Game: Platform: PC Genre: action, rpg Release date: October 24, 2008 Developer: Deep Shadows Publisher in Russia: Russobit-M / Track If my readers have forgotten, let me remind you that Xenus is such an old Aztec mascot-key to the door under the waterfall. In fact, the role of these very doors in the plot of the "Boiling Point" was very insignificant, but the intrigue around 6 unsightly pieces unfolded authoritative. One way or another, this talisman fulfilled its role in the excitement of the first playthrough.
In White Gold, Xenus is given an even more insignificant role. He just exists in the title of the game, becoming his own kind of identification mark of the world, where the past fighter of the French Foreign Legion, Sol Myers, is wreaking havoc in the name of goodness and justice. And Xenus himself will not be in the game. But there will be a lot of sun, sea, women and shooting.
So where do we start? Let's find a suitable seaplane and load it up with a few bags of very specific humor. After that, having broken a significant number of master keys, we will start the engine, take off and, cursing the incomprehensible control, painstakingly sprinkle the substance from the bags on some part of the Windward Islands, named Hochma for the sake of Southern Covumbia.
Now, when this piece of paradise, where the endless siesta reigns, has been properly processed, we hit the road to New-york and quickly come up with a reason that is guaranteed to force the retired legionnaire to wake up, pack up and set off on a journey to the aforementioned islands.
Well, it's time to joke jokes. Bailing out humanity is commonplace and even somewhat boring. It's even funnier to stand up for the health care of the Huge Apple addicts. No, we won't have to track down cocaine submarines, destroy transshipment bases and sprinkle defoliant on illegal coca plantations. Judging by the notions of the drug business tycoons, cocaine is just a necessary powder that makes it possible to rejoice in the fact that you live for a completely divine cost. But those who dare to poison this generous product with an unknown poison that kills honorable consumers should be given what they deserve.
Xenus, gentlemen! A complete, unquestioning and unavoidable xenus to all poisoners who cut the already small but so precious life of lovers of "white gold".
I don't promise the taste, but it will be hot
Do not be embarrassed, girls, here everyone is yours. Say: "Sy-s-s-s-y-yr."
The RPG subgenre remains eclectic to this day. In fact, the recipe is quite simple: we take a hero who absolutely doesn’t know how to do anything, but is sent on a responsible and dangerous mission. Coming up with skills that are necessary (but not very) for the successful completion of the mission. We are inventing a system that will allow our hero to become the least krivorukim, performing a bunch of different and not particularly logical tasks and distributing greedily dripping development points. We are introducing several factions into the game with which you can be friends or feud, creating a certain reputation for yourself. Voila, the dish is ready.
The "boiling point" did not have a very noticeable character development system. In general, she could not be denied consistency. In order to shoot more accurately, it was necessary to shoot specifically, and not to transfer the grandmothers across the road. And nothing else.
In "White Gold" igrodels approached the issue more canonically, but with all this, logic suffered noticeably. The past professional fighter who made a noticeable rustle in Colombia, looking for the missing daughter, now, as it turns out, is not marked with any talents. He shoots poorly, is unable to co-ordinate the front sight of a gun with a slot in the aiming bar, cannot carry a large load, cannot use a grenade launcher and a machine gun, he is unfamiliar with the mystery of holding his breath with an aimed shot. And in order to acquire these most useful abilities, he needs to earn development points. At the same time, these points are obtained for actions that are not at all related to the development of a certain skill. Great, but illogical. 
A dark captain in snow-white camouflage. A surreal choice of clothing for the tropics ...
The role-playing component of the game, as before, is in relations with factions, of which there are plenty in the game. And you will have to interact with them in one way or another, since most of the side assignments come specifically from the representatives of the groups. The player will have to decide, without the help of others, which group to join, and take into account that improving relations with one of them will certainly affect the deterioration of relations with the other. Everything is reasonable and in turn.
Earning money has become noticeably easier - a lot of side assignments contribute to this. Moreover, an unlimited number of various necessary items are scattered around the game world that will brighten up the difficult life of our hero, correct his shaky health and assist in armed clashes.
The question of motivation for finding jobs and making money is the main storyline. She, of course, is as artless and artless as possible (it is felt that the scriptwriters were not very tense with the twists and turns of the plot), but she will require a lot of funds from the protagonist. On the other hand, no one is pushing Myers, so you can explore the great waters of the Caribbean Sea, learn to ride and fly, poke your inquisitive nose wherever you please.
On a note: in the "Boiling Point", as you remember, even in the most unfortunate scenarios, the hero did not die, but ended up in a clinic, discussed with a doctor, made payments and sailed off on the road ahead. There will be no such grace right there. Doom is now final and final. The only thing that the unlucky player will be able to console himself with is a stinging sentence on the display and loading the last save. 
Tropical weather is finicky. The sun was just shining and the sea was shining ...
Outside, the game world is very impressive. The color palette of the tropics looks great. Well, a slight blur and distortion of drawings to the edges of the screen makes the memory of a wet and sunny world. But personally, in the first hours of the game, I had a noticeable feeling of discomfort from the angle of view of the character. I don’t know whether it was necessary to do less or more, but some dizziness and disorientation during sharp turns were observed. In general, if, according to the developers' plan, this is exactly how the hero should create the world, at one moment he fell into a tropical country for himself, then the claims are withdrawn. Special thanks to the willingness to say to those who worked on the sunrises and sunsets of remarkable beauty.
The graphics engine of the game is optimized to such an extent that you simply don't notice it. I am glad that the developers took into account the imperfections of the previous version of the Vital Engine and made the proper conclusions. Large play places work flawlessly now.
Not without, in general, and without graphical bugs and flaws. Aquatic plants growing right out of the air, snakes that periodically look like a hissing stick, spiders stuck in the walls of a cave, redskins fleeing into the sky, a poor set of faces that constantly flash in the game - all this does not interfere with the passage of the game, but noticeably spoils the memory of the work done. 
This misunderstanding plays the role of a shooting gallery here. One joy is cheap.
The fauna of the islands, by the way, has noticeably depleted in relation to continental Colombia. The list of nasty surprises in the fauna now only consists of snakes, carnivorous fish and large spiders.
As before, the actions will unfold in a single play space without loadable locations. In addition to a single scripted move to another peninsula, all others take place in real time. For this purpose, a huge number of vehicles (ground, aqua and air) and a network of floating filling stations have been introduced into the game.
The game NPCs, unfortunately, were not able to amuse much. Their behavior does not differ in variety and special meaningfulness. Dialogues, despite the efforts of their creators, in most cases are uninteresting and not even funny. And the behavior of certain persons, under certain circumstances, borders on insanity. For example, the elimination of all the bandits surrounding their leader does not prevent him from completely relaxed sitting on the sofa, surrounded by two girls in bikinis. Approximately the same fatalism is displayed by one of the drug lords. 
For now, I will have a pearl. It would be nice, dark, but they will also buy snow-white.
On a note: I come across in the game several "Easter eggs", as it were, of a humorous disposition, but only one of them seemed successful to me - the "Autonomous system of meteorological forecasting" shield. Others, like the stylized Wasserman on Jose Pogon's T-shirt or the hysterical "Not a single break !!!" in the telephone receiver, they look very artificial and do not even cause smirks.The voice acting of the game, to be honest, could be better. In fact, there are no special complaints about game sounds - shots, ambient noises and the like. The annoying radios constantly screaming at the headquarters of the groups, thank God, can be shot if they start to seriously poison life. The background music accompanying the trips is so good that I sometimes stole a boat or a scooter to listen to it again. But the choral performance of the officials during the attack by a group of drug-traffickers, who settled in a destroyed house led by retired US Army Colonel Clark Jefferson, caused an acute desire to shoot them out of purely human motives. Well, then I happened to follow similar cases of group insanity, accompanied by continuous screams.
Let us summarize the concise result of the review part. Certainly, great progress in the results of the Deep Shadows work is evident. If we associate the "Boiling Point" and "White Gold" as a whole, then this comparison will be completely and one hundred percent in favor of the 2nd game. The developers took into account the colossal number of shortcomings of the first Colombian epic and were able to avoid all those bugs, lags and glitches that players had been making fun of on the forums for more than a month. But White Gold is still very far from perfect play. So we just have to be patient and wait for the "gold" from Deep Shadow to acquire a generous yellowish color, worthy of the crown of "Best PC Games".
Subject line of snow-white color
Tell me, are you already an adult bandit or another larva?
The plot of the plot of "White Gold" takes place in the introductory video. A series of mysterious deaths in bohemian New York circles, it turns out, have the same cause - Colombian cocaine. Analyzes have shown that it contains a highly toxic impurity that kills quickly and with certainty. This dismal news makes the drug lords think hard. The risk of losing such a profitable and well-established business is very high. Anyway, buyers will be disappointed in their ability to supply clean powder that kills even more slowly and more pleasantly, and will start looking for other suppliers.
To the peacefully sleeping Saul Myers, a certain dash of Hispanic appearance appears, pours him a generous handful of compliments and persuades him to take up the investigation into the circumstances of the extra toxicity of Colombian cocaine. Obviously, Sol, as it should be according to the canons of the genre, renounces, claiming that he has retired and wants nothing to know. Khlysh, in turn, shows not the worst awareness of the rituals of the genre and lays out a trump card - two photos with a dead man.
You and I do not understand anything about the deceased, but Sol seems to know him very well. All of a sudden, he agrees to work and does not even start talking about the remuneration due.
The following video takes us to the boat, delivering Myers to one of the islands of the archipelago. The peaceful chatter with the old man driving the boat is interrupted by tough-minded strangers with speedboats and even a couple of helicopters. They seem to be hinting to us that "you are not here" and they are offering a baptism of fire.
It is not clear who exactly organized the committee for the meeting of Saul Myers, but they prepared disgustingly. Helicopters are not at all convincing, and so are boats good word do not stand. Our hero, as they say, solves the issues that have arisen with one left, and then right behind his grandfather jumps from the side of the boat, which is about to threaten to be blown up.
In fact, this is where the prerequisites of the plot end, since both the motives of Myers' subsequent actions and the forces of opposition to them are introduced into the game.
Buggiver Diver with Sniper Abilities
Character development is no different in complexity. As the game progresses, he performs various actions, each of which gives him a certain amount of experience points. Accumulating, these points raise the character's level (recognizable to all fans of level-up RPGs). Each new level gives a unit that can be spent on researching one or another possibility.
On a note: in the process of character development, the highest level of his health will slightly increase. Starting with the legitimate 100 units, it made me noticeably healthier under the tropical sun and ended up with 120 units or so. A trifle, but nice.
genre: first person action / RPG
release date: November 2008
Developer: Deep Shadows
Publisher in Russia: "Russobit-M"
Introduction
The record company, which takes drugs for granted by its rock, pop, rap and other "stars", is concerned about a number of mysterious deaths. They all took some kind of Colombian cocaine, and went to another world. Crying million-dollar contracts, platinum discs ...Sol Myers, our protagonist, is entrusted with figuring out the supply chain for the deadly potion. At first, he does not want to agree to a dangerous mission, but the customer has a compelling argument - a photo of a murdered friend, so simple job contract mercenary takes on shades of righteous vengeance ...
