Sort of like a Stargate zat gun. That'd be awesome.
The Odyssey Weapon and Suit Mechanics and Mods Thread.
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Righty ho, lads and lasses. I'm about to kick off combat zones, having focused primarily on stealth since getting into Odyssey, and need some tips for loadouts. Currently have a G4 Dominator suit with extra ammo capacity, and am planning on faster shield regen, probably combat movement speed?
G3 Aphelion unmodded... maybe adding faster handling and magazine capacity?
Second slot, dunno. Currently have a G5 Executioner with audio masking and magazine capacity, but think I need a kinetic weapon in there... or maybe the L-6?
G5 Torrmentor... currently with noise suppression for stealth, probably adding magazine capacity and stability as well... maybe higher accuracy?
Any other suggestions?
G3 Aphelion unmodded... maybe adding faster handling and magazine capacity?
Second slot, dunno. Currently have a G5 Executioner with audio masking and magazine capacity, but think I need a kinetic weapon in there... or maybe the L-6?
G5 Torrmentor... currently with noise suppression for stealth, probably adding magazine capacity and stability as well... maybe higher accuracy?
Any other suggestions?
Go full doomslayer. Get an L-6 (stowed reloading and faster handling really help this one), and shove an Intimidator in your other primary slot.
Don't bother with stealth in CZs. You get free infinite respawns and NPC support which lets you really dial up the aggression compared to a settlement raid.
Don't bother with stealth in CZs. You get free infinite respawns and NPC support which lets you really dial up the aggression compared to a settlement raid.
If you're going for low CZs, you're MORE than ready!
Since you've not done any CZs yet (from what I understand from your post), forget everything - you don't need any of it. I'm a kak-handed non FPS player and only lost 1 'life' in my first 10 CZs.
Forget mods - they'll be a crutch for you, otherwise.
Get in there, get dirty, and learn how to shoot - that's your primary objective. Mods won't help other than make later, harder CZs even more harder for you.
Don't bite the bullet - make your targets do that for you.
PS let us know how you get on!
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Great thread. Let me add to it.
I've invested lots of time lately in to making:
Manticore Tormentor
Manticore Executioner
Maverick Suit
Comments I'd make:
Because I am first and foremost an explorer I have also engineered my first effort at an Artemis suit:
Any questions feel free to add me in game,
CMDR Evoflash
I've invested lots of time lately in to making:
Manticore Tormentor
- Stability
- Fast Handling
- Audio Mask
- Noise Suppress
Manticore Executioner
- Scope
- Magazine
- Fast Handling
- Audio Mask
Maverick Suit
- Extra Backpack
- Extended Battery
- Jump Assist
- Night Vision
Comments I'd make:
- Initially I used Executioner a lot but I've found the Tormentor to be the natural go-to apart from long range where the Executioner excels.
- Tormentor is lethal (1 shot shield, 1 shot kill) and with six shots in the case I can take three enemies down fairly quickly.
- Tormentor is FAST. The fast handling mod is splendid.....take cover, pop up and thanks to fast-handling quickly get in to sights, fire of a shot. Then thanks to the stability I can quickly get a second shot off which with good aim means I've taken an enemy down in 1-2seconds. Back in to cover. REPEAT. Superb. I see four or five enemies swarming towards me and I know I should (should) be ok.
- Executioner at range is a beast. Personally I have to work on hitting moving targets....
- Suit-wise the battery and backpack are solid Quality-of-Life improvements and I whole-heartedly recommend them - you will benefit from them pretty much all the time. I was initially reluctant to "waste" the slots on these, but honestly speaking I think the options in suit engineering is not really that great so in the end I went for these two.
- Jump assist is probably the single best modification I've done. The speed of exiting a risky situation is very useful and the satisfaction of going along the rooftops is fairly strong. Also there's some fast, stealthy movement on offer.
- Finally night vision I overlooked for a while, however (and it's of course obvious) I can really see enemies in bad light so much better. Honestly now I think I prefer settlements in darkness with it. Also adds to strong sense of atmosphere and stealth which is a big kicker for me.
- Combining the silenced nature of the weapons with the jumpy/night-visiony suit has made for a pretty potent and exciting gameplay set up.
- Fast Handling
- Stowed Reload
- Stability
- One more maybe range, or else magazine.
Because I am first and foremost an explorer I have also engineered my first effort at an Artemis suit:
- Jump Assist
- Night Vision
- Extended Battery
- Reduced Tool Battery Consumption
Any questions feel free to add me in game,
CMDR Evoflash
Small update, I'm working on a Dominator suit to use with the Down To Earth Astronomy spec'd Manticore Intimidator Shotgun in CZ so I can work on my Merc rating (!)...
