Explanations of Functions?

[skwerly]

I hope that this wasn't something that was posted elsewhere, but I figured that it might be a good idea to have a discussion thread about somethings that aren't explained in the rules, or may not be obvious to other people.

My first question is:

"What is the Intimidate button for after combat?"

I'd think that fragging all their friends that came after me on the street would be intimidating enough... if not, do I need to maybe wear them like a suit? But that would be more of 'mental' check, rather than 'intimidate'...

[monkeyrogue]

The way I understand it, and Cory can verify this, is that you are intimidating any potential onlookers. It's supposed to keep your heat from going up. Of course, heat is screwed up right now to begin with, so it's rather moot

[rerelee]

can somebody tell me how to capture? do i just kill the target or do something else ?

[skwerly]

Thank you, Monkey... I now have this image of my sleek and chrome-eyed sniper standing in the middle of the street waving his rifle around screaming "Yeah? You see anything? Didn't think so, chum!"

[fallen]

skwerly - as described, intimidate will be a way to "scare off" people that might try to follow you or report your activities. It will provide a non-stealth alternative to heat management after combat, and possibly be better at allowing you to stick around and loot bodies before leaving.

Work in progress, definitely!

rerelee - you shoudn't be able to get capture missions yet =) If you are, please let us know and we will turn them off. When they are enabled, you will be required to get a specific target in a battle group and knock them out (with mental damage) as opposed to killing them (with a gun, etc). This will probably introduce the need for some shorter range tasers and the like.

[monkeyrogue]

I do too skwerly...I do too.

[nails]

I get capture contracts. I know I will regularly get them from Mars.

[jeffjway]

I get capture contracts too. I handle it like an assassination and still get the reward. Though I admit my gunslinger does punch a lot to save ammo.

[taatuu25]

I have got capture missions from somewhere too.
They work samelike as assassinations. Only the text is different. Not "not a change,chummer", but"you'll never get me alive"
and the guys you are fighting are just the targets' lifeguards.

[captain nemo]

fallen I've got a couple of Capture contracts you can turn off then.

New Flask Saloon in Charlesbank. For Mars Against Yakashumi in Los Val

Golden Flower Restaurant in West End. For Mars Against AzTek in BraveStar


nemo

[skwerly]

I have yet to get any capture missions, but that's just because I am sticking to the lower south side area. Los V is my bread and butter.

Just a little thing I noticed today... The yen emblem under the profile picture changes colors based on how much danger you are in. Or at least the likelihood of an encounter (or so the system says)

[captain nemo]

I started out there too. Was working out real good +33 then wore out my welcome now -44. So I moved on to Mars now. I've also spent some time doing missions in Fennian too, Mars seems to like to send me there.

[fallen]

@everyone - ok, i re-checked. Capture are okay right now, they are just treated like assassination. Soon, they will be a unique contract type requiring non-lethal methods to complete successfully. There will probably be one target in the battle group who you can't kill, but you can slaughter his/her bodyguards without mercy.

[dilz669]

@off-topic So is fallen Cory or Andrew or what?

[Cory Trese]

fallen is Andrew and Cory is Cory