Time ago I thought Baal was hard to kill... then I saw the power of the repair droid!

[Hento]

I have to start using that scanner you are all talking about, I miss all the stuff!

too bad the game is not more dynamic store-wise.

[loreangelicus]

Originally Posted by Hento

I have to start using that scanner you are all talking about, I miss all the stuff!

too bad the game is not more dynamic store-wise.

For a "just for fun" run, the KBScanner is not essential. But for a game that targets a high score? Ancient Knowledge is VITAL, and you need to make sure you at least have 3 of them via the KBScanner.

I know, items and units are too random for my liking, but I guess it adds some fun factor in its own way. In my game, I don't have any Demonologists at all, and the wanderer scrolls can't generate them. Sad that I don't get to experiment with them in this run, but I did get 2 hand of necropolis and amulet of death at Verona, twinkling boots at Bolo, and skull of pain and slippery cuirass at rusty, so its all good randomness overall.

[Zechnophobe]

I think the gripe about the scanner, is that it rather diminishes the value of your high score. Sure you did well, but you kinda rigged things in your favor a bit, know what I mean?

However, if you are just doing it for the sake of seeing how high you can possibly get a score, that's different. The goal here is not to show off how well you did, but just to explore the possibilities.

Anyhow, just my two peasants worth.

[Hento]

Peasants are actually quite useful and deadly if you have damage dealing items like +1 poison and fire and high morale.

[loreangelicus]

Originally Posted by Zechnophobe

I think the gripe about the scanner, is that it rather diminishes the value of your high score. Sure you did well, but you kinda rigged things in your favor a bit, know what I mean?

However, if you are just doing it for the sake of seeing how high you can possibly get a score, that's different. The goal here is not to show off how well you did, but just to explore the possibilities.

Anyhow, just my two peasants worth.

The problem with the high score is that it is unachievable if you don't get enough Ancient Knowledge scrolls. I actually hate the fact that KBAP NEEDS AKs to get to level 60. In KBTL everyone could reach level 30, so the max possible level was within reach by everyone and you didn't need to "rig" the game.

I know you are "rigging" the game to your favor by using the KBScanner to assure 3+ AKs, but if you are going for a high score, would you actually do a random game, do the long process of going no-loss, engage tough battles just to bring down your time to around 7-days, and if by mid to late game you don't have AKs enough to reach level 60 just start a new game?

It should also be noted that 3 AKs is not even enough. As per other players who have already achieved level 60, you need around 5-6 AKs. You probably need even more since you can't go around killing the low XP enemies, then kill 5 high XP enemies with a single AK; not using an optimal path would waste time, which could lower your score.