Yeah throwing level is useful
#Abiotic Factor
sick charm
Unfortunately
Laser grenades don’t give you any
Which is why I went around train world chucking knives into ordo heads
Killing soldiers with throwing knives gives you the most throwing xp
And 9mm rounds they shoot you with are basically harmless
With any decent armor
I think I might invest heavily in throwing for the new start anyways
Be Hughes expy from FMA
Which is what I’d say if I wasn’t the only one skilled at tanking damage lmfao
I think to be truly useful laser grenades need to function like Redaction grenade
As in instead of bouncing around all over the place it needs to float over a single point and spin around rapidly
supple dome
I kinda want to become a tank again but farming, fishing and cooking is kinda calling my name
dense ember
laser grenade is so fucking shit
like
what did it do
I can't even tell if it's doing any damage or not
sick charm
It can be useful
But 9/10 you’d prefer a stack of mugnades
It’s useful if you want to throw it into a massive pile of pests
Which is a thing only in few areas
soft chasm
I can't even tell if it's doing any damage or not
barely
it's bizarre how ineffectual it is
they really just need to make laser grenades do something other than disco ball biden blast
sick charm
It does less damage than mugnades
soft chasm
bc they do not function well with that design
sick charm
While being too expensive to be fire and forget
It’s useable once you get the “thrown weapons are highlighted for pickup” perk
But that’s like
Throwing weapon 9?
9/10 you are better served with a stack of mugnades
still igloo
Laser grenades don’t give you any
Random things just not giving exp is so frustrating in this game
final vessel
got any tips for dealing with the enemies in flathill? i got there for the first time a while back and am a little worried about running around like a chicken with my head cut off
soft chasm
mostly: stay calm
running around like a chicken with your head cut off is the solution
so just remember that there's always an exit, the composers are fast and scary but not inescapably fast, and if you die you can always just go get your stuff and try again
if you want a specific path to get through it, i can boot up and grab some directions
final vessel
i'll give it a try soon and if i have trouble i'll ask for a route
sick charm
got any tips for dealing with the enemies in flathill? i got there for the first...
composers track prey purely by vision
so as long as you are out of its line of sight
it's fine if you sprint
pack light
drink some coffee
make sure you have the copacetic buff
and bring some splints
make sure to open everyy door you come across
as some of them leads to shortcuts so you don't have to run around like a chicken with your head cut off the next time you visit
(and you will be visiting quite often)
brittle comet
and bring some splints
seconding this
there’s quite a few places where you’ll break your legs if you fall
Also also also also, try and package a newspaper stand
It’s how you get the radiation proof storage container
soft chasm
eh, i'd suggest saving that for the return trips
sick charm
yeah
soft chasm
since it's super easy to get around once you've already grabbed all of the shortcuts
sick charm
pack light
pack light throughout
in fact don't even wear a hazmat suit
just down an iodine pill
brittle comet
just make sure you at least pick one up at some point
I don’t know how many iodine pills I wasted before the hazard container existed
muted juniper
got a release date
sick charm
Uh
I’d like to point out
The date is in the past
So that release date likely refers to early access release date
muted juniper
i am very blind lmao
gloomy dock
Nah
It's 2023
Tarrifs? What are you talking about, Gundam Evolution just added a new mobile suit
dense ember
Everyone is really just hoping for Cold Fusion to release on may huh?
Though it's more likely going to get released on summer proper
sick charm
My guess is June
soft chasm
i think june is more reasonable, yeah
still igloo
The date is in the past
Perforation experiments are proceeding apace
soft chasm
cold fusion hnnng
supple dome
i've already done everything in the game and i don't want to just go do another solo run waiting for the full game to release 😭
dense ember
I just want to see what upgrade the scrapshot get so I can clear the GATE facility as the founding fathers intended
sick charm
With a musket?
still igloo
With a musket?
Yes, scrapshot that can fire whatever you can stuff down the barrel with different effects depending on the items would be sick
(Though it might make more sense as a vacuum upgrade)
still igloo
I just want to see what upgrade the scrapshot get so I can clear the GATE facili...
