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Builds / Need help with a trapper build on Dominating

« Last post by ringring on Today at 09:47:45 pm »

Are crossbow / trap builds viable on dominating?
Seems like you need a million low level feats to make it work and there just aren't enough slots.  Do you think you could help narrow it down a bit?

Off the top of my head

>Aimed Shot
>Marksman
>Strafe
>Sure Step
>Hit and Run
>Sprint
>Trap Expert
>Quick Tinkering
>Opportunist
>Interloper
>Dirty Kick

Some other must haves
>Premeditation
>Snipe
>Special Tactics
>Deadly Snares

Then if you want to go throwing or spear

>Spear Throw
>Impale
>Fatal Throw
>Split Spare
>Pinning

Skill Points are also limited, especially with a psi build

>Spear means taking throwing AND melee
>Unarmed needs Melee
>Throwing knives needs Throwing
>probably minimum 3 Psi Schools if psi
>Probably dodge and evasion
>No points left for crafting

Do you think you could help narrow it down a bit? Had a few ideas but not sure how they work in practice.

>Could just remove strafe and eat the move and shoot penalty, will make early game difficult though
>Sure Step isn't 100% necessary unless your putting caltrops everywhere, maybe use metal boots but the armor penalty and no special booties
>Trap feats and Interloper seem more like Quality of Life, some people swear by them but I never tried them
>Marksman isn't 100% necessary but depends on how you want to go,
>Dirty Kick isn't necessary but is a good accoutrement for any melee build.
>Sprint and Hit and Run are both great, you could maybe do without them or put them off but they are best when taken early. Also everything seems to have kneecap shot now.

I just don't know how to make a crossbow build work, especially on Dominating. Also, I've never done a playthrough on dominating.  Are Traps / Crossbows not a good choice for dominating? Should I try a trapper build on normal or hard before trying it on Dominating? Are there any other good builds that work on Dominating?

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Bugs / Re: Firebrand animation possibly bugged

« Last post by Alt on Today at 04:55:12 pm »

dude's aura

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General / Re: How do you get past the psi beetles during the hopper quest on Dominating?

« Last post by Zonermaxxer on Today at 11:08:46 am »

Molotovs + Throwing Nets + Bear Traps.

Killing three beetles outside the bunker is very tricky. If you are lucky and patient, you can wait till beetle on the mainland wanders far enough so you can 1 v 1 him. Hug the cave wall, cuz there are some pockets that can be used to break Line of Sight. You can try to sneak past the beetles outside, but you need to have high stealth.

Inside, make sure you close double doors and single out beetle in the ajasent room. Use doors to set up a chamber with bear traps, with only one path being open. Open the door, start throwing moly's. Throw nets at whatever beetle that tries to cross the untrapped path. Use ajasent room to break LoS.

Don't be afraid to burn all your money on this quest, because you'll get massive payoff before Tanner sends you to the Junkyard.

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Bugs / Rapid fire minor bug

« Last post by yako on Today at 04:54:19 am »

Rapid fire special attack is available when wielding sledgehammers and crowbars.

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Bugs / Firebrand animation possibly bugged

« Last post by yako on Today at 04:23:10 am »

It floats from left to right and jumps around your character when you move.

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Builds / Re: [1.3.0.17] Energy pistol Builds

« Last post by jujax on January 17, 2026, 10:48:34 am »

Yes I know how to insert links but the forum says  I am not authorized to post external links.

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General / Re: How do you get past the psi beetles during the hopper quest on Dominating?

« Last post by Vokial on January 17, 2026, 08:15:16 am »

Even without their deadly cold attacks, the main reason they are so difficult is due to their high armor. They have a lot of HP and most weapons can only dent them. From the perspective of a firearm user, Aim Shot crits with the '44 Hammerer you get with 15 Persuasion does a good job against these critters and robots, but you can craft one with parts too. Make sure to stock up on high caliber armor piercing rounds as they are very effective here.

Still, since there are many within the building where the rescue mission is and if you want to save Newton, you have to kill all beetles.
In order to do that, what I always do, is just to shoot one, then close the door before others can get in. While in combat. The rest will investigate, but cannot enter. Wait a few turns until you can exit from combat, enter stealth, lure one in, close the door behind it and start to kill it. Repeat with another one by one, until all are dead.

In order to get proper gear, you can go through the Lurkers as their base (at least what's explorable at this stage) as they have some good loot. You have a chance to get a decent armor and also weapons once you reach the upper areas where there's a seeminlgy dead end with a small outpost behind a locked fence. There's almost always a guaranteed high-ish quality weapon there, and if you're lucky to get a sniper rifle, you can acutally one-shot the beetles with Aim Shot.

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Bugs / Minor dialogue issue

« Last post by Albert Altmann on January 17, 2026, 04:50:47 am »

Maybe more of a suggestion than a bug report, but it is a bit odd for a normal dialogue option to be 100% identical to an option locked behind a skill/base ability check.

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General / Re: How do you get past the psi beetles during the hopper quest on Dominating?

« Last post by harperfan7 on January 17, 2026, 02:21:33 am »

Molotovs, basically.  Quinton always sells five iirc, and somebody at sgs (often two people, I think) sell gasolines to make your own. 
If you're psi, use your ranged damage options as much as possible to kite them, and you can force them to sit still with nets. 
The riot gear in the underpassages, if you can pick the lock and handle the stalker and rats, is great against beetles.  If you keep them in melee (preferably with nets), they will keep their heads closed and just bite you. 
Insulated riot armor is the best armor option, but failing that go for rathound leather since it has cold resist as well as mech.
You can sneak past the beetles outside if you're careful.  Inside, you have a door and can make good use of caltrops and traps if you like. 

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General / How do you get past the psi beetles during the hopper quest on Dominating?

« Last post by ringring on January 17, 2026, 12:51:14 am »

I've beaten the game on Normal, but I don't really understand how your supposed to play on Hard or Dominating

I wasn't even able to finish the hopper quest on Dominating last time I tried it.