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  1. #11
    Originally Posted by JackMarco Go to original post
    I am not a native english speaker and I have absolutely no Idea what mash means. Yet I never had any problems because my brain is so incredibly developed that it is able to analize the complexity of that enigma within a riddle. If you hold it and it doesn´t work then I have the ability to figure after the second time that I might have to tab it.


    Interesting.The brain of the homo sapiens species seems to have gained new abilities,such as solving a ridddle through repetitive failures.

    The probability of having such an ability among other homo sapiens is estimated around 10%
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    Maybe we should label this Thread important since a bunch of people seem to have this problem.
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    Originally Posted by step-in-Wolf Go to original post
    Genesizs, It's extremely easy for people like yourself who know the meaning of " MASH " , and can get through an area such as this, without any difficulity. However we might not all be as smart as some seem to imply they are, so why is it so difficult to respond in a helpfull way, rather then critisize those who are experiencing difficulty getting through something like this. For your information, I purchased my first game consol more then 32 years ago, and up until a few days ago ( in the same place ) I also had not seen or used the word " mash " in this type of situation before. So rather then take it for granted that everyone should know how, why not be more considerate and helpful for those who are having trouble.

    Uncle Bob

    Right on Uncle Bob. My first game was the flight Sim European Air War in 1998. I've been around games a bit too. In fact if anyone cares to look, I joined here in 2008.
    Although games have changed [ EAW was 50 Mb in total size and now games are in thousands of Gbs] the rudeness of many of these forum guys remains static.
    I am convinced that many look for trouble and don't look to help.
    I have never heard the term Mash before I bought this game, so if anyone has further trouble with that, try and get over it.
    Thanks Uncle Bob and a couple of others.

    Now, 'Harvest the Jungle"? Picking flowers for over an hour and shooting pigs? Tell me I'm in a dream? I loved Far Cry 1 and Far Cry 2 and couldn't wait for this. Even the distance is a blur unlike the beautiful graphics of the previous two? Who made this?
    Start shooting. I am ready.
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    Dont' assume that just because it's "fine" or works for you that it works for others. I've had a _lot_ of trouble with these even though I spam the **** key like there's no tomorrow. I still have to go through these several times.

    If it's no problem then why are there so many topics asking about this in this forum? Maybe it's because some of us don't play on consoles at all and think mashing is something you do to a potato...
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    Mash: to reduce to a soft, pulpy mass, as by beating or pressure.

    Actually Mash is the most appropriate definition of hitting something repeatedly..if you can only use 1 word..So I do not know what all the complaining is about.
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  6. #16
    Originally Posted by Genesizs Go to original post
    well you got a perfectly working brain ... or dont ya ? ...

    i mean after 3 - 4 retry's and pressing or holding space isnt working maybe its safe to say to work on another tactic maybe repeatedly pressing space ..

    i mean seriously you dont have to be smart to figure these kinda things out yourself ... lol guy
    I have to agree with you.

    I mean short of having a f 'in symbol of a space bar and some animation repeatedly pressing it.. I just don't understand how a human being cannot work out how to do it. We build bridges and space stations ... okay not all of us - clearly.

    Use your initiative for christ sake.
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    Originally Posted by Kangaroo77 Go to original post
    ...I have never heard the term Mash before I bought this game..
    Yes, potato mashing is similar


    Originally Posted by Kangaroo77 Go to original post
    ..
    Now, 'Harvest the Jungle"? Picking flowers for over an hour and shooting pigs? Tell me I'm in a dream?... .
    For your health restoration it's essential and the timed supply-runs are a nice idea too. Shoot the right animals so you can craft bigger bags and holsters. The concept of the game is great .. just a little overdone and badly explained to a newcomer.

    Originally Posted by Kangaroo77 Go to original post
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    Even the distance is a blur unlike the beautiful graphics of the previous two? Who made this?
    Start shooting. I am ready.
    switch to ultra display mode (DX11) if your card can handle this - much better graphics
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    OP - Ignore these 'special people'. This game was made at the console intelligence level, and unfortunately Ubi forgot what multi-language releases mean. They should have used a localized word, AND they should have had another annoying, but for once, an appropriate popup to explain. This was the Tutorial after all!


    Originally Posted by Butcherbird59 Go to original post
    For your health restoration it's essential and the timed supply-runs are a nice idea too. Shoot the right animals so you can craft bigger bags and holsters. The concept of the game is great .. just a little overdone and badly explained to a newcomer.
    Right... Shooting animals to commit Harikari over their corpses, and come away with a skin the size of a person to craft a pouch the size of a fanny pack. But wait, you need more skins to finish that fanny pack. Then you can only put certain stuff in it because filling a fanny pack with ammo is not allowed. Yep, the logic you all claim to have in abundance in figuring out that mash (which can also mean 'to press in a continual action' not Jackhammer which is the best description of the action) seems to have failed you. Did you also think that not being able to loot the vests with pockets from the bandits or the combat webbing from the mercs was also good game making? Good game making would have been to limit the appearance of their gear so as to not lobotomize your immersion.


    Jackhammering the key does not always work, just as hitting a key once in this game does not always work for some action (jump, trigger flight-suit, etc.). So far the mouse has always worked, but not the keyboard commands. It is not lag, it is just a buggy engine.

    Kangaroo77 - Ultra is not a DX11 only setting. Ultra works with DX9, and considering that you get a much higher FPS on DX9 many prefer it. DX11 only has two actual DX11 features that worked after all their promises. The rest were cut from the retail game, so the performance hit is not worth it for most. Set your settings to custom, turn everything to Ultra on DX9 and see how your system handles it. If it is fine, then try moving to DX11 and turning some of them down. Do not reduce PostFX or you will have to drop all the way to Low as the intermediate settings are very buggy. The engine is still not working properly.
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  9. #19
    Originally Posted by Genesizs Go to original post
    well you got a perfectly working brain ... or dont ya ? ...

    i mean after 3 - 4 retry's and pressing or holding space isnt working maybe its safe to say to work on another tactic maybe repeatedly pressing space ..

    i mean seriously you dont have to be smart to figure these kinda things out yourself ... lol guy
    Well hold your thought there genius, because reality is only the fiction that you want to believe in and remember it took someone to say lets get people to press this button in order for that command to work.. and when you consider the complications of games these days. .you cant know every little thing straight away. and its obvious that you have logic for the game, though not enough logic to know that you could help people, instead of making feel like they are stupid when all they want to do is experience the game and have fun while playing it like you and everyone else does.
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    Originally Posted by c0mpute Go to original post
    Well hold your thought there genius,....
    Yep, why calling someone stoopid when he can't figure a game?
    This is just an indication that the game fails to explain fundamental basics!
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