Doesn't teach Lakebed Grapple with Undersea Stalking active, even if you already have an instance of the technique.
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After much chess training, I can confirm that getting the vision from King difficulty chess in the computer lab doesn't give you any more options or a different result when asking Artyom about memories. Ditto with having used a massive assailant sketch after getting that vision.
What triggers this? I've been wandering around with office suit coat/pants + Records ID and didn't see it once. Have not found the vault.
(I've been in the vault via hacking the bigdig but not ever seen the vault from above.)
Hacking logs:
4 Code Finesse
- 1 V: You inspect the controls in minute detail. They're… painfully complicated, but there's a method to the madness somewhere. 1
- 1 C + 2 V: You feed the drone some commands and watch the results. Watching the responses in real time is pretty informative. 7? (+6?)
- 1 V: You inspect the controls in minute detail. They're… painfully complicated, but there's a method to the madness somewhere. 8?
- 1 V: You inspect the controls in minute detail. They're… painfully complicated, but there's a method to the madness somewhere. 9?
- 1 V: You inspect the controls in minute detail. They're… painfully complicated, but there's a method to the madness somewhere. 10?
- 1 V: You take another look over the controls. They're never going to seem well-designed or straight-forward, but you think you can make them work. success
- 1 C: You queue up a batch for Drive Control containing Direct Command. You position the drone to dig you a route under the street. The drills aren't on at the moment, but the drone could burrow like hell if they started up.
Tried adding Dripping with Gore to my effects while fishing, since I'm not aware of any ox heads we've got to try using as bait, but doesn't seem like the blood is helping to attract whatever's down there.
Brief log of entering the vault via vines:
- plant seed into worker (already ran away)
- plant seed into worker 1
- plant seed into worker 2
- plant seed into worker (already ran away)
- plant seed into worker (already ran away)
- plant seed into worker 3
- plant seed into worker (already ran away)
- plant seed into worker 4
- plant seed into worker 5
- got infected raging worker combat
- plant seed into worker (already ran away)
- got infected raging worker combat
- plant seed into worker 6
- There's a faint scrabbling in the walls that seems to be stretching towards the door… whatever it is, it doesn't seem to quite get there. (failed to get in the vault)
- plant seed into worker 7
- plant seed into worker 8
- got infected raging worker combat
- plant seed into worker 9
- plant seed into worker (already ran away)
- plant seed into worker (already ran away)
- plant seed into worker 10
- plant seed into worker (already ran away)
- You knock politely on the door. The walls around you hiss and whisper with movement, until there's a soft crackle and the door swings open.
6 infections is not enough, 10 was enough. Looks like workers running away don't count (as expected). The raging workers help if infecting more workers is your goal. I had 2 instances of Implant Seed in my deck. I think 3 would have helped with the run-aways but I was doing a no-drugs run so time in the misty offices was hard to come by. This spanned 3 days.
Testing how many seed implants it takes to get access to Records Office via implanting seeds. I'm not sure if infecting multiple people in the same combat counts as multiple infections (narratively I think it should?). Here it took 11 people implanted, or 9 if multi-combat implants don't count.
1+1+2+1+2+1+1=9 = fail
1+1+2+1+2+1+1+1=10 = fail
1+1+2+1+2+1+1+1+1=11 = success
EDIT: Also this is mostly dockhands and low level gangers infected on the waterfront — possibly higher level opponents would count for more?
Thanks Crypto, I'll poke at that more.
Hm, anything special chaining with Shark Bite (either way)? (EDIT: Looking at edit history I guess GoldS tested this and later expanded it to all eating techs.)
EDIT: Also: following an eating technique must do *something* right? Both are 6 base power.
It definitely is triggering when you are below 50% HP, once my gore stuff wore off. It didn't seem to be triggering with the enemy below 50% HP, but I also haven't rigorously confirmed that yet.
In Norse mythology, Hymir is a jotun who figures in a fishing story where Thor catches Jormungandrr the Midgard serpent (which sort of checks out with the bigger "eel" in the depths?)
Is this how Midgard top brass get rid of each other?
Is this right - when the player uses this, it is enhanced when you (attacker) is <50% HP, but when the shark uses it it is enhanced when you (defender) is <50% HP? Seems like it should always use the defender's HP whether used by player or shark. Or maybe when either party is injured?
I've tried this with the albino crocodile hide and octopus eye derived items, as well as a hunting spear, but Shark Frenzy and Unexpected Grab are the only new things I've found from it. Also seems to be specifically the vest and pants for the Shark Frenzy stuff, not the other cured shark hide items or the shark tooth blade.
Fighting him with something that Leaves Jagged Wounds (like powdered glass) and a sampling kit doesn't let you collect any blood.
Killing Boris is risky, but doable. I find the Functioning PDA usually isn't too bad, though. If I don't let Mikhail keep his reward, credits usually aren't too bad at that point, and you've got the computer lab, the MBR lab, and the Slags lab to hit up for parts as long as you time them correctly, so a good chance of getting the memory stick and processor you need. Ideally I get two memory sticks and a processor, since that leaves me set to make a linked handheld as well.
Unlock the computer lab ASAP, since setting off the alert in there on the first day you can isn't going to have much in the way of consequences, and you might get another couple shots during the run. Salvage the computer in the MBR lab immediately after getting a Slags ID, and going forward. And then harvesting the Slags lab computer as long as it isn't the day you plan on doing Dr. A's quest.
I've been doing some casual-speed resets lately and I'm never sure about the best options for acquiring a computer in-run. Mostly around survivors-quest time. The Fang PDA is a decent PDA that will probably take me through the rest of the run, plus maybe an expanded handheld. But you need basically any other working PDA to get the Fang PDA.
Options:
- Craft a Functioning PDA: PDA chassis + processor chip + memory stick. I don't love this option, especially if I'm crafting an expanded handheld as well.
- Buy an Omnitech Learntop: 400 cred: I forgot this was an option actually
- Zaibatsu TZR — need gang control of waterfront. Probably the quickest option in run?
- Student PDA — completing problems on the docks (charnel house).
Others:
- unlocked Midgard Player (need a processor chip) — when in season.
- Biotech PDA — Kill Boris (also allows passing the biotech slags test)
In particular, this seems interesting for doing all 4 survivors quests in-run. I'm really rusty on doing David's survivor quest, but I'm going to try sequencing doing David's quest via the ghoul king, get a student PDA, do Dr. A, then hack the buried lab.
I think the HP and XP gain from this might depend on how many effects it removes. I tried drinking another one, this time with no etheric type effects active, and got nothing but the Residual Antidote.
Data (primordial): 7, 8, 5, 6, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7
Just checked and no, this doesn't have any special effect when trying to fish in the reopened charnel house. Just burns up like everything else.
Up to Professional level in Fishing now, tried being etheric and getting the maximum possible value for Chance of Deep Fishing with known items (even though it meant swapping out Toxic Worm), but still no sign of the big eel.
Edit: Got up to a +10 modifier to fishing, with Marine Cunning and Fish Empathy, still nothing, so I don't think it's just about skill.
Also tried using all the same buffs but with a deep water pole, so dropping down to a +8 modifier. Still nothing, though it does feel like my chance of getting lake gulpers has gone up a bit with a higher bonus.
I've also tried checking out records in MBR lab and Slags lab, including using a Biotech PDA, but there don't appear to be any new records added in either of them referring to Artyom.