Questions for 2K_Jack

[Thymen Molizzo]

I think you can in the full game.. Why else can you open 'em for?? :D

No.
It's Mission-specific. Putting bodies in them, I mean.

[Enkeixpress]

No.
It's Mission-specific. Putting bodies in them, I mean.

Yeah.. but you can open 'em anytime you want though.. Maybe 2k Games will surprise us?? Just a thought. :o

[poila]

My question is this: Why NPC`s feel so unrealistic ? When a gun is pointed to their faces, there is no reaction at all, except shop owners.

[Spiral Static]

My question is this: Why NPC`s feel so unrealistic ? When a gun is pointed to their faces, there is no reaction at all, except shop owners.

I think that they don't have a lot of the open-world features that will be in the final game. Like Jack said, they don't expect you to explore too much in this demo.

[packardcaribien]

I think that they don't have a lot of the open-world features that will be in the final game. Like Jack said, they don't expect you to explore too much in this demo.

But we do anyway. :rolleyes:

[Enkeixpress]

My question is this: Why NPC`s feel so unrealistic ? When a gun is pointed to their faces, there is no reaction at all, except shop owners.

They run away when I pull out my "gun" in public.. Both in the game & in real life :D :D :D

I kid, I kid .. lol

[Spiral Static]

But we do anyway. :rolleyes:

I know.....but you know what I mean.

Like in the demo, police can't take cover, but they can in the final version. I'm guessing it's the same with pedestrian AI.

[ARustyFirePlace]

Not happening

[deceptor]

this is only a demo, why dont you just wait until the full game comes out. Then if you have the same opinion you can complain. Noone knows for sure what the final game will be like, I believe it will be much different than the demo.

[Mornaselos]

Whew

Now that everythings sorta back to normal, can you answer this question jack

1. Do the cops stop respawning after you kill them? Or is it like GTA4s where they keep on respawning?(im hoping for the latter)

thanks

[deceptor]

Whew

Now that everythings sorta back to normal, can you answer this question jack

1. Do the cops stop respawning after you kill them? Or is it like GTA4s where they keep on respawning?(im hoping for the latter)

thanks

I don't know the answer for sure, but I know if you kill a cop your wanted level gets alot higher and more cops come after you, so I would assume the cops keep respawning because killing cops is a no-no and will really raise your wanted level, and will send a godly amount of policeman after you. But thats just what I think

[Mornaselos]

I don't know the answer for sure, but I know if you kill a cop your wanted level gets alot higher and more cops come after you, so I would assume the cops keep respawning because killing cops is a no-no and will really raise your wanted level, and will send a godly amount of policeman after you. But thats just what I think

Thats what i hope for

I really do.

thanks for responding

[Marcquez]

When I drove past a copcar and trough the red lights, they did nothing and let me pass without trouble...
Shouldn't they have to give me a ticket for driving trough the red light?

[Prosthetics]

When I drove past a copcar and trough the red lights, they did nothing and let me pass without trouble...
Shouldn't they have to give me a ticket for driving trough the red light?

Maybe they are color blind. Speaking as a programmer, it can be awfully tricky to trigger traffic violations other than speed as it can lead to a bunch of anomalies.

[ARustyFirePlace]

they did it in mafia 1, so no excuse really.

[TheWarPope]

Jack how do you sit on a bench or a chair:confused:

Thanks :D

[deceptor]

When I drove past a copcar and trough the red lights, they did nothing and let me pass without trouble...
Shouldn't they have to give me a ticket for driving trough the red light?

I read somewhere that when the actual game comes out, that they will give you a ticket or atleast a warning. However I read somewhere else that they would not, so I am not really sure, but I hope they do because that would be a real neat feature and add a whole new level of realism to the game.

[Yerolo]

I have a question Jack (Sorry if its already been asked -- I took a look in the answers thread and couldnt see it):

In the full game are we able to re-browse through the playboy magazines we have collected? Doesnt seem to be any way to do it in the demo.

