Arcanum - worth a punt?

[Murk]

They're actually quite common, but you have no reason to look for and thus find them until you have the schematic.

Try the fields in Shrouded Hills for starters. Keep an eye out for lemon trees.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, my oh my. 15 perception and yet a critical fail. For some reason I kept assuming herb and general shops would have them. Thanks for the tip m8.

 

[Volrath]

From somebody that just played and beat FO2 + RP a year ago, Arcanum is a complete POS that is inferior in every way.

Joined: Mar 17, 2015

 

[Murk]

Neanderthal reading your posts made me smile, and reminded me a bit of the first few times I played the game. I'm genuinely happy you enjoyed it.

This game is one of my all time favorites, and despite all its flaws and rough edges, continues to show me something new about every time I play it.

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

How in the FUCK can people view replaying the same content repeatedly enjoyable? I will never get that.

 

[Kefka1134]

So out of all the Troika games, my understanding is this one or TOEE is a bit of a black sheep? Am I making stuff up? Do I know not what I say?

Maybe they're all worth playing and I'm just imaging that in order to make my life easier so as to excuse myself not having played them, my heretical self.

 

[Ladonna]

Actually, maybe this would be easier for you.

 

[Old One]

Maybe they're all worth playing...

All worth playing. It's a family of black sheep.

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

To dumb it down for the newcomers:

Arcanum is for the C&C fags
ToEE is for the combat fags
Bloodlines is for the story fags

 

[Kefka1134]

All worth playing. It's a family of black sheep.

Hm, well put, to be honest wasn't really thinking of Arcanum/TOEE as black sheep automatically negative, just, unique.

It seems the poster above explicated though how each is unique based on their emphasis within the larger field of unique Troika games, so they're all different from each other and from other CRPGs differently.

Ahem, anyway, I've had enough combat to last a lifetime in CRPGs to be honest, will probably go with Arcanum than Elemental Evil (have already played Bloodlines)

 

[ortucis]

Arcanum is the only game where I have enjoyed using Pistols.

Craft them, craft bullets, then go nuts in real-time combat. They are so fun to kill Supermutants with.

That is all.

 

[thesheeep]

Arcanum is for the C&C fags
ToEE is for the combat fags
Bloodlines is for the atmosphere fags

Small fix.

 

[Old One]

...I've had enough combat to last a lifetime in CRPGs to be honest, will probably go with Arcanum than Elemental Evil (have already played Bloodlines)

Combat in Arcanum is bad, but it's mercifully simple and fast, so it doesn't really bog down the experience too much. Don't make a Firearms character for your first play though.

Combat is ToEE is one of the best turn-based systems ever made, and is quite fun in and of itself. This is important because the rest of the game is mostly hack and slash.

 

[MWaser]

...I've had enough combat to last a lifetime in CRPGs to be honest, will probably go with Arcanum than Elemental Evil (have already played Bloodlines)

Combat in Arcanum is bad, but it's mercifully simple and fast, so it doesn't really bog down the experience too much. Don't make a Firearms character for your first play though.

Combat is ToEE is one of the best turn-based systems ever made, and is quite fun in and of itself. This is important because the rest of the game is mostly hack and slash.

Combat in Arcanum may be bad (in fact, it's downright terrible when you get to it), but I nevertheless find it interesting at least. Running around, throwing grenades and doing all kinds of madness in real-time mode is chaotic and pretty much uncontrollable, but there's still a certain degree of skill involved. Although most of Arcanum combat is about being properly prepared for it rather than the actual decisions you make in-combat. It's more strategic than tactical, you could say.

As for what you say about ToEE... interesting, you make me want to check that game out.

 

[Melcar]

What? Someone posting on The Codex hasn't played ToEE? What happened to our membership requirements?

 

[MWaser]

What? Someone posting on The Codex hasn't played ToEE? What happened to our membership requirements?

Blame the mods for approving the post instead of deleting it, in that case

 

[Kefka1134]

Ouch, I remember watching a friend play it way back when and it just didn't tick all the boxes I guess. Arcanum did though I simply never got around to it.

 

[Seethe]

Arcanum is the only game where I have enjoyed using Pistols.

Craft them, craft bullets, then go nuts in real-time combat. They are so fun to kill Supermutants with.

That is all.

"Pistol"

This is Arcanum, where every ranged weapon is a machinegun, even bows.

 

[ortucis]

This is Arcanum, where every ranged weapon is a machinegun, even bows.

Don't know. Never played as anyone other than dual wielding gunslinger.. who occasionally ran around naked feeling sexy..

 

[Old One]

What? Someone posting on The Codex hasn't played ToEE? What happened to our membership requirements?

Joined: Saturday

I've been wondering when I would get the chance to do that to someone.

 

[Shammy]

What? Someone posting on The Codex hasn't played ToEE? What happened to our membership requirements?

Joined: Saturday

I've been wondering when I would get the chance to do that to someone.

You keep putting that little effort into your comments and you'll fit right in!

 

[bloodlover]

Spoiler

I found some stupid gloves that have a strong poison DOT on Isle of Despair and I got some necklace as reward for killing the beast. I tried them both on Sogg but the constant poisoning and healing is annoying and his HP is not reliable in a fight. Are those things worth keeping or I can just vendor them?

edit: I assume there is no way of peacefully saving that chick from the island right? I am not really fond of fighting everyone and she gets killed if she's left by herself.

 

[Neanderthal]

I sold most cursed gear, didn't seem anything you could make a build around like some cursed stuff in other games, with obvious exception of a certain

Spoiler

Scourge.

Though I didn't put too much thought into it as magic was just so optimal usually.

 

[MWaser]

Spoiler

edit: I assume there is no way of peacefully saving that chick from the island right? I am not really fond of fighting everyone and she gets killed if she's left by herself.

Spoiler

It is possible with persuasion to save her peacefully

 

[Neanderthal]

Another option:

Spoiler

Let her join you, stay away from guards, unlock window on left side of settlement, climb through it and just walk around to north until you can cross the river and go to worldmap. You can take her to Womens camp or home on your ship, your choice.

 

[bloodlover]

Too late, I let her die. Oh well, 12 CHA, time to get another companion that can deal with my magical fingers spamming harm all day. For some reason Sogg has a low reputation with me but I assume that won't be a problem in the long run. I can't find a big enough armor for this fucker but he's been doing well so far.

edit:

Spoiler

Dante is leaving me the second I finish the tax quest. Does he join later? Playing a magic character sucked as far as getting companions go since Magnus and Jayna are techies and won't join me. Do I fuck up/glitch my game if I don't turn in the tax quest, thus making Dante a permanent companion for a longer time?