heywood on 19/9/2007 at 19:31
Quote Posted by Malygris
Are there enough mods to really load out both weapons at a reasonably early point in the game? I've got the assault rifle well tricked-out, but I haven't put anything on the sniper rifle yet. While I don't expect to be making much use of either for awhile yet (at least until I get away from the UNATCO guys) sooner or later it's going to become an issue. If I can really only get one of the built up to solid effectiveness I'd like to stop lugging the other one around everywhere I go.
Concentrating on the AR first is the right approach. If your rifle skill is advanced or better, the SR should be plenty effective already. You should definitely keep both, because the AR has a short range.
I think the reason why the AR starts out weak is to keep some balance. If it was a strong weapon right from the beginning, the first 1/4 of the game would be too easy and everybody would choose the rifles route. It would be like System Shock 2's AR, only available much earlier.
Malygris on 19/9/2007 at 20:58
Quote Posted by Butters8435
Stealth pistol+scope+2 range mods+upgraded pistol weapon skill = 1 headshot kills on human enemies.Plenty of available 10mm ammo makes it one of the best weapons in the game.
I was thinking about this, too. I already have the stealth pistol scoped and my skill to advanced, but I wasn't sure if the lower damage potential would make it a practical option. I'm also concerned about the reduced magnification of the scope; one of the great things about the sniper rifle is its precision over extreme ranges, which may prove difficult with the pistol. Moving closer is always an option, but a good sniper perch is a terrible thing to waste.
Variant on 20/9/2007 at 03:54
Quote Posted by heywood
Concentrating on the AR first is the right approach. If your rifle skill is advanced or better, the SR should be plenty effective already. You should definitely keep both, because the AR has a short range.
I think the reason why the AR starts out weak is to keep some balance. If it was a strong weapon right from the beginning, the first 1/4 of the game would be too easy and everybody would choose the rifles route. It would be like System Shock 2's AR, only available much earlier.
To me it isn't the fact that it's weak, it's the fact that the pistol, crossbow, sniper rifle etc. are stronger than it. The main reason I keep an AR with me is because of all the ammo I get for it, and the 20mm shells... so I can spam weaker enemies to death without wasting the ammo for other guns... but then again if I'm killing, I could more easily snipe people, pistol them to death, slice their neck silently with a special sword, or just blow them up with my GEP gun.
catbarf on 20/9/2007 at 20:38
What does the laser attachment do exactly? I mean, you already have crosshairs...
Jeshibu on 20/9/2007 at 20:43
Makes it a 100% guaranteed hit at the designated spot. Or at least a set position relative to the point the laser hits.
Malygris on 21/9/2007 at 00:24
Does it guarantee a targeted hit even if the crosshairs aren't drawn all the way in?
Dr. Dumb_lunatic on 21/9/2007 at 09:47
Yes. It's a bit broken in that respect. The shot will go exactly where the dot is, regardless of crosshairs.
UNLESS you have also added a scope to the weapon, in which case this no longer works.
DX has funny coding.
Malygris on 21/9/2007 at 14:34
Even if you're not actually using the scope, this still happens?
Jeshibu on 21/9/2007 at 17:58
Yes. I think it's a bug that never got fixed, or maybe it's intended for balance reasons but never explained.
D'Juhn Keep on 21/9/2007 at 21:13
Yeah, precisely as above. The Assault Rifle doesn't take a Scope Mod but will take a Laser Mod, which is ideal, really.
