Maxrebo6 on 28/2/2010 at 09:26
Whats the best weapon in the game and what should I be using early on.I am in the hosptial level because I just started a new game.
rachel on 28/2/2010 at 14:49
Not so much a better weapon but better *ammo* is where it's at. Learn tick the right one for the right target, and, although it is not as scarce as in SS2, do not waste it, as it comes in limited supplies.
And always make it a primary objective to find and reconfigure the Resurrection stations on each deck.
Good luck!
D'Arcy on 28/2/2010 at 14:53
The best weapons are the Skorpion (ranged, and you won't be finding it until you get to Engineering) and the Laser Rapier (melee, which you'll find in the Maintenance level). You should just use whatever you come across in the early levels. Pipe, Dartgun, Spark... you'll find a Pistol by the time you're done with the Medical level. You'll also find a Magpulse (very good weapon against mechanical targets) in Medical, but you won't have ammo for it for a while.
RocketMan on 1/3/2010 at 03:36
And if you find several heavily armoured enemies some distance away from you, the rail gun is fun to use because you can pretty much fire as fast as you want and each shot is like a frag grenade going off so if you can just pepper your target and everything will fall in a few hits. :D
I also found that weapon very useful on security for cleaning out those cubby holes way up above you that you can't hit with any other projectile weapons. Just fire a rail gun shot in the general area and watch the falling assassin corpses.
Maxrebo6 on 1/3/2010 at 07:12
Now I got a few questions more to ask.
1.What difficulty settings do you recommend for noob or someone who has never played before the first shock series game I have played and beaten was bioshock.
2.Since very early on the pipe become useless or I am not seeing its usefulness if so please divulge the secrets,Which weapon am I better of using the dart gun or sparq beam
3.Since the sparq beam uses no ammo other then you energy what setting should it be set to.
4.What weapon is best for taking out drones and assassins.
5.What weapons are most effective in what scenario or against what enemies
Thanks for the help so far I will appreciate any additional help.
Enchantermon on 1/3/2010 at 18:44
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Now I got a few questions more to ask.
1.What difficulty settings do you recommend for noob or someone who has never played before the first shock series game I have played and beaten was bioshock.
I would leave the Mission and Puzzle settings on their default, 2. You may want to turn Combat and Cyber down to 1 for your first game because the controls can take some getting used to, but don't turn them down to 0, because then the game is no challenge and no fun.
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2.Since very early on the pipe become useless or I am not seeing its usefulness if so please divulge the secrets . . .
The pipe is actually very useful for the close-combat baddies like Humanoid mutants and Serv-bots. It's also ideal for taking out any cameras it can reach. For any enemies with ranged attacks, you're usually better off with a ranged weapon until you get the Laser Rapier.
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Which weapon am I better of using the dart gun or sparq beam . . .
Both. Use the dartgun against humanoid and cyborg targets and the sparq against machines and robots.
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3.Since the sparq beam uses no ammo other then you energy what setting should it be set to.
Somewhere around second fourth (from the left) of the energy bar should be sufficient. If using it on cameras, turn it all the way down to conserve power.
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4.What weapon is best for taking out drones and assassins.
5.What weapons are most effective in what scenario or against what enemies
It's best if you just experiment for yourself, especially on the lower difficulty levels. I strongly encourage this for your first game. If you get really stuck, however, there are guides on SBF.
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http://www.strangebedfellows.de/index.php?topic=1744.0) Weapons
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http://www.strangebedfellows.de/index.php?topic=1743.0) Enemies
Maxrebo6 on 1/3/2010 at 23:25
When I get low on health I run back to the surgery machine and restore energy at a power station then go foward.So its like move a little deeper go back,then move even further is this a good tactic.Thanks for the help also the drone does look like Jean-Luc Picard.The sparq beam also looks like a TNG Phaser.
Mercurius on 2/3/2010 at 00:40
You can hang out on medical level and keep whacking mutants for med patches, though there really isn't any need. On combat 2, you shouldn't have to be too conservative...you'll start maxing out on patches and ammo if you hoard too much, plus you'll just be making things harder for yourself. Also make use of the portable batteries, there are plenty of them.
