tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post5927173151540826693..comments2023-08-18T01:39:29.927+10:00Comments on SLRC - Subterranean Loner Rendered Comatose: How To Kill People More Effectively In Far Cry 2Ben Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146790136740709664noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-8264052509991229222009-07-06T04:28:27.402+10:002009-07-06T04:28:27.402+10:00Everyone has their own effective ways of approachi...Everyone has their own effective ways of approaching combat, so I won't waste time preaching about tactics. I WILL waste time preaching about the M79, though.<br /><br />Depending on your outfitting, the M79 can fill in a lot of gaps in your ability to address many problems that no other single weapon can accomplish in a short amount of time. Enemy vehicle(s)? Sniper in a tower? Clump of dudes? Destructible cover? Just want to show someone that you care? Land a grenade somewhere in their zip code, and the problem is resolved. Conflict resolution in a 40mm package. The only problem is finding regular ammunition supplies, so mind those explosive caches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-13131759897427537572009-07-01T02:58:58.738+10:002009-07-01T02:58:58.738+10:00I noticed too that the AI will check its fire if y...I noticed too that the AI will check its fire if you are too close to the grenade truck, lest it blow itself up.<br /><br />Although not a combat tactic, I recommend purchasing the vehicle upgrades as soon as possible. I used to think they were worthless, but I had a lot of funds to waste, so I bought an assault truck upgrade. Not only does it reduce the repair time for when your vehicle is busted, but it increases both the speed and the amount of damage the vehicle can sustain before needing repairs. With an upgraded assault truck, I am able to drive directly through 3-4 checkpoints before having my vehicle shot out from underneath me. This really helps in the second map because there seems to be a checkpoint every 100 meters.<br /><br />An upgraded Jeep Liberty can literally do 180 spins with the correct application of the handbrake. Very cool trick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-69565214485784431792009-07-01T00:42:27.083+10:002009-07-01T00:42:27.083+10:00Dont fight in the open when inside the bushy areas...Dont fight in the open when inside the bushy areas.You wont see them and they see you.The best you can do is to fall back and hide behind something big.If you are good , you can manipulate them into coming out of the bushes (where you barely can see them).Then ambush them one after another as they enter to your field of fire.I also reccomend to stay inside smaller buildings or other closed spaces during the battle.That way most of your angles are already covered.Its safer if you dont take fire from many directions at once.The golden rule is : "One enemy at time!" <br /><br />Use the dart rifle instead of standard snipers.The dart rifle is silent , accurate and kills with every hit.When you shoot at enemies with dart rifle , the enemies usually freeze first and then start runnign around.They might also gather around the first victim.They often are unable to locate your position or even the direction the hit came from.Notice that when you use normal rifle , enemies go to hiding.This almost never happens to the dart.The only weak sides are that it fires like 27 shots before it breaks and with higher difficulty there is just like 4 shots for it.As about bad reliability , use the safe house boxes to keep the extra dart rifle in there just in case.Just font forget to renew the case once you get back to weapon shop if needed , because 2 broken darts dont make 1 fixed one :P <br /><br />When you are seriously hurt and at least one enemy is right next to you , the Mac 10 will be your best friend.I dont know how many times it saved my ass because i emptied the whole clip on one enemy in front of me.I didnt even waste time for iron sights.Just empty the damn clip without the iron sights , come on you at least can wound him.Then you are clear to run to safe spot somewhere away from the rest of the enemies. Grenade or molotov spam can work too , but be careful. <br /><br />You know that agressive car voice that enemy vechicles do when they close in ? That might be the very last sound you ever hear.If you happen to hear that and you cant instantly identify the location of the car , the chances are the its behind you few meters away and ready to drive over you any second.there is only one thing you can do - run behind or on top of anything wherever you can.As long as its a "car safe".I know that most of the times its probably false alarm or its not that dangerous , but many incidents can be survived thanks to this trick.If there is nowhere to run , then at least change your position radically , it lowers your chances of getting that cars registration number print on your arse :P <br /><br />Talking about driving over the enemies.You cant do it everywhere.Its better wise not to try this at the enemy bases main gate , all you do is kill a 1 or 2 of them.But then consider there are loads of more just right next to there ready to jump on you and surround you.And you dont have even place to cover , because they shoot at you from all the directions.