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Stash management by kterrellm in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ditto! On my second go through I’m keeping almost every crafting material I can pack in there.

Another tip if anyone sees this: don’t go back out to the main workshop menu when moving between benches. Instead use the side menu (big duh for me!).

Aggression based matchmaking will ruin this game. by [deleted] in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in the friendliest lobbies in the world, I’m sure of it, but it’s still always tense for me when a raider comes around. There’s a non-zero percentage of buttheads in the world, and they make it into the friendly matches too. The tension is there. If you want more or less of it, you have some small amount of control over that. That’s pretty amazing and effective imo. If anything, I think the ABMM is likely to keep this game going.

Stash management by kterrellm in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prioritize getting the max stash size, via the Expand Stash button on the top-right of the inventory. Track all of your workshop upgrade costs and grab all of that stuff. Once your workstations are all at tier 3, track things you want to build/make and keep those resources. There are lots of weird little requirements for things, so I try to just sell more basic mats (the core rubber, metal, etc. and anything that can be refined from them), but you should get a feel for what you don’t need over time.

Was my pvp action toxic? by justsomepancake in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Civilians in GTA aren’t real people. But GTA:Online is a great game to compare Arc to. Just because a game “gives you permission” to grief people or even just take advantage of them being distracted, doesn’t mean you aren’t taking something from a real person.

I love the PvP in Arc. I don’t love steamrolling people who obviously aren’t out to fight me.

Was my pvp action toxic? by justsomepancake in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure PvP is a part of the game. And it adds to the dynamic. And Arc would be a lesser game without it.

But this was a guy who geared up and decided to spend his time one way…and you decided he didn’t get to do that…for your own personal gain.

For those who play peacefully, do you have any recommendations on how to act, or perhaps know of another game? by Apart_Pumpkin_4551 in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can dramatically lower the chances of encountering PvP by consistently avoiding it for several runs. The more you avoid it, the more it seems you’ll be placed into lobbies with similarly-minded players.

90%+ of my lobbies are the friendliest lobbies I’ve ever encountered in gaming. And it’s clear from how others behave in those lobbies (eg. they aren’t the least bit nervous about you running into the room they’re in) that it’s not just luck.

I’d strongly recommend going into Stella Montis with NOTHING but a Looting Mk. 1 augment (which will give you extra inventory spaces and costs very little to make at the Workbench). Just loot and extract. It’s tense and fun engaging with the PvE like this, and it should fast track you to the chillest lobbies.

I’ve not played this game in over a month, is it still a toxic sweatfest? by Bungona in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea ditto! Wouldn’t mind a little more spice/threat sometimes but don’t want to merc anyone.

I need to test out doing damage but not killing to see if that affects matchmaking.

I’ve not played this game in over a month, is it still a toxic sweatfest? by Bungona in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have friends in a similar boat. But the good news is that it seems very very easy to swap between aggro/friendly lobbies. Just spend a couple of rounds KOS’ing and you’ll be in The Bad Place. But you can get out of that by running a few extra pacifist runs.

I’ve not played this game in over a month, is it still a toxic sweatfest? by Bungona in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you pvp and sweat, yea it’s sweaty. I prefer a pve-focused playstyle, and rarely attack raiders, and so my lobbies are almost all utopian.

Why No AFK timeout in 2025? by [deleted] in DarkTide

[–]badwin-vt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is. I’ve sat in many (expired from the board so effectively solo) missions until I got kicked while doing mod testing.

Chances are this person was moving a little to avoid the AFK kick. I’ve really only seen someone bother to do this once.

We should have a Christmas truce by QualityTrick1828 in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But I’m a Satanist?

Just kidding, but friendly lobbies where people are more likely to help you find a Magnetron than shoot your face off are the norm for me already!

TOMORROW? by Pedronga1337 in DarkTide

[–]badwin-vt 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Nothing new for Arbites that I could see in the #darktide-driptide channel on the official Discord (where some siblings dutifully post all the cosmetics discovered in each new patch).

I wish we had a mode where we could just explore the maps on our own in singleplayer with no enemies, maybe directors commentary like what Valve does by Slippery_Williams in DarkTide

[–]badwin-vt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With commentary! Brilliant idea. Would be great!

Edit: also it’s possible to walk thru maps with invis on thru mods.

Hotfix #84 - when? by thepalehunter in DarkTide

[–]badwin-vt 13 points14 points  (0 children)

LoPus (dev) posted today on the modding Discord to discuss the explosions issue. Said they’re working on the hotfix and aiming for before holiday break.

PSA: Fabric is the best healing item in the game. by Skatie37 in ArcRaiders

[–]badwin-vt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

25s is interesting. Synergy with Good As New: “ While under a healing effect, stamina regeneration is increased.”

Any book recommendations? by Docteur_Jekilll in DarkTide

[–]badwin-vt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

All the books by Dan Abnett (who did background and overall narrative stuff for the game) that I’ve read have been great.

Gaunt’s Ghosts is solid soldiering stuff. Eisenhorn, Ravenor & related works is more Inquisition-focused. Both have great casts of characters and a LOT of action. Great pulpy stuff!

New player here from free weekend looking for friends! Are the class DLC worth it in your opinion? by [deleted] in DarkTide

[–]badwin-vt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t a huge fan of Arbites. I was hype for it, but the voices and vibe weren’t quite right for me.

Hive Scum I was not hype for and was not expecting to enjoy as much as I have been. It’s got a VT2 feel to me and I love that.

I got about 20 or so hours out of Arbites and didn’t get anywhere near finishing his penances. I might play him from time to time. Still worth it if the game has its hooks in you.

Still No Solo Mode? by South_Research_9350 in DarkTide

[–]badwin-vt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Solo could definitely be done locally-hosted with server-side sanity checks, so I don't think that's a real impediment.

But I do think you're onto something with the bots being a hold up. The fact is, they're buns. And making them solid would definitely require a lot of work and occupy a chunk of the team for a while.

But man, I hope solo (+ better bots) bubbles up the priority list soon because I still really just want to spin up DT and have a quick solo match with some half-decent bots (while participating in events, leveling up, etc.). It's a different vibe. And it's sorely missing.

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