Topic: Returnal

I've only just reached Crimson Wastes after over 20 hours. 😆

@JohnnyShoulder Don’t worry, Crimson Wastes will seem like a breeze now!

@Kidfried I only had the one crash so was pretty lucky but the audio bug was horrendous for me. Luckily the latter wasn’t a problem in the last afternoon/evening with the game since the patch dropped.

With regards to RNG, it’s the amount of resin that made the different for me. On my repeated attempts to get the biome 6 fragment, I learnt that one of the fabricators in the main hall before the boss always sold a 25% max integrity boost so using that after clearing both sides of the map was always useful. I think biome 5 has one too. I went all in on my final run last night and used all my ether to cleanse resins to boost my integrity as I couldn’t face having to do it again.

And with weapons, I found that I ended up sticking to just a handful of weapons by the end, even if it was a few levels below what was being offered. I saw no point getting a high ranked weapon I hated rather than sticking with a lower level one I liked.

@JohnnyShoulder I was about the same for reaching Crimson wastes. Currently on biome 6 with over 3 days on the clock. Maybe this weekend I'll see the credits roll in act 2 but you just never know 🤣

@Kidfried I’ve had many a night like that. Last night was similar but not quite as late as yours 🤣.

I start off meaning to just have a bit of a go and then I really get into it and find it hard to know when to stop. Even now I’ve finished act 3 I haven’t found a reason to stop playing. I found the same with Death Stranding, which is a totally different pace of game, but got into the world and the game mechanics and ended up doing everything there was going even after the platinum. I totally appreciate that we are all different and look for different things in a game, plus are affected by issues or features that don’t live up to expectations differently. There will always be things that could be better, but as a package this game delivers on a number of levels and I don’t think I will see anything this year that beats this for me.

@Thrillho All the main Fabricator rooms sell that 25% boost one don't they? I do think the RNG factor is overblown, it's more about figuring out how the artifacts/malignancy/obolites etc systems tie together. I can always find the main artifacts I want, then it's suplimented by whichever I come across on a run.

In 40+ hours I've been blessed with only a single crash/bug, and it was just after beating the biome 4 boss late at night, so was contemplating throwing myself off a ledge anyway.

@Thrillho @MightyDemon82 Think I lasted about 45 mins before getting rinsed by one of those crab things. I was thinking of taking a break from the game but am itching to play it again. Stupid work getting in the way.

I agree with @phil_j in regards to the RNG, you can work the system in your favour by doing stuff like not opening any chests until your proficiency is a bit higher to get better weapons.

Had no major bugs yet, just a couple of loud sudden bangs and a few enemies getting stuck in the scenery a few times.

@Kidfried Thanks kiddo, that is good to know!

@Voltan Checked last night. have all those. I appreciate all your help in this.
I really hope it didn't glitch somehow and there's something after Act 3 that counts towards it.

@Kidfried Yeah, I apparently can’t read. Totally forgot about that run you were on. I just can’t forgive the game for completely ruining my experience of it. While some issues are fixed, my trophies will never be sorted therefore I have no reason to play it anymore since I’ve beaten act 3.

@Bri-Die This has not happened to me but I saw someone on Reddit with a similar problem and possible solution - might be worth checking out (top comment):

@Kidfried Just over 50 times last I checked. 😬

@Voltan You are a life saver! That worked! Trophy has popped, and my motivation has come back. Thank you

Just did a 1-3 run and had a blast. Used about every weapon going and unlocked a few traits. Had 288% integrity, 30% protection, 20% extra damage, hell just about every good perk going and still almost got destroyed by those drones.

Only found 1 cypher and 1 scout log on the entire run and was convinced I found a few rooms that I’d never seen before.

@render always feels great when you get a build like that. Yeah I’m chipping away like you and after two runs yesterday I came away with only 1 cipher, boooo. Need 3 from Crimson, 1 from Citadel, 1 from snowy drone turret hell and 3 from Scar.

Also just watched somebody speedrun biomes 4-6 in under 5 minutes...

@Scratchy_Seal It gives the game a totally different feel. I remember edging forward when doing the biomes and bosses first time round like it was my life on the line. Now I just throw myself into it, roll the dice and see what happens.

I’m down to needing 5 from Crimson, 2 from the Citadel, 1 from the hell hole and 2 from the abyss. That’s probably a few hours worth of runs right there. Crazy that you can speed run some of them that fast 🤯

@render yeah not gonna lie I love going ham on malignants and parasites. I’m often surprised at how often it falls in my favour!

Progress, at last! I finally got a chunk further in biome 3, and met the boss for the first time. That didn't end well ... but still, I'm glad to have got a bit further

@JigsawPieces Fantastic work. The Citadel is tough. Even after you’ve got a good few parasites, stats and a fairly proficient weapon it’s no walk in the park.

Avenged my first Deceased Scout earlier. All I can say is that Housemarque are evil mo fo's! 🙃 But I like how you also get rewarded if you get avenged.

Also did my first daily challenge. That was quite fun! I didn't come anywhere in the rankings really, but wasn't expecting to.

Made a bit of progress in Crimson Wastes and made it into the temple. I like the contrast to how open the earlier part of the biome and that if felt a bit claustrophobic.