Harmonica scrapshot
Or volley scrapshot
muted juniper
as someone who hasn't really played much after major update 1 happened, do the updates tend to only add stuff at the end of the previous update or do they tend to retroactively add content to earlier progression as well? trying to see if i have a case to be made to convince my friend who's habitually unwilling to play pre-1.0 games to start sooner than 1.0
supple dome
as 1.0 is coming rather soon and is going to be changing how the entire games progression works and adding stuff to essentially all parts of the progression
i'm genuinely unsure
muted juniper
lol guess i'll just be patient
supple dome
past few big updates have added some stuff to various bits of the game
but 1.0 is overhauling the entire armor and weapons system
muted juniper
OH
muted juniper
yeah then they definitely won't touch it pre 1.0
supple dome
so it's going to change like
a lot
a lot is going to change in 1.0, and it should be like, fairly close at this point
dense ember
It's gonna to a survivgal game with RPG element at this rate and that's funnn
Everyone is gonna have their own unique thing to use
supple dome
mhm
sick charm
I do want to make the Japan world my new base
Usefulness of aquarium base for location purpose nonetheless
sick charm
Yeah
Still I’ll probably just build workbenches in target locations
And just build teleporters
supple dome
honestly fair
sick charm
Which is going to be an absolute pain in multiplayer haha
supple dome
i know i will at minimum make one at the entrance to the Voussoir
mostly because it's fucking annoying to go there
sick charm
Third thing I did with a stationary portal was build one at voussoir yeah
supple dome
i just had the teleporting mugs ngl
sick charm
First being direct access to witch hut
sick charm
Lodestone respawn
sick charm
Makes building new portal destinations real easy
Yeah I just
Pick up a lodestone every reset
And just use that to expand portal network
supple dome
that would make it a lot fucking easier
sick charm
And I just have the Stargate in the mirror world
supple dome
aside from maybe tarasque ichor it's the one annoying component to get
sick charm
Which is just a portal with signs of every keyword written nearby
And I can just use that to teleport to destination portals
So I don’t need two lodestones for every one destination
supple dome
makes sense
ngl i never fucked around with portals
i probably should at this point
sick charm
Really does make things easier once you have destination portals near trade machines
supple dome
oh yeah that would be mega utility
i guess that's what i'll fuck around with tomorrow
learn to make and use portals
brittle comet
The only portal I used was one to the big pool of antejuice in the mines for bees
sick charm
oh I just source mine from the Village
which is why I have a portal to Power Service
since it has portals to two very useful locations
well three
the fishing spot at coolant pool
the Village
and a portal to Mushroom Reactor
for volatile exor parts
oh and I guess corrupted cpus
my portal networks are to
- mirror world
- witch hut
- voussoir
- Blacksmith
- Anteverse Gem
- DRAC
- power service
actually I guess I also built a porter to War Zone pretty early on
to farm for arcane scrap and explosives
woeful raptor
i cant wait to experience the 1.0 abiotic factor at this rate. it's been sooo long
enhancement benching my kitchen knife to
sick charm
did shiki eviscerate the local friendly vampire
but yeah
we can get the Ornate Daggers
although I fear that'll be a late game tech
muted juniper
i mean i just call that a meet cute
woeful raptor
theres a lot of blood i think vampires like that or are ambivalent to that
dense ember
admittedly, I do wanna see what kind of new fish we could get in these homeworld
sure, they can probably only get cooked into new meals with similar buff to existing meals
but I like variety!
sick charm
Koi probably
I don’t expect the new fish to be crazy good
Considering it’s available early game
And it’s restricted to supporter edition
I still hope we’ll have multiple rooms available to build in in the Japanese garden
So that I can set up bedrooms, storage and crafting room, kitchen… aquarium …
I’m gonna bet
That cane sword will have an upgrade path boosting stealth damage
sick charm
well i guess i'll just set up a temporary base in the pool area first
soft chasm
hopefully they up the keypad level
sick charm
and then hop on once manufacturing hits
soft chasm
since i think 1 is still too early
clever flower
Agreed, nestling into the environment is a part of the game
woeful raptor
cant say i remember for sure but keypad 3ish was when i started to be like "okay moving out is a pain but my base is way too cramped"
setting up FOBs everywhere is a pain already that I think is sort of a neat little pain but id rather have one central node than a bunch of long tentacles connected to each other
sick charm
I think 3 is fine
5 would be too late
at that point I have a well built base
and moving out becomes too painful
3, moving out is still feasible
1 is honestly fine too
home world has real disadvantages compared to bases in the lab
it's only real advantage is that its got a lot of room
and it looks pretty
which aren't real points in its favor
there's a reason why I stuck with aquarium lab base instead of moving into the mirror world
home world is better than aquarium since its proximity to cafeteria means access to mass transit
but it severely restricts raid types and can't be invaded by leyak presumably
which is a major downside
there's also no vehicle bay in the lab which means exploring the lab is painful
err in the lobby area
and that's basically the most expansive location to explore
sick charm
Chief gatekeepers use some kind of semiautomatic pistol chambered in .357
Who do I need to murder repeatedly to obtain that in the future game
supple dome
chief gatekeepers presumably
sick charm
The real question is are we going to get a machine gun for .308
The ones used by jotuns
If so
How are we gonna find all those bullets for a machine gun
sick charm
They use BARs I think
brittle comet
looks like the MMG to me
also going back to what you said earlier
please god give me the chieftan deagle
it would be so awesome
sick charm
It costs seven million dollars to fire this gun for two seconds
final vessel
saw a scientist crawling around on all fours earlier
fortunately he was on the other side of a door but it was kinda creepy
clever flower
I think they added new voice lines for them
And they keep encouraging you to take a rest
Which I don't care for
sick charm
Nah just lie down defenseless
still igloo
He just wants some coffee, and really, who can blame him
dense ember
gosh I want Gatekeepr weapon so badly, can't wait for 1.0
and then I'm gonna upgrade the shit out of these semi-magic occult gun
sick charm
i'm unreasonably happy about the newly teased constructible cubicle walls
dense ember
huh?
sick charm
dense ember
no like
where
right, on steam, on a... guide news page?
