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Sassy Pop Culture is the rule of the road in this satirical RPG! Welcome to yet another Kingdom of Loathing thread! Come join the revelry of another goon MMORPG presence! Kingdom of Loathing is a satirical spin on the old story though, taking a real tongue in cheek approach to even its own existance. It makes fun of all facets of pulp culture, from movies like V for Vendetta and Harry Potter, books like Gravity's Rainbow, and heck, even itself on the rare occassion. The Basics The game is a browser-based RPG with faint MMO elements (buying, selling, trading, and now raiding), where you and your trusty familiar grind to level 13 and beat The Naughty Sorceress, the vilest villain in the kingdom. Once you beat her, you can retain most of your success (your familiars, your items, and your money, called "meat" in this game) and 'reset' the game by ascending as a level 1 in a new class with new features and abilities. The cycle of fun is infinite! Starting a character Much like traditional RPGs, there are three different basic styles of gameplay
Avatar Classes - Special classes that don't play by the previous class rules.
Familiars Familiars are this game's pets. Every player can have one out at a time, and there are a ton of "basic" familiars that every player can access, without hitting the jackpot or donating money. More complicated familiars are harder to get, but the basic familiar types involve increasing statgain, meatdrop (the game's currency), itemdrop, or combat-aid. Combat aid, while the most attractive to new players, is generally the most useless. You can get the best simple statgain familiar by fishing in the sewers for a few worthless gewgaws. Just a quick reference so you don't think we're entirely crazy when we talk in terms like 1.0 fairy and 2.0 volley.
There's also things called spleen familiars, which let you get more adventures for a counter that's otherwise useless. Eating & Drinking & ...Spleening? So you've started your character, and you find that only have 40 adventures to spend in a day? Well that sucks, but how are you going to experience more of this awesome content? Well, in order to get more turns, you're going to have to eat and drink, and maybe spleen yourself to more stats and turns. There's a bit more to this, but just remember when the game tells you should stop drinking, stop drinking. (Unless you don't want to adventure until tomorrow) You can gain a general sense of how many adventures a particular food or booze will give by looking at it's quality. The progression goes crappy [0,1] adventures/unit organ damage -> decent (1,2] ->good (2,3] -> awesome (3,5] -> epic (5+). You can also improve the quality of your consumables by crafting with them. Practically, lets start off with an ordinary bottle of gin. Gin gives 3 adventures, but costs 3 inebriey. So it's labeled as crappy (1 adventure/inebriety or api). We mix in an olive and make a martini. Martinis on average give 5.5 adventures, but still cost 3 inebriety. So this means we're at 1.83 api, so it's labeled as decent. If we take this one final step further, we can garnish* our martini with a little paper umbrella and make a little sump'm sump'm. This fruity girl drink gives 12 adventures on average, but at the cost of 4 inebriety, so 3 api. This means it's good quality. The eating system works pretty much the same way. Spleen is a mysterious counter that exists so people wouldn't use too many substat items in a day. Then it powercrept into adventure generation and then into familiar that give adventure granting spleen items. *-You can't make this drink unless you learn the appropriate crafting skill, which is why people love Saucerors, Pastamancers, and Disco Bandits so much. Ascension? What's That? Unlike most online games, KoL does have a fixed endpoint. You eventually level up, defeat the Naughty Sorceress, and you're done. Now there are things to do after beating the game, like clan dungeons Well, once you're all done with whatever you want to do, you can go and bugger off the mortal coil and ascend to the halls of Valhalla. Whil you're there, maybe play a game of cards with some famous dead guys, chill, and then get bored and reincarnate. The benefits of reincarnation are nice:
Well I signed up for this years ago and what's changed? Chances are, quite a bit. You can take a look here for a chronological list of what's changed. In 2007, NS13 was released. This was an overhaul of most class and familiar mechanics, while also adding 2 new story quests to the game. In 2008, multiplayer dungeons were added. In 2009, a revamped version of the Nemesis quest was released. In 2010, the decision to revamp all of the old pre-NS13 quests and other lovely areas started. Here's the current progress:
