TheVampire
Banned
Yeah that was a cool one.
It's been a while since I played that part but there is some dialog you can choose where you say something like "Come on we can take it!" and Nines Rodriguez is all like are you fucking insane? lol
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Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines -Lets play it again with mods!
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Yeah that was a cool one.
It's been a while since I played that part but there is some dialog you can choose where you say something like "Come on we can take it!" and Nines Rodriguez is all like are you fucking insane? lol
cj_iwakura
Member
Deified Data
Banned
That cheatin' son of a bitch. I took out
The Sheriff
cj_iwakura
Member
Nines probably used a trap. No way in hell could a Brujah stand up to that.
And he's like seventh gen at best.
Deified Data
Banned
Given my leveling SNAFU with my Malk I've restarted...but in order to avoid getting burned out replaying the entire Santa Monica section as a Malk again I've chosen a male Tremere this time, probably going to pursue the
ending. Very handy having a spell like Blood Strike so early in the game.
Strauss Camarilla
cj_iwakura
Member
It's very appropriate for the clan. And a good ending.
Also, god is that a swank haven.
You get a MINI BAR.
Deified Data
Banned
Dammit Carson and Lily, in a game with some of the best voice acting of all time why do your VA's have to suck so bad? Totally jarring.
platypotamus
Member
Fun fact: One of the voices in the game was just a friend of one of the programmers who happened to be in the office one day while we were all complaining about how bad the original actress was, and we asked her to give it a shot.
Less fun fact: I think my voice is in two of the commercials
Deified Data
Banned
Had no idea you were involved with production, platy! That's pretty cool. Any interesting anecdotes?
platypotamus
Member
When we moved into a new office, our sound guy accidentally locked himself out of his office. They were going to call a locksmith, but one of our environmental artists said that was a waste and then she climbed through the ceiling into his office to unlock it from the inside.
Also, I was way better than everyone at Soul Calibur 2, Chu Chu Rocket, and Bomberman (as far as you guys know).
Deified Data
Banned
That...sounds like something that would happen in the Bloodlines office. Did she have to Blood Buff?
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
I wish stealth games would do that... It's always vents vents vents. So many office buildings have tons of empty space right above the ceiling. When I worked at a bookstore, we found out some dude was living in our store. He'd sneak into the bathroom before closing and climb up into the ceiling until everybody left. Then climb down. Scary cause I used to clean the bathrooms too!
Deified Data
Banned
Who is this character and where is she found?
Who is this character and where is she found?
Pisha
When you first enter the Downtown area, to your right is an abandoned lot surrounded by fences and do not trespass signs. You'll find her in the building there.
cj_iwakura
Member
Who is this character and where is she found?
Misha. A hospital in Santa Monica. Easily missed.
Deified Data
Banned
lol, good to know I missed shit on my first playthrough. I totally missed Venus and her quests as well.
Deified Data
Banned
My humanity's low and I'm being an insufferable dick to everyone.
Deified Data
Banned
When do I get the Tremere haven? I finished the Plaguebearer quest for Strauss.
cj_iwakura
Member
After the gargoyle quest, assuming you act in the interests of House and Clan.
Deified Data
Banned
I don't think I've ever encountered that quest. Does Strauss give it to you?
cj_iwakura
Member
I think so.
There's a Gargoyle loose in Hollywood. You can either be quiet about it and put it down, or let it roam free. How you handle it affects Strauss' opinion of you.
Deified Data
Banned
The game is so much easier with a Tremere than it was with a Gangrel. Blood Shield + Blood Buff makes them incredible physical tanks on top of having the best magic.
cj_iwakura
Member
Let us know when you get that haven. Pyramid swag.
Deified Data
Banned
Already there. Got my bar, my ghoul - life is good.
bengraven
Member
I already have a copy, but if I buy a second just to have it on Steam, who gets the money? Because goddammit, we need to show people through money that we need more of these games.
Platy - if you were involved in the production, you know where everyone is these days. Get them together, however you want it done - force, coercion, domination, Kickstarter, whatever, and force them to make another game. I'll supply food and energy drinks.
Platy - if you were involved in the production, you know where everyone is these days. Get them together, however you want it done - force, coercion, domination, Kickstarter, whatever, and force them to make another game. I'll supply food and energy drinks.
Nikodemos
Member
Except another Vampire game would be quite different since White Wolf retconed the lore since Bloodlines.
Denton
Member
As far as I know, Activision. So no, they will never make a sequel.
cj_iwakura
Member
Could still do a lot with the mythos.
exmachina64
Banned
Deified Data
Banned
Woops, Heather
. Last playthrough I let her go, this playthrough I kept her around. Is there a way to get a "happy" ending from this scenario?
got killed by the Sabbat
cj_iwakura
Member
No. Letting her go is the only way.
