Aliens: Dark Descent

[Xenomrph]

I'm not saying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8q8PXoJwVk
https://i.imgur.com/oIXTMmY.jpeg

That's all you have left: taking only part of a point and then trolling with memes. And only because the evidence you gave went against you.

I'm not saying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8q8PXoJwVk
https://i.imgur.com/oIXTMmY.jpeg

Yeah what that guy said.

You didn't prove shit lmao. I replied with a meme because that's what your post warranted.
At best, you expressed an opinion. One I disagree with, and don't feel like engaging with.

Do you want to keep derailing the thread after both of us acknowledged it was off-topic? Just take the L and move on. People want to talk about the video game.

[kwisatz]

[Xenomrph]

https://s20.directupload.net/images/231215/bueb4xxu.jpg

Doesn't seem to load properly on my end.

Edit— nevermind, there we go

[Wweyland]

Anyone know how big a difference the "infestation levels" make?
Should I take an unrested squad out versus waiting and fighting more Aliens?

[PAS Spinelli]

Anyone know how big a difference the "infestation levels" make?
Should I take an unrested squad out versus waiting and fighting more Aliens?

iirc, means aliens are greater in number and more active, and send out more units than just drones

[Xenomrph]

Does "Suppressing Fire" stack? Like if I have 2 Marines laying down fire in the same direction, do incoming hostile suffer more penalties? Or is it a waste to double it up?

[Wweyland]

Any way to make marines "conserve ammo"?
I have had cases when I needed a demolition charge, but the Marines have already shot their load.

[The Cruentus]

Still haven't gotten round to playing this game. The last strategy "Alien" game that I played was AVP:Extinction.

[Immortan Jonesy]

It is a real-time tactics game (XCOM, Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines), rather than your traditional real time strategy game though.

[ralfy]

Someone pointed out in another forum that the story isn't that strong mainly because it focuses more on being a turn-based tactical and strategic RPG (weapons development, etc., resources, labs and workshops in a base). I think it's because there's little character development even for most of the protagonists, unlike in games like those belonging to the Mass Effect series.

It's also starts with one alien, then followed by multiple facehuggers, with a functional base that's readily developed from a military ship that crashlands, etc.

[Xenomrph]

Someone pointed out in another forum that the story isn't that strong mainly because it focuses more on being a turn-based tactical and strategic RPG (weapons development, etc., resources, labs and workshops in a base). I think it's because there's little character development even for most of the protagonists, unlike in games like those belonging to the Mass Effect series.

It's also starts with one alien, then followed by multiple facehuggers, with a functional base that's readily developed from a military ship that crashlands, etc.

I've read this post 7 times and I cannot discern what your point is, especially the second paragraph.

[Still Collating...]

Someone pointed out in another forum that the story isn't that strong mainly because it focuses more on being a turn-based tactical and strategic RPG (weapons development, etc., resources, labs and workshops in a base). I think it's because there's little character development even for most of the protagonists, unlike in games like those belonging to the Mass Effect series.

It's also starts with one alien, then followed by multiple facehuggers, with a functional base that's readily developed from a military ship that crashlands, etc.

Neither AVPE nor Dark Descent is turn based.

Any way to make marines "conserve ammo"?
I have had cases when I needed a demolition charge, but the Marines have already shot their load.

It's pretty sneaky, but near most areas where you need to demolish something, there is either a fallen colonist that can be searched for ammo or an ammo crate nearby.

[ralfy]

Someone pointed out in another forum that the story isn't that strong mainly because it focuses more on being a turn-based tactical and strategic RPG (weapons development, etc., resources, labs and workshops in a base). I think it's because there's little character development even for most of the protagonists, unlike in games like those belonging to the Mass Effect series.

It's also starts with one alien, then followed by multiple facehuggers, with a functional base that's readily developed from a military ship that crashlands, etc.

Neither AVPE nor Dark Descent is turn based.

Any way to make marines "conserve ammo"?
I have had cases when I needed a demolition charge, but the Marines have already shot their load.

It's pretty sneaky, but near most areas where you need to demolish something, there is either a fallen colonist that can be searched for ammo or an ammo crate nearby.

Sorry about that. I was thinking of games like Wasteland 2.

What do you think of the rest of my points? I also noticed that the first mission is tedious: you need to find something, and you can't do anything with it because something else is missing, so you go to another location, and then the same thing happens again in that location, and so on.

[Still Collating...]

I agree that some people find it tedious when things are laid out like that. Though fetch quest and moving the goal posts I believe are in most stories when it comes down to it. Alien Isolation had basically the same "problem", but I never find that annoying. It's realistic, life is full of convoluted fetch quests, I find that as just a framework, an excuse for something to happen along the way. What happens along the way are the fun parts.

The first mission is very memorable IMO. Honestly, all of them are to me. The Montero mission is the only that's annoying. The part at the end level where you don't have your tracker, and loose the lights?! Tense, frustrating, but in a good way. But that's just my perspective, I like Alien games kicking my a*s.   

[Wweyland]

Anyone else abuse the elevators for save points?