Outlast 2 story mode: Outlast 2’s new Story Mode offers an easier experience, but you could still die

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This is the second time that the Outlast 2 team has had to address the game’s difficulty issues.

By Matthew Byrd | March 28, 2018 |

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Outlast 2 is getting a more structured story mode that will supposedly make it easier for players to experience the game’s narrative. According to an update on the game’s Steam page, this new story mode “allows players to experience the game with minimal challenges, fewer enemy encounters, and more breathing room to fully immerse yourself in the universe.” While you will still be able to die in this new game mode, enemies are weaker, slower, and less frequent than they are in the main game. Furthermore, additional changes have been made to increase the instances of exploration and decrease the number of chase sequences.

Additionally, the team has reinstated “some of the things we had to remove from the original game in order to get an M rating.” The developer notes state that Red Barrels doesn’t believe this content is “drastic” and that it won’t affect gameplay, but it did have to be initially removed in order to ensure that the game didn’t get an Adults Only rating. In fact, Australia initially refused to classify Outlast 2. It’s believed that some of the content added back into the game might be part of the reason why they initially denied it.

This isn’t the first time that the Outlast 2 team has had to alter the game’s difficulty. A patch issued for the game in May of last year altered the difficulty of the game’s Normal mode and made it generally easier to deal with the game’s various challenges. 

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There’s a great debate out there regarding whether or not games should feature easy modes – Dark Souls being the popular example – but we’re not sure if this alteration is part of that discussion. Even people who enjoyed Outlast 2 noted that the game’s initial difficulty was a bit excessive and almost felt unintentional. The fact that the developers addressed those complaints through a patch seemed to suggest that might indeed have been the case.

However, the developers at least seem to be stopping short of referring to this new story mode as the “definitive” or “recommended” way to experience the game. That has led some fans to assume that this new mode is basically the game’s “Easy” mode but is simply not being referred to as such in order to avoid the negative connotation of that phrase.  

Regardless, it appears that Outlast 2 now caters to all types of gamers who wish to experience its rich horror atmosphere. 

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Red Solstice 2: Survivors Guide — How to Survive the Mutant Invasion

Last week, on June 17th, the tactical top-down shooter Red Solstice 2: Survivors was released on Steam as a direct sequel to the 2015 game. The original game received positive reviews, and the sequel even got Russian localization, so now you can join the squad of defenders of your native Mars with much more comfort.

Other positive improvements to the sequel include improved graphics, polished controls and game mechanics.

What’s going on here anyway?

116 years after the fall of the Earth, humanity has adapted to life on Mars, setting up several small and huge colonies there. It would seem that the tragic consequences of the virus called STROL, which led to the emergence of mutants, are left behind. But it was not there! The Space Marines who landed in the colony of Tharsis discovered the Executor’s suspended animation pod. After awakening, he took command and connected to the Solar orbital gun.

Having dealt with a group of mutants who first appeared on Mars, the Executor has no choice but to sacrifice himself and his team in order to destroy the colony and, he thinks, avoid the spread of the virus. But this was not enough: reports of the appearance of mutants began to arrive from all over the planet, and then the EMMA artificial intelligence activated another Executor on board the command ship, which was to take command of the Cell special group. The main task is to avoid infection with the virus, break through the redoubts of monsters and, finally, find a cure for the most dangerous strain of STROL.

One for all and all for one

Let’s start with the most important component of the game — co-op with support for up to 8 players! From the main menu, select «Battle» to open the character customization screen. You can control here only the main character, the Executor. No NPCs or AI companions, just you and other players.

You can become a host: to do this, click on the «Host» button in the lower right corner of the screen. In this case, you (and no one else) will be able to configure the job parameters. Go to the tab with the same name to access all the options that are in the story campaign (and they will all be unlocked from the very beginning). Pay attention to the «Accessibility» item, which allows you to install a single game, only with friends or with random players (select the «Open» option).

If you don’t want to bother with the task settings (or simply no one joins you), instead, on the main «Battles» screen, select the «View Servers» tab. You will see all available servers, the difficulty levels set by the hosts, and the number of participants. If, when you enter a server, you see only your character on the screen, then the task has already begun. Click the «Join» button at the bottom right and you will be taken to the game map. If there are other players on the screen, then the mission has not started. Complete the character customization and confirm readiness by pressing the appropriate button.

By participating in cooperative battles, you gain experience points that can be invested in various skills. At the same time, all branches are unlocked at once. The experience of the story campaign is transferred to the cooperative «Battles» and vice versa.

