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Flamekebab@piefed.social 1 month agoThe maze puzzle with the electrified floor is some absolute bullshit. I wonder if there's a mod to remove that nonsense?
As for the beginning, I used a mod to skip the Temple of Trials because you're absolutely right, it's such a tedious slog. Yay, executive meddling!
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 month ago
What part of that was executive meddling?
Flamekebab@piefed.social 1 month ago
The Temple of Trials is intended to be a tutorial - something the executives insisted they include. The first game's tutorial is in the manual.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I agree that the game should have a tutorial. The problem with the temple trial is that it only caters to one play style, so it’s not a good tutorial. I’d call the first game’s tutorial the cave with a handful of rats.
JayEchoRay@lemmy.world 1 month ago
While I agree the tutorial is rough for something meant to teach, it can be done with different playstyles.
Although having some form of melee combat does make the experience a lot less frustrating and can save a lot on time spent trying to hit the enemies, but I think enemies have like 5 ap or so which one can avoid most of them on an agility build by outspeeding them.
A determined person could probably get through it without fighting as a challenge I guess as an agility and stealth focus.
There is a lock pick and explosive tutorial that are mandatory but aren’t too difficult and then there is a trap room which can be a problem if one is low on perception.
The final challenge can have the guy be talked down with enough speech
For ease of getting through it, strength or agility with a melee skill will make it a lot easier though.