I'm on the abiotic factor discord server so when you said that and they didn't have any notifcation, I dunno what you are talking about
sorry
dense ember
come on, any real news for 1.0 alreadyyy
sick charm
They usually drop the first look thing like 2 weeks before the update if I recall
mossy crypt
Is it better in a group?
oak parcel
better but not required
woeful raptor
i enjoyed it alone but i think it's much better with people
mossy crypt
I need to find people to play with
soft chasm
the ender chests are nice
brittle comet
furry pests
oak parcel
grid snapping LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
dense ember
hmmm, I wonder what is the shower for, since we can clean ourself with just some water
soft chasm
hmmm, I wonder what is the shower for, since we can clean ourself with just some...
it says
it's a total purgation, looks like
they mention it clearing a "third arm"
dense ember
imagine the upgrade system isn't just for your weapons or armor but also you
but yeah, I guess this is some kind of waterless cleaner, that also clearn rad off you
because that would be very useful
soft chasm
ye
dense ember
aaaa really can't wait for 1.0 to come
soft chasm
soon...
mossy crypt
I think I'm going to try this today
Fuck it
Hopefully I can convince some folks to get it too
mossy crypt
Ok I see what the game is putting down
sick charm
New soup lore?
clever flower
Soup update (soupdate)
sick charm
Ooh new soup art
clever flower
where'zis from
dense ember
1.0 teaser basically
sick charm
Yeah but where
dense ember
oh yeah, on the abiotic factor discord
sometimes they only post it there
the dev I mean
sick charm
Ah I see
dense ember
oh right!
Zag also posted this a long while ago, not on anywhere besides discord for some reasons
this, will certainly be very helpful
soft chasm
s o o n
supple dome
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
dense ember
finally, a date to get hyped for
oak parcel
blessed be ||gay baby jail||
vagrant thicket
my squad getting into pet shaming
oak parcel
do you have the other pet?
vagrant thicket
don't think so, don't spoil meee
soft chasm
my group's says GET CONTAINED IDIOT
vagrant thicket
i shall now run away from the thread- LOL
gloomy dock
I have no played abiotic factor yet
I know it is good game
I am waiting for 1.0 release
dense ember
it is very good, and also very good at consuming your time
supple dome
I have 100 hours in it so far
supple dome
Nice
oak parcel
i know its super unlikely but i'd love a zooliminology abiotic factor crossover event
oak parcel
dense ember
soft chasm
SOOOOOOOOON
dense ember
one week lefttt
oak parcel
woeful raptor
that was fast lmao
supple dome
i'm in their server so i posted it as soon as i got the ping
can you believe it guys? Abiotic Factor 1.0
just a week away!
woeful raptor
wow! i am so excited about this information
woeful raptor
i'm in their server so i posted it as soon as i got the ping
yeah i saw the ping and then i saw this channel get a new message like damn, fastest hand in the west
supple dome
yup
woeful raptor
need
dense ember
We will also note that many of the military weaponry that require Biometric Locks can often have this Biometric requirement removed by upgrading with the right items.
finally, I can grab a fully loaded revolver and nothing else
supple dome
Absolute Cinema
brittle comet
i think i'm gonna start a new playthrough for 1.0
just go through it with the upgrades and changes
sick charm
Same
supple dome
i've played through everything so far but my friends have not
so we're doing a 1.0 playthrough
woeful raptor
actually
now that the date is coming up
have they solved the current long term problems? aka exp grinding and resource availability like staplers and such
because i'd prefer not to leave my worldsettings to default only to grind up materials again--especially for stuff that needs multiple steps to craft
sick charm
At least for staplers it’s resolved by having traders available I think
Fish meat for stapler so each fish is worth several staplers
No idea re exp grinding
woeful raptor
hrm
i may still bump the resource settings since walking back and forth between traders--oh
they have a portal system, right? i may be able to utilize that
i dont want to carry around 15 personal teleporters..
supple dome
i only carry around one for getting back to my base
oak parcel
because i'd prefer not to leave my worldsettings to default only to grind up mat...