Mission controls and interface

Since the game’s prologue is a combat mission in real time, I decided to start by talking a little about the controls and interface. And the first thing you want to pay attention to is the presence of plot and side quests. Story missions are completed on fixed maps, and side locations are generated randomly when completed. This is important, because if you lose, you will be able to repeat the task: the objectives of the side missions will remain the same, but the location and location of important markers will change. In addition, do not confuse side tasks from the global map with secondary goals that appear randomly in game locations. The latter are optional, but allow you to earn additional experience points.

You will have to control the Executor, who can be accompanied by other members of the squad (they do not appear immediately, but quite early). They automatically follow you and also automatically attack all hostile targets. To move, use the RMB: you can either click in the desired area or hold the RMB so that your fighter moves non-stop in the direction of the cursor. The ESC key opens the map and pauses the game. Ignore the sounds of shooting that can be heard during the pause (if you put the game on during the shooting, the sounds will not disappear anywhere, as well as the voices of the monsters).

Another important key is «Space». Click on it to center the screen on the Artist. B and N allow you to rotate the camera. In addition to the health bar, an energy bar is shown at the bottom of the screen. It is spent on activating various skills. There are many of them, so I will not go in cycles in this guide.

Finally, WASD is used to move the camera, Q is used to change weapons. To activate an item from the inventory, you need to click on it with LMB or use the key associated with the cell.

Main and special weapons

There are two types of weapons — main and special. So you will find / collect / produce ammunition in accordance with this classification. All secondary ammo (like energy ammo) is used only with the main weapon. By picking up such a box and opening it in your inventory, you will automatically load the weapon with one clip of the selected ammo. After using it, the main weapon will be reloaded with standard ones.

The current number of rounds in the clip is displayed next to the Executor on the map. Automatic recharge will start as soon as the stock reaches «0». You can start reloading earlier by manually pressing R, but in this case the hero will eject the current clip and load the next one. That is, all the cartridges remaining in the store will be lost.

Both weapons are displayed in the lower right corner of the screen. At the same time, the number of clips is shown for the main weapon, and the number of cartridges for the special weapon! That is, you should not flirt with shooting from a special weapon — get it only in emergency situations, or if you have boxes with special ammunition in your inventory. To replenish ammo, search lockers and crates, as well as interact with ammo containers in the open world. In some cases, ammo will go into hot slots to the left of the health and energy bars — just click on them to use up the item and increase the number of clips in the lower right corner of the screen. If it does not work, then the maximum clips (or special cartridges) for weapons have been reached.

The main weapon has two firing modes — automatic and aimed. Press E to activate the «Security» function (yes, it is indicated in the localization), and now your character, like the rest of the squad, will shoot at any target that falls into the affected area (marked with an orange circle). Click on CAPS so that the cursor turns into a crosshair. Click LMB — the hero will shoot where the cursor is pointing. At the same time, every second you get a bonus to accuracy. Instead of CAPS, you can hold Shift.

Of course, you can shoot from the main weapon manually, but only at enemies and exploding targets (you can’t shoot at an empty place without the CAPS function). For example, barrels and cars. Special weapons can only be fired manually — switch to Q and press LMB to make the hero shoot in the direction of the marker.

World Map

After completing the prologue, you will see the world map for the first time. This is Mars, which consists of several regions. For obvious reasons, only one will be available initially. You are on a command ship that generates intelligence and other resources. The ship is called Daedalia. To the right of the name is the «Scan» button. By clicking on it, you can scroll through the time.

There are always several markers on the map of the region. They can indicate story missions (they are labeled «Story»), side missions («Combat Deployment») and gathering supplies (they spend time, do not require landing at a location, allow you to get resources). At the top of the screen is a scale of total infection. If she gets to 100%, you will be defeated. Familiar? You can lower the level of infection by completing various missions, as well as through research and construction.

About resources

Every few days you get resources. In the lower right part of the screen there is an inscription Resupply and a countdown. At the end of this in-game time, you will receive a supply of resources (hover over the inscription and find out which ones).

All resources are divided into four types:

• Supplies — needed for the construction and improvement of buildings, research and the creation of objects.
• Deployment — These points are generated by completing various tasks. In addition, some buildings will later help you adjust the difficulty and set certain modifiers for missions.
• Specialists are people who are needed to build certain buildings and craft items. Any specialists not assigned to the creation of the object will be automatically sent to the research department (to speed up the process).
• Global Intelligence — Establish contact with different regions to increase the parameter that determines bonuses to research and construction speed.

There are many other tabs, which we will discuss below.

Armory

On this tab, you can customize the appearance and equipment of the Executor and other squad members. There are many slots in the «Equipment» submenu. Click on each to see what is currently available. New pieces of equipment can be crafted in the engineering bay or found while completing missions.

