This game is still stupidly buggy

[RickyRockon]

Compared to Wasteland 2, this game has silly amounts of bugs... not something I expected after so many patches and new DLC coming out. I even waited to play until the recent patch as I'd heard of problems.

What is with pet AI, for instance? They just blithely run through fire, or into the spinning sawblade roundabout in the clown hideout, glibly suiciding their HP away. Some enemies seem to do it too.

I lost Major Tomcat after a big fight with the clowns. He had 50 HP left but simply disappeared. Just returned to base thinking he would be there.... nothing. Gone forever. Seems like taking Animal Whisperer was a waste of skill points, and the Kennel patch has done nothing to solve the problems of pets just vanishing.

Just finished the Bizarre and the game feels really linear so far. Does it get better, or am I wasting my time and energy? Seems a shame as the previous game was a blast. Glad I got it at 50% off.

[ZTEQ]

I do agree that this game is a bit more buggy then wasteland 2, as I remember encountering very few bugs in my 100+ hours in wasteland 2. That said, I think they have patched out most of the major bugs, and it's mainly minor/superficial bugs that remain.

I also agree with you about pets, their AI is very bad and on the harder difficulties they are almost more trouble then they are worth, even with kennel (which did little to address the issue).

The game does have quite a few branching narratives, and you can actually approach situations from quite a few ways. I actually like this game more then wasteland 2, and I loved wasteland 2, as I think 3 has a much more diverse story/choices. This is my 2nd play-through of the game and this run is pretty different then my last as I'm choosing different options when approaching the story this time, and I'm not even that far into the game on this 2nd playthrough.

[Lopus]

I am on my third or fourth restart since completing once. It will feel linear when you make choices because they set the path. if you play again but found a different person to talk to had a different amount of skills or different objects on you, the dialog and subsequent things that happen are different. you are usually given the minimum of arrest, kill, or let go several people and which you choose has an impact later... and choices made in Colorado Springs at the beginning has impact much later in the game. Some of the difference is flavor, some options are completely cut off. If it plays the same next time you are set in your own ways, not the game's options.

[RickyRockon]

Yes, I see: the rough lists of locations/areas are linear, but decisions made can considerably change the outcome(s). Wasteland 2 was not exactly "open world" either. Perhaps it's the gated travel system making it feel a bit more restrictive.

I just don't understand how the companion AI got through testing. I suppose I should at least be grateful that environmental hazards like molotov cocktails don't last beyond the end of combat, otherwise things would degenerate into a Divinity: Original Sin 2 style fustercluck.

RIP Major Tomcat, it was great knowing you. Had I known, I'd have kept you at the base where you'd be safe.

[Luca_K04]

This game is 10 times better than W2, which was very overrated. imho.
But...
there are some bugs/situations that need to be fixed.

Yes, Pets IA is terrible. Simply just doesn't exist.

Action bar is buggy. Sometimes,during the fight, when you click on buttons it wont show your quick slot items, the special ability interface, and you need move someone or reload to make it work....

Party visual.
This is the worst. And it's not a bug, but a gameplay choice.
WHY THE HELL, when my ranger is in front of an open entrance on the area, he can't have the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ visual of that area?????!!!
It's stupid!
And this thing ruins several strategies like planning positions and, mostly, overwatch!

[idavis18]

Have had to restart several times since the update downloaded this morning. Useless.

[brynjar]

Originally posted by Luca_K04:

This game is 10 times better than W2, which was very overrated. imho.
But...
there are some bugs/situations that need to be fixed.

Yes, Pets IA is terrible. Simply just doesn't exist.

Action bar is buggy. Sometimes,during the fight, when you click on buttons it wont show your quick slot items, the special ability interface, and you need move someone or reload to make it work....

Party visual.
This is the worst. And it's not a bug, but a gameplay choice.
WHY THE HELL, when my ranger is in front of an open entrance on the area, he can't have the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ visual of that area?????!!!
It's stupid!
And this thing ruins several strategies like planning positions and, mostly, overwatch!

Use you sneaky skill char to scout rooms. If you level his perks he can run into a room, avoid the mobs and go into stealth mode.