Part 16

Fuck yeah!




Hal is so awesome.


Shut up Tremmie.




And so Hal is now a party member, although it's only temporary.

Just look at his stats, though. Goddamn. And he's only one level above Katz and the rest.

We still can't change his equipment, though, so he's stuck with a Beam Saber and Beam Rifle like when we first saw him.


The Gundam is unstoppable!


Getting to Fort Taiga will take us all the way up to the frozen north.


Speed Armors. Fragile, but fast and their weapons can Short Circuit you.






This weapon is not very good. It's odd shape makes it hard to fit in with other equipment, and there are better guns available.


Have I ever mentioned that I love the snow? I was sad when we didn't get much snow last winter...


The chest on the other side of the fort had this. It's like the EN pack, only it brings your EN up to full.


Falldust is directly north of Fort Taiga.


Later Hal.


There are a few things we need to do before we continue on.


This shop has something I really, really want.


Come to Papa...


They might as well have put this guy in a red uniform.


You'd think the military would have better locks.


This optional part will increase the EN you gain from Charging by 1. VERY handy.

The other chest held a ECAP (L)




The tank yard behind him held an ECAP (S), an Attack Upgrade Kit, and 10 Marasai data.


some hidden treasure back here as well.


Oh fuck yes, he sells Arm Machine Gun Kai's.

I fucking love the Arm Machine Gun Kai.

purchased:
2 Titanium Shield Kais (34 AMR, -6 SPD)
6 Arm Machine Gun Kais (80 ATK, 1 EN)
3 Double Beam Cannons (180 ATK, 4 EN)
3 Hyper Bazookas (120 ATK, 2 EN)


I want this treasure, but I won't be able to get it until much later in the game.


Time to go inside I guess.


This guy is the one keeping us from getting those two treasure chests


I tried to see if I could get behind him, but no dice.


FUCK YOU!


Time to get the briefing over with.


Now, I want to mention something. The music that plays during this scene is fantastic. Seriously, give it a listen too.






Seems simple enough.


Awesome!




Go get 'em, you crazy old bastard.




You poor bastard.




Reznor... hasn't changed much. She'd actually be a bit of a liability if it weren't for the Perfect Guard making her immune to Acid, Heat and Short Circuit, which most of the grunts in the enemy base love to use.

It's just a shame that I can't change her equipment around. Her sword and shield sucks, and I can't help but think how just having either the Impact Lance, or hell, even just a Beam Javalin and Titanium Shield Kai would make her so much better...

Oh well.




At least I can modify their suits.

Speaking of suits...




I'll get to that later, Daddy needs a new Mobile Suit.


Ehehehehehe... The Kaempfer now belongs to Tremmie.


Fuck off, Hizack. You were a bad suit and I was only using you because I want to at least use all of the available suits just once to show them off. Thanks for the spikes, though.


Now... first things first.


Much better.


The Guncannon got some new legs.


My Gundam looks so badass.


Now, let me tell you why I fucking love the Arm Machine Gun Kai. They're very small, are attached instead of hand held so I can equip two of them and still keep space open for weapons like the Bazookas and Beam Rifles, only require 1 EN to fire, and the damage they do stays decent through a large portion of the game.


Seriously, words can't describe how much I love those damn things.


Due to her having Gatling Fire, Tremmie gets loaded down with lots and lots of Gun. Later on I'll switch out the Hyper Bazooka for a Long Cannon when I notice that I have the room for it.

Tremmie actually has 7 guns instead of 6. the Kaempfer has Head Vulcans that the equipment screen doesn't show because she has so many weapons already.


This is how a Kaempfer should look like! Guns everywhere!


Hey, remember how much damage Tremmie did with Gatling Fire while in that crummy Hizack? It was somewhere in the 500-600 range.




JESUS CHRIST!

I just did nearly triple what damage she did while in the Hizack.

At least 4 characters can learn Gatling Fire and the suits and weapons will only get more powerful from here on out.

I love Gatling Fire so much.


Next time, We infiltrate the enemy's base!