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Lord British
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Heh, so I just need "Mom's Contact" or "Guardian Angel" for Golden God. Random number generator, please fall in my favour tonight.
Cydonian__Knight
Member
Man fuck Monstro II. Of all the bosses, I've been struggling with him the most recently. It's so hard to whittle down his health when he keeps spawning 4 of those (also annoying) flies every 2 seconds.
A good, if somewhat cheesy, approach is to hang out straight across from him horizontally. Almost all the time, that'll prompt him to do his laser-like attack, when he does that, run above or below him and shoot at him until he's almost done.
Run right back down next to him the moment the laser is done, this will get him to do the laser again. With the right timing you can get him stuck in that loop for the entire fight.
Cydonian__Knight
Member
Nice, that's a good tip. I'll try that out next time I run in to him.
Haunted
Member
That's true. What the hell is up with Scolex anyway. Such a pushover so late in the game.
Lord British
Member
Party like it's my birthday!
Oh wait, it is my birthday. Happy birthday, me.
Oh wait, it is my birthday. Happy birthday, me.
Cydonian__Knight
Member
The expansion is sounding incredible.
Here's something I've been wondering for a while: Does anyone know why you sometimes spawn right next to a door, and other times in the middle of the room? Is there any significance to your position?
Here's something I've been wondering for a while: Does anyone know why you sometimes spawn right next to a door, and other times in the middle of the room? Is there any significance to your position?
Joe Molotov
Member
Feels good, man.
platypotamus
Member
You have 93 friends with good taste
Kinky John
Member
Just played this game for the first time yesterday (apparently I bought it at some point and completely forgot about it). It's real fun and seems I started at the perfect time with the expansion pack news.
During my first playthrough I got the Dead Sea Scrolls in the first dungeon and was curious if that was a really rare drop since I haven't seen it since.
What is the purpose of the other characters? Issac seems like the best choice out of the first two I unlocked (on my 2nd playthrough woo).
During my first playthrough I got the Dead Sea Scrolls in the first dungeon and was curious if that was a really rare drop since I haven't seen it since.
What is the purpose of the other characters? Issac seems like the best choice out of the first two I unlocked (on my 2nd playthrough woo).
Judas is very good. He has low health but his starting item makes boss fights very easy. Also Magdalene is pretty good as well due to higher health.
Starting items.
Cain has Lucky Foot, which makes all pills have positive effects (can be very useful) and generally gets you better stuff. Starting with a key is nice too (he's the "thief").
Maggie has 4 hearts and an item which heals a heart and recharges fairly quickly.
The only character I don't really get is Eve, and maybe ?????? but I haven't unlocked him, and he's obviously a challenge character.
Cain has Lucky Foot, which makes all pills have positive effects (can be very useful) and generally gets you better stuff. Starting with a key is nice too (he's the "thief").
Maggie has 4 hearts and an item which heals a heart and recharges fairly quickly.
The only character I don't really get is Eve, and maybe ?????? but I haven't unlocked him, and he's obviously a challenge character.
fierrotlepou
Member
You're lucky that you're just discovering this now!
Most of the items are pretty rare, yes. Have you killed mom yet?
Joe Molotov
Member
Cain's Lucky Foot is the best starting item, up until you unlock the d6 for Isaac.
platypotamus
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Eve is kind of tough. If you happen to get a source of Soul Hearts, and manage to damage her to half a regular heart (or less) with the Soul Hearts on top, she's pretty beastly.
Man, am I the only one who feels really down playing the game sometimes? I wasn't expecting this game to make me feel so bad about it's characters. Dat epilogue.
...and then had horrible things done to me in the womb on the next playthrough. Bosses in every room I went in fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Thanks for the info guys. Would Magdalene happen to be the familiar "Maggy" fetus? God, what did I just type out.
I just beat her yesterday!
...and then had horrible things done to me in the womb on the next playthrough. Bosses in every room I went in fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
alysonwheel
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The game seemed in the mood to give me Technology and Chocolate Milk today, so it seemed as good a time as any to try and finally get Shiol done with Eve and Judas. Success!
Man, the Devil at the end of Shiol is starting to feel way too easy. Can't wait for the expansion.
