Patriot City Tales

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

if you stun him

Hmmm--are you using your own version of him, or the one from LB, because the LB one is supposed to have a carrier swap to weaken for that attack instead of stun.

[Previsionary]

No, the main download link hasn't changed since that quick fix. Last I checked, yesterday in fact, it was still active. Are you talking about the mediafire link? I think BG took that down once the main DL was updated some time in... august (going by the blog post).

[BentonGrey]

if you stun him

Hmmm--are you using your own version of him, or the one from LB, because the LB one is supposed to have a carrier swap to weaken for that attack instead of stun.

I'm using a slightly modified version of The Rogue, and his powers and build are a bit different.  Basically, I see it as him being a bit more powerful and understanding his powers better after his initial adventures in LB.  Plus, I have the advantage of not really having to balance him to work with a team.   This cripple attack causes vertigo, so that the bad guys can't stand up (like he injured their legs) after he hits them.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Maybe that actually was what I did in my version.  At any rate, you said stun, so that's where I'm confused.

I really do need to get to the level in PT.  Still on the first one.

[earl of bronze]

Well, what I always do is either A) Use The Bard to take control of Flash, and have him take Buck on (thereby weakening him, and maybe even knocking him out if you're lucky), or B) just try and keep them off balance until Puck arrives.  The troublesome sprite should summon some animated trees, and they can be quite a pain.  However, if you stun him (and The Rogue's crippling strike is great for that) the summoned creatures will go berserk and attack Flash and Buck.  The Rogue is strong enough to throw some things at Buck, if necessary, as well.

I'm afraid I don't know about the DL.  Prev. will, though.

As for A the Bard keeps failing and getting the crap beat out of him for trying. As for B I cannot see that the trees actually have hit either Flash or Buck. I managed to not get koed this time but I met one objective and then was told I failed the mission. One male civilian who met Conan got koed but I don't see anything else I did wrong. Except for not being able to beat those two pains BR & FG.

[earl of bronze]

No, the main download link hasn't changed since that quick fix. Last I checked, yesterday in fact, it was still active. Are you talking about the mediafire link? I think BG took that down once the main DL was updated some time in... august (going by the blog post).

Yes I was talking about the mediafire link.

[BentonGrey]

Maybe that actually was what I did in my version.  At any rate, you said stun, so that's where I'm confused.

I really do need to get to the level in PT.  Still on the first one.

Yeah, I suppose I should have clarified, as I just meant it generally, as opposed in specific game mechanics.

My good Earl, I'm sorry that these guys are giving you such a hard time!  Buck is a pretty tough opponent.  It's important that you try and keep their fight away from other encounters, because the LAST thing you want to do is accidentally make John Carter of Mars angry at you at the same time.  Make sure that you overpower The Bard's Music of Love whenever you take a shot at them.  The trees may not take Buck down, but if you lead the duo past the trees, they can certainly do a number on Flash.  Then you can turn Buck against the trees with Music and take pot shots at him with hurlable objects and The Rogue's ranged attack.

[Previsionary]

Maybe that actually was what I did in my version.  At any rate, you said stun, so that's where I'm confused.

I really do need to get to the level in PT.  Still on the first one.

How unfortunate, Cat. Being only at level 1, how will you enjoy the pure awesomeness of the next 6 missions in... PCTales Episode 2! Y'all go cop that, yeah?

In this episode, you?ll find 6 new missions waiting for you to play. Not only do El Diablo, Man O? War, and The Bard find a conclusion to their stories, but other heroes find themselves in danger as well. Are we one step closer to reforming Freedom Force or are the villains finally getting an upperhand? Find out for yourselves as you play... PCTales Episode 2.

[JKCarrier]

Glad to see another PCT chapter! I enjoyed the Diablo & Ant level a lot. But that Man o' War - Sea Urchin mission at the mansion is brutal!  Any strategy tips for that one?

[earl of bronze]

Maybe that actually was what I did in my version.  At any rate, you said stun, so that's where I'm confused.

I really do need to get to the level in PT.  Still on the first one.

Yeah, I suppose I should have clarified, as I just meant it generally, as opposed in specific game mechanics.

