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BurmesePenguin posted...

LOL! My box art says the release includes the Rise of the Giants DLC.

If you have a physical copy it might actually be on the cart.

lol as this topic was ongoing I got a notification that I was in the top 1% upvotes for r/deadcells

I beat the first boss. Do you always start at the very beginning after dying? cause I died in the next section and was sent to very beginning again.

Shamino posted...

I beat the first boss. Do you always start at the very beginning after dying? cause I died in the next section and was sent to very beginning again.

Yes but the good news is there's only 3 bosses to finish the game unless you're playing on the hardest difficulty.

Queen and the Sea also makes you fight 4 bosses.

BurmesePenguin posted...

Stilt Village is the "oh you think you're doing good? Well fuck you, how about that!?" zone

The pirate guys are pretty tough enemies when you're first getting used to them, but eventually you'll find Stilt Village is one of the chiller biomes like Tyranthraxus said. Stilt Village also has a food shop, something you will be very thankful for if you ever go there on higher difficulties.

You'll generally find some biomes more difficult than others, but even the ones considered more difficult like Slumbering Sanctuary and Cavern are pretty fun. There's really only one biome that the community as a whole seems to hate. And for good reason. I'll let you find that one for yourself.

Is it forgotten sepulchur? Cause fuck that.

I acquired the bouncy staff weapon and had amazing amounts of fun with it, then I got to Stilted Village and using it got me killed.

Nah, it's not Forgotten Sepulcher. Forgotten Sepulcher is a weird one because initially its gimmick seems really frustrating to deal with. But personally, I find it to be one of the easier late stage biomes.

BurmesePenguin posted...

Is it forgotten sepulchur? Cause fuck that.

Nope although that's a solid #2. I personally like it because the high enemy density means I can get a malaise clear faster there than most other biomes but I understand it's a difficult biome at times. I personally think it's more tolerable than sewers as one wrong step in the sewers ruins your kill streak

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/1/5/AAearvAAEWtv.jpg

This thing is sick

The King's Hand is annoyingly hard and I feel like I should try to learn him in boss rush before going through the whole game to fail on him again.

Also somehow I no damage'd the time keeper.

Do you have to follow a specific path to get access to the bank or does it just appear after clearing a certain number of biomes?

It can appear at any point after Prisoner's Quarters and replaces all biomes of the tier you were about to enter. So for example, you can go there right after Prisoner's Quarters if the chest for the Bank shows up in passageway. The Bank would then replace Promenade, Toxic Sewers, and the other first tier biomes.

I remember when traps were stupidly overpowered.

Welp, after years of on and off playing I finally beat this game for the 1st time yesterday.

I guess now I gotta do it again and again and again lol

I beat the game and unlocked hard mode and I'm honestly not sure what to do. As far as I can tell I haven't unlocked anything that can create further progress, unless I just get access to other zones in the in between zones later on. I've gotten as far as the clock tower in hard mode and haven't seen anything different. Unless I'm missing something about that lava zone, but as far as I can tell I can't do anything there yet. Presumably I have to get some sort of lava invulnerability progression item.

The lack of full heals every zone shift in hard mode is absolutely devastating to me >_>

BurmesePenguin posted...

I beat the game and unlocked hard mode and I'm honestly not sure what to do. As far as I can tell I haven't unlocked anything that can create further progress, unless I just get access to other zones in the in between zones later on. I've gotten as far as the clock tower in hard mode and haven't seen anything different. Unless I'm missing something about that lava zone, but as far as I can tell I can't do anything there yet. Presumably I have to get some sort of lava invulnerability progression item.

You can progress at your own pace but here's what you unlock by activating hard mode (1 boss cell)

• Some doors will now open for your for a little extra stuff, like extra chests.
• Some new enemies will begin appearing that can drop blueprints you can't get on normal
• You now have access to the homunculus rune and can access homunculus areas for blueprints (boss cell not required just that you've beaten the game)
• "Lava door" in the beginning of the game has the key to the cavern, use the homunculus rune to get through it. Use the key in the graveyard to get to the cavern. The graveyard can only be accessed from the insufferable crypt.

good luck.

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This is a benefit tbh. You can pick fights in areas of your choosing.

I ended up dropping Dead Cells because 95% of my playthroughs would trivially make it to Hand of the King, then die to him. I was on 2BC, and absolutely nothing about any part of the game before Hand of the King felt difficult, but that fight is an absolutely ridiculous difficulty spike, and there is no way to practice it except at the end of an hour-long run.

the_rowan posted...

there is no way to practice it except at the end of an hour-long run.

When you get to him you unlock a boss rush mode of the three bosses you encounter up to that point, so you just have to beat the first two to get to him. That's what I did after getting slaughtered the first time.

BurmesePenguin posted...

When you get to him you unlock a boss rush mode of the three bosses you encounter up to that point, so you just have to beat the first two to get to him. That's what I did after getting slaughtered the first time.

I don't think that existed when I played. Interesting.

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There's also just a training room where you can practice him.

Somehow I just missed the homunculus thing I guess. I think after seeing the ending after killing the hand of the king where you rolled round as a blob and then returned to start it one time gave me a prompt on how to do it which I missed and then I just assumed it was a cinematic thing for the ending.

I even looked in the scribe's progression list and saw it and read that it "allowed me to leave my body" or something and I said "what does that mean?" and just assumed it was some sort of Darksign thing.

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I pretty much always use the assist mode to do better highlighting of the secret walls but I actually found using the other options there makes me play worse. Like I get into a mood where I don't feel like I have to concentrate and then start doing stupid shit. I play better when the game is harder.

