Noob-Questions I guess

[Demras]

Hi all^^

I just started the game as a merc (still level 1), to see what's all about or at least get some kind of a teaser.

Anyway, might someone be so kind and give ma a few overall pointers for leveling and "stuff"?


1. First of all are the classes balanced or are there some overpowered and some underwhelming build in the latest version?

2. What about the Lust-Damage? The mechanic seems interesting but I haven't tried much so far and am not sure how good/bad it is.
I found some mentions of Lust-Weapons and thought a ranged merc with all his multishots might be a good build, is that the case or is "normal" teasing better?

3. Another question is in regards of the special traits at the beginning. Are they more of a "cosmetic" thing or do they have a real impact in the game?


I think that's it for now (many) other questions might come up later.

 

[BasedBuckNasty]

I have a melee and ranged merc. The ranged merc can steamroll Dhaal with a Aegis light machine gun and ramshackle power armor. That isn't even his optimal weapon. Though you have to do 'things' to get the rail gun.
My canon character is a melee merc. It works.

Erm. That is complicated. Melee merc with pheromone sweat, pheromone cloud, one hundred libido and aphrodisiac saliva. Does alright.
Smuggler with... jeezus every slutty perk in the game crotchless savicite panties, a slutty jumper jumpsuit and one hundred and twenty-six libido.
Two shots a bored jumper lol.

I have never used lust weapons but I have heard crazy things about rapid fire and a heavy slut ray.

Pretty sure making yourself sterile or ice cold is significant. The others not so much. Bigger cum shots and whatnot.

 

[Evil]

1. The classes aren't completely balanced yet. But its generally agreed that right now the Ranged Mercenary (all the perks from the ranged side) and Melee Tech Specialist (all the perks from the melee side) are probably the strongest builds at the moment.
2. Ranged Mercenaries are better off using kinetic weapons rather than lust or energy, simply because they gain 20% damage with the right perk.
3. The sexual perks do have an impact, but its usually minor changes, for example, if you have the "Hung" perk, you're going to get more growth from a penis enlargement mod than you might normally get. Other perks, you might get slight changes to some scenes.

 

[Theron]

Spoiler: 1.

'Melee' Tech Specialist consists of Charge Weapon (and boosting Intelligence like any other Tech) and Second Attack. And Weapon Tweaks, I guess. See #2. Actually, you don't even need Charge Weapon most of the time (especially) after level 10 if you have Custom Shock Gear because Rapid Recharge is ridiculous.

Ranged Mercs are better than Melee because they have better synergies. And possibly better weapons.

Ranged in general also have the Hirudo Devourer. Not the highest damage weapon, but it gives them potentially infinite sustain, so long as they do enough damage with it. Mercenaries can make 4 attacks/round so long as their Energy holds out. It's only limitation is it doesn't have Bonus Hit Rate.

Smugglers can get up to 85% passive Evasion as displayed in the codex (cap is 90%), if you stack everything*. That's not even counting Cloak and Dagger, and I don't think it counts Lucky Breaks, either. It takes awhile to get going, though.
(20 Jumper Spacesuit, 10 Light Jetpack, 10 Rouser, 6 Royal Shard Bow/Hardlight Bow, 4 Jumper Shield) x1.5 + 10 Improved Agility.

Spoiler: 2.

(Mercenary and Tech Specialist) +20% damage only applies to base weapon damage, not total (weapon + 1/2 attribute). It's not as impactful as you might think. One of the advantages of Lust weapons is they can circumvent the Lust damage cap by attacking multiple times a turn. Heavy Slut Ray is good on Mercenaries because it's one of only two weapons with Stun Chance and they're the only ones who can take advantage of it's Bonus Hit Rate. No one else can fire it more than once/round. Another advantage is Lust weapons don't depend on your Libido (but they can miss, as normal). I think Tease weapons specifically get a bonus from your Sexiness. Keep in mind: not all enemies can be defeated with Lust. Mostly robots and animals, but at least two* enemies can vent their Lust as many times as they like and cannot be defeated that way.
*Three, depending on how you're counting.

