LP DX:HR: non-lethal, no augs - FINISHED

[baronjohn]

I will be playing on hard, won't use any praxis points, and will do my best not to kill anyone,
although there's one timed ambush where I imagine it will be impossible to go non-lethal and
save friend helicopter, but we'll see.

Settings: object highlighting on, fov = 100 deg

Although this is the augmented edition, I'll be throwing all the special preorder/CE crap away.

Suggestions?

 

[baronjohn]

Chapter 0 - getting into the game

 

[SoupNazi]

No augs? This should be interesting. Especially the boss fights if with the basic inventory and no combat augs.

 

[Azira]

 

[Oesophagus]

so no hacking beyond lvl 1 then? This'll be good

 

[Hellraiser]

I was wondering how long it would take until somebody makes a DESU EXU: POPAMOLE REVOLUTION LP.

 

[RK47]

This reminds me, I need to resume my Dragon Age 2: Konjad's Favorite Edition LP soon after I'm done with Arcanum.

I can't wait to buy HR once I've upgraded my PC. But why so hardcore and deprive the readers of the full feature of this awesome sequel, man? It's like playing a Soldier in Mass Effect LP, y'know. Kinda stinks.

 

[anus_pounder]

 

[baronjohn]

Chapter 1 - Intro & Tutorial, Part 1

Summary: We see the international jewish conspiracy debating on how to handle Sarif's announcement
on a breakthrough in augmentation technology. There are ominous references to a biochip, broadcast
satellites (for the biochip?) and a certain "her" being out of reach (but is she really?). Like the conversation
in the first Desu Ex, this intro only makes sense after you've completed the game.



Human controlled evolution?

 

[DarthBehemoth]

picsa are kinda large maybe resize them to 1024x768?

Oh and carry on

 

[baronjohn]

Chapter 1 - Intro & Tutorial, Part 2

Summary; Apparently we're going to go to some hearings about the augmentation technology in
Washington. Meg is worried that congress will ask her how she developed this. Hey, it's okay Meg,
as long as you didn't take my DNA against my will while we were sleeping together. Ha ha, right?
Meg? Why are you looking at me like that?

We snoop through her email, where Sarif assures her that such things fall under corporate secrets.

 

[SoupNazi]

So you're just going to post a load of pictures and then a shitty summary?

 

[baronjohn]

Well I'll transcribe the dialogues instead of posting image I guess

 

[Oesophagus]

Well I guess this is the very beginning, so there's not much to comment on yet

 

[anus_pounder]

If you're going to show us every email, its gonna be one hell of a long LP.

 

[Oesophagus]

If you're going to show us every email, its gonna be one hell of a long LP.

Not with his hacking skill of 1

 

[anus_pounder]

oooohhh, right. Forgot about that. Can you hack computers using that automated hacking device though ?

 

[baronjohn]

Chapter 1 - Intro & Tutorial, Part 2

Finally we get to walk aro-

nevermind, this is on rails

What did you mean back there, Meg? About how you found it?

Nothing. It's just my nerves talking

Is there something I should know... About this place? About Sarif?

Okay... But the increased neuropeptides coming from the PEDOT cluster could be throwing off your calibrations.

(to Jensen) I can't believe you were asking David. You've been here long enough to know if--Eric!

I wouldn't dream of it. Dr. Reed. I think I know why Declan's readings are off.

Too many peptides?

I'm thinking the glial tissue breakdown we noticed after splicing in the repressive protein might be the cause. If we had a better cytometer...

We might get a more accurate reading that confirms your theory. I'll ask David to consider it.

Is it better like this?

Anyway I'll switch to 1024x768 in the future, but the screenshots I have I'll post in 1280x1024

The automatic unlocking device is a preorder thing isn't it? In that case I won't be using it.

 

[SoupNazi]

Can Linux not just batch resize images? What's wrong, baronjohn? Is your operating device so inferior or are you simply not knowledgable enough?

 

[Peter]

Smaller images.

Longer updates.

You'll get the hang of it. for doing this.

 

[baronjohn]

Chapter 1 - Intro & Tutorial, Part 4

You over-think everything, Adam. The work we're doing is good. We're helping people overcome their physical limitations.

Yeah. Except most of our clients seem to be D.O.D.

It's not all military. We work with teachers... doctors... construction workers.

Sorry, sorry...

For Washington? Hah!

Ah, Dr. Reed. This is General O'Neill.

Yes. Thanks to Vasili, actually...

As I was saying, sir, the Typhoon uses a modified combat chassis, like the I'm wearing. But I've improved its design, using shaped micro-charges to propel the steel balls.

And the backblast problem?

Solved through kinetic bleeders in the augment. Here, watch.

You're right... A teacher would just love having one of those things.

