Thanks. Never found the tutorial dungeon
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Thanks. Never found the tutorial dungeon
Haha no worries. The list of things I didn't find first playthrough is probably longer than all the journal entries end up being
There's a fire trap in front of the door. It's finicky though - I've thrown barrels through the door without triggering it, and other times it blows up. I usually just toss a barrel, and if it blows up I just suck it up and send my guy in, healing to counter the poison.
nismogrendel
Member
I started over last night after reading the Kotaku guide that was posted.
I tried a ranger/rogue party on tactician mode. I wasn't able to beat the first skeleton archer encounter.
I had no problems when I fought this same group on my old save (knight / wizard)
The reason I made ranger/rogue was because the Kotaku guide made it sound like I would pickup a melee/wizard somewhere in the first town?
Is starting ranger/rogue on tactician too hard?
I tried a ranger/rogue party on tactician mode. I wasn't able to beat the first skeleton archer encounter.
I had no problems when I fought this same group on my old save (knight / wizard)
The reason I made ranger/rogue was because the Kotaku guide made it sound like I would pickup a melee/wizard somewhere in the first town?
Is starting ranger/rogue on tactician too hard?
razgriz417
Member
Yeah, sort of.... Very elegantly done, I'm very impressed with the controller support.
I tried controller for a bit and I loved this feature, wished it was on the KB+M side too (or if there was a way to keep text on with Alt instead of holding it. I couldn't stand the slower panning speed and how zoomed in it was on controller though so I went back to KB+M yesterday.
There's options to pick up mages, but I would always want at least one in my starting line-up. Certain enemies are more/less susceptible to different elemental attacks and that can have a major effect on battles
In the market place, lady with what looks like a potion stall
Lanrutcon
Member
Tactician is really about gaming the mechanics and exploiting every advantage. It's really really not meant for first time players, so my hat's off to you.
I would start with a caster that can summon and an archer. I would min max the fuck out of them. I would do my best to reach the first town (probably skipping the optional encounter), then steal everything (_everything_) that isn't bolted down using Scoundrel invisibility and the conversation trick. I would then use those goods to secure better gear, but more importantly: a shitton of consumables. I'm talking potions, special arrows, bombs and scrolls. I would rely on those very very heavily until I have a few levels under my belt.
Pollux
Member
Man this game. It really sucks you in. Downloaded the enhanced edition bc I owned the original but never got more than 5 hours in. I'm only an hour in this time around but I'm loving the controller support. Huge game changer for me.
Problem is I just got Halo and now all I want to do when I have free time is play this haha
Problem is I just got Halo and now all I want to do when I have free time is play this haha
I'm pretty sure that the Alt function misses items that are considered hidden or inconspicuous. Potions on top of bookshelves, for example. Not sure if it's more accurate with more Perception.
I wonder if the controller search feature finds this stuff or if it's similarly limited.
Would appreciate a response.
MissCauthon
Member
What kind of game is this? Is it like diablo? Or more like baldurs gate type? Or none of those 2 games?
Lanrutcon
Member
Not as far as anyone can tell in the original game. Patch notes do not indicate any kind of change on that front.
Lanrutcon
Member
More like Baldur's Gate than Diablo. Turn based combat, not real time.
Combat is turn based, not real time.
Turn-based combat, so not like Diablo.
Faster resource gain/usage, so not like Baldur's Gate.
Kinda of a mix, I suppose. Think a less hardcore Baldur's Gate game with an emphasis on environmental damage and spell combinations.
flyinpiranha
Member
So this works out great, I play on my PC with kb/m and I have a Steam controller for my fiance to play on her PC. She's really getting the hang of it. Controller support is impressive.
superseohyun
Member
Gotcha, thanks.
EDIT: wait, shouldn't it be 0% for Lv 3? I thought it was -10% for Lv 2?
I'd say it's most like Ultima 7 with a massively improved turn-based battle system.
Problem is, games like Ultima 7 have been missing for decades so not many people will know what it means.
I've just defeated him, the discharge command seems to be working so use that if you want to avoid its ultra bolts. You can also use Jahan to freeze it, it works fairly well. Its physical attacks still hurt a bunch though.
