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AlexanderBorisov

I remember the waiting game was there only in the red key maze, when I played it. Because you cannot eliminate robots in it even with the cloak - still too risky, luring from the entrance is what worked best... Other parts require some luck but I did them agressively, maybe I used a different strate...

AlexanderBorisov

For example sniper ng's in Lost Levels weren't set to snipe mode from the moment they appeared (level 9) so could seem easier but later they were... But I don't think those Smelter 2 were different in LL, in both cases they seem to always hit you with those bouncing shots, but I don't believe it is ...

AlexanderBorisov

At least in D2 Apocalyptic Factor you have plenty of roaming robots to play with. Especially I like level 8 death maze with hostages, more than 10 roaming green platforms, cloaked hulks, etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LswUbJ5TTA8&index=12&list=PLbp0p_f9yduUufGZoSBuav8AOwsaT4ijJ And the ...

AlexanderBorisov

Vertigo robots cannot be placed in matcens? Strange, Lost Levels had a lot of Sniper NG and SPIKE matcens, even MAX...

AlexanderBorisov

D2 Level 5 has a lot of space for roaming, makes ITSCs quite dangerous there.

AlexanderBorisov

To me it depends more on robot placement and numbers than on the type, trust me, in Sirius Alpha Depot I played recently even class 1 drones (D1) are nightmare, not to say about laser firing Gophers, as well as in D1 level 9. And while Player Gauss or Mercury robots in EAF2 were the most damaging (a...

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I believe it is a good sign, if people either love or hate the level/mission. That is what happened to the best missions like TEW, Obsidian, etc... And I definitely think you need much more than two opinions to decide about the difficulty of the levels and robot placement - although the ultimate dec...

AlexanderBorisov

A nice run, but in my version (Rebirth 0.58.1) I always had the drillers at 2:11 and 2:28, as well as the grey hulks near the blue key roaming by this time so I had to clear those areas first (much earlier than you did), otherwise it makes them very luck based. The starting dual matcens can be clear...

AlexanderBorisov

In fact, we don't have other candidates for like 15 years... I mean, ones that have a sort of a political program and influence and can collect a reasonable number of votes. So Russians have few choices, actually, so most vote for Putin or just dont' go to elections (like I do). That Putin is slowly...

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Guys it's not a "right" or a "left" thing. Don't fall for the left-right shell game. True. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/08/21/conspiracy-theories-arent-just-for-conservatives/?utm_term=.48256b10570b But in this case, Trump's Russia scandal is bleeding ...

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Do you mean anyone can see a game and join? Because frankly both on Descent Rangers and DCL, I was pissed off by the procedure for becoming a member, I think it is more complex than one used by Google to hire a leading Research Engineer :). Surely more complex than in Intel where I worked. Yes I und...

AlexanderBorisov

Is it possible to play fun games without strongly participating in ranking games/tournaments? I am interested in occasionally playing multiplayer (D1/D2) games but don't care about ranks. And I cannot plan for sure whether I will be able to play at particular day and particular time.

AlexanderBorisov

You can make the invulnerability a bit less convenient. Personally I feel bosses should be a noticeable difficulty spike right at the end of the level. D1L7 definitely captured this, while D2L4 just had a big robot with more health that just happens to teleport and start the countdown. On Insane (a...

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I think L3 was rather easy even in it's earlier setup. At least compared to CS and Vertigo. I don't believe that making many of the starting levels (for example, 10) significantly easier than standard campaigns is a good idea. But giving it more tension and style, would be the very nice. Maybe can b...

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L16 run is impressive, but boss fight is a bit strange, first you should have saved more guided missiles during the run and then use them more sparingly luring the boss into the place where you can make safe shot on it. In fact, you can approximately guess where the boss is (at least the distance) b...

AlexanderBorisov

Maybe try VMWare? I used it always (seems to be more powerful and easy to use than VirtualBox) but not sure it supports Win98.

AlexanderBorisov

With homing missiles, yes, I also learnt to dodge them in D1, need to move at maximum speed (=trichording or at least bi-chording) and right angle when it is just about to hit you. It is even possible to outrun it, I recoded this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcPKCNz5FGw In fact I play Rebirth 0...

AlexanderBorisov

A couple more interesting single levels recorded : Juggernaut (by Luke Schneider), I heard this level is a must to play (although I was unable to find it for long time), and in fact it is very good! Now it is on DMDB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkgCHNon3zk&lc=z22hvztp1ubhhfxxb04t1aokg3lyn1e...

AlexanderBorisov

Regarding bosses and walls - from what I recall seeing, if a boss is behind a wall or door that opens up, there needs to be only one cube (the one that the boss is in) behind that wall or door, or it won't move into the rest of the boss room when it teleports. It's an exception case in the way D2 f...

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Interesting, I thought 7 is yours because it is the only one of DH's levels that does not have an Ownage Depot (or I haven't found it, but I carefully checked every level with DLE to ensure I found all useful secrets and did not skipped large areas unintentionally) - which was my secondary goal. 8,9...

