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News: April 23, 2024: Dwarf Fortress 50.13 has been released.
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Hmmm. Does this mean that the first pokemon you encounter could possibly be a level 2 Mew?It is possible! However, it would be nigh-impossible to catch. Each Pokemon's "catch rate" remains the same as a normal game, and the wimpy Pokeballs we get at first have the lowest odds.
I NEVER use Auto-fire. I have never been in a situation where it was even a good idea.Well, if you have an Ion Blast II...
Make sure the levels are randomised as well for extra !!FUN!!.Doesn't fall within the scope of the mod
So what stopping from let say Groudon being in the first route?Absolutely nothing
This really isn't true, especially on easy.You clearly haven't seen how badly things can go on a bad run. If you're constantly repairing damage and upgrading what little you can, you aren't going to have scrap left over for better weapons or new systems.
No, because you never have more than two vital rooms (engine and pilot if you're trying to run away). Fire is trivial to deal with, breaches aren't that bad and if they're really giving you trouble upgrade your oxygen system by one.That makes no sense. If either piloting or engines go down, you can't run or evade, so losing the other just means more to repair. I'm talking lost engines/cockpit, lost shields/cloak, and lost weapons all at the same time. No engines, shields or cloak, you lose a massive part of your defense. Lose weapons, and you can't fight back or even try to slow the enemy down. If you also lose oxygen or doors, that's just additional fun. Lose everything more-or-less at the same time? You can't even open the airlocks to simply vent your crew and save time. This can and has happened to me at any point in the game.
This isn't true also. I presume you're talking about an automated ship there, it would have its engines and possibly drones powered right down. In any case by the time you're fighting enemies that strong you should have enough power that you can juggle yourself to near full capacity.Honestly I'm starting to wonder if you're even playing the same version I am. Ion storms always mean a difficult fight for me, because I'm semi-crippled and usually losing oxygen while the enemy never seems to be.
So how many of us learned the hard way which lever is the front brake on a bike with the assistance of a steep hill?That's why you make damn sure which is which before even buying the thing
If I don't, I die. Or if I buy a new weapon/system, I can't afford the power to use it. In bad runs, there's no good option.Must be the dozens of runs when I couldn't afford anything thanks to constant damage from crappy evasion rollsDon't waste money repairing too much of it
Right, because repairs are instant and the enemy will sit tight and wait for me to recover. You've never had three vital rooms knocked out and on fire/breached at the same time, have you?Must be the battles where the very first hit from an enemy wipes out my weapons, leaving me incapable of fighting back.Fix them
Oddly enough, I've never seen an ion storm where the enemy wasn't at full strength. When I mentioned four weapons, shields, and cloaks earlier, I wasn't exaggerating. That's something I've fought in an ion storm. They're never any weaker than ships outside the storm, and in some cases stronger.Or the runs where I had no choice but to pass through a hazard which proceeded to disable half of my systems while simultaneously dealing with boarding parties and high-level ships.Pause, reroute your power. Ion storms really tend to hit your opponent harder than they hit you, because they don't have the brains required to prioritize the correct systems (I have been attacked by ships with no functioning weapons in ion storms before). You may have to turn off your oxygen or engines temporarily, but the fact is your opponent will not be functioning at full capacity either, so you will be able to knock out their weapons and deal with boarders in the normal door-related ways.
