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  • yossarian_livesyossarian_lives Registered User regular
    Ahhh, Morrowind Balmora Mages Guild.

    To a lesser extent, Arcanum and breaking open windows to rob the shop keeper for their stash.

    More games need to let you break in through windows.

    Arcanum in general had a degree of being able to mess with NPCs we still don't see in games since.

    Actually able to steal from most shopkeepers? Check.
    Able to smash/blow open doors and containers if lockpicking isn't up to snuff? Check.
    Stealing pants off of victims? Very difficult, but check.
    Silent murdering possible? Check. Heck, do it loudly if you want as long as no guards are in earshot.
    Force dead npcs/Bigfoot to serve you indefinitely with high level necromancy? Check.
    You forgot to add summoning the spirits of people you've murdered. Ain't nothing quite like shanking a dude and then pulling his unwilling spirit into this world for just a little more suffering.

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  • Jealous DevaJealous Deva Registered User regular
    i really would like them to try to integrate dlc better in future games. Replaying fo3 and New Vegas, the whole "you fall down a hole/get kidnapped/stranded/etc and spend 4 hours trying to get out" thing is annoying. I always come out wondering what the hell was going on in the main story and it kills the momentum.

  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
    Someone remind me, why isn't there an Arcanum 2?

  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    chromdom wrote: »
    Someone remind me, why isn't there an Arcanum 2?

    Because Troika died a horrible death. I also don't think it sold all that well.

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  • Steel AngelSteel Angel Registered User regular
    Ahhh, Morrowind Balmora Mages Guild.

    To a lesser extent, Arcanum and breaking open windows to rob the shop keeper for their stash.

    More games need to let you break in through windows.

    Arcanum in general had a degree of being able to mess with NPCs we still don't see in games since.

    Actually able to steal from most shopkeepers? Check.
    Able to smash/blow open doors and containers if lockpicking isn't up to snuff? Check.
    Stealing pants off of victims? Very difficult, but check.
    Silent murdering possible? Check. Heck, do it loudly if you want as long as no guards are in earshot.
    Force dead npcs/Bigfoot to serve you indefinitely with high level necromancy? Check.
    You forgot to add summoning the spirits of people you've murdered. Ain't nothing quite like shanking a dude and then pulling his unwilling spirit into this world for just a little more suffering.

    That only does something meaningful some of the time. Parading their corpse around town works all the time.
    chromdom wrote: »
    Someone remind me, why isn't there an Arcanum 2?

    A combination of poor sales, Troika going under, and Sierra basically vaporizing. No idea who would even hold the rights anymore.

    Big Dookie wrote: »
    I found that tilting it doesn't work very well, and once I started jerking it, I got much better results.

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  • AlazullAlazull Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.Registered User regular
    i really would like them to try to integrate dlc better in future games. Replaying fo3 and New Vegas, the whole "you fall down a hole/get kidnapped/stranded/etc and spend 4 hours trying to get out" thing is annoying. I always come out wondering what the hell was going on in the main story and it kills the momentum.

    It would be pretty jarring if they were just added to the main map. And in the case of New Vegas at least, there were two especially where having anyone come with you would be problematic for the story of the DLC.

    In a lot of ways, I prefer the way they implemented the DLC, because it gives you the chance to try something new. I just wished they would back off the whole locking you into it until you finish the story because sometimes I want to try something else out or I'm starting to run low on ammo for my guns and am not able to get it in the DLC area. Being able to go back to the main map even at a cost would be awesome.

    I mean realistically speaking by the time you've gotten access to Honest Hearts (lowest leveled DLC in New Vegas) you've already had a chance to get to The Strip, which pretty much makes the story go, "Hey, there's a bunch of shit to check out, go!"

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  • AistanAistan Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    Ahhh, Morrowind Balmora Mages Guild.

    To a lesser extent, Arcanum and breaking open windows to rob the shop keeper for their stash.

    More games need to let you break in through windows.

    Arcanum in general had a degree of being able to mess with NPCs we still don't see in games since.

    Actually able to steal from most shopkeepers? Check.
    Able to smash/blow open doors and containers if lockpicking isn't up to snuff? Check.
    Stealing pants off of victims? Very difficult, but check.
    Silent murdering possible? Check. Heck, do it loudly if you want as long as no guards are in earshot.
    Force dead npcs/Bigfoot to serve you indefinitely with high level necromancy? Check.
    You forgot to add summoning the spirits of people you've murdered. Ain't nothing quite like shanking a dude and then pulling his unwilling spirit into this world for just a little more suffering.

