Before I Retire: Some tips!

[OctoberFox]

Short and sweet:

Paranormal Investigator is super powerful! You can create just about anything with skepticism. Late game I kept getting wants and powerful weapons. Xenochemistry can net you stacks of whatever potions you want, including Haematic Phylactery. You have to exit and return to the game for these to stack properly.

Pair this with Wands and Piracy if you want wands and the used all of the glue achievement. Plenty of materials for wand crafting at this point.

Viking Warcry essentially renders all enemies moot, even the final boss.

The hardest part of any build are the first few levels. The rest after that is just not getting careless.

Don't depend on anvils to help you, they're a coin flip that can make your best gear into your worst.

Always choose at least one weapon skill. I like crossbow because bolts are plentiful and varied, and you can always carry it without it being your main.

I could write a huge novella of tips and tricks here but that would spoil what is part of the fun of the game. For those of you that will struggle, remember that the game fits your style as much as you fit the game's. There are not dead ends, you just can't win a boat race with a Ferrari.

Cheers!

[herbiehanx]

Hey! Thanks for the tips! :) Just started this game and all things smooth at least for now, though Im only at dungeon level 3. Is there a way to speed up the looting process? I'm asking because even though I have all item types set for quick loot, I only gather currency automatically. Seems like 80% of my gaming time goes to wondering what should I keep and what to leave behind. Any advice to that (I keep food + crafting mats as I have dual-wield melee build with crafting perk).

[OctoberFox]

Keep everything, specialize in as few things as necessary, stack and sell your unused items frequently. I made heavy use of the pocket dimension, and while it took some planning, was always able to organize everything depending on what I needed, but sometimes the strangest items can be used for enchanting, or crafting, and it will all depend on what you learn from a bookshelf. So keep your cheeses in a cheese stack, your weak gear in a gear pile, and arrange whatever else you like as your needs dictate.

I would recommend rows of things. I used lots of wands and so keeping gems in a row along the wall was a must, and I would turn off auto-looting gems and whatnot so that once in the pocket dimension I wouldn't accidentally loot my rows away.

What you do and don't want to keep will always be build dependent, and some abilities render certain skills moot (alchemy is nearly useless with Paranormal Investigator).

Auto looting is the best thing as far as speeding up what you grab, but the truth is patience will be you friend with this game every time, as impatience will likely lead to a rash decision and abrupt death.

Absolutely pick your style and stay committed. The best way to win outside of cheesing is to stick to your initial plan.

Happy adventuring, and good luck!

[herbiehanx]

Originally posted by OctoberFox:

Keep everything, specialize in as few things as necessary, stack and sell your unused items frequently. I made heavy use of the pocket dimension, and while it took some planning, was always able to organize everything depending on what I needed, but sometimes the strangest items can be used for enchanting, or crafting, and it will all depend on what you learn from a bookshelf. So keep your cheeses in a cheese stack, your weak gear in a gear pile, and arrange whatever else you like as your needs dictate.

I would recommend rows of things. I used lots of wands and so keeping gems in a row along the wall was a must, and I would turn off auto-looting gems and whatnot so that once in the pocket dimension I wouldn't accidentally loot my rows away.

What you do and don't want to keep will always be build dependent, and some abilities render certain skills moot (alchemy is nearly useless with Paranormal Investigator).

Auto looting is the best thing as far as speeding up what you grab, but the truth is patience will be you friend with this game every time, as impatience will likely lead to a rash decision and abrupt death.

Absolutely pick your style and stay committed. The best way to win outside of cheesing is to stick to your initial plan.

Happy adventuring, and good luck!

Thank you so much for a detailed answer, really helpful! :)