Re: [MAIN] XPiratez - N8 28-Apr-2024 Labyrinthus Noctis

[Dioxine]

That's not a cheat in my book, it's just going down a notch from "Jack Sparrow" to "Almost Jack Sparrow" Don't worry, it is still a very high difficulty... with very high rewards from missions, too... Actually as high as on true Jack Sparrow...

[Cristao]

The only way I try Jack Sparrow is with a 300 stun power and 5% TU auto weapon.

[Dioxine]

Good idea. I will equip an enemy with it, and everyone will know to thank you for that

[Meridian]

Why is everyone so keen on getting hostages?

@Dioxine: just out of curiosity...
1. How many hostages do I absolutely inevitably need to unlock necessary secrets for final mission and finish the game?
2. And how many do I need if I want also some decent armor and plasma weapons?

No need for precise numbers... just approximately... 5, 10, 25, 50, more?

[Dioxine]

About 25, I'd say, to finish the game..
For plasma weapons per se, you need less than 10 (and these 10 is mostly the same guys as these 25 from above), but also tons and tons of other research, so it's almost irrelevant.
For decent armor... depending on your idea of decent armor. No armor in the game allows to take Heavy Plasma and Blaster Bombs with (even relative) impunity. One is coming close to it, but it's rather very hard to get and inflicts gruesome stat penalties.

As for the small fish... a lot of important techs can be gotten from like, 10, 20 or more sources, interrogations being part of these sources.

[LexThorn]

About 25, I'd say, to finish the game..
For plasma weapons per se, you need less than 10 (and these 10 is mostly the same guys as these 25 from above), but also tons and tons of other research, so it's almost irrelevant.
For decent armor... depending on your idea of decent armor. No armor in the game allows to take Heavy Plasma and Blaster Bombs with (even relative) impunity. One is coming close to it, but it's rather very hard to get and inflicts gruesome stat penalties.

As for the small fish... a lot of important techs can be gotten from like, 10, 20 or more sources, interrogations being part of these sources.

Seems about 150-200 hostages to research all or almost all booty pedia entries (yes, i am pervert-masochist-perfectionist).

[Solarius Scorch]

Why is everyone so keen on getting hostages?

Because most girls are nice and don't like unnecessary deaths!

[Dioxine]

Seems about 150-200 hostages to research all or almost all booty pedia entries (yes, i am pervert-masochist-perfectionist).

95% of these 200 topics can be taken from other sources, like books, almanachs, govt papers, found items, and especially discs. 25 was only referring to those you actually need to finish the game.

[Cristao]

Why is everyone so keen on getting hostages?

@Dioxine: just out of curiosity...
1. How many hostages do I absolutely inevitably need to unlock necessary secrets for final mission and finish the game?
2. And how many do I need if I want also some decent armor and plasma weapons?

No need for precise numbers... just approximately... 5, 10, 25, 50, more?

I like hostages because of slavery!!

[Gunner-chan]

Capturing hostages is just fun and good money.

Shooting people is also fun. Win win.

[LexThorn]

95% of these 200 topics can be taken from other sources, like books, almanachs, govt papers, found items, and especially discs. 25 was only referring to those you actually need to finish the game.

I know, i know. After all this is that items for. For that i must thank you too, sometimes it saves time.

I have a qestion: is score for game over is hardcoded or included intwo rulesets(im about huge negative score during two month)?  I have some free time & want to playtest a mod with more\less score to loose or\and extended\reduced number of month with negative score. If i can change that myself - need an advice how to do that.   

[Dioxine]

No idea. It's either hardcoded or irrelevant (I've lost the OG once due to running out of cash, but never due to neg. score).

[doctor medic]

I wonder what are the stats for the mercenary commando melee attack,it can stun full health commandoes and shock troupers very easily

[Dioxine]

hehehe, quite OP actually (125 dmg, double stun effect). Will be fixed.

[LexThorn]

No idea. It's either hardcoded or irrelevant (I've lost the OG once due to running out of cash, but never due to neg. score).

Tanx anyway.