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So after turning in the first quest, the Sector boss tells you to go to one particular area of the map. As usual, as soon as I came upon a fork, I took the turn that didn't direct me to the critical path and now I've leveled up twice, discovered an area with enemies waaaay above my level who can one shot me and unlocked god knows how many regions that weren't even mentioned in the main quest. In short, this game is amazing!
Edit - Also found a weird fire gun after one of the the most butt-clench skirmishes.
Edit - Also found a weird fire gun after one of the the most butt-clench skirmishes.
The environmental density and scale reminds me of old CRPG's with pre-rendered backgrounds in the best way, except it all feels so much more alive. I am stunned that this was developed by such a small team, so hopefully someone out there is looking at this talent and thinking, "I need to throw some serious money at their next project."
Still near the beginning of the game (I promised myself I would finish the Mass Effect trilogy before starting yet another new game), but this is such a pleasant surprise as I hadn't been following this game much prior to release, I only really heard about it in the last month or two. Glad it's getting the exposure from Game Pass.
Still near the beginning of the game (I promised myself I would finish the Mass Effect trilogy before starting yet another new game), but this is such a pleasant surprise as I hadn't been following this game much prior to release, I only really heard about it in the last month or two. Glad it's getting the exposure from Game Pass.
The ultrawide/FoV trainer works with all versions.
The Ascent ultrawide & superwide fix, FOV changer
The tool adjusts the field of view of the game to address the decrease affecting 21:9 and wider resolutions, vertically matching each scene to that of 16:9. It also removes the black bars from the menu screens and the cutscenes (prominent at 32:9 and wider). Lastly, it allows to manually modify t...community.pcgamingwiki.com
Holy shit I thought it looked real tight
Thank you for this! My 34" 3440x1440 liiiiives
This came out at the perfect time. It's great fun. I'm sure it's been addressed in this thread but man the text is small.
I love me crusader and syndicate games.
Definitely feelin that vibe.
A bit overwhelming, but a gorgeous game with satisfying gameplay ! I could see Microsoft buying a studio this size...
You just need to do the main mission (2nd or 3rd) that unlocks that area. It'd definitely be great if they did make it so side quests only unlock if you already have access yo certain areas.
I am doing the side missions for the weight lifter where he wants some lower dosage pills. The quest sends me to a empty bar where the quest path just ends.
I've had the same thing with another side quest (find the dudes luggage and take it to his friend). Get to the destination and there's nothing there. Either it's a bug or the NPC doesn't trigger until a certain point in the Main Quest is my thinking. I'll go back and check later.
Yeah I haven't done this mission yet but it could be like the earlier side mission where you cannot enter the elevator until you progress in the story missions.
I am going to reload the game and see. I thinking maybe all the gun fire had everyone running lol
Grenades power up as you kill enemies or pick up the yellow bottles. I believe whichever way you are facing/walking will be direction you throw them.
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Loving it so far. Graphics are awesome. My only complaint is that it feels like sometimes enemies that get in close basically get stuck to you and are impossible to kill with your guns. If you dont have an augment ready or roll you can get killed quick which I find annoying. Wish there was a fast melee (is there?) that you can do.
It took me a while to nail it but I really like it. Feels fun and reactive.
It's like the Killzone cover shooting mechanic in an isometric form.
Which main mission? Both my main missions in my log have no objectives to complete, so I'm not sure where to go.
So, I picked up a Cyberdeck Upgrade in the world and... my deck is still level one. What gives? Also, mouseover tooltips on stats in inventory would be nice. I got new armor, it shows some stats on icons, but I have zero idea what those icons represent - I can only guess. Plus: armor boosts skills but it also just shows icons and I simply don't remember what icon is what skill yet :)
You can turn on tooltips, bottom corner will have the button. Not mouse-over through
Cyberdeck is weird. It has several different parameters like hacking ATM, opening doors etc. when you get an upgrade the name of the deck changes to what you just picked up, and one of the parameters in the list changes. It doesn't tell you which one, but check the list to see what you can currently do and you will see that something new has opened up for you.
I think the dev needs to add a proper tutorial for the Cyberdeck and especially upgrading it. When you get a new one you should be told what new capability you are unlocking.
The more I play, the (even) more I love the game.
Those skill points really make a ton of difference (sometimes I forget to assign them, just dropped 9 points).
Now I can mow enemies in places where I was swarmed.
Level 10 now, still have to dig more into cybernetics and augmentations.
I've even started to use consistently covers and loving it.
The game is much much much bigger in scope than I thought.
I didn't expect cool side quests, bunties, augmentation, weapons improvements...