System requirements
Minimum:
Processor: Athlon 3000 or Equivalent
RAM: 1 GB
Video card: GeForce 6600GS with 128 MB RAM or equivalent
Recommended:
Processor: Level Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
RAM: 2 GB
Video card: GeForce 8800 with 512 MB RAM or equivalent
Operating system Windows 2000 / XP / Vista
Description
The settings menu saves us from much thought about choosing one or another graphic refinement. Available: choice of resolution, anti-aliasing parameters, image quality ("low", "medium", "high", "best"). There is also an item "Game options": the choice of the difficulty level ("easy", "normal", "hard"), the quality of physics (difficult or simple), turning on / off prompts. Do not forget to apply the settings in the menu, "without leaving the checkout"!
The beginning of the game takes you aboard a motor boat, which comes under fire from some militants on boats and helicopters. The main character stands behind a machine gun, and you begin to methodically shoot enemy air and surface transport. However, one in the field is not a warrior, and your boat explodes, and you, together with your grandfather-guide (who was superbly voiced by Lev Durov), jump overboard and swim to the island of Espada.
On the shore, the developers remind you of the role-playing component of the game: the storyline is provided by "scenario" quests (this is how they are indicated in the reference manual). There are also secondary ones - they help to improve the financial situation of the protagonist, and sometimes they are components of the main branch of the plot development ...
Abilities and development of the main character
So, main character- Saul Myers, Problem Solver in Latin America. The indicator in the lower left corner shows your health and the current stamina reserve, which is spent while running (and at rest and during normal movements in space - it is restored). An indicator of the number of cartridges in the weapon magazine and the ammunition you have is displayed next to it (changing the type of cartridges is carried out with the "V" button).
You can also call up the inventory menu and view in detail the situation with your health - the red color of a body part means that it is badly damaged. If, for example, your leg is severely injured, then the main character will limp, and if the hand, problems with aimed shooting will arise.
Items and weapons are stored in a duffel bag, the contents of which are called up by the inventory tab. Optionally, you can throw unwanted items on the ground using the trash can icon. The inventory is not "rubber", it is limited in weight (however, the maximum load can be increased using the appropriate perks).
The role-playing system in the game is based on "perks" - special skills that improve the characteristics of the protagonist. Upon reaching the next level of development, you can activate the desired perk of your choice.
Force group:
Porter: increases the carrying capacity of the character by 10 kg.
Tourist: increases the carrying capacity of the character by 15 kg.
Strongman: increases load capacity by 20 kg.
Steady hand: Blur disappears when recharging.
Grenade: the character has the ability to throw the grenade further.
Heavy: Gives the character the ability to fire a machine gun.
Grenade launcher: Allows you to fire a grenade launcher and MANPADS.
"Accuracy" group:
Cowboy: Allows the character to aim through the front sight.
Shooter: Reduces the spread of bullets when firing a firearm.
Instructor: Hold your breath for 3 seconds when firing a sniper rifle.
Sniper: Hold your breath for 5 seconds when firing a sniper rifle.
Cat's eye: Allows the character to see in the dark in stealth mode.
Achilles' heel: In 3% of cases, hitting any part of the enemy's body becomes lethal for him.
Bugbear: Maximum probability of successfully picking the lock.
Group "Agility":
Jumper: Allows the character to jump higher by double pressing the jump key.
Stuntman: falling from a height of 10 meters, the character is not damaged.
Dodgy: The character takes 10% less damage from any type of weapon.
Trickster: Allows you to reload your weapon faster.
Stayer: The character's running speed is increased by 50%.
Swimmer: Increases the swimming speed of the character by 35%.
Cracker: Significantly increased chances of a successful hack.
Endurance group:
Will to live: When health is below 25 points, damage is reduced by 50%.
Diver: character can spend 30 seconds longer underwater.
Sprinter: Increases the player's stamina by 30%.
Diver: character can spend 60 seconds longer underwater.
Marathon runner: Increases the player's vitality by 50%.
Botanist: The character takes less damage from snake and fish bites.
Strong organism: increases resistance to the negative effects of alcohol, drugs, drugs and stimulants.
Group "Mastery":
Screwdriver: Increases the likelihood of successfully picking a lock.
Driver: The character's vehicle takes 50% less damage in a collision.
Doctor: Syringes restore 20% more health.
Gunsmith: Chance of successful weapon modification increases to 40%.
Charisma: The level of deterioration in relations with factions is reduced by 25%.
Bribe: The amount of money required to bribe an enemy is halved.
Deceiver: The chance of cheating the enemy increases to 30%.
Dealer: trade becomes more profitable.
Some perks become available only after activating the required prior skills.
You navigate in the game world on the general map (key "M") and on the mini-map in the upper right corner of the screen. Current key points for the selected scenario or side quests are displayed as green and red flags, and information about the distance to the object / subject appears under the mini-map.
The player profile allows you to quickly find out your current level, the number of experience points (including the required number for the next level).
The profile also displays your level of dependence on medications, alcohol, drugs. The game contains their representatives - syringes with analgesics, cocaine, various types of alcohol (wine, tequila, vodka, etc.). Syringes are used to quickly and significantly improve health. Although you can replenish your vitality and with the help of ordinary foods - papaya, chicken eggs, avocados, bananas, pineapples, shrimp, corn, canned food, etc. I personally drank alcohol only when it was required by the conditions of the current situation (for example, in order to try to find out something from the interlocutor)
In the game world, you come across doctors who can not only cure you and sell medicines, but also magically (at ridiculous prices!) Free you from alcohol, drug and drug addiction.
In the profile, you will also track the status of your relations with groups (factions). There are seven of them: official authorities, partisans, drug mafia, bandits, Indians, CIA, civilian population. If your relationship is in the negative zone, representatives of these factions will be hostile to you, and try to immediately attack in the line of sight.
Experience is awarded for completing quest tasks. Also, a certain amount of experience points will be given to you for killing and for successfully picking the lock. I will not say that "pumping" the hero is very critical, but nevertheless, without some perks, the game is a bit tough.
Of the unique items in Saul Myers' inventory, I will note a parachute that allows you to glide when falling from high altitudes (automatically opens) and a walkie-talkie that your fellow mentors occasionally instruct you with.
Your hero knows how to swim, and he swims unnaturally fast, and afloat with a load of more than 50 kilos keeps like an inflatable mattress - well, no fear of drowning. A beautiful picture opens under the water: sand, algae, fish swimming. It is necessary, however, to monitor the supply of oxygen - if it is equal to zero, you will begin to lose life points.
Bulletproof vests and weapons - wear out. However, over the course of the entire game, I saw my M16 assault rifle wear out by only 1%. Weapons can be upgraded with special sets that look like a suitcase in red, yellow or green. After upgrades, the weapon increases the number of cartridges in the store, the firing range, and the rate of fire.
Occasionally you even get such a rare "tuning" as an additional telescopic sight for your assault rifle.
Finally, it is worth talking about the additional menu of the protagonist, called by the "F" key. You get access to flashlight, tent and stealth mode. I practically did not use a flashlight - when acting alone, darkness is, on the contrary, our ally. Tent - allows you to quickly while away the time until morning, noon, evening or midnight (sometimes a certain time of day is required for a quest). Well, the stealth mode makes it possible to sneak unnoticed in the immediate vicinity of the enemy. It is especially necessary in cases where relations with this faction are negative, but the task requires movement through the enemy's territory.
Gameplay and the Xenus 2 universe
The world around us is well implemented. Weather effects, changing times of day, open spaces and freedom of movement - all this sets up an optimistic mood. NPCs, while not perfect, are quite believable. A huge disadvantage is the often repeating standard textures of the inhabitants. Only a few key NPCs look unique - like the drug mafia boss, for example. The rest of the virtual residents can boast of only a dozen basic models of faces and figures, which is depressing.
There are many dialogues in the game. They are rarely empty and meaningless - chatting with some passer-by actually reveals the necessary information, or even leads to a certain quest.
Some key NPCs ask for money for information, some reward you financially for solving their problems. Communicating with a specific faction and completing tasks for it improves your relationship with it. And the benefits are quite tangible: for example, the doctor begins to treat you at half the price; as part of the quest task, a representative of the faction asks you for less money for a story item, and when you visit the store, you see more reasonable prices.
For those who wish to maintain good relations with all factions, sometimes very tough forks await. For example, you are offered to work for partisans or for official troops, for the drug mafia or for partisans. Here the choice is yours, although I will provide some information in the tips section at the end of the article.
In addition to the stealth mode, when moving on the territory of enemies, you can use bribery or deception. Bribery is quite effective, although, of course, it is easier to kill all enemies on the territory (if this does not disrupt the objectives of your mission).
I didn't really like the fact that some NPCs stand like idols: during the day, at night, in the rain, under the scorching sun. I would like at least a minimal display of independent life activity.
From time to time the developers give us their wit. Sense of humor is generally ordinary, not as sparkling as in some role-playing projects. However, for the implementation of the Latin American guest workers - the prototypes of Ravshan and Jumshud - we should definitely say a huge thank you, it really brings a smile!
I would also like to reveal the topic of gender relations. Yes, there are attractive girls in the game ...
And not only in sun loungers and on the beach, but also in military uniform.
I'm sure the reader will have a desire to find out - how about playing with ... Well, in general, "with this case"? Well, having sex is realized, but only in a brothel controlled by bandits (however, if you have a negative relationship with this contingent, shoot the guards and then use the services of the priestesses of love).
Naturally, not free. You will laugh, but sex heals Saul Myers from his current injuries! True, the services of girls are clearly more expensive than paying for a doctor's work ...
In the game, you can control various types of transport. Some representatives of water, land and air vehicles can only be opened with special keys issued by NPCs, and some can be assigned using a master key.
In addition to a convenient means of moving around the game world, you also get a trunk - a great addition to your inventory. You can put your arsenal, ammunition, medicines and other belongings there. Vehicles have three indicators: the current level of damage, an indicator of fuel reserves and - if you have weapons on board - the current type of weapon and the amount of ammunition. Fuel can be refilled at petrol stations or island petrol stations on the high seas. You land there by your helicopter or dock by boat.
Military equipment is a good means of destroying enemies. But when flying, you should be careful - firstly, when landing or maneuvering, you can suffer a plane crash. Secondly, with technology you can crush a civilian or a representative of another faction - and then you will be perceived as an enemy and relations with this group will deteriorate. I would also like to note the following fact: when driving while drunk - the car does not always obey the steering wheel! So the rule from real life applies: if you drank, don't drive ...
The helicopter is perhaps the best representative of technology in the game due to its excellent weapons (aircraft machine gun and missiles) and the convenience of moving between the islands during missions. Don't hesitate to hijack a combat helicopter - it really makes your life easier ...
