Very frustrating gameplay. Everything is FAR too precise. You have to stand in exactly the right spot to initiate dialogue even though the prompt pops up within a pretty large range. Jump is just slightly too low to easily get onto floating platforms. I've been trying to collect herbs for far longer than is reasonable because of the jumping difficulty. Might be a better game with some looser parameters for player ease. Overall I would have quit playing within about 5 minutes if I didn't want to complete the quest that this game is a part of.
Really awful execution of this type of game. Far too grindy to even be remotely fun. Leveling and progression take way too long. Leveling individual characters feels more like a hinderance than help because you get your skills set for a character and then have to change it out because they max out so quickly. Skill points are awarded too slowly because leveling is so drug out. There are too many attributes on weapons and items to keep track of and no explanations other than in the skill tree. I've played many games like this and loved them to the point of playing them for weeks on end. Been playing this one all day and it's felt like a chore. I've made no progress whatsoever and have yet to find anything within the game that feels like a purpose or goal. It fails on every level.
Amalgams show up randomly. There's no way to make one appear. They can be sort of coaxed out in the same manner as queens and razor queens, just dodging until one shows up though. It's not a guarantee, but the odds are good.
My advice for beating a small nest is actually to turn on hardcore. You'll be bombarded by everything from the very beginning and learn to cope with it all. Then after you've practiced a lot that way, you can turn it off and actually beating it will be a lot easier. Plus there's also the chance that you'll just beat it on hardcore and not have to worry about it anymore, unlike if you did it in practice mode.
JOEY: You beat a horror by getting away from it and waiting for it to shoot the four disks at you and then you run over and hit it while it's unprotected. DUKE: You get the special key by defeating Razor Queen.
You kill her by standing in a corner and waiting for her to lunge at you, then you run around and hit her head from the side and head to the opposite corner to repeat the process. Then you dodge and try hard to survive when she goes into lockdown. Go to youtube and search for a video if you want to see it done. There are tons of them on there.
EPIC20422: Sounds like you need to move onto a huge nest or a bounty run to pick up frosties and torchies. You also need amalgam, queen, and razor queen. Amalgam will show up in any size nest randomly, so you'll get it eventually. Queen will show up at the end of a nest, but it's not guaranteed. The best way is to do a small nest down to 10 or so, and then dodge and wait for a while, and eventually one will show up, or at least you'll get amalgam. Razor queen shows up the same way as queen, but only after your beastiary is complete.
You get to use one reward at 10 awards when you get your first key. You get to use a second reward when you get half the awards (55), and you get a third when you get all 110 awards.
Venometal: Yes, I realize it was a joke. I didn't seriously think you would impale someone you don't even know because part a game they created annoyed you a bit. And I have the exact same problems you do with razor queen. I get bogged down in everything when she goes into lockdown mode, and can't survive it most of the time because it's just too much. I actually have beaten the game through once, and I did play it quite a lot after unlocking the last reward slot. It's fun to run around like a god and whack the crap out of all the blobs that have plagued you for months. Plus a friend and I would make up our own challenges. It can still be a lot of fun.
Venometal: I very much tend to agree with you on the razor queen fights. I have sooooo much trouble with her pretty much for the same reasons you listed. I have actually begged him repeatedly to lower it to four hits because I can often get in four, but very rarely five. He didn't go for it though. I do actually know loads of people that have no problems whatsoever and find her easy to kill. I'm hoping one day I can be one of them, but I'm not feeling hopeful right now. Also, very glad you don't know where the developer lives because I would be very sad if you did actually impale him with a huge blade.
JSHALABASO: You kill her by standing in a corner and waiting for her to lunge at you, then you run around her and slice right behind her claws and run to the opposite corner. You can go to Youtube and search for a video to actually see it if it's hard for you to visualize.
OZZY77: The sixth award on the top is for splatting an inkie. If you want to know what all of the awards are, you're can google for "Amorphous+ guide) and there are loads of keys out there that will tell you all of them. NAJID123: Queens are not one on one fights because she releases the little bugs that can turn into another queen if seeded and not killed before you kill her. That's the primary challenge in killing her. Razor Queen is a one on one fight. There may be other glooples when she first appears, but they clear out quickly. FILFIRE: Congratulations on mastering Razor Queen! Not an easy feat by any means. I still haven't done it myself. I can kill queens one after the other in game, but razor queen gets me nearly every time.
DJNOTNICE: The fifth reward on the bottom gives you armor that basically amounts to an extra life, so that'll save you from at least one blue one. You'll get better at dodging as you play more though. LEWLEW100: The first reward comes at 10 awards when you get the first key. You get to use 2 after you get half of the awards (55), and you don't get to use 3 until you obtain all 110 awards. Not an easy feat by any means, but fun to work for and it's fun to run all over the place using three awards after you accomplish it. Good luck to you. :)
The skill sets required for queen and razor queen are very different, which is why so many find razor queen easier. Razor queen comes down to knowing her patterns and following through, whereas queens require more skill and precise timing. I actually find queens much easier than razor queens, but I'm the only one I know that does.
Slicer24: Killing queens requires a lot of practice. It's really a lot of run, turn, swing, and hoping you caught her at the right moment. Keep trying and you'll time it right. Brhaspati: Get the 5th reward on the top and the clutters will no longer plague you're game. Lewlew100: You're very welcome. I've played quite a lot of this game, and I know what it's like to need help with things. The designer is also a very good friend of mine, so everything I say has in fact been verified through him to make sure that I give you the most accurate information that I can. I'm glad to help :D
Flilfire: Most of the things you describe are not bugs at all, but parts of the game. Things are supposed to bump into you and knock you off balance so something else can kill you. Meltie acid can spray back at you when you hit it if you hit it wrong, so you have to learn how to do it properly to avoid that. Same is true with sharps. Biters can bump you if they are not in the active process of lunging. It's all actually part of the game design.
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