Consumables found in the quest are lost. The same slots are available for the Executor and other fighters:

• Primary and special weapons
• Defense Implants
• Offensive Implants
• Support Implants

The number of slots for implants depends on the character class. The left side of the screen shows the current consumption and the maximum energy reserve. In addition to the fact that energy is needed to activate abilities during combat deployments, it is also spent on the installation of implants. On the other hand, in place of any implant, you can add an energy core, which increases the energy of the armored suit by 15 units. Thus, it is necessary to find a balance between implants that increase and decrease the energy supply.

On the «Soldiers» tab, you can study the current rank of all fighters, see the abilities available to them and the skills that will open when they increase in rank (see left). Use the list on the right to switch between fighters.

Infrastructure

On the first tab, you can order various studies. In addition to the fact that each research requires a certain time (2 days or more), some of them can consume supplies. Click on the desired research to see its full description, which branches will be open after its successful completion, what can be built, and so on.

The «Engineers» tab allows you to create the desired items. They all require supplies and specialists. If you see a «specialist» icon with a «cross», it means that after the completion of the project, the specialist will disappear. If instead of a «cross» a «swirling arrow» is shown, then the specialist will return at the end of the project.

On the «Improvements» tab, you can order upgrades for the command ship. To gain access to upgrades, carefully read their descriptions and order the appropriate research on the first tab.

What about pumping?

Despite the strange name of the tab, this is perhaps one of the most important categories. Here you can spend the accumulated skill points on unit or Executor perks. In addition, there is a «Bestiary» menu. In addition to skill points, you will have to fulfill special conditions to select skills from this category. For example, kill 10 specific monsters. Hover over and read the description carefully.

As for the rest, I would like to add that the abilities on the «Armoured Suit» tab are aimed at strengthening the Performer, while «Squad Implants» strengthen the rest of the fighters in your group.

On the «Characteristics» tab at the top there are icons of all in-game ranks. You can study each to understand what requirements must be met for the next increase.

Last tips

I believe that every beginner should absorb and use this information:

• If the task is not on time, do not rush to the marker. Instead, look around other regions. On the other hand, always keep an eye on the mutant wave gauge at the top of the screen. If it decreases, then after a while you will be attacked by many enemies. Therefore, you should still hurry. But, for example, in the «New War» story mission, this scale is empty by default, which means that at the very beginning you can explore the surroundings and search all the containers.
• You can upgrade the main character through the «Battle» cooperative mode. All the experience gained there is transferred to the story campaign. And vice versa.
• If you know you’ll have to defend your position, scatter mines and explosives in all obvious directions of attack before the next wave arrives. Don’t forget that to detonate them, you need to press the G key. Also, explosive devices are ideal for destroying nests that generate mutants.

• Instead of using the CAPS key to manually fire the main weapon, it is more convenient to use SHIFT. Delay it and attack on LMB in the right direction. In addition, shooting through SHIFT is much faster. In auto fire mode, when you activate the E key function, your character fires a burst at the selected target until it dies. After that, he takes a pause to switch to another target. That is, it takes time to aim. And in the manual shooting mode through the SHIFT key, it is enough to hold down the LMB and the fire will be fired continuously until the cartridges in the clip run out or you release the LMB.
• First aid kits and other healing items restore health over time, and are activated immediately for all members of the squad that are close to the hero. That is, before activation, it is better to regroup.
• Activate any power relay you see on the map. It supplies power to the terminals, making it easy to open doors. This is important, because the game has not only simple doors that collapse with three hits, but also complex ones that you get tired of hitting in close combat.
• The ALT key allows you to give an order to your squad. You can order the operatives to stand still, follow you, take cover, and so on.
• The «Scan» icon next to the name of the command ship Daedalia allows you to speed up the passage of time. This is useful when you need to do some research and do not want to do other things on the map. But do not forget that some part of the time (usually several days) is spent on completing story and side missions with landing on the location.

If you want to join me in online battles, write in the comments. Perhaps we can protect Mars together.

System requirements

Red Solstice 2: Survivors is much friendlier to the owners of video cards of past generations than many other modern games. It will be possible to run it even on a rather old laptop:

Minimum requirements:

• OS: Windows 7 (64-bit)
• Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-4350
• RAM: 6 GB RAM
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750 1 GB
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Disk space: 10 GB

Recommended requirements:

• OS: Windows 10
• Processor: Intel Core i5-4690K or Ryzen 3 1300X
• RAM: 8 GB RAM
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3 GB or AMD Radeon R9 290X 4 GB
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Disk space: 10 GB

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7 Tips for Legend Mode in Ghost of Tsushima – PlayStation.

