Too hard ?

[madmikmouse]

Hey guys :). Really good game :)
I have completed about 6 episodes, maybe 8.....Now i find all other challenges are impossible to win. Am i missing something obvious or is it simply a matter of hoping against hope for an incredibly lucky RNG ?
It seems that the AI is extremely OP and the constant annihilation is wearing a bit thin now.
It almost feels as though i have missed a strategy and am playing with less buffs than i should be.Or is it simply an incredibly hard game ? (btw...I don't want it too easy so you can just sail through the game, but this is a slaughter)
I would be most grateful if you could prove me to be an idiot for missing something obvious !

PS.. I have tried dozens of different setups with equipment but they all fail miserably.

Tnx Steam Community...You guys rock :)

[Baron Von Sucko]

It absolutely seems unfair at first. Most of the episodes require you to figure out how to work around or abuse the episode mechanics.

Robot 2, for example: If you never have more than one die rolled, then you can't lose any. Also, since your limit break will keep rolling dice until you hit the jackpot, never use it until you're in danger of going over the limit.

Try to have extra equipment in reserve that deals elemental damage, then you can switch things up just prior to attacking an enemy with a weakness or a strength.

Also, make sure to abuse dice manipulation skills, which often earn you extra dice when you try to do something "impossible" to a 1 or a 6. In fact, this is one of the keys to beating Thief 3: Increasing a 6 or splitting a 1 will get you an extra 1. Raising the tick costs you one die, and replaces all your current dice with the new tick. This means you can navigate from 1 to 6 in two turns without it costing you anything.

Hope this helps put you in the right mindset.

[GullsForSale]

I find the game a bit hard too. Even while using the proper strategies for each characters mechanics. Later levels require you to get a really good RNG until you get the right equipement to setup your build. That said, if you need some help to beat a level : there are debug features in the game like the ability to spawn any dice, heal by pressing O, etc. I use this occasionaly to save a run lost aroud the end due to unfairly bad RNG (this require to patch the game executable).

[madmikmouse]

Tnx for the replies guys :)
Followed your tips but i still think this game is way too hard.....eg...Robot 3, i think it is...says 'A 50% chance for dice to disappear...It's actually around 95%.... !!! Absolutely ridiculous. It's very rare you get to use any equipment at all !!!
Could be a really good game . but needs extremely severe tweaking of RNG to make it a viable product imho.
Shelving it for now....what a shame :(

[tlenz]

Yeah, so far I've only completed a few of the Warrior episodes and the base stuff for a few characters. Figuring out the trick is usually necessary (or getting an "I win" item like the one that allows surviving any one fatal wound).

That said, I'm failing to see the designer's supposition that "if I lose it is almost certainly my fault" in the Warrior's elimination round. One example is the Kraken. I come up to him at level....3 or 4, I can't recall which. Regardless, I have 4 dice and cannot level up prior to fighting him. Going in at full blast (a full HP and stored fury), I get reliably every round blinded...all four dice.

At that point, I fail to see how ANY build stands a meaningful chance against it (especially since virtually every round I am ALSO getting cursed and taking steadily increasing damage). I'm basically throwing random dice at things hoping for something to happen.

[Lyseria]

So far I've completed 18 episodes (6 warrior, 1 thief, 3 robot, 2 inventor, 2 witch and 4 jester. I have not yet attempted some of the others, but a few do seem impossible to me.

Thief 2 for example. I have tried at least 20 times now, but I have never even gotten past floor 3 if at all). Thief 3, witch, 3 and robot 4 are also extremely frustrating and It feels to me, like I cannot win, no matter what I do. I think that they might be possible to beat, but only if you have an extraordinary streak of good luck throughout the whole run, which leaves a rather bad taste in my mouth.

So, yeah I totally agree that some episodes are definately too hard and need to be adjusted.

[thewocket]

I find it interesting that I have done less episodes but have cleared Thief two (and considered it one of the easiest ones yet, and I did not use the spoiler) and Witch three (only witch clear besides one) because I found it easier than two.

Probably just differing play styles at work? I really didn’t feel anything super lucky was happening especially in the witch episode - didn’t get life drain for example until buying it literally right before heading down to the boss. Scathach rolled a six two of the first three turns and I still managed.

Warrior three, though, clowns me badly. Still enjoying trying however!

[Iron Cookie 53]

you know what is being hard for me in this game at the moment, Bonus Stage with Witch

[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 Scarrr]

The game is just hard, i have the same question but you dont miss anything

[baddog993]

For anyone wanting to win more games then they lose use this mod it makes the game more balanced and more fun. In most games you will get to the boss. Now you might not beat that boss but at least the this mod allows you to enjoy the game the way it should have been in the first.
This mod for Dicey Dungeons lowers the overall difficulty in a couple of ways:

Cuts 25% of the default HP from all enemies
Increases the effectiveness of various defensive items
Linked https://sineswiper.itch.io/lower-difficulty

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

I dont think dice rolls are actually random, 90% of the time the curses take your hardest hitting ability or just take exactly enough to give opponent another turn, doesnt look like random to me.
Not to mention opponents rolling near perfect scores all the time.

[baddog993]

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

I dont think dice rolls are actually random, 90% of the time the curses take your hardest hitting ability or just take exactly enough to give opponent another turn, doesnt look like random to me.
Not to mention opponents rolling near perfect scores all the time.

I completed the game using the mod. Otherwise its a real drag to play this game.

[Nitelite]

Originally posted by baddog993:

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

I dont think dice rolls are actually random, 90% of the time the curses take your hardest hitting ability or just take exactly enough to give opponent another turn, doesnt look like random to me.
Not to mention opponents rolling near perfect scores all the time.

I completed the game using the mod. Otherwise its a real drag to play this game.

Can you get the achievements still with the mod?

[baddog993]

Originally posted by Nitelite2:

Originally posted by baddog993:

I completed the game using the mod. Otherwise its a real drag to play this game.

Can you get the achievements still with the mod?

I have 34/53 achievements unlocked using the mod. So yeah this mod doesn't affect achievements. You can still earn them.

[Senlin]

When I started playing the game, after the first 2-3 rounds I found the game very hard and thouoght it would be almost impossible to win. Now some hours later I have won all rounds with jester, robot, thief and I'm halfway through with robot. It's incredible how much you learn the game just by playing it and what seemed very difficult becomes doable, if not easy. Luck does play its part, I'm not winning every game, but it's not a drag at all.


Also I love how it's practicly multiple games in one, they change things so drasticaly from one round to another, it's really fun. The game has much bigger depth than I initially thought.

[ShadowDark3]

I recommend taking things slowly and thinking through your moves carefully. I've finished all the Warrior's episodes without any losses, all the Thief's episodes with around six losses, and have done four of Robot's episodes with one loss so far. Be sure you understand what each ability and new rule does

For example, you mentioned in Robot 3 about the dice having a 50% chance to vanish—what this rule actually is means that half of the six available dice will vanish each round. If you have rolled twice and neither vanished, your next roll will have a 75% chance to vanish. The hearts and skulls track how many have stayed vs vanished for the current round so that you can gauge the probability of your next roll. Take advantage of when you know your next roll is more or less likely to vanish.

I know my post isn't particularly helpful in terms of strategy, but best of luck on your future runs