    That only does something meaningful some of the time. Parading their corpse around town works all the time.
    chromdom wrote: »
    Someone remind me, why isn't there an Arcanum 2?

    A combination of poor sales, Troika going under, and Sierra basically vaporizing. No idea who would even hold the rights anymore.

    Activision. It came along with their purchase of Sierra.

  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    @chromdom @Sir Carcass @Steel Angel

    it was never released, bu there was plans for an Arcanum 2, iirc it was going to be made on the source engine

    Sir Carcass
  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
    Yeah, I heard a little about that. I think the rights were getting transferred between a couple of failing companies, and now maybe are owned by a group that no longer exists?

  • ED!ED! Registered User regular
    Just under two months out. I don't think the anticipation will quite ratchet up until we are a month out, but I'm definitely on edge. The turning off of the tap in regards to information about the game world is slightly disappointing, but also means the experience will be fresh as hell when it arrives.

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  • RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    edited September 2015
    I really liked how all the DLC in New Vegas were linked by an overarching story with roots in the base game.

    Hope they do more of that.

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  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    Twitch Plays Fallout 3.

    I'm guessing they'll make it out of the vault about two weeks or so after Fallout 4 hits.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    last I saw they spent like 3 hours stuck against a wall.

    also goddamn this thread for making me reinstall and play Arcanum AGAIN, don't you realize I have other shit to play?

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  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    last I saw they spent like 3 hours stuck against a wall.
    Amazing.

    Also, The constant sound of a heart beating makes me feel weird for some reason.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    Dr. Chaos wrote: »
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    last I saw they spent like 3 hours stuck against a wall.
    Amazing.

    Also, The constant sound of a heart beating makes me feel weird for some reason.

    I hate that in games. It just makes me..immensely uncomfortable.

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  • OpposingFarceOpposingFarce Registered User regular
    ED! wrote: »
    Just under two months out. I don't think the anticipation will quite ratchet up until we are a month out, but I'm definitely on edge. The turning off of the tap in regards to information about the game world is slightly disappointing, but also means the experience will be fresh as hell when it arrives.

    It'll ratchet up as soon as they give us new gameplay vids. Like, dramatically increase hype.

    Bobble
  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    edited September 2015
    Real life Dogmeat.

    Probably can't take a mini nuke to the face like the digital one but still pretty awesome.

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  • StrikorStrikor Calibrations? Calibrations! Registered User regular
    "Oh, this doesn't seem quite right. I think we should go play with the dog some more. For research."

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  • KadokenKadoken Giving Ends to my Friends and it Feels Stupendous Registered User regular
    I like dags

  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    Kadoken wrote: »
    I like dags
    Gonna feed em some nice clam chowdah.

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  • OddfishOddfish On opposite weeks In odd numbered monthsRegistered User regular
    I'm just glad some other big ticket titles have come out in the interim. I can only ever have one game rolling at a time so it's MGSV until November. Fortunately I can't stop doing side ops unless someone wrestles the controller from my clutching grasp so I'm sated for now. But this can only last so long. I've got a hankering for wasteland mayhem.

    November y u so not right now?

  • StrikorStrikor Calibrations? Calibrations! Registered User regular
    I've been killing a lot of time modding New Vegas (entirely through FNVEdit right now, because the GECK interface is just terrible) trying to see what whacky ideas I can come up with, and to get myself ready for modding F4. So far today I've made 12 gauge HE, plasma, and various laser-buckshot configurations.

    If figuring out how to make Dogmeat shoot bees at the enemy is wrong, I don't want to be right.

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  • AlazullAlazull Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.Registered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »
    I've been killing a lot of time modding New Vegas (entirely through FNVEdit right now, because the GECK interface is just terrible) trying to see what whacky ideas I can come up with, and to get myself ready for modding F4. So far today I've made 12 gauge HE, plasma, and various laser-buckshot configurations.

    If figuring out how to make Dogmeat shoot bees at the enemy is wrong, I don't want to be right.

    Shine on you crazy diamond.

    And upload that ish.

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  • General_ArmchairGeneral_Armchair Registered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »

    If figuring out how to make Dogmeat shoot bees at the enemy is wrong, I don't want to be right.
    I had to do a double take. For a second I thought you said you were making dogmeat shoot laser bees at the enemy.

