I’ve been playing this game for years. I’ve gotten past the blobs. Made it to the shop. But I can’t get much past there.

Is there some pattern, or technique, or something that you’re all doing?

I search rooms. I watch my food. I use my items. Upgrade them. Am patient in battle, and avoid battle if required.

What am I missing?

Thank you

  • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
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    5 months ago

    There’s have been some years since I don’t play the game (started to bike instead of taking the metro) but I remember that the thing that switched from hundreds of games losing to winning one each 10 or so games was using all the available resources: potions, seeds, scrolls, throw weapons. Everything can give you a help little help, until you are strong enough. Also, saving the maps scrolls (each vendor have one)to skip past the last levels directly to the final boss was fundamental.

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      5 months ago

      I’m a bit like OP and so far almost every potion and scroll is indecipherable, expect for the scroll of rage which feels pretty useless for a beginner.

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        5 months ago

        Use scrolls of identify on scrolls. You can also cook them in an alchemy pot to turn them into stones, identifying them in the process.

        Also you’re guaranteed to get 3 scrolls of upgrade in each chapter.

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        5 months ago

        For potion identification, if a floor have a “puzzle” room, there’s a potion on the same floor to solve it. Like piranha room would have an invisibility potion, trap room a float potion and so on.