Allright lets start this off by throwing out some questions.
Who was your favorite companion?
Best area?
What was the worst enemy and why was it the ore golem?
What character did you make, did you write any backstory on him/her?
>No replies
Should have expected as much, Ill just crawl back to sleep.
>>322168792
sorry senpai if ain't shitposting,e celeb or flavor of the month it'll 404
Is the mage flipping us off?
>>322169518
I ask the questions here! Now answer, I dont care if you played the game or not!
>>322169858
is this on steam?
>>322168056
>Allright lets start this off by throwing out some questions.
>Who was your favorite companion?
Vergil wins due to the sheer amount of time, dialogue and backstory we get on him.
>Best area?
Tarant due to size and expansiveness.
>What was the worst enemy and why was it the ore golem?
That's a leading question, judge.
>What character did you make, did you write any backstory on him/her?
Spellsword that's generally willing to help others but not at his own expense. It's my go-to for most RPGs which allow for similar characters.
This is the best RPG ever, by the way. What they managed to create with this game is fucking incredible.
>>322170039
Stop asking questions.
>>322170279
Why?
>>322170463
No particular reason...I quess you can ask questions, I mean it is a discussion thread after all.
>>322170274
I have the same answers, except I was a gunslinger.
>>322168056
It's weird how pillars of eternity ended up so soulesshaha, get it?seeing works like this.
I can remember OP builds from Arcanum, I can remember retarded run, I can remember being an evil necroasshole, I can remember being a charismatic nobleman who makes his pawns fight for him.
The few things I can remember from PoE is the slow combat, shitty magic, Aeder, and some scenest.
Holy shit time to replay this ad a fucking hostile marauder roped into shady business by people more conniving than them again.
Wonder how different it will be this time. That wasn't sarcastic.
I always feel like I'm missing something important with this. Is there a rough guide or info graphic like there is for EYE?
It feels like it could use a setup of vital and basic info. Must replay
>>322171132
>tfw you have your Ogre bruisers beat the shit out of everything
>>322171385
The only class I'd say it's not apt for beginners is rifleman/gunslinger/mechanicwhatever and rogue.
Warrior is piss easy and pretty OP on turn combat and mage has some broken spells in each branch, specially necromancy.
>>322171385
>>322171664
Also beware the Ore Golems, I shit you not those guys are harder/morebroken than any boss
>>322171385
Here you go anon. http://www.the-spoiler.com/RPG/Troika.games/arcanum.1/stevearc.html
>tfw you can play as a retarded half-ogre
>the amount of extra work put into the game to make it work
>>322168056
Magnus
The lost island
Gotta make that repair mechanic count. eh?
I made an irritable, genious dwarf. Then I found out how well it fits with the dialogues and the game world.
Also this fucking ost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LHLAcd14b4
Is there any similar music out there to this, Im really diggin it.
>>322171857
Thanks anon. Not as concise as I'd hoped but I already see some good tips.
Some shit in these types of games are just broken or plain not worth the efforr. (SWIMMING in Deus Ex) and it's just a godsend to know beforehand
>>322173807
I agree with you but I also believe it adds to the charm.
>>322168056
>Who was your favorite companion?
Apparently the adventurer guy is amazing but I never got the chance to get him. Raven is mai waifu though.
>Best area
Caladon & Tarant
>Worst enemy
Ore golem
Heya /v/. I'm moving out but as soon as I build myself a new gaming PC, I plan to make a video with an in-depth analysis of Arcanum. I have already a pretty complete script but if you guys have any ideas of interesting stuff I could say about the game, feel free to shoot.
>tfw M'in Gorad convinces you do join the dark elves
That dialogue was a pleasant surprise.
>>322174540
If possible, look up on why they didnt add more locations to the later areas of the game
>fav companion
Torian Kel. The guy is a fucking legend.
other stuff has been mentioned again so why not
>Favorite side quest
For me it was the gnomes breeding half ogres conspiracy quest. That shit was more interesting than the main questline.
