I haven't seen any posts regarding the achievements so I thought I'd put together the ones I've unlocked. The first 6 achievements are for battles fought (100 max I think haven't unlocked number 6 yet), the next 4 are for combos (goes up to 50 combo), next 4 damage done (max 10,000), next 10 monster kills (max 1,000), next 4 "lethal kills" (should be named critical hits or insta-kills imho but oh well) (max 100), next 9 no clue haven't unlocked, next 4 walking distance (max 1,000 ft.), next 3 destroy statues (max 50), next 3 kill donkeys (max 50), next 2 pause (5x and 10x), next 2 visit shop (5x and 10x), next 2 visit upgrade screen (5x and 10x), next 2 visit artifact screen (5x and 10x), next 2 unknown, next 2 view credits (1x and 5x), next 7 complete zone 1 maps 1-7, next 7 complete zone 2 maps 1-7, next 7 complete zone 3 maps 1-7. Hope this helps some folks.
For those having issues with the continual open/close gate on the beginning of the game, I can't say for sure, but what helped me was to wait a day or 2 checking in occasionally. I think what happens is some character bug/glitch that the game thinks you are already logged in. Waiting for up to a week at times will usually fix this problem, but for most of us that is way to long to wait. I wish I could offer advice on how to fix it, but I've tried 3 different browsers when this happened and the only fix I found was just patience for the server to reset or catch up or whatever.
After you get a pretty good flow of turtles from the pipes and send them flying into your death machine, what bothers me most is watching all the escaping turtles thinking "there goes potential combo points"
To NatashaPink: After you smash 3 pumpkins, it starts a timer. When that timer is up, all your pumpkins will be returned to normal ready for smashing again. I've noticed the time to be around 5-10 minutes. Hope this helps.
@giannis101: Catching ghosts requires the trap. It looks like the ghost trap from the Ghostbuster movies. It randomly appears on the screen about every 10 minutes or so. Click the trap and then click on a colored ghost to capture it. For the feeding of zombies/trees you need the witches cauldron on the lawn. About every 10 minutes or so either an eyeball or apple will show up. Click on them then use the apple on a tree with a mouth or the eyeball with a zombie. Hope that helps.
Fun game, a bit tough at times. One suggestion would be the addition of a retry button after a failed challenge. Sometimes it is better to go back to the menu to change weapons or whatnot, but when you have the right stuff to get through, but had a bit of lag or bad timing. It is annoying to restart to the map screen to start again.
Bug found: on the achievements, the "finish all levels" and "finish all levels on hard difficulty" will light up backwards. So, when you finish the final level, the game will light up the "finish all levels on hard" achievement. And, when you finish all the levels on hard mode it lights up the other achievement. As others have said the game is very grindy and the money becomes useless after the perks are finished. A possible use for that extra money could be mercenaries to help you fight that could be upgraded and/or defenses that could be upgraded.
Just finished the game and here are some things I noticed: 1) The freezing grenades, when used on the lightsaber enemies sometimes makes them unable to be hit while frozen. I assume this is due to their teleporting nature. If this is working as intended, fine, but it seems kind of silly to freeze someone who technically isn't there. 2) I like the upgrades and the style in which they are presented. The achievements and rewards for them is nice, one possible upgrade/change would be a progress indicator for the "Do this so many times" type of achievements. Most of the other things I noted are already in the top comments so I won't repeat them here. All in all, a fun game. I hope the potential sequel will provide us with a little more of the story and a few more levels.
Advice for anyone having problems with the final boss. Shoot the support ships that are providing the shield to the mothership. Makes the boss go down much easier. Also this could be the only way to defeat the mothership, I didn't try shooting through the shield to verify.
I just want to say a big "Thank You!" to Ashtorathe for the mutation guide, very helpful :) For those of you having problems with the mutations there are basically 2 things to note: first is that the beast will be able to mutate when they have reached the right level (10 or 25) and second, when your stats are high enough. The beasts won't mutate while traveling unless you are stopped for the night and go to the map button. Or at a town/end of your journey. Follow Ashtorathe's guide on which stat to upgrade to get the desired mutation. Hope this helps. For mid-late game training of new beasts, I recommend using 3 max level beasts and the one you are leveling up. Use the road around Firalcano for decent leveling.
