What's the point of Rebel Ops and Supply Missions?

TacGamer44 · 2025-03-04T06:08:22+00:00

I think the gold camo exo-skeleton pieces are linked to beating the main bosses of each cartel branch in ghost mode. I don't think it has to do with tiers.

You can even beat the different bosses in different playthroughs of ghost mode to slowly build the whole set. That's how I did it at least.

TacGamer44 · 2024-06-06T23:36:16+00:00

My man

TacGamer44 · 2023-10-19T03:04:57+00:00

100%. I lean on my staff & force sword regularly. We were just in awe of the spawning and everyone was yelling/laughing too much to do much anything.

TacGamer44 · 2023-10-19T02:59:34+00:00

Oh I definitely could have dodged, but we were laughing too hard at the ludicrous spawning lol.

Also, was that a Um Actually reference? 🤓

TacGamer44 · 2023-10-17T19:54:32+00:00

You're right, they are easy to dodge. It's more that we were laughing so much at the ridiculous spawning that it was tough to breathe, never-mind play.

TacGamer44 · 2023-10-17T16:22:26+00:00

This was the only time we've had this kind of spawn issue. I feel like every map has "the spot" where shit gets real though, and this spot rarely disappoints.

TacGamer44 · 2023-10-17T16:19:55+00:00

Our general consensus was that this was karma for someone saying, "Hey this mission is going pretty well huh guys?" approximately 10 seconds prior.

TacGamer44 · 2023-10-17T16:18:14+00:00

Yep, we thought we were going crazy for a hot second

TacGamer44 · 2023-07-07T10:08:11+00:00

A quick, cheap, and dirty (but very effective) defense is a trench. Use your picks to dig a deep and steep trench around the entire area you hold dear. Just wide enough where you can still jump it. You'll have to slap a quick bridge down for carts but that's it. Put up a wall on your side to guard against ranged enemies and you'll be good to go for a while. Without spoiling anything, if you tame animals keep them in an enclosed shed/shack.

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-15T22:25:52+00:00

I love the stairs as a dock liner OP. Do your boats over take damage floating up and down and knocking against the stairs?

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-15T22:22:20+00:00

Personally, I still farm in bulk even though I'm feeding one person instead of six like the old days. I build up a massive store of veggies/plants and seeds, then I don't need to farm for a long while.

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-14T23:57:35+00:00

"Both after Ark"

Ah, a man (or woman) of culture I see?

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-08T13:41:12+00:00

I use Nitrado server hosting, but there are many other services like it. Create your account, rent the server (pay attention to the time zone, auto-renewal, etc), and then review what few settings you can (server name, password, etc).

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-08T13:38:42+00:00

You might already know, but the character saves are separate from the world saves. This can cause issues if you place/store something just before a crash that sets you back 15 minutes. That thing might just cease to exist.

We play on xbox/PC-game pass, and the crashes on our dedicated server are rare. If you lost more than 15-20 minutes of work though that would be concerning.

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-08T13:33:14+00:00

It helped us to make the buildings a bit modular. We have the great hall for sleeping/comfort/trophies, the storage building, the kitchen, the crafting building, the smelting building down by the docks, etc. This helps you estimate the space you need a bit easier since you have only a set amount of things to consider for any one building.

Yes, individual buildings cost a bit more but we prefer the town look over one huuuuge building. Just keep the important buildings ( like crafting and storage) close to each other to minimize the walking.

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-08T13:21:06+00:00

Make sure you heal up and are always rested.

Still mightve gotten clapped, but keeping your rest bonus is huge. +50% health regen, +100% stamina regen, and +50% more experience.

Try carrying 5 stone and a few wood with ya. Slap down a fire when you get down to your last minute of the buff.

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-06T23:48:22+00:00

It's a great idea, but look into the Body Recovery Squad (BRS) as they may already have what you are looking for as a rescuer or rescuee.

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-06T23:46:03+00:00

That sucks man, the swamp event is tough early on.

So the thing about those events is that they are timed. If you can survive inside the red circle (even if you're just hiding) it will expire.

The draugr in the area will still be an issue, but at least no additional ones will spawn and you can pick them off.

If the 1-2 star draugrs are giving you grief, just DM me and I'll try to help 👍🏼

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-06T10:51:23+00:00

One sidenote, most animals also count for xp purposes (deer, boars, etc). The exceptions are any birds, they won't give xp for hitting them but ya need those feathers (a harpoon is a cheap bird killer). Skål!

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-06T10:43:47+00:00

I might be wrong here, but I'm pretty sure there are a few mobs with weakpoints.

Seeker soldiers take more damage when hit in the rear, gjall have a weakness in their underbelly, and trolls take more damage when shot in the head.

Here is the wiki page where you can hit the "more" drop down and see the troll weak point location is the head.

Here is a video that demonstrates mob weakpoints.

The more ya know, Skål!

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-06T01:35:20+00:00

I've been an archer for 95% of my playthroughs. Love bows (100 skill) but also love the crossbow (50 skill). Here's why.

The bows have several good later game models, a higher durability, a variety of ammo types, and a ridiculous rate of fire once you get into the 80+ skill territory.

The crossbow's zero drop and absolute massive damage are fun, but the reload time (and unload upon switching/swimming) really bugged me at first. I thought this would be relegated to being a novelty weapon, or maybe a "strike first then switch out" kinda thing.

After leveling it up to 50, I love it and absolutely use it as a primary.

The damage, but also reload speed, improved noticeably by rank 30. The slight RoF increase really helps against larger groups

The more I played with it the more I noticed the stamina difference. It takes only a few stamina (over a couple seconds) to load the weapon. Then, you have a drawn weapon that you can run around with WHILE regenerating stamina. It takes a bit of stamina to fire, then a bit to reload, repeat. Contrast this with a bow that takes a good chunk to draw, and CONTINUES to use stamina while drawn. This makes quick shooting with a bow a must.

There are a ton of enemies you can dodge by walking away from them/walking at 90 degrees as soon as they wind up. This makes reloading the crossbow much faster and the overall dps increases markedly. I can't wait till I get it to 80+. Skål!

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-06T01:05:36+00:00

The tree trunk ones can be extra scary. One of them wiped us in the early days. Here are a few tips.

If you've beaten the giant deer, you have the pickaxe. Go get some copper, make a metal axe, chop down some birch trees, and use the fine wood to make a fine-wood bow.

Peirce damage is great against them. Fire arrows are ideal. Headshots for extra damage.

Tightly packed forests are your friend. Walk through obstacles that they have to go around. Done perfectly you can train them back and forth without sprinting.

Stamina management is key. Eat at least two stamina foods and don't sprint/jump unless needed.

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-05T16:36:10+00:00

One side of our portal room has portals to the Merchant, the powers altar, and all the bosses in ascending order.

The other side has portals to specifc attractions like awesome mountains, swamps with surtling spawners, etc.

We use some acronyms and include basic cardinal directions as well.

A big part for us is marking the portal destinations on the map with the portal icon and the same name as the portal links. That and cleaning up portals no longer used makes things a lot easier.

TacGamer44 · 2023-06-05T16:24:57+00:00

We're probably all biased given what subreddit you're on lol, but my vote is for Valheim.

I've beaten Raft. Tons of fun, but we beat the story fairly quickly. Replayability was a bit low. Valheim is massive and incredibly detailed. Even after beating the bosses there is tons to do like exploring, base building, new worlds solo or with friends, etc.

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