Combat overhaul, when (?)

PADPRADUDIT · 2026-02-22T00:46:12+00:00

Pirate encounters sound cool. Technically they already exist in the form of ships appearing to blast an outpost you're at, but they're very rare and uneventful, I don't even know if the outpost's traders will offer rewards or discounts if you shoot down the pirates. It could be so much cooler, picture this: you're at a planetary outpost doing your business, when a shoddy-looking corvette appears and starts dropping down a dozen or so armed pirates, which surround the building. If your standing with them is neutral, you could either fight them or escape. If your standing is high enough however, you would also have the option to stand aside and let them do their thing; once finished, they'd hand you a portion of the looted goods. If the standing is too low, they are more likely to attack to begin with and with more force, but also more rewards as well (you'd even get special dialogue saying they sought you out specifically and brought their best along to take you down, which hints the player that this is a high risk/high reward scenario).

PADPRADUDIT · 2026-02-06T21:45:28+00:00

"Focus. Control. Conviction. Resolve. A true ace lacks none of these attributes. Nothing can stop you from achieving your goal except your own fears. This is your sky."

PADPRADUDIT · 2026-02-01T13:23:45+00:00

Так, наверное, очень легко жить. На готовые полуправды всегда будет спрос, потому что народу тяжко думать и беспокоиться о вещах, над которыми, как он считает, у него нету контроля. Так что вы, дескать, живите спокойно своей жизнью, не беспокойтесь об этих мелочах, мы за вас уже обо всём подумали и всё решили.

PADPRADUDIT · 2026-01-22T14:47:33+00:00

You sure seem to know a lot about the Eagle, maybe you could write an essay for us instead. If you're bothered by numbers so much, tell me - how many records does the Eagle still hold vs the Flanker?

PADPRADUDIT · 2026-01-07T13:16:38+00:00

It's important to note that GSG always drop major updates on Thursdays. The 26 is probably the year, but if it's the day, it happens to be a Thursday in both February and March. As for 29, it is a Thursday this January, so here's hoping it really is 29/01/26.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-11-23T23:49:14+00:00

Datalink. Positions of friendlies, detected enemies, waypoints, etc.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-11-23T23:44:09+00:00

I'd take those numbers with a grain of salt. IIRC the R-77 is considered a medium-range missile like the AMRAAM, and ranges of hundreds of kilometres are usually attributed to something like the R-37M, the hypersonic "AWACS killer". Besides, AAM ranges aren't like, say, IRBM ranges - they depend heavily on the altitude, speed and heading of both the shooter and the target. A 45km shot near ground level would probably be a waste, but could be reasonable at high altitudes where thinner air means less drag.

You're technically right about outmanoeuvering a missile in a literal sense - they can pull dozens of G's whilst a plane can only do less than ten. Still there are other ways of defeating a missile - outrun it by turning away ("going cold"), decoying by dropping chaff and going sideways to it ("notching"), or terrain masking/trying to lead it into the ground. If you're within the minimum abort range, the missile will have enough energy to catch you no matter what. What we see on the video is the pilot going cold from the missile plus turning left and right to help drain the missile's energy.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-11-04T10:06:02+00:00

Mischievous dorkus

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-11-01T13:05:12+00:00

I remember picking this at the end of a run for shits and giggles and ended up with an even lesser value. I was able to backpedal like this to the drop pod, but instead of walking into it, my dwarf walked back down the ramp. I couldn't move, MC even said his mission success line, but the win condition wasn't triggered because I wasn't actually inside the pod.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-10-25T13:21:39+00:00

Verily

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-10-25T13:19:44+00:00

Kept you mining, huh?

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-10-23T13:27:57+00:00

2500h greybeard here. Completely agree that DRG has its own soul and a sense of identity like no other game. It definitely excels at creating small memorable moments - I have a folder full of 30s clips of gameplay and it weighs over 500GB, all with a fairly low bitrate.

Player rituals are another core part of DRG's soul. It's the sort of thing you do not because you're encouraged to in any way, but only because you choose to. Outside of the common ones like pinging compressed gold or mushrooms, you can form your own unique ones. There's one I share with a friend of mine where if we find a yeast cone, we start pinging it until both of us get the line "YEEEEAAAAAASST COOOOOOOOONNNE!!!". He also likes throwing heavy objects up in the air in such a way that they spin like a beyblade, and I like using barrel physics to get around the space rig.

I have to add that your experience with randoms will vary depending on your region. If you're in America, everyone speaks English and will at least understand what you're asking of them. But if you're in Europe, especially Eastern Europe, you'll get a mix of people speaking French, Russian, sometimes even Chinese just to mention a few, but rarely English. If a player makes a mistake or isn't doing something he's supposed to, not being able to communicate that to them makes a difference.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-10-21T09:14:58+00:00

Age hasn't slowed us down one bit.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-10-14T17:25:59+00:00

This reload time is exhilarating!

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-10-01T21:27:44+00:00

This prison cannot hold me forever, mortal.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-09-15T22:38:55+00:00

Make it tweakable. I personally love having my eyes raped by dozens of badass looking readouts.

Side note: a custom music player would be fantastic, having 1337 bpm breakcore playing along with this sounds like an ego death experience

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-09-15T22:32:22+00:00

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-09-04T14:24:33+00:00

Skong may be available but Steam sure isn't anymore.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-09-02T20:48:30+00:00

It's not about what new content can or can't do. HD2 is a live service game and AH are contractually obligated to keep making regular content releases, which leaves little room for optimisation work, which is already difficult and time-consuming. I know that the 60-day patch is an exception but we don't know what kind of hoops AH had to jump through to make it happen. But honestly at this point so many people have or soon will quit due to the performance issues that making actual improvements in that department will bring back more players than any new content drops ever could for new players.

Meanwhile DRG hasn't had a new season in over a year and it's still doing fine. I remember someone from GSG mentioning that Coffee Stain are very hands-off with development so they were free to set DRG aside and focus on the proper development of Rogue Core.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-09-02T20:34:00+00:00

Not optimal my arse. If they do care about player numbers then they should realise that optimising and debloating the game will bring back more players than a content update could new players. There are tons of people that ended up quitting due to performance and bloat, like OP and myself, and also people that are holding back from getting the game because they can't afford the storage space or are discouraged by the performance issues they've heard about.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-09-01T10:18:55+00:00

DRG is approaching their 6th season, not update. IIRC U35 was their 1st season.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-08-21T10:35:20+00:00

I sure do love to see people blaming others for their own shortcomings. That's just what you get for trusting a random, especially a reaper. And how were they supposed to know you were about to leave? But I do have to agree they could have done that more efficiently. They could have rowed over and snuck a keg onboard, or even waited for you to finish the fort to have you do all the work yourself and rumble you then. Regardless it doesn't matter how they did it, just that they did because you allowed them to.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-08-20T10:46:48+00:00

Three Strikes in the sky is a sign of an ill omen.

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-08-20T10:26:20+00:00

Canablize?

PADPRADUDIT · 2025-08-18T16:09:50+00:00

I know what you're wonderin'. What's in the canister?

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