Thirsty Dog posted:

It also removes restrictions on higher level guys doing lower level dungeons

Too Shy Guy posted:

Cryptark gettin' an FPS sequel.

https://twitter.com/Alientrap/status/931566405547446272

TooMuchAbstraction posted:

• Target your loadout to cost roughly what the base ship reward is. You get bonuses on top of that so you'll still make money.
  
• Always max your hull strength and bring some hull repairs. When you hit 0 health you go into slow-mo to give you a chance to use the repair. Using a repair (or bringing a repair and not needing it) is a lot less expensive than failing a mission.
  
• You do get a time bonus for being quick, but spending extra time on a mission is a lot less expensive than dying because you tried to do the mission as fast as possible and therefore ignored taking out drones, turrets, hazards, factories, etc. Be methodical; most missions can be most easily done by systematically taking out modules and drones until the derelict has nothing left to fight you with.
  
• Bring a spammy/AoE weapon (e.g. machinegun, shotgun, swarm missiles) and a strong weapon (e.g. grenade launcher or rocket). Use the first on small enemies, especially spikedogs, and the second on big enemies and ship modules. Other two weapon slots are up to you; if you're short on options/imagination, just double up on your first two weapons so you can dual-wield both of them.
  
• Don't stress about optional objectives. If you can do them, great, but they're optional for a reason.
  
• Nothing says you have to stay on the derelict after boarding it. Often the best route to your next destination is out an airlock, and then back in another airlock close to your objective.
  
• Play the Rook, use its shield if you're pinned down or being chased by homing projectiles.

Too Shy Guy posted:

Grenades are my solution to just about everything in Cryptark.

dis astranagant posted:

The latest update seems to have added an endgame, and you're not even halfway through what was available up to that point. As for turrets, they're pretty slow and the timed doors have really good poo poo in them.

Sage Grimm posted:

Dodge roll is your friend. You can use the relatively the same timing as shield parrying to avoid nearly every attack and it lets you go fast which is another key element of the game.

Power scrolls typically get put into Skill (purple) because the majority of the actives and ranged weapons (which take three of your four slots) increase in damage off that type. If you don't have that choice then Strength (red) is your alternative because of your melee weapon.

StrixNebulosa posted:

Absolutely. Similar to Fallen London, even though the gameplay isn't my favorite, if they keep filling it up with stuff I will very happily return to it for more sessions.


The saddest thing about Fallen London is that I would pay them so much money for a visual novel of their game, one that streamlines the grind, removes the turn limit, and just lets me read it. It'd be the best thing, and it hurts that it will be forever locked away behind that turn limit - as even giving them money only lets you get a second candle.

Cream-of-Plenty posted:

Really loved it. 100%'ed it on a gamepad, didn't really regret any of it. There may be an initial steepness to the learning curve while you figure out the game's various mechanics (not particularly unusual for a Roguelite) but I do feel inclined to tell you that the game has an enormous enemy fleet relentlessly pursuing you as you play. In practical terms, this means that if you spend enough time in a given area, increasingly dangerous enemies will start jumping in to murder you. Think of it like Spelunky's ghost, or a real-time version of FTL's enemy fleet. Eventually you'll be able to use an item that will prevent this from happening, and there are various areas where the fleet will temporarily lose track of you (and honestly, once you adjust to the pace, hopefully you'll find that the enemy fleet timer isn't a huge deal like I did).

The DLC integrates into the base game by adding a new 4th ship (re: "class"), several new NPCs with sidequests, weapons, items, and...wildlife. So if you find yourself enjoying the game, you'll probably want to install it sooner than later. It'll probably go on sale during the Summer Steam Sale next week.

I can confidently say that it's one of the best 6-DoF Roguelites on the market. Whatever that's worth. Not exactly like there are a lot of them.

Captain Foo posted:

Combat just kinda takes forever, that's how the game works. Upgraded weapons will help but most of the low tier upgrades are kinda meh. The big thing you want to do is try to kill things before they summon more help.

Hacking is a late addition to the game, it was supposed to be a full expansion pack, but I think they ran out of time and just added it to the base game for everyone. Haven't played a full Gabe since it was released, but it seems super unbalanced and not worthwhile at all.

Angry Lobster posted:

Take into account that when you retire a mans to be a teacher, it will only teach the skill you maxed first, so plan accordingly.

Venuz Patrol posted:

not sure. the one i caught was through a wild untamed monster pack rumor, so maybe that's the only time it's possible to catch them

andrew smash posted:

I kind of bounced off tangledeep the first time I tried it but I want to give it another go, it seems awesome. Is there a guide or quick advice for getting up to speed relatively quickly?

andrew smash posted:

Offhand or slot 2? I put my bow in slot 2 and it seems to work fine. I assumed offhand was for shields or dual wielding.

I started a new game with a brigand class character as suggested, it seems fun so far. I think I was playing paladins before but I barely remember what was that was like. Apparently I last played it over a year ago.

BaconCopter posted:

Thanks to everyone who suggested the DLC for Everspace, picked it up for cheap during the summer sale and it has definitely added a lot of enjoyment to the game. Especially when you finish the G&B lady's side quests and it turns out she's a Okkar double agent who already tried to kill you twice. So I killed her, I wasn't sure the game was even going to let me hurt her. There are extra dialogue lines from both of you, she tells you "it's all over now" and you don't need to do this, you tell her it's time to finally retire, and her dialogue cuts out the instant you destroy her ship. Too bad she didn't drop any loot

Serephina posted:

There's kind of a boss fight at the end that you don't get the first time through. Are you sure you're done-done and there's literally an empty wasteland there?

A Strange Aeon posted:

Oh no, my wife and I gave it to our old friend for her to poke at it but haven't gotten back to pick it up yet, sounds like she destroys it!?

dis astranagant posted:

Ursine Catastrophe posted:

cuntallectual, who was literally just permabanned for being full of poo poo, decided "mods of a trans discord privately talking to each other about whether or not cuntellectual, who wanted an invite to said discord, was actually trans or full of poo poo" was outing them and filed a QCS post about it


the QCS thread did not have any action taken on it for 6+ months, until today, when renee decided it was extremely credible and definitely not because the individual accused is an admin of an existing offsite that's going to be a direct competitor of whatever the modmins are coming up with

Cuntellectual posted:

A lot of the times people accused me of stirring poo poo up but wasn't sure if I was just stupid, I was in fact just stirring poo poo up.

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