#amid-evil-or-hunt-showdown | New Blood | Page 89

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 11:50 AM

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The axe might smite dusk dude

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Hard to tell

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It has hidden powers

buoyant phoenix Feb 17, 2019, 11:51 AM

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The axe does have the suction

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 11:51 AM

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SUCTION

buoyant phoenix Feb 17, 2019, 11:51 AM

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but DD could probably gib the champ with the charged sword if he got that close

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 11:52 AM

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Actually if the champ fires like 2-3 black holes then DD is stuck lol

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 11:53 AM

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Hard to tell

buoyant phoenix Feb 17, 2019, 11:54 AM

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Real question is ||Nyarlathotep|| (dusk spoiler) vs the evil

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 11:55 AM

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The evil

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It would just make him stronger

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 11:56 AM

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that Axe would be so charged

buoyant phoenix Feb 17, 2019, 11:56 AM

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Two sides of the same coin I guess

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 11:56 AM

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Yep

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 11:57 AM

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plot twist what if one of them is the parasite from unfortunate spacemen... NEWBLOOD UNIVERSE CROSSOVER!

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ending to that might be the thing

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 11:58 AM

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Heh

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 11:58 AM

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I guess the champion would be able get a clue if that was the case though

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:11 PM

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Need something witty to say about the Celestial Claw, any ideas?

buoyant phoenix Feb 17, 2019, 12:12 PM

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Astral Annihilation

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Celestial carnage

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:14 PM

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Zawurdo

proper oxide Feb 17, 2019, 12:17 PM

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i bake you a leon

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:19 PM

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Oh boy what flavor

frosty drift Feb 17, 2019, 12:19 PM

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Leon Leon Leon

proper oxide Feb 17, 2019, 12:20 PM

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but simon im hungry

frosty drift Feb 17, 2019, 12:20 PM

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Hi hungry I'm Simon

buoyant phoenix Feb 17, 2019, 12:21 PM

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Why did you name me this way

frosty drift Feb 17, 2019, 12:21 PM

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Why why why

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:23 PM

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Ok delete the channel now

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We're done

cinder mist Feb 17, 2019, 12:23 PM

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i already deleted amid evil svn

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and steam

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:24 PM

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Thanks

brazen forge Feb 17, 2019, 12:24 PM

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Execute order 66

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:24 PM

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Ok boys time to hit the pub

cinder mist Feb 17, 2019, 12:24 PM

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job well done

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:24 PM

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VB long necks all round

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:27 PM

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Does the Aeturnum have a limit to the number of purple lightnings it can cast?

frosty drift Feb 17, 2019, 12:30 PM

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Not yet

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In 4 hrs and 30 mins after my shift ends

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Heading straight for pub food and a cold one

cinder mist Feb 17, 2019, 12:32 PM

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what food are you going to get

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:33 PM

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@night ginkgo Added a section for the weapons
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1653867513

Steam Community :: Guide :: Amid Evil Weapons and Enemies (WIP)

An overview of the weapons and enemies in Amid Evil...

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(need to make a new thumbnail, probably)

frosty drift Feb 17, 2019, 12:34 PM

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Going to my local bar

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They make these crazy good chilli meat pizzas

cinder mist Feb 17, 2019, 12:34 PM

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do they do pie

frosty drift Feb 17, 2019, 12:35 PM

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The best pizza in town

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No contest

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Pizza pie

cinder mist Feb 17, 2019, 12:35 PM

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fly fly fly

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pizza pie

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:38 PM

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@crystal spruce yeah I think it's 10

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:39 PM

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Ah ok, that's useful to know, thanks

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 12:40 PM

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really nice guide @crystal spruce - great work!

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will favourite and share 😃

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:40 PM

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Thanks man

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 12:41 PM

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really interesting to see the offical names and not the names that I made up 😄

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:41 PM

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Heh

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Our pet names for them are usually pretty funny

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 12:41 PM

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can you share an example 😛

night ginkgo Feb 17, 2019, 12:42 PM

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Flying asshole

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Etc

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 12:42 PM

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haha

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appt name

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that guide, I could easily see featured in the booklet of a physical release space_love

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:44 PM

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Which one's the flying asshole

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The rock face or the saw drone?

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 12:44 PM

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ooo is it the solar vanguard

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the saw drone is beautiful

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:45 PM

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It's fun to kill him

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Though I'm still wondering

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Why is the sawblade fired horizontally

copper tundra Feb 17, 2019, 12:46 PM

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glad to see i'm not the only one who calls the staff of the azure orb the super soaker lmao

buoyant phoenix Feb 17, 2019, 12:46 PM

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flying asshole is a test enemy afaik

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:46 PM

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I call it something else in Soul Mode

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 12:48 PM

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can we have an enemy that has similar mechanics to boo from super mario

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stalks the champion!

copper tundra Feb 17, 2019, 12:52 PM

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super soul mode

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if you use the voltride, you just fucking yeet it

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you lose the weapon and it does like minimal damage

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:54 PM

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Good thing the Voltride doesn't immediately kill you underwater

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Unlike a certain other game

copper tundra Feb 17, 2019, 12:54 PM

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literally unplayable

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needs to immediately kill everything in the water

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~~i actually tried to shoot enemies in the water one time with the voltride and i was actually somewhat disappointed that it didn't make 'em pop like zits~~

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:56 PM

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Maybe that could be added

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There's not that many enemies in the water anyway

copper tundra Feb 17, 2019, 12:58 PM

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Bioshock and Quake have trained me that

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lightning + water = big fun

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 12:59 PM

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It's not fun in Quake

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Unless you have the Pentagram

copper tundra Feb 17, 2019, 12:59 PM

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what do you mean

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i specifically made a save because jumping into the water and blasting myself and the enemies was so much stupid fun

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i was thoroughly amused by such a small detail

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 1:01 PM

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Well

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It kills you lol

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 6:52 PM

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How do you folks dealth with the Corrupt Spirit boss? As far as I know there's no quick way to beat him

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 7:06 PM

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hit him repeatedly

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until he dies

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if you can manage to get up close to him you can whack him with the axe as you circle strafe around him to dodge his rocks

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he hits you less often when you're that close

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there's also ||a hidden invuln powerup|| that can help, especially if you want to dump planets into his fat eye

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 7:19 PM

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Tried that but he still kept throwing me to the edge of the arena

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I mean he's not hard and the invulnerability powerup helps, but I just feel like I'm not doing it right

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 7:38 PM

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nah he's just tanky

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the further you are, the more likely you are to hit his rocks

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and if you're at midrange, he'll pummel you with rocks

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if you're really close though, you'll hit his eye more often and he'll hit you less often

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i find that's the most ammo efficient way to take him down

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i still had to resort to the axe on my evil warrior mode run, though. dude takes a beating

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it requires mad circle strafing speed to not get blown back when you're up close, though

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just keep coming at him like an angry zombie gorilla

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 7:42 PM

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Do you keep strafing in one direction?

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 7:45 PM

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The Corrupted Spirit predicts where you'll be if you were moving the past few seconds, it's all about determining what would happen a couple seconds after, so predicting his throws to where you 'would' be is the key of the fight to avoiding the boulders

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 7:46 PM

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Yeah I figured as much

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Guess I just need to keep practicing

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Still wish he had a bit more variety to him

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 7:47 PM

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By the end it just becomes a fight of endurance you just have to power through and put everything you have into him

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 7:47 PM

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I just empty the Star of Torment on him

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Works pretty well

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 7:47 PM

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Exactly, I'm sure you'll take him out

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 7:48 PM

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I've taken him out many times already lol

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He just doesn't feel as fun as the others

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Well, some of the others

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 7:50 PM

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Oh right on, I like him just cause he's a different kind of fight, just kinda mixes up the boss fights

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 7:58 PM

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I like the Twin Terrors the most

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Even though you can still cheese them with Soul Mode Star of Torment

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But at least there's lots of elements to that fight

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:00 PM

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I feel that with that boss it's a make or break with most people, they either hate it or love it

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:00 PM

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I hated it at first

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Because it's a lot to take in

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But once I realized you can stop their charge and watched for the bouncers it was easy

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Maybe they should be introduced differently

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Like you only fight one, then when he's down to 50% the other one shows up

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Maybe make that the Easy/Normal option

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And on Hard they both show up from the start

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Though the whole "TWIN TERRORS" thing might give it away lol

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:03 PM

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Yeah, did you play on Evil difficulty at all?

