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The metroid universe could work as a Rougelike-either top down or platformer. Which is best, however, is another question.

I suppose you could use a DNA copying (X) or life-form absorbing (Ing) species as the protagonist to make an excuse for EXP in a game series centered around obtaining items through exploration. An excuse for getting abilities from creatures rather than powerups.

I would say work on scythes since farmers start with scythes/sickles, but then again I'm not the best one to ask because I generally stick to certain weapon setups, so as to direct my platinum into a specific area rather than waste it on weapon types I won't use. In general, I'll use Scythes and Laser Pistols. If I have poor armor, I'll switch to a sickle and add in a light shield. I like to keep a lot of loot, so my armor is generally light. I put quite a bit of platinum into Weight Lifting and Anatomy, so it's vital I don't waste platinum.

Quote from: Markus on May 25, 2013, 05:16:38 pm

Quote from: Graknorke on May 25, 2013, 05:01:42 pm

Quote from: Markus on May 25, 2013, 04:38:27 pm

I screwed up big time.

I messed up the conditional for player death based on hp and died at game start.

So, how's the meteors this time of year?

Dude, the game doesn't even have a NAME, I was testing some hypothetical ideas for the future. In fact, it was hardly even a game-just a testbed.

Then you could have said that.

Eck. Ignore me, I'm having a bad day. I forget I shouldn't be around other people on bad days-I lash out for no reason. My bad.

I screwed up big time.

I messed up the conditional for player death based on hp and died at game start.

Sorry, I just thought that somewhere down the line Rougelikes took the +# enchantment thing from D&D, so I figured that if I asked where they were from, I'd get a response going back to nethack, and then someone trying to say nethack got it from D&D, and then a whole off-topic debate about origins of game mechanics and wutnot.

I still succeeded at failing, it appears.

Anyways, I asked here because I didn't see anything on the wiki at the time. Apparently, it's +/-# damage for weapons, +/-2# PV for armor. Additionally, a weapon/armor being blessed/cursed) acts like a +/-1. Seems like hardening weapons and armor in shops can really be worth it. . . even as expensive as it is.

Some other veins of discussion I'd like to open up.

1. Are there better ways to raise MP other than looking for and cooking herbs that increase MAG, WIL, LER, and eating magic fruits?

2. Who are your favorite characters to use the Astral Light Pen on? Personally, I'm wondering if anyone's recruited a high level @ yet. Usually, however, I keep out of vernis and don't buy a new house to recruit the two Elea, instead of going into "The Void" and trying to not get killed there.

3. Does anyone else here want a putit plushie? *putit*

. . . Erm, could someone explain what hardened/enchanting weapons for that +# next to their names actually does? I'm not familiar with D&D at all, so I'm a bit lost. I don't see any stat changes, either.

I love how the Blessed Crimson Bullet <Fabulous Chosen>+6 (2d3+1) (22) weighs more than a third over what the Blessed Crimson Machine Gun <the criminal>+6 (10d5+1) (54).

The rubynus bulletproof jacket weighs less than either of them.

New patch out, short version is you can now hug enemies to death, the weapon class special attacks are now tied to a limit break gauge of some kind, and you can now put melee weapons into the ranged slot and throw them, and put bows into the main weapon slot and whack people with them.

EDIT: also what file do I copy over to transfer a character I'm lost send help

Wait, this is still Plus right?