partner spell: how to use?

[silver]

I finally got the partner spell, even upgraded it once, but I can't seem to ever tame a critter. Do I charge it and then it fires like a missile or a bombard? Do I just hover over a creature and hold space until it becomes my friend? I've tried both of those, both with and without using F to focus on the target, both close up and far away, so probably there's some other way to use it I'm not understanding.

[Nepnep]

Hold space until it becomes a friend. It takes a while, best to stun it beforehand.

Armadillo is broken OP.

[Knives]

What Nepnep said. Also keep in mind just because they become your friend doesn't mean they won't damage/stun you.
When I tried the Armadillo the little bugger kept smashing into me. Same with the lightning spirit and the giant fireball dragon.

[Nepnep]

Originally posted by Knives:

What Nepnep said. Also keep in mind just because they become your friend doesn't mean they won't damage/stun you.
When I tried the Armadillo the little bugger kept smashing into me. Same with the lightning spirit and the giant fireball dragon.

Yea, they get especially stupid when there are no enemies beside you. Range monsters in particular WILL aim at you once there are no enemies in sight (The wizard that rapidly shoots ice in particular is annoying)

Nice to see bosses try and kill the armadillo though. Extra funny when there are TWO bosses trying to kill the Armadillo and AoE themselves to death.

[Tactical Drongo]

A little hint to use the spell more efficiently: give it one or two upgrades when you have some experience, makes it waaaayyy easier to befriend the monsters

[Knives]

Originally posted by Tactical Drongo:

A little hint to use the spell more efficiently: give it one or two upgrades when you have some experience, makes it waaaayyy easier to befriend the monsters

Yeah you can definitely tell the difference after it's been upgraded a bit. The frost spell can also help a ton till you get it upgraded.