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[Ledsen]

Tell me about it... I somehow thought that if you get to play the game you're okay but that really doesn't seem to be the case. If the check fails while you're in game it bugs.

What the hell is up with that anyway? Some kind of clever anti-pirate measure?

Did you try offline mode in uPLay?

edit: well that sucks Corky Hope they've fixed it tonight...

 

[SJRB]

Wait.. I can't play the game because uPlay servers are down?

Like, I can't play it at all?

 

[KyleN]

Looking back at my video now and wondering how the hell i got the mini-map so small.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kbn8Q3PABI

Anyone know how?

 

[Corky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kbn8Q3PABI

Anyone know how?

Yes, the game freaks the fuck out when you jump between different values of MSAA, try going from 0 - 2 - 4 and then back to 0 and it'll either be the shape of an oval or an even smaller circle.

edit : woooow.... the game ui/menu is so much more fluid and responsive in offline mode.

 

[Ledsen]

But I forgot to redeem my Deluxe stuff yesterday and wanted to do it today

 

[edgardavids]

So you're judging it based on an hours play at a friends and you didn't even do any story missions?

His criticisms actually arent wrong though.

 

[iNvid02]

But I forgot to redeem my Deluxe stuff yesterday and wanted to do it today

i just did it and it worked from the main menu

its not online DRM, its some stat tracking bullshit i think. AC3 has the same thing where they upload your stats so you get the game telling you stuff like:

"CONGRATS YOU ARE RANKED #40 IN THE WORLD FOR OVERALL KILLS"

AC3 handles it well though in the background, this shit made me log in before i could access the menu

 

[Nyx]

His criticisms actually arent wrong though.

What other side-quests would you have wanted then?
The pop-in comment is exaggerated if you ask me.
Regarding the AI, I haven't played much but I've killed 4 guards at a post with the knife and nobody knew I was there.

And in the end, no game will ever be fun for everyone.

 

[Sethos]

Random GIF'ing time - Now with slowmotion.

 

[Divius]

never give me a flamethrower

First time I tried it I basically sprayed around myself a bit in a circle...thus surrounding myself with flames. I was amazed at how fast it spread and by the time I realized what I had done it was already too late... nearly burned myself to death

Random GIF'ing time - Now with slowmotion.

I can still hear the dubstep

 

[JambiBum]

Has this happened to anyone else? Whenever I try to do the first leaderboard challenge (forget what they are called, but they are the red and white markers that aren't outposts) near the main town my game locks up. I don't know if it's a Uplay server thing or what. My game runs flawlessly until I try to do that though. PC version.

 

[ResidentDante]

I can still hear the dubstep

Just as the car blows up: WUB-WUB-WUB!

 

[MickeyKnox]

Truly random gif time:

 

[Patrick Bateman]

That flamethrower sequence is amazing. Totally dig the setting and the song.

I was a bit worried, when the screen started to shake and flash, until I realised what I was burning. LOL!

 

[ResidentDante]

Truly random gif time:

Haha, awesome!

 

[Corky]

I'm certain I've barely scratched the surface of the singleplayer missions, I just finished the mission "Playing the spoiler" or whatever the name was where you ( not really a spoiler but w/e )

Spoiler

blow up the ammo cache

.

My question is, does the game ( in particular the story and the story campaign missions ) stay like this throughout?

 

[SJRB]

I'm certain I've barely scratched the surface of the singleplayer missions, I just finished the mission "Playing the spoiler" or whatever the name was where you ( not really a spoiler but w/e )

Spoiler

blow up the ammo cache

.

My question is, does the game ( in particular the story and the story campaign missions ) stay like this throughout?

I don't know what you mean with "like this". Like what?

 

[Corky]

I don't know what you mean with "like this". Like what?

Talk to quest-giver/get assigned quest <-> go to rebelcamp kill them/collect certain item rinse repeat.

 

[Nyx]

Talk to quest-giver/get assigned quest <-> go to rebelcamp kill them/collect certain item rinse repeat.

I bet it will be the same.

But the point is, you can decide to do it differently each time.

 

[ii Stryker]

Talk to quest-giver/get assigned quest <-> go to rebelcamp kill them/collect certain item rinse repeat.

I bet it will be the same.

But the point is, you can decide to do it differently each time.

no. the missions are more varied than that.

 

[SJRB]

Talk to quest-giver/get assigned quest <-> go to rebelcamp kill them/collect certain item rinse repeat.

I recommend to keep playing, there are a couple of missions next that might appeal to you a bit more.

 

[Corky]

no. the missions are more varied than that.

I recommend to keep playing, there are a couple of missions next that might appeal to you a bit more.

Sounds good, will keep going at it then.

 

[Nyx]

no. the missions are more varied than that.

That's good news!

 

[legacyzero]

I put in about 4 hours last night lol

Game is so good.

 

[Parakeetman]

Heh. Wasn't going after him. I had no ammo left for my big guns and he popped up out of nowhere.

But unloading two clips into a not-that-big of an animal (compared to say a bear) and it's perfectly fine is still pretty silly, you gotta admit.

Taken from an article with police commenting about an incident involving a tiger at a zoo in Cologne Germany that was put down.

The police agreed that the zoo director was within his rights, adding that the police service pistols would not have been much use against a tiger.

"Our guns would not have even scratched it," he said.

