Completed Let's Beta-Test Wasteland 2

[felipepepe]

The discobots & killers ain't so hard with a good rifle, but I tried everything, even bazzokas, and couldn't get past the 3 Slicer Dicers...

 

[Brother None]

By easter egg, do you mean just a general reference to Wasteland 1 robots (Octotrons and Slicer Dicer) or something more specific, like a particular location from the original game?

General reference to WL1 slash "a taste of things to come" kind of thing, as you will encounter these guys later down the line, just not at this stage, normally.

 

[MicoSelva]

Previously on Let's Beta test Wasteland 2:

It can't be that bad, can it?

Update #4: Death Machines, part II

Spoiler

AH!

Oh, God!

Fuck!

ARGH!

I smell roast.

StoryFAQ...! Oh, well.

SF is now DEAD. Like, permanently. Normally I would reload immediately, but I'm curious how this will continue.

Another Silcer Dicer joins the battle, as if one wasn't enough.

For some reason Erebus cannot attack the opponent due to being 'Out of Range' despite standing right next to it. (?)

Codex does not get 'out of range' note, but he is not able to attack too. Maybe that's because he is affected by the energy field?

The field's description says nothing about it disabling character's attack.

Angela moves away, just in case, but nope, the rangers are just unable to attack at all. Some bug.

Not that them being able to attack would change anything here.

Reloading.

I actually started this combat by accidentally left-clicking a robot. The game assumed I wanted to ambush it. Oh well.

Aren't you going to reprimand her?

You must have confused my willingness to fight killer robots with feeling suicidal.

Don't let it get to you!

DIE!

Wait, was that a mace? You're not shooting your revolver any more?

It proved inefficient.

Azira!

So fragile...

I knew it was a bad idea to stand in plain sight.

Damn, too slow!

Good thing we still have Angela.

Let me put my medical training to some use...

How's it going?

I think I am going to need some more time on this.

Erebus is one AP short, as usual. For some reason melee attacks cannot be perfomed between diagonally adjacent squares.

Angela gets her share of pain.

Bad robots!

Oh, great.

Remember kids, stay in cover when fighting projectile-firing enemies!

Well, we were doing much better the first time against these guys.

Angela scores a crit.

And another one! What a girl! Octotron is down.

I decide to try using a healing item on a downed ally, and...



Yeah, another bug. But I try to look at the bright side - we could be winning when this happened.

Reloading.

I try to approach the robots from a different angle.

It fails.

TPKs: 3

Reloading.

But the idea seemed good enough, so here's another attempt. Hopefully with better execution.

Azira moves first, as usual, and hits. For zero damage.

Angela and her OA-16 perform much better.

She gets targetted by robots for her effort.

Erebus smacks killer hard.

Note to self: don't stay in the open ever again.

This really isn't my day.

Angela downs the first killer.

And makes first successful strike against Infinitron Octotron.

Spoiler

inXile, please put a robot named Infitron in the game.

Damnit, Erebus!

Sorry.

Get your shit together, people!

This is not as easy as it looks.

If Angela dies, I'm holding you personally responsible, StoryFAQ.

Why me?

Erebus is too stupid to care, Azira too pretty to pick on her, and nobody likes you anyway.

Right.

Rave bot's attacks are not really noteworthy.

That's it. After my next attack I'm going into cover.

I will count every wasted bullet out of your salary!

In that case, I want a mace too.

Oh yeah, this is exactly what we need right now, Angela.

I don't want to hear any comments about this.

I didn't say anything.

It is enough that you knew I was talking to you.

This shotgun is useless!

I will rip you to pieces!

No, actually, I shall do that.

Good job, guys!

Ha! Suck on that, toaster!

This is looking increasingly promising.

Azira just moves into cover.

Erebus tries to close in on the last killer, but stay in cover, which is not easy due to his slow movement.

I don't want to be personally hung by my balls, so don't move, I will heal you.

Discobot must have felt abandoned, so it joined everyone by the chest-high wall table (?).



