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This game looks amazing. I will probably be getting it on open beta arrival - god bless disposable income.
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I really wish deeds were more common than they are. I need them to upgrade so many things but I just can't seem to find any, and missions in the Weald don't seem to be popping up.
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Jan 31, 2015 09:28
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MotU posted:So how much Food and Torches should I be taking into dungeons? It seems I always run out and I ain't sure what the basic loadout should be I always overstock on Food and Toches (10 food, 5 torches.) Because getting a surprise round in combat makes alllll the difference.
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Jan 31, 2015 09:32
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I always bring at least one full stack of food, which gives enough for three hunger events. If I have to camp, I bring two full stacks so I can mitigate stress and recover health. I always bring 8 torches if I can help it, but try to keep the light level around Shadowy.
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Jan 31, 2015 09:40
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This is the only Kickstarter game I almost pulled the trigger on. I was afraid they would end up with beautiful dark aesthetics on top of a shell of a repetitive Final Fantasyish battle mechanic. Thankfully, the gameplay looks solid too! Even though I usually don't buy or play early access games, I'm probably going to jump in on this one just to give a boost to their launch sales.
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Jan 31, 2015 09:41
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You can recover from going broke by being a total bastard with new recruits - send them into dungeons, get some gold and then abandon quest. If they take too much stress, dismiss them and get more new recruits. There's no time limit to the game so far, so why not? Keep torches fully light as much as possible just to avoid stress damage. That poo poo adds up.
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Jan 31, 2015 10:01
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What happens if you abandon a dungeon prematurely? I'm going to keep my first two dudes alive no matter what, even if it does mean I pussy out.
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Jan 31, 2015 10:40
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CommissarMega posted:What happens if you abandon a dungeon prematurely? I'm going to keep my first two dudes alive no matter what, even if it does mean I pussy out. You get to keep the gold and heirlooms you picked up along the way, but you don't get the quest reward and your guys have a higher chance of picking up quirks.
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Jan 31, 2015 11:31
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CommissarMega posted:What happens if you abandon a dungeon prematurely? I'm going to keep my first two dudes alive no matter what, even if it does mean I pussy out. Demiurge4 posted:You get to keep the gold and heirlooms you picked up along the way, but you don't get the quest reward and your guys have a higher chance of picking up quirks. Also quitting adds stress to all party members. But its not a lot, so its definitely preferable to death. Especially in the early game you do often need to withdraw before you're done.
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Jan 31, 2015 11:36
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clockworkjoe posted:You can recover from going broke by being a total bastard with new recruits - send them into dungeons, get some gold and then abandon quest. If they take too much stress, dismiss them and get more new recruits. There's no time limit to the game so far, so why not? Honestly, this is more or less how I've been running things to make money. My hardest choices seem to be running that extra room for enough gold to heal folks or calling it quits while i'm ahead. Also, gently caress selfish as an affliction. Honestly, i've lost pretty close to 9 dudes because someone pops selfish and spends all their turns passing or trading places. Still, good lord does it feel good when things are humming along.
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Jan 31, 2015 12:10
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My grave robber went drinking down the pub and went on a bender, she's been missing for 2 weeks now. 
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Jan 31, 2015 12:45
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So, uh. Don't hit the swine prince's little buddy 
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Jan 31, 2015 14:38
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Demiurge4 posted:So what item uses have people figured out so far? Holy water seems to work on pagan altars, confession stalls and skull piles. The key works on locked chests (but not the unlocked strongbox) and I've found use of torches for burning the piles of paper and it removes one bad trait for the cost of a torch. Herbal medicines also work on the alchemy bench. A hellion used a torch on some books and got 84 stress (and then masochist) for feeling guilty about burning knowledge. 
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Jan 31, 2015 16:28
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clockworkjoe posted:You can recover from going broke by being a total bastard with new recruits - send them into dungeons, get some gold and then abandon quest. If they take too much stress, dismiss them and get more new recruits. There's no time limit to the game so far, so why not? Yeah I've started that. Didn't really appreciate how much difference the torch made till recently. Also, found a bug. If you provision for a mission that needs camping, and exit out of provisioning, it will "resell" your free firewood for 500 gold.