Also i nthe demo, once you collect each picture, it remembers that you collected it (no mater how many times the game is restarted). Will the full version be like this ? (ie If we start a new game, are the collectables already collected)

Thanks for your time

[RunningBare]

When I drove past a copcar and trough the red lights, they did nothing and let me pass without trouble...
Shouldn't they have to give me a ticket for driving trough the red light?I noticed that, I deliberatly sped past a cop car waiting at a red light, no reaction at all, yet in another instance I clipped a cop car at low speed and heard the radio message "hit and run" wut!

I'm enjoying the demo, but I'm hoping the final release will be polished a lot more.

[packardcaribien]

I noticed that, I deliberatly sped past a cop car waiting at a red light, no reaction at all, yet in another instance I clipped a cop car at low speed and heard the radio message "hit and run" wut!

I'm enjoying the demo, but I'm hoping the final release will be polished a lot more.

Maybe cops are just overprotective of their cruisers... Until they chase you anyway. I saw a cop car driv einto the water and another launch of a ramp and smack into a billborad :D

[Spiral Static]

Jack, when was the demo finalized? I know it is the E3 Demo, but when was this demo completed and ready to be released?

[Vito Scaletta]

Thank you Jack for the reply's. :)

I played the Demo and the game is unbelievable, I am also thrilled that the guy that was screaming that he was on fire is in the Demo! I earlier asked you about that and you said that some things may get cut, But luckily that guy screaming didn't get cut out cause it makes that fiery blaze even more intense with that guy screaming.

I have 2 gripes about Mafia II and that is...

1 : You can't shoot NPC's when dead, The bullets just go right through them.
It kinda sucks that I can't lay a few more bullets into a dead NPC.

Can NPC's take bullets when dead in the final retail version?

2 : Where are the stealth attacks? I tried sneaking up behind people to perform what was shown to us at GamesCom where Vito grabbed a guy from behind and chocked him to death, But in the Demo i'm not able to do that.

Will there be stealth attacks in the final retail version?

If you can answer those for me I would greatly appreciate it. :)

[Don_Vito]

Yeah there are stealth attacks just sneak up behind someone during the mission or anywhere (I guess) and hit the light attack button

[Vito Scaletta]

Yeah there are stealth attacks just sneak up behind someone during the mission or anywhere (I guess) and hit the light attack button

How do you mean exactly?

I have been playing the Demo on my PC, And I'm using the Xbox 360 Controller instead of keyboard.
What button do I press when I have sneaked up on someone to perform the stealth attack?

[Fugue]

2 : Where are the stealth attacks? I tried sneaking up behind people to perform what was shown to us at GamesCom where Vito grabbed a guy from behind and chocked him to death, But in the Demo i'm not able to do that.

I did that in the brewery, think it just said press B and I choked him, it might be quite sensitive to your position behind the enemy, but the stealth move is there.

[Vito Scaletta]

I did that in the brewery, think it just said press B and I choked him, it might be quite sensitive to your position behind the enemy, but the stealth move is there.

Oh, I will try that now...

I am thrilled now that they kept the stealth, I was really worried that the stealth attacks were gone. :o

[Vito Scaletta]

The stealth attack worked! :D

Thank you Don_Vito and Fugue for the help. :)

[Don_Vito]

Yeah I was exicted when I did it to :D

[day2daze]

My question is this: Why NPC`s feel so unrealistic ? When a gun is pointed to their faces, there is no reaction at all, except shop owners.

Actually there is It's a very delayed reaction but if you point the gun at them long enough eventually they'll scream and put their hands over their head. It should be noted, it's only worked for me with female NPC's.

[jdwarfer]

I feel dumb with my question but Jack didn't answer so here we go again :

Hi Jack :)

Will there be ambulances and firetrucks in final game ?
Sorry to compare with GTA 4 but in this game, when a NPC got killed on the streets, an ambulance comes.
Since Mafia 2 is a sharp immersive game, I hope there will be that feature, also for fires that could happen (exploded car etc), a firetruck should come.