EastOfEden
Member
Ha, that scene was done really poorly (unless my game glitched or something and I missed a cutscene?)... I just thought it was a
random civilian that was killed until I looked at her body and thought she resembled Heather... wasn't til I got to my haven and she was gone that I realised.
so her being in her original getup at the end didn't help things either.)
Deified Data
Banned
Just cleared out the Sabbat base and I'm realizing I haven't died once on this playthrough.
platypotamus
Member
Sorry. I don't remember why I didn't support her outfit changes there. Could have been an oversight, could have been a deliberate decision due to lack of time or desire to keep that sequence's implementation simple. I almost feel like I did support it and it just got broken though. I'm pretty sure I supported her outfit changes if you switched to a new haven after she changed... so it should have been doable here.
EastOfEden
Member
Don't be sorry! Yeah I had several glitchy bits in my game so it probably was just that. Overall the game was incredible though, definitely one of my favourite PC games ever.
Deified Data
Banned
So at some point in the future I'm definitely going to do a Nosferatu playthrough, but before I start I'm curious how one would go about it. Aren't there several quests that require you to interact with humans? Like questioning Johansen for example? And that's just main quests - there's dozens of sidequests that require it. Do you just have to skip them? How does that effect progression with so few skill points?
Coming to the end of my Tremere playthrough I've come to the conclusion that Animalism > Thaumatergy. Bats' Communion is easily the best offensive spell I've found in the game - kills most enemies in one hit and returns more blood than it uses. Blood Strike is alright but it's weak. Blood Salvo is better but uses too much blood. Blood Boil is effective in certain scenarios but it's expensive and returns no blood.
Coming to the end of my Tremere playthrough I've come to the conclusion that Animalism > Thaumatergy. Bats' Communion is easily the best offensive spell I've found in the game - kills most enemies in one hit and returns more blood than it uses. Blood Strike is alright but it's weak. Blood Salvo is better but uses too much blood. Blood Boil is effective in certain scenarios but it's expensive and returns no blood.
platypotamus
Member
Generally, in Elysium zones and combat zones, you can kinda do your thing. It's mostly in the hubs that you need to be careful. You can talk to most (all?) humans that actually have dialogue, though it won't always go well for you.
robovanburen
Member
Is there a "delete the sewer section" mod? Because that part of the game is terrible.
TheVampire
Banned
Use noclip cheat to fly through it
Deified Data
Banned
Wrapped up my second playthrough!
I'll probably take a break for a while but goddamn, what a game. Thanks for all the help you guys have given, I'll be sure to pay it forward if anyone else starts.
I'll probably take a break for a while but goddamn, what a game. Thanks for all the help you guys have given, I'll be sure to pay it forward if anyone else starts.
So, finally getting around to playing this game. A few questions:
1) I installed the patch. How can I check to make sure it's installed correctly? I did the resolution patch as well, which appears to have worked.
2) Whenever I boot the game I get no image but sound. I have to Alt+Tab in and out and it displays fine. Not a big deal as I keep games minimized for weeks at a time, but is there a fix? edit: looks like the splash logos don't show, apparently a common issues. I removed their files.
3) What's a good race to start with? And how does your character's sex affect the game?
1) I installed the patch. How can I check to make sure it's installed correctly? I did the resolution patch as well, which appears to have worked.
2) Whenever I boot the game I get no image but sound. I have to Alt+Tab in and out and it displays fine. Not a big deal as I keep games minimized for weeks at a time, but is there a fix? edit: looks like the splash logos don't show, apparently a common issues. I removed their files.
3) What's a good race to start with? And how does your character's sex affect the game?
cj_iwakura
Member
A good first-timer is Toreador or Ventrue, but the only one you shouldn't do first is Malk.
And gender affects dialogue, you can seduce certain characters the others can't, etc.
Only way I know to tell is in the character creation menu, when you're putting your stat points in. Top-left, under "Name" it should say which patch it is. It shows on new-game creation, but doesn't show in the same place after you actually start playing.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I disagree. It's not for everyone, but I think if anything playing a crazy character is only enhanced by not entirely knowing what's going on.
Deified Data
Banned
Agreed. Knowing in a general sense what the Malk's crazy dialogue corresponds to almost feels like cheating.
That said I wouldn't recommend Nosferatu for a first playthrough, either. They're a lot more fun once you've got the game's shortcuts and hidden pathways memorized.
I've never played a Toreador but I understand why people recommend them. My first playthrough was a Gangrel which worked out pretty well (just be sure to pick up Bats' Communion if you go that route). Tremere make for a supremely easy playthrough. Despite being physically squishy mages, Blood Shield makes them some of the best tanks in the game.
As far role-playing goes, maybe, I guess; but, I think some of the humor of the class comes partially by knowing what's ahead.
One of my favorite RPGs btw, right underneathe Arcanum, another Troika game. I most always run Toreador for bullet time, although it trivializes the difficulty later on.