It's time to move on to fighting Saul Myers with hostile elements. You choose your own faction - "enemy number one". This is a strategic decision, since almost all factions are at war, and the targeted destruction of specific representatives indirectly improves your relations with all other factions. Bandits became my whipping boys.
The artificial intelligence of enemies is, unfortunately, far from ideal. On the first of the islands, I watched in horror as the bandits "teleported" between the trees, disappearing and reappearing in another place. At the same time, of course, do not forget to water you in queues. It's good that in the future such problems were not observed.
Although in recent missions, with the naked eye, it was noticeable how enemies appeared out of nowhere, generated by the script. One thing pleases - during the current task, the number of enemies is limited - they do not appear again and again, as on a conveyor belt. I also noticed the following "bug": if you see an enemy from afar in time, he often stands motionless, like a stone idol. Get your sniper rifle and send a foe to another world with a shot in the head.
You rob the corpses of enemies, and usually they lie in their places for a long time (sometimes, however, the location is completely regenerated and the corpses disappear). In general, the AI of the enemies is "C", although in the case when you face them nose to nose - they give you enough problems.
The freedom to move around the islands is really felt. Many small touches add charm to the gameplay. For example, you can dive deep and collect pearls in shells by selling them to merchants. Or shoot a snake or a crab, and then find a stove with a frying pan in the village, where you can fry a product and get a dish that restores health. In addition, sometimes the game world is brought to life by scenes such as a traffic accident on the street, or a robbery of a shop, or a clash between the drug mafia and partisans.
The freedom of choice in the process of achieving the set goal is also felt. Let's say you need 10,000 pesos. If you want - work for the drug mafia, if you want - beat the mafia on the side of the partisans. Or you can plunge into quests for ordinary residents, who are usually harassed by marginal bandits. Incidentally, I tried to choose the last path. In general, you need money - get it as you can. Very vital.
True, it was not without a ladle of tar. It's about regenerating locations. Let's say you need money. It seems to be necessary to go on quests for some faction. But the lazy will notice the inexhaustible supply of weapons at the base of government forces, and will regularly visit there, loading the helicopter to capacity and getting guaranteed 2-3 thousand pesos. The regeneration of locations after some quests is also very depressing - for example, you bombed a partisan camp, and the next day life is boiling there, as if nothing had happened - the same faces, the same people ...
But still, my personal opinion is that the gaming world turned out to be quite lively. Not perfect, of course, but perfectly digestible. There is no painful feeling that all NPCs are lifeless plastic mannequins. But, of course, the project cannot be put on the top five either.
The game is replete with minor bugs. The marker does not show the location or incorrectly displays the status of the character. The technique refuses to break in serious collisions. A canister with gasoline is generally not clear how it is used. There are problems with the execution of missions - scripts are sometimes deadlocked, especially if you decide to check the nonlinearity. There are situations with "sticking" of the main character in a certain place - restoration of a previously saved game is required. And that's not all the shortcomings ...
Finally, I cannot but speak about the last mission. In fact, it is a "game within a game". A pure first-person shooter that keeps you at the screen for about 4-5 hours (depending on the chosen difficulty level). Many players did not like this mission, and I will support them - it seems to me that this ending does not fit the general concept of Xenus 2. It was necessary to come up with something more role-playing, adventure, and not arrange Counter-Strike. However, what is, that is ...
In general, there are a lot of reviews on this project on the forums. Both positive and negative. However, everyone agrees that the game can and should be made better - it deserves it. Alas, the lack of testing seems to have taken its toll. I do not want to offend the developers - they have done a huge amount of work, and the project where the main character gets a certain freedom in the game world is very difficult to implement. But Xenus 2 reminded me of my grandfather's drill as a child. I was shocked, and my grandfather explained that it was an old electric drill, and you have to wear rubber gloves, and the chuck does not hold very well, "so be careful, granddaughters" ... So you will gradually discover a number of irregularities in the game , and start dreaming about what a great project would come out if all the mistakes and good ideas have been brought to life ... A few tips for those who are just starting to play "Xenus 2. White Gold" ...
Be sure to download and install latest patch(link ).
Save often. Do not delete or overwrite recent saves. Leave 7-8, and preferably a dozen of the last saves in separate files. Save before each helicopter landing, before each approach to the key point, etc.
Prepare for "bugs" and not obvious things. For example, to "glitches" and abnormal operation of the marker indicating the location of the current key point. Get ready to replay some sub missions due to the fact that you missed something somewhere or did not complete it, or, perhaps, the trigger did not work. For all questions that arise with the passage, try to ask questions or look for answers in this forum thread.
Don't embark on an unknown mission without a good supply of ammo and supplies (or medical supplies). On the last mission - after receiving 6 figurines - take as many cartridges and medicines that you can carry away.
Try to spoil your relationship with only one faction in the game. The easiest option is to spoil relations with the bandits. Thanks to their destruction, you will improve the attitude towards you on the part of three factions at once: the official authorities, civilians and partisans.
First of all, pump the perks "Porter", "Tourist", "Strongman", "Screwdriver", "Cowboy", "Diver", "Charisma". After that, you will have gained enough experience and you yourself will choose what to pump next. The above perks will come in handy anyway.
Do not hesitate to master the technique - the easiest way is to hijack a combat helicopter from the drug mafia airfield (opens with a master key) and fly it until the end of the game.
The helicopter has a switch from a machine gun to missiles and heat traps - use the mouse scroll for this. After launching the rocket, keep the enemy in sight, otherwise you will miss.
conclusions
It is not for nothing that the title says "RPG in Ukrainian". Development studios in the post-Soviet space, unfortunately, do not have huge project budgets, and as a result, after the release of the next game, we expect a patch for granted. But even the first patch for "Xenus 2. White Gold" does not allow to characterize this game as a high-quality game product of the "AAA" series. The implementation is too complicated, and as a result, the financial and time costs for "polishing" the product are too serious."Xenus 2. White Gold" is a mixture of action and role-playing games, with a first-person view and giving some freedom of movement to explore the universe. The game world is interesting enough, it's not boring to play. Those who like to "pump" the main character and tinker with improving weapons and items in the inventory will be pleased. And the opportunity to get a car, boat, helicopter at your disposal adds positive emotions.
Unfortunately, the game is characterized by a number of bugs, albeit rare and not always critical, but nevertheless, they noticeably worsen the impression of the project. Let's hope that the developers will find the strength to release one or two more "patches", and we will get another approximation to the ideal of this rather original product ...
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Evaluations
Graphics: 78%
Sound: 72%
Game process: 75%
General impression: 75%
I want to emphasize right away that all quests in the game are divided into two large groups. The first is the advancement in the plot, towards the final solution to the mysterious deaths. The second is making money, experience and reputation. Upon receipt of a new side quest it is automatically activated and the bearing indicator indicates the direction to the target of this assignment. Such a solution is far from always convenient, so be careful and check which task is currently selected.
The task of passing in this article is to describe the main storyline, since there are a great many side quests in the game and they will not fit into one article in any way.
Chapter 1: From Beyond the Island to the Rod ...
This episode somehow reminded me of "Soldier of Fortune-2". Which is the "Double Helix".
The end of the introductory video makes us understand that there is no time for inspection and the first acquaintance with a peaceful life. The boat on which old Huatinho takes Myers to the scene is attacked by several boats and two helicopters. Sol has no choice but to stand up to the machine gun and methodically destroy unknown ill-wishers. After the last attacker is destroyed, we will be treated to another video clip - and we will find ourselves on the island.
After a short radio conversation with Jameson about the latest achievements in science and technology, we go to listen to old Huatinho, who as a result was left without a boat and without a home.
The conversation with Huatinho ends with a mention of some Diego and an instruction to find Huatinho's godfather named Jose and nicknamed Pogon.
Note: I advise you to immediately start asking questions of all kinds of people hanging around near the pier. There are many things you can glean from conversations useful information... And Jose Pogon is not going anywhere from us.
The meeting with Jose will be accompanied by a small "Zarnitsa" with three unknown persons. What they actually need is still unknown, but one thing is clear - these guys shoot very badly. After collecting trophies and finding the key to the handcuffs, we release Jose from the captivity of the bed back and talk.
So the way to the last point has been covered. It remains to start the ascent to the ziggurat.
It turns out that these unknowns were not interested in anyone, namely Saul Myers. And they are not unknown, but life-size paramilitaries. That's it.
As it turns out, Jose Pogon knows the peculiarities of the local society to the finest detail, and in addition he is also a radio amateur with a powerful station. And in gratitude for the rescue, he offers Myers the services of a special guide. Now we have not one radio prompter, but two. True, most of the time they litter the air with "flood", "flame" and mutual jokes, but sometimes they say sensible things.
The whereabouts of Diego, who seems to have to agree to deliver Myers to his destination, is now known for certain. And at the same time we found out where you can get hold of at least some kind of clunker so as not to run around the island on foot.
On a note: do not flatter yourself, because you will have to run on foot. The tunnel that connects the two parts of the island is blocked up, so making a detour by car will be a hassle. The wolf is known to be fed by its legs.
Having found Diego, we agree on the conditions on which he is ready to provide transport services. The old curmudgeon charges seven thousand pesos. Even if you sell this entire island to the last nail on the London Stock Exchange at retail prices, it seems that this amount will not be enough. But Diego also has an alternative proposal - to get him a black pearl. He even knows exactly where to get it. Our task is to come to the owner and achieve to get this very pearl.
Chapter 2: Divers are not a game!
Either the owner overestimated the purchased island, or underestimated the zeal of the architect.
The owner of the black pearl is one of three scuba divers who collect pearls on the island. The name of the owner is Javier. But here's the hitch - Javier is not there. But there are two other scuba divers, one of whom tells us a long story, from which it follows that Javier is now in an underwater cave with an empty oxygen tank in his arms. And the pearl is always with him.
The first step is to organize the balloon. To do this, we go somewhere to the devil, to the other end of the island, where some grandfather, a balloon owner, lives. We buy a cylinder from our grandfather (empty, of course), drag it back, fill it with air and set off to save the pinniped Javier.
You will have to swim for a long time and like in a crossword puzzle - first horizontally, then vertically. By the way, part of the way horizontally will have to swim under water, because paramilitares boats are patrolling around.
Having reached the dive site, we dive and go to the bottom with the maximum possible speed. Having found the entrance to the underground grotto, we swim there. There will be one subtlety here. To swim to Javier in one go, there is definitely not enough air and health. But under the roof of some caves there are air lenses from which you can sip a little life-giving. It is not difficult to find them, since they are visible from the water as dark spots on the ceiling.
The cave system is quite confusing. Our task is to turn right into the second passage, swim through two halls, and at the far end of the third Javier, who has lost hope of seeing the sun, will be bored.
We give Javier the balloon, we return to the shore.
Note: you can take your time when you return, because there are shells at the bottom of the caves, and pearls in the shells. Pearls are from the word "money", and there is never a lot of money. Is the logic clear? The main thing is not to get lost in the halls and passages, otherwise you will stay instead of Javier.
On the shore, we accept congratulations, thanks and a pearl.