Ok, I just completed the game and here's my 2 cents on it. Overall, it is a decent game if a bit grindy. There are a few typos/grammatical errors, but not enough to complain about. I did have some problems locating 1 of the masters to complete the book but found it eventually. My team that I ended up using for most of the game is as follows: The healing tree (Jolkeaf), Blue turtle (Kristle), Golden bird (Stymphalin), and the Green lizard with spikes on it's back (Gargole), hat used: tower helmet +600 hp, caravan was the hive +400 hp, 4 beasts and 55 storage. With that configuration my non-guardians had about 6k hp and the guardian about 11k. Arcana used end game: Immunity, Regen, and Resurrect. **Spoiler** If you are looking for the 3rd master on the 3rd page of the book, you will find him after you get the quest to return home, he's at the last location that is unlocked. Just make sure to go to that location and use the town type button when you arrive. **end spoiler**
Ok, here's my 2 cents... As others have said already, the game is similar to the Burrito Bison line. The lack of an endless mode after completion of the primary goal seems to be either an oversight or the devs didn't think it would be necessary. Inability to get the star reward after a successful launch and immediately get tossed to the upgrade screen? Kind of strange to me. The dragon doesn't seem to go up or down much with the mouse controls, perhaps this is intended but it seems like an oversight. Last, why in the world does the character "level up" when it doesn't seem to provide anything but additional funds for upgrades that won't be needed?
To those of you that like to get all the achievements in the game, I just want to say it is possible (but very time consuming). A couple of notes for those who want to try for 100% maxed out. First on the saw squad kills, the saw blade has to actually deal the kill shot, so wound the zombie leading up to the saw squad with whatever you can (I use the ice gun and hope for 1 bullet to hit). Second for the bonus kills the kill also has to be the direct cause of the damage and not splash damage (acid and bolt guns to be precise). There again, wound with something else then finish them off with the weapon you are trying to max out. I hope this helps for those trying to complete these 3 achievements as those were the only ones I had problems with.
@tanyasinha: If you are experiencing lost save files, the most likely cause is some setting or program that deletes browser cookies. This is how most flash games save data. If these features are turned off so that the cookies stay on the computer (or at least the ones from Kongregate), your problems with lost save files should be solved. I hope this helps you and a few others with this problem.
A couple of suggestions if I may; On the mini-map would it be possible to put either an up arrow/down arrow or a letter U or D on the stairs for distinguishing between the stairs that go up to where you came from and down to the next level? This may not mean much to a lot of folks but it's the little things that matter to some. Also, unless I missed it, there seems to be no documentation on the map colors. What I have gathered is this: Light blue=player location, Dark Blue=items left in room, Yellow/orange=vendor/npc, Red=boss, Brown square indicates stairs, but no up or down like I mentioned before.
First off, the game is enjoyable. A couple of things that I noticed during gameplay that haven't already been mentioned (that I noticed anyway), A couple of minor glitches in the game when leaving a room at an angle sometimes will freeze the game with the character animation going but you are stuck in the room you are trying to leave (refreshing fixes this problem). Another problem is related to the other but when you try to attack monsters while on the very bottom edge of the map, sometimes spells do not hit them (both single target and multi target), I assume this is because of the game thinking there is an obstacle in the way.
About the only problem I have with this game is after purchasing the boom pipe. Once this is done, the progress meter at the bottom usually clears out, so that you don't know what's coming up for the next several hours/half day. When you catch up to the advancing things so that you can see all of your progress bar again. Re-visiting the gun vendor will clear it out again. Other than that, awesome game!
Fun game, keep up the good work. As has been mentioned before in another post, an endless/survival mode would be nice for future installments. Also a targeting reticle would be handy or at least an option for a custom cursor for one. One idea for what to do with the cash after you have maxed out everything else or during a survival mode would be like a purchasable explosive. This could be a screen clearing explosive (minus boss) or based off of grandma's kitty damage or mom's rocket damage. Another possible purchasable item could be armored vests/helmets, there again, this could be purchased during endless/survival mode to lengthen survival time. Maybe as a special shop or whatever only available after maxing everything else. Anyway that's my 2 cents on the matter. Keep up the good work.
Interesting game, a few of the puzzles were difficult. Namely the colored cube matching. The 4 secrets can be sneaky. Since there are walkthroughs both in game and found by just a little searching the web I won't post the spoilers. A hint for those stuck about mid game though. I had trouble with the last 2 light bulbs. first 2 were easy. The last 2 involve solving other puzzles one is the colored cube puzzle and the other is in the area with the tall plant.
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Hi. I have finished the next part of Abandoned. It's not Abandoned 2, but spin-off. Some bridge between 1st and 2nd part. Hope you'll like it. http://www.kongregate.com/games/krutovigor/abandoned-the-cube-chambers/