BTW, I wasn't aware that MC Hammer's most famous song got its main sample ripped out from an earlier piece of music.
Every day, you learn something new.

Being in cover, our team just laughs off the remaining killer's attacks.

Angela is the only team member who can attack the robot from this spot.

Azira shoots disco bot instead, but it barely works.

Angela goes rogue and attacks disco bot twice.

Comander Codex manages to finish the annoying tin can off.

Melee guys move closer.

Ah, fuck!

I told you to stay in cover!

I am staying in cover.

These killers' shotgun resistance is through the roof.

Their assault rifle resistance is acceptable, though.

Victory!

And a Level Up!

But first, the spoils.

I don't think I will be able to open either of these containers, the locks are too complex.

Using perception on the robot, uh, corpses, gives Azira some minor XP.

I tried using StoryFAQ's synth tech ability on the destroyed robots, but I wasn't able to, even though I got a % chance of success tooltip upon hovering the cursor over them.

After my promotion I feel a bit more confident in my lockpicking ability.

Only a little bit, though.

I'll start with this one. Looks a tad simpler than the other.

Shit...

[TWO HOURS LATER]

How's it...

SHUT. UP.

[ANOTHER TWO HOURS LATER]

Yes!

Seven bullets and a blood pack. Definitely worth the wait.

Yeah, seriously, WTF? Is the loot level scaled or what?

Erebus gets a +1 to being blunt.

Azira improves her perception.

Let's scout the rest of this area and see if it is worth exploring. Azira, get on it.

Oh, God.

Oh, my dear God.

So, what did you find?

Yeah, you don't want to know. Just forget about this place.

Time to go, then.

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Next time: We actually had some mission to do, didn't we?

 

[Azira]

 

[Crooked Bee]

Yeah, the loot seems to be crappily balanced at the moment. It's a common complaint, I believe.

Also, Infinitron would be a good name for a robot.

 

[Tytus]

If Octotron has 8 limbs, how many limbs would Infinitron have? And how would you show it on an avatar?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

If Octotron has 8 limbs, how many limbs would Infinitron have? And how would you show it on an avatar?

You hadta ask.

 

[Tytus]

If Octotron has 8 limbs, how many limbs would Infinitron have? And how would you show it on an avatar?

You hadta ask.

Ah, it all makes sense now.

 

[laclongquan]

Codex is Octotron, I believe. Infinitron should be more, I dont know, tentacly?

 

[tindrli]

that was a worst loot ive seen in years..

by the way the game should let you salvage at least bullet or two from robot scrap.
and its not good to not been able to force a lock on that crate or at least destroy it in process i mean its a fuckin crate if i saw it well and not a damn SAFE in the middle of nowhere

MicoSelva, be a BRO and gift us another update

 

[Storyfag]

So, when is MY level coming up?

 

[MicoSelva]

Soon. You're going to love it.

 

[The_scorpion]

and its not good to not been able to force a lock on that crate or at least destroy it in process i mean its a fuckin crate if i saw it well and not a damn SAFE in the middle of nowhere

guarded by robots... talk about great game design.

 

[Azira]

Oi, this is a nonsensical encounter, an easter-egg. A preview of enemies to come.

 

[Storyfag]

Oi, this is a nonsensical encounter, an easter-egg. A preview of enemies to come.

Still, it doesn't absolve the devs of providing appropriate rewards for a hard-as-hell encounter

 

[MicoSelva]

It wasn't THAT hard. But yeah, the reward was pretty weak. I guess it was some loot table imbalance, though, as I doubt they hand-placed every bullet in every crate in the world. This is not Fallout (sadly).

 

[MicoSelva]

Previously on Let's Beta test Wasteland 2:

Will Commander Codex remain the most useless member of his own team? See for yourself!

Update #5: Getting On With It, part I

Spoiler

Robots! location has become invisible in the overworld view after we left it.

Azira's improved perception lets us score some loot (or it could just be totally random).

