V:TM - Bloodlines

Serge 13 said:
wow...wow...WOW!!!!: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/vtmb/download_6205486.html
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Let's go more in detail shall we.. :)

Readme:
"VTMB Companion Mod enhances Vampires the Masquerade Bloodlines by allowing
players to recruit party members and traveling companions.
Players will also gain the ability to possess their traveling companions, use
companion abilities, place companions around their haven in an assortment of
animated poses, tell companions to change outfits and embrace select human
companions later in the game. Mod includes hundreds of new conversations crafted
from the original game's audio and adds support for separately installable
companion outfit packs."


Sounds very interesting, I'm nearly finished with game and I was planning to replay it again anyway. Maybe I'll actually be able to make pure diplomat character now.
 
Bulderbak said:
place companions around their haven in an assortment of
animated poses
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borderline porn, right?
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If that's the first that comes to your mind then fine, however it's not what I meant as interesting, I don't give a shit about animated poses of companions placed around the haven. You can stop pretending that's all there is to this mod now.

I wonder how balanced it is though.
 
Not porn. The posing is getting to choose from all the actions and dispositions of npcs already in the game. The feature doesn't thrill me, though. It hits me a lot like the excessive facial and hair and clothing choices offered by newer games. Go play with dolls if that stuff is what you like.

However, having companions in VTMB is a big fun change. And siring your own vampire followers? It took four years, but somebody managed to create a mod that allows you to do what you'd assume you could do in any game where you play a vampire.

misteryo
 
Not porn. The posing is getting to choose from all the actions and dispositions of npcs already in the game
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I see now, thanks. Jeez, I really thought it is about porn, literally.
I was joking, relax.

companions placed around the haven
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I don't know how this sounds to you but I can't take it too seriously. For me it is catastrophically hilarious. It makes me think of a tamagotchi with better graphics. What's with the craving for "companions" anyway? Vampires dying of loneliness? Not having someone to whisper you a kind word in those cold nights of world of darkness is getting at you? Not to mention how well it fits the story: "Hey, look, it's that new vampire guy who awoke into this nightmare! I heard his haven is so awesome with those guys placed around his kitchen and he goes to the clubs everynight with his companions. He's so cool!"
Companions ftw!
 
Serge 13 said:
wow...wow...WOW!!!!: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/vtmb/download_6205486.html
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Don't see much point to companions when the game is piss-easy as it is. Plus, I always viewed Bloodlines as a solo experience, much like Fallout. I think companions would greatly detract from the one-man-against-world feel, not to mention that the Sewers and Ocean House wouldn't be half as creepy with someone to watch your back.

Still, from technical standpoint, adding such a major feature into Bloodlines is a damn impressive feat and this mod at the very least deserves to be thoroughly studied.
 
Misteryo said:
And siring your own vampire followers? It took four years, but somebody managed to create a mod that allows you to do what you'd assume you could do in any game where you play a vampire.
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weaksauce...

siring is way out of your league and would make you instantly the enemy of like 60% of the vampires in the game? :roll:
and yes, the whole point is to make you feel lonely and lost... a lot of passages would simply suck if you weren't alone...

no, Diablerie (or whatever the act of gaining vampire's powers by sucking them dry) would be more suited... it's frowned upon by other vamps, but it can't hurt if they don't know. :)

it might explain why you become so powerful over such a short period of time.
 
Does anyone else really, really, really, really hate the music that plays in the nightclub (Asylum I think it's called)?

I can't stand it, it's so horrible.
So horrible.

And it plays every time you go in there, I don't know who made the song or what it's called, but it's terrible and disgusting and annihilates my essence and will to live.
 
Yes, that one, it's whiny and you can't escape it, especially considering the time you have to spend in the nightclub speaking to NPCs.
 
Eyenixon said:
I don't know who made the song or what it's called, but it's terrible and disgusting and annihilates my essence and will to live.
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On the other hand, the way you describe it, it fits the setting properly. :)

I had a similar problem with the song they play in the Anarch bar (i think it's Ministry), which was a real pain in the ear, while the conversations with npcs there were some of the best i experienced in the game. It was a real challenge to remain concentrated and interested with someone strangling a cat in your back.
 
the music coupled to the dancing moves made me "WTF!" the first playthrough.

but the text is very fitting for that place... very fitting indeed.

and in the end it grew on me.
 
You guys suck at Music, I love the soundtrack. Then again I do go to goth clubs once in a while.
 
So, just FYI, I got Bloodlines and Torment. Managed to get them both for just under $45 although I had to settle for a downloaded version of VtMB (looking on Amazon the cheapest new boxed version was $90 :shock: ). I'm sure with our currency being devalued it will seem like a good investment in a year or two. :mrgreen:

For my first VtMB playthrough I chose the "answer questions" route for my character, and ended up with a Nosferatu. Unfortunately the game doesn't explain why my character went to bed with a female Nosferatu. I suspect very thick beer-goggles or very low standards.
 
UniversalWolf said:
For my first VtMB playthrough I chose the "answer questions" route for my character, and ended up with a Nosferatu. Unfortunately the game doesn't explain why my character went to bed with a female Nosferatu. I suspect very thick beer-goggles or very low standards.
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Ahh, interesting. Not to discourage you from staying with what the game said would best suit you, but from what I recall, Nosferatu were one of the more difficult clans to play because you aren't allowed to be seen in public.

It should definitely make for some good stealthy play, but it might cut back your exploration and interaction a lot.

Same goes for Malkavian... they're odd folks and all of their dialogues are pretty out there (like Fallout's dumb-speak, except replace dumb with crazy). I generally thought both Nosferatu and Malkavians to be good for re-plays.

In any case, you should enjoy the game very much. Have fun! And don't forget to patch it up! There are a ton of unofficial patches out there which fix a lotttt of things and make for a better overall experience (though I played through vanilla first because I like to experience a game out-of-the-package before I mess with it. I ran into no problems).
 
I haven't tried Nosferatu yet, because from what i can understand i would miss most of the dialogue and play most of the game crawling in sewers and airducts to remain unseen. Might be a compelling stealthy experience, though, but not for the first playthrough, not for me at least.

UniversalWolf said:
Unfortunately the game doesn't explain why my character went to bed with a female Nosferatu.
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The female Nosferatu used Dementation on him and made him think he was with a supermodel.

Or even better, Unseen Force. He thought he was masturbating.
 
UniversalWolf, I say you should better create a new character in VTMB. Nosferatu are best left for replaying, as are Malkavian (mandatory replay) . Also, I wouldn't recommend "answering the questions" route, custom creating is way more fun (as in every other game).
 
Well, so far my nosferatu (Count Troikula) is a blast. I'm sure I'm missing a lot of dialogue, but that's what the next playthrough is for. Besides, I'm getting a lot of nosferatu-specific dialogue. CT enjoys eating rats, long skulks through the sewers, and stealthy insta-kills.

Obfuscate is a great discipline. Since I raised it to level 4 CT can run around invisible all the time.
 
you can wander above ground as much as you like as long as your stealth skills are up to par.
 
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