Spoiler: 3.

Incubator does stack will all of the other pregnancy speed increases, so if you want to max that out, it's mandatory. However, pregnancy speed is the average between mother bonus and father (sire?) bonus (always 100% so far), so it works out to +50%.

Ice cold is potentially very good. You can keep Libido low so you need to masturbate less frequently and will likely enter combat with lower Lust, meaning you have more room before you lose to enemy Lust attacks, and still have respectable Tease effectiveness. It does conflict with Energizing Libido from Amazonia, which requires 40 Libido and means you never lose Energy from orgasms.

Infertile can be replicated with Sterilex. And the Sterilex version can be removed with Fertite+ if you change your mind, unlike Infertile.

Elastic does not stack with the two biggest sources of Elasticity, Orfish Shards and the Black Cat costume. They max out at 5/10 respectively, regardless of Elastic.

Size modifiers are easily ignored, unless you are going hyper. Cum output and Fertility/Virility are easily raised so those are pointless.

I have never seen the point to Extra Ardor, even when there were minimum Lust requirements for sex scenes. It seems especially useless now. A challenge mode, maybe?

 

[Demras]

Thanks for all the answers, just played a little bit as a ranged merc and it's quite fun.

On the other Hand I was thinking about trying to kinda roleplay a more nerdy character, in other words Techi.
There I have a question about accesoirs. First of all, can I use 2 at a time?
I was thinking goin with the shield-skill, to have at lvl 10 100 additional shielding and using the Bimbo-Defense-Thing. With very High shields I thought I could just get hit, use a lust-weapon in addition if needed and kill anything that's immune to lust damage with melee attacks. Only two things I am worried about are flying enemys (well except Zil at the beginning I didn't encounter many so far) and how much the Bimbo-Thing actually does. In the Wiki it only states, that it is depended on shield-power but not how much lustdamage it actually does.

Is this Idea even halfway viable?

 

[Evil]

Here's a post from another thread that discusses the generally accepted build for a Tech Specialist.

 

[Theron]

No, you can't have 2 accessories at the same time.

Bimbolium Defense System does 1/2 maximum Shields as Lust damage (Psychic?).

Flying enemies are fairly rare. Certain types of Wings allow you to hit flying enemies with Melee attacks, as does the Light Jetpack, but you can't use it with the Bimbolium Defense System.

Don't forget you can switch weapons in combat. It takes a turn, but it may be worth it if you're against something immune to your usual tactic.

I actually wouldn't recommend relying on a Defense System (Bimbolium or Salamander) on a Tech Specialist.
1. Tech Specialists have the lowest amount of HP (10/level). Once your Shields go down, you take the extra damage. You have no in-class way to restore HP, so when you get low, you'll need to either rely on healing items, the Hirudo Devourer (which decreases your maximum HP by 15 and needs to be dealing HP damage to heal you) or Resting.

2. As an Attack Drone Tech (so only +2 Shields/level when using a Drone Accessory), and not maximizing Shields (185, when I could have 270-350 or so), I find my shields almost never actually go down. Granted, I use the Custom Shock Gear, which has Stun Chance and Bonus Hit Rate. Stun Chance gives 1/5 chance to Stun for two rounds on each hit. Bonus Hit Rate means no Accuracy penalty for the 2nd attack in a round, so you're more likely to get the 2nd Stun chance. Rapid Recharge gives (Intelligence/3 +3) Shields back each round you don't take Shield damage. Each Stun restores 40 Shields.

If you want to abuse Shield Defense Systems, I think you're probably best off with a Mercenary.

 

[Paradox01]

Bimbolium Defense System does 1/2 maximum Shields as Lust damage (Psychic?).

I believe it is Psychic in nature. It grants the user +5% Psychic resistance. Also, Dr Lash is 80% Immune to Drug effects and the BDS is completely effective against him.

If you want to abuse Shield Defense Systems, I think you're probably best off with a Mercenary.

Guilty!