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:03 PM

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I don't remember if I've beaten Arcane Expanses on Evil, but the rest I have

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Why, do they have something new on Evil?

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:04 PM

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Just the main difficulty I actually play on so was just trying to see if you versed them on Evil difficulty

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:05 PM

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I don't imagine they're much harder

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If you got full mana, 200 hp and Soul mode at least

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:08 PM

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Just requires a lot of focus

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:09 PM

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I'll try it out at some point

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I replay Amid Evil like two times a week at this point lol

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:11 PM

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Yeah it's definitely a strong contender for being on my goty list, and still we have one more episode to go, and it's the finale

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:13 PM

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It's gonna be either Amid Evil or Eternal Doom I think

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Well, for me at least

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Everyone's gonna vote for Doom cause there's no other big budget oldschool FPS game coming out

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:14 PM

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Well on my list specifically, cause Doom Eternal, Sekiro, Re2, Sigil, other things

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:14 PM

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Sigil?

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Isn't that like ... 7 levels?

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:15 PM

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John Romero's continued release of Doom

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I think it's 9

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I'll have to read into it

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 8:16 PM

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dusk and amid evil don't feel like "retro fps throwbacks" to me

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I think both stand alongside the classics

flat whale Feb 17, 2019, 8:16 PM

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its cos they arent roguelikes or wolfenstein clones

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 8:17 PM

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they do enough of their own thing and do it super well

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:17 PM

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For me Amid Evil is already better than Heretic and Hexen

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:17 PM

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Well they def represent the ideas of them, in terms of level design and arcade story telling

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among other things as well

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 8:19 PM

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it's hard to put what I mean into words

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i mean, I still play a lot of doom/quake/blood/duke3d

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:20 PM

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There is no problem with subjectivity in someone's response to whether or not you feel this or that

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 8:20 PM

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these games, and ion maiden, feel like just another one of those games, rather than something inspired by them

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:20 PM

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Well they stick to the gameplay much closer

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Remember when STRIFE was the big retro fps?

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 8:21 PM

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ick

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:21 PM

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Personally, the thing I love is that these games that are being created are projects made out of passion, rather than grand consumerism marketed by triple AAA teams and companies

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 8:21 PM

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i gave strafe a try and didn't even finish the tutorial because of how often i needed to reload

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:22 PM

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and these developers definitely know what they are doing most of the time

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:22 PM

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Strafe is ok but you gotta go into it with the right mindset

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 8:22 PM

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right on baby, smash capitalism

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I don't really play AAA games anyway. They're too derivative.

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not to mention bloated, and expensive

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 8:23 PM

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They're too safe

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:24 PM

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I'm just glad like I said these are projects made with passion and love, Dusk is David's baby

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 8:24 PM

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there are too many neat and interesting games out there to waste time playing the focus-tested junk

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yeah, this community is pretty nice too

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 8:25 PM

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The amount of memes fuel our power here

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or something like that

median heart Feb 17, 2019, 9:52 PM

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😄 Anecdotally every time I recommend Amid Evil to people they come back with "I'll probably try it when it leaves EA". I was nearly one of those people myself. My argument that the episodes are... well, episodic... fall on deaf ears. For that reason I think it's exciting that there's only one episode left before release, though I also hope this somehow doesn't have to mean the end of awesome new content.

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 9:53 PM

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I hope we get an honest-to-god expansion pack

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Thy Evil Consumed

median heart Feb 17, 2019, 9:53 PM

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Heresy.

proper oxide Feb 17, 2019, 9:54 PM

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AE is gonna get deleted a week after launch

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Grab it quick

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 9:55 PM

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I already bought 2 copies

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Gave one to a friend

median heart Feb 17, 2019, 9:56 PM

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That must be one of those new monetization schemes. Like Fortnite or DOTA with the season pass, now it's AE with the pay-to-play-before-it-gets-deleted.

old kelp Feb 17, 2019, 9:56 PM

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haha omg i actually laughed

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 9:59 PM

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Nothing new, EA has been doing it for years

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 10:02 PM

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When has that actually happened

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I can't recall

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 10:05 PM

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just last year, https://www.ea.com/service-updates/2018

Electronic Arts Inc.

Online Services Shutdown 2018

Online Services Shutdown 2017

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 10:06 PM

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Oh but this is multiplayer

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 10:07 PM

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there was some indie multiplayer game on steam where developers claimed after a certain number of kills had occurred, the game would be deleted

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 10:07 PM

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I vaguelly remember that

brazen forge Feb 17, 2019, 10:07 PM

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Move it to #gaming , stay on topic.

tough tinsel Feb 17, 2019, 10:07 PM

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not sure if that ever happened because I'm not sure enough people played it to reach that threshold

heavy grove Feb 17, 2019, 10:32 PM

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will AMID EVIL be getting multiplayer?

tardy cove Feb 17, 2019, 10:33 PM

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I don't think that's planned

proper oxide Feb 17, 2019, 10:34 PM

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nope

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no mp planned for ae

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 11:36 PM

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How do you prefer Soul mode? Original (press attack to activate) or Alternate (press RMB to activate)

woeful saffron Feb 17, 2019, 11:36 PM

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Original, that's how I started and that is how it will always be for me

crystal spruce Feb 17, 2019, 11:38 PM

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Alternative

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Please

woeful saffron Feb 18, 2019, 12:04 AM

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Well, at least they added the option to change it

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 12:14 AM

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Both are fun

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I find the Alternate one to be more tactical

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With the original I end up wasting it a lot of the timr

tough tinsel Feb 18, 2019, 1:19 AM

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yes, original can be really disappointing unless you're flying through the levels keeping the action going

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 8:21 AM

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📎 unknown.png

devout olive Feb 18, 2019, 8:25 AM

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champions rise up 🎮

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:06 AM

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How does the Champion hold the Aeturnum

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:11 AM

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like this

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📎 unknown.png

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hope this helps

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it floats around the arm

vocal ingot Feb 18, 2019, 10:12 AM

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Very informative diagram

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:12 AM

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Hmm

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Guess that works

vocal ingot Feb 18, 2019, 10:12 AM

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Thos clears it all up

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:12 AM

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I was picturing something like those water-finding sticks

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like this

📎 220px-18th_century_dowser.png

winged ibex Feb 18, 2019, 10:13 AM

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Leon does fantastic concept art.

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Aye+

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:13 AM

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I'd buy an Amid Evil artbook

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:16 AM

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Me too

buoyant phoenix Feb 18, 2019, 10:19 AM

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Wouldn't we all?

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:19 AM

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Are there any plans for more official art?

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:20 AM

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Yep

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Don't wanna spoil anything

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:21 AM

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Hell yea

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:23 AM

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We might include the concept art in the codex or something

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:24 AM

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Include the concept art of the Crystal Master with Crybeast somewhere

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:25 AM

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Lmao

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:25 AM

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Like how Dusk included Wife of Intoxicator

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:25 AM

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Yeah we should

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:26 AM

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📎 Pain.wav

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this was the pain sound for ages

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:27 AM

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Now it's art

📎 unknown.png

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:27 AM

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Simon the real pain plz

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That's by simmo

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Not me

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My stuff is worse

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:28 AM

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lmao

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:28 AM

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ok

📎 unknown.png

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:28 AM

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i cant find the scream

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i was actually 31

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does that look like something a 24 year old could draw

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:29 AM

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I have the scream somewhere

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:29 AM

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The text is a reference to a piece of Shantae fan-art

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:29 AM

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Oh

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I'm not familiar with that

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:29 AM

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This is in the game

📎 162271E102715A452A7C986416011207F5F5E4F0.png

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:30 AM

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Aww hahaha

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:30 AM

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hahah

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:30 AM

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I think the backstory was, someone paid 350$ on the kickstarter, and at that price you could have your fan art in the game

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:31 AM

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Ah

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:35 AM

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📎 ScreenShot00119.png

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e2m3 started out way different

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:35 AM

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Oh wow

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Even I don't remember that

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:36 AM

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after that it was red for a long time

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:36 AM

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I remember the red version

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:36 AM

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mind you this is before even e1m1

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i think only e1m3 had been completed then

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:37 AM

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There were 3 keys at one point?