What the fuck is that?

Wow, it's a Deperforator 7000! I never thought I would actually see one of those!

Looks like an armor of some kind.

Not 'an' armor. THE armor. Wear it and you never have to worry about getting a punctured lung ever again.

Ok, I'll wear it.

I did not mean that literally.

She'll wear it.

I think we can use these to power that energy gun we found earlier.

Yup.

Radiation clouds are enciricling this whole area.

The required Outdooorsman skill level for running away is a big hint for how difficult the encounter is. In this case, it should be pretty easy (I guess).

We are Desert Rangers and we are here to ensure nobody has to pay to live.

You tell them, commander.

There should be some way to talk your way through this, IMO.

No perception XP for Azira this time. No idea how that works, to be honest.

Azira wastes her last shell.

Angela downs one wastelander.

And another one.

StoryFAQ smashes the brains out of yet another one.

Even Codex scores a kill.

Erebus takes his time to get to the enemy, but his eventual strike is deadly.

For some reason all wastelanders were using German WW1/WW2 era pistols.

The Lugler is only a minor upgrade over the revolver (larger bullet capacity), so StoryFAQ will keep using his mace for now.

The wit of this item description is greatly diminished by the typo in 'poison'.

Yeah, let's do that.

X marks the spot.

Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?

Which way we go now?

Right. No, wait. Left.

I know what you mean.

There's something in the dirt here.

This 'star' looks a hell like bullet shells.

Wait, I actually meant right, not left, before. Let's go back.

I see dead p...

Yes, we all see them, Erebus.

Why don't you go and fuck yourself instead?

My thoughts exactly.

Cat fight! Cat fight!

Ouch!... Wait, that didn't hurt at all!

Haha! This armor is amazing!

Told you.

I'm wearing it for the next fight, by the way.

Dream on.

Every time Angela moves, something awesome happens.

She's like a living awesome button, but hotter.

Azira takes a leaf out of her older team mate's book and finishes off the last raider.

Victory! (NSISFW)

Some loot.

I wish they would be more specific.

They're probably partying right now and giving 'field promotions' to whoever gets on this frequency.

There's a sheet of paper here.

We've come to the tower from the other side.

There's an option to use Codex' Smart Ass ability here, but there is also the 'problem' keyword highlighted but not available as an option. Let's see what happens if I type it in.

Looks like we scared them off.

Don't go, I want to fight!

Other time, big guy, other time.

Thanks, bros... I mean, boss... I mean, general.

Investigating the area.

There's another journal page here.

Looks like a job for you, SF.

On it.

Damn.

Need some help there?

I'll manage.

There.

The tower started to beep after StoryFAQ fixed it. I guess we can consider the first thingamabob installed.

The raiders we scared away got it easy it seems.

Blood on sand. Sad.

Try to not waste these, Azira.

What the hell is that?

Looks like robots made it here too.

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Next time: We will try to find the rest of the robot and maybe get a clue on what is going on.

 

[The_scorpion]

"rudamantary tech skills"

Khor, where you on their writing Team and not even telling me?!


or it was a joke of some sort that i didn't get. Once again

 

[Crooked Bee]

That armor looks pretty good indeed.

I hope they re-balance the loot tables. I'd also prefer it if loot was hand-placed but perhaps they could do a mix of both?

 

[Tytus]

Angela is saying what the hell, what the fuck, etc a lot. I thought being a ranger would make her more used to things like these. She feels like a poor attempt to convey to the player that he supposed to feel shocked. I don't like when a game tells me how to feel. Especially in the world where violence is much more prevalent and the characters should be more jaded because of that. It's like in the middle ages when people watched executions and bodies of thieves rotted away after they were hanged on the main square. And suddenly a character is shocked by every smear of blood he sees. Kinda meh.