:)

[Saberq]

I feel dumb with my question but Jack didn't answer so here we go again :

Hi Jack :)

Will there be ambulances and firetrucks in final game ?
Sorry to compare with GTA 4 but in this game, when a NPC got killed on the streets, an ambulance comes.
Since Mafia 2 is a sharp immersive game, I hope there will be that feature, also for fires that could happen (exploded car etc), a firetruck should come.

:)

Well if he is dead ambulance is no good for him anymore :D

[jdwarfer]

Well if he is dead ambulance is no good for him anymore :D

Yeah... coroner then ? Good idea ! :D

[Tommy Two Fists]

Hey 2KJack there's a lot of people over at the sony/ps3 forum who have a few questions I hope you don't mind me asking on their behalf ;)


1. Is the demo from the final build from the game or will it be polished up before full release?

2. Will the game get updated with patches reguarly on PS3? There's a few multiplatform games where the PS3 version lost the support it needed.

3. I could hear dogs in the demo but I couldn't see any, are there some in it? ;)

4. Is there supposed to be water in the pools at the suburbs? Because if there is, there isn't any there lol.

5. In the full game will you be able to sit down in the diner?

EDIT: 6. Sorry Jack I remembered another question. In the full game will there be more buildings you can enter? Right now you can only enter buildings with a purpose like diners, bars etc I was hoping buildings like blocks of flats and those stores you can't buy anything from we would be able to enter and cause havoc.



Despite the low fps and screen tearing issues the general consensous on the sony/ps3 forum is that you guys made a pretty solid game with some great mechanics and nice little touches. Hopefully those issues are sorted before the full release so we can enjoy the game fully. Thanks for your time Jack.

[McGee]

Yes there are dogs^ An cats, and rats, and birds, and rabbits. Quite a variation.

You will also see NPC walk there dogs!^:)

[Tommy Two Fists]

Yes there are dogs^ An cats, and rats, and birds, and rabbits. Quite a variation.

You will also see NPC walk there dogs!^:)

sorry I know there is in the full game I was wondering if there is any in the demo ebcause I could hear them but not see them :p

[McGee]

sorry I know there is in the full game I was wondering if there is any in the demo ebcause I could hear them but not see them :p

I'm not sure. I have played the demo for 10 hours now, and still discovering new things:)

[Tommy Two Fists]

I'm not sure. I have played the demo for 10 hours now, and still discovering new things:)

well if you stay in the suburb area and head around the corner from the diner and wander into the backgardens of the civilians you might hear the dogs barking (I and a few others did) I tried to follow the sound but couldn't find any dogs :P

[McGee]

well if you stay in the suburb area and head around the corner from the diner and wander into the backgardens of the civilians you might hear the dogs barking (I and a few others did) I tried to follow the sound but couldn't find any dogs :P

Did you see on the road there is a gate, that leads to this narrow road?

If you look at the map, it at the north corner on the left. It's like a brown trail that leads to somthing. It's not restricted, but I have no idea how to get over?

[Tommy Two Fists]

Did you see on the road there is a gate, that leads to this narrow road?

If you look at the map, it at the north corner on the left. It's like a brown trail that leads to somthing. It's not restricted, but I have no idea how to get over?

Yeah I was trying to climb over that, it's like a large farm gate? I ended up trying to ram it with my car and I died :(

I'm thinking maybe you can open it at a later date (in the full game).

[Dsmooth16]

Did you see on the road there is a gate, that leads to this narrow road?

If you look at the map, it at the north corner on the left. It's like a brown trail that leads to somthing. It's not restricted, but I have no idea how to get over?

The road leads to Vinci mansion

[The Janitor]

You guys might wanna keep discussions out of this thread and keep it strictly about Q&A, so Jack doesn't have to scroll through pages after pages ;)

[McGee]

Jack, some questions have from further playing the demo.

1. Why when I point a gun to a pedestrian he doesn't react? He simply stares.

2. Why does it feel that nearly all the pedestrians are voice acted by Nolan North?

[Saberq]

I have one question Jack....Given that you played through the game many times are pedestrians recycled a lot on the streets?....I mean it dosent bother me a lot just because you wanted realism and you got it mostly but this little detail can lower that somewhat..

