Wasteland Wasteland 2 Thread - Director's Cut

[hoverdog]

REVOLVERS CAN'T FUCKING JAM. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

they did jam in Jagged Alliance

 

[bozia2012]

Guys, how should one use perception? Sometimes I discover things even if my Perception character is not the leader. But there's of course the option to press the number corresponding to the skill to search for something. So, do I need to be pressing this button? Or is this a more passive skill apart from the situations in which a right-click uses it?

if you select a character with the perception skill, click LMB on it and there should be a circle around thecharacter, it's a passive skill and the circle shows its range.

I'm still hovering the cursor and r-clicking stuff - this way found a stash with a machine gun that was almost invisible.

 

[himmy]

BTW, someone has uploaded a collection of custom avatars here: https://imgur.com/a/QYyax#0
Most are crap/tryhard, but I liked some of them.

:russia:

 

[undecaf]

The biggest gripe I have so far (not too far in the game...) is that once I leave and re-enter Highpool (and I guess it's the same for all maps) after clearing it out from hazards, I have to trudge through the empty terrain to get to up the dam and from there back to the world map. Was kinda hoping there'd be a similiar mechanic to how Fallout handled its map entries there. Not really a biggie though.

Having good fun with the game again after a few months pause from the beta stuff.

There's a shortcut in Highpool that allows you to bypass that empty terrain. It becomes available

Spoiler

after mayor's elections.

Yeah just discovered that. Should've guessed I'll find it out immediately after complaining about the lack of it.

 

[bozia2012]

REVOLVERS CAN'T FUCKING JAM. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

Google says otherwise.

 

[Cromwell]

How often does one get the chance to hire nw characters? I have the medic from ag center but already have my own dedicated medic with computer skills, I dont want to reroll again. Also i think I fucked myself I have no ammunition anymore and nobody in the center seems to have some for trading and I have to talk to larson now ...

 

[Volourn]

"Also, I modified my weapons to get the jam rate down to 2% - and I'll be fucked if it doesn't seem to happen a shit load of the time."

Low luck maybe? Of course, dice rolls are suually screwed up in any game always tilting high or low.

 

[Grotesque]

Oh God... I am too busy playing the game than reading this thread. I wonder how many pages this thread will reach until I finish the game>?

I recommend posting summaries at each 10 pages )

 

[epeli]

REVOLVERS CAN'T FUCKING JAM. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

 

[Konjad]

How often does one get the chance to hire nw characters? I have the medic from ag center but already have my own dedicated medic with computer skills, I dont want to reroll again. Also i think I fucked myself I have no ammunition anymore and nobody in the center seems to have some for trading and I have to talk to larson now ...

Spoiler

there's also one in nomad's camp if you save him from drowning

 

[bozia2012]

How often does one get the chance to hire nw characters? I have the medic from ag center but already have my own dedicated medic with computer skills, I dont want to reroll again. Also i think I fucked myself I have no ammunition anymore and nobody in the center seems to have some for trading and I have to talk to larson now ...

Lots of NPCs, but dunno what are the requirements are for each. I have 3 in my party and turned down like 3 other and I still didn't get into the ranger citadel.

Spoiler

Angela, brawler and melee guy from rail nomads, hobo with a shotgun, some girl in Highpool etc.

 

[Volourn]

Do npcs give quests? Does xp get split amongst party members ala you if you get 500 team xp it gets divided by number of party members or is the same no matter what (not counting skill xp)?

 

[Outlander]

REVOLVERS CAN'T FUCKING JAM. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

 

[J_C]

REVOLVERS CAN'T FUCKING JAM. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

Also, I modified my weapons to get the jam rate down to 2% - and I'll be fucked if it doesn't seem to happen a shit load of the time.

Fucking THIS! How I hate that it happens so many times.
It works like this: difficult enemy in front of me, it has only a few hitpoints, my revolver guy aims, I tell to myself: you are dead fucker, I kill you with my super-duper revolver slinger, I fire, gun jams WHYYYYYYY, and enemy kills me next round.

 

[HiddenX]

This game is the perfect proof that unbalanced party mixes, trash skills and dump stats are the real fun in CRPGs.

Most members of my team are nearly dead, I have no money left and only two healing kits - I love every second of the game so far

Obsidian should take notice!

 

[Cromwell]

How often does one get the chance to hire nw characters? I have the medic from ag center but already have my own dedicated medic with computer skills, I dont want to reroll again. Also i think I fucked myself I have no ammunition anymore and nobody in the center seems to have some for trading and I have to talk to larson now ...

Lots of NPCs, but dunno what are the requirements are for each. I have 3 in my party and turned down like 3 other and I still didn't get into the ranger citadel.