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Welcome, warriors! Ghost of Tsushima Legends Mode, the new online co-op mode for Sucker Punch’s great samurai epic, is releasing today with Update 1.1. This mode is not related to the single player storyline and is intended for online* playthrough only. Here you have to play as one of the four legendary warriors. Your goal is to create a legend about yourself as you unlock class-specific abilities, gear, and armor skins along the way, and team up with your friends to complete unique quests based on Japanese mythology.

Multiplayer mode includes two types of game: story missions for two players and survival missions for four. We will introduce you to the features of the gameplay for four players. Here you have to uncover many exciting secrets on the battlefields of Tsushima. The purpose of this guide is to familiarize you with the basics of the game so you can focus on building your legend.

Each survival mission is a combat consisting of several rounds. The goal is to protect several objects on the map, the number and strength of attacking enemies increase, the enemy attacks from certain points outside the map. If the enemy holds the point long enough, then it goes to him until you repel the attack of the next boss. The task is considered failed if the enemy has taken all the points from you.

Here are a few tips to help you prepare for your first outing:

1. Make the most of your class

Once you choose your starting class, you must level it up to unlock the other three classes. The team can be made up of fighters of any class; you can use stealth, melee and ranged combat, various equipment. But you should pay attention to the features of the class. To cope with different challenges, you need to diversify the skills in the group.

Samurai is a vanguard fighter, he distracts the advancing crowd. It is better to place the hunter armed with a bow on a hill — from there it will be easier for him to kill enemies with headshots that are not covered by shields. Special skill Ronin — Revive dead party members (all classes can revive fallen allies, but at this time they are vulnerable to attacks). The feature of the swift-footed assassin is temporary invisibility. It allows him to deal massive damage to the most dangerous enemies.

2. Coordinate the actions of fighters of different classes to effectively control the crowd

There are many enemies, but there are only four of you. But each of the four classes has a unique special skill. When you attack enemies, your determination bar gradually fills up. When the scale is full, you can use the skill by pressing L1 + R1.

Ronin’s Resurrection is the only non-weapon skill among these skills, the rest allow you to instantly hit several enemies at once. The hunter fires a whole bunch of arrows and hits all enemies in a wide area. Strike this blow when the enemy forces have not yet dispersed after the appearance, or shoot from high ground when the enemy has crowded on the line of defense.

Samurai moves with lightning speed from one enemy to another; Target selection is done with the left joystick. The killer teleports to any point on the battlefield and inflicts critical hits. Together, these fighters can drastically reduce the size of the enemy army. If you need to split up to defend several objects, then you should split the squad into pairs consisting of different classes in order to be able to deliver multiple strikes at any point.

It should be noted that during the animation of using a special skill, you are immortal.

3. Look to the sky

You can remember where the spawn zones are, but the order in which enemies spawn is random. When another army approaches, fireworks will burst over the point of its appearance. In moments of calm, do not forget to take turns looking at the sky. When you see fireworks, use the game’s alarm system — press R3 while aiming to put a mark on the map for your teammates. So they will know where to expect an attack.

4. Don’t stand still, look for shortcuts

On the way to the next line of defense there may be buildings, walls, relief elements. But your parkour skills and pitons with ropes will allow you to easily climb rooftops, fly over fenced yards and climb sheer walls. Remember the shortest path to all lines of defense. When there are more and more enemies, every second is precious. You need to be a fast-footed warrior and quickly move around the map.

Do not be afraid to fall from a height. In Legends, there is no fall damage and you can jump off high cliffs. But after the fall, it will take you some time to get back on your feet.

5. Don’t give up a line of defense without a fight

Each lost line of defense reduces the total health of the squad, and with it your chances of winning. Never leave a checkpoint until a corresponding message appears in the match interface. You have the opportunity to return the lost lines of defense. Every fifth round is a particularly powerful wave. In case of victory, all points occupied by the enemy on all lines of defense pass to you.

Subsequent enemy attacks will be fast and numerous. You will have to split up. Don’t try to go it alone unless absolutely necessary. Two pairs of fighters is the best option.

6. Choose and use your gifts wisely

As a rule, there are bonus objectives in each round. These are worth looking out for as they provide extra Magatama Chests that you get for killing enemies and winning the round. What can you spend a magatama on? Each map has a shrine. There you can purchase a gift — for example, the ability to set fire to nearby enemies or summon the spirit of an animal that will fight near you. In the Sanctuary, each gift can be purchased once per player. There must be a certain amount of time between purchases of the same gift. In the final rounds, when the number of enemy armies increases and powerful demons appear on the battlefield, it is extremely difficult to win without the use of gifts.