my stuttering issue, now fixed with the awesome dead island helper tool.subversus said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=30916082&postcount=4655
Mouse is fine for me, no real complaints (besides the menu stuff), but your mileage may vary.
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Mouse is fine for me, no real complaints (besides the menu stuff), but your mileage may vary.
Outtrigger888
Member
Some guy showed me how to find the developers 666 mod yesterday. Havnt used it yet, does anyone know what it does when combined with a weapon.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
Mat C said:
This one baffles me a bit. I am in the unique position that I built two of the exact same PC with the exact same components, one for me and one for my wife (AMD Phenom II X6 1090T at 3.4GHz with Vapor-X 2GB Radeon 5870 in each machine). This makes it extremely easy to troubleshoot any problems on either PC. The Techland intro video is completely smooth on her PC but it skips and stutters horribly on mine. Benchmarks have show nearly identical performance in the past. *shrug*
I gave up on finding a solution as I prefer running -nologos anyway.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
so which character is the most fun to use? Sam looks the most practical but also the most boring
OldmanAndroid
Member
Loving this game
though, act 2 is really making me crave apples
though, act 2 is really making me crave apples
jim-jam bongs
Member
I finished this last night, took 31 hours with roughly a 50/50 split between co-op and singleplayer. Such an awesome game. The last 25% of the game is a bit of a letdown, and it never quite achieves the quality benchmark set by Act II after you head to
but there's still a lot to enjoy about it. It's sacrifices openness for narrative development but has some of the most appealing environments and combat encounters which make up for it somewhat.
The story, VA and writing are fantastic if you switch your brain off and remind yourself that this is a playable zombie movie, so all of the characters and plot points are exaggerated to the point of melodrama. Sam B's unrelenting douche-baggery got pretty tiresome though, he really needed more moments where he wasn't acting like an angry street thug. I must admit that the story got surprisingly dark when
I mean, it's a horror game so darkness is expected but that was not a brand of fucked-up I was expecting to encounter in this game.
There are so many incredible things to point out about the game, so I'll just mention a few. The tone of Dead Island is amazing. For the first two acts of the game you are essentially treading water, just trying to get established enough that things don't get any worse. It's not until the third act that things really start to happen, and even then the focus is all on getting the fuck out. Everything you learn about the infection is a side-note. They really nailed the feeling of a world overrun with zombies because of this I reckon, there is a strong sensation of hopelessness created by the fact that most of the quests involve doing things which would be extremely easy were it not for all the zombies trying to eat you.
The locations are unbelievable. If you've ever been to an island nation like Vanuatu then Banoi feels really familiar. I was also surprised to find that most of the indoor locations had that same feeling of authenticity about them, particularly the
in Act II. I know they cheat a lot and use prebaked lights with shadow-maps but I still think Techland deserve credit for how remarkably pretty the game looks. It lacks the visual consistency of a heavy-hitter but there are a lot of places where it all gels and looks stunning.
Crafting is awesome, with a few flaws which don't substantially diminish the experience. The biggest flaw is probably not being able to remove or overwrite a weapon mod. There were times late in the game where I had to put a really amazing weapon in storage because I could only afford to put a weak mod on it. If you could overwrite mods then the common recipes would remain useful for the whole game since they can be used as temporary weapon enhancers until you can afford a better mod. The other issues I had with crafting were all UI based, like not being able to make multiple instances of the same item in one sweep.
The co-op system is far and away the most impressive thing about this game. The way it tracks character, inventory and story progress seems specifically designed to minimise annoyance. Rather than putting roadblocks up to stop you from playing how you want to play the game just says "go nuts!" If you want to pull a friend into a high-level game and power-level them you can do it, and if you want to help a lower-level friend you can do that too while still earning XP and loot. I think it's fair to say that when it works as intended it works extraordinarily well. The moment my buddy turned in a quest which put us both at the same point in the story and a little message popped up which said "hey you're progressing now btw" I giggled with glee.