you should be able to change world settings for existing saves, so you can start on default and then bump it up later if need be
sick charm
Portal is pretty late game
Traders tend to be connected by tram stations anyways
So might as well camp out somewhere close tot ram
oak parcel
that or you can set up a personal teleporter network, they can be a bit frictiony to set up and use for more than one person but they work okay
sick charm
They do cost a lot of resources though
dense ember
they are still doing update post 1.0, so if there's problem, they are probably looking forward to fix them
dense ember
3 daysss
supple dome
Abiotic factor, just a few days away
oak parcel
gotta get the majora's mask memes ready
supple dome
real
soft chasm
gotta get the majora's mask memes ready
OH I'VE GOT EM
oak parcel
post the 48 one <t:1753030800:R>
soft chasm
sick charm
oak parcel
soft chasm
soft chasm
oak parcel
oak parcel
best part is i dont get to really play for atleast 2 days after launch because my group wont be available
🙃
dense ember
I need ittt
but also, god, I gonna need to keep myself from being spoiled after tonight
and have to cook all the soup again
soft chasm
brittle comet
3 hours
brittle comet
where's the update
soft chasm
here
supple dome
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO
sick charm
supporter edition duds
gloomy dock
Prob gonna be playing solo
supple dome
TIL that you can change the background scene for the main menu to any of the areas you've unlocked
ngl that's pretty cool to see
also Emetophobia and Arachnophobia modes
very cool
thinking if i should change my outfit
sick charm
i'm thinking i'm just gonna permanetly wear the torii pack
these looks cool
I can combine it with the commander hat from the mall
supple dome
i've just been doing normal scientist fit
thinking between doing a look with the survivor outfit
engineer outfit
or hydroplant
brittle comet
im just doing survivor outfit as usual
my beloved
also i think we're actually getting wristwatch slot items now
supple dome
first pic i posted has been my main outfit for everything so far
sick charm
I think I've been running around as a gasmasked survivor for quite a while
with the carapace helmet mask
supple dome
gonna be fun to see if i can find whatever new outfit bits are in the new content
sick charm
some transmogged arm and shin guards
supple dome
just been running around in full mountaineer with the rat suit
sick charm
for the knockback immunity?
supple dome
and armor
sick charm
the one thing i'm gonna miss the most about restarting
is gravity cube
and jump pack
supple dome
yeah
sick charm
well they did say jump pack is probably gonna be accessible earlier
supple dome
gravity cube has been a main slot item since i got it
sick charm
yeah
sick charm
what do you need to trade for it with the puppet guy?
supple dome
?
supple dome
ahhh
sick charm
important for me since i'll be playing multi
so I need a good source of sigils
which means i gotta beat up as many officers as possible
supple dome
update got the Leyak out of containment
sick charm
oh no
supple dome
i don't remember how to put it back
sick charm
x ray it close to the containment tube
supple dome
right
sick charm
hopped on briefly to see what I can craft with upgrade bench
the 9mm pistol ||with integrated suppressor looks pretty cool ngl||
yeah this is a real blinged up tacticool pistol
integrated silencer
not sure what integrated silencers actually do gameplay wise tbh
sick charm
oof
dense ember
I have woke up, let's see what's new
dense ember
this new uniform looks so damn cool and I like this style so much
it's like 'I might appear to be an officer but by night I'm a man of science!'
like, superman
alright let's go and recontain leyak again
LMAO
so you can now indeed glue ||a lodestone|| back together
dense ember
hmmm, trying to find the new trader, not sure how
dense ember
argh, nobody is willing to share bloody information on the bloody abiotic discord
dense ember
okay, so you should be able to encounter a new trader very quickly who is ||specialized with food stuff|| and also ||just wander all over the place?||
maybe?
still trying to find the ammo trader
dense ember
you can also help out ||the guy that kept bleeding by the forklift now, just grab a bandage to him||
woeful raptor
you can also help out ||the guy that kept bleeding by the forklift now, just gra...
BEST 1.0 RELEASE
EVER
dense ember
man Dr ||Cahn|| is ||getting even more like G-man||
brittle comet
i can't believe they added ||chester|| from don't starve /j
dense ember
gosh ||that little guy is so adorable||
why can't the ||puppeter made more of this instead of the fucking giants or porcelain naruto||
sick charm
I’m just waiting for the inevitable betrayal
And I am vindicated re antique shotgun ||having magical properties||
soft chasm
started a new run with my buddies
what do you need to upgrade the smg?
is it lodestone tier?
sick charm
what do you need to upgrade the smg?
I believe you need some thermal gel and ornate key
I don’t remember the rest
soft chasm
gotcha
sick charm
Lab tier
soft chasm
gonna be a while for me
my friends stopped for the night, and i'm uh
being very normal about it
i have been sitting here reloading a crossbow for an hour and a half
soft chasm
one of my guys is a phishing phreak, so we got exor quills immediately
which means i can just juggle between makeshift and acid bolts
sick charm
Oh yeah I also fished up some exor quills
soft chasm
to not have to manually unload constantly
sick charm
So I just have it stockpiled on my Tori world
soft chasm
THE RELOAD 20 ANIMATION
sick charm
Very bad base location btw
soft chasm
So I just have it stockpiled on my Tori world
unfortunately we're using a dedicated server, which seems to not have access to tori
sick charm
No restroom access
Needs to walk far
Absolutely humongous though
Could see it becoming good late game
soft chasm
which is a travesty
sick charm
Yeah
Early game I think it’s meant to just be accessible for the furniture
You aren’t supposed to move in until later I think
soft chasm
i just want access at all...
sick charm
Well I moved in there anyways
soft chasm
hoping that if we fuck around with like
sick charm
Because I’m stubborn
soft chasm
admin access, it'll recognize our accounts
sick charm
Yeah maybe
soft chasm
oh yeah, are there any branching paths for the upgrade trees?
i've been told that the spas-12 has fire and ice
as options
but i'm hoping the smg and scrapshot and shit do too
OH
HELL YEAH
sick charm
Robot oil for ammo?
