Terenty
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ELEX ELEX RELEASE THREAD
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dextermorgan
Arcane
So anyway, how do you hop to the top of the power pylon next to the teleporter the first dude (Edan?) stops at if you decide to try and help trapped clerics?
Zanzoken
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This game is horrendous. Like if I was a professional game developer and this was the best I could come up with, I'd probably quit.
At the same time, in many ways it is really fun. I love zooming around on the jetpack to explore new places or just try to travel safely. And the sense of character progression is delightful. I went from getting starched by anything and everything to winning like 1 in 5 fights now.
The game really tests your ability to use your wits and survive, and that's what is keeping me hooked. I am curious to see just how high on the food chain I can go.
At the same time, in many ways it is really fun. I love zooming around on the jetpack to explore new places or just try to travel safely. And the sense of character progression is delightful. I went from getting starched by anything and everything to winning like 1 in 5 fights now.
The game really tests your ability to use your wits and survive, and that's what is keeping me hooked. I am curious to see just how high on the food chain I can go.
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Wyatt_Derp
Arcane
It's still on massive discount on gog for the cyber/thanksgiving/black friday sale. It worth the 16 rubles?
If you enjoy lots of exploration with a post-apoc atmosphere, it's easily worth full price.
yeah. i don't understand why they just don't copy paste gothic 1/2 level system. maybe add some things like more active skills, but keep cool stuff like better combo chain with higher skill, better dodging etc.
Murk
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Some (most) of them have flat metal sheets set up like in a platformer to hop to. Some don't, in which case you can't really get up them unless there happens to be another tall building nearby you can leap from. Off the top of my head I don't recall if that one does, but if you stand underneath it you can usually see the metal sheets.
fantadomat
Arcane
You mean,slow tedious and cheesy,yet satisfying.
fantadomat
Arcane
fantadomat
Arcane
LoL Chad ELEX
Murk
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Grenades, but those are pricey; anything with DOT effects (magic from a follower like Duras, flame thrower, bleed effects from bolts/spears, enchanted weapons, summon drone scroll from a safe area).
I'm not sure if you can get your hands on an enchanted weapon at that level but that would work too since you can perma kite it by baiting out it's melee attack and just rolling behind it (unlocked is easier).
Citizen
Guest
ELEX makes people walk on air
fantadomat
Arcane
Replaying it a third time and it is still fun. For me on a replay i do tend to just walk around and explore in more free manner,do like to stop and take in the view from time to time. The level design is really impressive,especially when it comes down to toilet paper and shitters.
ELEX makes people walk on air
On your first playthrough it is very hard not to. It's purposefully tailored to be the "newbie" town, and its vertical slice is very 1st playthrough-friendly.
However, if you know how to wiggle your way around, you can head to any of the other 2 factions just fine.
Murk
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You can also just not follow Duras at all, you're more or less forced into a conversation with him with the way the cut scene triggers, but you have the option to not follow him and go fuck around wherever.
It's probably a good idea to follow him for easy loot + securing the goliet teleporter, but eh.
It's probably a good idea to follow him for easy loot + securing the goliet teleporter, but eh.
T. Reich
Arcane
Don't even need to wiggle.
Jax's sprinting speed is way higher than that of almost any enemy. If you keep sprinting, 100% of enemies will give up chase shortly. I'd only be wary of the trolls (they tend to throw boulders instead of giving chase) and fighting colossi (fuckers are fast).
Plus you have the "endless" j-pack to overcome terrain obstacles, and the enemies don't. Just keep running after so they don't get the idea of going ranged on your stupid arse.
I recommend watching the following speedrun (which is pretty cool all by itself btw):
Between 1:40 and approx 13-14th min the guy ditches Duras and sequentially unlocks teleporters at:
Ray (halfway to the outlaws) > the middle camp > the domed city and the Hort > the mountain tunnel connecting the desert and the secondary cleric camp.
12 minutes to unlock most "camps". It would've taken him 1 more to reach the outlaw camp, and maybe a couple more to reach Goliet. Only the renegade converter is a bit of a stretch.
Also, count the amount of enemies he encounters while doing that. And consider how many enemies he had to actively avoid as opposed to simply running past in their vicinity. Finally consider how many enemies actually gave active chase.
T. Reich
Arcane
Btw, I'm currently replaying Risen (1, of course), and I was blown away by how the game sorta feels similar to ELEX. The atmosphere, exploration, the feel of combat. Even is music is fairly similar.
IMO, Risen (1) now feels like a logical evolutionary link between Gothics and ELEX.
IMO, Risen (1) now feels like a logical evolutionary link between Gothics and ELEX.
Citizen
Guest
I ignored the berserkers town on the start of my first playthrough, and went scavenging around and then straight to the clerics, because I wanted to join them asap for cool gunz. So I did the berserkers town quests the last and, funnily enough, ended up joining them, because they seemed like the most sane faction in comparsion to the others
Each faction has their ups and downs. Good side and dark side.
fantadomat
Arcane
At least it is not 12 minutes long.
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