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Finally managed to get to the top of the Agency Tower in Crackdown. I gave up trying for a bit after my last attempt was cruelly interrupted by my friend phoning me and making me jump both mentally and in the game ;D
Lovely bit of satisfaction accomplishing it though :D
I don't think I breathed through half of the climbing, I was sure I'd mess up and go crashing down. I wasn't following any guides and hadn't watched any videos of it so as not to spoil the fun.
Then when it came to jumping off the top into the water I was sure I was going to hit the ground instead of the water so didn't really take in the view :embarassed:
I'll have to do it again definitely :D
Davey_Pitch
29-04-2007, 00:01
I really enjoyed doing that. Like you I hadn't looked at how to do it, I just started jumping and seeing where I could go. I was so so close to missing the water when I jumped off though, literally only about 6 feet away from splatting on the ground instead :D
;D I thought I was very close for a while but must have managed to fall at an angle.
I've got to go back up there soon anyhow as I missed an ability orb :D I didn't have the nerve to try to jump over to it in case I slipped.
Davey_Pitch
29-04-2007, 00:16
I'm going to have to go back to Crackdown soon, I've still got quite a number of achievements to get and it's one of those games I know I could get 100% on if I just spent the time on it. May do it when Lynne goes away if I've got nothing else to play :)
;D I thought I was very close for a while but must have managed to fall at an angle.
I've got to go back up there soon anyhow as I missed an ability orb :D I didn't have the nerve to try to jump over to it in case I slipped.
I went for it simply because there was no way I was spending 10 minutes climbing it again just for a sodding orb :D It's a great feature of the game though. Like you I didn't breath at all while climbing it and I can't really think of many games that do that. I really felt like I was on top of the world and I was a little scared. Jumping off sure was fun though. Have you seen some guy drive up it in the 4x4? :shocked:
I think I'm going to have to get crackdown when our syndicate's numbers come up :p
Have you seen some guy drive up it in the 4x4? :shocked:
I know :shocked: I can't begin to imagine being able to do that!
Definitely get it when you've got some money spare Pickers :) It's great fun.
Initially when I got it I had some reservations as I was worried it'd be too much like GTA (And I'm fairly bored of GTA now) but it's fantastic fun.
Probably doesn't take long to complete but I've been taking my time to work my way through it.
A guy I work with has Crackdown and I plan on robbing it when he's finished with it :D Though if the new DLC is timed right it could be a while yet :/
Can't remember when the DLC comes out? Although Halo 3 beta is soon so you might lose out there ;)
I've still got plenty of the game to work through so not too bothered about the DLC :D
No date yet, but they have to provide 100 points via DLC for free and with buggie screenie's released it cant be too long. Something else to fill the coming 'drought' of bug titles I guess. Along with double arcade releases (hopefully).
On that unlrelated note, I'm really enjoying Eets. Puzzlers like that are few in number these days.
I saw the buggie pictures and it didn;'t really interest me in the slightest :/ Not keen on the driving in Crackdown anyhow.
Still, free is always good.
Eets looks good, unfortunately I've managed to have 750 points left ;D And no credit card atm to buy more points, or any money really. Ah well.
When he does I'll be happy to play co-op with him :D
Not actually got round to playing co-op yet, bet it's great fun.
I was blowing up cars earlier when a guy drove past. Thats all it was, a guy driving. He had no car. It was surreal because he was sat down and driving but there was no car. Just him on the open road. I love the strange quirks of this game :D
http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=1992
There you go folks, lots of new and fixed stuff :)
Achievements
Whether you choose to buy the Getting Busy pack or not, you’ll have access to 140 gamerpoints.
If you buy the pack however, you’ll have 350 points to gain and a whopping 1250 potential points to display on your Gamercard.