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:37 AM

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yep

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:37 AM

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Glad it's just two in the final version

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I think Hexen had like a whooping 10 keys in it

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Through the whole game

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:39 AM

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yeah we thought if we were going to need more than 2 keys in a map we should probably rethink the map haha

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:39 AM

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Well 3 still isn't bad

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That's how Doom was

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:40 AM

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true but we didnt want AE to be key hunty so we figured 2 would be enough

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better to not rely on locked doors too much imo

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:43 AM

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Some maps have no keys I think

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:44 AM

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E3M2 maybe?

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Ah no there was the underwater key in that

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No i think all of them have keys

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E1M1 - both keys after the azure staff
E1M2 - one golden key before the final arena
E1M3 - silver key before the exit

E2M1 - silver key at the start
E2M2 - both keys, gold for the exit
E2M3 - gold key for the rising platforms

E3M1 - gold key to raise the central bridge
E3M2 - underwater key
E3M3 - silver key at prayer zone

E4M1 - both? gold key before solar butcher
E4M2 - gold key with fliers, silver key for final area water
E4M3 - gold key for tower entrance

E5M1 - silver key at the start
E5M2 - ????
E5M3 - both, gold key for the exit

E6M1 - gold key for entering final area
E6M2 - silver key for the exit
E6M3 - silver and gold key for exit

vocal ingot Feb 18, 2019, 10:54 AM

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Hey, the bosses don't

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that's something

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:55 AM

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The bosses are just one room, bit hard to have keyhunting there

buoyant phoenix Feb 18, 2019, 10:56 AM

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Also E6M4 does

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:56 AM

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bosses are smart and keep the key on them

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instead of lying around on the ground

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:56 AM

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Oh yeah?

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If bosses are smart

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Then explain this

📎 MoonGuardianStrategy.png

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:57 AM

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hahahah

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touche

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thats nearly as good as our concept art

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:58 AM

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thanks, it's part of my "Amid Evil Boss Guide with Illustrations"

cinder mist Feb 18, 2019, 10:58 AM

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i love it

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 10:59 AM

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I still need to find out if you can beat the Twins with only the axe

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:31 AM

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Can you beat your meat with the axe tho

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:35 AM

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Hell yeah

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Just send me a life size model and I'll give you proof

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:37 AM

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Haha

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 1:16 PM

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E5M2 uses both keys as well. Silver is found in the crusher room after the hall of spikes, gold on the pillars above the room after the first laser trap

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 1:18 PM

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So then there are no maps without keys, barring boss maps

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 1:21 PM

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Yup

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 1:29 PM

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Impressive

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 2:11 PM

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Not so much, it was the norm in 90's FPS's

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Blood took it to ridiculous extremes with up to 6 keys per map

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 2:13 PM

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Ah yes, the mansion level

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Still get lost there

copper tundra Feb 18, 2019, 5:24 PM

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OK so

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I just realized

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maybe I skipped an episode

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I shouldn't even be in the solar area yet

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but I'll be damned if I don't kill the solar shithead

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 5:36 PM

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Just apply Axe to solar kneecaps

woeful saffron Feb 18, 2019, 5:39 PM

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Don't feed him suns

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He eats them as a four course meal everyday

oak thorn Feb 18, 2019, 6:26 PM

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goddamn, that new track Andrew put on YouTube is beautiful

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(Didn't play Eps 4-6 yet)

woeful saffron Feb 18, 2019, 6:43 PM

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Thank you for pointing this out, I love his AE music

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 7:01 PM

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The music in AE is just solid all around, tbh.

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I'd love a separate purchase for the soundtrack.

frosty drift Feb 18, 2019, 7:04 PM

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the OST will be available for $10 once the game leaves EA

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exact same deal as with DUSK

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tothetop

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 7:05 PM

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😍

frosty drift Feb 18, 2019, 7:05 PM

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expect it on your usual streaming services as well

copper tundra Feb 18, 2019, 7:05 PM

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NICE

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 7:06 PM

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Absolutely brilliant. By the way, this game is EASILY my #1 in terms of aesthetic and level design.

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Also, the weapons are awesome.

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Celestial Claw is easily my favorite in terms of concept and looks.

frosty drift Feb 18, 2019, 7:07 PM

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👍

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 7:14 PM

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What are some recommended settings to turn down, though? I've noticed that my FPS drops a little, and I'm wondering what has the biggest impact on performance.

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 8:09 PM

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I'm gonna buy the OST

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First time I've bought one

limber radish Feb 18, 2019, 8:42 PM

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Lol

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 8:45 PM

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Speaking about the OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SernBf9whR8

YouTube

Andrew Hulshult

Amid Evil - Aenigmata

Grab Amid Evil on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/673130/AMID_EVIL/ Join our discord: discord.gg/NewBlood This video is a fly-by of Amid Evil's 6th ...

▶ Play video

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(Chef kiss)

gentle zealot Feb 18, 2019, 8:48 PM

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AE soundtrack's gonna be great for my sleepin playlist

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 9:33 PM

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How does one start a new game?

gentle zealot Feb 18, 2019, 9:36 PM

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quest > main campaign

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 9:42 PM

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Awesome! Thank you.

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:55 PM

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@buoyant copper shadows will give you the most perfomance boost if you turn it down

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even on high it should look pretty much the same but give your a few extra frames

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 10:56 PM

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Is it still serviceable on medium?

winged ibex Feb 18, 2019, 10:56 PM

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On medium and above volumetric lighting gets involved aswell so that can be a bit taxing too.

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 10:57 PM

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yep I mean it looks good on low even

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you'll lose the tonemapper on low, so it might look a little washed out but imo still looks good

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er if you turn post processing down

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just experiment

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:00 PM

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Gotcha. Thanks for the info!

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Also, Leon? Incredible game so far. Normal mode is shockingly difficult, and it's refreshing.

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:02 PM

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LeonApproved Thanks!

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shout out to Simmo as well, he makes as much of the game as me, I'm just more active here and on steam forums etc

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:03 PM

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Give him my compliments as well!

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:03 PM

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ye simmo

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:04 PM

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I got thinking - why don't mana pickups cast colored light on the environment? Was it a conscious decision or too CPU-intensive or?

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:04 PM

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tothetop

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:04 PM

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they did originally, but like it would get distracting

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:05 PM

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Got any pics?

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:05 PM

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I imagine so, all the different glows all over the place.

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:05 PM

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hmm lemme see

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:05 PM

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Plus, wouldn't it make certain secrets easier to see?

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:05 PM

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Maybe, but some of them are basically invisible

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Like E6M3

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:05 PM

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📎 ScreenShot00086.jpg

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there's some in the distance there

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can't find any up close

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:06 PM

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Looks a bit strong, but I like it

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:06 PM

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actually lmao I have old builds

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let me fire one up

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:06 PM

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Oshit

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:07 PM

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📎 unknown.png

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:08 PM

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If the glow was less intense, I think it'd actually look pretty good.

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:08 PM

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^

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Could it be an option in the menu?

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:08 PM

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📎 unknown.png

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but yeah trust me in some places it doesn't look good

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plus performance reasons

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:09 PM

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😬

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:09 PM

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Aww

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:09 PM

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That's a shame.

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:09 PM

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anyway I'll release these old versions once the full game is out

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:10 PM

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😍 Awesome!

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:10 PM

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Is that blue mana pickup still a sprite?

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:10 PM

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nah they were 3d

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:10 PM

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Ah, that explains the white reflection

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:10 PM

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Wow, the pickups look really good 3d, not gonna lie.