>companion
Gar.
>area
Caladon. I liked skewing the negotiation in the kingdom's favour so as to fuck up the Industrial Council's ambitions.
I know what they did.
>worst enemy
Early game assholes who beat you unconscious then kick you to death.
>tfw you are travelling and get attacked by 5 dire wolves
>skeleton machinegun archers
>that paranoid dwarf that laid down dozens of traps that you tripped over because you didnt prepare for them.
Fun times.
>start up the game intending to do a cool and different playthrough this time around
>play as a female half elf who whores herself for money again
WHY CAN'T I STOP
>choose to make a thief-like character specializing in backstabs
>have to fight Ore Golems
>mfw
W-wat do, /v/?
Also,
[ ] tech
[ ] magic
>>322176407
nigga u gay
>>322176407
You can do that?!
>>322176450
get some bombs and hope you get lucky
Also
>bomb lobber technology dwarves are the best
I just wanted to say i really loved The music and artstyle
Good luck op
>max out Firearms
>become a Master
>equip Looking Glass Rifle
>120% hit chance
>dodge
>dodge
>dodge
>dodge
Fuck this gay game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwCMk57X4Iw
Speed this up a little and it would be great for mashups
>>322176450
>not having stun
>not stocking up on staves to use as mana batteries for stun
You have much to learn in the ways of dickassery.
>>322176908
If I have too much TA Virgil can't heal me. And tech healing sucks ass.
>>322176737
Yeah, I got cucked hard too when my technology aptitude rose too high and the magic creatures became unhittable.
>tfw Arcanum got me into this stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbADCZ7s6s8
>>322177085
Then go be a magical dickass instead of a technical dickass.
Can someone tell me how magic is set up in this game? Is it like the D&D games where you have set spells you can cast per rest?
>>322177670
mana
>>322177670
>>322177730
It's a bit cooler than that. Spell use Fatigue. If you run out of Fatigue, you fall down and enemies curbstomp you.
>>322177670
Spells cost Fatigue. If your Fatigue reaches 0, you will faint. More powerful spells cost more Fatigue.
>>322177670
Also, fun fact - tech and magic are forces that override each other. Too much tech and magic don't work, too powerful magic and tech will broke. It is inside of setting. Also, you can be powerful enough for people to don't you use train as you would fuck it up (you can still do it with big enough social skills)
>Start Arcanum
>Aww yiss this is like Fallout: Steampunk Edition
>Invest in mechanics/engineering/whatever that was because muh tech
>Go to first town
>Thugs at the bridge rape my shit
>uninstall.exe
Never could get into the game myself, but I hear it's definitely a good title.
>>322175135
>If possible, look up on why they didnt add more locations to the later areas of the game
I was more thinking about why arcanum is interesting game design wise.
Being a gun-toting inventor wearing a steam powered armor was how I finished my very first playthrough, probably a decade ago or so. Everyone always told me guns and technology were shit, but I did just fine.
Virgil & the dwarf is how I rolled, start to finish.
>>322178369
>Thugs at the bridge
they are surprisingly though and I loved it. You can side with the bandits and do an easier quest to get past them, or pay them.
I wish there was more of these situations where you have to reach a compromise unless you are insanely tough.
>>322177253
Here, have some magnum opus : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHL0UNCa1Q
>>322178369
Literally 20 ways to get past the thugs with only 3 involving violence.
>>322178665
You can also put 1 (one) point in persuasion to completely fuck them over.
>>322178784
>mfw i always went with violence
I can't help it. The injustice of these bridge hogging brigands just doesn't sit well with me.
>>322178859
>They end up going away and pay me 200 coins
SUCKERS
>>322178970
I usually grab the dynamite stick in the cave with the ghost, sneak past the two ogres, put the dynamite stick in front of the gate, it also kills one of the half ogres, blows the gate and doesn't aggro anyone for some reason.
>>322168056
>Who was your favorite companion?
Anyone who answers anything else but Virgil is objectively wrong.Especially after he goes full edgy.