Also, the world is waaaaay bigger than I expected.
I love exploring the world, even those places where you find new enemies waaaay over your level (just been destroyed by weird enemies with some sort of shield in an abandoned motel).
Tons of secrets and cool moments.
Probably the most fun I had since I got my Series X last year.
Those skill points really make a ton of difference (sometimes I forget to assign them, just dropped 9 points).
Now I can mow enemies in places where I was swarmed.
Level 10 now, still have to dig more into cybernetics and augmentations.
I've even started to use consistently covers and loving it.
The game is much much much bigger in scope than I thought.
I didn't expect cool side quests, bunties, augmentation, weapons improvements...
Also, the world is waaaaay bigger than I expected.
I love exploring the world, even those places where you find new enemies waaaay over your level (just been destroyed by weird enemies with some sort of shield in an abandoned motel).
Tons of secrets and cool moments.
Probably the most fun I had since I got my Series X last year.
No issue. I found plenty of testicles. Make sure you also open you map to go to the red highlighted area. Just going to zone won't make them spawn. Also I didn't realize this, when you get the reward you still have to manually install it. The game doesn't tell you much at all, but it is pretty easy to figure it out.
I heard that this was a thing, but i guess I never realized to what extent it was THE thing. I've considered trying this in the past (especially with Switch games) but my big question is if you're on Discord, how can one hear the actual in-game audio? Part of the appeal of in-game chat integration console-side is that it allows you to hear all of the actual game, adjusting the audio to preference. Do most Discord users prefer the peer-to-peer chat and the in-game sound/music to be totally disconnected? I guess the Discord is playing through your phone speakers? So alien to me...
I use a headset made specifically for this: https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-7
The headset has two outputs, both coming going to the headphones, chat is sent to one, games/movies/whatever is sent to the other. You can raise or lower them at will, works so amazingly well.
Oh, this is GREAT. Now i'm VERY interested. Thanks for this!I use a headset made specifically for this: https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-7
The headset has two outputs, both coming going to the headphones, chat is sent to one, games/movies/whatever is sent to the other. You can raise or lower them at will, works so amazingly well.
Put in an hour or so. It's aight. From memory I liked Ruiner way more in that same time frame.
It looks nice and usually stays above 100fps maxed out (1440p with a 3070) but good god these slow downs are diabolical.
It looks nice and usually stays above 100fps maxed out (1440p with a 3070) but good god these slow downs are diabolical.
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Probably my fav combo.
But you can find yourself in a easy area to quick grind for xp and money. Just gotta collect some balls.
Huh - the twinstick aspect is fun, the lore/artstyle is great, but tooltips and what should be 'intuitive' aren't great.
Cyberdeck and its upgrades definitely need to be better explained, and I'm not sure on the whole energy situation - there was some help screen about placing tactical mods in the field depleting your energy....but the cyberdoc also has a place to do skills?
So am I hampering myself by 'leveling up' skills out in the field?
This happened to me with the full chromes in the main quest - you need to quit/reload the map, and it fixed it for me.
Some of the 'follow-the-line' quest assist lines will definitely drag you through higher-level areas with 10+ level higher enemies - I had to figure out a way around them a couple times on the way to one of the main quests also.
Cyberdeck and its upgrades definitely need to be better explained, and I'm not sure on the whole energy situation - there was some help screen about placing tactical mods in the field depleting your energy....but the cyberdoc also has a place to do skills?
So am I hampering myself by 'leveling up' skills out in the field?
This happened to me with the full chromes in the main quest - you need to quit/reload the map, and it fixed it for me.
Some of the 'follow-the-line' quest assist lines will definitely drag you through higher-level areas with 10+ level higher enemies - I had to figure out a way around them a couple times on the way to one of the main quests also.
It's insanely frustrating. It flew under the radar, because... everyone who is working on it/testing it, already had it cached, since it was never "the first time". It's my nr1 priority.
Well I've installed it. It had damn well better be worth the 30GB of NVME writes.
Yes - that's how GamePass has me thinking these days.
Yes - that's how GamePass has me thinking these days.
Wait what? I just started this and played until I hit level 2. Maybe I should wait for a patch or two...
I asked this accidentally in the review thread: if my wife and I are playing couch coop, will this save both our progression?
How's the PC performance with the day one patch?
I'm gravitating to pulling the switch, the ray tracing looks bonkers good with this game.
I'm gravitating to pulling the switch, the ray tracing looks bonkers good with this game.
You weren't kidding! The HMG42, ES4 Eraser and theRPG23 blows them out of the water lol