@fakezero I disagree with you, because higher runs give a chance of better rewards. While on runs 0-2 you get upgrades for Magic and Fire runes, on run #5 you get upgrades even for Light runes, and the reward you get is higher too. You need to grind lower runs at first, yes, but at some point you get to do runs #3 at almost the same speed as #2, so why repeat #2 then? At some point I began doing runs #4 and 5 without trouble, so I didn't lower myself to #3 or lower, it didn't make sense for me.
It is really a time-consuming active game with elements of automation and idle, but playing it manually is much more efficient than using the automation. I reached hard badge from 0 in 6 days of playing.
Tips for players:
- don't rush into higher levels of runs, grind lowest first at least 10 times for stacking some early bonuses;
- if your run takes a lot of time - abort it, begin a new easier one;
- prioritize runes mana income bonus over prestige income bonus, they really make a difference, the later you go in game the more difference it makes!
- reaching lvl 200/300/400/etc of a new type of rune is easier and more rewarding than reaching the same number of a previous rune;
- I was able to get 500 water runes safely and without frustration on run #7 "Reach 500 deep runes".
bulatka, it means your dollar/second count, not total dollar amount. You should not buy any member staff to get boost, when you buy them and pay salary, you lose boost.
First, I wanted to write down a big comment with every single detail, but now I will just point out most crucial things in game. Penetration Bow is the best mob killer weapon in game. Lightning Staff is the best single targe killer weapon in game with control skill. With these two you can faceroll any dangers in this game. Max difficulty is 10 stars, and... restart at 10 stars again. No ending, no reward window, nothing. After level 60 (when you max out talents) you gain those points which you can't spend anywhere. Why not lock character level at that point? Dash in the direction where you look, not in where you move sucks. Mobs are not moving around, they always stand at spawn point. Due to lack of "maps", you learn every spawn point and never be killed with some random mob hunting for you. No ability to reroll stats on items or to abandon enchantments - sucks. Melee is the hardest to manage and survive long. Thanks for the game, chilling on 10 stars, waiting for new content.
This game is really very short and also very easy, reminds me of those Puppy wants series, but without enemies to fight, just exploration. Love the concept, but needs more content. 1 world is not enough to satisfy gamer's lust!
Finally had a day off so I could play and enjoy this game. Beated it for the first time. It has a very fast progression when you get to know how to play with sets. Basically, good idea is to grind first area for 3 pieces of fire set and then go kill everything without losing that bonus. (+1 perma str for each defeated stage, clearing map with that makes you to get 110+ dmg per shot). My skill set was berserk (for faster farming), fortress (useful on no healing areas) and judgement (to get faster progression). I swooped the whole game in 10 minutes, just when I got +3 potion power, pot power helps a lot. 3 skills is a must for sure too! Abuse fire set power for all areas, you can keep it at 2 before the end nodes. Really, this game became way to easy in the end or maybe I got too lucky, idk. Before my victory run I had 1/3 of map not redeemed. Waiting for more updates! You have my love, thank you!
Nice play by play, and I think you're the first person to actually mention judgment as one of your skills! It's actually the skill I tend to use the most because it's practically a free zone skip if timed correctly. I also like that you understood the idea of transitioning builds when you said you start putting the brakes on the Fire set to get ready for the boss area. That's a concept I really wanted to convey to people but it usually takes a while to sink in. There is no optimal build because you have to think down the road too. Wisdom might be good early in a run, but if you ignore other stats you'll eventually hit a wall if you didn't transition at the right time. Yea the game can be on the easy side if you really grasp all the mechanics, but since this is a prototype I wanted players to easily see the full concept. I'll continue updating for the next several days but will eventually move onto another prototype because I have many other ideas to share with everyone!
Thanks a lot! It was a ton of work and the time crunch sucked so I'm really happy the players are enjoying it. I'm going to rest for a bit but expect more updates :)
My brain exploded. The end of this chapter was WHOOOSH. Mindbraking. Heartbreaking. Soulbreaking. Just WOAH is that everything for real? Oh my gosh. I will not sleep tonight.
I really love this game. Random loot + the more you play the better you get is perfect. You can really plan where you want to go, all nodes are the same, so just do some small plan which nodes you want to go to at which order and go play this beautiful game. :) Thx!
Thanks for playing! That was a large part of this game's vision. This is less a game about straight up power progression and more about gaining mastery over the randomness, knowing how to switch up builds on the fly, and where to go on the map as a result. It's rough around the edges but it seems built for players like you :)
Like really, this short...
I understand everything, you cook your readers with giving us so little of Ada, but hey... that's not fair!
I feel sooo discouraged now... Though, the plot twist wasn't a twist at all! :3
Wanted to get medium, got hard in 5 minutes. You can easily abuse his second form. Go between two platform, mash jump and a as fast as you can. He will be stunned between them and not perform fire attack. Easiest hard badge in my life!
I now understand why it is impossible badge... got to last stage in gauntlet... it has all tiles do 6-12 damage... I had almost perfect run, but bad roll in starting hand and gg, lost :( Here's a screenshot how it looks... http://prntscr.com/rbcdbq
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Nice play by play, and I think you're the first person to actually mention judgment as one of your skills! It's actually the skill I tend to use the most because it's practically a free zone skip if timed correctly. I also like that you understood the idea of transitioning builds when you said you start putting the brakes on the Fire set to get ready for the boss area. That's a concept I really wanted to convey to people but it usually takes a while to sink in. There is no optimal build because you have to think down the road too. Wisdom might be good early in a run, but if you ignore other stats you'll eventually hit a wall if you didn't transition at the right time. Yea the game can be on the easy side if you really grasp all the mechanics, but since this is a prototype I wanted players to easily see the full concept. I'll continue updating for the next several days but will eventually move onto another prototype because I have many other ideas to share with everyone!