<br /><br />Do not be scared by the enemy mounted machineguns.Unlike in real tactical games , these weapons (including ones on the car) often offer even less threat than someones desert eagle.The only mounted weapon you should be afraid , is the grenade launcher.And enemy never even fires it if you are too close to him.But for the rest of the mounted guns , its rather more like a flash and bang show than any serious threat. <br /><br />Two close/medium range weapons are actually a good idea.Despite the game taking place in an open sawanna , there are loads and loads of closed spaces.For example , i use FAL Paratrooper (more accurate than AK47 , but equally deadly and good reliability) and mac10 combo.The idea is that sometimes my assault rifle runs out of ammo in the wrong place and time.And reloading next to an enemy , who happens to have a shotgun is a bad idea.So whenever i can no reload i switch quickly to my backup and eliminate the threat before i even think about reloading anything. <br /><br />Its also interesting when you cause enemies to blow themselves up.They just have to shoot trough everything , no matter how explosive it is :Pcyberdaemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15485235554164454871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-30616714517099998412009-06-27T09:05:22.783+10:002009-06-27T09:05:22.783+10:00Great blog. I’m glad to know that there are other...Great blog. I’m glad to know that there are other players who appreciate the time, effort, love, and soul that Clint Hocking and crew have poured into FC2. It should have taken its rightful place among the pantheon of all time great FPS (Doom, Half-life, Bioshock, etc.), but it got brought down by unfair nitpicking. <br />One of the things that I enjoy about the game is the realistic small unit tactics the enemy AI uses to kill the player (and vice versa). Killing at maximum range, the importance of reconnaissance, flanking, fire and maneuver, violent action, cover and concealment are all things I learned in my life as a (former) Marine officer. I don’t know who was advising the FC2 developers on military tactics, but they got a lot of things about the gunplay just right (the weapon models and reloading animations are sometimes wrong though, and the AI is weak in or near enclosed spaces). When I first played the game using rote FPS tactics, I died a lot. When I started to apply my military training to my playing, the tide turned, even in the latter missions where I’m dealing with 10-15 enemies in one engagement. <br />Some players have complained about the unresponsiveness of the avatar’s movement. The complaints are probably based on the unrealistic conditioning we’ve experienced in other FPS games. In the real world, combat is exhausting. A fully kitted soldier or Marine will not be able to run 40 MPH indefinitely, as in all other FPS. At most, you can expect to sprint 50-150 meters and still maintain combat effectiveness. You will not be able to effectively aim your weapon if you are sucking air from running. FC2 does a decent job at simulating this limitation.<br />BTW, Clint’s advice on fighting forward rather than backward into enemy space is correct tactics for defeating an ambush. It’s counterintuitive, but the only way out of the killing zone in an ambush (which is essentially what much of the combat in FC2 involves) is pushing through and cutting the enemy line. I’ve done this many times in the game when confronted with overwhelming numbers and it works. It’s better than getting gunned slowly gunned down as you move backwards. I’m not sure if the AI is coded this way or I’m viewing my game experience through the lens of my own training, but violent decisive action disorientates the enemy. <br />I’ve turned some of my fellow military officers on this game and they agree that it a great tactical shooter simulation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-9080673226578503882009-05-03T02:09:00.000+10:002009-05-03T02:09:00.000+10:00I hope you're making this into a series of self he...I hope you're making this into a series of self help videos. I want to see this during the commercials when I'm watching "Cops" at two in the morning. You can have the ShamWow guy on as a guest!