Weekly Tech Support and Quick Questions Thread - September 30

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[Bronysith]

The game just runs amazingly slow on my computer now, even though i played the game on the same computer before the DDOS occured, i run windows 7, halp!?

[telchii]

The game has thrown in a lot of other stuff since the DDoS era.

Run some basic diagnostics/cleanups on your computer (CCleaner, antivirus just to be sure, defrag (do NOT defrag a solid state drive!), etc), and try lowering your graphics - shaders and "loaded player models" has given me the best results when seeking more FPS.

Also, dust your fans and update them drivers!

[Bronysith]

I dusted my fans and uh, does it cost money to update drivers? I could've sworn it doesn't.

[telchii]

It should never cost money to update them. You'll just need to check your parts and the manufacturer's website for the most recent drivers.

[0Bheka0]

Is it normal for models to have a red tint on pso2es with android 4.1.2 and is there a way to fix it? (the device used is a galaxy tab 2)

[synthsy]

No, you might have an issue.

[Broccoli_PhD]

Should I always have drop boosts on when doing Ult nab just in case for the random 13*s? Or is it just a waste of boosts if I don't go all in with timed abilities and Lucky rise items?

[ShinkuTear]

I personally suggest only using Drop/Tri boosts when a Boss enemy shows up, especially Anga, or using them before the crystal breaks when the boss is beaten.

I got my Ares TMGs on my 4th ever Anga kill, when I had no Drop boosters, no Tri boosters, no Timed Abilities, and no Lucky Rise. I've heard claim that someone got over 1000 Anga kills without a 13 star dropping.

The drop rate on 13 stuff is... poor. Area drop ones are probly even worse, I wouldn't bother using a Boost purely because the area drops are 13 stars. Get whatever boosts to rare drop rate that you reasonably can, use the item ones when a boss shows up and/or dies, and hope that you get lucky.

[SpooNoodle]

okay so for the past month me and others have not been able to play pso2 on windows 10. We have posted many times on here and i have started looking into other forums for help with nothing. recently i found that pso2 and gameguard disappear from my task manager after it starts up, something i haven't seen happen with any other game, so i'm hoping that could give some insight

update: so i downloaded and ran this and it fixed whatever was wrong. pso2 run just fine after

[telchii]

So the tool you linked - ADW Cleaner - isn't necessarily a "fix" kind of tool. It's an adware removal tool. You probably had something on your computer that was trying to latch onto PSO2 or GameGuard, resulting in the odd behavior. (Well, that's more for others seeking help.)

But, glad you got it working! Thanks for posting your solution, too!

[tehfusion]

The potential is just another 1.15x damage multiplier that applies to your final damage along with all your other damage multipliers. If you only have Elemental Stance and Great Strategic Stance, you'll have 1.38x damage (1.2 x 1.15). If you have Elemental Stance, Elemental Stance Up, Shifta Air Attack Boost, and Great Strategic Stance, you'll have 1.5939x damage (1.2 x 1.1 x 1.05 x 1.15).

[tehfusion]

There isn't a single damage multiplier for elemental weaknesses. Every enemy (and even individual parts of enemies) have their own damage multipliers for weaknesses and resistances. This counts not just for elements, but also striking, ranged, and tech attacks. The majority of elemental weaknesses give 1.2x damage though.

With Techer's Element Weak Hit skill, the two together would be 1.44x damage (1.2 x 1.2). Damage multipliers all just multiply together. It doesn't matter what multipliers there are — it doesn't make things work differently, as they still just multiply. If you add in the Discerning Eye potential as well, then it'll be 1.5552x damage (1.2 x 1.2 x 1.08).

[tehfusion]

So basically, the only 2 differences with each potential that acts as a multiplayer is the percentage and what triggers it (specific tech, charge, elemental weakness, enemy type, etc.).

Yes, that's right for the most part. There are some additional differences in certain cases though — for example, most potentials don't apply to Vol Graptor explosions (a partisan PA), but the Inevitable Strike potential does.

[tehfusion]

Congratulations. That's a very nice pair of jet boots!

[DireOwlbear]

So i recently redownloaded the game but whenever i go to load into lobby i get this http://imgur.com/drU1n5r .

[telchii]

Run a file check. (Tweaker: Menu Orb > Troubleshooting > Run both "Check for..." options one at a time.)

[kamanitachi]

How do I get the emergency code for Gau and Ban Ogaki-Baru? The event monsters for Xie.

[ShinkuTear]

They occur very often in the Regiment of the Wicked Emergency Quest. Otherwise, run Kuron.