Chapter 3: Debt Payment Is Red
It is for this reason that I avoid flying in this area.
Returning to Diego, we brag about the pearl, we receive an assignment to hit the road to the old man's granddaughter and give the pearl to her. Whatever, as they say, the child is not amused ... The granddaughter languidly reacts to the gift, thanks and wishes good luck. We return to leave this hospitable island forever. But the island, as it turns out, is so hospitable that it does not want to let go of the dear guest.
Diego is not in place, but there is some kind of patched shket with a height of one and a half meters, but in a black T-shirt and in sunglasses... A bandit, in general. He informs us that Diego is locked up at the local godfather, because he owes money, but does not want to give it back.
Whether you like it or not, you have to help out the old bastard. From a conversation with the main gopnik, it turns out that for five thousand Diego will be released on all four sides.
I wonder where such sums come from in their heads at all?
It seemed to me that the most profitable from an economic point of view is to shoot the bandits, take the key and set the grandfather free. But if you want, try to collect the required amount. In any case, Juarez will turn out to be an honest bandit and will hand over the key.
Another video clip - and we are on an island where Weinstein, widely known in narrow circles of fools, lives. I wonder if the CIA sent him here as an insult to the whole island?
There is a tower on the official island, which has a lot of interesting things. And expensive.
A conversation with Weinstein frays what remains of nerves, but enriches us with the knowledge of the name and location of the informant. Someone Eudes. We find the aforementioned Eudes in a local eatery. Bah, all familiar faces! Didn't we see him just now on Diego's dock? Well, just a twin brother, only a different T-shirt.
Hour by hour is not easier. Now we need ten thousand pesos or a handful precious stones... I wonder if the local shantrap thinks Myers has a money-printing machine?
However, it will be easier to collect what you are looking for on this island, since there are many employers here, and you can float somewhere where the ruble ... that is, the peso is more authentic. One way or another, the sum has been collected, Eudes perks up and, squatting from servility, leads Myers somewhere to meet with an unknown macheter. Oh, he's too corny ... It's not good.
And there is. Eudes lured Myers into a trap. Closed courtyard, six unknown persons in spetsnaz uniforms and good weapon... First of all, we run away under the stairs, and from there, carefully peeping out, we shoot black figures in helmets. On one of the corpses we find an explosive device, destroy the door and go to Weinstein to find out how many times his head was dropped on the ground in infancy and whether he has any idea about the selection of agents.
Weinstein, having scammed hastily, mentions another name - Juan Pereira, a real estate dealer.
We are looking for Pereira and suddenly, quite unexpectedly, we find out that we have to buy the island of Espiga de Muerte. Yes, yes, a whole island with a beach, palm trees and other tropical paraphernalia. And for only eight thousand pesos. We have never bought islands so cheaply. It remains only to get these same pesos. Well, let's go where the red arrows point on the minimap.
Chapter 4: Robinson Myers
Having collected the due amount, we sign the documents and set off to get acquainted with the possessions, put things in order there and look for Judas Eudez. We choose a boat to taste - and go. However, as subsequent events showed, a combat helicopter is much more appropriate here, since there is a concrete fence on the island.
As you probably guessed by now, the island is busy. And its inhabitants do not want to know anything about the new owner. So they'll have to hand them a lead eviction notice.
After finishing work on clearing the territory, we find Eudes, we talk with him, we get another green mark on the map. What to do next with this insignificance, decide for yourself. You can let go, or you can shoot. Nobody will say "oh".
Note: if you wish, you can tinker with the island for a long time. The construction of a house, a helipad, and a pier will cost such an amount that all other costs will seem like a mere trifle. But how will it all look ... Dream!
For the improvement of the island, we have to meet with a local architect, who is also a designer, manager and foreman. This miracle of nature is called Carlos. Carlos will introduce us to the local guest workers, and they will give us a tropical residence.
Chapter 5: Don't Make a Cult Out of the Slab!
Now we need to go to the distant island of Sinestra de Craneo, where another mystery awaits us. In the case of the poisoning, as it turns out, some Indian tribe is involved, completely obsessed with some local cult.
Arriving on the island, we act decisively and quickly. We moor the boat, having previously deployed its bow into the sea. We get out to the shore. Approaching the closed gates leading to no one knows where, we quickly pick up the heavy slab inserted into the recess to the left of the gate, and just as quickly retreat into the boat. The thing is that this plate is under some kind of Indian alarm, so if you steal it, the Indians with pikes and fuzei will immediately run in and send Myers straight to meet Manitou.
We return to Ballena Island, where Weinstein lives. The house is also inhabited by two collectors, one of whom is educated enough to read the inscription on the stone. It turns out that six figurines need to be collected, which, being placed in the hands of six idols in front of the locked gate, will force the gate to open. Well, just Indiana Jones, by God.
Chapter 6: By cities and towns
Fate scattered six figurines very pedantically. All of them belong to different groups. And for each, the owners will want either money or something else. If there is no desire to pay, you can take away the figurines by brute force, simply killing their owner and everyone who will be dissatisfied with this. On the other hand, quarreling with everyone in a row is somehow inconvenient, so you can approach the issue creatively and decide in the process who is to be executed and who to have mercy. The only owner with whom you definitely won't be able to talk is the paramilitaries. And it’s for the best, finance is not rubber.
After collecting the figurines, we return to the Sinestra de Craneo, we perform a simple ritual of placing the figurines in certain idols. The heavy stone gate opens.
Indians and spiders will be here. Spiders and Indians. There are many spiders and even more Indians. The main danger is the shooters armed with fuzei. Three hits from this antique - guaranteed death. Warriors with shields are almost invulnerable to bullets. They can only be killed with an accurate headshot or a grenade throw.
Our task is to break through to the lever that opens another gate. Further - the dungeons that will lead us to the prison, where the CIA agent humbly awaits his fate. We do not have time to free the agent, since some mysterious forces once again interfere with the chain of events. However, the agent manages to tell us a lot of interesting things that indicate the further direction of the search.
Chapter 7: The Reluctant Passenger
We come to our senses, look around. As it turns out, we're locked in the cabin of the container ship. The task is to get out of it, and preferably safe and sound. For this purpose all our equipment was graciously left to us. But not here, but in the next cabin, in the nightstand. Having collected our property, we systematically destroy the crew of the ship, collect the keys to the doors, make our way to the boat, lower it into the water, and get away from this lost place.
Please note that opponents in body armor, shoot as accurately as possible in the head. Grenades will also do the trick.
Chapter 8: The Last Mile
The ultimate goal of our investigation has been determined. But it's too early to go there without proper preparation. First you need to buy more cartridges and sets of armor, improve the selected weapon to the maximum. Don't forget about your medications.
Equipment for every taste. Come, hack, no one will say a word.
Now you can hit the road. But no helicopters or seaplanes. Any aviation in the area of the Indian island is inevitably in distress. So any of the boats is your choice.
Having reached the island, we begin to move along a chain of stairs, destroyed temples and ziggurats. Two tactics are possible here: either careful shooting of all enemies that can be detected, or quick dashes from one shelter to another with an instant cleanup. Particularly dangerous are open areas under fire, which will be enough. You cannot linger here for a second.
On a note: In an unpatched game, it may freeze when loading the final video. I could not get around this problem without a patch.
OK it's all over Now. We watched the final video. It seems that all the villains have been punished, all the riddles have been solved, all debts have been paid in full. However, our hero was somehow sad in his soul, who left behind mountains of bronze-skinned corpses in loincloths. Deep down, he probably understands that the dark, downtrodden and ignorant Indians are just a tool in the hands of those who have not been punished. Those who manipulate the world according to the principle of "divide and conquer". Those who willingly send others to death, skillfully covering themselves with them.
The game is played. And you and I have to wait for the next adventures of Saul Myers, if its creators have not cooled to sunny Colombia. That is, excuse me, Covumbia.
Good luck friends and many good games... Be happy at the slightest opportunity.
If my readers have forgotten, let me remind you that Xenus is such an ancient Aztec talisman, a key to the door under the waterfall. Actually, the role of these very doors in the plot of the "Boiling Point" was very insignificant, but the intrigue around the six nondescript pieces unfolded notable. One way or another, this talisman fulfilled its role in the excitement of the first playthrough.In White Gold, Xenus is given an even more insignificant role. He just appears in the name of the game, becoming a kind of identification mark of the world, where the former soldier of the French Foreign Legion, Saul Myers, is wreaking havoc in the name of good and justice. And Xenus himself will not be in the game. But there will be a lot of sun, sea, girls and shooting.
So where do we start? Let's find a suitable seaplane and load it up with a few bags of very specific humor. After that, having broken a fair amount of master keys, we start the engine, take off and, cursing the absurd control, carefully sprinkle the substance from the bags on some of the Windward Islands, named Hochma for the sake of Southern Covumbia.
Now that this paradise, where the eternal siesta reigns, has been properly processed, we hit the road to New York and hastily come up with a reason that is guaranteed to make the retired legionnaire wake up, pack up and set off on a journey to the aforementioned islands.
Well, it's time to joke jokes. Saving humanity is trivial and even somewhat boring. It is much more fun to stand guard over the health of the Big Apple addicts. No, we will not be required to track down cocaine submarines, trample transfer bases and sprinkle defoliant on illegal coca plantations. Judging by the ideas of the drug business tycoons, cocaine is an extremely useful powder that makes it possible to enjoy life at a very divine price. But those who dare to poison this noble product with an unknown poison that kills respectable consumers should be given their due.
Xenus, gentlemen! A complete, unconditional and inevitable xenus to all poisoners who shorten the already short, but so precious life of lovers of "white gold".
I don't promise the taste, but it will be hot The RPG subgenre is still eclectic. In fact, the recipe is quite simple: we take a hero who absolutely doesn’t know how to do anything, but is sent on a responsible and dangerous mission. Coming up with the skills necessary (but not very) to successfully complete the mission. We are inventing a system that will allow our hero to become less and less curved, completing a bunch of varied and not particularly logical tasks and distributing meagerly dripping development points. We are introducing into the game several factions with which you can be friends or feud, creating a certain reputation for yourself. Voila, the dish is ready.
The "boiling point" did not have a very noticeable character development system. However, she could not be denied consistency. In order to shoot more accurately, it was necessary to shoot, and not to transfer the grandmothers across the road. And nothing else.
In "White Gold" igrodels approached the issue more canonically, but at the same time the logic suffered noticeably. The former professional soldier who made a noticeable rustle in Colombia while looking for his missing daughter, now, as it turns out, is not marked with any talents. He shoots poorly, is not able to combine the front sight of the weapon with the slot of the aiming bar, cannot carry a large load, does not know how to use a grenade launcher and a machine gun, he is unfamiliar with the mystery of holding his breath with an aimed shot. And in order to acquire these most useful skills, he needs to earn development points. Moreover, these points are obtained for actions that are completely irrelevant to the development of a certain skill. Effective but illogical.
Black captain in white camouflage. A surreal choice of clothing for the tropics ...
