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Random Encounters? - Cactus - 04-26-2011
Hey guys,
I saw a post on Gamefaqs via a google search today, but it dated back to 2010, and the guy said a dev confirmed that monster encounters were "random" so to speak. As in, sometimes monsters appear in some places and sometimes they do not. Was this ever actually confirmed and if so how does it work? Seems like a fantastic reason to get a few replays in.
RE: Random Encounters? - Dragslo - 04-26-2011
Only thing I experience, is if I load a previous saved level, the monster doesn't encounter same place or time
It makes me relived at some point, but then again, stressed because I know it's elsewhere.......!
RE: Random Encounters? - SomeFungi - 04-26-2011
(04-26-2011, 03:32 AM)Dragslo Wrote: Only thing I experience, is if I load a previous saved level, the monster doesn't encounter same place or time
It makes me relived at some point, but then again, stressed because I know it's elsewhere.......!
I haven't seen an official response about it, but I've seen other people talk about the random monsters before. In fact, one of the user reviews at the escapist talks about it.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.233001-Amnesia-The-Dark-Descent
Quote:Monsters don't roam around all the time, in fact they often appear at random
RE: Random Encounters? - Cactus - 04-26-2011
Hmmm, thanks. The fact that you re-load a level and find monsters in different locations is certainly promising, to be sure. Thanks for that review too!
RE: Random Encounters? - NGW - 04-26-2011
They're definitely somewhat random. Such as when you get the key from the guest room, you usually encounter a grunt...most recent time through there, nothing.
RE: Random Encounters? - nofsky - 04-26-2011
Most enemy encounters seem to occur every time you play but some things only happen if your sanity is low enough so that might be seen as being random.
RE: Random Encounters? - gandalf91 - 04-26-2011
Actually none of them are really random...They're all scripted to occur when a) items are picked up/interacted with, b) you enter certain areas, or c) either a, b or both in some cases but contingent on how low your sanity is.
As per the grunt spawning when you pick up the key in the guest room, it occurs after a short time interval when either performing that action, reading the note, or stepping in front of the closet. If you grab the key quickly enough and dash out of the room you can in fact by-pass the scripted event.
RE: Random Encounters? - MooseTheScared - 04-27-2011
I think at least the Choir has some randomness regarding monsters.
Spoiler below!