Minigames in Alpha Protocol

[Gnidrologist]

Is there any way to play the game by completely ignoring those? I've started the tutorial with field agent, didn't want to be all shoot em' up guy, but it seems there's no other way if the alternative is to try learning these retarded twitchy piece of shit wastes of time. I literally don't ever see those stupid passwords i'm supposed to click in 'hacking' and other minigames are plain tedious.
So, should i just go an kill em' all mode? Is that viable?

 

[Butter]

I gave up on AP when I got to the hacking mini-game.

 

[J_C]

I'm sure I will get a lot of flak for this, but the minigames in AP are the best minigames ever created. Seriously. They fit the theme perfectly, they had simple mechancis, yet were challenging. The only negative is that the hacking minigame was sometimes frustrating playing with a mouse and keyboard, it was clearly designed with a controller in mind. On the other hand, the other two were much simpler with a mouse than with a controller.

 

[Gnidrologist]

They are retarded and hacking i don't even got a clue how to solve those. I literally don't see the supposed passwords so it's a game stopper. They are surely developed for people, who are good at twitch gaming and i'm not one of those. Even if i were, i wouldn't waste the time if possible, because the ''challenge'' they present is basically pop a mole on the fastest setting.

 

[J_C]

They are retarded and hacking i don't even got a clue how to solve those. I literally don't see the supposed passwords so it's a game stopper. They are surely developed for people, who are good at twitch gaming and i'm not one of those.

It has nothing to do with twitch gaming. It is about being able to quickly notice patterns in a picture, which I understand that some people have problems with. Not everybody can be a superior human being like me.

 

[Darth Roxor]

they had simple mechancis, yet were challanging

 

[Darth Roxor]

I literally don't see the supposed passwords so it's a game stopper.

Sounds like you have some eyesight or neurological problem to me tbh and I'm not saying this as something derogatory.

Anyway, you should just stock up on EMPs to bypass the minigames, though keep in mind that iirc "main objective" haxxung can't be skipped with them.

 

[Neanderthal]

Theres a couple o skills that mitigate em isn't there, after i'd got a few points in them I found games a lot easier.

You can use electric grenades as well if I remember right.

 

[Tito Anic]

I gave up on AP when I got to the hacking mini-game.

Literally my experience.

 

[Alex]

Just play a better game.

 

[Gnidrologist]

They are retarded and hacking i don't even got a clue how to solve those. I literally don't see the supposed passwords so it's a game stopper. They are surely developed for people, who are good at twitch gaming and i'm not one of those.

It has nothing to do with twitch gaming. It is about being able to quickly notice patterns in a picture, which I understand that some people have problems with. Not everybody can be a superior human being like me.

Well, look. Not everybody can be autistic pattern recognitor, k. I get it. Why implement this shit in a game that is of different genre?

 

[Gnidrologist]

I literally don't see the supposed passwords so it's a game stopper.

Sounds like you have some eyesight or neurological problem to me tbh and I'm not saying this as something derogatory.

Sounds like that.

 

[J_C]

Just play a better game.

There is no better game than Alpha Protocol!!!

 

[Safav Hamon]

The hacking is confusing at first, but unless you have a physical disability it shouldn't be hard.

 

[Tito Anic]

I never understood the complaining about the minigames. The hacking is confusing at first, but unless you have a physical disability it's not very hard.

Because it is based on your skill. Good hacking is in Deus Ex, Underrail because it is based on your chars skill. RPG duh!

 

[Gnidrologist]

Just play a better game.

There is no better game than Alpha Protocol!!!

elex?

 

[Roguey]

The hacking is confusing at first, but unless you have a physical disability it shouldn't be hard.

The hardest hacks are barely doable without getting points into "make these things easier", though they're optional and that's what EMPs are for.

Additionally, playing AP on hard also increases the difficulty of minigames. Don't play on hard.