The role-playing component of the game is still in the relationship with the factions, which in the game abound. And you will have to interact with them one way or another, since most of the side assignments come precisely from the representatives of the groups. The player will have to decide on his own which of the groups to join, and take into account that improving relations with one of them will necessarily affect the deterioration of relations with the other. Everything is logical and consistent here.
Making money has become much easier - a lot of side tasks contribute to this. Moreover, the game world is scattered with a huge variety of useful items, who will brighten up the difficult life of our hero, improve his shaky health and help in armed clashes.
The question of motivation for finding jobs and making money is the main storyline. She, of course, is extremely artless and artless (it is felt that the writers did not strain too much with the twists and turns of the plot), but the main character will require a lot of money. On the other hand, no one is pushing Myers, so you can enjoy exploring the vast expanses of the Caribbean Sea, learn to ride and fly, poke your curious nose wherever you please.
On a note: in the "Boiling Point", as you remember, even in the most unfortunate scenarios, the hero did not die, but ended up in the hospital, talked to the doctor, paid and set off on a further journey. Here there will be no such grace. Death is now final and irrevocable. The only thing that the unlucky player can console himself with is a stinging sentence on the screen and loading the last save.
Tropical weather is finicky. The sun was just shining and the sea was shining ...
Outwardly, the game world is very impressive. The color scheme of the tropics looks just great. And the slight blurring and distortion of the picture to the edges of the screen creates the impression of a humid and sunny world. However, personally, in the first hours of the game, I had a noticeable feeling of discomfort from the angle of view of the character. I don’t know if it should have been done less or more, but some dizziness and disorientation during sharp turns were observed. However, if, according to the intention of the developers, this is how a hero who suddenly finds himself in a tropical country should see the world, then the claims are withdrawn. I would like to say a special thank you to those who worked on sunrises and sunsets of amazing beauty.
The game's graphics engine is optimized to the point where you just don't notice it. It is gratifying that the developers took into account the shortcomings of the previous version of the Vital Engine and made the appropriate conclusions. The huge play areas now function flawlessly.
Not without graphical bugs and shortcomings, however. Algae growing right out of the air, snakes that at times look like a hissing stick, spiders stuck in the walls of a cave, Indians fleeing into the heavens, a meager set of faces constantly flickering in the game - all this does not interfere with the passage of the game, but noticeably spoils the impression of what has been done By the way, the animal world of the islands has become significantly poorer in relation to continental Colombia. The fauna's list of nasty surprises now consists of only snakes, predatory fish and huge spiders.
As before, the actions will unfold in a single play space without loadable locations. With the exception of a single scripted move to another island, all the others take place in real time. For this purpose, a large number of vehicles (land, water and air) and a network of floating petrol stations have been introduced into the game.
The game NPCs, unfortunately, were not able to please too much. Their behavior does not differ in variety and special meaningfulness. Dialogues, despite the efforts of their authors, are often uninteresting and not even funny. And the behavior of some individuals, under certain circumstances, borders on insanity. For example, the destruction of all the bandits surrounding their leader does not prevent him from completely calmly sitting on the sofa, surrounded by two girls in bikinis. One of the drug lords shows about the same fatalism.
Now I will have a pearl. It would be nice, black, but they will also buy white.
On a note: I come across in the game several "easter eggs" of a seemingly humorous nature, but only one of them seemed successful to me - the "Autonomous system of meteorological forecasting" shield. Others, like the stylized Wasserman on Jose Pogon's T-shirt or the hysterical "Not a single break !!!" in the telephone receiver, they look very artificial and do not even cause a smile.The voice acting of the game, frankly, could have been better. Actually, there are no special complaints about game sounds - shots, ambient noises and the like. The annoying radios constantly screaming at the headquarters of the groups, thank God, can be shot if they start to seriously poison life. The background music that accompanies the trip is so good that from time to time I hijack the boat or scooter to listen to it again. But now the choral performance of the officials during the attack by a group of drug traffickers, who settled in a destroyed house led by retired US Army Colonel Clark Jefferson, caused an acute desire to shoot them out of purely humane motives. And later, I have seen similar cases of group insanity, accompanied by continuous screaming.
Let's summarize the review part. Of course, there has been tremendous progress in the results of Deep Shadows' work. If we compare the "Boiling Point" and "White Gold" as a whole, then this comparison will be entirely in favor of the second game. The developers took into account the colossal number of shortcomings of the first Colombian epic and managed to avoid all those bugs, lags and glitches that players had been making fun of on the forums for more than a month. However, White Gold is still very far from perfect play. So we just have to be patient and wait for the "gold" from Deep Shadow to acquire a noble yellow color, worthy of the crown of the "Best computer games".
Storyline white
Tell me, are you already an adult bandit or even a larva?
The plot of the plot of "White Gold" takes place in the introductory video. A series of mysterious deaths in bohemian circles in New York, it turns out, have the same cause - Colombian cocaine. Analyzes have shown that it contains a highly toxic impurity that kills quickly and reliably. This gloomy news makes the drug lords think hard. The risk of losing such a profitable and well-established business is very high. Anyway, buyers will become disenchanted with their ability to supply pure powder, which kills much more slowly and more pleasantly, and will start looking for other suppliers.
To the peacefully sleeping Saul Myers, a certain Latin American-looking whip appears, pours him a generous handful of compliments and persuades him to take up the investigation of the causes of the excessive toxicity of Colombian cocaine. Of course, Sol, as it should be according to the canons of the genre, refuses, claiming that he has retired and does not want to know anything. Khlysh, in turn, demonstrates not the worst understanding of the rituals of the genre and lays out a trump card - two photographs with a dead person.
You and I don't know anything about the dead man, but Sol seems to know him well. Quite unexpectedly, he agrees to work and does not even start talking about the remuneration due.
The next video takes us to the boat, delivering Myers to one of the islands of the archipelago. Peaceful chatter with the old man driving the boat is interrupted by aggressive strangers deploying speedboats and even a couple of helicopters. We are kind of hinted that "you are not here" and they are offering a baptism of fire.
Who exactly organized the committee for the meeting of Saul Myers is not clear, but they prepared disgustingly. Helicopters are completely unconvincing, and boats kind word do not stand. Our hero, as they say, solves the issues with one left, and then after his grandfather jumps from the side of the boat, which is about to threaten to explode.
As a matter of fact, this is where the prerequisites of the plot end, since both the motives of Myers' further actions and the forces of opposition to them have been introduced into the game.
Bug Diver with Sniper Skills
Character development is no different in complexity. As the game progresses, he performs various actions, each of which gives him a certain amount of experience points. Accumulating, these points raise the character's level (known to all fans of level-up role-playing games). Each new level gives one, which can be spent on the study of a particular ability.
On a note: in the process of character development, the maximum level of his health will slightly increase. Starting with the legitimate one hundred units, he got noticeably healthier for me under the tropical sun and made it to the finals with 120 units or so. A trifle, but nice.
Capabilities
These acquired characteristics of a character in the game are called perks... Their essence lies in the fact that the character, when studying, receives a certain undeveloped skill. For example, it shoots more accurately or carries more weight. Some of them do not require any conditions for studying, and the rest can be studied only after the basic ones.
The grouping of abilities in the game is pretty goofy. The ability "Buggy" is not clear why it got into the line of skills related to accuracy, and "Burglar" - in the line of dexterity. However, it is not difficult to understand them.
All abilities can be divided into several large groups.
Meet Agent Weinstein. I wonder who gave him such a tie?
Physical strengthThis group focuses on the ability to carry a certain weight of equipment (initially 30 kg). Very useful abilities, considering that there will be a lot of trophies that can be sold to traders. And the passage of the final mission will require a very significant load of ammunition. It is advisable to study this group completely.
Table 1
Agility and vitality
The ability to jump higher, stay under water longer, reload weapons faster - in a word, everything that may be required to carry out very delicate assignments that our hero will receive in abundance. However, most of the abilities of this group provide very minor advantages that will be needed literally once or twice in the game. Therefore, you most likely will not need most of the positions. Personally, I limited myself to "The Will to Live".
On a note: note that Styer increases your running speed and Sprinter increases your stamina. As far as I know, in reality the situation is exactly the opposite.
table 2
| Name | Requirement | Description |
| Jumper | - | Increases jump height |
| Stuntman | Jumper | Reduces fall damage |
| Dodgy | - | Reduces damage by 10% |
| Trickster | Dodgy | Reduces weapon reload time |
| Stayer | - | Increases running speed |
| Sprinter | - | Increases endurance |
| Marathon runner | Sprinter | Increases endurance |
| Will to live | - | Reduces damage while decreasing health to 25% |
| Swimmer | - | Increases swimming speed |
| Diver | - | Increases the time spent underwater from 30 to 45 seconds |
| Diver | Swimmer, diver | Increases the time spent underwater to 60 seconds |
| Strong organism | - | Increases resistance to alcohol, drugs, poisons and stimulants |
| Botanist | - | Reduces damage from snake and fish bites |
Combat abilities
Of course, an action movie requires primarily combat skills. Some of them are really effective, and some can be safely ignored. For example, for accurate rifle shooting, it is enough to take the "Sniper" without spending development points for an additional two seconds of holding your breath. The abilities "Cowboy" and "Shooter" are very useful, but the value of increasing the grenade throwing range seems to me personally questionable.
Table 3
| Name | Requirement | Description |
| Cowboy | - | Gives the possibility of aimed shooting |
| Shooter | Cowboy | Reduces bullet spread |
| Grenade | - | Increases throw distance |
| Heavy | Tourist | Gives the ability to use a machine gun |
| Grenade launcher | Tourist | Gives the ability to use a rocket launcher |
| Steady hand | Trickster | Blur disappears on recharge |
| Sniper | - | Holds your breath while firing for 3 seconds |
| Instructor | Steady hand, sniper | Holds your breath while firing for 5 seconds |
| Cat's eye | - | Gives night vision in stealth mode |
| Achilles' heel | - | In 3% of cases, hitting any part of the enemy's body is lethal |
Social ability
This set, as they say, is not for everybody. He will not give much relief to the game, but if you do not rush to the final, thoroughly go through all the side quests and build your own house on your own island, something from the list of social abilities will not hurt.
Table 4
Technical ability
Considering the fact that the game is full of locked boxes containing very useful things, a group of hacking skills should be developed in every possible way at the first opportunity. As for the "Doctor", "Driver" and "Gunsmith", it seems sensible to me to limit myself to the first ability. The rest are in little demand by the game, since there are few purely transport tasks, and it is more convenient to use the services of NPCs to improve weapons.
Table 5
Friends, enemies and others
Onward to new adventures on a stolen scooter!
Let's talk about groupings. Nothing much has changed since the "Boiling Point". As before, civilians sympathize with the officials, and the bandits are ready to come to the aid of the drug mafia. Representatives of the CIA, as before, are distinguished by absolutely phenomenal stupidity, and the ideological spirit of the partisans reaches such values that it is quite possible to export it to countries with a lack of revolutionary upsurge.
