Chill Zone (The Tavetaan)

Mar 18, 2017 14:35:17 GMT majesticjazz said:

Mar 18, 2017 11:04:59 GMT shechinah said:

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When I mean soundtrack I mean ambient music, the stuff you hear when you are out exploring, walking around hubs and whatnot.

ME1: Had exploration and the uncharted worlds had a nice 1980s synth sound even the ambient music for Noveria for example was really nice.

ME2 - ME3: Focused more on hard orchestral sounds and thus less sci-fi and more action shooter.

Mass Effect originally was always supposed to be an atmosphere that drew inspiration from late 70s and early 80s sci-fi such as Blade Runner for example. ME1 hit this mark well but ME2 and ME3 didnt. I just fear the ME1 influence will be lost in MEA for a more dumbed down approach like ME2.

Hmmm, I'd say the ambient music can be a mix of ME1 and ME2-ME3 music in the sense that sometimes it is one and sometimes it is the other depending on the setting and situation. I don't feel the ME1 influence including in terms of music was lost: there were times while exploring on the second world where I felt the music was like that of ME1 but again, I may not be the best judge on that.

Mar 18, 2017 10:58:16 GMT shechinah said:

Mar 18, 2017 4:12:32 GMT QueenoftheLiz said:

It's definitely not the entire trial as I was able to start making manual saves at some point around where you are now.  It's annoying, but think I saw a developer (I think it was Mike Gamble) say that they were looking into allowing manual saves on priority missions in a tweet, so maybe they'll patch it in.

Oh thank god, I did not like not being able to manually save especially since i'm the kind of person who reloads if I dislike a dialogue option I choose. I also couldn't figure whether there really wasn't a quicksave option or if  I was just missing it?

I haven't noticed a quick save option. I've tried pressing F5 but I don't think it does anything. It also isn't listed in the key-bindings, that I noticed.  Just like Printscreen doesn't take a screenshot like it does in DAI. Why have a screenshot folder created by default if you can't auto save pics in it?

Mar 18, 2017 11:21:04 GMT shechinah said:

Mar 18, 2017 0:41:36 GMT melbella said:

It also appears that all char files are going to be dumped into a single folder, just like DAI. However, it looks like they may have pulled their heads out slightly and put the char ID part of the save file name at the beginning instead of in the middle  so they are at least sortable by char. I'm going to test it out later by creating a second character.

That's something. I never got a hang of whatever system the save files in Dragon Age: Inquisition worked by and it was a complete bitch to replay segments of the game because of that. Heaven help me if I was trying to sort my files. 

I stil wish we could have had the ability to name save files like we could in Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: II.  

It was the main reason why I would start a character and play them all the way through, other than maybe creating a new one, rather than playing several at once. It's too difficult to figure out what saves go to which char. At least these are sortable by the char ID, so even though they are still a jumble of numbers, at least they are all together.

Mar 18, 2017 16:53:34 GMT melbella said:

Mar 18, 2017 10:58:16 GMT shechinah said:

Oh thank god, I did not like not being able to manually save especially since i'm the kind of person who reloads if I dislike a dialogue option I choose. I also couldn't figure whether there really wasn't a quicksave option or if  I was just missing it?

I haven't noticed a quick save option. I've tried pressing F5 but I don't think it does anything. It also isn't listed in the key-bindings, that I noticed.  Just like Printscreen doesn't take a screenshot like it does in DAI. Why have a screenshot folder created by default if you can't auto save pics in it?

I've had so many problems in that department in other games as well, that I've just gone over to only using Bandicam for taking screenshots now. That way, I don't have to worry if I'll end up with only the occasionally or no screenshots at all.

You know, I think I’m going to keep my little notebook by my computer and then write down the number on my manual saves along with it’s about. That way, I can replay segments and record footage without needing to shift through countless saves named the same. I think it might be the best way of doing it for me.  

Okay, here is what I wanted to talk about in regards to roleplaying in Mass Effect: Andromeda. It is mostly precautions that I’ve based on my impressions of the early access. I've tagged it but it does not contain spoilers: it is about the dialogue system and concerning the roleplaying range of Ryder's character.  

Mar 18, 2017 17:35:19 GMT melbella said:

Mar 18, 2017 12:10:13 GMT shechinah said:

Well, I encountered the progression block in the game last night and I've done just about everything barring multiplayer so I think I'll start gathering my thoughts and formulating that review.

After playing the 10 hrs, do you think it's safe to watch the last 3 briefings? As in, everything in the briefings will be things you already saw in the game so far?

Yeah, I think so if you've played the storyline 'till the point where you reach the second planet. By then, you should have learned by yourself all of the things that the briefings might spoil. There is still the matter of the alien on the page of the sixth and final briefing that you should definitely avoid: just cover the left side of the screen until you've clicked play and the video is running.

Seriously, I've been about ten hours into the game's story and it just baffles me even more that the page for the sixth pre-Andromeda briefing have that alien featured.

Mar 18, 2017 18:08:21 GMT masseffectfanforlife said:

Someone mentioned that the Soundtrack is in the Mass Effect Archives. You can also upload your character there. Where is the "Archives" page for Andromeda? I've been trying to find it for the past few days with no luck!

I've found what I think is the beta version and current version of the site: masseffectarchives.com/en_US/

Here is an update about the pre-order bonus and some of the deluxe edition bonuses.

Pre-Order Bonus

The Deep Space Explorer set's helmet provides a +10% Encounter XP increase and the armor provides a +15% Encounter XP increase as well as a +5% Weapon Damage. It is apparently color customizable. It appears that the helmet can be used for mix-and-match sets but that the rest of the armor is one piece though it should then be possbile to use a different helmet for the body set.

Here is an in-menu image of the armor as worn by the male Ryder:

The vehicle customization is the Midas Touch which is a golden paintjob for the Nomad vehicle. In the selection menu it appears to look very blackish but on the actual Nomad it looks as it should and very bling-bling.

The Deluxe Bonus

The Scavenger set's helmet provides a -10% Weapon Weight and a +10% Max Ammo. The armor provides a -15% Weapon Weight, +15% Max Ammo and +10% Sell Prices. It is apparently color customizable. It appears that the helmet can be used for mix-and-match sets but that the rest of the armor is one piece though it should then be possbile to use a different helmet for the body set.

Here is an in-menu image of the armor as worn by the male Ryder:

The casual outfit is a hoddie. Like the other casual outfits, the hoodie can be color customized.  

Here is an in-menu image of the casual outfit as worn by the male Ryder:

The Pyjak pet which I won't go into because it involves in-game areas but basically, you'll start the process of getting it by reading and acknowledging an email.

There are also a set of Pathfinder weapons: the assault rifle was described by the reviewer, who played on normal difficulty, as being very powerful and there to give you that edge early on the game if you wanted it.  

Note: the reviewer showed the special items using a male Ryder and I've been unable to locate any other videos featuring the items including as worn by the female Ryder.