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Discussion in 'Arcanum Hints & Tips' started by Lycander, Dec 7, 2001.

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  1. Jarinor

    Jarinor New Member

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    I don't consider editing levelling schemes to enhance the character (not change it completely) to be cheating. Editing levelling schemes to make everyone mages/technologists etc is cheating and wrong. If I do it, it's to expand abilities and have followers max out their technological disciplines...
     
  2. Lycander

    Lycander New Member

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    can someone tell mi whether the blade launcher is a good weapon overall?
     
  3. Jarinor

    Jarinor New Member

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    It does do good damage. No one will deny that. However, it requires 6 (count 'em, six) bullets per shot - not good. Of course, there are guns that only need one bullet per shot, but they don't do as much damage.

    If you want to do large amounts of damage in one shot (because you have a low dex) then go for the blade launcher. If you want to do large amounts of damage with a few more shots (because you have a high dex) then go for something else. Honestly though, some of those cross-discipline gun schematics need serious improvement...
     
  4. Lycander

    Lycander New Member

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    aniway, I'm thinking of making my own bullets....r there any found schematics for battries or even fuel?If there is i might wan to use the tesla gun..
     
  5. Chryssalis

    Chryssalis New Member

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    Listen.. a couple of things.
    ok..more than a couple...
    First of all. the blade launcher is 15 str...plan ahead.

    Second..its slow..very slow. Bevore the patch the sniper rifle was better

    Third..making bullets is slower than buying hem in mass amts.

    FOurth. Using rifles lovers you ac because you can hold shield..and the flow distuptor rocks.

    Fifth. Autamatons are god.. you hear me??? GOD!!! THey hit SO HARD. ONe automaton is a more effective at melee than Virgil al level 50. ANd you can repair all your automatons..that means they live froever for free. Lok for the schematic in ashbury. you will need max smithy and gadgets.

    Sixth. I personally hated the blade launcher AND the elephant gun..they were complete ripoffs. BRinswiks gun and the warbringer wer better IMHO. Bronswiks gun involves fuel as ammo..its nice for a backup.

    I could never find a chaingun fellas..where the hellw as that thing? :minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :puke:
     
  6. Lycander

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    Lycander New Member

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    If i were to give up using guns,what should i use,tesla guns?Batteries cost as much as a bullet.1 for 9 coins..Any suggestion to weapons i can use?
     
  8. Jinxed

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    Well, you could invest in throwing. But I suggest you stick to guns. The Tesla gun requires charges which are expensive. But At the damage it does you are not going to use alot of them while killing baddies anyway. Besides money in arcanum at one point stops being a problem, I worried more about weight problems.
     
  9. Lycander

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    I was thinking of using guns as the primary weapon n the automatons..But dat would cost mi a lot of CPs in gun,smithy,mechanical disciple.So I'am wondering whether i have enough Cps to invest on?
     
  10. Lycander

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    When I run than techolist gunfighter I have at least two or three different guns. I like the
    hand cannon as you can use it one-handed with than shield in the other hand. The rifled cannon
    is another good gun. I also carried at least two
    melee weapon to use when you donot want to waste
    ammo or you run out of ammo.
     
  12. Mael

    Mael New Member

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    Tesla guns are good, they uses charges which can only be found at tech shops and you can make them
     
  13. Lycander

    Lycander New Member

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    Are these charges batteries which r found schematics?Is there a found schematic for feul or arrow as well?What gun would you recomend using other den the hand cannon?
     
  14. Mael

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    there are two schemantics for the charges/batteries one is the second level chemistry and another can be bougth at tech shops, and fuel is also available, about the arrows, i am not so sure that there is a schemantic

    about guns which do you prefer anyway?
    handguns or rifle
    for the handgun i think it would be the DW
    the schemantic can be found at the vedigroth wastes land is it still depends on where you are in the game, for the rifle looking glass rifle without the patch, tesla guns and blade launcher
     
  15. Lycander

    Lycander New Member

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    1stly,what is a DW(what does it stand for?)
    2ndly,i would prefer a rifle...
    3rdly,no offense but i dun understand what u mean (still depends on where you are in the game, for the rifle looking glass rifle without the patch, tesla guns and blade launcher)
    lastly,charges=batteries?
     
  16. Mael

    Mael New Member

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    the schemantic for DW or Dorch's Warbringer(not so sure about the spelling) can only be found at the vendigroth waste which can only be triggerd after talking to Nasrudin

    charges=batteries, yes

    the damage of the looking glass rifle with out applying any patch (ver1.07.0 and up)is 40-40 and it went down after the patch...
    and the tesla gun and the blade launcher are good rifles

    no offence taken
     
  17. Lycander

    Lycander New Member

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    Thanx for the advice.I know i might be asking too much but what good guns r there in arcanum and is the explosive schematic worth learning?
     
  18. Mael

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    explosive? i have never tried it myself cause you need another figthing skill to use your made explosive effectively, you need a good trowing arm, btw if your planning to invest in trowing i suggest you go get the arial dicapitator(again not so sure about the spelling) you can get the coordinates in this site
     
  19. Lycander

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    What guns would u recommend for a technist like me who is lvl 12 and waiting to xplore the closed sewers before xploring the mines?
     
  20. Feldon Kane

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    If you can get into The Boil without being killed, you could talk to a guy in Caleb's bar. He'll tell you to talk to Miranda Tears. Do a job for her and she'll set up a meeting with Pollock. Talk to him, take his deal, and he'll give you a Hand Cannon, which is a very good gun.
     
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