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~~But the sprites are infinitely more charming.~~

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:11 PM

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I like both

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:11 PM

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yeah, simmo changed them to sprites

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I like both

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the sprites fit the aesthetic more

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:11 PM

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Maybe slightly leaning more towards the model because of that reflection

winged ibex Feb 18, 2019, 11:12 PM

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I want to see an indefatigable game be entirely sprite based but that's just me.

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Would look pretty neat.

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:12 PM

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Also, who was responsible for the Celestial Claw?

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Because it and whispers edge are viciously competing for my favorite spot.

gentle zealot Feb 18, 2019, 11:14 PM

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leon, iirc

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hopefully he has his mspaint concept handy

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:15 PM

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I loooove it. The fact that it actually pulls planets out of their orbit at random is such a awesomely powerful concept.

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:15 PM

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What if, on his quest to defeat evil and save the land, the Champion extinguishes all the suns in the galaxy

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:16 PM

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Then he will fight in the darkness. 😎

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||Also, what's the chance of earth appearing in the claw? It happened once for me, but no matter how many times I swap, it hasn't come back yet.||

winged ibex Feb 18, 2019, 11:18 PM

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Used to happen waay more.

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:18 PM

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Happens a few times

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You can also get the moon

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Hmmm

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Maybe when you shoot the moon there can be a message "Houston we have a problem"

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:19 PM

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The moon is way more common for me.

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Like, every 1/5 turns out to be the moon.

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:20 PM

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If it's any consolation, there's a 99,999999999999999999999999999999999999...% probability for the Claw to catch a planet without lifeforms

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(Except when it catches the Earth)

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:21 PM

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A worthy sacrifice.

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Also, holy shiiit, the enemies in gray within E2M# are aggressive as hell.

winged ibex Feb 18, 2019, 11:22 PM

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Leon post the "Fucking Fly" code again.

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:22 PM

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And in Evil, they always leave a present for you after they die

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:23 PM

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Ah yeah, those flying jellyfishes are annoying

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At least you can chain lightning them

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:23 PM

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Normal mode is getting kinda tough. I can't imagine Evil.

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:23 PM

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Unlike the purple ghosts

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Damn I hate the purple ghosts

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:23 PM

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I always play Evil + Warrior

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:23 PM

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A true manly man.

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:24 PM

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Knowing where the secrets are is crucial

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:24 PM

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Not all of them

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Some secrets are like "Large Blue mana"

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What am I supposed to do with that lmao

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:24 PM

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Well, when you start only with the Axe, you need all of the mana you can get

buoyant copper Feb 18, 2019, 11:24 PM

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I can't find secrets in this game at all it feels like.

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Unless I just kinda hopelessly stumble across them.

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:25 PM

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Nah the axe does the job

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Only flying enemies are a problem

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:25 PM

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Not in Evil

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Enemies deal too much melee damage to try and axe them all

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:25 PM

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You can still axe a lot of them

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Like the acolytes

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Deacons get a health boost so you should avoid

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Not really a fan of that extra 20%hp on enemies

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:26 PM

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Axe in that diff is a last resort, really

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You don't want to depend on it, even if it has been buffed considerably

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:27 PM

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idk it's pretty fun to splat enemies

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:28 PM

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Not saying it's not fun, its just that in most cases it isn't viable

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In Easy or Normal, yeah, you can go nuts with the axe

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:28 PM

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Hard too

tough tinsel Feb 18, 2019, 11:29 PM

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i conserve mana with the axe on evil pretty regularly

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:30 PM

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There's no need to conserve mana past the first episode

tough tinsel Feb 18, 2019, 11:30 PM

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just abuse the pull and keep juking

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:30 PM

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The game usually gives you enough ammo for whatever weapon is most useful

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:30 PM

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just catching up on the chat, we both designed the planet claw

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without any drugs or anything

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just talking bullshit

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"what if we made a weapon where you shoot planets?"

winged ibex Feb 18, 2019, 11:31 PM

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Leon is his own drug.

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:31 PM

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Too much Chinese takeout

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:31 PM

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That must have been an interesting talk

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:31 PM

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Soy sauce does that to you

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:32 PM

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Why'd you stop at stars though?

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Coulda gone full Gurren Lagann and hurled galaxy discs

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:36 PM

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er

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I won't spoil anything

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:36 PM

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Oooooo

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:37 PM

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also I thought the dudes in e6 that throw solar eclipses is pretty hilarious

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:37 PM

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It's badass

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And also great design

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I love how the "preparation" is an actual eclipse

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That's just so cool

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:38 PM

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ikr it looks amazing

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I was just like uhhhhh what should these guys throw

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and I made this sorta dark orb, simon turned it into an eclipse

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:39 PM

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And no drugs were involved during any of this?

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:39 PM

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nah

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probably like staying up too late at night

gentle zealot Feb 18, 2019, 11:40 PM

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not even alcohol? man

night ginkgo Feb 18, 2019, 11:40 PM

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nah I don't really drink

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I'm BORING

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:41 PM

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I'm boring
Also I worked on Amid Evil

woeful saffron Feb 18, 2019, 11:41 PM

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This game has some pretty damn metal stuff

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vomiting nails, summoning eclipses, blackholes that shoots from purple spahgett noodles

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:42 PM

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Nailing dudes with your long hard crystal weapon

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I also love cutting enemies in half with Soul Mode Whisper's Edge

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Or clearing a whole room with a single Voltride Overkill

woeful saffron Feb 18, 2019, 11:43 PM

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Oh dude it is so nice when that baby crackles and all the enemies pop like popcorn

crystal spruce Feb 18, 2019, 11:45 PM

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Yeah

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It's cool to see enemies die in so many different ways

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I feel like we don't have that much anymore

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Probably very resource-intensive to stick enemies into walls if they're like 4k textures and 16k polygons or somethign

tardy cove Feb 18, 2019, 11:52 PM

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The first time, I was reminded of Painkiller's stake gun

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I loved that weapon

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 12:01 AM

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nah it's not resource intensive at all

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plus you can cheat by doing stuff behind the scenes

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 12:03 AM

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What about corpses staying

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 12:05 AM

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depends on how dank you are as a dev

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 12:09 AM

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Damn if only there was an S in the title

📎 AmidMeme.png

woeful saffron Feb 19, 2019, 12:09 AM

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So then pretty damn dank

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 12:09 AM

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hahaha

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 12:09 AM

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A wait wait I got one

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Anyone got that smug picture of Leon

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 12:10 AM

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yes

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📎 WIN_20180414_00_28_30_Pro.jpg

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 12:11 AM

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Ok this will do, thanks

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 12:13 AM

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hahahahaha

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thats leons resting face

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 12:14 AM

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yep

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 12:16 AM

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I've been up for too long, this was funnier in my head

📎 unknown.png

woeful saffron Feb 19, 2019, 12:17 AM

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theme song is the developers song

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 12:17 AM

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haha

woeful saffron Feb 19, 2019, 12:17 AM

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2000yr tier memes

limber radish Feb 19, 2019, 1:16 AM

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What is this beautiful artwork

buoyant copper Feb 19, 2019, 3:57 AM

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Secret dev DLC leaked. Leon questioned for possible magic powers.

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 4:11 AM

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possible

upper anchor Feb 19, 2019, 6:50 AM

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lmao @ "porcupine fuckers"

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just getting caught up

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knew exactly what enemy that referred to

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 7:36 AM

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CHAMPIONS RISE UP

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WE LIVE AMID AN EVIL SOCIETY

gentle zealot Feb 19, 2019, 7:41 AM

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simmo

potent hatch Feb 19, 2019, 7:43 AM

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✌ simmo ✌

buoyant copper Feb 19, 2019, 8:49 AM

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Oh man episode six is out. I gotta go tell my dad.

