Skill capped at 50

[Paper]

How do you increase the combat skill prof cap past 50. Is it a mask upgrade or a different mask or something? My friends and I are trying to figure it out.

[Shimond95]

I don't particularly like it either but it seems the intent is the character you make is a baseline 'fallback' character and you're meant to be playing as a controlled tribesman. The really annoying part of this is I don't seem to be able to then automate my original character into doing something - so it's literally just sitting there doing nothing if I'm not playing as it.

[guska]

Publicado originalmente por Shimond95:

I don't particularly like it either but it seems the intent is the character you make is a baseline 'fallback' character and you're meant to be playing as a controlled tribesman. The really annoying part of this is I don't seem to be able to then automate my original character into doing something - so it's literally just sitting there doing nothing if I'm not playing as it.

This is the part that breaks this for me as well. I'm A-OK with the concept of being the mask and the tribesmen being my followers or whatever, but the fact that my initial tribesman just chills there when I swap, and isn't able to be put to work, is a little annoying, and essentially forces me to swap back to them when I'm at the village, otherwise we're a person down.

[Rain]

I was searching for how to increase the limit cap but it seems like this game is forcing me to play as a different tribesmen to have that increased. isn't it kinda stupid that the tribesmen follow you to get stronger while you yourself(a character you created) doesn't even become stronger than them? i really don't like that, i want to self-insert myself into a character and play fantasy power up, but if there's no way to do that but to move in a different body, that's really lame.

[Toana]

This is such an awfull idea, i tought i will control and take over others to do chores and help me in base, not to play as THEM instead of my character because you limited so much.
I really dont find fancy and fun to play some random characters because i found nice quality one.
If that was intention it should be clear from level one and you should be like ghost mask that take over control over random people and you can play as them instead of your main character.

[Steinaar]

Publicado originalmente por starkmaddness:

Yea, this needs to change. We create our own character and want to be able to play our own character without being gimped. Allow us to absorb traits/skills somehow. Or at the very least, remove the cap for the main character, that is just awful design.

This is how the game was designed and developed. If you don't like it than go play another game. Stop crying about Soul Mask in every topic. If it's so bad than leave but here you are.

[none2222]

Υοu actually can increase the cap to 70 for your main by middle and late-game mask upgrades (unlocked by killing pyramid bosses) But it is still much better to play with other bodies.

[Zalzany]

Publicado originalmente por Raineil:

I was searching for how to increase the limit cap but it seems like this game is forcing me to play as a different tribesmen to have that increased. isn't it kinda stupid that the tribesmen follow you to get stronger while you yourself(a character you created) doesn't even become stronger than them? i really don't like that, i want to self-insert myself into a character and play fantasy power up, but if there's no way to do that but to move in a different body, that's really lame.

Forcing you? It flat out marketed as you GETTING TO SWAP chars at will for each sitatuion lol. Its like going "The game is forcing me to beat a boss to get more masks I want them to just all show up in my inventory on the start! Its not fair I got go collect the other masks how dare they!"

Like its a key part and feature of the game lol. It like someone complaining "you guys are forcing me to leave the starter zone how dare you! I spent hours on this base I don't want to make a new one!" Except even if you go threw every single custimazation of sacrafice pawn it takes 5 minutes lol

[DiViOS]

Publicado originalmente por Kaos:

Publicado originalmente por Paper:

It's disappointing because it's not what I wanted to do. Losing a tribesmen to a boss, to have the grind another one, then another if I just can't get past it isn't fun to me. Additionally, I thought the game would be one character swapping masks, or something. It wasn't really conveyed that you'd be a gestalt and the PC was just insurance in case you lost everyone else.

After completing the first dungeon, we can obtain the Mysterious Stone Table that lets us record valuable Tribesmen. So when they die we can 'resurrect' them.

Then what is the point of gimping the main character If all the tribe mates are immortal?Why does the main character get left out to sit on the ground like a vegetable? Your PC is a member of the tribe just like all those they recruited. This is just a dumb system forcing us to use characters we really dgaf about, not as much as our PC. Why even have a character creator? I don't think gimping the PC and forcing you to play the red headed step child is driving home the whole mask lore. They tried something different, I applaud them for that, but it sucks.

They need to give the PC the same opportunity. if you enjoy playing as a rando then play them, but this is not as advertised "play it your way".

[XyPeZ]

Publicado originalmente por Paper:

Publicado originalmente por Zalzany:

You can make a table to customize other people and whole theme of the game was you are the mask not the person and you can swap to others as needed for their skills and perks... That is waht the awaness level is basically you mask level is that, then you got pawn level wich you can swap out once you learn the very easy to get abilty in starter area...

That theme isn't conveyed in any of the store page. It reads like you got a magic mask, and you can take other people's skills and abilities by recruiting them and possessing them. It doesn't state that you WILL be gatekept in progression until you do this and that your main character is actually just to make sure you don't run out of people.

You can save tribemates and respawn them if they die, you can also edit their appearances.

[Orici Vintarion]

Your Jungle Dwelling Cretin (Mainchar) is literally the King Schmogus of the Tribe... all u do is barking orders and eating food.... just like a real King... useless in any other way..... nicely done... props for the realism on that one

[XyPeZ]

Publicado originalmente por DiViOS:

Publicado originalmente por Kaos:

After completing the first dungeon, we can obtain the Mysterious Stone Table that lets us record valuable Tribesmen. So when they die we can 'resurrect' them.

Then what is the point of gimping the main character If all the tribe mates are immortal?Why does the main character get left out to sit on the ground like a vegetable? Your PC is a member of the tribe just like all those they recruited. This is just a dumb system forcing us to use characters we really dgaf about, not as much as our PC. Why even have a character creator? I don't think gimping the PC and forcing you to play the red headed step child is driving home the whole mask lore. They tried something different, I applaud them for that, but it sucks.

They need to give the PC the same opportunity. if you enjoy playing as a rando then play them, but this is not as advertised "play it your way".

So far I have only seen npcs from ancient bases wear bronze and such. Maybe the main character is the scholar and not the warrior.

Personally I like that idea, the mask granting you persuasive favors, and enlightened knowledge. Making it possible to fabricate advanced weaponry otherwise forgotten.

[Sagaris]

Today i made resurrection pod for my slaves only to realise, that you actually cannot save their progress, and they resurrect as when you tame them... good job, i'm done with this trash.

[Danyel]

The skill cap is a stupid design choice that only shows the devs have little faith that people will use the tribesmen mechanics unless forced to. It a bit of weird thinking though cause the main point IMO and main usefulness in tribesmen is having them be your automatons to run your base/station etc etc.

That said there are already peeps working on getting around this and being able to increase the skill cap for your main character.

[Steinaar]

Publicado originalmente por Danyel:

The skill cap is a stupid design choice that only shows the devs have little faith that people will use the tribesmen mechanics unless forced to. It a bit of weird thinking though cause the main point IMO and main usefulness in tribesmen is having them be your automatons to run your base/station etc etc.

That said there are already peeps working on getting around this and being able to increase the skill cap for your main character.

They force you to wear armor to fight the boss, I want to go in naked but can't win. I'm done with this game, negative review and uninstalling

[Tezcatli]

I get what they're going for. But honestly I'd rather play as the character I created. Than a random NPC. Even though really the character creator isn't that great anyway and we're all wearing masks.