"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>
> Seriously, I'm loving the funky suits we all get to wear. Whoever designed 
> that thing... awesome! And I figured out that there's several different 
> modes to it, and I'm slowly discovering what all the HUD elements mean. 
> But I'm still puzzled as to how to survive the game.

    Well, your suit is the key. As you go through the game you'll find a 
need for all elements of that suit.


>
> All the weapons I have seem completely ineffective. Every time I meet an 
> enemy, I get cut to pieces before I can do any real damage. The weapons 
> just don't seem to work from more than point-blank range.

     Using the FY71 with a scope and silencer is probably the best general 
weapon to have. Don't forget that you can pick up weapons from dead enemies, 
so always keep your eye on what they were using because if you find one that 
has all accessories, you'll also get things like the 'sleep dart', (press 
'x' to rotate through them, and press 'c' or middle mouse button to select).


I did try
> using the cloak mode to get close, but you can only walk about 10 paces 
> before the cloak runs out.

    Yeah, you'll get used to that but generally, when in cloak mode, don't 
run and try to stay as still as you can until you decide how you're going to 
tackle the next problem.


>
> I have, however, discovered that sometimes the simplest way to get past 
> the enemy is to just run. Speed mode seems to do that quite well.

   Speed mode is great. :) Try running and jumping at a rock in speed mode. 
WEEEEEE! ;)


>
> As yet, I have no idea what on earth strength mode might be useful for... 
> ;-)

    Have you grabbed an NK yet? Hit 'f' when it says 'grab', switch to 
strength mode and punch him (or throw him)! Punch the cabins, punch 
everything. Jump up rocks, jump up ladders, jump over your enemies and 
whilst in mid-air, switch to cloak, turn around and kill 'em all! :)


>
> PS. I also love the way that all the weapons you can pick up look 
> *completely identical*, so you can't tell them apart. That's really 
> helpful.

    Huh? Which ones?

    So what's your FPS? Bring the console down in-game, and type: 
r_displayinfo 1

     ~Steve~


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