Marecki on 25/10/2004 at 23:27

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Just like the real thing, in fact. Funny how you pick odd bits about real-world hardware from tactical games like Jagged Alliance :)

As for how useful they are, it's good to a few handy while dealing with military bots (and so it happens that the devs did make them available in such locations, if you look hard enough) because this is the deadliest high-explosive weapon in the game. Which reminds me:


Ouch :cheeky:

ZylonBane on 27/10/2004 at 01:51

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That's not a melee-only walkthrough, it's a non-lethal walkthrough. He uses tranq darts and gas grenades rather a lot.

Jonesy on 27/10/2004 at 11:34

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Ah, it's been a while since I looked at that, actually. All I remember was him using the prod on pretty much everybody (including the Commandos.)

TheNightTerror on 29/10/2004 at 06:29

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I'll probably try restricting what weapons I use after a few more runs through the game, I'd ditch ranged weapons but . . . the explosions are just so beautiful . . . :ebil:

*cracks neck* Phew! I just finished my first run through Deus Ex, in just under 20 hours. I'm assuming that's not the best time, but hey, I made it through the game completely unaided, and I haven't been able to do that in god knows how long, usually I'm either too impatient or too damn scared to do it on my own.

And, for the final part of my newbie's journal, since I'm fairly sure at least one person might want to read it, continuing from where Part II left off . . .

Part III:

All righty, I got the information on the sword, it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I ran in, and ran out . . . and didn’t look back. I got an augmentation (sp?) which gives me continues healing so long as I have enough bioelectric energy, so I barely broke a sweat. Well, I was a bit . . . ‘bothered,’ when I took a wrong turn, and ran into what I believe were the women in black. (Dam should know why. ;))

When I met up with the boys for drinks to celebrate, and heard there was a German speaking man looking for me, I completely froze up. Sure, it could’ve had something to do with the temperature of my room, but I’m thinking it was the thought of Gunther coming after me. I have GEP gun, I have big shiny sword, I make many smaller Gunthers!

Hmmm. I’ve been working my way along, I’ve just arrived in the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard. A threat from Gunther, but no Gunther. Damnit!

Okay, I’ve just sunk the ship. I really liked the ship, luckily my instincts told me to get my ass up to the top level. Top level = bridge, odds are captain’s near there, and I think he was the fello who had the key I needed to get below decks.

When I was running off the ship, I ended up flashing back to System Shock 1. I was pretty disappointed that Gunther didn’t pop up, but I’ll make a bunch of mini Gunthers with my sword later. He knows I’m in New York. I doubt he’ll let me leave when I’m so close to being caught and executed.


As I leave the naval yard, my thoughts are drifting back to that creepy fello who released me from the MJ12 facility, Daedelus. So far, I know he’s some kind of AI that has something to do with UNATCO and/or MJ12, more likely MJ12 considering I didn’t hear a peep from him until I was caught. Whenever I break into a security system, I don’t know if I’m going crazy or what, but I swear, I see its name. Like, when accessing a security computer, the text at the bottom of the login screen says something like:

Daedelus:GlobalNode:HUB//

Whatever is it, I don’t trust it. There’s something wrong with it, I’ll probably know later.

Also, I’m a bit nervous about my Hong Kong buddies. I’m probably overreacting, but the place is jam packed with alarm lights, and alarm buttons. I can’t help but wonder, if they’re there, does this mean at some point I could be setting them off? Or would I only have to worry about this if I’d stuck with UNATCO and came there to kill someone there? Lots of questions, no answers, not yet anyways.

For now, I’m off to the cemetery to meet with someone who knows more about the Gray Death.


I’m working my way through Paris, hanging in there, keeping busy. I could’ve sworn, when the helicopter carrying Nicollete and me left the bar area, I saw Gunther running underneath it. I started screaming “LEMME AT HIM!” but unfortunately, it had no effect on the game. I worked my way through the DuClare mansion, and had a heart attack when the MJ12 commanders showed up, but evidently my heart’s still beating.

I went through the cathedral in Paris, and tore most of its occupants – including Gunther to shreds. (Finally!! All the anticipation lead to one hell of a climax, that was a fuuun firefight! :ebil: ) I completely started freaking out when I was getting e-mails from Walter Simons, Icarus, and Bob Page, but I’m going to keep going. Not sure what to think about Everett. Don’t trust him any more than Tracer Tong does. He sounds too much like UNATCO. Ironic, it seems like my theory on Daedelus may not be all that inaccurate. Yay for me! I don’t like the way the mechanic was acting when I left, though.

I dealt with the situation at Vandenburg, and when Jock told me about the rattle in the control panel, I completely flipped out, and when the chopper took off, I kinda wanted to jump. Kinda really badly. Oh well, not like something like that can kill you.

I freed the young lady inside the gas station, then dealt with the situation, and the world class wimp Walter Simons, in the underwater base. I dealt with the missle silo, but almost had a heart attack in the process. When I was in the missile silo, and the doors closed, I honestly thought I was trapped, I was out of multi-tools. I made myself go back to the missile silo area again, and luckily found a ladder leading topside, guarded by a MIB who didn’t stand a chance against my sniper rifle. SPLAT! Now, onto Area 51. *cough* LAME KNOCKOFF *cough*

NO! Jock is dead?! I’m going to kill that son of a bitch mechanic who planted the bomb there. Not Jock, he was the only half decent guy in the whole game! Grrr.

But, I have decided for certain now, Everett is NOT on the good team. My reasons are:

1) He got me to do something which merged 2 AIs into one extremely powerful one, which Bob Page controls.
2) His mechanic planted a bomb on the chopper, which detonated barely a few seconds after I got off it.

Okay, I just cleared out the first level of the bunker. I took the turret near the entrance as my own, and let it deal with the ‘bots for me. When I saw the new Bob Page when he sent me a message, I kinda went :eek: and took off when the bots came after me. Got the elevator online, though, down I go!

Made it through Sector 2, I explored the catwalks before entering, though. Hmmm. Everett wants me to join him? Maybe I’ll claim to join him then tear him apart with my shiny glowing blue sword. *evil laughter*

I wasn’t surprised that the elevator down to Sector 3 was a trap, I took one look at it and started searching for turrets. No turrets, I figured the button would activate a trap. I’m getting good at this!

Into Sector 3 I go!

I made my way through this place, and finally made up my mind about what I was going to do when I met with Helios. I was going to take out Bob Page first, but I said to hell with it, and merged myself with Helios. Seemed like the lesser of the evils, and besides, Helios had already started taking over, I might as well join in on the party.

Turns out Area 51 was really fun, not as tough as I would've liked, but I'm sure jacking the difficulty level would deal with that.


So, TheNightTerror has wrapped up the first of no doubt many runs through Deus Ex. Next course of action will be to complete the game again, and stay with UNATCO. When I find out about my brother being with the NSF, it won’t sway me, I’ll stay with UNATCO.

Good god this game is fun. :ebil: And I probably just grazed the surface of all the different things I could do in game, I could be an asshole to whoever I talk to, I could try out my GEP gun on Gunther the first time I see him, I could shoot myself in the foot with a LAW again . . .

:ebil:

This game's most definitely worth the $10 I paid for the game, and the $10 I paid when I accidently got the 'special limited' *cough* edition of the game. :):cheeky:

*scurries away to play Deus Ex some more*

Bad Breath Dude on 29/10/2004 at 10:49

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Jock can be saved! Just talk to Morgan about the mecanic a couple of times.