As it should be, initially the relationship with the groups is neutral (except for the nerds from the paramilitaries, but this is already included in the plot). That is, they do not shoot at us until we shoot. In the process, we will inevitably have to enter into relationships with certain groups. You yourself understand that the tasks that will be given to us will not benefit some other groups. Thus, we will not have time to blink an eye, as we will acquire loyal friends and sworn enemies.
To put it bluntly, there is little benefit from friends. They will not clean up the porridge brewed in distant New York, but will confine themselves to cheers when they meet. But the enemies are much more proactive and active. As soon as they see you on the horizon, they will immediately open fire, begin to surround, throw explosives and, quite possibly, even kill you.
The principle of forming relationships is quite simple. The murder of a member of a group spoils relations only with this group, and improves them with groups hostile to this group.
On a note: in the game it is impossible to kill an NPC associated with the passage of the main storyline... When you try to aim at such a character, the crosshair is replaced by a red prohibiting icon.
So let's get acquainted with the list of groupings.
Officials
Warriors are warriors. NATO weapons in the range, jeeps and boats with machine guns, self-propelled air defense systems, combat helicopters, a powerful material base. In general, the officials are not suitable as enemies, and therefore it is necessary to quarrel with them only when absolutely necessary and very carefully. Otherwise, they will not give life later.
Civilians sympathize with the officials, but the guerrillas, bandits and drug dealers do not digest them.
Drug mafia
These guys are also serious, because their business does not dispose of jokes. Technique and decent weapons are available, and you can get hold of profitable tasks here.
As already mentioned, the drug mafia and bandits are brothers forever. The guerrillas, as expected, do not like them, considering them a burp of the hydra of imperialism, and the officials and civilians are quite in solidarity with the guerrillas, but for different reasons. Bandits
This stupid horde of Caribbean gopniks, armed with Kalashnikovs, sawn-off shotguns and ultrasound, was literally created in order to immediately quarrel with them. Moreover, they themselves constantly run into a splash. Especially on their assignments you will not get hold of, so you don't even need to mess around.
The murder of every bandit is eagerly applauded by civilians, officials and partisans. Nobody seems to like the declassed item even in tropical countries.
Indians
This grouping is rather insignificant, and the relationship with it has little effect on the passage of the game. However, along the way, there will be one key task related to the Indians, so if you meet an Indian, do not offend him.
The relationship of this group with others is completely neutral, so a quarrel with the Indians will not bring you either glory or shame.
The pathetic bunch of idiots representing American intelligence on the islands can hardly be called a group. Before the incident on the ship, you only have to contact the crazy resident Weinstein, and if you really want to, talk to three CIA agents who were abandoned here by mistake. Well, the attitude towards you on the ship will hardly depend on your previous merits.
In general, as they say, the grouping "for furniture". However, the CIA drug dealers do not like it, as it should be.
Civil
Perhaps the most common grouping. A quarrel with them will not give any definite advantages, since the rest of the groupings are neutral towards civilians. The civilian population of the islands willingly hand out small orders, which are quite simple to complete and earn some money. There will be a couple of more voluminous tasks. There you can already get hold of trophies.
In case of unintentional damage to relations with some groups (anything can happen), there are characters with whom you can talk about restoring mutual sympathy. They will tell you where to go, who to talk to and how much to pay, if the conflict has not gone too far.
The densely populated islands have merchants, gunsmiths, and doctors. Moreover, there are gunsmiths in some of the bases of the groups. As you progress through the game and gain experience, the available assortment of gunsmiths becomes wider. Both the list of available weapons and the level of upgrade packages to it are increasing.
As a matter of fact, merchants are not really needed. Unless the nocturnal type from the first island Sol gets to can be useful. Lockpicks are a hot commodity.
The doctor, as he should be, treats alcohol and drug addiction, and also relieves of decreased sensitivity to painkillers.
Transport of the three elements
The most popular show on the local television. A familiar plot, however.
Most of the travel deals with moving between the islands. The islands are small, so you can walk on foot within them. In principle, it is also easy to swim to another island, but it will take an absolutely unimaginable amount of time.
Thus, we will have overland technology purely for pleasure. Well, and in those rare cases when we will carry out assignments related to it.
There are two ways to get transport. The first - law-abiding - to get the key on the quest and ride, swim or fly for your own pleasure. The second - criminal - is elementary to hijack by breaking one or more master keys. As expected, there are few law-abiding situations. Therefore, we will not deny ourselves anything, especially since the owners turn a blind eye to the hijacking and are not at all indignant.
Actually, the range of vehicles is not that great. These are vague ragged sobs that look like a Soviet "Victory" of the 50s, jeeps with a turret machine gun and occasional ATVs. Apparently, the car park on the islands is being replenished exclusively by the military.
With water transport a little richer. Scooters, rubber boats "Zodiac", fishing boats with a motor, militarized boats with a machine gun turret. There are even a couple of fashionable pleasure boats that are a little short of yachts. As practice has shown, it was military boats that turned out to be the most practical. With such a boat, it is not at all necessary to inflate the drama and portray Omaha Beach when landing on an enemy shore. Several circles around the island - and you can safely land, loot and go in search of the few survivors. But in general, all options are acceptable, if you do not particularly quarrel with the local people, who have military boats and helicopters.
Algae growing out of the air is no longer algae. This is already aerosli.
And finally, about aviation. In principle, there is no particular need for it, and the abundance of air defense on the islands is somewhat depressing. But if you prefer to fly rather than sail, then you will find something for yourself.
As for the seaplane, I can only say one thing - don't mess with it. The monstrously awkward controls and eschewing physics of flight make this car extremely unpredictable in the air. The seaplane is only good for getting where you need to go quickly on the water, trying not to take off.
But the helicopter is much more efficient and reliable. There are two types of helicopters in the game - transport-passenger and military. The former can be used for flights to places where there will be no unpleasant surprises. The latter are fully operational until the missiles run out. Air cannons on helicopters are absolutely useless. More precisely, they are only good for wasting ammunition. So do not flatter yourself especially.
By the way, about the ammunition. Unfortunately, it is not being replenished. Thus, military equipment with fired ammunition automatically turns into civilian equipment.
In addition to homing missiles and air cannons, helicopters are equipped with a system for shooting heat traps, which are quite good at distracting enemy air defense missiles.
There is no smell of a fuel crisis in the Caribbean. The abundance of floating gas stations and the low price of fuel make the life of our hero almost carefree. Moreover, at the same gas stations they will fill the full tank of your helicopter, and also repair what you sailed or arrived on. Here, for losers who got here by swimming, a boat is sold at a fair price.
Weapons and armor
Suicide. But not in the way you thought. Curiosity.
Such a variety of trunks, reaching at times to the point of absurdity, as in "Boiling Point", will not be. The range of barrels is much more concise, but more than covers all the needs of Saul Myers. Anaconda revolver, Uzi submachine gun, horizontal double-barreled sawn-off shotgun, Remington automatic combat shotgun, two world-famous assault rifles - AK-47 and M16A1, SVD rifle, M249 light machine gun, M79 single-shot grenade launcher - in my opinion, this the list will satisfy the most discerning taste.
The lack of silent firearms is somewhat disappointing, but for exotic lovers, the developers have in store a four-barreled underwater pistol that shoots almost silently, and almost the same silent crossbow. Well, and of course, the good old combat knife is not forgotten.
Rocket weapons are represented by the same list as in "Boiling Point" - "Fly" rocket-propelled grenade and "Igla" MANPADS. It is strange, of course, that AT-4 and "Stinger" are not found in South Covumbia and its environs, but here, as they say, the will of the creators.
There are two types of grenades in the game. The first, judging by the picture in the inventory, is the classic F-1 (or its analogue Mk2A1). But if you take a grenade in your hand, you will find a certain cylindrical monster, completely unrecognizable in appearance. The striking properties of this grenade are ridiculously low. The radius of damage can be estimated at ten meters, no more. In principle, for offensive grenades, this is quite normal, but here appearance defensive grenades can be very misleading.
Local meteorology is truly ingenious in its simplicity.
The second grenade is an anti-vehicle grenade. She rarely comes across, and there is no particular need for her. Having tested it in business, with a clear conscience, I drove the remaining four pieces to the merchant and forgot to think about these nonsense.
Ammunition, I must say, also lost some of the delusional. The mysterious cartridges "with a displaced center of gravity" and no less mysterious "silent" cartridges have completely disappeared from sight. True, here it was not without a curiosity. As far as I know, no one has ever fired explosive bullets under the 5.56 caliber. And the Soviet intermediate cartridges of 7.62 caliber were also not equipped with such bullets. It looks like the Covombian gunsmiths are capable of miracles.
Ammunition for the vast majority of rifled small arms comes across three types - conventional, armor-piercing and explosive. Oddly enough, I did not notice much difference between them - both for armored and unarmored targets. The crowds of Indians in the final mission should have simply scattered to shreds from an explosive machine-gun burst. And they acted as if they were being bombarded with peas from a straw.
For the M-79 grenade launcher, there are still two types of grenades - detonating on impact and with a three-second delay. Both of them can be useful in different situations. But keep in mind that now the distance at which the grenade launcher shoots has become much smaller (even with the 3rd level upgrade package).
This is what a bungalow built by two hired boobies looks like. Outside view.
There are special ammunition for silent weapons (cartridges for an underwater pistol and crossbow bolts). However, the opportunity to acquire them does not appear immediately.
The weapon improvement system has been carried over directly from the "Boiling Point". Using upgrade packages of three levels, you can increase the rate of fire, accuracy and magazine size. There is also an assault rifle mount package.
In principle, it is enough to improve one favorite barrel - and you can completely go through the whole game with it from start to finish. There is no need to carry on yourself an impressive arsenal weighing three dozen kilograms and spend fabulous sums on packages to improve all this good. Moreover, the wear of the weapon is relatively small and begins to be felt only from ten percent.
As a matter of fact, there is nothing especially to tell here. As with the predecessor game, there are three types of body armor. The light one provides 50 units of protection with a mass of 3 kg, the medium gives 75 units with a mass of 7 kg, and the heavy one - 100 units with a mass of 12 kg. It is easy to see that the light one is most effective, since with an equal mass, four light body armor will give twice as much protection as one heavy one. The inconvenience of the lung is only in the fact that in case of critical wear during a tight battle, you need to look for a secluded place in order to change it to a new one.
The weapon that is currently in the hero's asset (that is, placed in the quick slot) is marked with a yellow arrow in the inventory. There are also three slots under the character's doll, which show what kind of weapon is currently in the hands and the type of ammunition selected. The third slot tells you if the armor is worn and what type of armor it is.
... and Turgenev eight volumes
The inventory includes what the hero finds in various boxes, collects from corpses, picks up from the ground, receives on quests and purchases from merchants. With weapons, ammunition, medicines, it is clear - without them, just nowhere and in any way. However, in the course of gathering, you will come across a completely Homeric heap of all sorts of rubbish, most of which even the merchant will only accept as a gift. Playing cards, matches, lighters, wrist bands, condoms, empty bottles ... I even got an enema. I'm even afraid to imagine why the die-hard Saul Myers might need it.
