Lost Planet

[Square]

So the gumnades are the only ones that work with the grapple hook move?

Grapple hook move? I'm intrigued. Tell me more...

[spagmasterswift]

So the gumnades are the only ones that work with the grapple hook move? Good to know...

They are the only ones I tried it with last night, but will give it a go with all types tonight and see for sure.

Grapple hook move? I'm intrigued. Tell me more...

If you fire your grapple hook at the main body of a Mech and hit LT (when you have nades) just as you reach it your character will hang on for a second and slap a nade onto it. With good timing you can attach more than one, although I've only managed two on a stationery Mech.

Did get a good slingshot of a friendly mech that was passing last night - the grapple hook went ridiculously long >_<

[Jebus]

I know, I took down quite a few of his tities last night, moved along the map a bit and when he re-appeared they were all back, WTF. Annoying aswell he not only shows his face but waves his arse about with a fresh set of udders on there 2, cheeky prick.

I think you'll find that means you killed him, you have to finish the level to get the achievement though. Did the music stop for a while as well? I managed to "kill" him two or three times before realising this...

[Briareos]

BTW Briareos, I got really lucky with the lvl3 boss, she got trapped in a corner and couldn't fire on my 1st attempt.

Oooh you lucky git!

She downed me a couple of times but after that I had her strategy down and I danced around her in the first mech raining bullets and rockets at her from every angle

I understand what you say in principle, but if you can make that mech at all nimble I doff my hat to you sir

[sj33]

Her worst attack is the laser, if you can figure out when to jump to avoid that, your sorted.
I jumped in the mech, hovered over her out the warehouse, being sure to pick up the extra rockets just inside the door, and walked backwards outside laying rockets into her, avoiding her laser when required.

[Jebus]

You know, this is REALLY starting to grate on me. I'm determined to finish it, but I can only do about 2 levels at a time because it is so damn frustrating. Just did levels 4 and 5 (got the moth hunter achievement on the way). Got to leve 6 and the shots are coming from EVERYWHERE. Rockets, Plasma, everything and I can't get up and yet again I just think "**** You" and go play something else.

It's TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE game design for the CPU to be able to just take you down once and never let you get back up again.

As I said, I'm determined to finish this game but after a few online games last night I've actually done a u-turn and I'm not convinced by the online version either. There are shadows EVERYWHERE which make it very hard to work out where people are and the maps are so massive you can actually run around without finding people. If they get a mech and are half decent then its game over and you may as well not even bother.

I'm so bitterly disappointed by this game it's untrue, I was looking forward to it so much but it just feels an absolute mess of a game.

[Synthesthesia]

How the hell are you guys doing this on extreme?! I've just gotten to the first boss, and i last all of about 10 seconds. How the **** am i supposed to survive against

->Open Spoiler<-

that massive thing and 5 of the little ones or something without a mech?

Jeez! Any tips?

[dataDave]

How the hell are you guys doing this on extreme?! I've just gotten to the first boss, and i last all of about 10 seconds. How the **** am i supposed to survive against

->Open Spoiler<-

that massive thing and 5 of the little ones or something without a mech?

Jeez! Any tips?

Emir posted a 'strategy' a couple of pages back. I'll report back tonight after I've killed it hopefully.

I can't even take down his little buddies or else it'd be easy peasy.

There are shadows EVERYWHERE which make it very hard to work out where people are and the maps are so massive you can actually run around without finding people.

I think that was a one-off mate. Not seen that since I don't think.

it's not an easy game, but it gets easier when you know how to treat each level. I'm not afraid of any of the levels tbh apart from Mission 7, that's going to be tuff stuff without any dataposts as it kicks off to **** and you HAVE to kill stuff this time.

[Synthesthesia]

ARGH!!! This boss is pissing me off SO much, i've been played it since i said and i still haven't done it. I've gotten him down to about 4/10ths then my T Eng ran out. The little ones seem easier sometimes for some reason :S

[Jebus]

Dave, it's not that it being hard I mind...it's simply the fact that it's unfair and unreasonable. A game can be difficult without resulting to what I consider "cheating ai". You get hit, your down and you aren't getting back up because rocket after rocket is coming your way.

Mission 5 was more like it, enjoyable and reminded me of Mission 1 which is my other favourite mission so far.

[Synthesthesia]

Just finished mission one on extreme...god that was frustrating. It said 108:53 for the playtime at the end, is that including retries?

[Crisp_Rapper]

i think i'm on mission 7... lost interest tbh.

[Jebus]

Crisp, I'm getting there too. It's only 11 missions but it's becoming such a chore at 6 already! I'm soooo gutted about this.

[Crisp_Rapper]

i just started to run through levels as quickly as possible... couldn't be arsed to fight everything in that crazy lava dome level, it just takes too long and just isn't fun anymore. cue jumping in a robot and stomping about running past everything.

amazing thing is, i took hardly any damage whilst doing this, if i stopped to fight i'd get raped up the pooper no lube.

[smokedog]

Got to level 6 and the shots are coming from EVERYWHERE. Rockets, Plasma, everything and I can't get up and yet again I just think "**** You" and go play something else.

Is this the bit where you come from the corridor to enter a massive room, filled with pirates and a mech guarding the door? As this was the main point where I kept getting knocked over and it was a pain. But this doesn't happen that often, maybe 3 or 4 time during my time playing it, I'm up to level 8.

I'm not convinced by the online version either. There are shadows EVERYWHERE which make it very hard to work out where people are and the maps are so massive you can actually run around without finding people.

I have only notice problems with shadows on one map and it just so happens to be my least favourite map.