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Jan 31, 2015 16:33
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My nymphomaniac Leper gives me life  Too bad about syphilys he got from reading(?) that one book tho...
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Jan 31, 2015 16:50
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This sounds mighty interesting. I can't wait until February 3.
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Jan 31, 2015 16:59
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Innerguard posted:I bought in at the $95 tier and I have no regrets. I've been playing constantly since I got my key, and I've lost three dudes so far.  This is already proving itself as one of the few worth dumping that kind of Kickstarter money at, now I'm really excited about designing the trinket and character.This game exceeded expectations already, which have been slowly raising to worryingly high levels. I was feeling super smug because I got through the tutorial and first run without losing anyone, then the RNG gods and my hubris swung back around and I wiped two entire parties in the same place.
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Jan 31, 2015 17:03
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The time finally comes, I download the game... and I find myself staring at the Red Hook studios logo, as the narration continues without the animation that's supposed to be there. I tried disinstalling it and reinstalling it again, but now there's not even that, I'm just staring at a black screen. I can click on what I assume is a menu if I interrupt it, but since I can't see jack poo poo, it doesn't really help. What am I missing here?
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Jan 31, 2015 17:16
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Did you try hitting a key on the keyboard? It sounds like you may have other problems if the animation isn't there, but there's at least once before the menu screen where it won't do anything until you hit a key, mouse clicks don't seem to register.
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Jan 31, 2015 17:20
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Yeah, when I first started it up I got a black screen that if I clicked acted like it wasn't responding until I hit something on the keyboard, then it gave me a "hit space or click mouse" prompt.
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Jan 31, 2015 17:22
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RightClickSaveAs posted:Did you try hitting a key on the keyboard? It sounds like you may have other problems if the animation isn't there, but there's at least once before the menu screen where it won't do anything until you hit a key, mouse clicks don't seem to register. I did, and I think it interrupted the cutscene, because the narration stopped and music started playing. But since the screen doesn't change I still can't play.
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Jan 31, 2015 17:23
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paradoxGentleman posted:I did, and I think it interrupted the cutscene, because the narration stopped and music started playing. But since the screen doesn't change I still can't play.
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Jan 31, 2015 17:38
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Poison Mushroom posted:Can you verify the steam cache? Is it a steam early release, or just a standalone? It's a Steam early release. I tried verifying the steam cache, but it still doesn't work.
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Jan 31, 2015 18:00
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Saw this being played on GiantBomb last night and it looks fantastic, and ill be buying it on release day. A question I have, what are you working towards, what exactly is the end-game?
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Jan 31, 2015 18:09
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Xmas Dumpster Fire posted:Saw this being played on GiantBomb last night and it looks fantastic, and ill be buying it on release day. A question I have, what are you working towards, what exactly is the end-game? Purifying your ancestral home of all evil influences freed by your ancestor via liberal application of sellswords and mercenaries.
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Jan 31, 2015 18:11
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I didn't back this, but not from lack of interest - I was concerned it'd be style over substance. Very happy about the positive gameplay impressions, going to keep an eye on this and if it's actually a solid tactical roguelike on top of the sweet style, I'm all over it.
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Jan 31, 2015 18:13
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paradoxGentleman posted:It's a Steam early release. I tried verifying the steam cache, but it still doesn't work. Try this: -Darkest Dungeon Properties -Set Launch Options -size 1280 720 or disable steam overlay.
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Jan 31, 2015 18:19
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Innerguard posted:Try this: I have no idea why, but it now works! Thank you Innerguard, I'll name my first Crusader after you.
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Jan 31, 2015 18:25
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paradoxGentleman posted:I have no idea why, but it now works! Give me a good death!
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Jan 31, 2015 18:29
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Innerguard posted:Give me a good death! This is going to be a good game for X-com style LPs.
