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Hello. I thought I'd start a topic about little moments in the game that we've felt were cool, unusual, funny or perhaps little "YES!" moments of just managing to survive or trick the robots.

I guess I shall go first... I was in a field sneaking and needed to get past a robot in one of those search balloons. I put down an alarm clock, set to 20 seconds, where I was then moved around and hugged the edge of a hedge and when that clock went off he looked in that direction and I managed to sneak past him. It felt like a small triumph even though it wasn't a big deal.
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KrisViking: Hello. I thought I'd start a topic about little moments in the game that we've felt were cool, unusual, funny or perhaps little "YES!" moments of just managing to survive or trick the robots.

I guess I shall go first... I was in a field sneaking and needed to get past a robot in one of those search balloons. I put down an alarm clock, set to 20 seconds, where I was then moved around and hugged the edge of a hedge and when that clock went off he looked in that direction and I managed to sneak past him. It felt like a small triumph even though it wasn't a big deal.
For some odd reason I managed to start a firefight between some robots by using a bear trap near a campfire. I set the trap about 10 steps away, a robot steps in it, suddenly shots ring out and I have 3-4 dead robots lying around :D
For some odd reason I managed to start a firefight between some robots by using a bear trap near a campfire. I set the trap about 10 steps away, a robot steps in it, suddenly shots ring out and I have 3-4 dead robots lying around :D
That is pretty epic. :D
Post edited May 02, 2014 by KrisViking
I was once inside the industrial estate biome and decided 'Enough is enough' and bust out some Vietcong tactics.

6 robots walking up and down a street, I was hiding in a corner and threw a bottle at a nearby wall.

Once they moved to investigate i went full Rambo and chucked 3 sticks of dynamite.

During the confusion 2 of them still stood, but I charged full tilt with my hatchet and carved me some robot flank whilst they fired wildly.


Felt a bit like the Predator at that point :3.
I swear these robots have inside arguments with one another because I heard distant gunshots myself. I whipped out the binoculars and saw three bots against one. Of course the bot on his own was the only casualty of the skirmish, and of course his gun was broken when I went to 'acquire' it :(

I have a war story that lead to my demise though. In my search I came across two bots patrolling a fragment. There was a forest nearby so I thought flashing a light at them would split them up, it worked somewhat but then I realised I had no weapon still. Looting the nearby houses provided me with a hatchet after hours of torture beforehand. To test out my new found sharp-thing I proceeded to sneak up on a loner in a field. Getting close he heard my footsteps, swinging around with shotgun at my face he fires in panic and somehow misses! Hacking him to bits provided me with raw meat and a broken shotgun :(
Out of desperation I went back to the fragment and threw a lucky glass of wine nearby, alerting them. (oh I forgot to mention they had a dog with them too!). I ran around to the fragment only to hear an alerted beep so I bolted for dear life into the forest. (for some reason, a bot was crouching down, facing a tree as I ran past him... grinding gears maybe?)
Once I gave them the slip, the boat was in sight! But to my f-ing fright a scarecrow jumps up behind me saying BEHIND YOU. Oh my word he just wouldn't piss off and my position was compromised. Two gentlemen ran to the sound of Mr. Scarecrow screaming at me as I crouched in the field. As I ran to one, he fires at point black and actually hits me! The nerve! My health at 45 and bleeding, I manage to kill them both without further drama. Quickly patching the wound while trying to flee further, the bastard is still following me so I turn to him and hack away. Turns out he just screams OW, OW! At this point I'm extremely frustrated as my time on this island was nearly 2 hours and the only save point was the boat. It seems someone heard the screams further and this time they were on floating horseback. I whipped out the shotgun I pilfered from moments ago, firing from the hip once completely misses! I aim down the sight and land the second, and last shot I had. Horsey bot then proceeded to trample the shit out of me.... THE END.
Well I had a spot of luck. I was running and getting shot at and by a stroke of luck one of the robots accidentally shot a game bird, possibly a pheasant, in front of me so I grabbed it for lunch later on. :D
Post edited May 04, 2014 by KrisViking
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micktiegs_8: I swear these robots have inside arguments with one another because I heard distant gunshots myself. I whipped out the binoculars and saw three bots against one. Of course the bot on his own was the only casualty of the skirmish, and of course his gun was broken when I went to 'acquire' it :(
They do, the hunters have different "teams", the squires will shoot anyone casuing bother in the towns and the poachers will shoot anyone.
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micktiegs_8: I swear these robots have inside arguments with one another because I heard distant gunshots myself. I whipped out the binoculars and saw three bots against one. Of course the bot on his own was the only casualty of the skirmish, and of course his gun was broken when I went to 'acquire' it :(

