Complete noob here :(

soulblazer28 on 6/4/2008 at 04:47

Hey all,

I have an extremely embarassing question here...

I have always been a gamer but have not had the money to buy PC games over the years, but now that I have a nice income as a computer programmer, I thought I'd go back and experience the classics that I had missed. It's also nice that these classics are usually very cheap ;)

So I started playing System Shock 2 but I am stuck at the very beginning of the game lol.
I come across where I need to install an energy cell to open the door, but have no idea how to install the energy cell. Help ;(

I see it in my inventory screen but don't know what to do, I tried just about every combinatino of mouse and keyboard keys. Please help me start enjoying this classic!

ZylonBane on 6/4/2008 at 05:13

Drag-and-drop didn't occur to you, eh?

driver on 6/4/2008 at 11:43

Make sure you've charaged it first by using the power station near by.

catbarf on 6/4/2008 at 17:20

Also make sure that you aren't suffering from the broken use mode bug.

flexbuster on 7/4/2008 at 03:26

You didn't manage to miss the "go recharge it, doofus" objective, did you?

soulblazer28 on 8/4/2008 at 02:33

Quote Posted by catbarf

Also make sure that you aren't suffering from the broken use mode bug.

There appears to be a bug in the game related to customized input bindings? I did some research and read somewhere that using the default configuration works and it does!! Now I can drag and drop with the best of them.

I don't think I changed much from the default config anyway so no worries.

Thanks for giving me the idea that there was a bug in the I/O ::)

I hope that I enjoy the game as much as you all have!

I would have played the original System Shock but that may be too far back for my taste.. Especially with all these awesome games coming up, and the pile of games I bought and have yet to play.

-Ed

RocketMan on 8/4/2008 at 02:49

Quote Posted by soulblazer28

I would have played the original System Shock but that may be too far back for my taste..
-Ed

You'd be surprised how much the game grows on you despite being dated. I was. In fact, the crappy graphics and every other old thing about it made it even more attractive to me because of how cool it was all put together.