Psychoward
Banned
It crashed once for me and now everything is in slow motion.... Any help? I already tried verifying the game cache to no avail.
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Shadowrun Returns |OT| Never, ever cut a deal with a dragon.
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It sounds like you are playing a user campaign. I can't remember the name of which though. You had two lockers side by side with the get your gun icon? one opens your stash and one does the quest objective. You may want to start a new game in "Dead Man's Switch" the developer made campaign. While it has some flaws it is on a level of polish beyond any of the mods I have tried.
Psychoward
Banned
Great, it didn't crash once in 4 hours of gameplay and now it's frozen my pc 4 times in the same area. The mission is Coyote's Crusade, every single time I complete the first fight at the bouncer area it crashes.
Yeah it seems once I pass the area with the Dwarf and Elf guards it always crashes. Great.
Yeah it seems once I pass the area with the Dwarf and Elf guards it always crashes. Great.
cj_iwakura
Member
Define full-fledged? There's quite a bit content out already.
New update, apparently the Linux version is out.
I don't know anyone with it, but I'm sure someone here does.
New update, apparently the Linux version is out.
I don't know anyone with it, but I'm sure someone here does.
From the brand new Kickstarter update: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1613260297/shadowrun-returns/posts/646403
Looking forward to the release!
Looking forward to the release!
Lv99 Slacker
Member
Beat the game this morning. A decent effort by the studio. Found the plot, particularly how everything concludes pretty unsatisfying. That said, I definitely did enjoy the urban fantasy/cyberpunk world the Harebrained team put together. I rolled a female human shaman that I named Autumn. Maxed out charisma and willpower and focused on spellcasting, summoning and spirit control. Died once and failed a undercover mission on one occasion.
As far as indie RPGs that have system requirements that are easy on basic systems, anybody have any recommendations? I bought Bastion recently, so that's what I'll be playing next.
As far as indie RPGs that have system requirements that are easy on basic systems, anybody have any recommendations? I bought Bastion recently, so that's what I'll be playing next.
Check out:
Anodyne
To the Moon
Might and Magic Clash of Heroes (awesome puzzle/rpg hybrid)
Costume Quest
Binding of Isaac
Rogue Legacy
Torchlight 2
and then there are 4 Ys games on steam that are also worth checking out.
Lv99 Slacker
Member
Thanks for the reccs. I actually do have To The Moon but I thought I'd give Bastion a go first.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
Good Guy Microsoft:
Yeah, I've had my package arrive in the UK, it really should have hit NJ.
This suggests to me - possibly incorrectly - that it sold rather better than anticipated; it suggests that HBS gained more negotiating muscle than they had previously.
Or it might just be Microsoft being really nice, of course!
cj_iwakura
Member
Agreed. It was 100% out of their hands. We're lucky this game exists.
DiscoJer
Member
Nope. DRM is a huge deal, it's the difference between owning and renting a game. Especially as the game only existed because people gave them $1.5 million upfront to make it.
Not to mention, the hassle of having to deal with Steam (I think it's a hassle anyway)
cj_iwakura
Member
And yet Steam sales remain infinitely more popular than GOG's. Don't get me wrong, I don't like DRM either, but if it's a dev's limitation, that's what it is.
Yup, this was the main issue.
Check out Spiderweb Software's games. Fantastic writing, fun combat.
Word of warning though: they're pretty old school. Some complicated systems, super barebones visuals, no voice acting. Straight out of the 90's. But they're a lot of fun.
Check out Avernum: Escape from the Pit and Avadon: The Black Fortress.
Harebrained is a tiny studio negotiating with the owners of the IP who just so happen to be MICROSOFT to even get to make the game in the first place. The legal environment the game was made in is insanely convoluted and that has to be taken into account to be at all reasonable.
While I agree, it's fair to suggest that they may not have gone to enough effort to convey those limitations to the backers.
cj_iwakura
Member
Oh my god.
cj_iwakura
Member
Boy are you missing out...
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
Did this game turn out to be good? I quit after about 3 hours playing it.
cj_iwakura
Member
Yep. The gameplay is a bit samey, but I had enough fun to see the story through(which is stellar).