That’s a deal
Only enough for two mags though
For your pistol
Hopefully the inventory increases as time goes on
Speaking of I gotta set up farms
soft chasm
that + it's probably repeatable every night
sick charm
Oh right
Just farm up some robots in the night
Trade it for ammo
Could use my 9mm sustainably
Provided I have the repair kits
soft chasm
yeah
soft chasm
Provided I have the repair kits
which you also get from robots
trading comp blocks to warren
soft chasm
yeah
sick charm
We only found one pistol in office so far but excited to upgrade it once we reach manufacturing today
Just cleared flat hills yesterday night
soft chasm
yeah, there's only the one security office shooting range pistol
soft chasm
We only found one pistol in office so far but excited to upgrade it once we reac...
unfortunately you're gonna have to wait a while
i don't think the pistol upgrade is with manu tier gear
sick charm
Hmm
sick charm
Speaking of I hear ||you can glue lodestones back together now so no more waiting to farm lodestones in canaan||
Ah yeah pistol upgrade require lab tier goods
soft chasm
i'm still going to do canaan, because it's convenient
you just set up a base at the end and teleport to it
sick charm
Yeah that’s what I do
dense ember
it's either lab or security tier when you get to rip the annoying security lock out of these damn thing
also, I just finished the game
it's really just Half Life all the way
such a fantastic game
soft chasm
okay those animations are a letdown
dense ember
animation?
oh reload 20 animation
the exp grind you need to reach these levels are so ridiculous though
soft chasm
i did it with a new toon lmao
dense ember
new toon?
sick charm
I’m already at construction level 10
From dismantling everything in flat hills and building like a dozen chests and beds
dense ember
ah
dense ember
ahh
supple dome
Going insane not being able to just play Abiotic whenever
dense ember
apparently blunt level 20 is also the same
clever flower
I love the wording on the new blunt skills
Also Night Oil is a rude goddamn thing to need
Carved up five of those damn fish and got zero out of it
sick charm
Some people carved up 20 and found none
dense ember
yeah...
also, the ammo trader is good right? I'm just not sure how much ammo he's actually giving
oak parcel
to not have to manually unload constantly
scrapshot pistol is another good option
so who remembers how to disable the splash video
soft chasm
scrapshot pistol is another good option
pipe pistol doesn't have two ammo types in manufacturing lol
i dunno when it gets more ammo types, although i wouldn't be shocked if it's cascade
but my group ain't there
sick charm
Yeah it fires moment you pull the trigger
dense ember
the upgrade basically gives you ||quad scrapshot pistols|| at once which is really nice
that said, I have literally finished the game and the Gatekeeper didn't drop their weapons once...
gloomy dock
Didn't it just release 1.0 yesterday?
clever flower
what the fuck are you supposed to do about the ||Tank in the Praetorium||
sick charm
probably ||armor piercing rockete launchers?||
clever flower
wow
that sucks ass
i hate each and every time the game has pulled this
it is by far the worst thing in every zone
sick charm
i'm not actually at the praetorium yet so it was more of an educated guess as to what I would do if I saw that
clever flower
I just mean the 'we gate this area with a sniper/machine gun' bit
it's unfun and obnoxious every single time
still igloo
I actually kind of enjoyed the machine guns in ||Reactors|| and ||Shadowgate||, sneaking past them was an interesting environmental puzzle
They really need to remove the knockback though, it's very dumb how they can just juggle you against a wall if you have the gravity cube
still igloo
I don't dislike the damage, it needs to be very high to not allow you to just sprint through with heavy armor and a shield
still igloo
I haven't played through the new content yet, it could absolutely be overused
still igloo
Are there more I'm forgetting? I think there was one in the zone where you have to turn off the automatic security turrets and the two I mentioned before
still igloo
But other than that are there any in the areas that weren't recently released
clever flower
they function exactly the same
if you are visible
a big red beam is going to damage you
still igloo
Snipers are a hazard you can pass through, MGs are an impassable wall
still igloo
Personally I enjoy the variety a lot more than just a bunch of solid fences replacing the MGs fields and Yet More Exors instead of the snipers, but to each their own
unkempt lily
you can just dodge the snipers
clever flower
the MGs are worse but the snipers aren't fun either
they're maybe not Terrible
but still the least fun mechanic in the game
MG fields are just
i don't get what's fun?
still igloo
They're not an enemy. They're a wall you can see through. It's a puzzle of trying to find the best route through using cover appropriately.
