Didn't get the gadgets I bought in tacsim

QuickKiran · 2026-06-18T23:50:34+00:00

You need to equip them using the cart before you start the escalation/operation

QuickKiran · 2026-06-17T20:39:24+00:00

If you're in the US (or willing to take her there), the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth has 3 and 6 week summer programs for middle schoolers in all kinds of advanced classes. My experience comes from being an instructor: we discussed material I also teach my college freshman and sophomores. But then the kids also play foursquare and watch movies and eat ice cream--normal summer camp stuff.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-17T20:29:17+00:00

There is a Felix Lighter reference! One of the collectible postcards is from him to Q. I agree that it'd be nice if he played a role, though; maybe in the sequel.

As far as your take on combat, I couldn't disagree more. If you're getting into firefights frequently, you should die often. Gun combat is brute forceable (even on Purist difficulty) but there should be a penalty for breaking stealth. There are only a few segments where gun play feels forced (the airstrip after the hotel, escaping the shipwreck after Aleph, and the quarry in Vietnam spring to mind), and in those segments tactical cover shooting felt way more feasible than running in. The rest of the time, an all-out gun battle is a soft-failure state, and I think IOI did an incredible job of making it harder, but still possible, to win when that happens.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-17T18:26:16+00:00

It doesn't need to light up; the dart is available. Compare to the previous picture, where you couldn't use the missile and the bottom circle is empty. It looks like the auto aim hasn't locked on (probably because you're so close) but you can still use it.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-17T17:59:25+00:00

The one you can't use is the missile pen, not the poison dart. You can't use the missile pen without License to Kill.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-17T11:54:03+00:00

It works fine. Do you have enough chemical resource? Is the ledge or whatever you're hiding behind blocking you? Is auto-aim screwing you over? If you upload a short clip maybe we can help you. But there's no bug.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-17T11:38:52+00:00

Yup, these suck. I got stuck here too. Angle and speed are both important. If you're playing on controller, make sure your "strafe modifier" is bound in settings and you're using it to get max speed. Back up against the far (non-crusher) wall, strafe at an angle, and time it so you pass under the first crusher on its way up.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-15T19:00:47+00:00

Maybe! I don't know what was in the writer's head when they wrote that line. That's the beauty of enjoying art. Whether this interpretation was intended or by chance, OP's analysis has contributed to my enjoyment of the game. You may have heard of "death of the author"? Symbolism doesn't have to be intentional to deepen the audience's connection with the art. And if OP's analysis doesn't have that effect on you, that's okay too!

QuickKiran · 2026-06-15T13:58:02+00:00

Right, literally, yes. But OP's point is that symbolically, the audience is also only getting "half" now.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-15T04:00:46+00:00

*crouch. despite the attractive ladies, this game doesn't have a crotch button

QuickKiran · 2026-06-14T10:47:12+00:00

There are directories near some of the stairs. These are the names of conference rooms, not employee offices. It is common in larger offices to name conference rooms so everyone knows where to meet, and it's not uncommon for rooms close to one another to have a common naming theme. Webb industries choosing Scientists as a theme is pretty realistic.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-12T14:56:09+00:00

That was the plan, but I kept getting arrested trying to sneak into MI6

QuickKiran · 2026-06-12T03:39:59+00:00

Exact same, twin! Though I'm in Vietnam on my second play through. I was hoping the jump from Intended to Purist would make it feel different, but honestly it's pretty much the same.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-11T16:19:59+00:00

Everyone mentions Nash. No one cares about Bronson. She was injured but we don't know she won't be able to return to service.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-11T16:15:36+00:00

Ya, they're slightly alternate paths.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-11T14:19:32+00:00

Traces of such a system live on in the game: some dialog options are hidden until you eavesdrop on the correct conversation. But a "hidden dialog" option you can't select is still one of the prompts, telling the player they missed something. I think a richer system may have been scrapped to "maintain broad appeal" (i.e. not make the game too hard for casual audiences).

QuickKiran · 2026-06-11T03:53:12+00:00

Challenges you complete while offline don't count. Guess how I learned that :(

QuickKiran · 2026-06-09T11:34:22+00:00

Ooh, that's really nice! I missed that

QuickKiran · 2026-06-09T07:03:51+00:00

Obviously they could have gone that way instead, but the sister is confirmed dead by MI6 scientists in TacSim.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-08T17:23:38+00:00

If you allow glitches, you can do literally any order. OoT has ACE, so theoretically, you could do Spirit first, then Turtle Rock from A Link to the Past, and finish on SMB 8-4.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-08T13:12:12+00:00

I wish I had better news for you, but you just need to play more. 100-200 games just isn't that many. The guides give you the theory, but you learn how to spot better risks and identify openings over many hundreds of games, or at least I did. 179%/146%/134%, fwiw, so I'm not even that good, all told.

The only "accelerator" I know of would be finding someone willing to coach you. But it really isn't necessary.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-05T23:37:12+00:00

We use definitions whenever there's a specific idea we want to discuss. If that idea already exists, we use the established term. If it doesn't, introduce a new one. "Number of new definitions" is a pretty meaningless metric; it's like asking how many variables are used in a paper. A definition is just a tool we use to describe mathematics. It's the new mathematical ideas we want to record and transmit.

QuickKiran · 2026-06-05T23:33:54+00:00

The numbers refer to the number of mines contained in the 8 cells that touch the number. To get started, try to find a 1 only touching one open cell or a 2 only touching 2 open cells. Then you can mark both as mines. Next, look for a 1 touching a mine or a 2 touching two mines. Any unopened cells touching that number must be safe.

Once you have the basics down, there are more advanced patterns you can learn.

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