<br /><br />Seriously thought, thanks for the tips; they'll come in handy.Scott Justerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775296635863850847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-4775138815929296082009-03-04T08:27:00.000+11:002009-03-04T08:27:00.000+11:00Interesting notes, Clint. When things get messy fo...Interesting notes, Clint. When things get messy for me, I tend to make them messier still through liberal use of explosives and fire.<BR/><BR/>Then again, my FPS personality tends to swing wildly from ninja/sniper to pirate/shotgun whore. I've been known to get frustrated with my MAC-10 and switch to melee when I can.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503514252826368279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-40659030536283864072009-03-04T08:13:00.000+11:002009-03-04T08:13:00.000+11:00Good list BenI'd like add one if I may:Maintain di...Good list Ben<BR/><BR/>I'd like add one if I may:<BR/><BR/>Maintain discipline under fire.<BR/><BR/>When you decide to attack - commit to it fully. Attack from cover. Take the time to aim. Shoot to kill. When the enemy starts to encroach - and they will - do NOT panic. The sound of bullets flying past your head and impacting on your cover is way preferable to the sound of bullets slamming into your back as you flee.<BR/><BR/>Be aggressive and never fall back unless it is the only option... a well understood dangerous mess reigned in through liberal application of directed violence is almost always better than the poorly understood dangerous mess you will find yourself in when you lose your nerve.<BR/><BR/>Every tactic must be supported by the committment and discipline required to see it through.<BR/><BR/>PRO TIP:<BR/><BR/>If you are forced to move - always remember that giving up ground is giving your enemy as much or more of a break than it's giving you. Since you are almost certainly dead already at this point - consider redoubling your efforts and making an even more aggressive *forward* push to split the enemy line and get into the ground that they were using that caused you so much trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-86107385199326715322009-02-24T19:02:00.000+11:002009-02-24T19:02:00.000+11:00Hi, moving to greet and also to invite you to pass...Hi, moving to greet and also to invite you to pass and see my blog to see if you find something you like and if you like to exchange links, a sort dendrites of the light or anything I would say, je.<BR/>Cheers and until next time.sinnombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108592720069718057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-86574850654741956542009-02-23T06:35:00.000+11:002009-02-23T06:35:00.000+11:00Well done, Ben. It's amazing how right FC2 seems t...Well done, Ben. It's amazing how right FC2 seems to get the tactics of the situations, and--as shown through how unintuitive they seem to some players--how wrongly many games and other media have trained us to play the superhero.<BR/><BR/>Why shouldn't it be assumed that 1:20 situates the one in the role of the careful and treacherous saboteur? <BR/><BR/>I will admit, though, that the more cautious strategies do lead to a more slower pace to the game than we may want, given often limited playtime. There's good reason I'm only 60% through, but I'm very much enjoying the experience (albeit in a self-hating way, sometimes). ;)Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503514252826368279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-5121807516191262812009-02-22T11:46:00.000+11:002009-02-22T11:46:00.000+11:00PsyKoMunKy - Awww, that's too bad. Seriously, the ...PsyKoMunKy - <BR/><BR/>Awww, that's too bad. Seriously, the ending to FC2 is one of the few videogame endings that is <I>worth</I> getting to, in my humble opinion. For me, it just encapsulates the themes of the whole 100 hour game into the last two hours.<BR/><BR/>If you ever get a chance (like if the bug ever gets fixed), do go back and try and blast through it again. Simply stunning.Ben Abrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146790136740709664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-38355829329340181712009-02-22T11:41:00.000+11:002009-02-22T11:41:00.000+11:00Love the game and a nice article - too bad i can't...Love the game and a nice article - too bad i can't finish the game due to the save game bug... hence why it has been traded in. It shouldn't take months to fix a bug that was there from the get go...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876906265497042129.post-54013723634123275382009-02-21T18:07:00.000+11:002009-02-21T18:07:00.000+11:00Cool story, bro!Cool story, bro!Fashigadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528401884132097939noreply@blogger.com