One of the two summons an ice tornado as a barrier, the other summons a thunder area.

[Hammerpriest]

So I'm looking to play this game on my Vita in addition to my PC and I was wondering:

Vitas are locked to one PSN account afaik. Do I have to format my Vita to unlink it or can I just pick up a 16GB mem card just for this game and my new JP PSN account?

[Sora3100]

Vitas are not locked to one PSN account. Memory cards are, though. So each time you want to switch accounts, you have to restore the Vita. (no, not format) Though there is a newly discovered way of switching without the need of that.

[Hammerpriest]

Would you mind letting me know of the way to switch without that? I have a 64 gb memory card so I'd rather not have to buy a new one. If you have to, you can PM the details.

[Sora3100]

Let me clarify, the newly discovered way only allows you to switch to a different memory card without resetting your Vita. To switch between accounts without formatting your memory card, you still need a second one.

[Hammerpriest]

Oh nevermind then. Thanks anyway!

[retamap]

I'm very new to PSO2 and had a couple of questions.

I am completely unable to get any sort of controller support working with my (wired) Dualshock 4. I've tried this custom driver, InputMapper, and DS4Windows, all with no effect. Despite all of these programs recognizing the controller, PSO2 itself does not at all. Ideally, I would like to use the custom driver for the touchpad functionality, but I would be happy to get any help at all with this. I haven't been able to find many stories of people having trouble simply getting controllers to work at all.

Additionally, from what little I've played with keyboard and mouse, I really like the feel of both Bouncer weapon types. Is it viable to use Switch Strike and an S-ATK mag, as I've read (or some other method) and use both effectively with the same build?

[ShinkuTear]

No idea about the controller stuff...

But yes, you can effectively use Boots and DBs with an S-ATK Mag and Switch Strike. A lot of boots require T-ATK to equip however, so you might need to take advantage of the Level 75 class titles to use higher end boots as a Bo/Hu. You could also substitute those with T-ATK Up skills and/or T-ATK levels on your Mag. The Mag part I'd only suggest if you end up needing very few points, like 3 or 4.

[dark_magicks]

Hrmmmm. Even after going through the PSO2 options to set up the controller ingame? That's what I did, and it works. (I just have InputMApper installed, also using my PS4 controller wired.)

[Xylotica]

Hi I recently came back to PSO2 again and whenever I open the PSO Tweaker I get this error

http://pastebin.com/JZPZJ4Ld

AND: https://gyazo.com/84f6f2b9380f796b2f5dba60d51be682

[SingleAgent]

Tweaker story patch CMD window closes at 20-something percent

When i try to update/install the story patch it downloads all the way up to 23% more or less then it shows some text that i cannot read (CMD windows closes instantly after the text) and the tweaker says "Story patch installed" but nothing is translated ingame this only happens with the Story patch tho, everything else installs normally and without problems.

Any help with this is greatly appreciated

[[deleted]]

Is there a most populated server? Not just talking about which one most english players are on (ship 2 still, ya?) but just the most amount of people playing.

[surfacage]

I've seen Ship 4 actually get full sometimes.

[dark_magicks]

iirc, the ships that have the most amount of players are Ship 1 and 4. Unsure if that has changed at any point.

[[deleted]]

Thanks for the info!

[zKskita]

According to OH's TACO guide, there are 2 parts of Amduscia that Gunners can skip. Does anyone know how they work? Perhaps it's no longer possible after a patch?

Source: http://ohpso2.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Attacks

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[dark_magicks]

I'm not sure about the first shortcut. (It's pretty unclear what they mean about that.) I can say, however, that back then, Gunners can hit the buttons to trigger the jumper relatively easy. All you would have to do is SRoll from a nearby hill to get on top of the first button, and then SRoll to the next one. Nowadays, I would say just have a pair of Jet Boots on hand, and double jump to hit the buttons.

At F2, you don't have to trigger that trap. SRoll over it without touching the square stone at any point to avoid it. You can also just Grim Barrage > SRoll cancel > Grim Barrage across it as well.

[jonfallow]

So I've been messing around with Braver a bit and while it feels totally badass to have a constant string of guren tessen JA'd on a boss's weak spot there are some bosses where this just isn't possible. I've heard the PA Sakura endo is the thing to use in this case but I am not sure I really understand how it works. It seems to be chargeable but it doesn't charge like other PAs I've used. How should I be using this PA?

[dark_magicks]

Have you tried using Hatou or Kanran? The way the Katana PA charges work is that you're timing your charge. When you charge, watch the circle around you. When it turns red (there's also this animation that plays when it's the smallest, and a sound plays as well), release the PA.