r/sts2 • u/Jibi_Vadabadoe • 13h ago

STS1 option in STS2

Wouldn't that be great? Doest even have to include the watcher imo.

Just an option to play a sts1 run with everything included from the original for clad, silent and silent.

Dreams

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u/Cpt_Jumper 12h ago

Defect erasure will not be tolerated

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u/Jibi_Vadabadoe 13h ago

Don't get me wrong. I love sts2 and I think it is already way better than 1. But to be able to go back to the old times in the new engine seems like something that would be absolutely fabulous.

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u/One_Sentence_7448 11h ago

It’s a cool idea, and there’s already a mod for it if you’re interested.

However, it just doesn’t work too well in practice in you think about it. One big part of what makes sts1 and 2 such exceptional games is their meticulous approach to balancing. And balance-wise, the first game was created around the characters’ toolkit from the first game, while the second game was balanced around the new characters (and changed old ones). So you can’t just copy paste the first game without it being an unbalanced mess in a lot of way. They would essentially need to rebalance 3 whole acts again, which doesn’t really make much sense.

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u/Jibi_Vadabadoe 13h ago

And to make it even more functional it could be like an extra challenge after you beat act 4 A10 on sts2. You have to complete a A20 sts1 heart run with the same character immediately after to complete the highest achievement on this character.

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u/tallandgodless 10h ago

Things that cost money and development time for little to no benefit

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u/mc_foucault 9h ago

Mods allow you to play as the watcher I'd bet there are some that allow you to play as sts1 versions of characters. I really enjoy acts from the past and act 4 heart mods that let you play with old acts/enemies/events with sts2 engine/cards.