In 2011, the ascension system was revamped and now we get new special challenge paths every 3 months. (February 15, May 15, August 15, November 15). In 2012, chat got revamped and would be usable if not for the fact that it's chat. Goooooooooooooooooooooooons The SA clan is "The Protected". Once you are level 3 you can apply to the clan by visiting the Clan Recruiter in Seaside Town. Post here and one of the clan mods will accept you. IF YOU DO NOT APPLY IN THE GAME, WE WILL LAUGH AT YOU IN THIS THREAD. Clan rules (seriously read this, no seriously, it's not that hard):
[*] This is fun! It is, and if you really enjoy the game, you can donate to the game devs via Paypal to get a Mr. Accessory, a highly decent item. The biggest advantage of the Mr. A, as it's called, is that it every month there is an "Item of the Month", that gives all sorts of ridiculous and unique laughs, like the Jewel hat, V for Vivala mask, and Wizard Action Figure (links at the top) Additionally, various goons are willing to sell the meat that they have accrued over their career at a better rate than the current market price, making it a much better deal for you to buy from them rather than from the devs direct. If you want to get more bang for your buck, give Sputnik a shout. (Other goons can be added to this list) Chat ALL of the public chat channels on KoL are terminally retarded. Try to avoid the idle idiot talk, unless you want to kill some brain cells. However, we have an IRC channel (#protected on irc.synirc.net). If you're too lazy to download a client, you can connect with mibbit. (Just click here!) A typical day in /trade This is fun, but not for hours a day; good god! The good news is that your account will never be deleted, so you can take a week off without having to worry about vacation mode or other goofy things. In the past, you needed to pay to have a Mr. Accessory to mark your account no-delete, but all newer accounts get it free. So your account from 2004 might not be around any more. Additionally, if you find it a little fun, but not "stare at your monitor forever" fun, you may be interested in looking up Greasemonkey scripts to accelerate your browser mischief, or the botting program KoLMafia. KoLMafia automates adventuring for you, allowing you to avoid tedious repetition while still enjoying the game's content. If you're feeling a bit more on the high-end side of botting, we also you recommend to take a look at KolProxy. Sputnik fucked around with this message at 02:40 on Feb 21, 2014 |
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The Not-so-Basics *Advice for newbies* What is Ascension? Common Acronyms used (not super important, may help remove the feeling that we all speak tongues) Spoiler links: Playing the game through with no spoilers is a lot more fun than reading a walkthrough right off the bat. If you get stuck, someone in the clan can give you advice. However, there are a billion spoilers out there if you want that kind of thing. The KoL Wiki is the de facto place to learn things about the game This calendar gives a summary of lots of daily changes. This page ranks skills on awesomeness, as determined by the cutting edge pretentious folks. Spoiler/Tips including the Strange Leaflet powerup words: http://www.zerokelvin.org/kol.html Free buffbots: Buffs are useful, and a few big clans run philanthropic buff characters. Do a /whois in the chatpane to make sure they're online before you fire off your requests. Buffy (and to a lesser extent, Noblesse Oblige and IocaineBot) You can't be buffed while you're adventuring, so it's best to hang around in KOL's in-game chat until you get the messages that they've cast the buffs on you. Our Very own Goon-Only Bot: Instructions: code:
Goon Help Here are a few goon names in-game you can harass for quick helps, tips or aid. In chat, you can type "/whois name", without the quotes, to see if they are online or not (it will tell you what channels they are in, if any). Otherwise, you could just KMail them if you don't see them online. *Sputbot *Xaax *kurai *Very Flash *BenMears *Yuros *TonyV Here are some more specific tips:
New Content Other than long-term investment in Mr. Accessory Items of the Month, the best way to make meat is by exploiting the lust for new content. If a new zone opens or a new item is discovered, farming up these items to sell in the mall at offensive markup can earn you 10-30 million ($20-60 worth of American dollars if you bought the Mr. As and sold them) in under a day! Of course, the best advice and the best info is always circulating around our irc room. Currently Relevant: Here's a Greasemonkey script to get the best possible score in Dungeon Fist! (23,800 and 30 tickets) Sputnik fucked around with this message at 14:24 on Sep 4, 2011 |
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I guess I shouldn't be surprised that there is a goon presence here. I'll bite. Applied as Rictus.