"The director of the Cologne Zoo, Theo Pegel, shot and killed the tiger with a high calibre rifle through a skylight in the roof of the building."

Source
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120827-44603.html

Do believe that the German Police service pistol is the SIG 225 which is a 9mm pistol. Granted that the game has a pistol which uses the .45 caliber round its not going to make that much of a difference on a target as large as a tiger IMHO.

 

[Castor Krieg]

I played barely for 30 minutes. Game is glorious, running around, getting herbs & skin, etc. Fuck yeah.

 

[Dilly]

Ugh, server is down and I can't validate my key.

-edit

nvm

 

[Ledsen]

I played barely for 30 minutes. Game is glorious, running around, getting herbs & skin, etc. Fuck yeah.

Pretty good description of the game actually.

 

[Linius]

I just got the fire arrow crafting recipe from a story mission, I can only assume the other arrow works the same way.


1 fire arrow needs 1 molotov and a molotov is 25 bucks, a bit excessive if you ask me.

Thanks. I was more busy doing upgrades and exploring the area than doing story missions

 

[Castor Krieg]

Pretty good description of the game actually.

I spent so much time doing this in RDR and loved it, lol. Just need to tweak settings for smooth gameplay and this will be great. Also annoyed Alt-Tab puts the game in Windowed mode, any chance I can turn this off?

 

[captainnapalm]

Argh, server be damned.

I think I've learned an important lesson these past few days. AC3 and FC3 are impressive and ambitious games, and Ubisoft deserves a pat on the back for them both, but I will never buy an Ubisoft game on release day for PC again.

Maybe these games are too ambitious I don't know, but they don't seem to be able to deliver them in a satisfactory working state. Better off waiting a month or two and playing the patched product alongside a built up online database of tweaks and fixes. PC gaming's too frustrating otherwise.

 

[iNvid02]

just exploring and heard a growl, ran out of ammo and got mauled by a tiger

this game lol, love it. waiting to get a bow though

 

[Nyx]

I want fishing-DLC.

Give me a rod, some bait, and fish to catch.

 

[Overdoziz]

This game feels so clunky on the 360. The fact that the sensitivity is so goddamn slow while zoomed in is really starting to annoy me.

 

[Square Triangle]

A 6.2GB install on the PS3, holy hell Ubisoft.

 

[bluedeviltron]

Can it be December 4th now?

 

[legacyzero]

just exploring and heard a growl, ran out of ammo and got mauled by a tiger

this game lol, love it. waiting to get a bow though

Same thing happened to me last night. Only pirates in the area heard me shooting the tiger and decided to join the party.

I was truly fucked.

Can it be December 4th now?

It was Dec 4th here in Wisconsin 2 nights ago

 

[ExReey]

Just to make sure: when you buy this game on Steam, you still need all that UPlay crap, right?

 

[Castor Krieg]

Just to make sure: when you buy this game on Steam, you still need all that UPlay crap, right?

Yes.

 

[Coldsnap]

So people who have beat the game, answer this question without spoiling anything. Does the game realize that the main characters are insufferable douchbags and is there a moment of clarity?

 

[benny_a]

I'm unfortunately not feeling the game.

But as a funny aside: When the moon comes up it stays static as long as you don't move your character. It only moves when your character moves.

 

[Label]

So Green Man Gaming just sent me my CD key, but I canot get their shitty capsule to work. Is there anyway to redeem the CD key on the shitty UPlay client?!

 

[Sleeplessnights]

Hit one of my guys with a car by mistake, no one saw me but they're all against me now. How can I reverse this? Reload the save?

 

[wwm0nkey]

This game feels so clunky on the 360. The fact that the sensitivity is so goddamn slow while zoomed in is really starting to annoy me.

Is it as bad as Far Cry 2 though?

 

[Angelus Errare]

So people who have beat the game, answer this question without spoiling anything. Does the game realize that the main characters are insufferable douchbags and is there a moment of clarity?

God I hope, I watched the QL on Giantbomb and it so needs to be self aware.

 

[glaurung]

I liked the first Far Cry game a lot, even though the end was crap.

I never cared much for the second game, it still lingers on my Steam library and I have a PS3 copy around here somewhere. FC2 took itself too seriously at times and the perma-death allies were no fun.

I spent the entirety of yesterday just playing FC3 on PC. It's amazing. I just wandered off and started upgrading my gear, capturing radio towers and strongholds. It's just so good. And I haven't even gotten to the story missions yet.

The best bit was with taking over a stronghold that has a caged bear inside it. Obviously I sniped the cage door, leaned back and watched the enemies get mauled, one after another. Glorious. Then the local friendlies get there and the bear takes out one of them too. Heh.

Amazing game. And I strongly recommend the PC version. All the console ports are janky.

 

[Parakeetman]

Best thing i did was scare a tiger so it ran towards where all those lovely red shirts were. Man did they have a bad day soon after.

 

[FACE]

Can you get explosive tips for your bow?

 

[Megasoum]

So how do you access the deluxe edition stuff in game?

The monkey DLC, the Lost Expedition and the hunting DLC... Anybody know?

I can see the UPlay mission on the map but not the other ones.

 

[Ledsen]

So how do you access the deluxe edition stuff in game?

The monkey DLC, the Lost Expedition and the hunting DLC... Anybody know?

I can see the UPlay mission on the map but not the other ones.

options -> exclusive content, enter your key