[Mafioso]

Hey Jack Mafia 2 looks great but,

1. will you be able to chose the size of the crosshair?
as someone wrote; The weapon aim is way too big *arcadish*, there should be an option to change it to dot or something smaller.

2. And finally the npc disappear to fast from the ground in the demo, will this also happen in the full game?

Thanks for answering our questions. If this isnt your table igonre it :)

[Viggo]

Hi,

I have only one question. Could you please tell us, is the demo the same build as the final retail game (360 version)? Will the final retail game run exactly the same?

[Sensible Joe]

Some of the dialogue seems very modern. Why is the police system modern? The police speak as though they were in the modern world. It ruined the immersion for me. Why did you choose to do this? I'm sorry to criticize (because everything else about the game seems excellent), but it was the first thing I noticed when playing the game. I would hate the game to suffer because of some of the dialogue. Would a black man really yell out 'mother...' if you ran into him? Did you research the slang and the way they talked back then?

[Tommy Two Fists]

Some of the dialogue seems very modern. Why is the police system modern? The police speak as though they were in the modern world. It ruined the immersion for me. Why did you choose to do this? I'm sorry to criticize (because everything else about the game seems excellent), but it was the first thing I noticed when playing the game. I would hate the game to suffer because of some of the dialogue. Would a black man really yell out 'mother...' if you ran into him? Did you research the slang and the way they talked back then?

Give up, no matter how many accounts you make you're still just one person.

People did swear back in the 40's and 50's. THIS IS FACT.

Especially poor, working class, immigrant criminals like mafiosos.

It's realistic for them to rape, kill, take drugs, break peoples legs and **** with hookers but not to swear? get outta here.

[PG1]

1. will you be able to chose the size of the crosshair?
as someone wrote; The weapon aim is way too big *arcadish*, there should be an option to change it to dot or something smaller.


The gameplay footage for Buzzsaw when it's in the winter shows the player using a dot instead of a crosshair so I would think so.

[The Janitor]

The gameplay footage for Buzzsaw when it's in the winter shows the player using a dot instead of a crosshair so I would think so.

Yeah but why would that option not be in the demo? I'm thinking either it changes with difficulty, or we're all stuck with the big crosshair.

[McGee]

Yeah but why would that option not be in the demo? I'm thinking either it changes with difficulty, or we're all stuck with the big crosshair.

It's been confirmed a LONG time ago that it changes with difficulty.

[jdwarfer]

It's been confirmed a LONG time ago that it changes with difficulty.

So, what's the difficulty of the demo ?
Easy or average ?

[Fugue]

I asked this, Jack said all he didn't think it was on easy, so guess it must be average/normal.

[rimesire]

where can you find Playboy magazines once you found them? :D

(either in the demo or fullgame)

[The Janitor]

It's been confirmed a LONG time ago that it changes with difficulty.

Confirmed by a dev? Thank god. Though I'm not to keen on having to play on the hardest, I would have much prefered an option. Oh well :o

[floyd06]

Jack,

I noticed that the black gang (the Bombers) had different color stripes on their leather jackets. For instance most of them have yellow stripes but I saw a couple that had blue or green. Does that denote the different factions or does the color have no meaning? Thanks.

[Thymen Molizzo]

Discussion about the demo can be in it's respectable thread, so please go there.

[Tommy Two Fists]

Jack,

I noticed that the black gang (the Bombers) had different color stripes on their leather jackets. For instance most of them have yellow stripes but I saw a couple that had blue or green. Does that denote the different factions or does the color have no meaning? Thanks.

might be rank?


good question btw hope jack answers that.

[thorimmortal]

One thing that has bugged me with any game that has a 1911 as one of the weapons is they never function in the correct manner, even if the slide moves the gun always fires with the hammer down???? nit picky i know but it drives me nuts. just as bad as the click click of the hammer when the mag is empty, not on a SAO, its not a glock its been around for 100 years you figure some one would get it right in games and movies:confused
So how much time does 2k invest in weapons research?

