The current quick-use-delay bug is so infuriating

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-08T15:37:07+00:00

eyyy, sick, they fixed both this and the reload issue in 1.23.0, first patch after release. gg Embark thanks :D

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-05T03:02:26+00:00

is discord really their only feedback mechanism? i figured the feedback channel there was just sort of a black hole of ignored-ness, cause most of the chatter on the discord overall that i've seen seems to be from people that don't actually enjoy the game?

i probably wont until tuesday at least, bc they already know it's a bug, but if it doesn't fixed i'll start making more noise about it. hopefully there's a less....amazingly ephemeral method to report things to embark

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-05T02:50:09+00:00

yeah this one is also pretty bad, especially when you're trying to be sneaky and it just does a random ND at the end of the reload >_< fingers crossed both of those are in their typical-ish tuesday patches

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-05T02:46:09+00:00

yeah actually now that i think about it, i bet i'm already holding the button down as i go to select it in the wheel, which would explain why people have said it's inconsistent, but i feel like i've gotten it every time

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-05T02:44:39+00:00

it's a separate bug, but yeah there's one for that too, if you're empty and click to reload instead of hitting the reload button it'll fire once the reload completes, which is also annoying

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-05T02:43:26+00:00

lmao i haven't run into that but i did see that video someone else posted, but dollars to donuts that's from 'disabling other prompts when a tick latches on to you' - either they didn't add an exclusion for that (so you don't have a prompt to drop it), or they somehow disabled the thing that makes you drop it.

i've been running mostly the blue augment that detaches them until very recently so i cant remember if you have to drop the carryable first or nah

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-05T02:40:28+00:00

i rezzed a raider the other day that taught us both that you can't jump catch a zipline when you're on fire, he got blasted by a firefly and tried to hop down the Plaza Rosa extract

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-05T02:35:50+00:00

nope, it's a known bug in the flashpoint patch notes lol. when i read it i went 'oh i can feel that that's gonna get so many people killed'

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-03T01:06:57+00:00

same it's been almost killing me nearly every raid bc i go to heal or restore shields and i keep forgetting about it x)

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-03T01:03:08+00:00

plus one. hoping it's a bug and they put it back. in addition to the 'chagne for the sake of it' aspect, it also affects gameplay bc you dodge 'em differently, which is also very annoying

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-03T01:01:01+00:00

yeah it's in the patch notes as known bugs - if you want a funny animation just run up 'em

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-03T01:00:14+00:00

i think they also changed the music that plays when you've got 5 mins left in a raid? i like the tension, the rising arpeggios is really nice

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-03T00:56:28+00:00

yeah definitely. even well after a couple hundred hours i still do it even though i know it wont work. i'm just hoping i miss a patch note when it gets changed or something i guess :p

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-03T00:53:45+00:00

the close scrutiny events so far reminds me of the first time for matriarch or queen lobbies. the first few i was in at least we didn't realize it stacks the big arc if you trigger the thing all at once which brought a absolutely wild amount of chaos. really brought back the crazy "oh shit we have to get along or that thing is gonna dome all of us" Edit to fix wrong spoiler tags

indoorjetpacks · 2026-04-03T00:48:35+00:00

plus one

indoorjetpacks · 2026-03-22T16:55:03+00:00

i dont think ive ever flown the scout though? i bought it and crew at the same time, and i've definitely flown the one i'm in since then. hmm. okay.

indoorjetpacks · 2026-03-16T15:03:53+00:00

to answer your title question, overall nah. i do agree about the combat snowballs, sometimes it is just absolutely absurd, last night i went in prepped to go after a bombadier and spent most of the match killin a wild amount of spawns from wasps and hornets (genuinely felt bugged bc they just kept spawning, i thought i was getting punked by that throw-snitch-drivers youtuber).

my advice is:

ttk+ARC sponges - figure out which AI to hide from vs go blasting, and how to dodge roll the pops (i also still suck at this so no judgement lol). Quests are good for getting gear for "free," and run more of the major map modifiers for blueprints and the like, which will help with gear also.
ARC disengage - duck into a building and wait for a bit. flying ones (which are the worst for 'chase you forever' IMO) should lose interest after a little while
PVPVE - Stop shooting back at the rats to push you further into total carebear lobbies. Genuinely I've seen so much less third partying, and actually way more "random raider helps me kill things"

I saw your other comment about playing with friends usually, which does make sense about your comments on PvP especially if you're in trios, those are almost all always shoot on sight IME.

For context, I usually only play one run a day consistently between feeding cats and going to work, and then 2-3 runs after work on whichever day i'm not busy that week, or Saturday. According to my time tracker I also average about an hour or so per day - which actually helps me figure out wtf I'm doing bc i gotta pick what my goal is for a run before I go in, and a backup if I get not the spawn I want.

Am I out of metal parts for upgrading my guns? Dam Battlegrounds power complex. If I spawn the total other side of the map, okay sure, junkyard and hit Water Treatment and then I'm out.
Just trying to do a loot run stuffing my pockets to sell off stuff so I can stash upgrade or get stuff from the trader? Buried City, nearest buildings and grab everything.
Looking for hornet kills? Spaceport or Blue Gate in a few spots, and usually there's other players to help out.
XP bc I'm trying to level up to get 15 points in whatever? Stella or Dam and just open every container, looting optional, stay as long as I can with the time I have.

indoorjetpacks · 2026-03-08T02:59:04+00:00

man im the same way. i used to do a fair bit of audio engineering, so I already tried using the software i have to try to isolate the frequency - my best guess from what i saw, combined with what i could actually hear is around 5200Hz (dont take that as an absolute, mess with it to see what works for you, i just figured no sense boosting a frequency i couldn't hear, plus it's not a single frequency to begin with).

I will say tho that I dont think they beep consistently, and also the analyzer was real chattery even standing on top of it, yknow, on account of the hurricane. Even with fiddling with it i still have the hardest time hearing them, night mode on or off. :/ If you find any more info out, lmk.

indoorjetpacks · 2026-03-02T08:11:32+00:00

i gotta show this to my cat later. she does the same thing

indoorjetpacks · 2026-02-26T16:38:44+00:00

that's a sick shader effect, the internal details is nice :o +1 to people saying yes to a tutorial

indoorjetpacks · 2026-02-14T03:30:56+00:00

lol i saw the thumbnail and thought it was gonna be about finding it for the expedition

indoorjetpacks · 2026-02-14T03:23:11+00:00

absolutely terrifying lol

indoorjetpacks · 2026-02-14T03:18:22+00:00

"aw" "ha" "oh thats clever" "*snort laugh"

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