Voidbear

[jonnydoh]

Level 2 boss.

Hey, for aging gamers like me who's reflexes have gone the age of the Dodo (I'm in my 50's), can you add difficulties for bosses? Voidbear proved too much for me once I got him down to half health. Those static bursts are just constant damage that I cannot avoid. I try to roll out of them but I can never mitigate enough to finish him off. This is even when loaded with grapes/guavas to heal back health.

The magic shield you pick up doesn't seem to mitigate that much shock damage either, so I wonder why on earth I would want to use it when rolling to *avoid* the damage in its entirety is more effective.

I should also add that as an aging gamer, I pre-invested in the +100% additional health skill tree-- and the voidbear is still killing me faster than I can kill it.

[DesmondClouds]

i know how you feel i hope to be able to kill it one day. also do you have any tips on how to kill the spiky rolliepollie in the deserts, i need the titanium ore and cant seem to get to it without getting absolutely bull-dozed by them

[HunterSilver]

Originally posted by DesmondClouds:

i know how you feel i hope to be able to kill it one day. also do you have any tips on how to kill the spiky rolliepollie in the deserts, i need the titanium ore and cant seem to get to it without getting absolutely bull-dozed by them

Use a shield and hold right click to block their charges. They'll charge a few times and then begin spinning in place. Dodge away from them once they begin spinning in place. After that they become virtually harmless and vulnerable to damage.

[Exterior1]

With those skills and the magic shield I was able to face tank the voidbear with the epic sword and 3 slots of food that i could spam.

As for the the spiky rolls, its a bunch of jumping over with some rolls until he goes into a frenzy then eventually stops so you can damage him. You can stand on a rock he can't break and wait for him to stop also.

[Valtin]

It took me a few goes to beat the voidbear and may have been more luck than skill. I got him eventually though using the shield and running round spamming block and eating food. You're right, the difficulty needs a setting, The game attracts all sorts of people and many of us are just not up to all the more twitchy mechanics.

[Full_Metal_Bae]

Originally posted by DesmondClouds:

i know how you feel i hope to be able to kill it one day. also do you have any tips on how to kill the spiky rolliepollie in the deserts, i need the titanium ore and cant seem to get to it without getting absolutely bull-dozed by them

I kite the rollybois to the edge of the water where they get stuck (make sure you wait in the water beyond their range), and once they've finished their charge/spit animation I head in and whack at them til they die

[jonnydoh]

Originally posted by DesmondClouds:

i know how you feel i hope to be able to kill it one day. also do you have any tips on how to kill the spiky rolliepollie in the deserts, i need the titanium ore and cant seem to get to it without getting absolutely bull-dozed by them

rollybois as described above (love that term for them, Solarwinds123. They are now called that for me when I see them).

I tend to jump/roll to avoid their rolling attacks, keeping distance. When they go into "whirlwind" mode, keep at a distance and avoid the stones. Once they stop, roll in and attack with impunity.

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Yeah, still having trouble with Voidbear. I finally have access to flour and olive oil now, so maybe I'll try making some baked goods before trying him again (while also upgraded to titanium sword). Also got the free revival every 40 minutes, so we'll see if that helps too...

[HunterSilver]

Originally posted by jonnydoh:

(while also upgraded to titanium sword)

The titanium sword is actually much, much weaker than the Steel Pike that you unlock from the 'Rare Set' collection. I'd recommend getting 30 steel bars to unlock that and using that instead.

As it stands, the only reason to bother with any of the titanium weapons is to unlock the 'Epic Set' collection weapon.

[rawdge]

Just now ran into the Voidbear while exploring the second dungeon (the first unlocked, non-starting island dungeon) and got my face eaten. I was not at all prepared for that kind of fight. It was an altogether unexpected situation given what I've encountered thus far.

The electric wave blasts that the Voidbear spams happen more frequently than the cooldown on my dodgeroll, and I can't quite master the air-roll in the middle of a somewhat panicky battle, heh. I admit, I haven't yet tried just jumping over the blast to see if that works (maybe it just creeps along the ground?) but the fight didn't last long, so I didn't get much chance to experiment during it.

I've still only unlocked the Hardened Steel weapons.
I've don't have the Shield Weight Reduction skill to make effective use of the Ancient Forged Shield I found in the Voidbear dungeon.
I don't have the +100 HP skill unlocked (tho I do have the previous two).
I'm as yet unable to make potions, as I guess there's an alchemy table? I haven't found any Lightstone yet at all, much less the dust I'd need for potions anyway.

On top of all that, I still only have the 300 backpack, as I don't have anywhere near the 500g to buy the 400 backpack yet. I'm not looking forward to the grind I'll need to put in to make that much, not to mention the next level beyond that just so I can hold enough resources for the next town upgrade (450 mats).

Anyone have any tips, tricks, or even just a little encouragement? Is there some trick or mechanic for facing the Voidbear that I'm missing? Or do I just need to keep farming/grinding the caves and non-boss dungeons I've discovered so far in order to amass the gold and resources to keep upgrading to better weapons and gear? If I just need to keep grinding, I may have just lost all interest in continuing. Or maybe not. I'll step away for a bit and see how I feel about grinding it out after a break.

