Transcendent Arsenal

[Sugar Glider]

I am a bit confused about this. What exactly is the point ?

Originally, I thought it was for us to save items and use items we want early. But we don't seem to be able to activate it till way later in the run ?

[WinterCreation]

Yeah... current version seems almost useless.

I would much prefer if you could get late game weapon early on to have fun with, not a very niche "oh you still got nothing good even this late?" as it currently is.

[Eudicots]

I'm saving the "best" weapons for Gemini effects. If there is a an elemental weapon with at least 80% chance per hit then I'm saving it for future runs.

[Paw]

you can get your weapons at the latest by anxi desert stage 3. I am guessing it is a good way to store extremely rare weapons, with tons of exclusive and rare inscriptions. your weapon level doesn't save though, but I am sure inscriptions do. it's a pain to find good inscriptions, so I guess this is a good way to guarantee it.

[Rugged Lemmings]

Originally posted by PAWKIEN:

you can get your weapons at the latest by anxi desert stage 3. I am guessing it is a good way to store extremely rare weapons, with tons of exclusive and rare inscriptions. your weapon level doesn't save though, but I am sure inscriptions do. it's a pain to find good inscriptions, so I guess this is a good way to guarantee it.

That's my thought on the matter. Keep an eye out for weapons with fantastic inscription loadouts that you can't use in your current run (because you're either already committed or the weapon doesn't gel with the character you're currently on) to be used on a later run. Like right now I've got a ridiculous Big Hippo and Wild Hunt saved, either or both will be amazing the next time I do a Dual Wield Doggo run. Knowing I've got those waiting for me in the desert takes off the pressure of having to find good weapons prior to that.

[Mikeimus Prime]

Originally posted by PAWKIEN:

you can get your weapons at the latest by anxi desert stage 3. I am guessing it is a good way to store extremely rare weapons, with tons of exclusive and rare inscriptions. your weapon level doesn't save though, but I am sure inscriptions do. it's a pain to find good inscriptions, so I guess this is a good way to guarantee it.

This isn't true anymore, they changed it to where you don't get the Arsenal in the Desert and only get it the earliest at Fjord lv 3.

I think it should just be Desert and after the last boss, generally by the end of Desert I've settled on a weapon, so it would be nice to be able to pull out an interesting weapon then as opposed to the end of Fjord.

And I feel like getting the guard 3 times is a bit overkill and I'd rather not miss out on my chance at a different vault reward.

[Hound Fluff]

alright so where even IS the vault in question i never noticed it
oh god i found one but like can someone explain the odds/design of how to find it again lmao

[WinterCreation]

You do not get one in Anxi. Only swamp town and fjord.
Which is close to useless, since you can get anything you want at that point. Unless you want to use same weapons to finish every run of course. Since you can deposit them after polar monarch.

[931numbers]

I feel like everyone here is forgetting one important detail that this bizarre dream adds.

3 extra weapon slots.

Sure the weapon storage ends up being worthless for everything except storing extremely powerful gemini fodder at a point in the game where you can already kill everything in 1 hit with just moderate luck and decision making, but you still get the powerful ability to keep using good weapons you found early without sacrificing them for a pair of others that you'll gemini later on.

[Draco18s]

By the by, the last vault on Jokul only gives you access to this and robs you of a chest.

[WinterCreation]

Originally posted by 931numbers:

I feel like everyone here is forgetting one important detail that this bizarre dream adds.
3 extra weapon slots.

I find that about as useless, to be honest.
The only use I see for it is to carry extra elemental weapon for slow\fusion effect in a bad situation. Which is very, very niche, and mostly early game only.

There`s no situation in which I want old weapon without gemini, simply because I would still be using it, IF it was that good.

[Eudicots]

Originally posted by 931numbers:

I feel like everyone here is forgetting one important detail that this bizarre dream adds.
3 extra weapon slots.

Meh kinda useless unless you running a shared elemental gemini. That way you can swap between different elemental fusion effects and or take advantage of elemental advantage for a boss.

[931numbers]

Originally posted by WinterCreation:

I find that about as useless, to be honest.
The only use I see for it is to carry extra elemental weapon for slow\fusion effect in a bad situation. Which is very, very niche, and mostly early game only.

There`s no situation in which I want old weapon without gemini, simply because I would still be using it, IF it was that good.

Originally posted by Eudicots:

Meh kinda useless unless you running a shared elemental gemini. That way you can swap between different elemental fusion effects and or take advantage of elemental advantage for a boss.

It can be useful if you have a pair of weapons that you want to turn into a gemini, but want to hold out on committing to them in case you find something better. Meanwhile you can keep the pair and still use another good weapon that doesn't need a gemini to be powerful at the moment.

Alternatively, it lets you store 3 weapons for recycling into copper. While niche, it can be useful for bringing 3 weapons from the early game to a later stage (later stages recycle items for more copper), or if you have Extravagant Consumption which limits your copper to 500, and you wish to spend more than that.

[Hound Fluff]

i mean the best uses i see are gemini swaps
SMG SNIPER PISTOL FIRE EXPLOSIVE and dual weapons for character interactions

[nul]

finally a strange dream that only makes the game harder, by taking 2 vaults away from you, without giving any benefit

[Hound Fluff]

so ive been playing with it this run and ive gotten a ♥♥♥♥ ton of value with exclusive trait weapons like sting's armor pierce
a hexagon for invincibility
shared element Gemini