 

[Raghar]

Is there any way to play the game by completely ignoring those? I've started the tutorial with field agent, didn't want to be all shoot em' up guy, but it seems there's no other way if the alternative is to try learning these retarded twitchy piece of shit wastes of time. I literally don't ever see those stupid passwords i'm supposed to click in 'hacking' and other minigames are plain tedious.
So, should i just go an kill em' all mode? Is that viable?

They are not twitchi, and considering even I physically disabled could play these minigames. (Not necessary shooting part of that, but I played ironman, so I tried to not let myself killed by jumping in the middle of enemies. I suggest to pause ironman if you go to fight with that old man with his Deus Vult ideas.)
Frankly, the ONLY problem with these minigames is they are designed for controller, and it would take a while to find what keys are used for second half.

Also, when you play rookie and think they would allow to go back in conversation, and say wait a minute, I actually need some training. They don't. You go to mission 2 level lower than otherwise. And that's harsh when you get certain mission as first. You know ironman... (Well, at least don't take SMG pistol/shotgun combination on that mission.)

Also rifles are OP, if you think it's too easy, don't use them. (If you roleplay agent, you don't want to abuse them anyway, because it will not be in correct style.)

 

[FreeKaner]

Minigames are the only challenge in the game so you better get good at them.

 

[Tigranes]

Get some EMPs, play a busting-doors type instead of a ghost-type, and you'll very rarely have to deal with minigames.

If you do play them, they're not particularly amazing, but they're very easy and simple.

• Locks - there's a clear 'hang' moment when you get extra resistance, and your pick is pointing at the narrow strip around the middle of the lock.
  
• Hacking - use WSAD on left hand and mouse on the right to move both 'cursors' simultaneously, don't try to read the letters but scan the screen to detect the letters that aren't moving. You can generally find at least one of them within 3 seconds.

The problem was that on release, AP had some retarded mouse acceleration fuckery going on, which caused probably the top 2 complaints with the game: (1) jerky camera, (2) impossible to do minigames because your cursor would fly around. That's mostly fixed, and you can also further adjust .ini files for it.

 

[cloudropis]

Is there any way to play the game by completely ignoring those? I've started the tutorial with field agent, didn't want to be all shoot em' up guy, but it seems there's no other way if the alternative is to try learning these retarded twitchy piece of shit wastes of time. I literally don't ever see those stupid passwords i'm supposed to click in 'hacking' and other minigames are plain tedious.
So, should i just go an kill em' all mode? Is that viable?

Go fast w/ wasd
Go slow w/ mouse
I swear this is the Capra Demon of AP, a complete non-issue that seems to bother everyone. It's not exactly Brood War.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Is there any way to play the game by completely ignoring those? I've started the tutorial with field agent, didn't want to be all shoot em' up guy, but it seems there's no other way if the alternative is to try learning these retarded twitchy piece of shit wastes of time. I literally don't ever see those stupid passwords i'm supposed to click in 'hacking' and other minigames are plain tedious.
So, should i just go an kill em' all mode? Is that viable?

Go fast w/ wasd
Go slow w/ mouse
I swear this is the Capra Demon of AP, a complete non-issue that seems to bother everyone. It's not exactly Brood War.

The problem with hacking was the retarded controls.

 

[Quillon]

The problem with hacking was the retarded controls.

Problem was they ripped the minigame off of newspapers

 

[JDR13]

I'm sure I will get a lot of flak for this, but the minigames in AP are the best minigames ever created. Seriously.

You've obviously never played System Shock.

To this day, there's never been better hacking in a game.

 

[Duraframe300]

The hacking is confusing at first, but unless you have a physical disability it shouldn't be hard.

The hardest hacks are barely doable without getting points into "make these things easier", though they're optional and that's what EMPs are for.

Additionally, playing AP on hard also increases the difficulty of minigames. Don't play on hard.

Never had a problem even in the situation you describe. By training your eyes (which at that point you should have) you don't really need any time to locate the keywords. The only thing that doesn't make it pathetically easy are the bad controls.