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Title: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda 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!

(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc297/AJBuwalda/Tech.png)
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: GustavEnzling 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 :)
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew on September 15, 2012, 06:45
The Godhand will look closer at items generation in the next release...
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: Game Hunter 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.
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda 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!
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew 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.
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: Ziusudra on September 18, 2012, 15:39
Game Hunter has a video Let's Play series of a Technician (http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLefBsUqEQ6aGO6DT_LtFn_MuKySRyVxQi&v=xOq0KIzIf2U&feature=player_detailpage) that you may be able to learn from.
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda 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 ;-)
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew 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 :> .
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: Klear on September 19, 2012, 06:59
Don't you need plenty of keys just to get around in there?
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew on September 19, 2012, 07:06
You need some, but:
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda on September 19, 2012, 08:24
Wait, why would you not need keys any more? *Oblivious*
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew 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!
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda 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 ;-)
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: Ziusudra on September 20, 2012, 00:09
From the release announcement: Oh, and everything can be now destroyed (with the right firepower).
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda 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!
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: Klear 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 =)
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda on September 20, 2012, 03:05
Well, whatever works :-P
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew 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.
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz 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).
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew 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).
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: thelaptop 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
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on September 23, 2012, 14:06
You mean, the ChaosForge is going to make an appearance?  =O
+1
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda on September 24, 2012, 00:39
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the ChaosForge?
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew 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 ;) ?
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda 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*
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew 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 .
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: drugon 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!
(http://s019.radikal.ru/i621/1210/9f/128921ca099b.png)
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda on October 03, 2012, 00:40
Nice, Drugon! Freaking MG, are pure win <3 Post a your post-victory when your done ;-)
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: drugon on October 03, 2012, 03:19
I'll try not to screw it up.
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda on October 03, 2012, 07:09
I'll try not to screw it up.
Trust me, you do better than me!
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew 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.
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda 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
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: skarczew on October 04, 2012, 05:02
Sounds kinky, Skar :-P
I was thinking about my avatar, but I enjoy your way of thinking, Sir :) .
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: Klear on October 04, 2012, 06:50
You two should get a room.
Title: Re: YASD - My first Technician...
Post by: AJBuwalda on October 05, 2012, 03:13
Who says we won't... Buh dum dum TSSSSS!