kidmystik101 on 20/5/2007 at 02:42
Quick question, is the X-16 lab located in yantar? i'm there now, the guy in the orange suit died so i have to go it alone, but i'm not sure what i'm doing exactly. If X-16 is there i'll attempt to finish that area, just need to stock up on ammo (those snorks are bastards to kill :/)
Bjossi on 20/5/2007 at 02:49
Yeah, it's located in Yantar.
But I strongly suggest you load an earlier savegame if you have one and get the scientist alive back to the mobile lab, it will make the later part of X16 billion times easier.
kidmystik101 on 20/5/2007 at 03:35
I've tried 3 times to keep him alive and he dies every time, anyone got tips on how to keep him alive? He keeps running into fire and dieing (retarded AI?)
Bjossi on 20/5/2007 at 04:26
I ran into the same problem. I loaded an earlier save and killed all the zombies I could find before talking to the professor. The scientist could run pretty much unharmed to the tunnels, I just shot the zombies there with the GP37 assault rifle before the scientist came into line of fire.
It was pretty easy that way for me.
steo on 20/5/2007 at 11:26
I never had much problem keeping the scientist alive but 'a billion times easier' with the better headgear? I haven't done that bit with the bad prototype but surely it's not too much of a stretch for time? What is the actual time difference between them?
Bjossi on 20/5/2007 at 17:10
The time difference is exactly what will make it so much easier. I don't know about others, but I had only a few seconds left when I pulled the final switch. That was with the better PSI helmet.
steo on 20/5/2007 at 17:26
Well, I never had any problem with the timer. Guess I was too busy running away from those damn zombies that just refuse to die.
Bjossi on 20/5/2007 at 17:28
I killed all the zombies I saw, the NATO rounds do a great job if you aim for the head. It slowed me down quite a bit but I got there in time.
Martek on 21/5/2007 at 15:36
So, without the PSI helmet, the timer is shorter?
Just as a test case, I put the helmet in the scientist's storage locker and found I could still get to X16, but was taking damage all the way and also had a lot of "effects" (similar to a controller's effects when you don't see them in LOS), but I made it. I didn't enter X16 though as I just wanted to see if I could make it. Went back and got the helmet.
Wonder how Red Forest is without the PSI helmet. Anyone know?
Martek
Bjossi on 21/5/2007 at 15:59
The thing is, if the scientist dies, you get the PSI helmet anyways, just not as effective as if the scientist had survived. This probably makes the timer shorter, but I haven't tested it.
