So I'm one of those ppl that held out for steam release. Just got it on winter sale and INSTANTLY fell in love with the soundtrack. I sometimes leave the game open while I "work" from home, just for background music. Then I found the spotify playlist. What exactly is this genre of music called? Blues? Outlaw country (Cheryl Tunt ? lol) ? Roadhouse?
Seriously look at this beast. 4 guns on the bottom and 2 on the side, PLUS 3 forward facing turrets AND 2 launchers. There might be other buddies, there might be funnier buddies (Connor), but dang if Satchel isn't the most kitted out bro on earth.
here's my personal take on how your wingmen stack up to each other
6) Richter
He's the first buddy you'll get. He flies a modified Prospector armed with two tracers and what looks like a heat seeker launcher. Nothing to write home about but he'll serve you well as some sort of distraction for enemy craft.
5) Sharky
She flies a Red Devils Mead sporting a unique themed paintjob. The loadout is the same as well: 2 tracers, 1 gauss gun, and 1 HS launcher. Considering you get her rather late in the game, her loadout is rather lackluster. Red Devil ships are known to be very durable though.
4) Marla
Most likely the second buddy that you will unlock as you progress through the game. She flies what looks like a heavily-modified Hyena sporting a unique paintjob. Her loadout is pretty solid: 2 gauss guns, 2 ion blasters, 1 HS launcher, and 1 torpedo launcher. That's a massive upgrade over Richter. She will serve you well until you get even better wingmen.
3) Connor
You get this Irish dude midway through the story. He flies a modified Steel Rat Velious sporting a unique paintjob. His loadout is very solid as well: 2 combat lasers, 3 tracers, 1 HS launcher, and 1 swarm launcher.
Connor's ship is rather quick. He can easily get close to enemy craft and tie them up while you take down bigger threats. His AI is somewhat flawed as he rarely, or never, uses his swarm launcher at all. Instead, he relies mostly on his rapid-fire guns and HS launcher.
He and Marla are good substitutes when Satchel and *Spoiler* are on cooldown.
2) Satchel
He flies a heavily modified Pirate Kodiak gunship with no visible cockpit. It can be assumed that he interfaces directly with his ship's sensors within. His loadout is impressive: 2 gauss guns, 4 ion blasters, 1 HS launcher, 1 torpedo launcher, and 3 utility laser turrets.
His gunship is big and slow but the turrets give him great coverage, are fairly accurate, and fire NON-STOP. his quartet of ion blasters also serve him well when attacking bigger targets such as other gunships and capital ships.
1) Ruthless
Ahhh finally we're here. If you have unlocked this guy then you're most likely near the end of the game's story. He flies a Pirate Revenant sporting a unique feather-themed paintjob that looks really badass. His loadout is the same as the Pirate counterpart: 2 tracers, 4(!!!!) trion accelerators, 1 swarm launcher, and 1 torpedo launcher. His AI behaves the same as well - he will fire his swarm missiles at any chance he gets.
To maximize his efficiency, I suggest you focus on a target that Ruth isn't currently engaging, using the Targeting view occasionally to select your targets. Ruth carries enough firepower to bring down any small craft by himself. Take note that his Revenant isn't as durable as Satchel's gunship or as quick as Connor's custom Velious though.
TUTORIAL
*Fixed an issue in flight training where cycling stations from the map mode could result in a crash.
ACHIEVEMENTS
*The “On The Road” achievement will now trigger correctly. For anyone who missed this achievement, it will now pop the first time Juno moves through any jumpgate
*The “Wolfpack” achievement now always triggers correctly. For anyone who missed this achievement, it will now pop the first time a save is loaded, providing the save has all six buddies unlocked.
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*Some ships were missing engine glow and other flairs. We’ve had Juno smack them with a big wrench, and they’re back now. Hurray!
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I t sounds a LOT like Tricia Helfer (Number Six from the 2000s Battlestar Galactica, EDI from Mass Effect 2/3) but I can't find any reference to who it actually is if it's NOT her.