Campaigns/Missions & Other SPOILER Questions.

[flapane]

You should agree with me that the fact that the game is not triggered by the player's truck's power, and the fact that you must push your foot on the pedal gas in the cutscenes (that are meant to be WATCHED only) are lame.
It may happen to save for whatever reason in whatever point of the game (in this case I HAD to save just after the cutscene because I had to shut down the pc), but this shouldn't mean that the player must be up with no chances to recover to the beginning of the cutscene, or the last mission or whatever, just like in EVERY OTHER GAME (Splinter cell comes to my mind).
Now I really don't know what to do but getting rid of the game...

[USA Trucker]

Originally Posted by flapane

You should agree with me that the fact that the game is not triggered by the player's truck's power, and the fact that you must push your foot on the pedal gas in the cutscenes are lame.
It may happen to save for whatever reason in whatever point of the game, but this shouldn't mean that the player must be up with no chances to recover to the beginning of the cutscene, the last mission or whatever, just like in EVER OTHER GAME (Splinter cell comes to my mind).

There is no inappropriate language in any form on this forum. Weather abbreviated or otherwise.

As far as the story-line goes. I don't have a problem with it what so ever. I've completed it 3 times on all levels. The missions are fun, but you don't have to do them to play the game. You're the first one that has an issue with the story-line. The missions are suppose to be a surprise, and adds a little something extra that I rather like.

I suggest you make many different saved games so you can go back if you mess up.

[flapane]

Unfortunately it is too late, usually games let you load the last mission regardless of your savegame, probably just because you can save in a "critical" moment and things can go bad.
It would be interesting to understand if those .spsv savegame files could be edited in some way, but opening them result in weird chars and references to c++ files.

[USA Trucker]

Originally Posted by flapane

Unfortunately it is too late.
It would be interesting to understand if those .spsv savegame files could be edited in some way.

Not to my knowledge. People have tried to mod them, but to no avail.

Also, if I edit you post for inappropriate content/language, don't over-ride my decision, and put it back in. I take that as a personal insult.
It's my job to keep the forum respectable, and yours to know the rules, and abide by them.

[flapane]

Originally Posted by USA Trucker

Also, if I edit you post for inappropriate content/language, don't over-ride my decision, and put it back in. I take that as a personal insult.

Never did such thing.
Please show me where.

edit:
I think I got what happend. Probably you edited the post just when I was editing it too, and was adding something. So when I pushed the SAVE button, your edit disappeared. I can't find any other explaination. I'm not in the mood of reverting back what a mod does, this is a childish behaviour.

[USA Trucker]

Originally Posted by flapane

Never did such thing.
Please show me where.

edit:
I think I got what happend. Probably you edited the post just when I was editing it too, and was adding something.

No problem. Just follow the forum rules.

[flapane]

np, sorry, I was just angry with the game structure and felt somewhat fooled because it never happend to me in almost 20 year of gaming. As I wrote, I won't restart the story from scratch at all... what a pity, guess I'll find someone here that is interested to the game.

p.s
This summer I was at the last day of "Celebrate Brooklyn" and appreciated it a lot (Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings).

[USA Trucker]

Originally Posted by flapane

As I wrote, I won't restart the story from scratch at all... what a pity, guess I'll find someone here that is interested to the game.

This mission is only the first one, and you're packing it in already! You barely gave it a chance, but hey, it's your game, time, and money. I just think you're giving in too early & easily, and haven't discovered what this game actually has to offer despite it's faults. I can't tell you how many times I've restarted the game, or went back to a previous saved game. All those videos in the "Video Walk-Through" that I sent you to earlier were all done by me. Painstakingly with many saves. This was to help our forum members, and I enjoyed making them.

[flapane]

In a certain sense you're right, but I've wandered from the main depot and the desert Mojave area at least 4-5 times, before getting that CB call, made some money, and made some visual customizations.
You've made a great work with those walktroughs, but this problem together with the AI glitches (that means that I could have other issues in the future) and the daylight scenes being so bright, don't leave my with any other decision
Maybe we'll see in the future, whenever a Nevada expansion pack (aka huge upgrade to the main game) will pop out.
See ya, for the moment.

[USA Trucker]

Everyones computer handles this game differently from what I've seen throughout this forum. I don't have that lighting issue you described. I very seldom see a car pop out of nowhere. The lane changes I can deal with, because it happens in real life, and I ride a motorcycle. The AI for the cops needs to be adjusted, but other than that I have no other glitches that I can remember, or that stand out. Maybe minor ones that I see, and quickly forget.

Now I think it's time to get back on topic. We can always continue this in a more appropriate thread.