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[Sappho]

I have perception, just haven't developed it yet. Still doing very well on my current adventurer, but I have to take a break because I think my eyes are going to start bleeding. According to Steam, which is kind enough to keep track of how much of my life I've squandered away, I've spent 9 hours playing in the last 2 days.

I switched to some of the other games I got for a change of pace. Machinarium was seriously pissing me off so I've switched to Botanicula, which is much better. I'll post reviews of those soon too. And I'm sure I'll get drawn back into DoD before the night is finished...

By the way, I've been giving lots of lutefisk to the lutefisk god but nothing has happened. Does it actually do anything or is it just funny?

[Darkmere]

I found mechinarium... deceptive. What looked obvious felt like moon-logic puzzles once I saw the solutions.

Lutefisk: every piece you donate adds a small % total chance to get an artifact item. The chance is 100% at 500 (I think. it's a high number). Also, the quality/modifier count is partially based on how much you donate, so for the best item, donate 500 at once. You don't have to take it out of the cube, and fisking fisk is a 1:1 ratio. I'm not that obsessive about it - I might get 2 artifacts on a full 15 floor run, and they aren't as good as the inconsequencia/chest of evil items, in general.

[kcwong]

I somehow managed to glitch the game...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I have TWO friendly wyrmling... the one in the lower left is the "fake" one. It is invulnerable to damage, still fights for me, but doesn't grab aggro away from me like the real one.

I wonder if it will fix itself as I go down to next floor.

[Sappho]

Ha, I got drunk last night and did a review for Botanicula. I think I might have turned into a fangirl! http://thingsairafound.tumblr.com/post/38657257458/interim-review-botanicula-i-heard-about

But Botanicula is not randomly generated and will eventually end, so I'd better pace myself. Back to the Dungeons now! Let's see how long I can keep Guy Buttersnaps alive before I need to steal another new name from a TV show...

Also, kcwong: How did you manage this glitch? WANT!

[kcwong]

Ha, I got drunk last night and did a review for Botanicula. I think I might have turned into a fangirl! http://thingsairafound.tumblr.com/post/38657257458/interim-review-botanicula-i-heard-about

But Botanicula is not randomly generated and will eventually end, so I'd better pace myself. Back to the Dungeons now! Let's see how long I can keep Guy Buttersnaps alive before I need to steal another new name from a TV show...

Also, kcwong: How did you manage this glitch? WANT!

I'm not sure. Also I was wrong... turns out this extra wyrmling is not really immortal, it's just attacked much less due to it not stealing aggro. It died eventually. Then I accidentally pressed a button too hard, and walked into a mysterious portal - and that's before I save and quit to make a backup.

Ouch.

[Sappho]

Well Guy Buttersnaps is still alive against all odds. On level 5 now and hardly a thing can even touch him. I haven't save-scummed before but I just might with this guy.

I also have about 30 of these arcane addresses written down... I only tried one once with a past adventurer and he was ripped to pieces by two clones of himself. Couldn't figure out how to escape from the alternate dimension - presumably I needed to kill those clones first? Do all these addresses open up places so deadly? And is there a way to leave them without having to kill everything there?

[marples]

The wizard lands are usualy fairly linear, at the end is one of those portals that zaps you back to your pocket dimension. They vary in difficulty but codes found on earlier levels are generaly easier, may want to get some levels under your belt first. The codes work for anybody so if you get one that has some good items you can pass it to other players.

[Sappho]

Aw man... I just tried out a few of them and they're ridiculously easy. Monsters from floor 1 and 2, useless equipment. I'm sure some of them will be more interesting, but I've got like 20 of them still to go through!

[SomeStupidGuy]

I generally just do 'em as I find 'em, assuming, of course, that I'm comfortable with my murdery-ness.

[Sappho]

Yeah, I'll definitely do that in the future. Just got scared off after the first one and now I have a big long list to look through. Now I know better!

[Darkmere]

The clone lever rooms are very distinctive IIRC. Just an empty room with a lever in the middle. All the other rooms I've found with levers near something (or labeled) were generally safe.

Also, I finally finished my first Going Rogue/Permadeath run!

Astrology, viking magic, master at arms, ley line walker, alchemy, blood magic, perception. I even managed to kill Dredmor in a battle of magic, instead of my usual "buy out all clockwork sawblades and spam him to death." I almost died in the fight though, when I got Thor-bolted twice in a row. Those things hurt, even with voltaic resist in the 18-20 range.

I think next I'm going to try a Dashing Swordsman with swords, dual wield, piracy, blacksmithing, fungal arts, burglary... and... something. I should probably get something to deal with casters, maybe battle geology. Thoughts?

[Lectorog]

Also, I finally finished my first Going Rogue/Permadeath run!

I never play on anything but Going Rogue + Permadeath. However, I usually make it to around Floor 3, so..

I should probably get something to deal with casters, maybe battle geology.

I find the Warlock skill tree to be generally useful, especially allowing you to take down the massive hordes of monsters that so often can lead to death. Seems like it would go well with the rest of your build too.

[Sappho]

Okay I've got a newbie-ish question. I've seen these artifacts located on a tile surrounded by water. None of them ever looked interesting to me before so I never bothered with them in the past, but now I've found one I really want and I'm not sure how to get it. I tried a few spatial instability potions but no luck. Any other ways of getting to the item? Unfortunately I don't have any skills that let me teleport. : (

[Myroc]

Unfortunately I don't have any skills that let me teleport. : (

There are other ways than teleportation that can be used to grab those. You can use spells or effects that push objects to push it onto mainland. Vampirism has an ability that turns you into a bat, letting you fly over and grab it. Magical Law has (last time I checked, at least) an ability that lets you grab objects from a distance. There are probably more ways that I'm not thinking of.

[Sappho]

Hm... Any ideas what things push items? I have a skill that randomly causes knockback during melee fighting, but I have to be attacking something and standing next to it. Any wands, perhaps? My skills are macery, thrown weaponry, berserker rage, master of arms, viking wizardry, perception, and fungal arts. I'm maxed on most of them but still have a ways to go in throwing and a little bit of viking wizardry and fungal arts. I have a slew of wands and I'm not sure what all of them do yet.