike armor, but like I mentioned - rigged from not matching parts.

What I would like to stress is ridiculesness of batteries being used to power any kind of armor (not counting these regeneration ones which are based on different idea). It needs something more powerful - fusion device or some kind of artifact (from old civs). Also making them pretty much stationary (powerloaders etc.) removes mentioned above combat advantage.

How's that?

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Other Games / Re: Dwarf Fortress

« on: March 18, 2013, 06:10:15 am »

So, xmorg you alive? Or something? Because we need to know how the turns should go. Or if Jeff computer is online and well . Because for now it seems like the topic is quite dead ;].

Yeah due to this damn epidemy then it may be that reverting to older saves should be possible (I've got most of saves anyway ).

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Other Games / Re: Dwarf Fortress

« on: March 15, 2013, 09:43:26 am »

And how far in are you? What month?

Obviously it's xmorg call - if he wants he can finish your turn and his and then throw it to either Jeff of me.

Also no births, but three? You're a lucky man, wallace. My dwarves were f...ornicating all over the place ;P.

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General / Re: Uploading footage to YouTube?

« on: March 15, 2013, 09:40:45 am »

If I remember correctly Styg even encourages this type of spreading the word .

But just to be sure you can wait for confirmation by the man himself.

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Discussions / Re: Google Reader shutting down

« on: March 14, 2013, 04:25:29 pm »

Welp... can't they just make it free? Let it surf the net, or something? I'm using RSS Bandit myself, but damn that is some typical retail thinking. And we live in digital era.

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General / Re: Buying

« on: March 14, 2013, 01:01:13 pm »

Underrail IS on the Greenlight, so you can always vote, spread the word, and hope for the best

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Other Games / Re: Dwarf Fortress

« on: March 13, 2013, 07:15:17 am »

And are you naming new dwarves? I mean it's easier to say that Superman led the glorious charge against goblins invaders, right? .

The only problem I have now is how to make enough pipes to make some kind of stream/waterfall that would clean the dwarves... and possibly stop this damn infection.

edit: Or enough tombs.

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Discussions / Re: How did you find out about this game?

« on: March 13, 2013, 07:01:13 am »

And here comes another article on Rock, Paper, Shotgun: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/12/metro-20-2-5d-underrail-alpha-available/#more-145355

I'm actually reading through it at the moment... so I'll post what it's about soon!

edit:
Well it's just a mention on the page, but hopefully there will be a bit of traffic. At least people are being reminded of Underrail being a part of a bundle at some time in the past

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General / Re: Destroying boulders?

« on: March 12, 2013, 02:28:19 pm »

Pics?

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Other Games / Re: Lord British kickstarter

« on: March 12, 2013, 06:39:46 am »

If i find the story to be good and interactive i'll pm you about it with details.

Please do, good sir. I have the same problem with Legend of Grimrock - while it's combat and puzzles are quite nice (in the beginning, after a while it starts to feel repetative). What I don't really like is how little of the plot is left. Supposedly it picks up on the end (that is how spoiler-free I managed to keep myself ), but I don't know if I'll force myself to trudge through.

And yeah, like pringdew wrote - both Avernum and Geneforge series are very nice. Spanning hundred of hours - many factions to join, quests to make, monsters to slay. And, what is more important the nice, meaty storyline. Many endings. And pretty awful graphic . Well I would say that they're younger and more retarded brother of Underrail - isometric 2D with turn based combat. Earlier games (like Avernum 1-3 and Geneforge 1-2) are pretty awful with interface too, but still playable. Actually they started to remake older games - Avernum: Escape from the Pit if reimagining of the first game which is unplayable on Windows 7.

So yeah... I can rant on these for long time . But these games are a must for newer turn based RPG fun. Also on their site are demos which span like few solid hours into the game (the kind of that was once called shareware) - with full game code you only unlock it, which means saves are usable anyway . I'll shut up myself now, before my inner nerd consumes me.

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Other Games / Re: Dwarf Fortress

« on: March 12, 2013, 06:23:45 am »

Well, since I've made a lot of high quality copper armor (yeah I know -_-')... the armor should be in the abundance - but of course the more weapons you take the more weapon traps I can create on my Death Fields^tm.

Any notable deaths? Does our alter egos are still alive? Or really, really hurt?

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Other Games / Re: Lord British kickstarter

« on: March 11, 2013, 12:42:31 pm »

Well I already have a key or two for Underrail to give away . But I always forget about it and remember only in times like these... such is my poor memory, sadly.

I saw Wasteland 2 videos and screenshots - these seemed alright. But I'll wait for something more. It may be that all Fallouts (1,2,3, Tactics, Vegas, DLCs) made me quite tired with franchise. And Wastelands being the prequel to these... you catch my drift. I much more prefer retro games like Underrail (I'm also beating Geneforge 5 at the moment).

These Chaos Chronicles seem like very nice idea - both screenshots and gameplay works look amazing. Of course it depends how the story will progress, but for now I like it. Then there is question how well translation from German to English will work. They aim pretty high with the amount of the lines, but I'm a bit sceptical. We'll see.

Is Grimoire this retro RPG game I found on Indie Go Go? If yes then I wasn't interested - it's too retro xD. I don't need much in terms of graphics, but these kinds of dungeon crawlers sadly usually lack on the side of story... and that is something I can't forgive. If game has at least graphical level of Geneforge/Avernum I can swallow it. But remaking everything in 8 and 16 bit just doesn't work for me. Of course roguelikes are whole different group .

Yeah Kickstarter really allows a lot of games to be made. And I'm waiting intently on how my pitches will turn out. Also I have to force myself - one, maximum two backed games in a month or two. I don't really have that much disposable income and it's easy to just go with the flow...

edit: grammar

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Other Games / Re: Dwarf Fortress

« on: March 11, 2013, 11:38:46 am »

These  traps are my idea . Good to know that they worked as intended... especially since goblin chiefs tend to charge first they also get killed off first! And that has very derimental morale effect on the surviving enemies .

Also, xmorg - winter is coming. With all it's glory

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Other Games / Re: Dwarf Fortress

« on: March 11, 2013, 06:14:07 am »

Lol, welcome to my world then. I was offsetting deaths with migrants, but it's no fun when legendary dudes die because of random syndrome. The problem is that they bled to death - it's probably carried by their fluids, next batch of people ingest them when they eat etc, and the circle of death continues. It's especially hard because with 200 dwarves there is no way in hell to divide infected and clean dwarves.

I guess we could do something radical. Like lava purge.

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Other Games / Re: Dwarf Fortress

« on: March 10, 2013, 11:12:22 pm »

After wallace finishes and gets save up here . And only if the fort won't disappear from this strange 'bite the dust' disease.

I would say that maybe quarantine could help? Maybe? Hopefully?