>>322179220
tfw Virgilcorroborates the evil guy's story
>>322179220
Considering Virgil is the only party member with a fleshed out story, it's not hard to pick him. Plus he's been there since the start and is a good healer unless you're some faggot technologist so he's indispensable.
Any mandatory mods/community patches?
>>322179220
>Fucker just runs off
>search for a while, clues lead me to Caladon
>find him in a basement in Caladon
>that change in his voice after his past demons have been defeated
>fucking joachim finally shows up
>>322179448
http://terra-arcanum.com/drog/dest/uap.html
http://terra-arcanum.com/drog/dest/highres.html
>>322171531
>try out full persuasion build
>you can skip the shit part of the wheel clan dungeon
god fuck those golems
also
>chakka and SMM
>both of them can one hand sword of air and wreck the shit out of everything
>>322179430
techfags get an arachnid healer if they saved the camera from the start
it doesnt cost them a follower slot which is nice
>>322179760
>>>try out full persuasion build
>>you can skip the shit part of the wheel clan dungeon
Oh yeah, fuck that part.
>talk my way with the dwarf king
>he uses a hidden lever, trapdoor to the last room of the other dungeon opens
I think I might have shed a tear when it happened. The dredge & wheel clan shit was so fucking tedious.
>tfw the first line of Arcanum is referenced in Age of Decadence
brought a smile to my face
>>322180095
Didn't notice it, what are you referring to?
>>322180159
I guess you didn'tfly the airshipwithout knowing how to actually use it.
>>322180159
If you blow up Flying Ship by failing rolls, you get almost same scene as in Arcanum when guy run to you and call that you are choosen one. You can tell him to fuck off.
>>322180445
>>322180461
I didn't get very far unfortunately in AoD. It felt really clunky and awkward, I'd have loved to give it more love if it was a text based game. I'll try again later in the future.
>>322179675sup Drog
Magic was way overpowered compared to tech in this game.
>>322176783
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0yAi2aiUN9vDemise of the Kanye
>>322180625
?
I'm not Drog.
>>322179580
>do virgils quest
>get super invested in his story
>some priest guy walks up
>his pathing glitches because he cant path through my companions
fucking joachim ruining the moment
>>322180687
teleport is almost mandatory on magic users
force and conveyance is all you need
and probably that spirit call thing
Say, I remember the last Arcanum thread I saw on /v/!
What was it...3...maybe 4yearsago?
Anyway, there was an image there of an evil backstory that starts with "Sometimes fate just isn't subtle" and goes on and on about how your PC was born under a blood moon on the 13th day of midwinter of the 666th year or some shit like that.
Does anyone have it? I can only assume it was a custom/mod-added background.
It made me chuckle and I've always wanted to see it again.
>>322181157
It's Solomon Doone's backstory.
If you want I can take a screenshot.
>>322181282
Please do!
>>322181347
There you go, fresh off mspaint
Arcanum's manual is so fucking amazing. Go read the interesting parts if you haven't yet.
>>322180095
>Age of Decadence
This looks pretty fun, I will try it out.
>>322181403
Thanks, anon! You've scratched an itch that's been a very, very mild inconvenience to me for a long time.
Where did RPGs go so wrong?
>>322181563
>Where did RPGs go so wrong?
I have a lot of opinions about that. Gonna make my in-depth game design analysis video based on Arcanum soon.
>>322181563
You're welcome, always glad to make some Anon happy.
>I've been seriously hurt, sir! Please help me!
>The fucking manual
Man I loved how much they invested into this world
I remember reading a fuckton in Tarant Library and still wasnt finished with all the books.
>>322181909
>"Are you blind? What in god's na- err... better luck next time."
>>322181909
>I'm starting to like you less and less
>>322182182
That's the way to show those bas-aaaaI mean, good hit, sir!
>>322172617
>all the different ways you can pronounce Virgil's name wrong
>>322181771
I'd love to stay in the thread but I've got to go to bed.
