Let's play Wasteland: Complete

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The front opens after typing in the launch code. Admiral didn't walk forward and see that it was closed beforehand I dare say.

Well done Admiral. Prepare for the biggest jump in difficulty so far. Prepare for...Vegas, both above and below...Hope you have a few ropes handy...perhaps a shovel too...

Oh, best to start pumping everyones IQ now Admiral. Just do it. Energy weapons are very nice, even for the melee people.

Edit: Damn, should have told you to use one of the false launch codes. Lulz ensues.

So far I immensely enjoyed this LP.
Onwards to another toaster!

Looks like you underestimate this great and useful skill.

Oh, the sweet old times of CGA/EGA graphics, when developers had to... well move their asses and actually develope something...

Possibly. We shall see. It is a bit of a rip off when you think about it, and not strictly necessary depending on what order he does things in.

Yes, it's not strictly necessary, but surely it's very lulzy

The lack of any explanation for the Temple of Blood is disappointing . Then again, maybe it's for the best -- I was half expecting a really dumb explanation like "we were using the blood to try to refuel the missile!1!"

Probably eating his words about how 'easy' it is. The Scorpitron is always good for teaching manners....

No more updates this year? Why are you hurting us!?

Someone borrowed my laptop over the last week and I didn't have the presence of mind to dropbox my Wasteland folder, but I have it back now. Soon, bros, soon.

It quickly transpires that Blackadder was not kidding about the leap in difficulty. This could be interesting. My screenshot program crapped out a bit here, but you'll see plenty of the fights and enemies in Las Enemas later, no fear.




Fortunately, this comes with boatloads of experience. At the moment, I'm pumping everyone's IQ to make them eligible for energy weapons, which can be trained at the Vegas library.




Also, it turns out that Vegas doesn't have a shop, which is a bit odd. We make the trek back to Needles, and accidentally step in some radiation along the way. And... oh, look at that. We forgot to heal poor Felicia. Poor, poor Felicia.




Ignoring the MAYOR's protests, we unceremoniously dump the body in the wastes. Back in Needles, we pop into that magic shop you might remember.










Following advice, we recruit this charming young woman for now.




The MAYOR is distraught and traumatised by the death of his wife. We feel it would be a kindness to let him go, making sure to strip him of all his valuables beforehand.



Back in Las Vegas, with a newly trimmed and efficient party. Slicerdicers look scary, but are one of the easier enemies here and go down fast.




We move up to them so as not to waste ammo, and let them have it in melee. They're accomanied by some stronger variants such as chopters, but still go down reasonably easily.











Text glitched a bit here, but you can see the impressive experience rewards. Wait until we run into those wardroid things...




Autofire remains king. It appears it can hit not only one group, but all the enemies you're facing; for example, if you're facing two squads of 4 chopters and 2 slicerdicers, it can potentially hit them all. Great for getting someone experience quickly if you don't mind wasting a clip.




Looks like there should be something interesting here, right? Wrong.





Land mines everywhere. They don't seem to damage us through our armor, so we wade cheerfully on.







There are lots of these. Is it a defense mechanism? Are the robots attacking Vegas instead of being native goons? The plot thickens...







RPG-7s, the best rocket launcher we've encountered so far. The game progression doesn't really reward hoarding; I used a few of our remaining manglers against tougher enemies here and they did no damage whatsoever. It seems that, generally, if you get something powerful, it's only going to be powerful and is meant to be used in that stage of the game. Curse my packrat tendencies!




Good lord. It seems that there are both random and fixed encounters in Lost Vegans; random encounters are more of an inconvenience than anything, and fixed encounters can be... well... problematic.




But not too much... yet.









The Scorpitron. Now, I am playing this game fairly blind, but just skimming information on fluff to post and to find the paragraph book, I've encountered mention of a few noteworthy things. Chief among them... the Scorpitron.




We flee the Scorpitron to the West, still exploring Vegas to find some pointers. It's hard to tell where you're going when every building looks the same, but this would seem to signify an important area.







Surprisingly, "penis" still isn't the word. Sighing, we resolve to come back later.




Oh I say
Sounds like our beefy, bloated host has a warped sense of humour. Who could that remind us of...?







This is more like it. Let's see what we can find.

There we go. Now... just to actually find Faran Brygo. This could be a feat in of itself.







Warroids Mark 3. I didn't expect much going into this encounter. Remember me mentioning them earlier?