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 8:50 AM

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heh for real

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is he a fan or is that a boomer joke

queen leaf Feb 19, 2019, 8:53 AM

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Probs said this before but my old man is

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he's a huge fan of Heretic and Hexen

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 8:58 AM

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noice

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👍

proper oxide Feb 19, 2019, 9:29 AM

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No name game

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 9:40 AM

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begone

proper oxide Feb 19, 2019, 9:56 AM

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Top 10 reasons this server was better before #amid-evil-or-hunt-showdown

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 10:24 AM

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you mean #529092878560133140

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 10:24 AM

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thats one of the reasons

queen leaf Feb 19, 2019, 10:26 AM

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Ah those were the days...

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sips

winged ibex Feb 19, 2019, 10:28 AM

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Top 10 reasons why this server was made better by Moddersbasement.

vocal ingot Feb 19, 2019, 11:06 AM

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Reminder that #amid-evil-or-hunt-showdown is #529092878560133140

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 11:19 AM

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I never even noticed the buildings in the background of the key art until just now

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 11:43 AM

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They don't look like anything from the game

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But then again that green energy thing on the Champion also isn't in the game

buoyant phoenix Feb 19, 2019, 11:45 AM

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green energy is him crushing a green mana crystal apparently

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 11:47 AM

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lmao

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that's just some excuse I came up with

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I think it's a good explanation

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 11:48 AM

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yeah it's awesome

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 11:51 AM

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Ah so that's how you consume them

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In my mind I thought they were liquid containers

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And the champ slurped them to get mana back

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 11:52 AM

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did anyone notice the champ eats blood for health

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vampire = confirmed

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 12:09 PM

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Nah those are just corrupted tomatos

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 12:10 PM

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nothing like a cup of cursed tomato juice

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 12:15 PM

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Haha new Canon

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Cursed tomato juice

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 12:17 PM

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excellent

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when do we add simmo lightyear achievement

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 12:23 PM

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Never

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Sorry

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 12:37 PM

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wow

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i quit

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

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leon

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There's already an achievement

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 12:59 PM

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you promised

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leon not a man of his word confirmed

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 1:03 PM

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I'll do one if you can think of a cool way to unlock it

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 1:03 PM

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:o

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 1:04 PM

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you unlock it by having my steam account

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 1:04 PM

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"to infinity and beyond" fall out of the world/ off the map 5 times

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 1:04 PM

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hahaha thats good

frosty drift Feb 19, 2019, 1:05 PM

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h

keen coralBOT Feb 19, 2019, 1:05 PM

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H

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 1:10 PM

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Nah not cool enough

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Needs to be more creative

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 1:11 PM

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:(

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 1:12 PM

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come to my house and cook me dinner

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to unlock it

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 1:14 PM

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Don't be angry, get creative

cinder mist Feb 19, 2019, 1:14 PM

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thats indefatigable's tagline

night ginkgo Feb 19, 2019, 1:14 PM

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Lmao

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Why you heff to be myed

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 1:21 PM

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📎 friendship_ended_with_leon.png

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 1:22 PM

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lol

devout olive Feb 19, 2019, 1:23 PM

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the irony is that the picture of me was taken about 5km from Leon's house

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simmo come to my house and I'll cook you dinner if you add the achievement

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1.5hr drive worth it for dinner with the intern

crystal spruce Feb 19, 2019, 2:33 PM

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Leon's shirt looks like it says SUK

lilac copper Feb 19, 2019, 2:55 PM

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"Tonight on NBN: Simmo having dinner, with an intern!?"

brazen forge Feb 19, 2019, 5:25 PM

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I like that meme.

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Thinking leon got me.

serene pilot Feb 19, 2019, 8:41 PM

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Holy shit that's some beautiful scenery.

lilac copper Feb 19, 2019, 8:50 PM

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oh boyo

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it's gonna be done soon!

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definitely one of the games that stand out with it's graphic style and aesthetics not to mention solid gameplay

woeful saffron Feb 20, 2019, 5:56 AM

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Can't wait to have this on the finished list with Dusk, finally be able to marathon them!

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 6:12 AM

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I have never played the second level of AMID EVIL's first episode but I know that the game is awesome. It's just so good.

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 6:38 AM

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I haven't found any mention of potential features for this game. Is Co-op a possibility at some point in the future?

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Pardon if this was asked already. 😄

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 6:39 AM

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It's not planned

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 6:40 AM

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Ah! Gotcha gotcha.

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 8:24 AM

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How large is the splash zone on the celestial claw's projectiles?

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 9:07 AM

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idk

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I'll draw a visualistion later on

stuck igloo Feb 20, 2019, 11:18 AM

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Small

plucky isle Feb 20, 2019, 11:45 AM

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memes saved

📎 7609ac9d17c668b180352f3bcea54e87.png

devout olive Feb 20, 2019, 11:46 AM

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I've played that minecraft parkour map

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 11:46 AM

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Lmao

devout olive Feb 20, 2019, 11:46 AM

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I had a lets play of it

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 11:46 AM

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The skaarj wizard is legit

proper oxide Feb 20, 2019, 12:00 PM

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📎 image0.png

frosty drift Feb 20, 2019, 12:02 PM

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Bombshell should be much larger

brazen forge Feb 20, 2019, 12:03 PM

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o no

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 12:06 PM

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Haha wow the hpack reference

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 12:13 PM

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I'm doing an Evil Warrior run and so far (just beat Forges) it's pretty fair, except one part felt really cheap. The start of E2M2. For some reason you get absolutely swarmed at the start and your only weapon is a Voltride which is not very helpful in this very small very cramped spaced you have. If it was a Whisper's Edge (or better yet a Star of Torment) that whole section would be much more manageable

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 12:21 PM

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There's a planet claw hidden somewhere there

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Also isn't there a soul mode?

brazen forge Feb 20, 2019, 12:22 PM

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magic claw

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 12:27 PM

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Soul mode doesn't last long

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Just enough to get to the blue switch

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Also parasites keep appearing in this spot for some reason

📎 20190220142733_1.jpg

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One shows up after I flip the switch and one shows up after you get the golden key

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It's a bit annoying

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 12:29 PM

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Huh I'll check that out

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They do spawn 100% of the time in evil mode

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 12:30 PM

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Yeah but these spawn AFTER I kill the two sentinels in there

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Actually I can do you one better and provide a video

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After a few more tests it looks like the parasites don't randomly spawn without a host, but they DO show up at that one specific spot over and over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0fgjGnt3pM&feature=youtu.be

YouTube

Soulmyr

Desktop 2019 02 20 14 31 56 01

▶ Play video

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The sentinel facing the Celestial Claw has this problem too, even though he's further away

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 1:02 PM

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I also found out that Whispers Edge cuts through Spirit of Flame's projectiles. But now I'm wondering why is that the only instance of it? I know you can stop a Deacon's projectile but that's not as cool and a waste of green Mana. I'd like to see WEdge cut through more stuff

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 4:06 PM

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does the deletion of ep6 spoilers mean ep7 soon?

proper oxide Feb 20, 2019, 4:07 PM

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no

frosty drift Feb 20, 2019, 4:07 PM

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Nah, just that Ep6 is no longer spoiler protected

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Ep7 is still some months away

serene pilot Feb 20, 2019, 4:12 PM

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Geez, how many eps we getting?

frosty drift Feb 20, 2019, 4:13 PM

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7

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One more to go

serene pilot Feb 20, 2019, 4:13 PM

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Noice

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 4:14 PM

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somewhat unrelated, is the Gateway also a work in progress or its gonna stay as is?

frosty drift Feb 20, 2019, 4:15 PM

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I'm not 100% on what Leon plans to do with it, best ask him directly

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 4:15 PM

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I new here, whos Leon? I'd rather not bother someone out of the blue

frosty drift Feb 20, 2019, 4:16 PM

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Leon is the lead guy behind ae

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He's offline currently though

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 4:17 PM

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Lead guy, all the more reason not to bother him directly then. Thanks though.

frosty drift Feb 20, 2019, 4:18 PM

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Nah the ae guys get chatty here often

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Just shoot them any questions you may have when they're around

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They have purple names so it'll be easy to recognize them

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 4:19 PM

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Purple names, got it. Thanks.

kind nimbus Feb 20, 2019, 8:21 PM

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Really loving this game so far

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Would love if the weapons that used the same ammo type like the wand/trident or sword/mace could use the same number on the weapon switch if you pressed it a second time

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atleast as an alternative option

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 8:24 PM

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I think you can bind that

lilac copper Feb 20, 2019, 8:24 PM

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as in just set the same bind for two weapons?