Man, the Devil at the end of Shiol is starting to feel way too easy. Can't wait for the expansion.
Crazymoogle
Member
Not sure if I even need to spoil this...
Eve:
Starts with only 1 Attack Power. But she also gets two items by default: Dead Bird (spawns the bird familiar if you are injured in the room) and the ability that turns you into a demon at 1/2 heart remaining. She's heavy risk-reward because she's basically better with less health.
???:
Has zero regular hearts and 3 soul hearts. Anything that adds real hearts just adds soul hearts. Starts with the most generally useless item in the game. A really difficult character to play as due to this crushing restriction.
That screenshot had lots of rooms.
platypotamus
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Do dungeons currently form that way? I thought rooms didn't "clump" except around the secret room.
Well if the comment on the picture is anything to go by the floor formation in the picture is tied to the "map curse" being tested. We could assume that the map curse being used forms a floor with a multitude more rooms than normal
Also possible is that that floor is something entirely new altogether. You'll notice the floor name is blanked out where it would normally say "Caves I" etc. All speculation at this point of course
Also possible is that that floor is something entirely new altogether. You'll notice the floor name is blanked out where it would normally say "Caves I" etc. All speculation at this point of course
platypotamus
Member
Could be! For some reason on first glance I thought the walls were shooting at him and that was the map curse, but I was just seeing his attacks hitting the walls
An announcement just went up on the Steam Golden God achievement group page
I wasnt aware of the platinum achievement. This will be fun.
Hi Golden Gods!
The first and only DLC for TBOI will be released this month!
It's called Wrath of the Lamb and it adds 4 new chapters, 100+ items and 10 new boss!
The DLC also include a new, challenging, extreme, painful achievement:
The Platinum God!
Are you ready to upgrade your God status?
I wasnt aware of the platinum achievement. This will be fun.
platypotamus
Member
No fair, I need to get into that group (get the achievement, I mean)
Haunted
Member
Why are you not posting this in the expansion discussion thread, that could use the exposure.
I bumped it now.I'd tell you to just keep at it, but you've already logged more hours than I have!I don't get how you people all manage to get Golden God!
I've been playing for 125+ hours and still have only 43/52 achievements...
Those no-damage achievements are impossible, and I can only beat satan if I found a laser weapon during the game
For no damage runs, try to get as much damage output as possible so you can kill enemies before they become a threat to you (ideally with something like Brimstone). Judas is the most damaging character, so try to get it with him. For these specialised achievements, you'll have a hard time "just getting them" while playing the game normally, it helps to really try and form your strategy/choices around them. Like taking a deal with the devil for added damage you usually wouldn't make if you were planning to get to Satan and such.
Satan is all about learning the pattern, once you learn how to bait out his lasers for example, his second form shouldn't be much trouble.
I don't get how you people all manage to get Golden God!
I've been playing for 125+ hours and still have only 43/52 achievements...
Those no-damage achievements are impossible, and I can only beat satan if I found a laser weapon during the game
Thankfully you don't need to get the no-damage achievements to get Golden God, so you don't necessarily need to worry about those.
Joe Molotov
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fierrotlepou
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platypotamus
Member
Late may can come as late as it wants. Fucking Diablo 3 will consume me.
Said it before and I'll say it again, BoI > D3
Joe Molotov
Member
It doesn't show up very often in my experience, but if you've unlocked it, it should be around. I've seen it in Shops, Treasure Rooms, and I think even once in a Devil Room.
Bah alright. Guess its more Isaac runs then...
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Finally bought this off Steam.. and first reaction was:
This game is stupid.
3 hours later:
One more fucking try!
Pretty cool game, and wow at the subject matter.. some dark places this dude is going.. and holy butthole/poop fetish.
This game is stupid.
3 hours later:
One more fucking try!
Pretty cool game, and wow at the subject matter.. some dark places this dude is going.. and holy butthole/poop fetish.
Joe Molotov
Member
Is the expansion still coming out tomorrow?
platypotamus
Member
Man I hope so. Nothing in the Steam coming soon section though :\
Joe Molotov
Member
That's not uncommon, though. I mean it's not like it's a Call of Duty map pack or anything.