I think it's good. It has it's fair share of issues: many of the systems are somewhat (ok, very) underused in the original campaign, it's a lot more linear than I would have liked and the saving was a huge downer. However, the art and music are great, the writing is good, it adapts the Shadowrun lore well, the locations are interesting and the tactical combat and encounters are surprisingly competent (if slightly repetitive).
With fixed saving and a more open campaign it could even be great.
A more open campaign and save anywhere sound great.
I enjoyed it a lot but I don't remember that opinion changing much as the hours went on. I think you may have a really good idea of what the game is like 3 hours in.
Definitely. It's not perfect, but it turned out really well.
Damn, sounds like an awesome expansion. Can't wait.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
Ready for another run, chummers.
It's possible, but I suspect it's unlikely. It depends on their plans for user-designed modules; if the intent's for stuff that uses Berlin features to be playable on Vanilla, Vanilla will probably be upgraded to cover all eventualities. If they're intending that you'll need Berlin to play Berlin content, there'll probably be some UI in the menus to ensure that it's clear what expansions you need to play a given module.
There's a small other possibility, which is that save anywhere is low-level enough that it needs to be compatable with Vanilla *anyway*.
The question boils down to: What is Dragonfall? Is the purchase price for the campaign alone, or is it for the full 'expansion kit' incorporating the toolset too?
IAmRandom31
Banned
How is the Matrix in this game? Does it feel like the SNES Shadowrun game or is it more in depth like the Genesis version?
Didn't play the SNES or Genesis games, but the Matrix in the game is very much like the rest of the combat levels. Your decker jacks in from some node and appears in a turquoise glowy level with turn based combat just like the rest of the game but with teleports to different areas (all very linear though). Enemies have the same kind of damage/shield/heal skills that your character does (which is governed by how many points you put into your INT and how much money you sink into equipment) and your purpose is to get past them to the end of the level which has the module that you're trying to hack to achieve some purpose in meatspace (like steal some data or open a door or turn a turret on/off etc.). If you take too long to do this then another round plays out in the real world with your character attached to the node and unable to help while the rest of the team probably holds off enemies.
It's fun but it's kind of obvious that they didn't really balance for it. You don't need a decker in a lot of the levels and in the few that do the game makes sure to provide you with one. Additionally if you focus on your decking skill you'll be pretty useless in the real levels while being overpowered in the few matrix sections to the point that sections that characters in the game will describe as being very hard requiring a master decker to survive will be a cakewalk. The game is incredibly generous with level up points (called karma) so you can dual class and being a pure decker means your character is almost always the weakest link of the team which isn't the best feeling. I ended up being a decker/rigger so that I wouldn't feel like a complete wet noodle.
Heck all the cybernetic enhancements in the game were there for combat classes and so I was kinda bummed that I didn't have the option of getting any augs to help with the decking or the rigging. My guy just had the datajack and nothing else by the end which wasn't what I expected at the start.
I'll probably roll a different class in DragonFall unless they make some pretty significant changes. Though it seems like the Dragonfall campaign will be more character driven anyway so you might have a set team and not build your own like in Dead Man's Switch. We'll see.
One thing that has to be said for Harebrained is that they stuck much closer to their schedule than most other kickstarter projects I backed. Probably a smart idea in that regard to make your major stretch goal an expansion.
Fuck yes!
Shadowrun Returns was excellent and if they have learned from the flaws of the first game this could be legendary.
ChosenPredator
Banned
i like this game if only dialog decisions had more impact on the story and you can take much more different routes on things...and people were not so static in one spot all the time it would be fantastic for me but im enjoying the game now for what it is.
That is true. But a company like Obsidian or Larian have been around and made some awesome games, so a 4-6 month delay won't worry me that much. The Banner Saga is an entirely different situation. I was disappointed with how delayed the single player portion of the game has been, but from trying out the multiplayer, I at least know the combat is decent. I was the most skeptic about Shadowrun Returns but decided to back it anyway. Some disappointments adie, they delivered a fun game and will soon have an expansion. Not many other projects will manage to do the same thing.
I think a lot of that is also down to engine restrictions, and particularly the limited save game system. If so, the expansion campaign could be better in that regard.