And this is a view of the same bungalow from the inside. They are not that kind of goofs, it turns out ...
On a note: I would recommend that my readers look into the assortment of useless junk that evenly covers the land of the Windward Islands, and just not pick it up unless there is shooting around and there is time to choose.A separate hemorrhoid is tropical fruits and other, if I may say so, food. There are an awful lot of them. There are benefits from them, albeit scanty - each fruit eaten by Myers restores his health by several units (the most effective food restores about the same as the minimum dose of pain reliever). Unlike syringes, fruits do not induce pharmacological tolerance. So it turns out that sometimes these microdoses of "pure health" have to be carried by several kilograms in order to save the effect of drugs in the event that it gets really hot.
The inventory contains four tabs that allow you to somehow systematize the nightmare reigning there. You can consider the whole nightmare as a whole, selectively admire the weapon nightmare, study a motley nightmare under the brand name "Other" and relax your soul on the "Scenario" tab.
The list of scenario items is small. Initially, it includes a powerful walkie-talkie through which Myers receives a variety of instructions from his mentors, a camera and a soft wing parachute. The latter, by the way, is very convenient in some cases, since it works automatically and manages to open up even when jumping from a cliff of medium height. Sometimes it is faster to get somewhere by jumping off a cliff with a parachute than to travel or paddle on foot on the winding asphalt of mountainous islands. When jumping from an airplane or helicopter, the parachute, of course, also does not remain idle.
To clear the inventory from accumulated junk, which is not worth shipping to the merchant, there is a “trash can” in the lower left corner of the screen. However, the object caught in it does not disappear without a trace, but falls side by side on the ground, packed in a neat wooden box. If, without leaving the place, continue to throw objects, they will fall into the same box. And from the box, if anything, they are very easy to pick up. Like any other wooden box.
Features of the interface
But, in fact, the goofs themselves, who are not goofs. They were frightened by the paramilitaries.
The game interface is quite simple and austere. The health and stamina indicator is located in the lower left corner of the screen. Health is the degree to which a figurine is colored green. For greater accuracy, the numerical value of health is given next to it. The red segment of the circle is the stamina that is spent sprinting with the SHIFT key held down.
Nearby is a weapon status indicator. Here you can see the firing mode (single or automatic), the type of ammunition selected, the number of cartridges in the magazine or drum, and their total number in the inventory.
In the upper right corner there is a mini-map that can work in two modes. Standard mode shows the nearest terrain with details. In this mode, red marks of enemies are applied to the map, which are within the map and can be seen by the hero.
The second mode allows you to view a larger area. It is convenient for orientation relative to the coastline, relief elements and buildings. Switching modes - TAB key.
In both modes, the azimuth-indicators of the targets of the next tasks function (green - plot, red - side). Below are the distances to them and the difference in height in relation to the location of the hero.
You should not go to prison to the paramilitaries. I tell you this for sure, as an eyewitness.
There is also a full-size map game world... In addition to orientation tasks, it performs another important function. Clicking right button mouse, you can put one mark, which will later be marked on the mini-map with a blue azimuth-pointer.
Hotkeys 1-9 are responsible for the selection of weapons in the corresponding cell of the inventory. The 0 key removes the weapon from sight. If the weapon is selected and picked up, the G grenade key is activated. This is very convenient, since you do not need to waste time choosing a grenade in a fast cell.
There is also a key for selecting special actions F. By pressing it, we get the opportunity to turn on or off the flashlight (it is not in the inventory), skip the time of day that is inconvenient for action, provided that the hero is in a safe area, turn on or off the stealth mode. From here you can also control the mini-map mode, but this is much less convenient than switching it with the key.
A little more detail on stealth mode. When activated, the hero moves only at a step, but all enemies are drawn on the map, even if they are out of sight. Heartbeat allows you to react in time to danger and shoot first (if the hero can be detected, the heartbeat increases).
When running by land transport the F key allows you to turn the headlights on or off, and pressing the spacebar activates the handbrake. In case of an emergency need to leave the vehicle on the move, there is an E key. After leaving the ground or water transport, it stops with a stalled engine, and the plane or helicopter, of course, crashes. The climb and descent of aircraft are made using the Q and Z keys, respectively.
Passing
I want to emphasize right away that all quests in the game are divided into two large groups. The first is the advancement in the plot, towards the final solution to the mysterious deaths. The second is making money, experience and reputation. When a new side quest is received, it is automatically activated and the azimuth indicator indicates the direction to the goal of this quest. Such a solution is far from always convenient, so be careful and check which task is currently selected.
The task of passing in this article is to describe the main storyline, since there are a great many side quests in the game and they will not fit into one article in any way.
From over the island to the rod ...
This episode somehow reminded me of "Soldier of Fortune-2". Which is the "Double Helix".
The end of the introductory video makes us understand that there is no time for inspection and the first acquaintance with a peaceful life. The boat on which old Huatinho takes Myers to the scene is attacked by several boats and two helicopters. Sol has no choice but to stand up to the machine gun and methodically destroy unknown ill-wishers. After the last attacker is destroyed, we will be treated to another video clip - and we will find ourselves on the island.
After a short radio conversation with Jameson about the latest achievements in science and technology, we go to listen to old Huatinho, who as a result was left without a boat and without a home.
The conversation with Huatinho ends with a mention of some Diego and an instruction to find Huatinho's godfather named Jose and nicknamed Pogon.
On a note: I advise you to immediately start asking questions of all kinds of people hanging around near the pier. A lot of useful information can be gleaned from conversations. And Jose Pogon is not going anywhere from us.
The meeting with Jose will be accompanied by a small "Zarnitsa" with three unknown persons. What they actually need is still unknown, but one thing is clear - these guys shoot very badly. After collecting trophies and finding the key to the handcuffs, we release Jose from the captivity of the bed back and talk.
So the way to the last point has been covered. It remains to start the ascent to the ziggurat.
It turns out that these unknowns were not interested in anyone, namely Saul Myers. And they are not unknown, but life-size paramilitaries. That's it.
As it turns out, Jose Pogon knows the peculiarities of the local society to the finest detail, and in addition he is also a radio amateur with a powerful station. And in gratitude for the rescue, he offers Myers the services of a special guide. Now we have not one radio prompter, but two. True, most of the time they litter the air with "flood", "flame" and mutual jokes, but sometimes they say sensible things.
The whereabouts of Diego, who seems to have to agree to deliver Myers to his destination, is now known for certain. And at the same time we found out where you can get hold of at least some kind of clunker so as not to run around the island on foot.
On a note: do not flatter yourself, because you will have to run on foot. The tunnel that connects the two parts of the island is blocked up, so making a detour by car will be a hassle. The wolf is known to be fed by its legs.
Having found Diego, we agree on the conditions on which he is ready to provide transport services. The old curmudgeon charges seven thousand pesos. Even if you sell this entire island to the last nail on the London Stock Exchange at retail prices, it seems that this amount will not be enough. But Diego also has an alternative proposal - to get him a black pearl. He even knows exactly where to get it. Our task is to come to the owner and achieve to get this very pearl.
Scuba divers are not a game!
Either the owner overestimated the purchased island, or underestimated the zeal of the architect.
The owner of the black pearl is one of three scuba divers who collect pearls on the island. The name of the owner is Javier. But here's the hitch - Javier is not there. But there are two other scuba divers, one of whom tells us a long story, from which it follows that Javier is now in an underwater cave with an empty oxygen tank in his arms. And the pearl is always with him.
The first step is to organize the balloon. To do this, we go somewhere to the devil, to the other end of the island, where some grandfather, a balloon owner, lives. We buy a cylinder from our grandfather (empty, of course), drag it back, fill it with air and set off to save the pinniped Javier.
You will have to swim for a long time and like in a crossword puzzle - first horizontally, then vertically. By the way, part of the way horizontally will have to swim under water, because paramilitares boats are patrolling around.
Having reached the dive site, we dive and go to the bottom with the maximum possible speed. Having found the entrance to the underground grotto, we swim there. There will be one subtlety here. To swim to Javier in one go, there is definitely not enough air and health. But under the roof of some caves there are air lenses from which you can sip a little life-giving. It is not difficult to find them, since they are visible from the water as dark spots on the ceiling.
The cave system is quite confusing. Our task is to turn right into the second passage, swim through two halls, and at the far end of the third Javier, who has lost hope of seeing the sun, will be bored.
We give Javier the balloon, we return to the shore.
On a note: you can take your time with the return, because there are shells at the bottom of the caves, and pearls in the shells. Pearls are from the word "money", and money is never too much. Is the logic clear? The main thing is not to get lost in the halls and passages, otherwise you will stay instead of Javier.
On the shore, we accept congratulations, thanks and a pearl.
Debt good turn deserves another
It is for this reason that I avoid flying in this area.
Returning to Diego, we brag about the pearl, we receive an assignment to hit the road to the old man's granddaughter and give the pearl to her. Whatever, as they say, the child is not amused ... The granddaughter languidly reacts to the gift, thanks and wishes good luck. We return to leave this hospitable island forever. But the island, as it turns out, is so hospitable that it does not want to let go of the dear guest.
Diego is not there, but there is some kind of patched shket with a height of one and a half meters, but in a black T-shirt and sunglasses. A bandit, in general. He informs us that Diego is locked up at the local godfather, because he owes money, but does not want to give it back.
Whether you like it or not, you have to help out the old bastard. From a conversation with the main gopnik, it turns out that for five thousand Diego will be released on all four sides.
I wonder where such sums come from in their heads at all?
It seemed to me that the most profitable from an economic point of view is to shoot the bandits, take the key and set the grandfather free. But if you want, try to collect the required amount. In any case, Juarez will turn out to be an honest bandit and will hand over the key.
Another video clip - and we are on an island where Weinstein, widely known in narrow circles of fools, lives. I wonder if the CIA sent him here as an insult to the whole island?
There is a tower on the official island, which has a lot of interesting things. And expensive.
A conversation with Weinstein frays what remains of nerves, but enriches us with the knowledge of the name and location of the informant. Someone Eudes. We find the aforementioned Eudes in a local eatery. Bah, all familiar faces! Didn't we see him just now on Diego's dock? Well, just a twin brother, only a different T-shirt.
Hour by hour is not easier. Now we need ten thousand pesos or a handful of precious stones. I wonder if the local shantrap thinks Myers has a money-printing machine?
However, it will be easier to collect what you are looking for on this island, since there are many employers here, and you can float somewhere where the ruble ... that is, the peso is more authentic. One way or another, the sum has been collected, Eudes perks up and, squatting from servility, leads Myers somewhere to meet with an unknown macheter. Oh, he's too corny ... It's not good.
And there is. Eudes lured Myers into a trap. A closed courtyard, six unknown persons in special forces uniform and with good weapons. First of all, we run away under the stairs, and from there, carefully peeping out, we shoot black figures in helmets. On one of the corpses we find an explosive device, destroy the door and go to Weinstein to find out how many times his head was dropped on the ground in infancy and whether he has any idea about the selection of agents.
