Completed Let's play System Shock 2 (impossible / video)

[potatojohn]

With ss2tool 5.1

difficulty: impossible

character: marine, +1 energy weapons +1 cybernetic affinity, +2 endurance, +1 maintenance

mods: high-res space skybox

 

[potatojohn]

 

[agentorange]

u have a nice voice. very knowledge about the game, fun to watch. looking foward to more.

 

[Azira]

I don't know where people find the time to watch through 30+ minutes of video of someone else playing a game? I'm impressed, but also inclined to guess that those people don't have children to tend to.

In other words, as interested as I might be, I cannot follow this LP.
Godspeed nonetheless.

 

[baturinsky]

Energy build is probably easiest way to play on Insanity. First floor or two are difficult, because your supply of repair tools are very small, but then it's smooth sailing.

 

[Nadosh]

Heh, a fun LP and your voice reminds me of the terminator (Arnold) for some reason

 

[potatojohn]

Engineering 1/2

 

[potatojohn]

Engineering 2/2

Shit is getting real

 

[Kalin]

Dat turret.

 

[baturinsky]

Why do you carry so many pistols?

 

[potatojohn]

The normal pistols? Because they degrade rather quickly

 

[Stonewolf]

 

[DraQ]

I have always wanted to play on impossible but cyber module costs just plain fucking scare me.

Also, potatojohn , you seem to be passing by a lot of stuff and shooting a damn lot in this game, especially for impossible playthrough.
o_O

 

[BBMorti]

Out of curiosity, what program do you use to capture and record an old game like this, with? The quality is great.

 

[BBMorti]

I have always wanted to play on impossible but cyber module costs just plain fucking scare me.

Also, potatojohn , you seem to be passing by a lot of stuff and shooting a damn lot in this game, especially for impossible playthrough.
o_O

I thought codex'ers always played games on their highest difficulty, tsk : x

 

[baturinsky]

I have always wanted to play on impossible but cyber module costs just plain fucking scare me.

It's not that bad. You just get to the point when you don't know where to put points a little later.

 

[potatojohn]

Also, potatojohn , you seem to be passing by a lot of stuff and shooting a damn lot in this game, especially for impossible playthrough.
o_O

What did I miss?

Out of curiosity, what program do you use to capture and record an old game like this, with? The quality is great.

Bandicam to MJPEG format + 2x wav.

 

[DraQ]

Also, potatojohn , you seem to be passing by a lot of stuff and shooting a damn lot in this game, especially for impossible playthrough.
o_O

What did I miss?

I don't know exactly, but you don't seem to explore very thoroughly.

 

[Kalin]

Nah, he's exploring quite a lot, basically just skipped the tunnel with the security crate he can't open anyway. Might be some kind of weapon down there too, I don't remember too well, but it's nothing critical. Oh, and there's a mighty unpleasant enemy as well, but we will be seeing a lot of those in Hydroponics anyway.

 

[Lindblum]

Wow nice after watching a certain SA LP of this game I now appreciate how much this game is trying to murder you on impossible.

 

[potatojohn]

Hydroponics 1/1

 

[DarthBehemoth]

Having recently bought SS2 on GOG and completed it, it is always nice to see other people taking different approaches to certain situations. A good LP so far, will definitely follow!

 

[DraQ]

Why are you shooting all the eggs from afar?
They sometimes have useful organs inside and don't pose much risk (poisonous ones can be nasty IF they hit you but the ones with worms aren't the kind of problem wrench can't solve.

Also, are you going to use PSI? Because if not, there is booze.

 

[potatojohn]

Organs are super rare on impossible. I'm on ops and I've gotten a single hybrid organ, and nothing else, and even that one might have been a scripted drop because it was right at the beginning I think.

I will probably get electron cascade at some point, and maybe photonic redirection toward the end.

 

[DraQ]

Organs are super rare on impossible. I'm on ops and I've gotten a single hybrid organ, and nothing else, and even that one might have been a scripted drop because it was right at the beginning I think.

I will probably get electron cascade at some point, and maybe photonic redirection toward the end.

Organs are super rare, but I would guess both organs and durability are quite precious on impossible.

You missed at least some nanites and a bit of submerged stuff, FYI.
I think the vent of getting stuck isn't actually bugged, but I don't remember the exact loot.

OTOH I don't think I've ever figured out how to get on pipes, because it was always too dark for me to see the ladder.