How to Get Away With Murder level break

[TechiRef]

I don't think this was intentional, and it's not really the biggest deal, but it's pretty easy to break the last of the four Codex levels by bombing one of the corners of the room and just going through the door from the side. There's enough bombs to get you through all but two of the Shopkeepers. Again, not a big deal but something I thought about sharing just in case anyone cared.

[Ryan Dorkoski]

Yeah thats actually what I did to win.

I thought it was the actual solution.

[Rinera]

Originally posted by Ryan Dorkoski:

Yeah thats actually what I did to win.

I thought it was the actual solution.

It is called "how to get away with murder", so one would assume that you are to murder first and get away second.

[TechiRef]

Rinera, I'm pretty sure that it's more a reference on all the fun ways you can murder the Shopkeeper, as in "this is how you kill the Shopkeeper and not die in the process." Still though, fleeing is very apropos as well.

[Vecchia]

So, uh, this means you cannot kill the last shopkeeper (I assume it is the last, the chamber with the 'riches' scroll)?

Or is there any other way?

[Tskami]

You can ready your (gold) dagger to throw, then use riches, then throw it at the shopkeeper.

[Vecchia]

Hu? Sure?

Maybe I missed something, but that is what I have tried. A couple dozen times, maybe

Wait a sec, you have to switch into throw mode, and then activate the scroll? Not the other way, i.e. activating the scroll and then throwing your dagger. Because that is what I did..

[Vecchia]

Okay, I just tried that, and, big surprise, it works!

You just have to stick to the right order, first, enter throw mode, then activate the scroll, and finally, throw. Just as you said.

But now what? You kill the last shopkeeper, and then? Nothing happens.
Not even a stupid achievement.

God, this game sucks!

[Adriel]

The codexes are for learning more advanced strategies that may not be apparent while playing the game. There aren't achievements for them, but there are plenty of other achievements to earn. :)

[Vecchia]

For the record, and to clear up any possible misunderstandings: it was a joke.

In fact, I really like CotND so far. Definitely one of the best roguelikes I've ever played, maybe even the best!

And I usually don't like roguelikes that much...

By the way, I just realized that I did the third codex level wrong eventually (Bomb lore? - The one with the army of minotaurs). I tried to kill them first, but without any success, so I just used bombs to open the way and rushed directly to the exit..