You're missing the point. Defense contracts keep us afloat. But neural augmentations that make you think faster, react quicker... They can really improve a life. Everybody's life. David's talked about it for years.

Yeah. He is a talker.

He's a good man. Admit it, Adam - a part of you likes him.

I like everyone, Doctor Reed.

(we're going to...)

Did he destroy that vase yet?

I moved it. And I fenced in the yard -- like you always said you were going to.

Yeah... Never did get around to that. ... Sorry.

Me. too. About a lot of things...

Adam, I... There's something I--

So. Are we all ready for the trip?

There's Faridah... I'd better hurry. See you at the helipad, Adam.

Did I... interrupt something, Jensen?

You fix that firewall yet?

You don't 'fix' an entire firewall. You find a loophole and plug it.

Then did you plug it?

Yes. I did. Want to know how? Oh wait. I forgot. Ex-cop. I doubt you'd understand.

Ex-SWAT. And you'd be surprised.

Sarif ask to see you, too?

Athene. She wants me to show her how to track our scientists' implanted locator devices. In case your security plans in Washington don't measure up.

They will.

This will be important later:

Now we meet David Sarif and a lackey.

The man doesn't jump for anyone. He's a Nobel Prize winner!

Senators love this guy, Lyle... the Hearings will go much smoother with him there.

Big day for us tomorrow! Everything in place?

Yes, sir. Capitol Police will escort us to the Hill, and then Federal Protection Services takes over.

Good. Good. How's our girl holding up?

She's nervous.

All she has to do is show them her research. She explain it to you?

Not really into the whole science-thing, boss.

It's incredible. All those purists out there, accusing us of tampering with the natural order, when all Megan's done is figure out how to unlock the potential that exists within our DNA!

It's safer, and easier than anything Hugh Darrow ever did!

We're interrupted by

Later it's revealed that this is an additional security alarm that Jensen installed himself that the attackers missed.

We'd better not take any chances. Not tonight. Use my elevator to get down there. You know the code?

Yeah. Oh-four-five-one

Anyway we get into the bloody elevator. Soon there will be action!

 

[baronjohn]

Chapter 1 - Intro & Tutorial, Part 5

Her G-P-L implant shows her moving through the micro-chen labs. I think she's running!

Damn. Must've been a serious equipment failure. Can you get eyes on her?

I'm trying, but the intellicams aren't responding. There's interference coming from somewhere. Find out what's happening, Jensen! Hurry!

Bzzzzzzzzzt

Pritchard? Pritchard!

Anyway, Jensen, not really being into the whole science-thing, takes his infinite-ammo tutorial combat rifle out of his pocket and starts stalking the labs. We won't be using the combat rifle or any weapon whatsoever in the tutorial, but I don't think you can put it away.

Things are not looking good.

We meet a scientist trapped behind some glass.

Unfortunately before we can help him a huge augmented merc comes around, throws another scientist against the glass and executes the first with a hand-mounted rifle.

We find a vent behind some boxes - there's no other way to go.

The vent leads us to the other side of the glass, but the scientists are dead and the merc is gone.

All we can do is continue on our way.

The next room can be tricky if you want too long. We quick run in before the mercs get in, and hide. Then we wait until they aren't looking and crouch run up the stairs

In the next room we crouch-run to the left side while the mercs are chatting about killing scientists

We run through the door when they're not looking. It doesn't matter if you alert them since there's no alarm for them to trigger, and they're programmed not to go through the door after you.

Another scientist!

Oh shit! Open the door so I can shoot it!

Who invited her?

She disappears, and the scientist opens the door with his dying breath

Like always, we quickly position ourselves as close to the room exit as possible before the mercs get in. This means jumping over the fence and hiding behind the tables

Did I mention that I the industrial and lab environments in this game?

Anyway, we run out of the room and down another corridor when suddenly we're ambushed by another super-merc

He throws us through a wall into a room with Megs

Ouch. That looks painful

As if that were not enough, the merc then proceeds to choke Jensen

Meg throws a barrel full of acid at him, which he conveniently shoots while in the air, thus enveloping himself in the acid

Ohhhhhhhhh

The two other super mercs come into the room. They're carrying another person - a scientist?

The head merc slaps Megan, then shoots Jensen in the face with a revolver. We'll return the favor later.

Now there's a fancy movie about Jensen getting reconstructed

That concludes the first tutorial mission. Tomorrow, the plot thickens, and we'll be introduced to our many awesome augmented powers, will we will never use.

 

[korenzel]

Scale the screenshots down to 1024x768 or 800x600, and you may gain a reader.

 

[Radisshu]

This game is surprisingly good. If only it would separate skills from augs, then it would be BEAUTIFUL. I haven't gotten that far, though.

 

[RK47]

Scale the screenshots down to 1024x768 or 800x600, and you may gain a reader.

That man has a point. Not everyone has 1600 x 900 LCDs.