game needs an easy mode

[Master Yoda]

the difficulty when you get to sapphire ridge is just insane. I can't be the only one feeling this way right? everything kills you in pretty much 2-3 hits, sometimes even 1 hitting you, and I have pretty good gear of around ~40. This is impossible, game NEEDS an easy mode.

It could be something simple like just editing the stats in the JSON files (what I'm currently doing, because I'm fed up of those ninjas 1 hitting me)

[Master Yoda]

Originally posted by ♥ Cure Lovely ♥:

The slime boss was really frustarting me when I decided I had enough and I hacked my level, have level 99, 9999 hp, 999 all other stats... but that doesn't get me around all the puzzles. The final puzzle in each dungeon is always the worst for me. So yeah.... I'd like to see an easy mode too, but not just for battles but for puzzles too. Preferably adjustable in-game so I don't have to start this long game all over. I'm mostly in it for the story. <3

how did you hack your level etc. ? Cheat engine?

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Originally posted by Gwyn, Lord of Tinder:

Originally posted by ♥ Cure Lovely ♥:

The slime boss was really frustarting me when I decided I had enough and I hacked my level, have level 99, 9999 hp, 999 all other stats... but that doesn't get me around all the puzzles. The final puzzle in each dungeon is always the worst for me. So yeah.... I'd like to see an easy mode too, but not just for battles but for puzzles too. Preferably adjustable in-game so I don't have to start this long game all over. I'm mostly in it for the story. <3

how did you hack your level etc. ? Cheat engine?

no, by editing json files like you did. check with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URjMswv9SD0&t=138s
The folder location is slightly different than the video claims, you have to go to the game's steam folder. Just change hedgehag's level to 99 and exp given to 99999, load up the game, kill one hedgehag and you should be good to go. <3

Attempting to hack puzzles however is probably way more complicated, however the game's code seems to be fully editible and unprotected to the point it'd probably be totally possible if you know what you're doing.

[MadHamster]

Pftt, Casuals who would even hack and cheat. Git gud Dark Souls style.

[nawat126]

You should have gear around level 50ish for Sapphire Ridge though?

[Grzemek]

Level 40 gear around level 52 enemies? Getting 3-1 shot? I'm shocked, I'm telling you-shocked!
That is a significant gap and it's more than expected to be smashed in such situation. Time to update the gear my friend!

You can easily get stuck in mentality that only crafted equipment is worthwhile, but if you don't want to spend time farming money and components you can always just buy stuff in settlement shops (Bergen Village, Rookie Harbor, Basin Keep etc.). They are good enough to tackle the bosses and mob fights. I did a run with only basic gear and no grinding, it was enough to stay relevant

And you can't expect to just facetank bosses, only if you go a full tank build (both in circuits and gear) you can basically sleep in the boss arena because you have so much regen and defenses but then the fights take ages. Otherwise gotta learn the pattern and keep dashing. Some enemy patterns might be tricky to break down to "okay so what do I do against his moveset?" but there is always a way.

[Morsk]

I don't want any developer to do "easy mode" unless they're comfortable doing it. Blizzard Entertainment has difficult modes I like in most of their games. But for other developers, it often turns into "button mash" vs. "not even fun, and we didn't even try to make it fun, but at least it's hard" modes. This makes the game worse than if it had no difficulty settings.

[Mongera]

Originally posted by MadHamster:

Pftt, Casuals who would even hack and cheat. Git gud Dark Souls style.

Filthy casuls

[Yuuki]

Since when are trainers and stuff like ce illegal?

[MadHamster]

Originally posted by Yuuki:

Since when are trainers and stuff like ce illegal?

Interpreting Cure Lovelys statment and going by his logic it is illegal.

[MadHamster]

Originally posted by Yuuki:

Since when are trainers and stuff like ce illegal?

EDIT: This is just in!!! Got a community forum striker for posting CheatsCC link.
I guess cheats and trainer making sites are illegal in-deed.

[Regiden]

Yes, we do no promote cheat websites, that's against guidelines. If you want to share cheats, please do so somewhere else. And you can be happy that you're not getting more as displayed a lot of awful tone in almost all of your posts.

[augur]

Some tips:

Combat: Remember that elemental advantages work on you too... if you switch to Cold to hit the Sun Bug, they'll pummel you harder as well.

Don't be afraid to use food. At the same time, if you need to use food on overworld mobs, you're probably underleveled/underequipped.

The Sun/Moon Bugs in particular have awkward patterns with no obvious Break like previous areas. You don't have to immediately fight a group of 4, just fight 1-2 and try to figure it out. ex what is happening when the lights appear around them? What's the best way to dodge or guard their dash attacks?

Puzzles: can't offer a lot of help if it's the reaction aspect tripping you up, but I usually go step by step through the slow bullet ones before trying it.

A lot of the puzzles (including the slow bullet ones) have markings on the floor that show where things are supposed to go.

The game usually pretty good at introducing new mechanics, but if you're stuck experiment to see you might be able to do. (Shock example: if the ball is on a wave block which is teleported away the ball continues in the direction it was moving until it hits a wall. Wave example: I didn't figure out that two blocks could be teleported and stacked until I saw the room name Stacking Blocks or something.)

[Regiden]

Originally posted by ♥ Cure Lovely ♥:

The video I posted on hacking the .json files isn't the same though I hope?
Sorry if I caused any trouble. :)

I would prefer if you'd take it down, but it is fine by the guidelines I think :)

[MadHamster]

Originally posted by Regiden:

Yes, we do no promote cheat websites, that's against guidelines. If you want to share cheats, please do so somewhere else. And you can be happy that you're not getting more as displayed a lot of awful tone in almost all of your posts.

Since when being brutally honest and fair is considered awful tone??? I mean I know that Germany is brimming with PC SJW libtards who get offended and triggered by anything and everything but I hoped that you guys aren`t one of them.

[MadHamster]

Originally posted by ♥ Cure Lovely ♥:

I'm a Pretty Cure social justice warrior who is liberal and fights against elitism, and fights against people who are legality nazis <3

Legally. The proper term is legally defined as (insert objective logical word construct) here.