Yeah, it went a bit worse than expected. We seem entirely unable to even dent these things, while their deadly cannons knock out or wound whoever they hit in a couple of rounds. Time to load up the heavy explosives.




There's a start.




Oh lordy
We are forced to make a tactical retreat and rest up in the desert. Something tells me they'll still be here when we get back.




For some reason, an assault rifle auto-fire pierces its defences and slays it. One more to go.




And we're done, chipping away at it until it gives in. The XP rewards are ludicrous, over 1000 per enemy. I'm still not too keen on meeting more of these.




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Though packing a punch, they fall to autofire quickly enough. A sonic key? Best keep a hold of it.




Outside what appears to be another Temple of the Mushroom Cloud, we encounter...




Huh.




A "RadAngel". Seemed impressive, but fell quickly enough.








Oh goddammit stop with the passwords




With a sigh, we are forced to leave again. I guess it's time to explore Vegas' less obvious areas and see if we can find any pointers. Also, more IQ points for chzr.




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Now these enemies hurt. chzr frantically heals the gang while Alex and Christina do what they can to pick them off. This requires a retreat or two, but eventually we triumph.





Yet another sonic key? Guess we'll be collecting a number of them.





More IQ, etc.









Returning to the entrance we came in by the first time, we resign ourselves to exploring every building in a clockwise fashion.




Nothing here. West one building...




Aha!




We give him a tip and ask him about various topics. First of all: Fat Freddy.




There we go. Now, the mysterious Faran Brygo.






All is beginning to come together. The war Ace was sent to collect people to fight must be the defense against these mysterious robots. Now, who is this "Max"?







Charmaine must be the leader of the Mushroom Cloud cult. Interesting... now, robots, for what little we can find out.




That'll do us. Also, yes, I asked about that Covenant person. Nothing going.





IQ again.







Could it be...?

: LOL SORRY BROS FAG TALK HURTS MY BRIAN. LISTEN BROS FARAN BRYGO IS MORE LIKE FAGGOT BRYGAY HE IS PURE POPAMOLE??? I THINK I DESERVE TO RULE VEGAS INSTEAD BROS! LISTEN I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR ADVENTURES SINCE YOU GOT HERE YOU ARE PRETTY BADASS BROS, HOW ABOUT YOU POP THAT FAG'S MOLE AND BRING BACK HIS ONYX RING FOR ME??? TRUST ME BROS A TRUE BRO NEVER GOES BACK ON HIS WORD YOU WILL GET $25,000 AND ANYTHING YOU WANT IN VEGAS BROS HOOKERS AND COKE GALORE

Naturally, as a gang of true BROS, we accept his offer.

: GOOD TO HEAR BROS HAVE $1000 FROM ME





Still pumping points into IQ.




Skirting around the Scorpitron, we find what appears to be Faran Brygo's place.

Playing our cards safely for now, we humbly ask the kingpin what we can do for him.

Plot development! Unfortunately, we are unceremoniously shown the door and not allowed back in. We'll have our chance. Probably. Fleeing from the Scorpitron as we leave, we duck into a nearby house to heal the three serious wounds he inflicted in one round from about ten squares away.




These are in fact just simple bees and things. They don't pose the biggest threat ever.




Curiosity aroused, we clear the rest of the building, and are rewarded for our efforts with...



...the greatest melee weapon in the game.
Time to turn the tides.

TUNE IN NEXT TIME AS: We clear Spade's casino, man up and confront the Scorpitron, and venture into the Temple of the Mushroom Cloud to see what dark secrets they hide!

Covenant could be laying about in some old gaol house and you rush off to do other things! Shame on you!

Damn good update. I salute a young chap that has not been dumbed down by the popamole

What is the deal with oldschool RPGs putting in designer names with mixed up spelling?

The storyfag stuff wasn't really taken all that seriously.

Which other games had this? I can think of others that use the actual names themselves, but not like old Faran.

Wizardry comes to mind. I'm sure there are others.

An LP so tasty, one might be moved to forgive the conspicuous lack of dead Codexers.

My medics have skill levels of about 6 now, I honestly don't foresee any character death unless it starts bringing in instant kills. Though if that Scorpitron gets lucky hits in on both chzr and Alex...

didnt Lands of Lore have a dev in it spelled backwards? could have been another game though...

but i remember Werdna and Trebor though or shall i say Andrew Greenberg and Robert Woodhead.

also Jon van Caneghem (as Sir Caneghem) is in Might and Magic III, but not spelled backwards.