Weinstein, having quickly got rid of it, calls another name - Juan Pereira, a real estate dealer.
We are looking for Pereira and suddenly, quite unexpectedly, we find out that we have to buy the island of Espiga de Muerte. Yes, yes, a whole island with a beach, palm trees and other tropical paraphernalia. And for only eight thousand pesos. We have never bought islands so cheaply. It remains only to get these same pesos. Well, let's go where the red arrows point on the minimap.
Robinson Myers
Having collected the due amount, we sign the documents and set off to get acquainted with the possessions, put things in order there and look for Judas Eudez. We choose a boat to taste - and go. However, as subsequent events showed, a combat helicopter is much more appropriate here, since there is a concrete fence on the island.
As you probably guessed by now, the island is busy. And its inhabitants do not want to know anything about the new owner. So they'll have to hand them a lead eviction notice.
After finishing work on clearing the territory, we find Eudes, we talk with him, we get another green mark on the map. What to do next with this insignificance, decide for yourself. You can let go, or you can shoot. Nobody will say "oh".
On a note: if you wish, you can tinker with the island for a long time. The construction of a house, a helipad, and a pier will cost such an amount that all other costs will seem like a mere trifle. But how will it all look ... Dream!
For the improvement of the island, we have to meet with a local architect, who is also a designer, manager and foreman. This miracle of nature is called Carlos. Carlos will introduce us to the local guest workers, and they will give us a tropical residence.
Don't make a cult out of the slab!
Now we need to go to the distant island of Sinestra de Craneo, where another mystery awaits us. In the case of the poisoning, as it turns out, some Indian tribe is involved, completely obsessed with some local cult.
Arriving on the island, we act decisively and quickly. We moor the boat, having previously deployed its bow into the sea. We get out to the shore. Approaching the closed gates leading to no one knows where, we quickly pick up the heavy slab inserted into the recess to the left of the gate, and just as quickly retreat into the boat. The thing is that this plate is under some kind of Indian alarm, so if you steal it, the Indians with pikes and fuzei will immediately run in and send Myers straight to meet Manitou.
We return to Ballena Island, where Weinstein lives. The house is also inhabited by two collectors, one of whom is educated enough to read the inscription on the stone. It turns out that six figurines need to be collected, which, being placed in the hands of six idols in front of the locked gate, will force the gate to open. Well, just Indiana Jones, by God.
By cities and towns Fate scattered six figurines very pedantically. All of them belong to different groups. And for each, the owners will want either money or something else. If there is no desire to pay, you can take away the figurines by brute force, simply killing their owner and everyone who will be dissatisfied with this. On the other hand, quarreling with everyone in a row is somehow inconvenient, so you can approach the issue creatively and decide in the process who is to be executed and who to have mercy. The only owner with whom you definitely won't be able to talk is the paramilitaries. And it’s for the best, finance is not rubber.
After collecting the figurines, we return to the Sinestra de Craneo, we perform a simple ritual of placing the figurines in certain idols. The heavy stone gate opens.
Indians and spiders will be here. Spiders and Indians. There are many spiders and even more Indians. The main danger is the shooters armed with fuzei. Three hits from this antique - guaranteed death. Warriors with shields are almost invulnerable to bullets. They can only be killed with an accurate headshot or a grenade throw.
Our task is to break through to the lever that opens another gate. Further - the dungeons that will lead us to the prison, where the CIA agent humbly awaits his fate. We do not have time to free the agent, since some mysterious forces once again interfere with the chain of events. However, the agent manages to tell us a lot of interesting things that indicate the further direction of the search.
Reluctant passenger
We come to our senses, look around. As it turns out, we're locked in the cabin of the container ship. The task is to get out of it, and preferably safe and sound. For this purpose all our equipment was graciously left to us. But not here, but in the next cabin, in the nightstand. Having collected our property, we systematically destroy the crew of the ship, collect the keys to the doors, make our way to the boat, lower it into the water, and get away from this lost place.
Please note that opponents in body armor, shoot as accurately as possible in the head. Grenades will also do the trick. Last mile
The ultimate goal of our investigation has been determined. But it's too early to go there without proper preparation. First you need to buy more cartridges and sets of armor, improve the selected weapon to the maximum. Don't forget about your medications.
Equipment for every taste. Come, hack, no one will say a word.
Now you can hit the road. But no helicopters or seaplanes. Any aviation in the area of the Indian island is inevitably in distress. So any of the boats is your choice.
Having reached the island, we begin to move along a chain of stairs, destroyed temples and ziggurats. Two tactics are possible here: either careful shooting of all enemies that can be detected, or quick dashes from one shelter to another with an instant cleanup. Particularly dangerous are open areas under fire, which will be enough. You cannot linger here for a second.
On a note: in an unpatched game, it may freeze when loading the final video. I could not get around this problem without a patch.
OK it's all over Now. We watched the final video. It seems that all the villains have been punished, all the riddles have been solved, all debts have been paid in full. However, our hero was somehow sad in his soul, who left behind mountains of bronze-skinned corpses in loincloths. Deep down, he probably understands that the dark, downtrodden and ignorant Indians are just a tool in the hands of those who have not been punished. Those who manipulate the world according to the principle of "divide and conquer". Those who willingly send others to death, skillfully covering themselves with them.
The game is played. And you and I have to wait for the next adventures of Saul Myers, if its creators have not cooled to sunny Colombia. That is, excuse me, Covumbia.
Good luck, friends, and lots of good games. Be happy at the slightest opportunity.
This is where you need to bring six figurines. And make a lot of trouble.
The article is published with the permission of the editors of the "Igromania" magazine. Written by Alexander Dominguez.So, we start the game on the deck of the ship. We are attacked by boats and helicopters, and we, accordingly, need to fight them off. Here I can only advise one thing - shoot, if possible, first of all at helicopters, as they cause more trouble. After everything is over and we find ourselves on the island, we speak with the Gray.
We get the first task - to meet with Jose. Now I can add a few tips: first, do not clutter up your inventory. Its volume is limited, so you need to save space for things you really need. Secondly, it is better not to spoil relations with civilians, so that there is less trouble further. And thirdly, the old order - "take care of the soldier's rifle, your life." You need to take whole trunks with you so that they do not wedge at the most inopportune moment. In addition, the game has many factions with which to fight. But, perhaps, we will omit this, everything is extremely clear there.
We orient ourselves with the help of the mini-map, we reach the place. There will be several unfriendly personalities, for this case we have a revolver (I hope you will understand how to navigate in the inventory and the rest from the optional training in the game). We kill, press "P" and install the first perks. From the very beginning it is better to put yourself a "cowboy" for aimed shooting. We search the corpses, go into the house and talk to Jose. He will offer us to get a car, after talking for it and go.
We approach Raul and ask where Rodrigo is. He directs us to Rodrigo's garage, and we go there. We approach him, he complains to us about the soldiers who took the car away from him. We, of course, go to deal with the lawlessness. There are a lot of enemies, so before the battle you need to choose a convenient position in advance and shoot back slowly, saving cartridges. After we deal with the paramilitaries fighters, we take the wheelbarrow and drive up to Rodrigo. Through a conversation with him, we learn that two unknown people were interested in us.
In principle, there is no point in describing further non-plot tasks, since they are not required (I will only have a few that relate to the implementation of plot tasks), so let's move on to Diego. We go to him and talk. He will say that he will take us off the island for either 700 pesos or one black pearl. If you decide to take on it, then we go to the scuba divers and talk to one of them. Now we go to Lonzo, talk to him. We take the key, we take away the bolon, we return. We talk to the scuba diver, refuel the bolon and dive, after making sure that there is something to constantly strengthen our health under water.
We go down into the cave, and periodically emerge inside. We find a scuba diver, we give him a balloon. We get out of the cave and go up to land, for a reward.
We talk with the scuba divers, take the reward and go to Diego. We chat, go to his daughter and chat again. We return to Diego, in his place we find a bandit. We communicate, we go to their authority, to understand at the expense of Diego. We speak with him about Diego, having completed a small quest before this. Now we need to find 5,000 pesos to - - to free the old man. This can be done quickly by completing side quests.
Sometimes, after collecting the required amount, Juarez does not want to give Diego. We can resort to easy way- kill him and take the keys. After that, we free Diego, go with him to the shore and go to another island.
Upon arrival, go to the CIA agent and talk to him. Next, we go to Eudes, we talk. We need to bring him 10,000 pesos, or the required amount of certain gems. After that, we have collected everything we need, we talk to him, wait until he speaks on the phone and follow him. We go and find ourselves in an ambush. We deal with the soldiers and take the explosives from one of them. We blow up the door, exit and go to the agent. We go to Juan, find out where Eudes is. We talk to him and are faced with the usual task - we need to find money, namely - 8000 pesos. But this time we will give them away not just in order to go further along the storyline. For these 8,000 pesos, we will get the island. So, after the purchase, we will have our own island, where we can use the construction services of local Ravshan and Dzhumshut. In the meantime, we are going to deal with Eudes. We come to the island, clean it up and make our way into the house with him. We talk to him and go to the Indians on the island. We approach the entrance to the cave, take the plate on the left on the wall and get out of the island.
We get to the collector. Well, this time we need to collect 15,000. Dauzh, they don’t want to please us with a variety ...
After they brought the money, we have a new task - we need to collect the rest of the figurines. In what order is not important. We choose where we go in the first place and on the way. Just keep in mind that for the peaceful settlement of some situations, you need money. So either bring a lump sum of money with you, or a lump sum of ammo. As soon as they took all the figurines, we go to the same island where we found the first one. Arranging statues among statues. We go into the opened gate. Inside the crowd of spiders - overgrown and crazy Indians, so we will have to fight our way to the goal. There are rather intricate labyrinths, and you can get lost. We need to get to the lever that opens the entrance to the cave.
There are even more spiders in the nutria, and by the end the Indians appear. We move to a kind of prison and there we find a CIA agent whom the savages wanted to sacrifice. He will tell many interesting facts about the affairs of the office, which he encountered during the course of the plot. After the conversation, special forces will rush inside and grab us.
We find ourselves on a CIA ship. After killing Nixon on the screensaver, we search him in order to have at least some supplies. We leave from the cabin. The right door leads to the commando from the M16, the left one goes further. First, we go in search of the key to the gate. There is a lot of tension on the ship with cartridges, so search everyone and remove the cartridges from the horns. There is a place on the ship where many get stuck - the door leading to the cabin with the key to the gate. You don't need to look for a key from it, you just need to go to the bar, next to this door, go behind the counter and go to the hatch. We open and make our way to the room to which we need. Next, we go to the gate, open the door and break through to the commander of the special forces, who has the 2 keys we need. We rise, lower the boat into the water and get out of the ship.
The last task awaits us, and a rather difficult one. Better to stock up to the maximum. We leave for the mysterious island of the Indians. We need to destroy this damn Indian cult and end it all. We land on the island and break through the crowds of Indians. We go straight ahead, we climb up. That's it, watch the touching intro and enjoy the credits.
