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Legend of Grimrock |OT| harvinaisen kova kakku
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BrokenFiction
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WHY AM I TRAPPED AT WORK?! WHYYYYYYY??!! :sad face
BrokenFiction
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I salute you, sir.
Crag Dweller
aka kindbudmaster
Same as a lot of people here. Good first impressions. Looking forward to playing more tonight.
This game certainly impresses right from the get go, everything is so smooth and flashy, yet, familiar. Looking forward to busting out the graph paper later and really delving deep into the dungeon. Will there be an editor for the game? There appears to be a way of selecting dungeons on the menu when you start a new game.
StoppedInTracks
Member
Ditto.
Chittagong
Gold Member
So pumped. Wonder if my new rig can run it in 60FPS.
Just got to the third level of the dungeon. This game is AMAZING. Flat out amazing. Everything about it is brilliant so far. If you're at all interested in this type of game I couldn't give it a higher recommendation. Can't wait to see what these guys do next, they're really freaking talented.
bengraven
Member
Fucking. Hell.
This game is so fucking great. I never played DM and never got far into the MM games or Shining in the Darkness. Felt too difficult.
This holds you in and stays old school while feeling like a AAA game.
So much fun.
Also: I'm hoarding torches. Am I the only one?
The FIRST room? No, but I'm about to restart since I'm dling it now on steam.
I found one when you go to get the blue crystal for the eyes ("restore my sight"). If you turn around in one of the alcoves there's a rectangular block. Found some mushrooms and a dagger.
My old machine (9800GT, 4g RAM, 2.5 quad processor) is running it on full settings with 60fps steadily with zero drop.
This game is so fucking great. I never played DM and never got far into the MM games or Shining in the Darkness. Felt too difficult.
This holds you in and stays old school while feeling like a AAA game.
So much fun.
Also: I'm hoarding torches. Am I the only one?
The FIRST room? No, but I'm about to restart since I'm dling it now on steam.
I found one when you go to get the blue crystal for the eyes ("restore my sight"). If you turn around in one of the alcoves there's a rectangular block. Found some mushrooms and a dagger.
My old machine (9800GT, 4g RAM, 2.5 quad processor) is running it on full settings with 60fps steadily with zero drop.
This is not the case for me. It still says pre-order even after restarting.
EDIT: But it works on another computer. Oh well.
Do you need to move the save game or is it stored in My Documents so both versions access it?
bengraven
Member
It's in Documents I'm sure, or Steam searches for saved games. This happened with me and the Witcher 1 when I bought the Steam version - it found my standalone saves. I loaded up the Steam version and there was my save game from the one I DLed from the Humble page.
Think I'll just move my preorder goodies to steamapps/common and not worry too much about anything else.
Edit: yes, saves are in Documents. Just found them.
Same here, no explanation on how to use it.
I also put a rogue into my team, placed him at the back. Is he any good for anything other than throwing rocks?
You should find scrolls that tell you the correct combination of symbols to use a spell. I was only playing to see how well the game ran and I stopped right after finding one, but it seemed to have a stat requirement.
First, you need to find a scroll that tells you what runes to use. The scroll also tells you what lvl your mage needs to be in a particular school of magic to cast the spell. Then right-click a mages hands, choose the right runes and press the big button.
You'll find scroll early on that give you examples of what rune combinations cast certain spells, you also need specific levels of proficiency, ie Fire level 2 for example.
Other than ranged weapons like bows/throwing knives, if you level up the dagger skill enough then that character can attack from the second row.
edit: awesome timing
Click mage characters empty hand (or staff hand?), select rune (find scrolls for combinations and to learn the spell in the first place) and press the cast button. Not sure if there is some sort of shortcut.
Hispanicguy
Member
I have Steam open. Looking at the game. Debating...
Temptation is so high right now. Argh!
Temptation is so high right now. Argh!
stuminus3
Member
You know that old school feeling when your characters are getting wiped out and you're surviving on a whiff of luck and think you're nearing the end of a section where you'll be able to exhale and get your team back up to normal strength then you open a door to what you think is going to be salvation but are faced with something that makes you say "aw, shit!" out loud instead?
Yeah, I was there. It didn't take long. Loving it.
Yeah, I was there. It didn't take long. Loving it.
JetBlackPanda
Member
this! my iPad is waiting.
stuminus3
Member
Re: the automap vs graph paper thing. Am I the only one who used to play these kinds of games back in the day without keeping any map at all? Looking back, I have no idea how that's even possible. I guess my young brain was just better at processing 3D space than it is now. Years of automaps and giant quest marker arrows have made me very soft.
XP is shared, but it appears that characters in combat get more XP. So if you have a mage without any viable spells for a while it'll take a bit till they're useful. I have two mages that specialize in two types of magic each.
UncleSporky
Member
People who don't participate in combat only get half XP - I have one back row guy who has never attacked and has exactly half as much as the people in front, and another back row mage who has started contributing with her first spell and is somewhere in between.
So you may want to frantically drag people around so they can briefly attack in every fight. I don't know if they even have to hit.
Also it is convenient to just drag stuff into people's hands for temporary storage, no rummaging around in the pack every time you want to use a key or throw a thing.
I'm wondering if it's going to be worthwhile to take everyone down the armor path early to get the "no penalties for light/medium/heavy armor." Maybe while working on one combat skill at the same time.
bengraven
Member
Awesome, give a rogue a "reach" weapon like a spear and he can attack from the back row. So throwing stones and stabbing until I find a bow.
I made the mistake of putting my initial 4 skill points evenly across the board. So now I have no spells and she's basically my food bag until she levels up.
I made the mistake of putting my initial 4 skill points evenly across the board. So now I have no spells and she's basically my food bag until she levels up.
UncleSporky
Member
Ait, thanks.
That will lead to some backtracking I suppose. I have only seen one. I don't mind that though, makes the game more tense.
Mechanized
Member
This game is fantastic.
Also, if you're playing windowed, don't click out of the game without hitting escape first. My Mage found out the hard way why that's a bad idea.
Also, if you're playing windowed, don't click out of the game without hitting escape first. My Mage found out the hard way why that's a bad idea.
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