Extreme East Spoiler and Discussion Thread

[srid]

[shade_of_ox]

Hahaha... yeah, I've been subbed to choongmyoung for a while so I already saw that second one. Never saw the first one though, now that's one hell of a strategy.

Sure, I'd be glad to upload a video. I tend to play kind of sloppy when I make videos because I try to play fast, but I don't think this dungeon is THAT difficult to the point where I really need precise play to win.

[shade_of_ox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMREsJzB6w
Here's a video. Very sloppy play and bad map spawn, but there it is. I should have taken transmutation seal, not compression, of course.
The basic strategy is to spike down the first boss using reflexes, quicksilver, and strength, and then steamroll through another with more reflexes - then you're down to 2 bosses which will drop very quickly, and it's pretty easy to navigate with only 2 of them chasing you. Ideally you'll get WEYTWUT for maximum ease of access - PISORF and WONAFYT also work but are less effective.

Highlights: I trapped myself by accident and then got 2 consecutive dodges allowing me to kill a boss straight up. Also I miscalculated, thought I would have enough damage to two-shot a boss once I got to level 8. Turns out I was like 3 damage short. This run would have been way smoother if I'd found health potions on the ground, but I didn't even find one...

Anyway, that's the basic proof of concept. Crank damage as high as possible and you should be able to win so long as you find WEYTWUT.

EDIT: I did another run where I found WEYTWUT and cleared it only buying a Trisword and no lucky dodges.

[Nurator]

As mentioned before I cleared it with a elven fighter because I misunderstood part 2. That was really fun

Also, thanks for thinking of more lockers! But it is somehow buggy right now. The arrow on the preparation screen is nearly invisible. It took me several seconds to notice that there is one
Also, if you are on the second page and then look at another building, things break, e.g. on the church screen you dont see all gods and so on.

[srid]

[Nurator]

I managed to clear Heretic Bronze and Silver without much problems.

I got a glimpse at Heretic Gold and boy this looks fantastic. I havent read much about the run, as I wanted to go in with an open mind. I have to think about that one

Oh and wow the randomness is really low, no items and the same glyphs all the time? I dont know if that is good for me or not

[shade_of_ox]

[shade_of_ox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoaaTbk27zI
Here is a video of what the strategy looks like when it fully works. This would have worked just as well if I'd just found WEYTWUT, but I took Jehora since you can just buy fortitude to cure weakening anyway.

[Nurator]

After HOURS I finally cleared Heavy Reading. This was sooooo much fun!!! The design that has been implemented here is just superb. So many possibilities and so many of them just fall short for 1 HP or 1 mana... amazing.

But I am confused, in my best attempt I had lots of ressources to spare at the end, should I try to get a maximum amount of damage so you can increase the boss HP to that?

EDIT: The boss right now has 45, I got 52 damage... so maybe an even 50?

[shade_of_ox]

I don't think all the puzzles are meant to be that tight. There are some that aren't, at least. Nice job! Maybe I'll go back and put some thought into clearing that one.