[kristiannikolic]

i just want to know will the full game look like demo on ps3 or it will be normal?
please answer me

[Thymen Molizzo]

i just want to know will the full game look like demo on ps3 or it will be normal?
please answer me

It will be 'normal', as you'd expect from a game in 2010.
The demo, for the PS3.. was just a.. ehh.. err.. Mistake.

[kristiannikolic]

ok, thanks
now i dont know should i buy collectors edition or normal version for ps3? :(
i want to buy new notebook, and now its a lot of money for me for CE
can i see somewhere how does artbook look like?

[Tommy Two Fists]

i just want to know will the full game look like demo on ps3 or it will be normal?
please answer me

Nobody knows.

2K are keeping their lips sealed.

[kristiannikolic]

i found this, and i'm very angry now

360:
http://i38.tinypic.com/2d2bvch.jpg

PS3:
http://i34.tinypic.com/ibidk6.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcpEc6kC0HM&playnext=1&videos=Gfak2B9ZesY&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_stronger_r2-2r-1-HM
look at 1:28. there isnt stupid grass
so i think there will be no grass :mad: :mad:

[Prantare]

i found this, and i'm very angry now

360:
http://i38.tinypic.com/2d2bvch.jpg

PS3:
http://i34.tinypic.com/ibidk6.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcpEc6kC0HM&playnext=1&videos=Gfak2B9ZesY&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_stronger_r2-2r-1-HM
look at 1:28. there isnt stupid grass
so i think there will be no grass :mad: :mad:

omg ><
WTF I want the PS3 version I'm buying a PS3 just for this game.

[Enkeixpress]

omg ><
WTF I want the PS3 version I'm buying a PS3 just for this game.

Some dutch journalist has said that the Full version of the PS3 game has no graphical issues & has grass.

[Tommy Two Fists]

Some dutch journalist has said that the Full version of the PS3 game has no graphical issues & has grass.

1. Do you speak dutch or are you taking someone's word for it? He could have been saying literally anything.

2. Apparently he also said there's 12 missions when there's really 15 (if that's true he's not the most reliable source of info).

3. He's dutch, he was probably on grass when he played it. Can't take his word.

[chalkman]

Please don't post anything but questions for Jack here, we don't want this thread closed!

[Kecske]

Hi Jack,
are there any plans on making the pre-order DLCs buyable later on?
GameStop's deal is really tempting but 130$ (i live in Hungary, so intl shipping is required) is a bit too much


Will there be ambulances and firetrucks in final game ?

I'm also interested in this:rolleyes:

[packardcaribien]

i found this, and i'm very angry now

360:
http://i38.tinypic.com/2d2bvch.jpg

PS3:
http://i34.tinypic.com/ibidk6.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcpEc6kC0HM&playnext=1&videos=Gfak2B9ZesY&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_stronger_r2-2r-1-HM
look at 1:28. there isnt stupid grass
so i think there will be no grass :mad: :mad:

Mwuhaha! Small victory for the 360 :)

Jack; wondering if you know: In the mod shop will we be able to change the interior of the car's color? And will we be able to change the material/color on rims as well (the gold expensive rims don't look very good on most cars; you see) Just asking. :)

[Sensible Joe]

"Officer down, Officer down! Shoot this arsehole!"

Is this something a cop from the 1950's would say? Sounds like something a modern cop would say, don't you think? I suppose I'm the only one who thinks that the modern police detract from the experience. The modern police are a stark contrast to the environment.

[Tommy Two Fists]

"Officer down, Officer down! Shoot this arsehole!"

Is this something a cop from the 1950's would say? Sounds like something a modern cop would say, don't you think? I suppose I'm the only one who thinks that the modern police detract from the experience. The modern police are a stark contrast to the environment.

I don't see how it's mdoern at all. "Officer down" is a terminology that's been used for decades and most of the police in the 40's and 50's were working class irish immigrants so swearing happened all the time.

[2K Elizabeth]

Jack is off making magic again - so this thread is closing down. Thank you for the questions, guys!