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I am not sure if I want to go get Baron Von Ratsworth monocle for item drop increase or his money clip FOR THE loving THEMTHAR HILLS. seriously hate those hills.
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EVIR Gibson posted:I am not sure if I want to go get Baron Von Ratsworth monocle for item drop increase or his money clip FOR THE loving THEMTHAR HILLS. Get the hat. +5 to all stats, problem solved. It's what I use in my HC ascensions. Just pick up some consumable +meat drop items for a temporary boost. The top hat lasts for a long while for me. (Or are there any better hats to wear instead?)
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EVIR Gibson posted:I am not sure if I want to go get Baron Von Ratsworth monocle for item drop increase or his money clip FOR THE loving THEMTHAR HILLS. Shoot for the semi-rare in the castle in the sky - it gives +200% meat drop for 10 adventures. That plus a few more +meat buffs makes the Themthar hills a breeze.
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Woodstock posted:Get the hat. +5 to all stats, problem solved. Let's crank this detuned radio up to 11 (10) Hell yah. Yo Made Mallard. See these contracts? THAT MEANS YOU GO gently caress THAT GUYS poo poo UP.
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Alright, time for me to get back on track and kill the NS after over a month of trying once a week and giving up. I'm going to farm for money so I can get Weapons of the Pastalord, because it seems like Cone of Whatever just doesn't seem to be strong enough. Also: should I use a starfish? I've been using a ghost pickle mostly from pre-NS13 habit, but a starfish would give me the MP gains. I just really want this run to be over. I really hate myself for not killing the NS before NS13, and now my first taste of Oxycore is forever tainted!
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m2pt5 posted:Shoot for the semi-rare in the castle in the sky - it gives +200% meat drop for 10 adventures. That plus a few more +meat buffs makes the Themthar hills a breeze. Is the fortune cookie/semi rare counter something that is used by everybody with more brains than me?
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whoredog posted:Is the fortune cookie/semi rare counter something that is used by everybody with more brains than me? Probably, yeah. I just use it to take up my last 2-3 fullness, and get a semi-rare out of it.
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whoredog posted:Is the fortune cookie/semi rare counter something that is used by everybody with more brains than me? I don't use it, but I've been too busy grinding to floor 500 to care.
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whoredog posted:Is the fortune cookie/semi rare counter something that is used by everybody with more brains than me? Also, one of my favorite item descriptions:
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# ? Aug 14, 2007 23:27 |
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You are forgetting the scented oil/full heal from the harem. 3 red pixel and 1 scented as the final knockout punch for shadow you is just awesome.
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# ? Aug 14, 2007 23:29 |
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We got three goons on the Bad Moon leaderboard!
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Applied as PrankU, level 8 pastamancer.
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Applied as Tecnolife
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# ? Aug 15, 2007 21:50 |
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Too drunk to play even though I have turns now. applied as necne
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Let me in, please. I'm Jen0va. Looking forward to playing with you all. EDIT: Not enough zeroes in my clever title, guys! It's not nearly leet enough. Sephir0th did come out my butt, though. Jenova Project fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Aug 16, 2007 |
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alright so im bored of this game, gently caress ns13 I'm in hardcore right now, first person who tells me how to mail things I have in storage gets a few million meat and whatever else I have.
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Disco Duck posted:alright so im bored of this game, gently caress ns13 http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Hardcore You cannot remove anything from storage except for Mr. Accessories, and you cannot equip these. If you receive a Mr. Accessory during a hardcore run through donation, you will not be able to equip it. Items from Mr. Store may not be equipped either, but you can use or zap them. Familiars from Mr. Store may still be placed in your terarrium and function normally, and items with a "use" (or "squeeze") link may be used as normal.
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Tecnolife posted:http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Hardcore Well, I can't be bothered to finish the ascension so any noobies want 30,000 meat?
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Can't you send gift packages of stuff from Hagnks from the gift shop? Costs a bit if you're doing more than one item at a time.
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Disco Duck posted:alright so im bored of this game, gently caress ns13 You can drop hardcore in your account menu and then you'll have access to all your stuff, unless you're still in Ronin. Of course if you still want to give away all your stuff I'm a newbie and I'll gladly take it. My ingame name is generica.
