the bigger population you have the easier things will be. honestly i just upgraded cattle over and over again and the passive pop growth gave enough culture to not have to lvl it up at all. the pop limit buildings and the mining were the only next essentail things after that .
how to beat Waizer= So what i did is i had counterattack unlokced and went dfense mode. each attck he made i would parry 100% of the time and deal a good 30-50 damage to him. (356 hp boss). He wll buff his stats twice. during this time use your smash to deal some good damage to him. There is also a chance he wont buff and attck you. If this happens pop your rejuv. A good way to tell if he will attck or buff is check % with a normal attck if it 95% +x then its guranteeed go ahead and smash. when it is lower however he will try and counter you ( deels around 22 ). just rinse and repeat you will get him. Its alot funner than going pure tank and wittling him down in like 200 turns >.<
notes= i ended the game with 18k gold never spending it on companions. you can grab some if you like but you honestly dont need them. Oh dnt forget to repair gear tends to disapear sometiems whih was weird
anyway hope someone finds this useful
so here is my build 100% victory no companions needed.
race needed= stark one, these guys give amazing passives to your damage and has an over time heal which imo is stronger that the mutant.
weapon= early game go dual weild blades. and only do multiple attcks no lower than 80% end game get the large two hand blades
skills= you will want pary, defense, speed,strike, damage, in that particular order towards the end game you can start stacking into some stamina but a good parry is a must end game.
abilites= try and go for the counterattck ability rejuvination, and smash. all other passive which increase your damage or speed etc are great to pick up along the way.
gear= with his build stay away from heavy gear as it willl lower your stats considerbly. armor is great but we need parry for a reason.
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