My good Earl, I'm sorry that these guys are giving you such a hard time!  Buck is a pretty tough opponent.  It's important that you try and keep their fight away from other encounters, because the LAST thing you want to do is accidentally make John Carter of Mars angry at you at the same time.  Make sure that you overpower The Bard's Music of Love whenever you take a shot at them.  The trees may not take Buck down, but if you lead the duo past the trees, they can certainly do a number on Flash.  Then you can turn Buck against the trees with Music and take pot shots at him with hurlable objects and The Rogue's ranged attack.

Thanks for the tips but I got so frustrated with that level I am going to just use the save game in chapter 2.

[earl of bronze]

Maybe that actually was what I did in my version.  At any rate, you said stun, so that's where I'm confused.

I really do need to get to the level in PT.  Still on the first one.

How unfortunate, Cat. Being only at level 1, how will you enjoy the pure awesomeness of the next 6 missions in... PCTales Episode 2! Y'all go cop that, yeah?

In this episode, you?ll find 6 new missions waiting for you to play. Not only do El Diablo, Man O? War, and The Bard find a conclusion to their stories, but other heroes find themselves in danger as well. Are we one step closer to reforming Freedom Force or are the villains finally getting an upperhand? Find out for yourselves as you play... PCTales Episode 2.

I really appreciate the save game here.

[BentonGrey]

Sorry to hear that Earl of Bronze!  Well, I hope you'll find the following missions more palatable.  What's funny is that I've already made this mission a LOT easier once.  It must have simply been unholy to start out with.  Whoops.

Haha, apparently I have a penchant for making difficult levels!  Sorry JKC.  I think that the best way to go about that one is to isolate each of the various groups of bad guys and try to defeat them piecemeal.  Make good use of Urchin's electric cage, and use Manny's high pressure jet to keep the bad guys off balance.  When you finally face off with The Count DO NOT go toe to toe with him in melee in the first part of the fight.  Make sure to wear him down first.  If people think that one is too tough, I'll edit it a bit.

[JKCarrier]

I think that the best way to go about that one is to isolate each of the various groups of bad guys and try to defeat them piecemeal.

As the Bard would say, "Aye, there's the rub!"  I can't seem to fight either of the two groups nearest the house without also aggro-ing the guards in the middle. And then next thing I know, I've got all three groups ganging up on me. Things go downhill pretty quickly from there. 

Strangely, I didn't have much trouble with the Bard-Rogue mission that gave Earl such fits. One of the challenges of trying to balance a game, I guess...you never know what's going to trip someone up.

[Previsionary]

JKC, have you leveled up their stats at all? My recommendation would be to level up Urchin's static cage and her strongest melee attack in general. I find that she's a lot more useful when she's trapping people and going in for physical combat. Her acid bubble isn't bad either, but her stun beam is almost useless. As for aggressing the other Nightmare men, I never really had that problem, but I rarely found myself transitioning too far from the encounter locations. I did make heavy use of MoW's bermuda triangle, storm bolt, and melees, but I rarely chased after my targets.

[BentonGrey]

JKC, it helps if you take those bozos out first.  Just fly right over them to the door of the mansion, and knock them out as they come to you.  Just be careful to go straight up the middle so that you don't draw the guards from the other teens on either side.  Yeah, balancing ain't easy!   Prev. is right too, Urchin is a surprisingly good melee fighter, and Mannie is best dealing damage with his Storm Bolt.  Either way, try to keep them close to each other so you can have them chraged.  Then overpower all of their attacks.

[JKCarrier]

I'll probably try it again later. For now, I just dialed down the difficulty, so it didn't matter that I was taking on half the map at once. 

Moving on, I ran into a couple of odd bugs in later missions -- probably more of those "It could only happen to JKC, and no one else will see it in a million years" type of thing, but I figured I'd mention them:

In my first time through the library mission, my squad managed to fall down into that hidden pit under the floor, and the non-flyers couldn't get out.

In the mission where you escort the CIA agent, I failed the "Protect the Liberty Statue" side mission, and Doc Astounding wouldn't shut up about it -- his "Oh no, the statue is destroyed!" cutscene played like ten times. Talk about rubbing it in...! 

[BentonGrey]

I'll probably try it again later. For now, I just dialed down the difficulty, so it didn't matter that I was taking on half the map at once. 

Moving on, I ran into a couple of odd bugs in later missions -- probably more of those "It could only happen to JKC, and no one else will see it in a million years" type of thing, but I figured I'd mention them:

In my first time through the library mission, my squad managed to fall down into that hidden pit under the floor, and the non-flyers couldn't get out.