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Disco Duck posted:Well, I can't be bothered to finish the ascension so any noobies want 30,000 meat? As has been said you can drop Hardcore, or you can gift any items in your current or Hangks inventory. If you don't give things to a newbie you can convert the meat to dense meat stacks and dump then in the clan and sell off any semi-rares/rares and do the same.
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Angry Pie posted:You can drop hardcore in your account menu and then you'll have access to all your stuff, unless you're still in Ronin. Of course if you still want to give away all your stuff I'm a newbie and I'll gladly take it. My ingame name is generica. thanks, and check your account
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Disco Duck posted:thanks, and check your account I'd like some random free stuff if you don't mind putting it in a box. Pounding through inane bullshit in NS13 has ruined me financially. In-game I'm Soth, just like here. Soth fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Aug 16, 2007 |
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I've probably said this before, but that Bad Moon lead-in run just looks like the most tedious unfun thing imaginable, and they need a different trigger for it so I don't have to endure 2 weeks of crappy buffs just to enter the hard mode. Also what are people doing hardcore day one with the NS13 changes? Boring spaghetti seems to be the best thing in reach early, but you've got to spend more time in the pantry looking for tomatoes than would be desired. There's also pretty much no time to hit the arena for your stat-gain familiar's equipment. Is the haunted kitchen worthwhile? Oh if we're still getting FREE STUFF, Thrown Roe could always use some. FREE STUFF!
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Eckso de Facto would love free stuff too, friend.
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I have requested to apply to have my application form reviewed by the applicant application-reviewer. My "name" is The Danishevsky Dying. Thank you and hello.
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Tabby, I'm sorry I'm really bad at the internet. If you ever come to Northern Ontario, I owe you a drink or two. Sputnik fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Aug 16, 2007 |
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ahahahahaha autoselling fancy dress balls AND pulling some uncensored illuminati poo poo in chat, nice!
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# ? Aug 16, 2007 04:34 |
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Penguingo posted:Can't you send gift packages of stuff from Hagnks from the gift shop? Costs a bit if you're doing more than one item at a time. This is the correct answer.
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I'm pretty sure the oyster eggs were all going for a few thousand each a few days after oyster egg day last year and right now they're hardly over 100. Did I remember wrong or should I spend my 40,000 on them right now then resell in a week?
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craig588 posted:I'm pretty sure the oyster eggs were all going for a few thousand each a few days after oyster egg day last year and right now they're hardly over 100. Did I remember wrong or should I spend my 40,000 on them right now then resell in a week?
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craig588 posted:I'm pretty sure the oyster eggs were all going for a few thousand each a few days after oyster egg day last year and right now they're hardly over 100. Did I remember wrong or should I spend my 40,000 on them right now then resell in a week?
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Sputnik posted:Tabby, I'm sorry I'm really bad at the internet. If you ever come to Northern Ontario, I owe you a drink or two. Goon justice!
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Yawgatog posted:Goon justice! One of these days i'll stop being lazy and send stuff to you collectors. Maybe before this acension! I haven't really ever sold anything since i've started...
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How do I get the Talisman o' Nam? I've been adventuring for snakehead charms in the pirate cove with no luck and can't withdraw either from the clan bank because they're worth 0 meat. HEEEEEEELP!
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Grigori Rasputin posted:How do I get the Talisman o' Nam? I've been adventuring for snakehead charms in the pirate cove with no luck and can't withdraw either from the clan bank because they're worth 0 meat. HEEEEEEELP! You have to find and use your father's Macguffin journal before snakehead charms start to drop. No more accessing the Palindome before you start the level 12 quest.
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IMJack posted:You have to find and use your father's Macguffin journal before snakehead charms start to drop. No more accessing the Palindome before you start the level 12 quest. Ah, thank you. I must've wasted 40 adventures on that place. Also, the OP of the last thread said to bug people in IRC for the 50,000 meat to buy a mall store, but I don't use IRC. If a rich fellow in this thread wouldn't mind loaning it to me, toss a msg to Maldoror in game. Thanks!
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