RGT Nostalgia Society #4 - Shining in the Darkness

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

You're telling me I'll eventually have cause to draw maps instead of navigating by memory and landmarks?

I was navigating via memory/landmarks initially, but I quickly got a bit lost. Ended up using some Graph paper to map out where stuff is and I'm having a much easier time of it.

Frankly, if you're not that into mapping you can always look up maps online. Some might argue you won't get the same experience, but personally, people have said that to me about lots of things I've still thoroughly enjoyed, so I'd say go for it if/when you need it.

 

[breremarer]

You're telling me I'll eventually have cause to draw maps instead of navigating by memory and landmarks?

I'm quickly learning this as well. Haha!

The initial part is quite brutal, it's best to stay close to the exit untill you get around level 3 then you can start to explore properly but always carry an angel wing to escape the dungeon in a pinch and some herbs for emergencies. Once you get the full party things get a lot more manageable. There's gonna be a lot of backtracking so making maps will speed things up in the long run, every floor is 30x30 squares, it looks big but there's plenty of empty spaces between rooms so mapping everything don't take that long and once you are done you can move around a lot faster. Soon enough you're gonna be cleaning the floor with the enemies

This is super helpful though, thank you! Even just knowing we're talking 30x30 is a step up. lol

 

[Ryderdog1332]

So far I've completed the Cave of Strength and will be moving on to Courage. I had a rough start at the beginning of the game as I almost died to the first few enemies and then got poisoned and lost. My dumbass would have died if it wasn't for a random herb in a chest and I had no idea what an angel feather was. But I am having a lot of fun so far. First dungeon crawler so it's definitely an interesting experience

 

[DanCalibur]

Did one incursion to the second floor yesterday, only Pyra returned alive from the encounter with a sentinel. Crafted her a cursed Hex Whip, today I'll get my revenge

 

[KaiserMk7]

Is it safe to assume that I plainly must overpower the crab and I'm not missing something important?

 

[Kamako]

Is it safe to assume that I plainly must overpower the crab and I'm not missing something important?

Yes.
Good luck! ^-^

 

[KaiserMk7]

Yes.
Good luck! ^-^

Shortsword and gauntlet and praying for a crit at level 5 probably isn't enough, especially given my base damage range is 2-3, the crab is faster than me, it hits for 20+, and it presumably has more health than any common enemies in the area.

 

[Kamako]

Shortsword and gauntlet and praying for a crit at level 5 probably isn't enough, especially given my base damage range is 2-3, the crab is faster than me, it hits for 20+, and it presumably has more health than any common enemies in the area.

Yep it's a significant step up in difficulty, I'm not sure whether it is best to get strong weapons early or armour. I went with armouring my characters and just about managed to outlast him while doing chip damage.

 

[Kamako]

Cave of Wisdom, here we come! (I swear that's not a euphemism)

 

[KaiserMk7]

Yep it's a significant step up in difficulty, I'm not sure whether it is best to get strong weapons early or armour. I went with armouring my characters and just about managed to outlast him while doing chip damage.

Aight, RNG manipulated and save stated until I opened with a crit after grinding to level 7 with saber and armor in all 3 slots.

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

Aight, RNG manipulated and save stated until I opened with a crit after grinding to level 7 with saber and armor in all 3 slots.

Yeah I took him down with the longsword but I had to grind till level 8. Personally I don't mind a bit of a grind, i find it sort of zen.

Feeling out of it today so I've not made almost any progress but will resume again tomorrow

 

[Crashbandi]

I put the game down for a couple days. Im still on Labyrinth 1 and everyone is level 15 lol. I always play at night and in the dark so making a map is hard. I'll try and play during the day this weekend.

 

[Ryderdog1332]

So far I've completed the Cave of Strength and will be moving on to Courage. I had a rough start at the beginning of the game as I almost died to the first few enemies and then got poisoned and lost. My dumbass would have died if it wasn't for a random herb in a chest and I had no idea what an angel feather was. But I am having a lot of fun so far. First dungeon crawler so it's definitely an interesting experience

Successfully completed the Cave of Courage and now on to Truth. This one's way harder though. I almost wiped to a ghost from a chest and then had to warp out again due to 2/3s of my party becoming paralyzed. Seems like I'll need to grind a bit for exp and money to get past this.

 

[DanCalibur]

Second day on the second floor without much advancement, but at least now everyone has one piece of crafted Mithril armor and the cursed Hex Whip turned Pyra into quite the powerhouse against big groups of enemies, the penalty from the curse is quite irrelevant when all the enemies are dead on the first turn.

 

[Kamako]

After a bit of a frustrating delay, I'm getting back to my Shining in the Darkness playthrough!

Good luck to my fellow Nostalgia Society crew

 

[Kamako]

After a quick recharge, I'm back at it again. Gonna try and survive for more than a single battle on Level 3 this time

 

[DanCalibur]

After a quick recharge, I'm back at it again. Gonna try and survive for more than a single battle on Level 3 this time

We are at the same part, I also got wiped out at the beginning of the level, just after the Mystic Rope chest.

 

[Ryderdog1332]

Completed the cave of truth and wisdom. Gonna go back in to grab the dark block however and also grind a bit more. My party’s around level 23 but I don’t know if that’s enough for level 2.

 

[Kamako]

We are at the same part, I also got wiped out at the beginning of the level, just after the Mystic Rope chest.

Nice! I must've missed that chest or haven't quite gotten to that section of the floor. I also missed out on the hexa whip you mentioned the earlier...was that from

Spoiler

crafting a weapon for PYRA with the dark block? I used it on my protagonists weapon and got cursed for my troubles xD

 

[Kamako]

Completed the cave of truth and wisdom. Gonna go back in to grab the dark block however and also grind a bit more. My party’s around level 23 but I don’t know if that’s enough for level 2.

Congrats! I'd say you're ok to progress whenever you've got the items you need. I haven't needed to purposefully stop and grind, and only leave the dungeon when I'm forced to from low mp/story reasons. The only grinding I've done is from getting lost xD Good luck with level 2, it's much less of a pain to navigate than the trial of wisdom was

 

[KaiserMk7]

How and when do we get equipment crafting? Do I eventually have to lose the tiara?

 

[Kamako]

How and when do we get equipment crafting? Do I eventually have to lose the tiara?

Spoiler

So far I've only found two materials for crafting, and they were in the trial of wisdom and floor 2 if I'm remembering correctly. The person who crafts things appears around the same time, end of the trials. So far I've found 3 of 1 material type, and 1 of another type. Every other piece of equipment has either been store bought or found in chests

 

[Kamako]

How and when do we get equipment crafting? Do I eventually have to lose the tiara?

Also I gave the tiara back to the knight in the king's castle after making my way into the first trial. Not sure if necessary for progression, but you find/buy another decent helmet around that time anyway

 

[DanCalibur]

Nice! I must've missed that chest or haven't quite gotten to that section of the floor. I also missed out on the hexa whip you mentioned the earlier...was that from

Spoiler

crafting a weapon for PYRA with the dark block? I used it on my protagonists weapon and got cursed for my troubles xD

I checked some faqs and you can get more of those blocks later on so don't worry

 

[KaiserMk7]

Also I gave the tiara back to the knight in the king's castle after making my way into the first trial. Not sure if necessary for progression, but you find/buy another decent helmet around that time anyway

I know shopkeepers pay much more for it.
Oh. I missed the progression window for returning the tiara.