clever flower
it's often not much of a puzzle
more just adding 'you're going to need to bandage'
to a small area
if they like took a second to lock on
instead of Instantaneous Bullet Hose
still igloo
||Reactors|| is definitely the best case example of them
clever flower
they're just a jetpack deterrent there
still igloo
Where there's a bunch of different routes that you can take, and locations with good visibility you can scout from to decide on your course
still igloo
they're just a jetpack deterrent there
The high road uses a lot of jetpacking
still igloo
but still the least fun mechanic in the game
Strong words when grinding throwing exp exists -_-
(I have an axe to, ahem, grind with the leveling system)
clever flower
a passive part of gameplay for a specific gameplan isn't quite as much of a shot in the leg for me
also they've added all sorts'a throwing support
still igloo
Oh that's good to know, last I played it took a ridiculous amount of throwing mediocre weapons to get the perks to make throwing usable
So it was either stand in a corner tossing a net at the ground for an hour or don't bother trying to use the entire mechanic
clever flower
there's all sorts of darts, you can throw any sharp weapon, ||Laser Grenade||, a new ||throwing Pick that respawns in your hand||
still igloo
Oooooh
clever flower
also added a little thing to speed up cooking XP
still igloo
I won't be the person with the highest throwing level entirely from the healing briefcase anymore!
(Hopefully someday that will start giving healing exp)
dense ember
so I upgraded or rather, restored the antique shotgun, I'm not, seeing anything special? unless I'm missing something
sick charm
so I upgraded or rather, restored the antique shotgun, I'm not, seeing anything ...
Just keep using it
dense ember
that sounds threathening
I guess I will do that!
whatever you are talking, it seems like the chance of it happening is pretty low?
went through 60 shots and got nothing
damn this anomalous shotgun is anomalous with its anomaly
sick charm
Once polished it has a low chance to do the reason it got classified as sn anomaly
sick charm
I don’t think wandering traders can spawn in Tori world
Which means I am probably gonna spend most of my time in a forward operating base somewhere else as soon as I unlock teleporters
I’ll leave this place to be the central resource depository and crafting station though as well as portal hub
sick charm
Where is Grayson trader hiding in manufacturing….
I see him marked on the map
But i have no idea why or where he is
sick charm
It’s in Torii world
Maybe that’s the problem
I don’t think wandering traders spawn there
That’s annoying
I guess I’ll build a forward operating base in the lobby
soft chasm
correct
brittle comet
so glad you can heal him now too i felt bad just leaving him bleeding out
brittle comet
also they remodeled him and gave him a new VA
sick charm
And leave the torii world for central crafting hub
soft chasm
not as far as i know
dense ember
so, towards the end of the current Abiotic Factor storyline, ||I like that the story incorporated some time fuckery because, we already know that portal world reset somehow as it time is being rewound, so unsurprisingly, someone else have already used this to their advantage.||
sick charm
i'm murdering soldiers in manufacturing in droves with my pipepistol and my security pistol and I think I'm getting a positive income of 9mm bullets
dense ember
does anyone know how to open up the ||Residence Sector and Hydrosector Sector shortcut||?
I tried making platform outside but found the yellow doors locked and ||almost got mauled by a Bigfoot chilling outside||
sick charm
real funny incident
after I butchered a whole bunch of soldier corpses to get at the ammo they inconveniently fell on top of
I found chester wandering aorund the lobby area
when I opened it up it was full of human remains
really intimidated me
dense ember
hmm, okay after this last figuring out of how to unlock everything in the game, I think I will transfer my endgame character (minus inventory) to a new game and have fun like that
I like playing the game, but grinding levels have been pain
sick charm
what's the best way to level up throwing weapon
just go exor hunting in office sector with throwing darts?