[jonnydoh]

Originally posted by HunterSilver:

Originally posted by jonnydoh:

(while also upgraded to titanium sword)

The titanium sword is actually much, much weaker than the Steel Pike that you unlock from the 'Rare Set' collection. I'd recommend getting 30 steel bars to unlock that and using that instead.

As it stands, the only reason to bother with any of the titanium weapons is to unlock the 'Epic Set' collection weapon.

Oh man, ok. Thanks, HunterSilver! I'll give that a go then.

[tysanwu1432]

for the void boar i recommend a strat that i invented accidentally, grow a bunch of passion fruit, get your best shield and sword, stick into his face and start swinging with impunity, ignore his attacks and use the fruit to heal. it heals 13 health with a very short cool down so it should work. i did it with about 10 fruit, the magic shield, and the sword before the titanium one. for safeties sake, i recommend taking 30 passion fruit

[DragoKhan]

Originally posted by jonnydoh:

Level 2 boss.

Hey, for aging gamers like me who's reflexes have gone the age of the Dodo (I'm in my 50's), can you add difficulties for bosses? Voidbear proved too much for me once I got him down to half health. Those static bursts are just constant damage that I cannot avoid. I try to roll out of them but I can never mitigate enough to finish him off. This is even when loaded with grapes/guavas to heal back health.

The magic shield you pick up doesn't seem to mitigate that much shock damage either, so I wonder why on earth I would want to use it when rolling to *avoid* the damage in its entirety is more effective.

I should also add that as an aging gamer, I pre-invested in the +100% additional health skill tree-- and the voidbear is still killing me faster than I can kill it.

just get a bunch of bread + fruit and spam atk on the boss , dont require a lot of dodge + boss sometimes stop work doing is stuff (i think some bug there and there to be polish a bit on the AI ) :) the game itself is a survival/relax game, if one get a lot of food can basically do everything with 0 problem right now

[jonnydoh]

Originally posted by DragoKhan:

Originally posted by jonnydoh:

Level 2 boss.

Hey, for aging gamers like me who's reflexes have gone the age of the Dodo (I'm in my 50's), can you add difficulties for bosses? Voidbear proved too much for me once I got him down to half health. Those static bursts are just constant damage that I cannot avoid. I try to roll out of them but I can never mitigate enough to finish him off. This is even when loaded with grapes/guavas to heal back health.

The magic shield you pick up doesn't seem to mitigate that much shock damage either, so I wonder why on earth I would want to use it when rolling to *avoid* the damage in its entirety is more effective.

I should also add that as an aging gamer, I pre-invested in the +100% additional health skill tree-- and the voidbear is still killing me faster than I can kill it.

just get a bunch of bread + fruit and spam atk on the boss :jawatongue:, dont require a lot of dodge + boss sometimes stop work doing is stuff (i think some bug there and there to be polish a bit on the AI ) :) the game itself is a survival/relax game, if one get a lot of food can basically do everything with 0 problem right now :jawawink:

I get what you're saying and thanks for the advice, but at the level I was at when I first encountered the Voidbear I did not yet have access to wheat/baked goods. It's *very* easy to get to his stage without it, so it's somewhat of a surprise to find that need when it wasn't there before.

[jonnydoh]

Well ok. Finally beat the Voidbear.

What helped:

The pike, definitely-- having just the extra distance between me and it to do damage helped a lot.

+100 Health-- I was regularly dropped to about 1/3 total health; I can't imagine trying the Voidbear with a normal health bar. There just too much damage you can't quite mitigate.

+2 extra belt slots-- two extra slots for food/healing items was essential, imo.

Baked/cooked foods-- Banana bread and mushroom stew. Ran through the four loaves of banana bread and 5 mushroom stews for healing

50% reduction for shield helped, especially considering the magic shield drops your movement speed by so much.

Conclusions: I can't imagine taking this sucker on without the above investments. Considering that you can reach the boss creature without half of the listed enhancements, I have to say either dumb down the boss a bit or make these items more accessible earlier.

Cooking food shouldn't be barred under such a heavy "gate", for example. Maybe have the farmer give a few seeds of wheat as a reward for giving him a house or an olive seed or two to get started down that path? Or maybe just having him reward the player with some really nice healing foods so that they get a taste of how effective it can be.

It just seems like you have to engage in a LOT of exploration prior to the voidbear just so you have the tools to defeat it.

Anyway, just my two coins. Thanks for the help, everyone.

[Tanvaras]

Have to agree that boss is a pita. Dungeon is simple boos over tuned for the dungeon, or maybe make the normal critters harder to let you know whats coming at the end. One way or the other it needs refinement between the normal mobs and the end boss.

[[Ger] Daen]

I do absolutely have the same problems.
I'll never understand why farming- and building-sims desperately have to add in those ultrahard dungeons (or in Stardew Valley: Mines) just to see players fail.

I'm an aged gamer, a lover for building and tending to crops and I'm having a stroke trying to kill the boar. The fight is so stressful and brutal and nonforgiving and hard that I end up mixing up my shortkeys due to sheer panic.
For me the game now is over before it could start.

Furthermore: I have tons of seeds for better crops but cannot plant them.
All my garden beds are greyed out, I only can grow the "tier 1 flowers and plants"

It makes me absolutely sad, especially when I see my fullest backback now laying around the cave forever.

And one thing to add: This is what difficulty sliders are for. :(