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I_AM_V on 6/3/2008 at 01:33

Ok...I don't know if this has been suggested but I'll give it a shot. Well....Psi Ampules are abit too rare to make psi a viable class. Is there a way to make Psi regenerate? And before anyone jumps down my thought and says "Why don't you make the mod?" I don't know anything it the least about ShockED.

ZylonBane on 6/3/2008 at 05:13

Quote Posted by I_AM_V

Ok...I don't know if this has been suggested but I'll give it a shot. Well....Psi Ampules are abit too rare to make psi a viable class.

Are not.

sarioya on 6/3/2008 at 06:52

I'm not positive as I haven't played in awhile, but I think you can buy them from the vending machines. Nanites aren't exactly rare either. Just start beating up on hybrids.

Kolya on 6/3/2008 at 07:36

The psi career is just very uneven. In the beginning you are forced to beat people with a longish metal piece although you're too weak to hold your breakfast, while later on you kill mammoths by looking at them squarely.

eom on 6/3/2008 at 09:28

I think that pretty much describes the mage in about every rpg I've ever seen.

ExtravaGoose on 6/3/2008 at 09:36

I always play as OSA, and I love it each time, I force myself to try not to use guns if possible - although assault rifles with AP rounds are useful for taking down bots/cyborgs.

The wrench is certainly your best friend for much of the game. But what I like most with playing as a Psi character is there are so many "routes" you can take with regards to what powers you buy as well as the stats upgrades you do. It just takes time to become powerful in Psi - but i'm in full agreement with Kolya's statement:

Quote Posted by "Kolya"

In the beginning you are forced to beat people with a longish metal piece although you're too weak to hold your breakfast, while later on you kill mammoths by looking at them squarely.

Pretty much sums it up lol

Kolya on 6/3/2008 at 11:09

Quote Posted by eom

I think that pretty much describes the mage in about every rpg I've ever seen.

Yeah, that parallel has been drawn a few times. While it serves to emphasize the RPG qualities of System Shock 2, it's still lousy gameplay. Whether you are a weak psi novice or a wise master of the arts, it's not much fun. Fortunately you can mix psi quite well with other careers.

Nameless Voice on 6/3/2008 at 13:58

There's a script, NVRegenPsi in the SS2 version of NVScript. Apply it to the player archetype to use it. You'll have to load NVScript.osm into every .mis file if you're not using any mods that already use it.

I have no idea if it works properly because I've never played the game with it myself - I only wrote it because someone asked me to at one point, IIRC.

In any case, there are more than enough psi hypos to play psi-only, without ever using any other weapon - if you're mad enough. :)

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cosmicnut on 6/3/2008 at 14:52

I find the real problem with Psi or magic is that in most games, all it is, is another weapon...

Bioshock is a good example. Most people I know just use the offensive powers, usually when they run out of ammo.

The problem with SS is that you don't get anything early enough to warrant the average gamer using Psi powers. Something like bioshocks version of telekenisis wouild have been nice to get early. Worth spending the modules but not overpowered. Would have been really cool to be able to grab a protocol droid and use it as a grenade!