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majority of games dont let you but I havent tried tho

kind nimbus Feb 20, 2019, 8:25 PM

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yes

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but spesificaly for the same ammo types

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like sword/mace

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just checked, cant seem to find it if there is any.

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 8:27 PM

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Well, nope, you can't

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Just checked

kind nimbus Feb 20, 2019, 8:27 PM

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owell, maby the dev would consider it, would be nice.

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atleast as an alternative option.

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||Also, the ice mace is perfect, thank you. makes me giggle big time when i see an enemy fly across the room just about to get stuck into a wall.||

lilac copper Feb 20, 2019, 8:30 PM

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it is a very rewarding weapon

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 8:31 PM

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It's crystal, not ice, but yeah, very fun to use

kind nimbus Feb 20, 2019, 8:33 PM

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i see

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the more you know

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:20 PM

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whisper's edge is a fickle weapon, but i like the fact that edge hits do less damage to balance out the fact that it can hit multiple enemies. 😛

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:22 PM

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The multiple enemies thing seems a bit pointless

lilac copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:23 PM

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how come?

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very useful against weaker enemies

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:23 PM

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There aren't a lot of enemies that die in one hit and usually the projectile is destroyed

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It becomes almost useless on Evil where enemies get a health boost

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Think the W.E. should be buffed by cutting down more projectiles

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Right now I think the only projectile it cuts through is the Blue Fire dudes in Forges

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Which is, admittedly, very satisfying

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Especially if you get a hit on all 3

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:25 PM

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It's soul charged mode cuts through everything in one or two swings.

lilac copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:25 PM

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that it does

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:25 PM

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Yes but that's Soul Mode

lilac copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:26 PM

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it is a bit tricky to hit more than two enemies with it without soul mode

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but it's still pretty much of a workhorse for me against multiple enemy types

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:26 PM

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@night ginkgo Think I found another bug (or maybe a weird design choice) - When you damage the Forgemaster, souls appear ONLY at his spawn point

📎 20190220232132_1.jpg

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:26 PM

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I learned very early on that there are projectiles that cancel it out, so I only use it on melee only enemies

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:26 PM

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Isn't it only the Deacon?

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:27 PM

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I don't know enemy names quite yet. Haven't looked in the codex. 😅

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:27 PM

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Silver dudes in Astral Equinox

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Shoot a small red sword slash

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:28 PM

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Oh, that's what they're called. Yeah, basically a red version of the whisper projectile.

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:28 PM

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Yeah

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That's a bit annoying

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Mine's bigger, it should win

lilac copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:28 PM

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DBZ logic right there and I cant argue with it

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:29 PM

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Also, the whisper's edge projectile seems to only pass through an enemy (on kill) if it's hit with the side

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If you hit an enemy with the center it seems to disappear

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 9:29 PM

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That's by design, yes

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:30 PM

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Yeah, a direct hit does more damage but doesn't go through

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 9:30 PM

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There's even a loading screen tip that tells you about it

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:30 PM

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Is it, my loading screen goes by too fast

buoyant copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:30 PM

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Potato master race tothetop

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:31 PM

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But anyway, my point about slashing through projectiles still stands

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It's a cool mechanic that should be more present

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Not just 1 enemy in Level 5

lilac copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:32 PM

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🤷 dont know how much you have experimented with it but I think it's a decent weapon against certain enemies even on evil

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tho I havent completed all episodes on evil so I wouldnt know for sure

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:33 PM

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It's certainly useful against some enemies, but in my experience after Astral Equinox it gets outclassed by other weapons

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 9:35 PM

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Really? I use it more than the mace

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The multihit ability is just too useful

lilac copper Feb 20, 2019, 9:35 PM

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as do I

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mace is reserved for certain other enemy types :D

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 9:37 PM

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In Domain of the Sentinels it gets immediately obsolete with the Star of Torment, which only costs 2 mana shots to take out a sentinel and doesn't spawn a parasite.
In Sacred Path enemies have too much HP and you usually have more ammo for the Celestial Claw
In Solar Solstice it's a bad idea to use it against the shielded dudes, and I prefer using the Axe or Voltride against the green guys
In Forges you get the Celestial Claw pretty early, Voltride/Azure Orb for spike drones, Star of Torment for saw drones and Aeturnum for everything else
In Astral Equinox everything has too much health and I prefer to use other weapons (even the weakest enemy takes 3 direct hits from the Whisper's Edge)

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 9:38 PM

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Well, then that's just your playstyle, and not a problem with the weapon itself

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 11:32 PM

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I'll reply to these in a bit

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meantime

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the whispers edge side attack is actually only slightly less damage than dead on

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it's super effective

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ionGwUbp8c

YouTube

Leon Zawada

Whispers edge

▶ Play video

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 11:39 PM

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🤔

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Guess I'll have to do another playthrough to test it lol

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But hey since you're here can you explain what's up with the Golem health

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I thought a Star of Torment hit is roughly equal to one Celestial Claw shot (mainly tested on Rock Faces and Super Beholders) but a Golem takes 5 Torment shots and only 1-2 rockets

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 11:41 PM

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They're resistant to green mana

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And they used to be even tankier in previous builds

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 11:42 PM

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Damn

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Last thing for tonight - Cryserpents don't always fly back from a Torment shot, is this a bug?

tardy cove Feb 20, 2019, 11:43 PM

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Are those ep6 snakeboys?

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 11:43 PM

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Yeah

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 11:49 PM

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the golem dudes are weak to planets

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there will be some lore indicating this added

lone hatch Feb 20, 2019, 11:49 PM

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as is gravity 😔

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 11:49 PM

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the torment won't always pin if there's a bad area behind it

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like if it can't find a good place to pin them

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it will just explode an enemy instead

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 11:50 PM

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That's another thing, sometimes snakes explode immediately, sometimes they turn black and then explode

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With Star of Torment in both cases

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 11:52 PM

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yeah it's because if it does enough damage to overkill it will explode immediately, if not they will play the usual death anim

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 11:52 PM

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Ok thanks for the explanation

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 11:54 PM

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also ye will look into making the whisper's edge be able to slash more projectiles

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I think maybe limiting it to energy type stuff

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it only did the deacon ones because they wield evil ones

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dave wanted it to destroy the fire particles of the flame spirits because he found them too difficult (lol)

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-forgemaster souls just appear at random around his molten thing because some people found the fight very difficult once they ran out of souls

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they start appearing about a minute into the fight iirc

crystal spruce Feb 20, 2019, 11:56 PM

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Ah, so it's not damage related then

night ginkgo Feb 20, 2019, 11:57 PM

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nah

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@crystal spruce you can @ me anytime, or just ask questions here. Or even DM me, I don't mind.

kind nimbus Feb 21, 2019, 12:04 AM

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@night ginkgo I have a suggestion. it would be pretty cool to have an option in the game to be able to use the same number too cycle through weapons that use the same mana type. like instead of having to press 3 for sword and 6 for mace, you could just press 3 to cycle between them.

