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[0x517A5D]

Actually, the game asks me to choose between local files and Cloud files every time I start it and they're not synced. Maybe that doesn't happen for everyone?

But yes, the overall Cloud support is a little funky.

I think that's a relatively new feature. It was just added right before they nerfed Egyptian Magic, and I haven't played any since then.

Hm, I guess I haven't either.  Not since 8/27, according to the Steam client.  So I probably don't know the current way the cloud support works.

[kcwong]

Thank you 0x517A5D! Steam Cloud is already disabled (I only play at home, so that's a stupid feature to me), now I've disabled it in the XML too.

[kcwong]

I won!

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Dredmor died to a never-ending barrage of bolt of mass destruction and holy hand grenades.

After full star throwing objects started appearing for sale, I turned every single vending machine I could choose into throwing ammo.

And mushrooms. 500+ invisible and healing mushrooms.

That poor lich never had a chance.

The start of the fight surprised me though. He just popped into view as I opened a normal-looking door. I was expecting a special room or something.

Sword, Shield, Armor, Perception, Smith, Fungal Arts, Berserker. With DLC levels, No time to Grind off, Dwarven with Perma Death.

Now I'm going to try a mage... hacking and slashing, one monster at a time, fully clearing all levels with the DLC levels... just took way too long. Let me try some AoE.

[Darkmere]

I played melee classes often and fell into the same trap you did - namely, trying to use skills in a "normal" RPG manner. Weapon skills (except daggers and polearms) don't do enough to make them worth taking, unless you have something very specific in mind (swords give you lots of counterattack... which with dual wield and piracy give you HUGE counterattack, so you end up with many extra "stolen" enemy turns when you counter them). Armor/shield user give very similar benefits, with shield more useful for heavily armored characters and armor better for light armor wearers because it gives you free armor absorption.

I recommend dual-wield, piracy, clockwork knight/smithing/tinkering, and whatever else. You can literally jump right in the middle of monster zoos and clear them out in less than 30 turns. There's also combat geology, which is a melee-power based, non-mana-using "spellcasting" tree.

[Lightning4]

I went with a supertank warrior on my last successful clear.
Shield/Dodge/Master of Arms/Maces/Battle Geology/Smithing/Viking Wizardry.

...not very much in the way of AoE at all, but damn, I could count the times I got close to death on one hand. Nigh invulnerable to the armor mitigating damage types (plus piercing), high magic resists due to equipment too.

Though most abilities were pretty much worthless for me. I had very few to begin with anyway. Though, the mace one was situational but saved my ass more than once.
Sadly I didn't get into battle geology as much as I should have, I did underestimate just how powerful it was for me. Probably would've made things a bit faster.

[Duke 2.0]

 The daggers skill has a stance that gives you pretty silly counter and crit rates. Master of Arms is also handy for rocket knights as their rocket jump attack uses your armor absorption value with a hefty multiplier. I'm trying to make something work with this, but I always end up getting too greedy.

[Tack]

I've beaten it on Moderation with Axes/Dual Wield/Master of Arms/Viking Wizardry/Berserking/Smithing/Archaeology.

Now I'm trying it on Rogue with a sneak. Not nearly as easy.

[Sappho]

Oh dear... I know I'm late to the party, but I should have been in bed hours ago and I CAN'T STOP PLAYING.

Just got the whole package on Steam for some ridiculously low price, part of my Xmas present to myself. I had wanted to buy it for ages but could never justify paying for a game, even a cheap one, when I already had too many free ones and not enough time to play them. Well I've got over a week off from work now and Steam had this on sale, so... I might never sleep again.

My first death was to a paradox, trying to lutefisk-ify a lutefisk-ifying box (don't remember what they're called but you know what I mean). I was hooked immediately. My longest-lived character was doing so very well. Cleaned out 3 different monster zoos without hardly taking a scratch. Gotta love those fungus skills. Then I had a few alcoholic beverages and suddenly I was dead. I don't even know exactly what killed me, but boy oh boy was I disappointed.

I tried a few "random" builds but always died pretty immediately. When carefully choosing my skills, though, I seem to be lasting a fairly long time. The game feels much more "possible" than other roguelikes (nethack comes to mind of course), if only I can stay sober and focused enough to not die in a stupid way. But even dying is fun. Oh goodness what a fun game. Oh my, I should really have been in bed hours ago. What will I do when I have to start working again? Will this game ruin my life?

[Aklyon]

Sober? But wizard needs more mana, there must be more alcohol!

[Darkmere]

Will this game ruin my life?

Probably. It's not so bad, though. The diggles need you. They look up to you!

[Enzo]

You might be able to maintain the facade of having a real life if you manage to avoid playing a crafting build.

Otherwise god help you.

[kcwong]

A filled pocket dimension... I think it's a rite of passage for all DoD players.

[Sappho]

I haven't done any magic-based or crafting-based builds yet. My favorite combination so far has been berserker rage, master of arms, fungal arts, and a random other smattering (including a melee skill) with these three maxed out first. The only reason I ever get killed is by doing something stupid like stepping onto a dimensional warp and being sent somewhere crazy powerful, or repeatedly trying to disarm a trap without noticing that my HP is getting really low.

I just did a short "interim review" of the game on my tumblr. Feedback welcome: http://thingsairafound.tumblr.com/post/38623101894/interim-review-dungeons-of-dredmor-or-why

[RedWarrior0]

Burglary is good. And archaeology. I never go anywhere without those two.

[Darkmere]

Heh, the review seems pretty spot on. You might find a pleasant surprise in a few wizardlands, once you start exploring them.

The blue portals tend to be instant death for me unless I've cleared up to floor 8 or so. The game saves the whole dungeon and you can move up and down floors freely, so you can always make a note and come back to them later.

As for traps, several skills give you Trap Affinity, the stat you need to safely disarm them. Tinkering, burglary, blacksmithing, perception, archaeology come to mind. Tinkering is by far the best, you can almost disarm the entire dungeon with tinkering boosts alone.