Combat is of course amazing, analog all the way. Well actually I did turn on digital for a brief stretch during
but it made things harder since I was using an axe at that point, and they swing really slowly. I was playing Purna so it was a mix of guns and blades for me. Guns are weird, they're actually really well balanced but a gun without a mod is basically useless since the critical damage lacks stopping power. At the end of the game I had a flame-spitting shotgun which could one-shot thugs with a critical head shot, an electrified rifle for picking off stragglers before engaging a group and an electrified heavy pistol for popping infected as the rushed me. Even then I found that my unique axe and machete were better for most situations. The enemies were good though somewhat lacking in imagination and originality. I liked the fact that you could still get overwhelmed by walkers and especially infected at the end of the game.
So much more I could say, but I think I'd rather get back to my NG+ run. Bring on Dead Island 2, and use CryEngine 3. Polish the interface until it sparkles, and sort out the inventory and co-op bugs. Game of the Forever.
They're all fun. If you like dismemberment then go for Purna or Xian, if you prefer breaking-bones then go for Sam B. I have no idea about Logan.
the jungle
The story, VA and writing are fantastic if you switch your brain off and remind yourself that this is a playable zombie movie, so all of the characters and plot points are exaggerated to the point of melodrama. Sam B's unrelenting douche-baggery got pretty tiresome though, he really needed more moments where he wasn't acting like an angry street thug. I must admit that the story got surprisingly dark when
Jin was raped by bandits and changed from a naive girl to a broken woman.
There are so many incredible things to point out about the game, so I'll just mention a few. The tone of Dead Island is amazing. For the first two acts of the game you are essentially treading water, just trying to get established enough that things don't get any worse. It's not until the third act that things really start to happen, and even then the focus is all on getting the fuck out. Everything you learn about the infection is a side-note. They really nailed the feeling of a world overrun with zombies because of this I reckon, there is a strong sensation of hopelessness created by the fact that most of the quests involve doing things which would be extremely easy were it not for all the zombies trying to eat you.
The locations are unbelievable. If you've ever been to an island nation like Vanuatu then Banoi feels really familiar. I was also surprised to find that most of the indoor locations had that same feeling of authenticity about them, particularly the
police station
Crafting is awesome, with a few flaws which don't substantially diminish the experience. The biggest flaw is probably not being able to remove or overwrite a weapon mod. There were times late in the game where I had to put a really amazing weapon in storage because I could only afford to put a weak mod on it. If you could overwrite mods then the common recipes would remain useful for the whole game since they can be used as temporary weapon enhancers until you can afford a better mod. The other issues I had with crafting were all UI based, like not being able to make multiple instances of the same item in one sweep.
The co-op system is far and away the most impressive thing about this game. The way it tracks character, inventory and story progress seems specifically designed to minimise annoyance. Rather than putting roadblocks up to stop you from playing how you want to play the game just says "go nuts!" If you want to pull a friend into a high-level game and power-level them you can do it, and if you want to help a lower-level friend you can do that too while still earning XP and loot. I think it's fair to say that when it works as intended it works extraordinarily well. The moment my buddy turned in a quest which put us both at the same point in the story and a little message popped up which said "hey you're progressing now btw" I giggled with glee.
Combat is of course amazing, analog all the way. Well actually I did turn on digital for a brief stretch during
the prison gauntlet run to the elevator roof
So much more I could say, but I think I'd rather get back to my NG+ run. Bring on Dead Island 2, and use CryEngine 3. Polish the interface until it sparkles, and sort out the inventory and co-op bugs. Game of the Forever.
fuzzyreactor said:
They're all fun. If you like dismemberment then go for Purna or Xian, if you prefer breaking-bones then go for Sam B. I have no idea about Logan.
sleepykyo said:
This is true, I don't think I have found a single side quest that wasn't A) Kill X enemies B) escort or C) collectible hunting
I just do them to get money and xp but I think I'm at the tipping point on boredom so I'll just speed through the rest of the game.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Derrick01 said:
Just pick them all up anyway. Most of the side-quests involve doing things in areas which are really close to a main objective, or if not close you can pass them on the way to one. For example there are several in the
police station
IndieJones
Member
fuzzyreactor said:
I picked the rapper (is that Sam?) because the intro movie sold me on his ridiculous rap. Also there's just something awesome about swinging a baseball bat at a zombie's head!!
