Have a look at my posts starting there https://f95zone.to/threads/the-shim...sed-blacksmith-v0-46b-ason.41290/post-6107747 More info afterwards, though precise figures should be obsolete by now.
Thank you, I was able to see your posts before. It definitely cleared up a lot of things for me. Especially the skills leveling guide, fascinating stuff. You are truly a godsend, there's no way I could have figured out all these mechanics on my own.
In my experience, it's best to match elemental weapons with magic components and non-elemental weapons with non-magic components. Unless something has recently changed, elemental skills will always only scale off of their matching element. Strangely enough, a non-elemental skill do factor elemental damage into its attacks, but the only way you'd have elemental skills on a non-elemental weapon is if you're using a weapon fragment from an elemental weapon. It's also much easier to "reroll" stats from tinstone for that extra few points of damage than reroll magic lawsonite or whatever until you have more of the same element. For these reasons, I prefer generally prefer non-elemental weapons to magic ones.
Thanks for your input, that does make a lot of sense. As for the rainbow weapons, you're exactly right; I usually don't use them for elemental skills, just basic attacks. In theory, it's a good strategy since most enemies have weaknesses to a certain element, so you're covering all bases by infusing different elements into one weapon. However, I realize now that the further I get, the less effective it becomes. On higher levels you are more likely to just get swarmed by enemies left and right, so basic attacks just don't cut it anymore. Weapon skills suddenly become more useful, as they usually target multiple squares or have a skill that allows you eliminate annoying far-range enemies. And as you said, most skills are either non-elemental or elemental but rely on only one element for damage, so it's better to just focus on that. I thought perhaps the weapon skills were boss-only tools since you can just bash most enemies to death, but they really start to become more necessary the further in you go. Really appreciate the advice, I can finally take it easy with hoarding all these elemental stones.
I'm guessing that most of the people struggling are new to the roguelike genre. They might not know that you should reposition and kite enemies as needed, or that you shouldn't be exploring every room if you're about to top out Erosion, or that you shouldn't be carrying around one of everything in the off chance you might need it. These things might come naturally to some might be things that you need to explain to others.i don't understand how people struggle with the game so much
i usually end up overloaded with weapons and material that i just throw them at the enemies
Same, except when i do challenge runs then im overloaded with explosives and other stones insteadi don't understand how people struggle with the game so much
i usually end up overloaded with weapons and material that i just throw them at the enemies
yep, i was in several situations where i was in massive problems cuz i got instantly spawned into a room with like 8 monsters and two of them being monster girls, the moment u get surrounded youre fucked, using the sword? corruption and you may not finish off the boss if you didnt stack any soul drops before, so the last thing remaining is to use pots, explosives and all the other things u collected just to try and get a better position before engaging
yeah,in my first play I died more than one time for the first boss,in the second boss I already have lost my hope for a wining but some how I go through...and for the third boss I am scary(but well I already have some experience by play in the second time so I can forge much better wepons).The whole point of Roguelites/likes is ressource management. I don't remember carry weight ever being an issue in Stone Soup So much fun throwing all your potions in a panic, ending up mutating the baddie into an uber-baddie
Ason's making something pretty tame in comparison. I just hope the bosses keep being challenging... And maybe some more naughty attacks/traps like the Succubus. And special floors popping up every so often! (Monster dens, treasure rooms, etc.)
The first boss taught me that even with decent weapons, you really ought to invest in consumables. I went in thinking I could survive the fight alternating between Windrush Armor and Heal, but I ran out of stamina faster than I expected. I somehow how did enough damage for Focus Potions to spawn just as I'm panicking irl, not having died once yet at that point. Ironically, I didn't use consumables a whole lot on the second boss. But I did almost shit myself when the Snake Girl used her skill on me while I was trying to hide from the map-wide slam attack. Thank god for ranged skills.
same here though the effect of wind armor is included in one of my goto skills (the one from the elf fighter weapon)
If you really like it and want to suport the dev absolutely get it on steam. Getting it here is also fine as you get it for free and it's kept up to date by the people kindly sharing it.
so steam version also up to date, i thought it just a demo and this is patreon only