But an Arcanum thread is a hell of a way to close out 2015.
Kudos to the OP even if he had to whinge a bit to get the thread rolling.
>>322174540
A "best of retard mode dialogue" compilation would be neat.
>>322182428
>I'd love to stay in the thread but I've got to go to bed.
Same ;_;
I wish I had friends who actually appreciated Arcanum.
>>322182428
>>322182506
Good night anons
>>322182476
Theres more to it, but this covers some good ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHSwvbvE9WU
>>322178369
>drop some railroad spikes and rusty daggers in front of them
>they automatically pick them up and equip them even though they do less damage than their unarmed attacks
>>322182796
>they equip weapons that require more strength than they have
>>322182796
>>322182382
>Even Arcanum threads are not safe from anime/avatars/smug girls
Make it stop, please.
>>322181909
>attack a pig in ashbury
>"HEY I DONT KNOW WHY WE'RE ATTACKING SUCH A DECENT TYPE!"
why dont i even bother with this faggot
i just wanted the feather weight axes
>>322181660link your channel
>>322180618
It's possible to complete the game without a fight but yeah the learning curve if you're going into a combat oriented route is pretty steep and requires some time investment.
Ruins of vendigroth was pretty cool area, I really liked the backstory on it.Also you can get some sick powers in there if you went through the god quest.
>>322175671
This. After that side quest, I essentially went full genocide on the gnomes and continued to hate them irrationally in most other rpgs.
Such a good game.
>>322185316
>>322185316
Yeah, I fucking killed that cheeky cunt in the house, informing me that theres nothing I can do.
Im pretty sure Troika was going to continue the questline in the next game, but good things like that never came to pass.
I keep wanting to do an evil mage run, but I tend to have the most fun being a molotov-chucking, pyrotechnic axe-wielding steampunk knight.
Do any other games use a similar faith vs logic magic system? I really liked how you can nullify magic just by not believing in it hard enough.
>tfw realizing hammers don't get damaged when attacking ore golems
>>322187493
one of the reason why I love the pyrotechnic axe so much is that the damn thing, on top of being OP as fuck, is also pretty much indestructible. You can use it to bash down doors, chests, and golems without a problem. If you don't have one of those, you can also punch doors and golems down, but you'll need some healing afterwards.
>>322187493
>tfw keeping backup hammers for your half-ogres just for that occasion
Is Tarant the only vidya city with named streets and numbered buildings? I can't think of any other game where people give you an address when you need to go somewhere.
is there a patch that restores the cut schematics like the automatons? I think the last time I played you could craft them but their ai was missing or something.
>>322168056
I've done quite a few playthroughs, but my favorite was the one where I was a Persuasion Master and had a harem of elf girls. Sure, I had to break up fights between Z'an and Raven constantly, and Druella and Swyft were always bothering me about completing their quests, but it was worth it.
>>322168056
I played halfway through some months ago as a gun wielding character. Got bored of it and stopped playing.
I wouldn't recommend this one, the age really shows. For that matter the only d and d games worth playing in 2016 are planescape torment for ebin writing and BG2.
>>322168056
>Who was your favorite companion?
I liked Virgil, spoilercompanion, and Kree.
Dog is also acceptable for rekin it
>Best area?
There was a best area? Elf villages were both cool to visit.
>What was the worst enemy and why was it the ore golem?
I don't know, probably because you're not really prepared to run into weapon damaging enemies at that point, and then get beset upon by fucking wargs.
>What character did you make, did you write any backstory on him/her?
Don't be a fag, anon.What did that Gnome do to me?
>>322177085
>And tech healing sucks ass.
Ain't it the fucking truth. Healing is the number one thing that stops my tech runs. It's such a fucking pain.
>>322177085
>tech healing sucks
wait what
you can make salves out of the plants that are growing all over the fucking place. Barring that, you can buy plants for dirt cheap at a bunch of stores. You can make stamina heals out of COCAINE AND TOBACCO. I was literally rolling in that shit by the end of the game.