 

[Infinitron]

Angela is saying what the hell, what the fuck, etc a lot. I thought being a ranger would make her more used to things like these. She feels like a poor attempt to convey to the player that he supposed to feel shocked. I don't like when a game tells me how to feel. Especially in the world where violence is much more prevalent and the characters should be more jaded because of that. It's like in the middle ages when people watched executions and bodies of thieves rotted away after they were hanged on the main square. And suddenly a character is shocked by every smear of blood he sees. Kinda meh.

Her lover is dead and she's also shocked by the return of the evil robots she fought in the first game.

Also, expecting cool-headedness from a woman named "Angela Deth"

 

[laclongquan]

Also fuck is not cursing. Fuck is punctuation.

 

[Tigranes]

Angela is saying what the hell, what the fuck, etc a lot. I thought being a ranger would make her more used to things like these. She feels like a poor attempt to convey to the player that he supposed to feel shocked. I don't like when a game tells me how to feel. Especially in the world where violence is much more prevalent and the characters should be more jaded because of that. It's like in the middle ages when people watched executions and bodies of thieves rotted away after they were hanged on the main square. And suddenly a character is shocked by every smear of blood he sees. Kinda meh.

Her lover is dead and she's also shocked by the return of the evil robots she fought in the first game.

Also, expecting cool-headedness from a woman named "Angela Deth"

Yeah, seems like I made a good decision not bringing her along when I played. She seems pretty Biowarian, just with less emo drama.

 

[MicoSelva]

Previously on Let's Beta test Wasteland 2:

Good question.

Update #6: Getting On With It, part II

Spoiler

Here's how the Log Book looks like - pretty basic...

...and the curent state of our quests (missions? assignments?).

A few containers with some minor loot.

I guess this would have been a good ambush spot.

There's a couple of caves in this area, let's check them out.

I don't like the look fo this place.

There's a huge frog over there...

Whatever. Let's loot this crate first.

Your priorities may be a little bit skewed, commander.

It's a giant frog, alright.

Very perceptive.

Heads up!

It ate my weapon!

Use the shotgun, then.

I know, I know...

Go Angela!

It looks a bit like your mother, Erebus.

*huff* *puff*

I hate my life.

Eat this!

Shotgun damage is really disappointing in this game so far.

Who's the best? I am, obviously!

Good job, people!

It's all sticky and moist!

Hey, you said the same thing last night when...

Drop it.

I think we found what we were looking for.

Looks like we have some raiders to take care of.

Who is who?

We should report this.

Why is Azira operating the radio?

I don't really care.

Erebus, mark a random X on the unreadable map, will you?

We forgot to tell him about the raider camp. Oh well.

One another cave to check out.

A broken toaster? WTF?

Well, there is this ability in the game.

And we have just the tech guy to become an expert in it.

Unfortunately it does not enable any interaction with the toaster. Desperately, we try Synth Tech and Computer Tech too, but to no avail. Either it's another bug or I just don't know how to use Toaster Repair.

Moving on.

Sounds like they're fucked.

It looks like Highpool is our next destination. I hope they manage to hold out until we come.

I don't understand... We were here before. There was no town

That's impossible. We must have missed it.

I told to take the blindfold off Azira when she's scouting and put it on her when... we're camping, not the other way around.

Someone is smoking too much weed, it seems.

Yeah, I'd like to hear that again too.

I have day-jaavu.

For some reason we cannot choose the 'Both' option...

...despite Commander Codex being a certified level 3 Smart Ass.

We'll have to settle for one of the options, then.

So, commander, where are we going?

Yeah, Codex, make a decision. Which way now? Highppol or Ag. Center?

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Next time: Whichever option gets five votes first, will be chosen. If neither gets five or more before I have the opportunity to play the game again, I will pick the one with more votes at that time, or just make the decision myself.

Vote now!

 

[Brother None]

Unfortunately it does not enable any interaction with the toaster. Desperately, we try Synth Tech and Computer Tech too, but to no avail. Either it's another bug or I just don't know how to use Toaster Repair.

Skills don't get autoselected, you have to put it into your skill bar (right click on an empty spot and put it in) and then use it from there.