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YASD - My first Technician...
« on: September 14, 2012, 10:37 »

Well, after four action hero-y types I though lets try something else. The Tech is a cool cat, that's for sure, but damn the beginning is tough. I will have to adept my style of play. I do like the interaction with terminals and the options to unlock security doors. That combined with the cheapness of the tech-skill and this might get interesting!

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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2012, 03:49 »

I played a master techician the other day. Most useful feats where multitooling into security doors, unlimited healing from red computer consoles and fixing elevators (with only three multitools - kraxftp!). I liked him, alas he was not very skilled with guns and rifles, and he met a horrible death during his attempted ascend in the colony.

How does one, by the way, take screenshots of post mortems in a easy way? F10 fails to deliver in post mortem (but works well when actually playing).

I also wonder why the colony and it's military storages is full of ancient weaponry. Like a, to us, modern military installation full of long rifles and flintlock guns :)
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2012, 06:45 »

The Godhand will look closer at items generation in the next release...
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2012, 08:19 »

How does one, by the way, take screenshots of post mortems in a easy way? F10 fails to deliver in post mortem (but works well when actually playing).
There's a mortem.txt file in the AliensRL directory that saves your latest post-mortem.
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2012, 03:03 »

Must say that my Technician skills haven't really improved over the last days. Even though the mechanics are very cool, I might just stick with HW specialist because I actually survive way longer before getting shredded. If people have any play tips I am all ears!
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2012, 05:31 »

You need some points in Sidearms / Light Weapons in order to survive. Take it to at least basic level.
Light Weapons may be even more important in this release, since 9mm pistol is a bit weakened, and there are dozens of FN SCARs lying everywhere, and 5.56 ammo as well.
Not to mention that some 9mm automatic weapons are quite decent as well.
Also, I usually drop a point (or two) in Medicine (to make medpacks more effective) and Fitness (faster, stronger, more valuable Inc / Krak grenades).

Remember that at the start of the game the chance to spawn more dangerous bugs is pretty low. So close the doors, run away from fights (think ammo/medpacks wise - "Is it worth to waste supplies in order to get those in a specific room?").

Do not forget about drugs: painkillers set your pain at 0 and make you immune for some time. Stimpacks make you a bit faster - it may help to get an edge over bugs.
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2012, 15:39 »

Game Hunter has a video Let's Play series of a Technician that you may be able to learn from.
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2012, 03:57 »

I think my main problem is that I just fill those bugger with holes every chance I get. This is all dandy when you're in the storage tower (with Med-kits en ammo to spare), but once I need to find another elevator because the one in the storage tower is broken, than I run into problems ;-)
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2012, 06:57 »

Go through Military.

=)

No, seriously, it is one of safiest towers. If you know how it works, that is :> .
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2012, 06:59 »

Don't you need plenty of keys just to get around in there?
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2012, 07:06 »

You need some, but:
  • You would get some of them while going through crates. Explore level one a bit, you need the experience and ammo.
  • Technical skill does wonders.
  • At some point, you can ignore all the keys and doors and just start to behave in a more aggresive way ;] .
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2012, 08:24 »

Wait, why would you not need keys any more? *Oblivious*
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2012, 14:50 »

Wait, why would you not need keys any more? *Oblivious*
Keys / keycards are not the only means of opening the locked areas ...experiment!
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2012, 23:55 »

Keys / keycards are not the only means of opening the locked areas ...experiment!
You mean with multi-tools I presume. That was clear to me ;-)
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2012, 00:09 »

From the release announcement: Oh, and everything can be now destroyed (with the right firepower).
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2012, 00:22 »

From the release announcement: Oh, and everything can be now destroyed (with the right firepower).
Grenades, RPGs and such... :-D That's pretty cool!
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2012, 03:04 »

Two krak grenades work. They tend to destroy the walls around the door and leave the door itself intact though =)
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #17 on: September 20, 2012, 03:05 »

Well, whatever works :-P
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #18 on: September 20, 2012, 05:11 »

Two krak grenades work. They tend to destroy the walls around the door and leave the door itself intact though =)
It is like irl!
When you bash strengthened doors, usually the walls around them get damaged first :> .

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Oh, and everything can be now destroyed (with the right firepower).
Actually, external tower walls cannot be destroyed (corridor walls between towers apply here as well). Thus, rather use keys / multitools on those, to spare kraks.

And if you lack the firepower, persistence would also work.
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2012, 06:05 »

Actually everything except "void" can be destroyed. The game just lacks a weapon with the final level of damage (and actually I have one planned -- insanely damaging but hard to handle, maintain and keep loaded).
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #20 on: September 20, 2012, 09:11 »

Actually everything except "void" can be destroyed.
I am not sure ...I remember some of the walls having no damage indicator at all (as opposed to others that do show their health / damage status).
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #21 on: September 20, 2012, 09:11 »

...insanely damaging but hard to handle, maintain and keep loaded).
You mean, the ChaosForge is going to make an appearance?  =O
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #22 on: September 23, 2012, 14:06 »

You mean, the ChaosForge is going to make an appearance?  =O
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #23 on: September 24, 2012, 00:39 »

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the ChaosForge?
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #24 on: September 24, 2012, 03:08 »

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the ChaosForge?
Some silly forum, consisting of silly people playing silly games. Do I have to mention those games do not have any graphics ;) ?
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #25 on: September 24, 2012, 03:27 »

Some silly forum, consisting of silly people playing silly games. Do I have to mention those games do not have any graphics ;) ?
Oh, by the context I was under the impression that ChaosForge might be refference to an real or fictional weapon... *Face-palms*
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #26 on: September 24, 2012, 09:07 »

Oh, by the context I was under the impression that ChaosForge might be refference to an real or fictional weapon... *Face-palms*
Well, if there is some, I do not know a pie about it :P .
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #27 on: October 02, 2012, 15:42 »

I play as a Technician now and it seems that I have pretty good chances to win the game. But we'll see if I could do it.
P.S. Damn I can't believe it! I don't need ammo at all!
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #28 on: October 03, 2012, 00:40 »

Nice, Drugon! Freaking MG, are pure win <3 Post a your post-victory when your done ;-)
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #29 on: October 03, 2012, 03:19 »

I'll try not to screw it up.
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #30 on: October 03, 2012, 07:09 »

I'll try not to screw it up.
Trust me, you do better than me!
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #31 on: October 03, 2012, 11:11 »

I'll try not to screw it up.
Look at me, and let your body stand still in fear while I deliver you the pleasure ...the pain.
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #32 on: October 03, 2012, 13:09 »

Look at me, and let your body stand still in fear while I deliver you the pleasure ...the pain.
Sounds kinky, Skar :-P
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #33 on: October 04, 2012, 05:02 »

Sounds kinky, Skar :-P
I was thinking about my avatar, but I enjoy your way of thinking, Sir :) .
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #34 on: October 04, 2012, 06:50 »

You two should get a room.
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Re: YASD - My first Technician...
« Reply #35 on: October 05, 2012, 03:13 »

Who says we won't... Buh dum dum TSSSSS!
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