dense ember
I used the net and just spam it at a wall
sick charm
right that works
oak parcel
first aid and fortitude my beloathed
sick charm
just being the team medic leveled my first aid skill up pretty fast
dense ember
hmmm, Abiotic Factor really need a proper NG+ or something like that
I started a new campaign and transferred by old character file to that campaign and it does feel great doing big damage to Peccary even with a desk leg
but the problem is that your crafting recipe and email and everything is also tied to your character file
so it's a bit hard for me to rediscover things and figuring out what I can actually craft with the current material I got
sick charm
I’ve struck hundreds of throwing knives into soldiers and that seems to upgrade my throwing experience reasonably quickly
soft chasm
throwing xp gains are based on damage and range
so sniping from long range gives more
clever flower
oh it's based on damage
sick charm
Yeah I’m aiming for the head
clever flower
that explains why hurling ||Hardlight Blade|| has been powerleveling
clever flower
i've been loving laser grenade since the buff
sick charm
This game needs more upgrade paths
clever flower
toss in a room close the door come back in a bit
sick charm
I’m sure future content will add in a lot of upgrades
clever flower
and yeah wouldn't mind a few more options
sick charm
The enhancement bench when you get it pretty much only can be used for… duct taping a flashlight to a pistol
clever flower
the upgrades themselves are nice though
clever flower
even if i'm not 100% certain what the revolver upgrade does beyond armwraps
the shots look strange and apply some sort of purple energy
sometimes
sick charm
even if i'm not 100% certain what the revolver upgrade does beyond armwraps
||Random crit chance||
clever flower
so that's not a debuff on 'em? >:|a
sick charm
It’s a ||random crit chance I’m pretty sure||
clever flower
must be particle effect remnants or somethin
clever flower
that one's hilarious
i love reading the data entries for these things
think that says like 'make sure there's nothing important in a 30* cone for 2500m'
sick charm
Now we finally know exactly why it’s classified as an IS
Wonder if it can kill a composer
clever flower
it's still not a crazy chance
sick charm
I’m still early on in labs
Keeping my head on swivel since I don’t have the antileyak device yet
clever flower
oh terror
sick charm
Beat reactors before early access though
sick charm
Spent around 60 9mm ammo yesterday fighting off the rolling blackout
Gave me a lot of accuracy and reloading exp though
clever flower
i'm on all rechargeable weapons other than goofin' around with the revolver
i have too much Sometimes Useful Nonsense in my backpack for ammo too
sick charm
Well I’ll probably swap to energy pistols and deatomizers once I get it
But I do dislike electrothrowers
clever flower
yeaaah
too rng
before this i mostly just hit things with a big hammer
less combat more repeated sneak attack oneshot whallops
sick charm
Wish there was an upgrade that converted it into more of a Tesla coil type weapon
clever flower
more element coverage would be fun
sick charm
Medium range charged weapon that shoots a single strong bolt of electricity
After a short warmup
sick charm
Only thing is that stuff gets unlocked in what, reactors?
Where nobody is weak to electricity haha
clever flower
maybe right before
sick charm
Although
clever flower
and yeaaah
clever flower
the weaknesses seem marginal
i've lasered plenty of things that say they resist it
sick charm
Can be defeated more easily with, say
A mugnade
Keeping a bandolier of grenades on my person purely for dealing with breachers
clever flower
i did that for the mortar bots
would just have freeze grenades
didn't wanna Deal With All That
especially before precious Canaan Armor
sick charm
Mortar bots I just deatomize
Before I get that I suppose id use… hmm
Freeze and mugnades
clever flower
electro-thrower stuns them well but you need a co-op companion to do actual DPS
that also worked ok
sick charm
I think we actually had like two electrothrowers zapping it simultaneously
Using a Tesla coil as a crewed weapon I suppose also works
clever flower
love mid-combat setups
sick charm
Very few things in lab can survive an encounter with fully charged Tesla coil and industrial battery
I should set up some Tesla coils in the manufacturing area where tons of soldiers spawn tbh
For farming purposes
clever flower
i've been thinking about that with Grinder Turrets
but idk how they work out with range/ammo
sick charm
Grinder turrets have inf ammo
clever flower
lasers are a skosh too involved/expensive
but those things are fuckin demons
no enemy invasion has survived Laser Turret With Shield In Front
oh right they do
sick charm
I should probably use my grinder gun more than I use my 9mm
clever flower
grinder was a powerhouse for all of manufacturing
think i only stopped 'cause i didn't know where to farm the ammo components at the time
sick charm
Train
clever flower
love the train
clever flower
all the silver
construction XP
recently learned that my friend has gone to the Furniture Store literally every reset to farm XP
i went to check it out and there were just so many old loot bags and whatnot
some things seem to survive resets
rugs for some reason
soft chasm
Rebar
collect every piece of rebar you see
from now until the end of time
you will need it
clever flower
i'm so glad reinforced wood wasn't a commonly used component
cursed substance
though this game has a lot of good defense against Resource Scarcity, especially now with the traders
and think they slapped down another couple of those Resource Exchange machines
( or just added them to the map so i realized they existed )
sick charm
I think grayson should stock up on more 9mm ammo
if the game really wants submachineguns to be more viable
but I suppose I should go ahead and set up m automated soldier farm now anways
clever flower
yeah the magnum is fun but getting one clip's worth anytime he shows up isn't quite survivable
also he shows up so much more than the other traders
