Posting here since a bunch of Hexbearinians talked about playing the game.

Chapter 1 spoiler

What loadout do you use against Balteus?

I went with:

  • reverse joint legs
  • left: laser blade and plasma blade (weapon bay OS upgrade)
  • right: starter assult rifle and plasma gun (weapon bay)
  • FCS and thrusters that are unlocked in the training missions

My man Balteus is nutting and busting missiles everywhere. I found normal biped legs unplayable in this fight. Being airborne helps a lot against him plus his plasma shield makes you need to stick close to him. So I thought reverse joints were the only viable option here.

I didn't see much use out of the assault rifle. The plasma gun though seems essential for breaking the plasma shield. I used that plus the melee weapons to break the shield.

While selecting two melee weapons on the left side, I was a bit conflicted. It seemed mad but at the same time it made sense to me. My strategy then was to try and stay close to the enemy. Whittle down the shield with plasma gun and melee weapons. When the shield is about to go down, make sure melee weapons are ready. As soon as it goes down, dish out as much damage as possible with the melee weapons. Repeat.

For the second phase I ended up being lucky mostly. I was jumping around frantically and was somehow able to avoid most of the laser sword attacks.

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  • SpookyVanguard64 [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Tried a bunch of different loadouts 'cause I kept getting my ass kicked, but what finally worked was:

    • Quad legs to help stay airborne when needed
    • FCS good at close & mid range
    • The boosters with 3 nozzles and blue exhaust flames
    • Laser blade (the one you start the game with) on left arm
    • Honestly don't remember what I had on the right arm, but it was either a rocket launcher or a pulse rifle
    • Shield on the left shoulder
    • Forward firing missile pod (the one you start the game with) on the right shoulder

    Really should've gotten a weapon that was good at dealing with shields, but I didn't have one yet and went into the mission not knowing that I'd need one. At least the laser blade proved decent at doing damage to the shield.

    • loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      The starter laser blade is actually a pulse blade which is great for damaging the pulse shield.

      What's great about this game is that currently I cannot envision how someone could beat this enemy with a build different from mine. I am gonna scour youtube and see the different ways folks are defeating it in.