I have a war story that lead to my demise though. In my search I came across two bots patrolling a fragment. There was a forest nearby so I thought flashing a light at them would split them up, it worked somewhat but then I realised I had no weapon still. Looting the nearby houses provided me with a hatchet after hours of torture beforehand. To test out my new found sharp-thing I proceeded to sneak up on a loner in a field. Getting close he heard my footsteps, swinging around with shotgun at my face he fires in panic and somehow misses! Hacking him to bits provided me with raw meat and a broken shotgun :(
Out of desperation I went back to the fragment and threw a lucky glass of wine nearby, alerting them. (oh I forgot to mention they had a dog with them too!). I ran around to the fragment only to hear an alerted beep so I bolted for dear life into the forest. (for some reason, a bot was crouching down, facing a tree as I ran past him... grinding gears maybe?)
Once I gave them the slip, the boat was in sight! But to my f-ing fright a scarecrow jumps up behind me saying BEHIND YOU. Oh my word he just wouldn't piss off and my position was compromised. Two gentlemen ran to the sound of Mr. Scarecrow screaming at me as I crouched in the field. As I ran to one, he fires at point black and actually hits me! The nerve! My health at 45 and bleeding, I manage to kill them both without further drama. Quickly patching the wound while trying to flee further, the bastard is still following me so I turn to him and hack away. Turns out he just screams OW, OW! At this point I'm extremely frustrated as my time on this island was nearly 2 hours and the only save point was the boat. It seems someone heard the screams further and this time they were on floating horseback. I whipped out the shotgun I pilfered from moments ago, firing from the hip once completely misses! I aim down the sight and land the second, and last shot I had. Horsey bot then proceeded to trample the shit out of me.... THE END.
The robot squatting down in the forest was actually in the middle of setting a bear trap. Be careful of those forest bots as they carry blunderbusses that pack quite a wallop. Those blunderbusses can take out a squire in one shot :)
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micktiegs_8: I swear these robots have inside arguments with one another because I heard distant gunshots myself. I whipped out the binoculars and saw three bots against one. Of course the bot on his own was the only casualty of the skirmish, and of course his gun was broken when I went to 'acquire' it :(

I have a war story that lead to my demise though. In my search I came across two bots patrolling a fragment. There was a forest nearby so I thought flashing a light at them would split them up, it worked somewhat but then I realised I had no weapon still. Looting the nearby houses provided me with a hatchet after hours of torture beforehand. To test out my new found sharp-thing I proceeded to sneak up on a loner in a field. Getting close he heard my footsteps, swinging around with shotgun at my face he fires in panic and somehow misses! Hacking him to bits provided me with raw meat and a broken shotgun :(
Out of desperation I went back to the fragment and threw a lucky glass of wine nearby, alerting them. (oh I forgot to mention they had a dog with them too!). I ran around to the fragment only to hear an alerted beep so I bolted for dear life into the forest. (for some reason, a bot was crouching down, facing a tree as I ran past him... grinding gears maybe?)
Once I gave them the slip, the boat was in sight! But to my f-ing fright a scarecrow jumps up behind me saying BEHIND YOU. Oh my word he just wouldn't piss off and my position was compromised. Two gentlemen ran to the sound of Mr. Scarecrow screaming at me as I crouched in the field. As I ran to one, he fires at point black and actually hits me! The nerve! My health at 45 and bleeding, I manage to kill them both without further drama. Quickly patching the wound while trying to flee further, the bastard is still following me so I turn to him and hack away. Turns out he just screams OW, OW! At this point I'm extremely frustrated as my time on this island was nearly 2 hours and the only save point was the boat. It seems someone heard the screams further and this time they were on floating horseback. I whipped out the shotgun I pilfered from moments ago, firing from the hip once completely misses! I aim down the sight and land the second, and last shot I had. Horsey bot then proceeded to trample the shit out of me.... THE END.
the scare crows are a bit like weeping angels, you hav eto keep your eyes on them back away until teh eyes turn off or they'll follow you everywhere attracting hunters et al to your location, or just axe them to death.
Had a fragment, but got into a firefight (ie: run the hell away zigzag), almost made it to the centre, then BAM, caught by a bear trap.
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ShadowWulfe: Had a fragment, but got into a firefight (ie: run the hell away zigzag), almost made it to the centre, then BAM, caught by a bear trap.
If you find yourself near any of the boats jump in one as soon as you have the fragment, the game saves as you travel between islands ;)

I had your story so often,

got fragment, run, hide, run, hide, run run run....dog/hunter patrol/trap/.....

...part of the joy of the game...:)
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loki1969:
So they DO save. Aha!
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loki1969:
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ShadowWulfe: So they DO save. Aha!
Yes, they save when you travel. I tend to use the "Save Progress" though, especially if I am going back out for another fragment before I return to the center island.
On my first game I heard crazy shotgun-fire form over the next hill. Going in to explore I discovered the big spindly robot ("landowner") and a pack of hunters letting fly at him. I guess he is invincible because the gunfire didn't take him out, he just sauntered on..

Is this in-fighting supposed to happen, or, like, how is it triggered? randomly?
In-fighting is an intended feature, although I haven't heard of hunters vs. the landowner before. http://siryouarebeinghuntedwiki.com/wiki/Planned_Features still lists 'factions' as a planned feature, and I'm not sure how much of it is in the game as of 1.1.