jumpscare man
sick charm
yeah i'm just collecting every .357 ammo I find
in case I want to main magnum later
the chieftain deagle is apparently also usable
soft chasm
if the game really wants submachineguns to be more viable
it doesn't
sick charm
guess I'll save the submachinegun for when I really need to dump an entire magazine on a big target
soft chasm
every inch of power given to overworld firearms is brutally hard-fought
deep field really, really, really does not want milspec guns to be good
sick charm
but I feel like antique shotgun is gonna be more useful on that regard
more damage per pellet than a regular shotgun too
now that really is anomalous
soft chasm
the doohickeyfication of them is a begrudging offering, more than a like
standard intended thing
they very much want to emphasize the Contraption™ craftable guns
so ammo is scarce in comparison to science gun ammo, and they're broadly a bit worse, even after upgrades
can't speak for specifically the residences upgrades, though
and the security pistol's tree remains pretty solid for a while
sick charm
sec pistol is a lot more durable than scrapshot I noticed
which is why I use it more now
dense ember
the game does favor high damage weapon more, stealth + headshot + big damage just add up
soft chasm
i hope we see more upgrades and especially more upgrade branches
i want more scrapshot/pipe pistol upgrades, as well as more stuff for the talagi
dense ember
I'm just hoping for mods that lets you do crazy things
sick charm
I use pipe pistol to snipe people in the head as an opening argument
before switching to either a spear or 9mm pistol to finish them off
pipe pistol to the head from sneak usually one shot kills officers or unhelmeted grunt
sick charm
i usually let my friends carry the magbow
and use the energy pistol or deatomizer instead
sick charm
Magbow is a bit prohibitively heavy to carry with a deatomizer and a laser collector
supple dome
before 1.0 i just carried 4 atomizers
since iirc it weighed less than carrying a deatomizer and a laser collector
sick charm
Lmao
supple dome
simply carry more gun instead of more ammo
supple dome
before 1.0 i just carried 4 atomizers
^
and i have no idea
i haven't got a deatomizer in 1.0
sick charm
i'm waiting for the upgraded pipe pistol
supple dome
we haven't left the starting zone yet in the playthrough i'm doing rn so
sick charm
ah
sick charm
3 player and we are now rushing into lab
since I'm the host I just do solo play to grind up materials
lmao
supple dome
i'm the only player who has actually played properly before
and only one of the others have touched the game at all prior to this
so i'm going a bit spare
sick charm
fighting off the rolling blackout solo while menaced by a potential leyak is an experience though
sick charm
keeping my head on swivel
firing off a full clip of 9mm on that creature
while hoping I"m not be ing chased by a leyak
supple dome
gonna power level xp for crafting and strength lol
sick charm
sniping soldiers with my pipe pistol really speed levels m accuracy and reloading skill
clever flower
Let me upgrade the fishing pole and tape a walkie-talkie to it
It's the worst part of meandering around for unique fishe
dusty oak
Quick ask: is there anything in this game that would terrify and/or traumatize a 9 year old
I need more survival crafting games to stave off her demands to play grounded 2
supple dome
Hmmmm
soft chasm
Quick ask: is there anything in this game that would terrify and/or traumatize a...
probably, yeah
or
dusty oak
She's fine with low poly violence
soft chasm
there is definitively A Thing that could terrify and/or traumatize some nine-year-olds
specifically, the leyak
woeful raptor
leyak
soft chasm
supple dome
Leyak is pretty spooky yeah
soft chasm
a creature that comes in at the third sector
supple dome
It's also a jumpscare monster
soft chasm
is invisible to all players, deployables, and npcs except one player chosen at random
supple dome
Randomly appears every 15 minutes iirc
woeful raptor
plus some of the areas are kinda dark
soft chasm
and will try to chase that player until they stare at it for long enough
woeful raptor
depends on if she's okay w that
dusty oak
Lmao this is hilarious
soft chasm
slowly, but once she gets close enough she becomes hostile and starts screaming
dusty oak
Yeah that might be rough ahaha
woeful raptor
yeah the leyak is hilarious--maybe not to a 9yr old
soft chasm
she's containable later, but early on she's definitely a Fuck You Be Vigilant enemy
there are x-ray towers that can reveal and catch her
but you gotta make it through to get to them
dealing with her for probably at least an hour or two
more, if you take things slow and/or are inefficient, which is almost invariably the case for a first-timer and especially a kid first-timer
soft chasm
there is absolutely gore in this
sick charm
Including human ones
supple dome
There definitely is gore
sick charm
Turning them into giblets
soft chasm
there are gory human arms and heads
sick charm
That you can eat
soft chasm
as drops
supple dome
Yeah
soft chasm
She's fine with low poly violence
suki has mentioned that the kid is fine with violence
sick charm
If I mess up butchering a human corpse
soft chasm
and this is probably not excessive enough to be a problem
supple dome
Fog place is kinda scary too
sick charm
And it turns into bioscrap
supple dome
Flathill is a motherfucker
soft chasm
okay yeah so the first portal world introduced in the game
sick charm
Oh yeah flathill is just straight up horror
soft chasm
is a lil tiny babbu area
it's the far garden
there to introduce you to the idea of portal worlds
sick charm
It’s basically silent hill
soft chasm
the second is flathill
supple dome
soft chasm
notice the resemblance to a certain horror series
sick charm
The library is the scariest part
dense ember
Abiotic Factor can be reallt scary when it wants to most of the time really
clever flower
This game was such a romp to experience the first time goddamn
supple dome
These motherfuckers probably would scare a 9 year old
soft chasm
it's fucking silent hill, where t h e f o g i s c o m i n g