I'd think the most boring character would be the one who uses guns. I wanted to not used guns in a first-person game for a change, myself.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Half her combat tree is blades. The problem is that there comes a time when every character will need to start packing heat, she's just not terrible at it like the others. That said, you could exclusively spec for blades and stamina if you wanted to.IndieJones said:
Phonomezer
Banned
I'm using Xian because I wanted someone with a high level of stamina. She's pretty good, very fast and exceptional with blades.
I've started using guns quite a lot, they come in handy when you're about to be assaulted at the bottom of a ladder!
I've started using guns quite a lot, they come in handy when you're about to be assaulted at the bottom of a ladder!
Phonomezer said:
I'm using Xian too. Love her. But I have to say, did the developers not realize that there is no way in hell that a woman can do what she does throughout the entire game in high heels? I mean come on, heels are the first thing any respectable cool chick would ditch. It's like the developers are uber-nerds.
Phonomezer
Banned
jaaz said:
Haha, yeah, it looks ridiculous seeing her stomping heads with heels on
Marty Chinn
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derFeef said:
I'm not getting stuttering, but I did notice last night that I got a noticeable framerate increase when using controller over M+K. It was almost a solid 60 with a controller most of the time. Thought that was odd.
KoreanBarbecue
Member
Well, I finally beat it, with Xian. In-game clock says pretty much exactly 24 hours. Not sure, though, if I've got it in me to run through it again.
jim-jam bongs
Member
It's particularly funny because stomping has a really insane damage modifier, I assume because it tells the damage system to instant kill the enemy. I was playing with her and my co-op buddy started laughing uncontrollably. I asked him why and he replied "you just got a 60k stilletto heel crit".Phonomezer said:Haha, yeah, it looks ridiculous seeing her stomping heads with heels on
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LocoMrPollock said:
FFS explain what you mean, then. "Plays well" generally refers to performance in my experience.
Also, what kind of bugs have you been experiencing on the PC version? I bought the game a few days after release and haven't experienced any bugs in my 15+ hours. It's an extremely smoothly running client and getting co-op going is simple.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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Evolved1 said:
I have everything turned off except for health which fades in/out appropriately anyway (I really wish they just made a toggle to turn the HUD off/on or a modder could figure it out). Radar/minimap quest navigation is the only thing I miss but I play coop and my wife handles the quest navigation so I'm good for now. Just started Act II.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Zefah said:
Well I guess not in this case then, eh? So your snarky comment is still stupid.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
2 hours in, worst game ive played this gen on ps3 at least.
never seen so much screen tearing, pop up and stutter in a game. Feels like a pre alpha build. The sidequest is more like glitchquest and the combat isnt intuitive at all.
never seen so much screen tearing, pop up and stutter in a game. Feels like a pre alpha build. The sidequest is more like glitchquest and the combat isnt intuitive at all.
weekendCONFIRMED
Banned
Thank you sir. You may have just convinced me to buy it.Stitch said:
That's what I was looking for. Straight from the horse's mouth that it's not bannable.
EDIT: Yep. Just bought it. $38 on GMG with a coupon code and my $5 voucher. Also hopped on the Amazon Space Marine deal for $40. My wallet fucking hates me right now.
paranoidfortean
Member
fuzzyreactor said:
Wow, your opinion is infuriatingly different from all others! You are unique!
Phonomezer
Banned
Mdk7 said:
I just did that this morning and I found it easier than I had anticipated. The AI truly is horrendous though.
CaptainCamerica
Member
Alright, so I finally beat the game with 2 friends today, clocked in 40 hours and got to level 38 with Sam B. I really enjoyed the game but now I have to ask if anyone is having this issue or has heard of this. I didn't see this anywhere else in the thread so I will ask now.
I finished the game with 71 of 72 locations found but the personal stats show that I have 100% location zones found...what gives? I have the game on the 360.
Anyone else have this? It's somewhat frusturating.
I finished the game with 71 of 72 locations found but the personal stats show that I have 100% location zones found...what gives? I have the game on the 360.
Anyone else have this? It's somewhat frusturating.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
thats seems to improve the frame rate, thanks. Still not enjoying the combat at all. Just feels sloppy. All movement in this game feels sloppy actually. Not really enjoying the sidequest either, they feel badly put togther as well with bugs to boot. Glad i decided to rent this before buying the pc version.sleepykyo said:
NinjaJesus
Member
So, any hope on them maybe patching in a way to re-spec?