In the mission where you escort the CIA agent, I failed the "Protect the Liberty Statue" side mission, and Doc Astounding wouldn't shut up about it -- his "Oh no, the statue is destroyed!" cutscene played like ten times. Talk about rubbing it in...! 

Haha, always a good option!  Heh, yeah, I'm afraid that the pit thing is one that I can't do much about.  It's a real pain, but in my testing it only happened once, and then after I shifted things about a bit, it didn't happen at all.  I think you do just have bad luck, JKC. 

Hmm...that's an odd one.  I don't know why it would repeat.  It eventually stopped though, huh?  I guess Doc was just REALLY upset about it.  How could you let that happen!?

[JKCarrier]

Hmm...that's an odd one.  I don't know why it would repeat.  It eventually stopped though, huh?

Yes, it was strange. It would play twice in a row, back-to-back, then give me back control for a few seconds, and then play twice again. It went through that cycle 4 or 5 times, then finally stopped (maybe because I had moved everyone out of the area?).

[BentonGrey]

Super weird.  I never had anything like that happen in testing.  I'll try and take a look at it soon-ish.

[earl of bronze]

Sorry to hear that Earl of Bronze!  Well, I hope you'll find the following missions more palatable.  What's funny is that I've already made this mission a LOT easier once.  It must have simply been unholy to start out with.  Whoops.

Haha, apparently I have a penchant for making difficult levels!  Sorry JKC.  I think that the best way to go about that one is to isolate each of the various groups of bad guys and try to defeat them piecemeal.  Make good use of Urchin's electric cage, and use Manny's high pressure jet to keep the bad guys off balance.  When you finally face off with The Count DO NOT go toe to toe with him in melee in the first part of the fight.  Make sure to wear him down first.  If people think that one is too tough, I'll edit it a bit.

The first two missions of part 2 were great! I just finished off the Count tonight. I had little trouble with the guards but the Count was backwards. That is at range he was killing me and healing all damage but once I closed in he concentrated on SO, usually missed and they pummeled him into submission fairly quickly! 

[BentonGrey]

I'm glad you've enjoyed them EoB!  Haha, I think you may have gotten lucky, but good work.  I remember once during testing, I had MoW go toe to toe with The Count right at the beginning of the fight.  Mannie pasted him a good one, but The Count didn't even blink.  He simply reached out and tagged the hero for nearly 100 points of damage.  Needless to say, Mannie didn't walk away from that.

[cmdrkoenig67]

I've been really enjoying Episode 2 guys...Great work!

Dana

[earl of bronze]

I finished part 2 tonight and really enjoyed it.

[BentonGrey]

Awesome guy!  It always totally makes my day to hear about people enjoying our work, so thanks for taking the time to post.  What mission(s) did y'all enjoy most?  What do you think could be improved?

[earl of bronze]

Overall I think I liked the first mission the best. Of the last 4 it was to close to call between the MM one and the last one. as for improvement

Spoiler

In the library mission I wasn't really sure how I won. I picked up the flute, nothing happened, threw it, nothing happened, picked up the flute again , nothing happened, threw it, nothing happened, punched it, was unable to damage it picked it up a third time and then Pan became beatable. What happened? Was there a hidden timer or something? 

[BentonGrey]

Ohh, you liked the MM one?  That one was a lot of fun to write.  I was excited that I got to bring Ulysses into the story.

Ahh:

Spoiler

You have to right click on the flute and choose "sabotage," but you also have to carry/throw it away from Pan.

[BentonGrey]

Good news!  Patriot City Tales Episode 3 is here!  Check it out at FRP, and I'll be posting some screenies and such soon.

http://frp.unlimited2.net/pctales-episode-3

[area34]

Downloaded and playing now.

I noticed that I forgot to rename Mighty Girl's directory in the zip. I always put AA in front so the character is on the top of the CTool list when I'm skinning and I guess I missed it when I packed it up. Oops.

[Epimethee]

Congrats! 

[BentonGrey]

Thanks guys!  Welcome to the latest chapter in the eventful lives of your favorite band of heroes.  In this episode you'll find:

Download PCTales Episode 3 now and find out more about the strange history of Law and Order!  Meet a brand new member of Freedom Force!  Delve further into the mysterious connection between Deja Vu and Shadow!  Meet some new faces courtesy of John Jr.!  I literally don't have enough exclamation points to express just how awesome this is!!!