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Jan 31, 2015 18:43
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It seems like I spoke too soon: after the tutorial mission, the screen went black again. I moved the mouse at random and clicked, and I think I triggered something, because I heard that typewriter-like sound that is heard when something gets written in videogames. I closed the game and now I'm back to square one, with the cutscene narration but without the cutscene. paradoxGentleman fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Jan 31, 2015 |
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Jan 31, 2015 18:51
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Figures this is the one loving Kickstarter I didn't back because I was tired of getting burned. Oh well, guess I'll buy the early access.
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Jan 31, 2015 19:15
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paradoxGentleman posted:It seems like I spoke too soon: after the tutorial mission, the screen went black again. I moved the mouse at random and clicked, and I think I triggered something, because I heard that typewriter-like sound that is heard when something gets written in videogames. I closed the game and now I'm back to square one, with the cutscene narration but without the cutscene. Well, of course. It's the darkest dungeon.
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Jan 31, 2015 19:20
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This game is loving stressful. For the player, I mean.
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Jan 31, 2015 19:26
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Magitek posted:This game is loving stressful. For the player, I mean. Been watching streamers play this for a while. So much frustration, it's fantastic (to watch)
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Jan 31, 2015 19:32
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Dackel posted:Been watching streamers play this for a while. So much frustration, it's fantastic (to watch) I'm watching Brotatoe (what the hell?) playing right now and his stress level has gone up progressively since he wiped a party on the hag. He had so much gold too but failed like 6 retreat attempts. Poor guy kept hitting the pot. To be fair I only beat the hag because my highwayman got a 36 crit on the first shot. Whats cool is that the devs show up in the chat occasionally and answer questions. Between this and That Which Sleeps I think this is going to be a good year 
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Jan 31, 2015 19:40
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RightClickSaveAs posted:High five $95 investment buddy, that was such a tempting reward tier I only backed at the $20 level so I'd get the game + early access, but I bought the art book a la carte for another $20 and I'm so loving glad I did, because an art book for this game is going to be insane. I'm regretting not backing at a level that gets me the exclusive class, though. I really hope they'll offer it as DLC later, but would that be a dick move to the backers?
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Demiurge4 posted:I'm watching Brotatoe (what the hell?) playing right now and his stress level has gone up progressively since he wiped a party on the hag. He had so much gold too but failed like 6 retreat attempts. Poor guy kept hitting the pot. To be fair I only beat the hag because my highwayman got a 36 crit on the first shot. I've switched to a low view stream, he's doing pretty well, he's beaten all but the final incarnations of the bosses. I just needed a quieter stream that didn't over-hype/super-welcome new subs for a while Can't wait to get this game though, holy poo poo
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Jan 31, 2015 19:44
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Since upgrading the tavern (or church) gives you both more slots and makes them cheaper, it seems like a good idea to focus on one particular slot (say the bar) and upgrade it as far as you can. Then you can put 3 people into that slot, and each one will be at a heavy discount. The only problem is then if people develop aversions to that form of therapy, but you can always take them to the sanitarium! They need to let you skip the tutorial once you've played it once if this is supposed to be a roguelike. Starting a new game needs to get rolling faster, maybe make a different mode where you're allowed to pick your 4 starting classes and then it dumps you on the town screen with everything already unlocked. That'd be nice. Also considering we can't savescum for this game at all. Magitek posted:This game is loving stressful. For the player, I mean. Yeah seriously. I love how small the health values are, so the game is constantly tense. A single critical hit from the enemy or a couple misses in the row by the party can mean a sudden huge shift in morale. Its extremely tense.
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Zaphod42 posted:Yeah seriously. I love how small the health values are, so the game is constantly tense. A single critical hit from the enemy or a couple misses in the row by the party can mean a sudden huge shift in morale. Its extremely tense. And once they go insane and fail resolve, the run is pretty much cut short. Soooo much stress damage from the talking, not to mention the bad combat (debuff/passing/selfhurting etc). Can't wait to get my hands on it 
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