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  • XeddicusXeddicus Registered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »

    If figuring out how to make Dogmeat shoot bees at the enemy is wrong, I don't want to be right.
    I had to do a double take. For a second I thought you said you were making dogmeat shoot laser bees at the enemy.

    Well, now I know what mod I want!

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »

    If figuring out how to make Dogmeat shoot bees at the enemy is wrong, I don't want to be right.
    I had to do a double take. For a second I thought you said you were making dogmeat shoot laser bees at the enemy.

    Do you mean laser bees that originate from dogmeat's mouth and plow straight into the enemy or a swarm of bees flowing out through his fur (rakk hive)and shooting lasers at the enemy?

  • General_ArmchairGeneral_Armchair Registered User regular
    Strikor wrote: »

    If figuring out how to make Dogmeat shoot bees at the enemy is wrong, I don't want to be right.
    I had to do a double take. For a second I thought you said you were making dogmeat shoot laser bees at the enemy.

    Do you mean laser bees that originate from dogmeat's mouth and plow straight into the enemy or a swarm of bees flowing out through his fur (rakk hive)and shooting lasers at the enemy?

    I was thinking from the mouth and the bees would fly through their foe repeatedly like the drones from Stargate Atlantis.

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  • ZomroZomro Registered User regular
    Dr. Chaos wrote: »
    Real life Dogmeat.

    Probably can't take a mini nuke to the face like the digital one but still pretty awesome.

    That dog is awesome. Reminds me of my first dog as a kid, Kazan. Looked just like that.

  • BobbleBobble Registered User regular
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    Dr. Chaos wrote: »
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    last I saw they spent like 3 hours stuck against a wall.
    Amazing.

    Also, The constant sound of a heart beating makes me feel weird for some reason.

    I hate that in games. It just makes me..immensely uncomfortable.

    Would you mind if we just check under your floorboards, sir?

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  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    Heres to hoping they put Dogmeat a lil closer to the start this time.

    Junktown, random events, junkyard. He's always been a little out of the way despite being the ultimate starter buddy.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    Dogmeat has always been more liability than benefit.

    Because its a huge pain in the ass to keep his dumb ass alive.

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  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    edited September 2015
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    Dogmeat has always been more liability than benefit.

    Because its a huge pain in the ass to keep his dumb ass alive.
    He's actually damn near unkillable.

    I've yet to see anything actually take him down in Fallout 3. He's the ultimate tank.

    As for the other Fallouts, he's still good but unfortunately like all companions, he doesn't know when to pull back and always ends up in a situation where he gets shredded becuase he thought running into a house full of six raiders with shotguns was a fine idea.

    All companions aside from Marcus and Goris in the classics were a pain to keep alive.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    His doppelganger in Arcanum was a similar pain in the ass as you had to traverse from the crash site all the way to the eastern coast of the "continent" to reach the city he was in, and then reach him before the gang assaulting him actually killed him.

  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    Bethesda added a perk to Fallout 3 that made Dogmeat respawn specifically because people had trouble keeping him alive. Though, in my experience, everyone but Fawkes was bound to die sooner or later.

  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    Holy shit, guys.

    I just noticed he's wearing a scarf in one of the gameplay trailers. :o

    You can play pretty princess dress up with Dogmeat. Game changer.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    Dr. Chaos wrote: »
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    Dogmeat has always been more liability than benefit.

    Because its a huge pain in the ass to keep his dumb ass alive.
    He's actually damn near unkillable.

    I've yet to see anything actually take him down in Fallout 3. He's the ultimate tank.

    As for the other Fallouts, he's still good but unfortunately like all companions, he doesn't know when to pull back and always ends up in a situation where he gets shredded becuase he thought running into a house full of six raiders with shotguns was a fine idea.

    All companions aside from Marcus and Goris in the classics were a pain to keep alive.

    only because one of the later DLC did something ridiculous like increase his health by a factor of 10

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    Bethesda added a perk to Fallout 3 that made Dogmeat respawn specifically because people had trouble keeping him alive. Though, in my experience, everyone but Fawkes was bound to die sooner or later.

    Yeah but he still died

    You just got a new one to kill

    Which, nooooooope no dead dogs whatsoever please

  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    Ah.

    I've never actually played Fallout 3 without all the DLC installed so I always forget about that.

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  • ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    First (and last) time I got Dogmeat, he was dead in about five minutes.

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    I dunno, my Dogmeat in FO3 was a tiny fur-covered tank. The dude just had an absurd amount of health; I never really had to worry about him dying.

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