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Could I get back in the clan? I left to be cagebait for some folks but forgot to get whitelisted first, oops. Applied as Deetviper - and getting whitelisted would be nice if possible. Thanks!
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I’ve been playing around with bastille battalion, and I’ve been trying to spade the combat and attack/defense values based on the descriptive text and the enemy castle, but results are so inconsistent. There are times when I have the same landscape, birds, wind, and enemy castle and choosing the same combat choice will have different results. Does anyone else have the bastille battalion? If so, have you noticed any sort of pattern or consistency with it?
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Sep 26, 2018 16:12
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There's some variance with each new castle setup, and of course your values increase and decrease within a certain range, it seems like. So even if you think you'll win two out of three, you might not.
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Sep 27, 2018 04:57
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Bastille Battalion sucks balls and I regret using it. The terriblest IOTM in a long time.
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Sep 27, 2018 05:19
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I just use Ezandora's script to get me the rewards I want and ignore it from then on. I played the mini game once or twice but I'm not that interested. I like the item in an ascension context, starting a run at level 4 with an awesome accessory and an ok buff is pretty great, especially now that the neverending party is around.
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Sep 27, 2018 14:16
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I think I’ve made some progress in piecing together the mini-game for Bastille Battalion. I don’t think that any of the descriptive text has anything to do with your attack or defense values. Your initial values are entirely based on how you set up all your dials and poo poo before starting, and if you used any of the bonus potions. Each of the enemy castles has their own attack and defense values. When you attack, you need 2 out of 3 of your attacks to be higher than their corresponding defense. When you defend, you need 2 out of 3 of your defenses to be higher than their corresponding attacks. So depending on how you have your dials, when facing a certain opponent, it is always in your advantage to stick with the same strategy. However, their attack and defense values increase as you proceed through the mini-game. Attacking may always work in the first 2 face-offs for the same opponent, but then if you face them 3rd, you may lose when you attack. The key seems to be identifying what enemy is strong where and increasing your offense/defense accordingly before facing off. If you want to look for cheese, if you know your opponents strength/weaknesses, you can pretty much always win the first 2-3 face offs. After that, it gets a bit riskier, because the opponent may be too strong to beat unless you focus on improvement. There are two mechanics I still have no clue about: How biding your time works. What causes you to sometimes defend when you choose attack, or attack when you choose defend. It seems to happen more against specific opponents, but I am thinking that it has something to do with the descriptive text at each round. I think I have put way too much thought into this.
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Oct 4, 2018 16:53
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The description text hints at what attacks and defenses the castles have. I haven't read the official spading thread, but maybe check it out.
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Oct 5, 2018 20:01
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I haven't played this in like, 8 years I think? But I randomly rememebered it existed and decided to pick it back up again. There's a lot of poo poo in the game now that I haven't seen before.  Applied to the clan as AlexandraVandar.
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Oct 17, 2018 04:13
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There have been a lot of changes in the last 8 years. Probably too many to list here. All I'll say is that I still have fun with it and find things I've never done. Speaking of things I've never done, I've been going after Slime Tube items and I just beat Mother Slime yesterday. Can we get a new instance opened up? I'll pay the meat to open it. Not sure if it requires a straight meat donation or stacks.
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Oct 17, 2018 14:55
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SnotGrumble posted:There have been a lot of changes in the last 8 years. Probably too many to list here. All I'll say is that I still have fun with it and find things I've never done. I reopened it. In the future you'll get a quicker response in the discord.
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Oct 21, 2018 17:45
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Finally got Olefaction. While I got to do the sea, get a telescope, and finish the Neverending Party quests while doing it, I still can't help but feel that having stopping playing the game for two months being the fastest way to get such a powerful skill isn't ideal.
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Oct 31, 2018 14:18
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ItBreathes posted:Finally got Olefaction. While I got to do the sea, get a telescope, and finish the Neverending Party quests while doing it, I still can't help but feel that having stopping playing the game for two months being the fastest way to get such a powerful skill isn't ideal. The olfaction grind doesn't feel great, even after they made it better a few years ago. It is a bit awkward because it is a very powerful skill so I can understand wanting some grind to unlock it, but even if it was given for free after like 10 ascensions or whatever I wouldn't be mad. Do people even bother getting the hound dog anymore? I figure there are better item familiars out there and the +combat probably isn't that useful in most situations. I finished my bounty hunting pre-nerf, and all I got was a lame name for my hound, (300) days of lucre.
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Oct 31, 2018 19:30
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The entire reason you run it is for +combat, which is ~optimal~ in a tiny handful of places and is otherwise impossible to get from that slot. But yeah, it's not worth going out of your way for any more. Just grab a bounty when you're going to be adventuring in that area anyway, and maybe you'll get it eventually.