Confiscator – 40 Points
Can be unlocked with free downloads
Impound all the chosen vehicles and store them in the Agency Garage
Psych Out – 100 Points
Can be unlocked with free downloads
Complete all Time Trial missions at the Psychotic Difficulty level
Stockpile Supreme – 10 Points
Can be unlocked with Getting Busy, or by playing with a partner who has the pack
Complete any Stockpile mini-game in less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Flippin’ Crazy – 20 Points
Can be unlocked with Getting Busy, or by playing with a partner who has the pack
Complete three flips of any type in a single jump in any vehicle
Body Armor – 10 Points
Can be unlocked with Getting Busy, or by playing with a partner who has the pack
Use the Harpoon gun to attach five corpses to a single vehicle
Street Racer – 20 Points
Only accessible when Getting Busy has been purchased
Win all Street Races using any vehicle
Street Racer Elite – 150 Points
Only accessible when Getting Busy has been purchased
Win all Street Races using all available vehicles
No price has been set, and the only release date is “this week”, but this is a hell of a lot of content, so Crackdown fans (including myself) should be very excited.
Some achievements are possible even if you haven't bought the content, which is nice :)
Hmm don't think I'll be buying it, although obviously I'll be happy to get the free content.
The driving is my least favourite part of Crackdown. Free content is always good though :D
100 points were required by MS rules, but having the ability to get some of the other ones over co-op is a nice bonus :)
Davey_Pitch
10-05-2007, 10:22
Typical, a good looking pack comes out, and I loaned my copy to Leo last night ;D
leowyatt
10-05-2007, 10:23
Well Mr Pitch kindly donated this last night in exchange for biscuits ;) and I have to say I'm having fun. To be honest I've only taken out 2 leaders I've been too busy running around, well jumping actually to try and get the agility orbs :D
So if anyone wants a coop bash then I'm game :) I did find you don't level up as quickly as you did in the demo.
I've spent most of my time running about just having a laugh, I've heard it's quite short otherwise so enjoy it :D
I'll be up for a co-op game at some point. :)
Wow that looks awesome. Especially the "Keys to the city" mode where you can jump further, run faster and basically screw with the world. I was hoping for an updated stats system with an extra level or so. I wanna jump further :D Its out this week too apparently so I'll be getting that.
Davey_Pitch
10-05-2007, 10:43
I did find you don't level up as quickly as you did in the demo.
Yeah they had an accelerated skill progression mode in the demo to give you an idea of how powerful you could become in the game :)
leowyatt
10-05-2007, 10:46
ah ok, thought I was going mad when I kept getting the orbs and the gauge hardly went up. Looks like an awesome game and I'll grab the content when it's released :)
Davey_Pitch
10-05-2007, 10:48
Aye, it's a corker. I'm sure I'll get the content when you're done with it, no rush though, I've got God of War 2 on the PS2 to keep me busy now :)
I was odd, I hated the demo and only really bought the game on a whim and a gut feeling :D
Both packs are up. I bought the 800 points pack after seeing the new harpoon gun in action (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvneJ-LHJpg).
I've only got 750 points :(
I'll be getting the free content of course though.
Co-op with Pete to have a butchers at the new stuff, and get some of the achievements :)
Oooh I forgot you can do that :D
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 12:00
Bah, I spent 800 points getting the new characters for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. I'll probably add more points and get it when Leo has finished with it :)
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Single Player Cheat Mode Idle on Agency Island
:D
LOL :D The keys to the city mode rules. I kicked someone and the force of the kick was so powerful that the dead body flying through the air killed 2 others.
LOLOLOL :D
Wish I had Crackdown :(
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 12:54
LOL :D The keys to the city mode rules. I kicked someone and the force of the kick was so powerful that the dead body flying through the air killed 2 others.
Hahahahahah, fantastic ;D ;D ;D
LOL :D The keys to the city mode rules. I kicked someone and the force of the kick was so powerful that the dead body flying through the air killed 2 others.
Nice one :D
Have to have a go tonight I think.
