Hello. Since I’ve finished Nihilum Anniversary and the Epilogue DLC, I’ve updated the Deus Ex French Thread with a rundown of the Anniversary Edition (Training DLC, Epilogue DLC, etc). Also the Nihilum mini-faq has been slightly edited:
Deus Ex: Tout est bon dans le Denton! V2
As far as editing the mini-faq it was easy, the main differences were:
1- the different unlockable weapons at Yumashev,
2- the computer change at Tian Bao Hotel,
So when needed I just wrote *Anniversary Edition* or *Nihilum Original* before my commentary. Piece of cake.
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Now I feel the need to give some feedback here in this thread. There will be praise, questions and rants.
But I wouldn’t go out of way to post this if I didn’t like Nihilum, or Deus Ex for that matter.^^ So:
MAIN GAME
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ressource management is tighter than before. At first I thought I was rusty, but for most of the game I was scrounging for lockpicks, riot prod ammo and gas grenades. Since I was doing a pure non-lethal playthrough I needed those, here’s why:
- from the moment green
XVA Commandos show up later in the game I started having a hard time. I mean yeah you can play it sneaky, but sometimes you have to take down 1 or 2 to get access to a security computer for instance. Sadly Tranquilizer Darts don't seem to work on them, and the riot prod requires a few hits to neutralize them,
- I wish to highlight that I didn’t play on Easy Difficulty. Maybe like TNM the number of items varies depending on difficulty?
- So I second what ggrotz said about the scarcity of some items. Even if you go trained in "Lockpicking" or use the "Lockpick Trick" (which is the same, you’ll often end up using 1 lockpick) you’ll hit a wall whatever your play style is because lockpicks are few and far between,
- my basic needs for a Non-Lethal Playthrough are a baton, a crossbow and a riot prod. Now if you don’t choose Low Tech with the Quartermaster in the begining at the MPS HK HQ, you’ll need find those:
# Baton: if I recollect you can get one from Yakedo’s Building in Kowloon,
# Crossbow: I got my first one in Kowloon too in the closed "Burger Boy Restaurant" adjacent to Yakedo,
# Riot Prod: I got my first at Neustad in the building where I met Number One, which is quite late. So my question is: can I get a Riot Prod earlier?
EPILOGUE DLC
- I like the fact you can start this DLC right from the bat, it’s nice touch,
- I was very impressed by the solid Level Design. Compared to the main game the Epilogue DLC is smaller, but it is a very focused experience. It makes you cogitate a lot, it that sense it totally reminds me of
Hotel Carone. And that’s a compliment
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- issue 1: in the storage Center,
Storage Unit 17 has a few Augmentation Canisters and a Repair Bot. I think the more logical choice is to ad a Medical Bot (or put both far that matter^^). Otherwise how am I supposed to install these Canisters? I haven’t found a Med Bot in the vicinity. I don’t count the Med Bot in the Townhall (end game) so the only other I remember is the one at the start of the DLC near the UNATCO soldier and the black van. Is it possible to go back there? Which leads to issue 2:
- issue 2: I didn’t want to go back at the very start of the game, so I pushed my way forward (the Leroy Jenkins that I am^^) and found a
radioactive zone in the sewers. Thankfully I found a Hazmat Suit. But from the moment you get past the radioactive zone with the Hazmat Suit this is a one-way trip! You see the problem? You can’t go back to an earlier part (I had in mind that particular Med Bot at the start of the game), and since I didn't have these Augs installed (among which "Environmental Resistance"^^) I pretty much s***** myself,
CONCLUSION
The game is genuinely awesome, when I watched the Credit Roll I read so many contributors to Nihilum my jaw literally dropped. Quite frankly just the fact that you FastGamer suceeded in gathering such a talented voice cast is a feat in itself. Kudos.
I also must confess I didn’t do a perfect playthrough. For instance I think I botched my Epilogue DLC playthrough for the reasons explained above.
Note: Sorry for the lengthy post, man!
Edit: corrected some spelling errors.