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Nov 1, 2018 00:03
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Does anyone still play softcore standard, or is it all challenge paths? I'm doing my usual November loop to get the yearly items and I'm finding out that 1: Combat is rough. If I put ML up to 30-40, I'm having a hard-rear end time with scripts and have to manually run it - and usually pull out a spell to finish. Never mind the couple times in run when you want to pump it way higher. Does anyone have a script to share? (or a set of six, given...) 2: I really really miss spleen for turngen, esp astral energy drinks. I'm putting up PB numbers for turncount, but to generate those turns within two days, I'm eating a spice melange every run, which I was not doing last year. Food and drink are coming from terminal and witchess, which are EPIC quality. 3: Standard is going to suck in January, with Witchess and the Intergnat and the Terminal and the Time-Spinner and the tot all going away. (And theprotonic backpack, holy crap.)
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Nov 16, 2018 22:49
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poo poo, I'm gonna miss my Ghostbuster backpack
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Nov 24, 2018 01:29
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Advent calendar is up.
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Dec 2, 2018 03:20
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Just applied to the clan as “Dhof”.
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Dec 2, 2018 15:46
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CRIMBO TIME
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Dec 15, 2018 17:18
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Brained some reindeer today, got a new puppy and a hat. Findings are being documented here. Full of spoilers if you care: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cE5fD4soN_8zacqbtTPO33J87I6LLM6wMqSayDtO110/edit#gid=0
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Dec 15, 2018 23:00
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Is there an easier way to gather these dumb elves? I'm lazy. 
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Dec 21, 2018 01:40
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Manuel Calavera posted:Is there an easier way to gather these dumb elves? I'm lazy. I think you can only find one elf per zone, Would be nice if Mafia added elf-finding as a goal. IMJack fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Dec 21, 2018 |
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Dec 21, 2018 02:31
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That was the thing I was wondering, about mafia. Like I said, I'm exceedingly lazy when it comes to KoL lately. What with my constant just meat farming and near 1bil now.
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Dec 21, 2018 04:32
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Manuel Calavera posted:Is there an easier way to gather these dumb elves? I'm lazy. Generally if your doggo freaks out after adventure 1 in a new zone, an elf is 10 advs total away, so take 9 more. If he catches kind of a trail, take 19 more. If he just shrugs or eats a hot dog, either there's no elf in that zone or you already found one.
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Dec 21, 2018 18:29
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Uuughh, I guess I'm doing that then. It works.
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Dec 22, 2018 02:28
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Out of all the yearly Crimbo grinds this one feels like the worst. I do like the free dog though!
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Dec 22, 2018 18:53
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It didn't seem that bad. I wasn't very efficient about it but I got to 30. Now it's just fighting monsters with this toy-blaster equipped.
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Dec 22, 2018 19:14
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They don't really explain it, but stack your elemental resistances when you're gathering the toys. Every so often you'll get a chance to get way more toys depending on your resistance levels.
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Dec 22, 2018 19:17
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Trivial Updates posted:December 31 - The abridged dictionary has been removed from Barrrtleby's Barrrgain Books. We'll figure out somewhere harmless to stuff it later. Hmm...
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Jan 2, 2019 01:43
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You mean I finally have to learn how to do the Copperhead stuff?
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Jan 2, 2019 02:01
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Be like me and never ascend. I have nearly 900mil meat now jesus.
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Jan 2, 2019 02:45
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So no reason to ever unlock pirates again, gotcha. e: Shen's sucks and is annoying. Yay.
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Jan 2, 2019 07:06
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West of Loathing has a DLC now. It's pretty neat
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Feb 9, 2019 02:01
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Is the DLC independent, or continue from a previous save game?
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Feb 9, 2019 13:38
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You continue from a previous save file
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Feb 9, 2019 16:02
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Jeff the Mediocre posted:West of Loathing has a DLC now. It's pretty neat I failed to get the best ending!  Time to start a new character and try again, I guess. I just wish the spiders at the start weren't so drat tough.
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Feb 11, 2019 11:16
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prefect posted:I failed to get the best ending! You don't have to fight any of the spiders! I mean, it makes it more of a pain to get around, but you can get to the remaining cellar rooms via the hedge maze. The above also makes a Hard Hat run much easier--by starting with the DLC best ending, I finally knocked out a one-day run without ever taking a stack of Angry.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:14
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Max Peck posted:You don't have to fight any of the spiders! I mean, it makes it more of a pain to get around, but you can get to the remaining cellar rooms via the hedge maze.  (Also, they seem to have made the spiders much less brutal in yesterday's patch.) What's the DLC best ending, anyway? I have a theory or two, but I haven't gotten through a third run yet.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:17
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The carriage to the DLC is supposed to be in Dirtwater, right? Do you have to rest before it will show up?
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Feb 12, 2019 18:32
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prefect posted:What's the DLC best ending, anyway? I have a theory or two, but I haven't gotten through a third run yet. Deal with all the ghosts nonlethally, then ring BOO on the bells in the attic instead of fighting Chet Bullet yourself
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Pseudoscorpion posted:Deal with all the ghosts nonlethally, then ring BOO on the bells in the attic instead of fighting Chet Bullet yourself That was not what I was expecting. I didn't play with the bells enough -- I thought they just had normal musical note/letters.
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