Lol, I have a hobo with a shotgun

Good then I can swap the doc later for someone who complements my team. If I live that long

 

[bozia2012]

How often does one get the chance to hire nw characters? I have the medic from ag center but already have my own dedicated medic with computer skills, I dont want to reroll again. Also i think I fucked myself I have no ammunition anymore and nobody in the center seems to have some for trading and I have to talk to larson now ...

Lots of NPCs, but dunno what are the requirements are for each. I have 3 in my party and turned down like 3 other and I still didn't get into the ranger citadel.

Lol, I have a hobo with a shotgun

Good then I can swap the doc later for someone who complements my team. If I live that long

I'm still not sure if they all of them always stick around. Some of them trigger events, some have high rogue chance and say weird shit

Hobo stinks and has like base 30% rogue - my party leader keeps him in check... if he's around.

I'm running with the first 3 I've met - we've developed a bond, y'know.

 

[Anthony Davis]

REVOLVERS CAN'T FUCKING JAM. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

Google says otherwise.

Well shit, I stand corrected.

Still happens quite often for something that incredibly rare to happen with revolvers.

Anyway, game is great - though the RNG can make the game frustrating when fighting SIX Honey Badgers. S I X.

Angela Deth jammed, my sniper jammed, and then my main assault jammed - all on the first round. Fucking reload.

Also, Dr. Rose is a fucking psycho. Hahaha, too bad she just isn't an awesome psycho like Angela.

 

[Anthony Davis]

How often does one get the chance to hire nw characters? I have the medic from ag center but already have my own dedicated medic with computer skills, I dont want to reroll again. Also i think I fucked myself I have no ammunition anymore and nobody in the center seems to have some for trading and I have to talk to larson now ...

Lots of NPCs, but dunno what are the requirements are for each. I have 3 in my party and turned down like 3 other and I still didn't get into the ranger citadel.

Spoiler

Angela, brawler and melee guy from rail nomads, hobo with a shotgun, some girl in Highpool etc.

Spoiler

There is also a melee guy you rescue at the mines. Tayuka or someting like that.

 

[bozia2012]

REVOLVERS CAN'T FUCKING JAM. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

Google says otherwise.

Well shit, I stand corrected.

Still happens quite often for something that incredibly rare to happen with revolvers.

Anyway, game is great - though the RNG can make the game frustrating when fighting SIX Honey Badgers. S I X.

Angela Deth jammed, my sniper jammed, and then my main assault jammed - all on the first round. Fucking reload.

Also, Dr. Rose is a fucking psycho. Hahaha, too bad she just isn't an awesome psycho like Angela.

I remember I jammed a lot in the beginning, but at char level ~8-10 it's almost not happening. I'm running with 2-4% jam chance, just like at the start - almost all my weapons are unique or something, because I can't install mods.

 

[mastroego]

This game is the perfect proof that unbalanced party mixes, trash skills and dump stats are the real fun in CRPGs.
Most members of my team are nearly dead, I have no money left and only two healing kits - I love every second of the game so far

Hmm, it really seems like I have to get this one too
Spent a lot on games lately, already....
Still, 10 Gigabytes download?
What the hell are they doing with 10 Gigs?!!
I thought it was an old-school RPG...
I'm worried about performance. My pc can only take so much. What do you guys say, should I risk it?

Obsidian should take notice!

I say let them learn the hard way.
I'm switching to the positive side of the battle by supporting the developers who see reason by themselves

 

[Kazuki]

I know, it's been asked many times but..

Spoiler

What's the list of sidequest that i have to do, to complete voting for the next mayor in Highpool ?

 

[AngryEddy]

I know, it's been asked many times but..

Spoiler

What's the list of sidequest that i have to do, to complete voting for the next mayor in Highpool ?

Spoiler

Heal the wounded in the store with surgery, get the guy's dog back, stop the house fire by fixing the pump.

 

[Lemming42]

I think you can also wipe out the Wrecking Crew at their stronghold to get that Sean guy on your side.

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

"Also, I modified my weapons to get the jam rate down to 2% - and I'll be fucked if it doesn't seem to happen a shit load of the time."

Low luck maybe? Of course, dice rolls are suually screwed up in any game always tilting high or low.

This is true. Many game devs fail to appropriately seed the pseudo RNG. Without proper seeding, ticks (seconds since epoch) and other OS idiosyncrasies heavily influence the pattern. Some of these influences being static, the RNG becomes prone to producing like patterns. A call for a number from an unseeded RNG is likely to exhibit patterns over time that do not look as random as you might expect.

Seed the RNG and generate a large pool of numbers from which you draw rolls. Examine and validate the pool for randomness. If it is not sufficiently random, write your own generator and try again. If it seems acceptably random, then seed it and draw a large number of numbers into a pool, from which you select an entry at random, giving more randomness. When the pool is exhausted, create a new one. This is how to do it right.