Game is quite easy ATM.

[Cajun Rabbit]

Once you get past the initial starting point (hardest part of the game) and become a competent warrior

literally nothing in the demo can stop you outside of actually attacking a major town.

I have 30 strength, 30 Endurance, 20 dexterity, 26 willpower, Tons of physical and other resists, And im hitting for 18-24 a shot not using abilities.

Im playing as a shield dwarf, not sure if that matters or not.

but im basically unstoppable at this point, nothing can even hit me anymore with my Defense at 18, Axes at 20, Athletics at 10

the Wombo Combo of Chainpull, Shield slam, Throwing axe, pretty much ends everything. If i need breathing room shield slam shoves them back 3 turns worth of movement away, plenty of time to rest while also doing a crap ton of damage. I parry or block every attack.


im playing the game on Dark fantasy (default mode)

im not really sure what else to do at this point. Game is really fun, but im basically a god now.

[Teralitha]

The demo is limited to easy difficulty.

[Cajun Rabbit]

Originally posted by Teralitha:

The demo is limited to easy difficulty.

that would explain it then

[Kolljak]

i found it odd how fast it was to gain skills. i would think with the game having a [family tree] and ages that time and hard work would be needed to accomplish things over time to leave to your family members or next characters to finish up.

[Artur Smiarowski]

Originally posted by Kolljak:

i found it odd how fast it was to gain skills. i would think with the game having a [family tree] and ages that time and hard work would be needed to accomplish things over time to leave to your family members or next characters to finish up.

Skills in the full version go up to level 50, and the main idea is that it will be harder to raise the potential of the skill rather than trained value, and the reason for this is that potential is more about discovery and planning rather than grinding. Because the game has permadeath on characters, requiring a lot of grinding to build one will be annoying.

On the other hand, because the world persists, you can keep items, buildings, and gold you accumulate in your stashes through generations, the skill potential has limits as well, so a single character won't be able to be skilled at everything, which means there will be some opportunities to plan through multiple generations.

This is the general premise, and I'll tweak things during EA to support this direction.

[Teralitha]

Can you elaborate on the "limited skill potential"?

[Cajun Rabbit]

Originally posted by Teralitha:

Can you elaborate on the "limited skill potential"?

I can answer this as Ive already encountered it.

By NOT choosing certain skills when creating a character... those skills have LOWER caps then others.

I didnt choose construction... so for my character it caps out at 10 (along with other skills)

I CHOSE Defense... so its cap goes all the way up to 20,
Same with Axes.
I didnt choose Swords though, so it caps at 10.


My guess is that is the limited potential hes talking about. Not every character is going to be able to do Everything to Maximum levels.

it wouldnt make any sense if you could.

[clyneymeister]

Originally posted by Cajun Rabbit:

Originally posted by Teralitha:

Can you elaborate on the "limited skill potential"?

I can answer this as Ive already encountered it.

By NOT choosing certain skills when creating a character... those skills have LOWER caps then others.

I didnt choose construction... so for my character it caps out at 10 (along with other skills)

I CHOSE Defense... so its cap goes all the way up to 20,
Same with Axes.
I didnt choose Swords though, so it caps at 10.


My guess is that is the limited potential hes talking about. Not every character is going to be able to do Everything to Maximum levels.

it wouldnt make any sense if you could.

I think there's more to it than that.
You can also pay an NPC for training to raise your potential skill cap. The potential limit looks like the total number of points a character can train, there's a number up the top of the skills page that says what the total limit is.

[Teralitha]

Well in a true sandbox world you could master everything, but your chosen skills would just be faster to master. But either way works. I think...

[Cajun Rabbit]

Originally posted by Teralitha:

Well in a true sandbox world you could master everything, but your chosen skills would just be faster to master. But either way works. I think...

I think the idea behind it is... your lineage benefits from your successes as you go.


Person 1... the conqueror... Amasses the money, items, gear, but... is a terrible builder.. his tiny stone shack is pathetic and lame

Person 2... the Leader.. Takes those riches, and builds an empire, a town of startling beauty and precision... but hes a terrible crafter.

Person 3.. the artisan.. Uses the city, and the resources to create the finest items, weapons and armor in the land.

person 4.. The King... Like the Conqueror, but now equipped with items of unrivaled power... he uses them to dominate the other factions.

[Teralitha]

I dont think the dev knows yet what he wants to do, but that idea sounds terrible to me.

[Cajun Rabbit]

Originally posted by Teralitha:

I dont think the dev knows yet what he wants to do, but that idea sounds terrible to me.

hey not everyone enjoys rogue-lites, or understands them.

there are literally thousands of other games out there for ya my guy :D

[Teralitha]

Originally posted by Cajun Rabbit:

Originally posted by Teralitha:

I dont think the dev knows yet what he wants to do, but that idea sounds terrible to me.

hey not everyone enjoys rogue-lites, or understands them.

there are literally thousands of other games out there for ya my guy :D

Your comment is totally ignorant. None of the things you mentioned in your previous post is in a roguelike game. Have you even played ROGUE? Of course you havent kid.

[Cajun Rabbit]

Originally posted by Teralitha:

Originally posted by Cajun Rabbit:

hey not everyone enjoys rogue-lites, or understands them.

there are literally thousands of other games out there for ya my guy :D

Your comment is totally ignorant. None of the things you mentioned in your previous post is in a roguelike game. Have you even played ROGUE? Of course you havent kid.

youre literally saying the DEVELOPER of the game doesnt know what he wants to do... when he has said exactly what he wants to do in other posts...

what he wants to do... is exactly what i stated.

[Teralitha]

Originally posted by Cajun Rabbit:

Originally posted by Teralitha:

Your comment is totally ignorant. None of the things you mentioned in your previous post is in a roguelike game. Have you even played ROGUE? Of course you havent kid.

youre literally saying the DEVELOPER of the game doesnt know what he wants to do... when he has said exactly what he wants to do in other posts...

what he wants to do... is exactly what i stated.

I highly doubt that what you posted is exactly what the dev wants to do. And even if it is, I still say its a horrible idea.

[Cajun Rabbit]

Originally posted by Teralitha:

Originally posted by Cajun Rabbit:

youre literally saying the DEVELOPER of the game doesnt know what he wants to do... when he has said exactly what he wants to do in other posts...

what he wants to do... is exactly what i stated.

I highly doubt that what you posted is exactly what the dev wants to do. And even if it is, I still say its a horrible idea.

that is your opinion and you are free to have it. But not liking something doesn't mean it will change, nor should it.