Thanks, don't know how I've missed that...
superseohyun
Member
isnt it -20% for lv 2? only change is AP-2 from -1
Hm...i may be mis-remembering, but I have lv 2 on my scoundrel and I thought Lv 1 was -20% and Lv 2 was -10%
And the AP cost is reduced by 2, but it didn't change from Lv 1 to 2.
Mad Season
Banned
does this game have a sprint run? characters move so dang slow
Se7enSword
Banned
Yeah, my only issue with the game is the movement speed.
I don't think there is a running option
superseohyun
Member
rogue is ok. What you need on a rogue is,
oil to slow those sucker down and burn them with fire.
teleport to get the nasty one away or closer to you.
spider, without them to tank dmg i dont even know how to survive. And they deal tons of dmg too.
bitter cold, just to be safe.
basically, you need control so rogue also need to cast spells.
just checked. you remembered wrong ;p
Lol, ok. Well, it'll still be interesting. Here's hoping for less AP down the road...
razgriz417
Member
Made it to Lv 5 so far.
Party:
Dual-Wield Dagger Scoundrel
All magic school Mage
2-Handed Madora
Archer Bairdotr
So far it's great! For the most part I love the changes (still a little pissed about Boulder Bash, but oh well). The lighthouse fight was great - I liked that they added the little elemental immunity totem that I had to go take out so my mage wasn't useless. I think they may have reorganized some barrels, too, because I sniped one first turn of the fight and it turned the entire field into a patch of fire, which I don't remember being able to do (but my memory is shit, so...).
Now I'll be heading to just north of town where there were some pretty tough fights in vanilla, mostly because there were like 10 enemies (and boars. Seriously, FUCK boars). Should be interesting.
Party:
Dual-Wield Dagger Scoundrel
All magic school Mage
2-Handed Madora
Archer Bairdotr
So far it's great! For the most part I love the changes (still a little pissed about Boulder Bash, but oh well). The lighthouse fight was great - I liked that they added the little elemental immunity totem that I had to go take out so my mage wasn't useless. I think they may have reorganized some barrels, too, because I sniped one first turn of the fight and it turned the entire field into a patch of fire, which I don't remember being able to do (but my memory is shit, so...).
Now I'll be heading to just north of town where there were some pretty tough fights in vanilla, mostly because there were like 10 enemies (and boars. Seriously, FUCK boars). Should be interesting.
I was under the impression that it does show hidden items and stuff as I had to use that previously to find stuff that I knew was there but couldn't see.
If they don't start with a healing spell, I'd recommend adding one.
It does show them, but you need to have enough Perception to spot it first.
Huh, well I never. It's lucky I've got guys with high perception otherwise god knows what I would have missed
razgriz417
Member
Well if its perception based then that's ok, tho i wonder how that works on controller/console
Clearing the West Cyseal Forest makes me kinda remember all the effective combos and little tricks that make 'environmental damage' easy to execute.
Give Madora Geomancy and suddenly she can do way more in round one with Summon Spider, Boulder Bash and Midnight Oil. Toss a candle to light it up.
I made a short vid anyway for those who want to understand how it works.
Give Madora Geomancy and suddenly she can do way more in round one with Summon Spider, Boulder Bash and Midnight Oil. Toss a candle to light it up.
I made a short vid anyway for those who want to understand how it works.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
There isnt. I checked last night..someone made a PC mod though.
Movement speed, especially when walking around the town for the 10th time is really annoying.
Ugh, lame. I actually beat it without the remote because I didn't dig deep enough in to his chat menus when I went back to talk to him after getting the Fabulous Five quest but I read about it afterwards so I reloaded, picked it up and went to beat him. What a bummer. Hope they fix it soon.
Pyros_Eien
Member
Na, you need the right command for everything.
Disabling weapons prevents him from using normal attacks. Discharge energy removes his charge so he doesn't do spells. Steam is for when he overheats after you use the disable weapon and fires a rocket I think.
That means you need more than one command per turn on some turns.
Oh, hmm. I'll give it another go. Thanks!