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UnderRail |OT| The Fallout 3 you've waited 17 years for
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Intheflorsh
Banned
I know, but I just thought I'd give everyone a warning since the game sure doesn't.
Vlodril
Member
Haha i just played that part. It does warn you albeit in a vague way.
it says it weakens your immune system. for everyone that takes it
AndyMoogle
Member
Yeah, it is. But I really don't mind. It's far from impossible, I just have to be more careful and not try and attack anything but rathounds at first. It's fairly easy to escape too.
Large Professor
Member
I got only 1 XP from finding the first oddity item I came across in the game (some piece of paper with orders). Is this normal?
Also:
Also:
Is there anywhere I can find or buy a really cheap crossbow?
I need it for the experimental bolts side-quest but I don't have enough money, even if I sell my entire inventory to the armory guy.
I need it for the experimental bolts side-quest but I don't have enough money, even if I sell my entire inventory to the armory guy.
Intheflorsh
Banned
A) Yes, that's normal. Pretty cool system too.
B)
The guy who gives out the quest gives you a crossbow, you can find it in a locker in his room.
Large Professor
Member
I should pay more attention to what people are saying. Thanks.
In unrelated news, I had to steal this awesome image from the Codex release thread.
This is amazing.
I look forward to creating my character shortly. Nice OT.
Some early impressions:
I really like that they've added even more secret/hidden areas and skill checks for accessing them. I also like the final version of the perk system, always more things I'd like to take than I have slots.
The dialog is there and its not bad. I think the talky areas are a bit more separated from the fight-y areas than in some games, but overall it fits together well.
The combat is as tough as ever. Armor penetration seems even more important now, those psi beetles are wrecking my shit and there's quite a few side-areas in the beginning that you are not ready for.
The crafting has really come together nicely and crafting your own stuff is pretty much always superior to buying it.
I really like that they've added even more secret/hidden areas and skill checks for accessing them. I also like the final version of the perk system, always more things I'd like to take than I have slots.
The dialog is there and its not bad. I think the talky areas are a bit more separated from the fight-y areas than in some games, but overall it fits together well.
The combat is as tough as ever. Armor penetration seems even more important now, those psi beetles are wrecking my shit and there's quite a few side-areas in the beginning that you are not ready for.
The crafting has really come together nicely and crafting your own stuff is pretty much always superior to buying it.
Pro from Dover
Member
Sweet!
Yeah, I got the early access a little while ago and got about 10 or so hours into the game. Really surprised how much I'm enjoying it. There is something very... comforting about the whole thing from the atmosphere to the gameplay.
Vivat role-play!
Yeah, I got the early access a little while ago and got about 10 or so hours into the game. Really surprised how much I'm enjoying it. There is something very... comforting about the whole thing from the atmosphere to the gameplay.
And I took the pill.
I just bought the game as soon as it came out of early access, but I do hope the font is readable for old people like me.
I'll be playing at 1680x1050.Running it on a Intel Pentium 977 laptop with integrated Intel graphics here and no problems. As the combat is turn-based, touchpad is fine too.
thanks for the info. I am really enjoying the exploration in fallout 4. I'll give this a shot
edit: Windows only it seems
. My desura key doesn't work and I'm pretty sure I didn't get it through Groupees.Edit: Ah, seems it was Groupees! Nevermind
Edit #2: Uh. All the music and ambience is on my left speaker only, sound effects are normal but not the rest.
Edit #3: Restarted and it's normal. Odd
SirMossyBloke
Member
Damn. Thread title got me all excited until I read it was turn-based.
Intheflorsh
Banned
But that's the whole point of the title...
SirMossyBloke
Member
Thought the title was meaning it was like Fallout 3 but 1000x better and so on.
Just people hating the best gameplay system.
Let's be honest, New Vegas was the Fallout 3 we were waiting for. Besides the change to a first-person perspective, it had the soul and feel of a Fallout game, and it carried over a lot from Van Buren (The original Fallout 3).
This, however, looks great and seems to be the actual Fallout 4 that we have been waiting for. (I've been waiting for UnderRail to hit full release for awhile!)
Disregarding that "Fallout 3" spin-off, which just recently came out from Bethesda ;-)
HATE TURNBASED
His Majesty
Banned
Begone, foul RTwP peasant!
Pretty sad this has to release right now when I barely have time. Really excited to start playing...
It's for those who loved Fallout 1 & 2 and hated what Bethesda did to the Fallout franchise with Fallout 3... Hence, it's the Fallout 3 they've been waiting 17 years for.
Fallout 1 & 2 were turn-based (well, combat was)...
SomedayTheFire
Member
Title is so great and will many so many people angry.
No, the title meant that it's like the actually good Fallout games 1 and 2.
Intheflorsh
Banned
You can get standard combat XP, just check classic leveling in the new game menu.
Moff
Member
oddities are obsolete in that case?
Intheflorsh
Banned
You should have just kept reading.
With the oddity system each enemy type has a unique oddity that you can get XP out of a limited number of times, so in effect you get combat XP either way.
Intheflorsh
Banned
The oddity system is pretty elegant and well integrated, it rewards you for exploration which is something you should be doing anyways.
Plus, as the other poster said, you do get oddities for killing enemies. I've noticed you also get XP for turning in quests, it's really not such a crazy system that it drastically changes the way you play.
Based on my experience, I would recommend checking it out.
Similar situation, except I think I checked awhile back and was pleasantly surprised to know I had it. Finally gave it a spin for a bit now that it's out of EA, this is definitely reminding me of stuff like Shadowrun SNES and if it weren't for all the other stuff I'd liket o play and should be doing I would probably be more inclined to dive in fully.
Going out of your way to find things to kill will coincidentally lead you to places with more oddities stashed around.
Chance Hale
Member
Is Psi a fun path to go down? How quickly can you get companions with standard gun abilities?
Ingueferroque
Banned
That is neat!
Psi can get you some very early crowd control which is very nice. Get one move that stuns, one that provides a movement debuff just from the initial training, provided you take all the schools. And since psi regens, you'll get to use abilities a lot more frequently than someone that builds a character around items or strict combat.