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Posted October 11, 2009
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Paul_cz: I am playing Torment for the first time, complete version (all fixpacks, mods, widescreen+gui mod,tweaks..basically this version http://thunderpeel2001.blogspot.com/2009/01/planescape-torment-fully-modded.html ) and it is fucking awesome! :)
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Fenixp: I wish I had those on my first playtrough. I'm playing it with these exact modifications (well... On netbook, so I'm not using widescreen mod) for about bizilionth time (I've finished the game only 2 times, but started playing it (and got at least to the half of the game) many, many more times). Also, this is the first time I'm playing it without Czech translation, which may be good, but it just can't compare to the original. English in that game IS pretty hard.
Oh... Yeah... Kinda hijacking thread, sorry. Every time I'm playing PST I can't talk about anything else. Since I'm playing STALKER as well right now, I am capable of talking about that one as well... A bit :D

Yeah I am playing in english and I can already see that when I will replay it a year from now, I will apply czech translation : ). The english is hardcore and there is so much.It is very mentally demanding !
Posted October 11, 2009
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dancingcrab: I would say, to be fair, that the game's artifact mechanic doesn't work for me. Artifacts are powerful and important, but I never sought them out. The anomalies are usually too dangerous.

Unless you're using a mod that screws with the anomalies' positions, it just takes patience. There's always a safe path.
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Navagon: I can't say I recall that happening at all in the vanilla version. What points do they happen at?

The first is when you escort the scientist to take measurements. It knocks you out, you have a flashback and wake up in a bus.
The second is right at the end. You have to make it inside the NPP before it hits, so you should never really see that one.
Post edited October 11, 2009 by ZamFear
Posted October 11, 2009
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sk8ing667: I find a ton of double barreled shotguns.....hmm thats strange.

I think you must mean sawn-off shotguns, not hunting shotguns...
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Navagon: I take it you're not referring to the standard sawed off that's abundant even in the Cordon? If not then I can't honestly claim to have ever found such a weapon. But if I go back and play though with Complete 2009 then I'll keep an eye out for it.

Yeh, they're rare, and I'm pretty sure not in vanilla. They're prevalent in Clear Sky.
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ZamFear: Unless you're using a mod that screws with the anomalies' positions, it just takes patience. There's always a safe path.

That's fair. I'm a bit too impatient, so I never went out of my way. Artifacts are powerful, but you don't need to hunt them down. They eventually come to you via quests etc.
Posted October 11, 2009
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ZamFear: The first is when you escort the scientist to take measurements. It knocks you out, you have a flashback and wake up in a bus.
The second is right at the end. You have to make it inside the NPP before it hits, so you should never really see that one.

Ah, I see. I wasn't aware that's what occurred when you're with the scientist. I thought it was something to do with the nearby facility. As for the second one, I was well within the facility when it hit.
Post edited October 11, 2009 by Navagon
Posted October 11, 2009
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dancingcrab: It's all cool! Just give it another bash (with Complete 2009 if you haven't already) and make sure you at least get to the Bar.

Thanks, I will. Maybe tomorrow, since I have the day off and nothing to play (I'm playing Wizardry 7 recently, but I could use a break from it).
Posted October 11, 2009
Paid 30$ for it, played it for 10 minutes. Gave it away at work.
JAS (Just Another Shooter)
Go here kill something, go there kill something.
Posted October 11, 2009
You do realize it is $5 on D2D and $20 on Steam right?
You really have to get to the Bar before you can judge the game.
Posted October 11, 2009
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Wraith: A blowout is a gigantic psy emission. The sky turns red, the ground seems like its shaking, you hear thunder, you'll see random "ghost" emissions trying to attack you, and if you stay out in one, the effects become more severe and you start losing health. The only way to live through a blowout is to find cover in a sturdy building somewhere.
You only see a blowout twice in vanilla Stalker, the second time in which you have to get to cover before the blowout reaches it's peak. In Oblivion Lost, they are completely random and occur throughout the game.
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Navagon: I can't say I recall that happening at all in the vanilla version. What points do they happen at?

Spoiler Warning.
1.) Escorting the scientist to the bus at the science outpost.
2.) Approaching the NPP
Posted October 11, 2009
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sk8ing667: You do realize it is $5 on D2D and $20 on Steam right?
You really have to get to the Bar before you can judge the game.

Why would I want to buy it again? Junk doesn't improve with age.
All shooters consist of going from point A to point B to kill something(s) or kill something(s) to get something or give something to get something. Occasionally they throw some twist in there to make it seem more impressive but generally it's the same.
This was accomplished much easier and faster with keycards. Those were the old days. Now you have to talk to some guy, kill something(s), get something, return it to the guy or use it open something to kill more something(s). Overly drawn out and complicated to make it seem that you got more bang for your buck.
You want to play a good game? Go buy Devastation or Plants vs Zombies.
Posted October 11, 2009
I didn't tell you to buy it again, but I was just pointing out there was no reason to spend $30 on it. Anyway, each to his own.
Posted October 11, 2009
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Wraith: 1.) Escorting the scientist to the bus at the science outpost.
2.) Approaching the NPP

Yeah, I missed the second one entirely. Perhaps I should have saved it and stuck around to see what happens.
Posted October 11, 2009
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sk8ing667: I didn't tell you to buy it again, but I was just pointing out there was no reason to spend $30 on it. Anyway, each to his own.

I bought it a long while back. Thanks for letting me know, I appreciate it.
Posted October 11, 2009
Game was great and has nearly the best atmosphere I have ever seen in an FPS but the lack of anything to do aside from a few sidequests that repeat themselves and explore sort of killed it for me.
Posted October 11, 2009
I used to own it, and I have clear sky. I think the d2d sale is still going, all this talk about it makes me want to play again.
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well looks like I missed my chance d2d took the sale off of it.
Post edited October 12, 2009 by Weclock
Posted October 12, 2009
Well i've payed too much for this game, because i realized to late that boxed version in my country was cheaper than steam one. And had incredible localization (like movies in Polish TV original voice owers with lector). The game was killing my old PC while graphics wasn't something spectacular, but i really liked them. Finishing this game was real pain in the arse, but i did it after about starting it over about dozen times. And boy it made me mad
SPOILER WARNING!!!
<spoiler>i didnt have enough money to buy anything usefull, but enough to get greedy ending<end of spoiler>
Stealing prices at merchants, timed missions - u even have to hurry up to get revard or u get mission failed, and going from one part of map to other with this stamina thing just to complete mission was annoing, And weight cap that made u to have at the end armor, one gun with limited ammo just to take some meds with u.
But i never uninstalled the game, just to get back to it once for a while.
Recently i installed Oblivion Lost mod and while plaing on "hell" is hell it's much more fun than original. I even dont go with main qest just wondering around.
When i finally finish this one im going for Final Mod.
This game can be real pain, but the fealing it gives u can be rewarding.
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