A +9 plate armor is practically gg, and assuming you run 0 chal you get 15 SoUs on the run. Investing one or two early game will save other limited resources like health pots. It’s a trade-off, but once I started being less stingy with my SoUs my runs got a lot more consistent. Late game relies on strategy and skill just as much as stats, so having one less level on an item isn’t a big deal if it means you get to f15 90+% of the time.

F1-2 you insta chug the str pot and put your upgrade scroll into any t2 weapon you may find early on and you shouldn’t have a problem with the sewers. Even if you don’t find a t2 weapon, the ability to increase str as soon as you find it makes the sewers a lot easier. Use the lunge+patient attacks talent to take a chunk out of any crabs you find, and the rapier gives blocking power at the cost of damage, so getting to leather armor is a bit less important for f5. For the prison, buy a t2 weapon from the shop if you haven’t dropped one already. Your build will vary based on what weapon you have, so just make sure you play to the strength of your weapon. Don’t be scared to use upgrades early if you die a lot early game. Also for the duelist the dagger’s ability is a budget cloak+ethereal chains, it’s definitely my favorite weapon with duelist so I use dagger whenever I can.

Are you dying often in the early game or do you have trouble building the momentum you need in the later levels?

For some reason the auto attack indicator is the texture of stairs? Not sure if this is only for me or not.

I do feel that with the new journal overhaul there should be a line in the description of every undead enemy “This enemy is undead”, just for the sake of providing clarity. Flying enemies are pretty obvious to identify, but undead is a bit more obscure.

Use your range to take him out. Even when he’s enraged, he won’t go on the traps, so stay where you are and use your wands/throwables. You will end up taking damage from 2 traps, but it’s no big deal, you got the hp for it.

In 4 hours is wild

Thorns isn’t a viable strat since you have a very low chance of actually getting it. This strat can work with huntress since the bow upgrades automatically, but upgrading your armor past 7+ is generally a waste. The fact that you have all those health pots left over is kinda evidence of that.

As a long time player, I agree it is a very big difference, but I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s worse. There is more information automatically recorded that is very relevant when ascending/back tracking, and doing this would have been very awkward with the old format. I don’t think players should have to open the notes 25 times a playthrough just to record floor modifiers. While you could suggest a way to improve the current system, I feel that simply reverting to the old system isn’t the answer.

I feel there should be some form of hint to the rat king giving the crown an extra ability, perhaps this could be implemented somewhere here?

The problem is pharmicaphobia(ignore spelling) and barren land invalidate those options.

Satisfactory 😉

Super excited for the new additions/changes, keep up the great work!

Best strategy with dwarf king is to utilize burst DPS like fire, bleeding, and bombs to kill phase 1 before he can pump out too many summons. Phase 2 requires you to assassinate monks/warlocks since they are the biggest threats, and you can use your earth wand to help tank the rest. Phase 3 is a breeze if you have a potion of purity and toxic/corrosive gas, and a fire pot/paralytic gas pot helps. Just drink the purity, throw the gasses, and stealth for 20 turns while you watch the king melt. Don’t attack to keep the invis, the boss will die from the damage over time and his summons automatically die after he does. A scroll of artifact recharging is helpful for the fight, but with your current hp you will have to rely on some crazy RNG.

The distinct advantage huntress has is the bow, which let’s you whittle down the hp of enemies before you go into hand to hand combat. It is also important to note that your bow can be enchanted, which it is a good idea to do as soon as you find a stone of enchantment, since you use the bow the entire run.

Yeah I was just messing with you man, although now I want to try it.

Yeah when playing 9-chal you almost rely on unblessed ankhs for that very reason.

Not having the gloves equipped the entire run is kinda cheese ngl.

Monk subclass has an ability which gives you a ton more energy for using low tier equipment, and even gives you some t1 equip for free when maxed. I haven’t ever used that, but it would be perfect for this.

The risk with just throwing armor on to identify it is it may be cursed. Only do that if you have a scroll of remove curse, otherwise you could get stuck with uber heavy armor on and lose the run.