BurmesePenguin posted...

Somehow I just missed the homunculus thing I guess. I think after seeing the ending after killing the hand of the king where you rolled round as a blob and then returned to start it one time gave me a prompt on how to do it which I missed and then I just assumed it was a cinematic thing for the ending.

The homunculus can also be used to damage & kill things while you hide in relative safety. It's very useful start getting used to using it all the time.

Can you use the homonculus to get up those really long tunnels or is that another power required for those?

BurmesePenguin posted...

Can you use the homonculus to get up those really long tunnels or is that another power required for those?

Homunculus is used to navigate through tight corridors that you can't fit in. If you CAN fit in it but can't progress, then it means you need a different power. You are probably thinking of the spider rune from Slumbering Sanctuary.

Yo, Slumbering Sanctuary is sick. My favourite zone so far.

Fuck Derelict Distillery

BurmesePenguin posted...

Yo, Slumbering Sanctuary is sick. My favourite zone so far.

It's a great place just watch out for the guy from post #21

Funny story. I was at like 300 health and no potions in Sanctuary and I awoke one of those guys and i got scared shitless and ran to the unlocked entry to clock tower.

Every single time I used the teleporter next to him to port to the exit, he managed to yank me back to him a second before I reached it, to the point I just had to fight him. Luckily it worked out and I made it to the next zone. In which I promptly died, but at least I got to spend my cells.

BurmesePenguin posted...

Funny story. I was at like 300 health and no potions in Sanctuary and I awoke one of those guys and i got scared shitless and ran to the unlocked entry to clock tower.

Every single time I used the teleporter next to him to port to the exit, he managed to yank me back to him a second before I reached it, to the point I just had to fight him. Luckily it worked out and I made it to the next zone. In which I promptly died, but at least I got to spend my cells.

Yeah there is no escaping them. They have unlimited range on that grab. It was widely considered the hardest enemy in the game until Break the Bank update was announced now there's a bit of an argument as to whether or not the Golem or the level 3 gold gorger is harder.

How am I supposed to get 10k gold in the prisoner's quarters? Upgrading my reserve to stupid high levels and getting lucky drops?

BurmesePenguin posted...

How am I supposed to get 10k gold in the prisoner's quarters? Upgrading my reserve to stupid high levels and getting lucky drops?

You don't. Just smash the door open or use custom mode to start with 10000 gold.

Originally the reserves used to let you carry up to 25000 across deaths but they changed it after doing a shop & prices rework but didn't change those doors.

Tyranthraxus posted...

You don't. Just smash the door open or use custom mode to start with 10000 gold.

oh didn't realize gold doors could be smashed. Somehow I lifted the 50 enemies curse for breaking it >_>

How exactly does the health potion refill work in hard mode? Does it appear on specific floors, or does using it means it will be less useable later? As in does it have a specific number of spawns or is it linked to progression?

BurmesePenguin posted...

oh didn't realize gold doors could be smashed. Somehow I lifted the 50 enemies curse for breaking it >_>

How exactly does the health potion refill work in hard mode? Does it appear on specific floors, or does using it means it will be less useable later? As in does it have a specific number of spawns or is it linked to progression?

IIRC

1bc = before bosses + flasks
2bc = before bosses
3bc = flasks before bosses
4bc = lol you looking for health?
5bc = same as 4 except now even eating food infects you with malaise

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It's 20,000 gold for a single flask charge so start saving early!

Crimsoness posted...

I remember when traps were stupidly overpowered.

I remember when you could move turrets around with your head.

What the fuck @ the giant?

That eye laser trap while I get pummelled with really hard to dodge fireball be some horse poop

BurmesePenguin posted...

What the fuck @ the giant?

That eye laser trap while I get pummelled with really hard to dodge fireball be some horse poop

You don't dodge those. Either parry or normal jump.

I meant dodge by jumping, not the act of using the dodge button.

I'm not claiming to be very good at Dead Cells at all but I started recording my playthroughs

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLocizXuPybm8p_lLOUQXUfCmt2oAXCOGQ

This topic reminded me to go buy the new DLC. Steam's complete this bundle is something that consoles should implement. It's cool getting a 20% discount on brand new DLC

BurmesePenguin posted...

Yo, Slumbering Sanctuary is sick. My favourite zone so far.

Fuck Derelict Distillery

Also Distillery was the one I was referring to earlier. I've still only ever been there once. I was very fortunate to get the Tesla Coil blueprint on my first and only trip there.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Yeah there is no escaping them. They have unlimited range on that grab. It was widely considered the hardest enemy in the game until Break the Bank update was announced now there's a bit of an argument as to whether or not the Golem or the level 3 gold gorger is harder.

Really? I feel like once I learned how2shields I found them to be easy parry bait.

Unknown5uspect posted...

Really? I feel like once I learned how2shields I found them to be easy parry bait.

Yeah but they have an attack you can't parry too. Plus Slumbering Sanctuary has a guaranteed Cursed Chest, so if you get the timing wrong trying to parry the Golem's punch, there goes your run.

Unknown5uspect posted...

Really? I feel like once I learned how2shields I found them to be easy parry bait.

They have an attack that can't be parried.

The easiest way to deal with them is mushroom boi. Mushroom boi stunlocks them to death.

Beat the King's Hand again and got my second stem cell.

He was weirdly easy this time. Might have gotten lucky with extremely good drops. Had a wolf trap, a powerful bat (from hotline miami I assume) that has the ability to do a huge flurry of hits when the enemy is immobile, and a turret that reduced my damage taken by 25 percent when I was near it.

3BC without the health fountains sounds extremely mean >_>