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 12:05 AM

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er that might be difficult

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the weapon switch system is like bubble gum and duct tape behind the scenes, any change like that it might come apart lmao

kind nimbus Feb 21, 2019, 12:06 AM

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aaah

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 12:06 AM

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anyway if I can figure it out, I'll add it

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but no promises

kind nimbus Feb 21, 2019, 12:06 AM

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ay

weary maple Feb 21, 2019, 12:07 AM

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man I used that sword almost all game. So fun to line up mobs and swipe away

tardy cove Feb 21, 2019, 12:23 AM

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@kind nimbus You can always remap your keys for easy access

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For instance, leave 1, 2 and 3 as is, put 4 in E, 5 in R

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That kind of stuff

kind nimbus Feb 21, 2019, 12:24 AM

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true, but its fine the way it is now, it's not a deal breaker. just wanted to suggest an optional QoL

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das all

plucky isle Feb 21, 2019, 12:27 AM

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RIP ae-ep6 spoilers

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😢

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 12:28 AM

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EP7 SPOILERS

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 12:28 AM

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fuck i was just about to post an ep6 spoiler

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 12:28 AM

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FINAL BOSS IS THE MAIN MENU FONT

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you have to read war and peace in that font

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 12:29 AM

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hahaha

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as its scrolling up the screen

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 12:31 AM

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yeah

kind nimbus Feb 21, 2019, 12:34 AM

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👀

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 12:58 AM

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par time 35 hours

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 1:06 AM

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hahaha I think it's about that for real

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it takes an average of 32.63 hours to read Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace and 60.23 hours to read the entire Harry Potter series of books

gentle zealot Feb 21, 2019, 1:11 AM

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i'd be up for it

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 1:11 AM

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yeah i looked it up leon lmao

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 1:11 AM

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haha nerd

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 1:11 AM

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i research my memes

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 1:11 AM

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meme phd

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 1:11 AM

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i have no time for inaccurate memes

upper anchor Feb 21, 2019, 2:42 AM

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the whisper's edge is my main weapon most of the time

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it's what i keep ready when im not sure what ill be fighting

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not to mention its totally devastating soul mode attack

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 3:08 AM

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youve heard of whispers edge now get ready for

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screams centre

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 3:09 AM

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hahaha

gentle zealot Feb 21, 2019, 3:36 AM

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oh FUCK

signal quartz Feb 21, 2019, 4:38 AM

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I somehow don't use bluemana based weapons even on evil difficulty, orangemana greenmana are my main weapons...

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 4:39 AM

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everyone has their favourites

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I use em all

signal quartz Feb 21, 2019, 4:41 AM

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I'm wondering how to utilize orb and trident...

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 4:41 AM

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do you know about the chain lightning

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the orb is great for flying/dodging enemies + it's soulmode has a very high DPS

signal quartz Feb 21, 2019, 4:43 AM

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Oh I'll try to use orb against flying and dodgy enemies, I appreciate it.

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I haven't tried episode 6 yet as I want to keep newly added level-clear achievements in order.😳

woeful saffron Feb 21, 2019, 4:54 AM

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Whenever I play I try to use all the weapons even the axe

plain grail Feb 21, 2019, 5:22 AM

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the best weapon in the game is the voltride

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the objective is to shoot everything with lightning until it explodes

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or until you run out of lightning

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then the objective is to get more lightning

potent hatch Feb 21, 2019, 5:25 AM

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all the weapons are really great and all feel viable to use at any difficulty, it's one of the best parts of AE

woeful saffron Feb 21, 2019, 5:25 AM

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Especially when soul mode is involved LeonApproved davegasm

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 5:28 AM

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soul mode engaged

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game starts playing motown classics

potent hatch Feb 21, 2019, 5:30 AM

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sole mode. when the AE champion starts throwing shoes at the enemies

serene pilot Feb 21, 2019, 6:49 AM

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Fave weapon here is the crystal mace

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Damn that thing's fun

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Stick enemies to the wallz

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 6:50 AM

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"Crystal mace"

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you mean

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"crikey mikey that thing's spikey"

signal quartz Feb 21, 2019, 6:59 AM

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I totally forgot their actual names.😱
Star of Torment something?

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 7:14 AM

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yeah that's it lmao

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codex in the game menu has the names

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 7:17 AM

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ZeHatsu can't say indefatigable leaked footage.

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 7:19 AM

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https://youtu.be/EjnX6wXN-Ac?t=2

YouTube

Word of the Day

Indefatigable - Word of the Day with Lance Conrad

Hello, I'm Lance Conrad, I write books, make lasers, inspire children, and slash at airborne water bottles with tomahawks and machetes. Here are some links t...

▶ Play video

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listen to this nerd

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in de fat ig a bull

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 7:21 AM

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Alrighty.

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Thank you Leon Zawada of untiring boat studios.

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 7:23 AM

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ye

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 8:55 AM

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when leon is in chat

📎 leonstheme.mp3

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 8:57 AM

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??????????????????????????????

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 8:59 AM

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:)

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 8:59 AM

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When Jab's in chat

📎 Pie.mp4

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 9:02 AM

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OHWAIT THAT WAS THE WRONG MP3

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📎 leonstheme.mp3

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there we go

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 9:04 AM

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Leon sings this all the time NGL.

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:04 AM

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ah good shit jab

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also

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why did you have a nokia ring tone

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 9:04 AM

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was fuckin half asleep and renamed the wrong mp3 to leonstheme

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and its a good rpg maker asset to have

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cause one of the items in avain man 4 is a nokia phone and thats the sound it makes when you use it

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 9:05 AM

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Ah, makes sense.

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 9:06 AM

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anyway time for some 4am pizza

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:07 AM

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wow they make you get up at 4

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 9:09 AM

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📎 Leon_Pie.png

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:10 AM

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what on earth

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 9:10 AM

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yeah i work the morning shift at my pool

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 9:10 AM

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Leon when he orders a pie.

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 9:10 AM

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get a buncha old dudes

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who talk about heart problems and how they hate their wives

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very chill shift

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 9:11 AM

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I don't have a lot of other ideas of Leon posts at the moment.

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 9:12 AM

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could always do the re4 title with leon as ashley and simon as leon

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 9:19 AM

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Amid Evil post-credit scene where the Champion retires on a farm and raises health tomatos

📎 unknown.png

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:24 AM

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wait till you see him with no helmet

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also

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champion butt reveal too

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he has [tight buns]

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 9:25 AM

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Woah this game features man butt?

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It can officially be considered a work of art then

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:27 AM

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ye

gentle zealot Feb 21, 2019, 9:40 AM

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AEguy is actually simon isn't he

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:40 AM

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could be

gentle zealot Feb 21, 2019, 9:40 AM

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just this pasted on his face simmo

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ez

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:42 AM

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stfu no

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shh

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 9:42 AM

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No it's this.

📎 CGA_Simon.png

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:47 AM

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shieeet

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official AE dev shot

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/316680409532334080/547735525872893952/unknown.png

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simon is hacking

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 9:49 AM

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Is there anyone in the office with a normal face?

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:54 AM

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nah

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that's not even 'the office' that's my AE hole

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 9:55 AM

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ahuhuhuhuhuhu

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AE hole

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 9:55 AM

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heheheh

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:10 AM

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color hacking time

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 10:12 AM

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colour theory: hacked

winged ibex Feb 21, 2019, 10:12 AM

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Dang, I lost my colour theory certificate because of that.

fiery osprey Feb 21, 2019, 11:07 AM

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that's a pretty comfy pc gaming room 😃

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 11:13 AM

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Is this Heretic?

📎 unknown.png

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Above and left to (what looks like) the Tiberian Sun box

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 11:15 AM

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no it's BLOOD OMEN

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I don't have a heretic box

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I don't even have a freakin ROTT box

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and I'm like #1 fan

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 11:16 AM

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I don't have any boxes

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I don't even know if they exist here

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(I'd totally buy an Amid Evil box though, hint hint)

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 11:37 AM

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i only have rad rodgers box

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leons room is fucking sick

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heretic's box is awesome looking, i wish i had that

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so is rotts

frosty drift Feb 21, 2019, 11:40 AM

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How many touhou boxes tho?

