What is considered the "end"?

[Baelnor]

Having a blast with this game whilst home sick. About 10-12 hours played, completed 10 maps maybe and hit the "progress to storm" button once.

Going from here, what is the goal / end? Is it a certain number of cycles? Is each indidvidual city considered a game in and of itself? Therefore the goal would be to increase difficulty?

I love Slay the Spire / Monster Train etc, and consider the "end" of a run to be when you defeat the heart or the seraph. You then restart and increase difficulty all the way to ascenion whatever (this game has prestige i think).

Thoughts on the end?

[lukeliu]

My goal is to complete prestige 20.

[Djsstorm]

The game is still in Early Access, so who knows what the "end" will be when they finish it.

[archelonian]

I believe the devs have mentioned that they currently consider the end to be the complete rebuilding of the smoldering city. I personally don't see this game needing a true end, and I play it similarly to games like Deep Rock Galactic which I play for the variability between maps and different play styles.
Completing prestige 20 is a great goal to test the limits of your adaptability. Seeing how long you can maintain a win streak on prestige 20 daily expeditions is an even harder bar if you need one.

[Kyresti]

There's been a little hinting of maybe adding in at least a backstory later, but yea, complete canonically = 'purchased all citadel upgrades'.

I'm kinda just watching where the updates go and slowly climbing the prestige and citadel ladders alike (y'all really need to be less stingy with machinery). Ultimately tho I feel this is the kind of game that tries to be infinitely replayable and can only really succeed up to a point. Kind of like Rogue Legacy 2.

[Baelnor]

Thanks for the replies, I will keep coming back to each run as I really enjoy it.

Does the whole map reset every cycle? I take it you are supposed to pick a direction and go in it to try get question marks as far away as possible?

[Brimah]

The fact it is in early access make me not worry about it, but do feel it should be on the to-do list. Maybe a tool-tip or something that pops up say at level 10 introducing prestige levels. I didn't try upping the difficulty because I didn't even know about prestige levels. Starting to climb them now and taking it as "end game", similar to Hades and higher heat.

[Knight Marius]

Originally posted by Lightning Paw:

There's been a little hinting of maybe adding in at least a backstory later, but yea, complete canonically = 'purchased all citadel upgrades'.

I'm kinda just watching where the updates go and slowly climbing the prestige and citadel ladders alike (y'all really need to be less stingy with machinery). Ultimately tho I feel this is the kind of game that tries to be infinitely replayable and can only really succeed up to a point. Kind of like Rogue Legacy 2.

I noticed that the building inside the citadel don't change in shape, I was thinking that building them up would change the look but apparently it doesn't. Does anyone know if there will be an upgrade here too?

[oh016]

Originally posted by Baelnor:

Does the whole map reset every cycle?

Yes

Originally posted by Baelnor:

I take it you are supposed to pick a direction and go in it to try get question marks as far away as possible?

Questionmark tiles are unveiled when you get close and including the tile into a settlement gives you citadel ressources needed for climbing the citadel ladder. My strategy is to start an outleading line of settlements that makes me hit as many question marks as possible in one cycle. I have given up competing with other factions (you are too early in game, other factions on the map are unlocked at a higher level) and only follow my own course. There are special tiles mentioned in the deeds list that seem to be so rare and far out that I have not been able to reach one yet (level15). I primarily head outwards away from the citadel, but if I have to swerve sideways to get a tile I want to collect I will do it. First tme winning with a specified tile included in your settlement will fulfill a deed and gives you XP.

QUESTION: How are prestige levels unlocked? By winning first time on viceroy? I thought it was level-related but since they are still locked for me (currently in a veteran playthrough) it must be something else.

[Bombaclout]

Originally posted by oh016:

Originally posted by Baelnor:

Does the whole map reset every cycle?

Yes

Originally posted by Baelnor:

I take it you are supposed to pick a direction and go in it to try get question marks as far away as possible?

Questionmark tiles are unveiled when you get close and including the tile into a settlement gives you citadel ressources needed for climbing the citadel ladder. My strategy is to start an outleading line of settlements that makes me hit as many question marks as possible in one cycle. I have given up competing with other factions (you are too early in game, other factions on the map are unlocked at a higher level) and only follow my own course. There are special tiles mentioned in the deeds list that seem to be so rare and far out that I have not been able to reach one yet (level15). I primarily head outwards away from the citadel, but if I have to swerve sideways to get a tile I want to collect I will do it. First tme winning with a specified tile included in your settlement will fulfill a deed and gives you XP.

QUESTION: How are prestige levels unlocked? By winning first time on viceroy? I thought it was level-related but since they are still locked for me (currently in a veteran playthrough) it must be something else.

Just win games on higher difficulty (win the Viceroy difficulty and you will get access to prestige 1, and so on as long as you choose the higher difficulty)

I am now stuck at Prestige 15, I love the harpy before for they are easy to satisfy for resolve but now im starting to hate them. prima donna loafers

[ajxx]

Has an ending been added?

[el Darkness]

Originally posted by ajxx:

Has an ending been added?

I doubt ending will be added to AtS. Unless you consider Queens Hand mode, in this case, ending is already here.

[mostly willing]

Originally posted by ajxx:

Has an ending been added?

no

[RonEmpire]

Originally posted by ajxx:

Has an ending been added?

Yes. If you win the queens hand trial there is an ending cut scene for winning.

You can watch it in on my youtube channel. For those who don't want to spend two months getting there

[utilityguy]

Originally posted by RonEmpire:

Originally posted by ajxx:

Has an ending been added?

Yes. If you win the queens hand trial there is an ending cut scene for winning.

You can watch it in on my youtube channel. For those who don't want to spend two months getting there

Holly molly, thank you.