Treasure searcher destroyed the fun

[ShuiMienLung]

The downside to using Awaken Dragon (as a non-Mage) is that that eats up your (one, single) spellcast for that round. So it depends on what you want to get done in a round:
place more traps?
Slow or Blind or Hypnotize one of the enemy?
Haste or Stone Skin or Magic Spring one of your own?
get one or two Balls of Lightning on the board from the dragon?
dig up more treasure?

That's going to be your decision to make each battle, though.



The REASON people keep saying to max out the Treasure Searcher isn't for the *treasure* (gold) you can find per se... it's so that you have a chance at Wanderer scrolls (especially Ancient Knowledge) and skill runes.

If you go through the first two rounds (dig & waken & dig on turn 1, dig again on turn 2) without hitting any of the big three, F8 to reload (you ARE doing an F5/quicksave before every fight, aren't you?) and place your armies in different spots to trigger a different set of treasures.
(And if you're a Mage, you can do this in the first round because of maxxed Higher Magic: dig & wake & dig & wake & dig, reload if necessary.)

[1darklord]

I never load again if I don't get awesome loot, but then I'm not playing on impossible or trying to get no loss either, it doesn't feel necessary to me.

Being a Warrior I find myself mostly using Awaken Dragon, with the odd Sheep/Haste thrown in. Occasionally I do use Sacrifice when I want to gain a few extra men in a stack. (usually as I've just leveled up)

Daniel.

[dainbramage]

Reloading isn't at all necessary for an impossible no-loss run either. I just finished one with no scan and no reload abuse. Ended up level 60 with a warrior (with no save+load abuse for AK scrolls), though I did get an early hand of necropolis.

[1darklord]

Nice I may go for a challenge like that after I complete the game for the first time. I went warrior to, so my next play through may be as a mage.

Daniel.

[Mygaffer]

Originally Posted by ShuiMienLung

The downside to using Awaken Dragon (as a non-Mage) is that that eats up your (one, single) spellcast for that round. So it depends on what you want to get done in a round:
place more traps?
Slow or Blind or Hypnotize one of the enemy?
Haste or Stone Skin or Magic Spring one of your own?
get one or two Balls of Lightning on the board from the dragon?
dig up more treasure?

That's going to be your decision to make each battle, though.



The REASON people keep saying to max out the Treasure Searcher isn't for the *treasure* (gold) you can find per se... it's so that you have a chance at Wanderer scrolls (especially Ancient Knowledge) and skill runes.

If you go through the first two rounds (dig & waken & dig on turn 1, dig again on turn 2) without hitting any of the big three, F8 to reload (you ARE doing an F5/quicksave before every fight, aren't you?) and place your armies in different spots to trigger a different set of treasures.
(And if you're a Mage, you can do this in the first round because of maxxed Higher Magic: dig & wake & dig & wake & dig, reload if necessary.)

At a certain point you might as well just an editor and give yourself talent runes if you are going abuse reloads, you know what I mean?

Personally I always try and dig maximum chests so I have a chance at runes and wanderer scrolls but to reload over and over? No way, that is just not fun.

[1darklord]

Originally Posted by Mygaffer

Personally I always try and dig maximum chests so I have a chance at runes and wanderer scrolls but to reload over and over? No way, that is just not fun.

That's the thing, fun is different for everyone.

Daniel.