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 11:46 AM

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How about a box of kfc

queen leaf Feb 21, 2019, 11:47 AM

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Recently found out that 10pm kfc is pretty enjoyable

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but that's probs just me enjoying trashy food

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 11:48 AM

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fuck yeah

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anytime KFC is amazing

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 11:57 AM

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Is the Champ gonna get KFC for saving the realm

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 11:58 AM

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thats what the C stands for

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 11:58 AM

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Video game advertising done right

cinder mist Feb 21, 2019, 11:58 AM

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episode 7: kentucky

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 12:40 PM

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Man I thought E2M2 had a tough beginning, but E6M3 was a kick in the nuts

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 12:44 PM

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Get the sword at the start area, then run straight ahead and fall down the circle hole

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Grab the soul mode and bobs your uncle

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 12:45 PM

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Yeah that's how I did it after a few deaths

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I did try to make them fall down one time

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In E6M2 I once saw a rider fall down the big hole in the gold key room

tardy cove Feb 21, 2019, 1:11 PM

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E2M2 isn't that tough. You just need to know when to pick up the soul powerup

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 1:11 PM

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It is pretty tough compared to the rest of the episode

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E2M1 gives you a Star of Torment almost immediately

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E2M3 gives you Whisper's Edge and a lot of ammo for it

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I like to run past the first big room and activate soul mode in the corridor to get the most enemies

tardy cove Feb 21, 2019, 1:13 PM

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What I do is use the trident to kill everyone in the lower area before going up, THEN I pick the soul power up and rush towards the sword

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You also have the Celestial Claw handy

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 1:14 PM

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I'll have to try it again

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But I hope that parasite bug is fixed

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 1:20 PM

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I've fixed it my end, it was just a spawn offset issue

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 1:21 PM

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Right on

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 3:33 PM

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Is the song that plays during A E S T H E T I C mode avaliable anywhere?

plucky isle Feb 21, 2019, 4:00 PM

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📎 unknown.png

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 4:00 PM

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What is that abberation

brazen forge Feb 21, 2019, 4:06 PM

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LeonThunk

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 4:12 PM

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Might vs Magic

📎 unknown.png

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 4:47 PM

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crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 6:21 PM

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@night ginkgo You said you were having trouble coming up with ways to make the Gateway more intuitive, but have you considered making it dark/night time and use colored lights?

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On a similar note, the portal to Solar Solstice right now is the most well hidden, and for a time I had trouble remembering where it was. Maybe if you put two torches in this here entrance it would get the player's attention more

📎 unknown.png

copper tundra Feb 21, 2019, 7:00 PM

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yeah

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using lights to your advantage would be a good idea

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also perhaps making it more linear but explorable would be a good idea

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lay it out in a more predictable way, make it darker, put some secrets and neat little areas in

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light up the entrances with lights

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that's my personal suggestion

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symbols for each episode as well, maybe?

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 7:03 PM

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Maybe the portals can also have different shapes. Like uh
Equinox - Arch
Sentinels - hexagon/octagon
Sacred Path - keep it as is
Solar Solstice - Arch (since it shares some themes with Equinox) but golden
Forges - Trapezoid like the arches
Arcane - the big eye

copper tundra Feb 21, 2019, 7:03 PM

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ooh yeah

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I'd say that making the gateway tiered would be a good idea

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having the eye up at the top and prominent

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 7:05 PM

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maybe the first two can be underground, so when you beat them you emerge and see the whole complex

copper tundra Feb 21, 2019, 7:05 PM

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also, taking a page from Quake's Episode select and making each portal be surrounded with the aesthetic the episode has might be a good idea

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that's what makes the episodes so easy to remember imo

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 7:06 PM

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This would be easier to do if it was darker/nightime

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Since only Sacred Path and Solar Solstice take place during the day

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Maybe

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What if the Gateway starts out dark, but starts to get brighter the more worlds you save, and is fully bright once you beat all 7 worlds

fierce nymph Feb 21, 2019, 7:09 PM

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World Tendency 2.0

copper tundra Feb 21, 2019, 7:12 PM

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I'll even boot up MC to get a rough sort of outline of what I think it should be structured like

buoyant copper Feb 21, 2019, 9:09 PM

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The idea of the hub changing as you make progress is pretty cool, honestly.

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 9:15 PM

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Yeah something like that was in Hexen

tardy cove Feb 21, 2019, 9:22 PM

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I don't know, progress in AE isn't linear

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I mean, episodes from 3 to 6 can be done in any order

proper oxide Feb 21, 2019, 9:24 PM

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I'm gonna go ahead and say its way too late to change the hubworld now, buuuuuuuuuuuuuut I dont actually know if leon and simon have plans to change it

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the idea that each portal has its own aesthetics is cool tho

tardy cove Feb 21, 2019, 9:25 PM

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That would be a nice touch indeed

buoyant copper Feb 21, 2019, 9:25 PM

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It doesn't have to happen in a linear fashion.

weary maple Feb 21, 2019, 9:26 PM

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Arcane Dimensions hub is one of my favorites. They use elements of the episode/levels architecture. Similar to Quake 1 with more detail.

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 9:31 PM

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At least each portal having a different shape is possible

serene pilot Feb 21, 2019, 9:41 PM

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@weary maple Have you tried Quake 1.5 on that note?

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And what was the AESTHETIC mode mentioned above?

weary maple Feb 21, 2019, 9:41 PM

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Yeap, played through it, even Coop'ed with a friend

serene pilot Feb 21, 2019, 9:42 PM

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Sweet. I was skeptical it was going to be a mere BrUtAl QuAkE at first but it's genuinely respectful of what made the original Quake work (and honestly I prefer it to 'nilla Quake now, along with AD)

weary maple Feb 21, 2019, 9:46 PM

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I keep going back to that to study the level design. forgotten sepulcher is such an insane level.

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but that said, really loved those AE ep 4 and 5 levels. Just started ep 6 yesterday

serene pilot Feb 21, 2019, 9:46 PM

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From what I saw of Andrew's music video for that one episode 6 tune I am greatly looking forward to getting there

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It's both creative and beautiful looking and really transcends the game's Heretic/Hexen roots and becomes something unique

tardy cove Feb 21, 2019, 9:50 PM

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Episode 6 is something else

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E6M2 in particular is a mindfuck

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You'll see

weary maple Feb 21, 2019, 9:53 PM

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I call them Hammer Bros, because they jump back and forth and throw shit. Those smoke guys in ep 5. Always jump into walls.

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:00 PM

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@serene pilot https://youtu.be/BRbWPj9Eu4c

YouTube

Soulmyr

AMID EVIL - A E S T H E T I C Mode

Bastion of the Blue Moon (Hard) with the AESTHETIC cheat on (just type in AESTHETIC during gameplay). It's actually not bad

▶ Play video

serene pilot Feb 21, 2019, 10:01 PM

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Holy fuck

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ALMOST makes me want to take LSD while playing the game

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:02 PM

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There's a bunch of these screen filters as cheats in the Codex

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But this one is the most fun imo, due to the music

tardy cove Feb 21, 2019, 10:19 PM

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Best cheat in the game by far

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:21 PM

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Aextreme is also very fun

woeful saffron Feb 21, 2019, 10:24 PM

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The music is jamming on this cheat too

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:25 PM

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Yeeeeea

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Whenever I use I can't resist crouching to the beat

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 10:46 PM

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We played round with making each portal look unique earlier and it looked horrible

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they looked so out of place

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:46 PM

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Got pics?

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 10:46 PM

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which is why they have an image of what's inside them

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not at hand

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but trust me

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I'm still working on it though

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:47 PM

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Aaaight

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But add those torches

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 10:49 PM

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yeah that's easy enough

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I've also been thing about adding some kinda signposts or other type of navigation help

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:54 PM

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why not make the area around the portal look unique instead?

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make it look like each world

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 10:56 PM

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tried that too lmao

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each world has it's own kinda ambient lighting and it can look quite garish with the bright sun

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:57 PM

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does it have to be outdoors?

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the portals I mean

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couldnt one or two be in a cave or in a room or something?

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 10:58 PM

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yeah I don't really want to go changing the layout, it actually takes quite a while to make stuff like that

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I'll think of something

crystal spruce Feb 21, 2019, 10:59 PM

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Someone suggested making it nightime

night ginkgo Feb 21, 2019, 11:06 PM

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the lighting is baked so can't be changed dynamically

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here's one thing I'm working on atm

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📎 unknown.png

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the portals now change colour once they're complete