Dominator Suit
Manticore Intimidator
Dominator Suit
- Damage Resistance
- Extra Ammo Capacity
- Improved Jump Assist
- Night Vision
Manticore Intimidator
- Greater Range
- Reload Speed
- Scope
- Magazine Size
I've finally put together a laser/kinetic combo of the two carbines, with faster handling and stowed reloading, they work nice against scavs and settlement guards for those occasions when I really can't be bothered with the stealthy approach but I've yet to take them into a CZ. Wondering what to put in the other two slots - anyone with experience with 'em got any recommendations?
For kinetic - headshot damage, stability (or scope)
For laser - stability, hip fire accuracy
I dont know, just saying
The AR-50 is lovely with Stability. I believe mine has head-shot damage, stability, and faster handling.
My Aphelion has scope, faster handling, and mag size. I kinda hate that mag size gets you 38 shots, and not a round number. The scope is underwhelming for a sniper, but perfect for a combat rifle...
Oh, and faster handling makes swapping between the two smooth as butter.
Any ideas for the final mods? Greater range for the aphelion? And maybe mag size for the AR-50?
My Aphelion has scope, faster handling, and mag size. I kinda hate that mag size gets you 38 shots, and not a round number. The scope is underwhelming for a sniper, but perfect for a combat rifle...
Oh, and faster handling makes swapping between the two smooth as butter.
Any ideas for the final mods? Greater range for the aphelion? And maybe mag size for the AR-50?
Range is great for the Aphelion. I've killed scavs I couldn't actually see with it.
I love this idea… unfortunately I’m given to understand that the content ratings in place in Europe make it impossible. For some reason, it’s considered worse in that rating system to be able to kill someone you’ve knocked out than it is to just kill them every time. At least, that’s what I read here.
I was happily zapping my way through heists before I got a look at my “murder count” in the codex. No more. Now I’m taking the time to map out patrol routes and trying to Splinter Cell my way through this stuff.
Meh. Kill ‘em all and let the Flying Spaghetti Monster sort ‘em out. If they weren’t as verbally hurtful to me on arrival, I may think differently, but the thousands of abusive guards I’ve encountered… they've brought the wrath of my Executioner on themselves!
To each their own. My favorite missions are the ones where I slip in, disable alarms, make my way to the MacGuffin I’m meant to steal without being seen or laying a finger on anyone, then firing up shields right as the containment chamber opens as everyone within fifty meters opens fire on me and sprinting back to my ship making the Three Stooges “whoop-whoop-whoop-whoop-whoop!” noise all the way as bullets and lasers glance off of me.
Granted, I’ve got some ideas for an assassin built I might be putting together in the near future. Will need to find another unmodded Executioner to tinker with though, gonna aim for Scope, Long Range, Audio Masking, and either stowed reloading or magazine size depending on what I find character-appropriate. I find that I’m coming up with characters to roleplay (and gear to outfit them with) instead of minmaxing things, just switch holo-me’s when I want to “be” someone else.
I wanted to post here because this thread is among the first sources on Tormentor mods coming up in search.
I trusted the OP and installed Stability on my G4 Tormentor. It made ZERO perceived difference compared to a regular, unmodded gun. The recoil is absolutely the same, and the time to return to the same aiming spot is the same as without the mod.
So, to anyone thinking about installing Stability on their Tormentor, think again. It seems like a waste of a slot. Maybe it got changed over the patches, I don't know. Point is, right now it's pretty pointless.
I just did a test comparing a non-stable Tormentor to a stable one. Something has changed since the last time I paid attention to this stuff.
The difference between stable and non was noticeable when I was firing repeatedly without ADS. The amount of aim point climb (which is what stability is supposed to prevent) between shots was more pronounced with the non-stable one, although it wasn't much of a difference.
With ADS there was no difference whatsoever, which is definitely a change. In each case the weapon snapped back to true aim very quickly.
Not sure if this is a bug fix, a new bug, or what.
How can this not be a bug if adding a mod makes no difference in the behaviour this mod was supposed to affect? ADS is basically a must for Tormentor (unless also using the hip-fire accuracy mod), so if there's no difference in stability between modded and unmodded gun in ADS, the mod must be broken. The fact that you recall there once existed a noticeable difference, further proves that this is a bug, likely introduced in one of the later patches.
I think we should add this to the issue tracker. If anybody can make a video comparison that would be best.
Or, I dunno, let people enjoy their unmodded Tormentors as if having a free Stability mod, and the rest of us lament the wasted mod slot/mats.
Got a G5 L6 rocket launcher with mag size, stowed reloading and faster handling mods. Any suggestions for the last mod slot will be appreciated. Will be mostly using the launcher mostly in conflict zones.
reload speed
Doesn't feel that necessary for the L-6 if you have Stowed Reloading already. There really isn't a useful mod beyond the three he listed, I just threw Audio Masking on it for comedic effect.
It really helps with the reload timer
It affects stowed reloading times too... which is useful for a dual L-6 setup