Just Cause 2

n111ck · 4 May 2010 at 11:42

VortexA1 said:
Yes they are scattered around the map in some bases.

Not sure what bases though lol. I attacked a base yesterday and there was an armoured helicopter on there; however if you get attacked by one just hijack it.

I spent about 15 minutes flying one from the first base over to far side of the map! Didnt think about hijacking one though - thanks!!

Ollie83 · 4 May 2010 at 12:08

I really fancy getting this game for my hols. Will it work ok on a i7 820qm and 5870 mobile equipped laptop?

CaptainRAVE · 4 May 2010 at 14:10

Ollie83 said:
I really fancy getting this game for my hols. Will it work ok on a i7 820qm and 5870 mobile equipped laptop?

I dont see why not - the game scales amazingly well.

Participant · 4 May 2010 at 16:35

Lol this game rocks.

Look at this video. I almost crapped my pants from laughing so hard at the first bit.

Cesar67 · 4 May 2010 at 23:34

Cant wait to spend a bit more time on this, Just had a quick mess around.

Very impressed, Except..

The chopper i grappled onto seems to have... Disappeared !

Couldn't move, Or do anything at all apart from exit out

Rezident · 5 May 2010 at 08:51

I really don't want this game to end, and I've already got over 80 hours out of it. Excellent fun.

n111ck · 5 May 2010 at 09:45

n111ck said:
Bit annoyed that you lose the parachute boosters every time you die and have to re-buy them.

Just found a mod to fix this...

http://www.justcause2mods.com/index.php/mods/other/Gameplay/Super-Para-Thruster-**Defaulted**/

Participant · 5 May 2010 at 23:00

Guys...anyone else saving a game, then when you reload it finding that you're nowhere near the save point?

Memphis · 5 May 2010 at 23:04

Yup. It's meant to do that.

Buckster · 5 May 2010 at 23:04

yes - I think you start after loading at one of the "safe" points - its annoying

Gimpymoo · 5 May 2010 at 23:05

Buckster said:
yes - I think you start after loading at one of the "safe" points - its annoying

It makes sense you can only start in "Friendly" captured areas.

Participant · 6 May 2010 at 08:43

Gimpymoo said:
It makes sense you can only start in "Friendly" captured areas.

Makes sense in what way? I know you're a huge fan of this game, and will defend it to the hilt. That much is obvious from reading your posts in this thread.

However, I fail to see how this game, which is hardly intended to be realistic or sensible in the first place, benefits from chucking you back to the nearest safe point acquired. It should load in exactly the situation in which it was saved. When you say it makes sense, I presume you refer to the idea that you should only be able to spawn in areas in which it is tactically safe to. But why should what makes practical sense take precedent over fun and convenience in a game like this?

n111ck · 6 May 2010 at 09:24

I'm assuming it does that to keep the save file size down?

npjnpj · 6 May 2010 at 09:53

ONLY weak point in the game. If it didn't do that, it'd be my first 100% rated game. Now it's only at 99 %.

CaptainRAVE · 6 May 2010 at 10:04

n111ck said:
I'm assuming it does that to keep the save file size down?

Yes, to aid steam cloud probably. Being able to save anywhere would significantly increase the save size.

Participant · 6 May 2010 at 10:09

CaptainRAVE said:
Yes, to aid steam cloud probably. Being able to save anywhere would significantly increase the save size.

To aid Steam cloud? Surely the game saves to your local disk drive?

Compared to the install size, is a save game file size really that significant when there are only about 12 slots anyway?

CaptainRAVE · 6 May 2010 at 10:13

Robbie G said:
To aid Steam cloud? Surely the game saves to your local disk drive?

Compared to the install size, is a save game file size really that significant when there are only about 12 slots anyway?

But then it uploads them. Given how slow most peoples upload speeds are, each time it saves you dont want it uploading lots of MBs. Plus it would kill most servers.

SixTwoSix · 6 May 2010 at 10:23

My feeling in that you always start in a safe area...you should only be able to save in a safe area as well, similar to GTA...in your house/apartment. That way you'd get better continuity.

However dying in this game doesn't seem to have any consequence so it's not a biggie!

Participant · 6 May 2010 at 10:34

CaptainRAVE said:
But then it uploads them. Given how slow most peoples upload speeds are, each time it saves you dont want it uploading lots of MBs. Plus it would kill most servers.

I had no idea it did that and I have no idea why it needs to exclusively do it, either. Is that so that people won't lose their saves when they reformat?

If so, I'd personally rather have a decent save game system and have to remember to back up my own games, than use the one they currently employ. Besides, there's no obvious reason why they can't upload the autosave files but still allow users to save the large files to their own computer.

SixTwoSix said:
My feeling in that you always start in a safe area...you should only be able to save in a safe area as well, similar to GTA...in your house/apartment. That way you'd get better continuity.

Better continuity would surely be to continue from where you left off :confused:

. How do you get better continuity by having to go back to a safe house?

Narj · 6 May 2010 at 10:41

Robbie G said:
Better continuity would surely be to continue from where you left off . How do you get better continuity by having to go back to a safe house?

Well, wandering around the civilian settlements is "safe" as you don't get aggro so I don't see why you can't save there. I can understand not saving if you have aggro or if you're in the middle of a military base, but.. meh.