Oh and Daz, Play-asia ;) Dead cheap on there last I saw :)
Um I broke the world.
http://petemc.net/images/undercrackdown.jpg
I discovered that if you use the race car at 200mph and then spawn a truck something strange happens. The car takes off and flies across the world. For some reason I ended up under the city. I can't get out. Its like noclipping mode. Just like this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=14aMr-yeHnE).
Oh and Daz, Play-asia ;) Dead cheap on there last I saw :)
I'm sure, but spending's frozen at the moment :( I'm looking into other ways though :)
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 13:24
flashing your drive and downloading it?
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 13:33
erm ok robbery? :p
EDIT: you should have a parcel today ;)
I did indeed, thanks a lot dude :)
erm ok robbery? :p
He's going to nick our copies :shocked:
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 13:35
I did indeed, thanks a lot dude :)
no problem, that got there quick :D
He's going to nick our copies :shocked:
hehehe it isn't even mine ;)
Dont worry, you Crackdown copies are safe until my Guitar Hero addiction has subsided ;D
I keep wanting to practice my 1000 note streak ;D
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 15:05
I keep wanting to practice my 1000 note streak ;D
I still need to go and finish Easy mode and watch the credits to push me over 700 points and back ahead of you :p
That's my motivation ;D
I figure if I can get either 1000 notes or 400k, then the extra points should keep me clear from or level with you for a while. Cant see you having the patience to 5* easy in 1 sitting!
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 15:10
That's my motivation ;D
I figure if I can get either 1000 notes or 400k, then the extra points should keep me clear from or level with you for a while. Cant see you having the patience to 5* easy in 1 sitting!
Heheh, not unless I was very very bored. I pick at easy mode from time to time, the odd songs here or there. I also need to go back down to medium and finish off all the unlocked songs. I reckon there's still another 60 points waiting for me if I decided to do all the little achievements which just take time, rather than skill.
There's 90 points waiting for us when we can get co-op in of course. Depending on the time frame we might be able to have a punt at 1mil, but it's a big ask.
Gonna take a look at X-Stream later for 1000 streak, see how that feels.
Oi, bugger off to your GH2 thread :p
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 15:22
Sorry Miss Hughes.
Oh, wait it's not Lynne shouting at me for a change :p :D
:cool:
Miss Allen will do just fine :D:p
Just read this.
It looks like yet again QA teams and the Microsoft Certification team have fallen asleep at the switch. Complaints are filing in from people who have downloaded the new Crackdown content. The content went live today but it seems to be resetting their save games back to scratch and un-leveling their characters. Not cool.
Right now it seems like the most common trigger is joining a co-op game of keys to the city. Once you exit out of a ‘keys’ game with your fully leveled agent and start a solo game, your character progression is reset back to day 1, everything 00 and no weapons, no unlocks, no warp points, all agility and hidden orbs need to be found again, etc. Basically it’s as if you just came home with Crackdown and fired it up for the first time.
There are also some reports of the new ‘Reset Gangs’ feature being more like a global reset doing the same thing as the ‘keys’ game. Everything resets back to the very first time you ever played Crackdown.
I've reset the gangs on mine and I still have my stats. A bit worried about loosing them now though.
That is worrying :/ Puts a downer on it really, on paper they've done a great job with this DLC - perfect mix of free and premium stuff, all without crippling co-op in the process.
Aye they've done a great job. Pretty much the best DLC so far aside from the stats and orb issue.
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/05/11/545104.aspx
Workaround, if it hasn't happened to you. Worth noting if you dont have the title update/DLC yet :)
leowyatt
12-05-2007, 11:27
Haven't downloaded the DLC yet but really enjoying the game. Have decided my preferred way at the minute to kill gang members is to punch and kick them, see how they fly!!!!!!! ;D
Davey_Pitch
12-05-2007, 11:50
I think the problems with DLC is that there are so many variables to test for, the state of people's save games etc, sometimes things will be missed. Thankfully most companies are very fast to fix things :)
I've got the free content, no way of getting the premium content besides co-op as I've only got 750 points spare atm.
Free content seemed interesting when I had a look last night :) Didn't get much of a chance though.
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