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I used to disable everything I don't need in Win 7 (like services, scheduled tasks, all sorts of crap I don't need) to make work and load faster, probably this telemetry is also disabled on my Win 7. And probably possible to disable it on Win10, if you know how... But I care more about unnecessary b...

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Same story, vendors told me I have to keep the pre-installed system (Win 8), I did not want to, in addition to it's bugs and problems (found about the Classic shell only about a year later) I don't like to work on a system without full installation CD. Had problems with the drivers when installing W...

AlexanderBorisov

My system is Windows 7 x64, and it seems I made the right choice by immediately deleting Win8 as I bought this laptop (where I have Descent installed), and installing Win7! Yes could be issue with video card, driver, etc, possibly the delay is caused by change of video mode or resolution (but I don'...

AlexanderBorisov

with the notable exception of Ironstar and Ironblade due to reported issues that appear to make them non-viable in co-op What issues are there in co-op? And have you played those in SP mode? Do you think they are worth it (I am going to play it on Insane difficulty without saves and death as usual)?

AlexanderBorisov

Alter-Fox wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:35 pm Might watch one of those... Don't want spoilers but maybe I can figure out what I'm doing wrong in level 2.

It would also be very interesting to know what do you think about my music selection for the levels. I felt AF deserves some good music - and here it is!

AlexanderBorisov

Here it is
http://depositfiles.com/files/rcs5zx4nc
the file storage is very slow, SendSpace does not allow to upload more than 300MB.

AlexanderBorisov

Anybody knows how those multiple bosses, like in AF level 3, Obsidian L15, Entropy 2 work? Do they share the HP or are the separate bosses? Why they all die at the same moment? How they choose destinations for teleport? Can they spawn robots or be invulnerable to smth? How AI settings, like Snipe, F...

AlexanderBorisov

Rebirth 0.58.1 works well with this boss, so Player Omega is not a problem, it is definitely a bug. I played this level and never seen that bug.

AlexanderBorisov

Haha, seems the most evil AF levels are designed by DH (maybe except 7? but it has only an evil boss) - and the same is true for TEW. I understand that you won't have problems in coops with unlimited deaths, but for SP on one life and no saves those areas are a thing to avoid. It is interesting whic...

AlexanderBorisov

I have the DOSBox version of D1, D2 from GoG, and don't have this bug. Probably related to DOSBox settings. I have Win7 x64. Probably can upload my version so you can test it - if you need.

AlexanderBorisov

I think yellow key is a bit tough - some lethal robots there - if you are not lucky enough to get the cloak like Sirius did, and also the red key area should have sound strategy to beat (the rest of the level is relatively linear). And the boss is nasty, requires some patience and luck to beat... Th...

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@Siruis : I still think it was a big fun to play this level set the way I did - except levels 2,3,5,7 boss parts - if I tried to record those levels entirely no save no death it would take a month for each level and would not be fun, definitely :x . But for levels like 5,7 it is inevitable - if you ...

AlexanderBorisov

To Sirius : Ok then I will assume I did a decent job with AF :D . I mainly wanted to ask why it was designed that a bit "anti-climactic" way - L2, 3 being very diffucult, and for example L 14 and L15 not too hard... Was there any idea behind the difficulty progression and level order here?...

AlexanderBorisov

Thanks! Yes, no Gauss is one thing making L2,3 harder. Another one is very cramped geometry, which is rare in later levels. About using non+standard weapons, I consider it a kind of cheating, too. As it changes the gameplay and level's flow (even apart of making the game much easier). About the cold...

AlexanderBorisov

Yeah but since folks with not much more skill than me are breezing through it two difficulty levels above where I'm trying I've got this feeling I'm missing something. Ironically this level mostly needs skills and good reaction to get through. Right use of cloaking devices and luring in some places...

AlexanderBorisov

BTW I am now uploading Insane no death no save walkthrough of Apocalyptic Factor. With all important secrets shown. Hope you enjoy this most difficult mission, I consider it a summit of difficulty and classic level design, and selected very good music for it, too! Now 4 levels uploaded. https://www....

AlexanderBorisov

Try Rebirth 0.58.1 then, I use it, recently played AF and briefings were ok. And check other campaigns, whether everything is ok with briefings

AlexanderBorisov

Maybe you play D1 version (done by DFW), not proper D2? Haven't looked on it however and don't know what D1 version look like.

AlexanderBorisov

To be honest, regarding multiplayer: don't try to design levels for that until you've played a lot of the game mode you're building for. I learned that the hard way - lots of early levels that aren't really fun. Free-for-all levels can be at least somewhat forgiving, but one-on-one levels are very ...

AlexanderBorisov

Alter-Fox, I think it is a bit too harsh criticism although it has a lot of valid points for sure. First I agree that levels should have more atmosphere, but it is a BIG question how to achieve that; TEW and Vignettes uses thematic levels, AF has that superhuman, monumental level design, and unloads...

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