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[Wunderbar]

BTW, I'd say most(60-70%) of NPCs have some hidden attribute check that the game doesn't tell you about either explicitly or implicitly(before or after the fact.) If an NPC dismisses you in some way, there's probably an attribute or skill check you missed behind the scenes.

90% (if not 100%) of those stat checks are based on Charisma.
I played both games with a dumped CHA and it wasn't a big deal, still got a lot of sidequests.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

...I believe it.

Hexogen feels like I'm being followed by one of the codex's soviet posters btw

 

[Heroic Liberator]

True story.

Spoiler

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I wish there were more companions or your choices were more strict. I really dislike the idea of not killing Alexander, OTOH, there's no replacement for him and I really want his carrying capacity.

 

[Feyd Rautha]

You can always kill him later...

 

[Alphons]

I wish there were more companions or your choices were more strict. I really dislike the idea of not killing Alexander, OTOH, there's no replacement for him and I really want his carrying capacity.

True Codexian way is to go to Thug Fortress, buy a slave and level her up with perk that increases capacity. (You can find it in the lower right corner of the map).

 

[rusty_shackleford]

really makes you think

 

[rusty_shackleford]

dog feels kinda worthless tbh, average turn of enemy trying to damage him goes like this:

if he actually gets to an enemy, he does like 4 damage

 

[Wunderbar]

I played with a solo trait, and Djulbars was more of a hassle than help. Had to babysit him all the time.

Still worth having him around, just for the doggy factor alone.

 

[Alphons]

dog feels kinda worthless

Earns nice cash in the dog fights in Peregon.

Plus in Trudograd

 

[rusty_shackleford]

if you actually have the 30 wastepaper on you for the election you can try to hand it over

 

[rusty_shackleford]

so what's the wooden assault rifle actually for? I searched around and nobody seemed to be sure

 

[MrMarbles]

I played with a solo trait, and Djulbars was more of a hassle than help. Had to babysit him all the time.

Still worth having him around, just for the doggy factor alone.

Had the same problem until I realised you can issue commands to him during combat. Just send him to the back if things are too hot or tell him to go after stragglers. After anti-bullet perks and with all the healing meat the game throws at you I never had a problem.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Had the same problem until I realised you can issue commands to him during combat.

You can do this for all companions not just your dog FYI.
There's a bunch of different commands you can give them.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Oblivion ampoule is pretty broken, it lets you redistribute points you gained that went towards specific skills via magazines/rewards/etc

 

[rusty_shackleford]

The followup on NPCs/quests is very well done and something missing in a lot of other games.

 

[GrafvonMoltke]

so what's the wooden assault rifle actually for? I searched around and nobody seemed to be sure

Spoiler

I think you need it to slay the demon that you summon while on shrooms.

Edit:

Spoiler

I guess not.

 

[Wunderbar]

I played with a solo trait, and Djulbars was more of a hassle than help. Had to babysit him all the time.

Still worth having him around, just for the doggy factor alone.

Had the same problem until I realised you can issue commands to him during combat. Just send him to the back if things are too hot or tell him to go after stragglers.

yeah, that's what i did. Still a hassle, sometimes he gets killed in just one turn.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

dodge doesn't seem to work basically at all or else his survivability would probably be a lot higher
I see him dodge maybe 1 in 15-20 attacks despite his dodge nearing 50, idk how it calculates though, I have a sneaking suspicion that it's being compared directly to weapon skill though

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I think this is the first time I've seen a background perk come up in dialogue, neat

 

[Commissar Draco]

I wish there were more companions or your choices were more strict. I really dislike the idea of not killing Alexander, OTOH, there's no replacement for him and I really want his carrying capacity.

Alexander is top tier bro more than Fidel who got a bit too moralizing sometimes you have have no heart Comrade.

There is also quests in Tutograd when you can kill filthy Oligarch when he threatens to kill your Dad Hexogen I love this game so full of positive role models for young men.

 

[Commissar Draco]

so what's the wooden assault rifle actually for? I searched around and nobody seemed to be sure

I thought it is useful when you fight some imaginery foes like ghosts or hallucinations who would be impervious to good old Old AK bullets but never met such enemy Comrade.

 

[Wunderbar]

I wish there were more companions or your choices were more strict. I really dislike the idea of not killing Alexander, OTOH, there's no replacement for him and I really want his carrying capacity.

Alexander is top tier bro more than Fidel who got a bit too moralizing sometimes you have have no heart Comrade.

Alexander is a brain worm puppet

 

[rusty_shackleford]

When you speak to Leopold in the bunker he has a bunch of hidden personality checks, fyi.
Really would recommend against dumping PER.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

went full ben shapiro