I can't manage to keep up with Chaos

[Nequis]

Hi everyone,so after learning the ropes with Apprentice i felt confident enough to play on Artisan which i suppose is the difficulty at which the game is meant to be played aaaaand....i'm failing to even get past level 3 because of the Chaos increasing so fast i am in a constant chase with it.

Now i always took item/gold quests at start,am i supposed to take Chaos ones? If someone has any insight it would be nice since i'm enjoying the game a lot but i bet there is something i'm doing exceptionally wrong to not even be able to leave the forest without getting murdered by the demon.

[Santadriver]

By level three you mean your character's levels?

It's true, that if you're playing on a higher difficulty, you'll have to take on more chaos reduction quests than normally. Note that having less chaos on the timeline also gives you more time to fight random enemies to gather gold.
mostly stick to the storyline since that will reduce chaos by itself. I'd do one out of two sidequests in Act 1 to reduce chaos and then a couple (quite a few actually) in Act 2, since you'll have to level up quickly and are forced to obtain better equipment very fast. The beginning phase of Act 2 is crucial. You just finished the first main quest and feel then as if the pressure is off. But that's actually the phase where you can make or brake a playthrough. Take on enough chaos quests in the beginning of Act 2 and maybe even use one or two tents to heal before and right after.

(Caves are a great way to gather gold and xp without losing turns. But it's also a risk if you enter unprepared...)

Elsewise, could you elaborate what your actions before were and where you got stuck?

[Nequis]

Originally posted by SantadriverCH:

By level three you mean your character's levels?

Yeah,just got wiped again with a friend of mine cause of Chaos level although we struggled all match long to keep it under control,we can't seem to make it past hero level 3.

Originally posted by SantadriverCH:

mostly stick to the storyline since that will reduce chaos by itself. You just finished the first main quest and feel then as if the pressure is off. But that's actually the phase where you can make or brake a playthrough.

That's what i am doing,i just stick to the main quest and head straight to next objective area as i am level 2 and allowed,even taking a deep cave when possible. Thing is i feel like i'm given no quarter as right getting to Parid the timeline was: 1 free,1 scourge,1 chaos,3 free then 1 chaos,3 free then 1 chaos.

I took the quests to lower chaos but didn't make it there cause of 3 ambushes from the same chaos demon,destroyed a tower but 2 turnslater was up again and ultimately failed test at 80% and got wiped. If you can give me any insight cause i feel very lost at this point,1 chaos every 3 turns is kinda harsh.

[Santadriver]

So I assume you get stuck in Act 2? Going to Parid after clearing the glittering mines?

[Nequis]

Yeah,i'm always underleveled and short on time but i'm just going straight for the quests,if i stop to check other curios i might catch up with gear/level but get killed by chaos,it feels like my doom is always impending right after clearing the mines and i don't get much far from that point each run.

[Santadriver]

I‘m picking up right after ending Act1 and assume that you‘re able to complete that part and start off with 0 chaos into the second chapter.

My approach is usually to go to the Golden Plans asap. Maybe even using a portal scroll straight to parid to get the whole parte there in no time. The Guardian forrest‘s monster‘s reward is too little at this point.

So, reaching Parid as soon as possible. Open both chaos quests in the GoldenPlains. Pick up the usual Goblin fighters. They’re a good choice of fight at this point (stay away from Binosaurs/Triceclops). Don’t shy away from opening a tent before a chaos camp and resting after the fight. Use up focus in these chaos camps - they‘ll be taken away anyways.
Locate the forgotten cellar first. It‘s manageable even with level 3 if you have steal immunity. If you‘re able to find the Lucky Dearf, the Bandid King or the Sanctum of Fortune in the near future that would be great - they all give steal immunity.
With that you gain some time to catch up with level and gear.
Take easy fights but take on many fights. Fight as much as possible. Golblin camps are super rewarding with level 3-5. consider ambushing if else there would be too many bad guys in the area (worth a couple focus points).
Keep an eye on the town‘s equipmemt for sale (Parid & Cazeli‘s Watch). Note that there are more often weapon drops than Armor, shoe and hat drops.
You‘re looking for around 10-14 armor as soon as possible.

To get around quicker at the start of Act 2 I try to do the first pipelevel and use the movement grass (forgot the name). I buy them in Act 1 when they cost only 7gold each. I spend all my gold before entering the mines (good investment!). Also I sometimes use a teleport scroll (if for example you know that the forgotten cellar is in the burning forest and would otherwise take you 4 or 5 turns to get there).

Mostly it comes down to how you manage your gold and how you plan ahead.
Using a sanctum when a character needs a full-heal is a subtle thing but can save you 2 turns to get back to a town and money the heal back up.

Small tricks and quirks will help you immensly and you‘ll learn best what works and doesn‘t by just trying them out.

If you have the night market unlocked I like to wait in Act 1 for the night to check out what offers there are.
There are some extremely powerful early weapons. Or even strong items.
Rusty Chain: +1 Party armor, 30gold
Lucky clover: +20%gold multiplier, 25gold (! Amazing)
a dagger with inteligence with +5speed and pierce armor using the intelligence stat for some 17 gold (also useful way into act2)
And more...
A great way to buy in before entering the mines in act 1 (buy in and enter immediately (you can setup all gear after the first room in the mines (thats how you can spread up and use your gold well and sort gear and items quickly without having to spend turns gathering your party in one place again).

Those should be some useful guideline for the beginning.

[Nequis]

Mmmm ok thanks for the tips,i'll get back here with more details if my next run doesn't even get to Parid again.

[Santadriver]

Good Luck

[jworf999]

Originally posted by Santadriver:

Good Luck

what is the best line up for act 2?

[Santadriver]

Originally posted by jworf999:

Originally posted by Santadriver:

Good Luck

what is the best line up for act 2?

What do you mean by line up? (English isn‘t my first languge, sorry.) party composition, tasks or like guidelines?