Solasta Solasta: Crown of the Magister Thread - now with Palace of Ice sequel DLC

[Cryomancer]

Other question. Did they improved the late stages OC? TBH I found the game lackluster near the end and if they are increasing the lv cap to 12, I wanna see alterations in the encounter design of the end game.

 

[NJClaw]

There is no hedgehog wild shape in the game but, you know, I GOTTA GO FAST:

 

[Cryomancer]

RE playing as W/D/D/B and honestly, wish that I had played as W/D/B/B. And yes, I'm using the 50% enemy hp and 200% damage taken custom difficulty, essentially doubting the lethality for me and for the enemies. That makes the game better. Barely reached lv 5 and a giant axe swing can if he rolls high drop my wizard to the ground in a single attack. Still don't like healing via short rest and that as a Wizard, I cast like a sorc. But I'm glad that Solasta allow custom difficulty. That makes everything more interesting.

Can't wait to get tier 6 spells and see how much 5e destroyed then. And see their implementation in game.

 

[Cryomancer]

Guys, I did a quest and now I must return to "a quest board". But where? IDK. I tried to walk the entire city multiple times and no clue about where is the quest board.

 

[NJClaw]

Guys, I did a quest and now I must return to "a quest board". But where? IDK. I tried to walk the entire city multiple times and no clue about where is the quest board.

Right next to the scavenger lady in the starting city:

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Guys, I did a quest and now I must return to "a quest board". But where? IDK. I tried to walk the entire city multiple times and no clue about where is the quest board.

Press J. There's your quest board.

 

[NJClaw]

The origin quest for the Wanderer background is better than all the other origin quests put together. You get to delve into a short dungeon with multiple encounters and a couple of puzzles which, like all the other puzzles in the game, are there more to give you the sense of adventuring than to test the player. Even if all the enemies are recycled, the fights are better than what you generally find in the rest of the game, especially if you don't go in overleveled (which, I admit, is almost impossible). The crazy thing about it is that two of the encounters finally use this damn verticality gimmick in a somewhat interesting way, putting you in a situation where it actually matters. It really makes me wonder why they didn't use it like this in the entire rest of the game, relegating it to a nuisance you have to deal with during exploration.

 

[Infinitron]

The origin quest for the Wanderer background is better than all the other origin quests put together. You get to delve into a short dungeon with multiple encounters and a couple of puzzles which, like all the other puzzles in the game, are there more to give you the sense of adventuring than to test the player. Even if all the enemies are recycled, the fights are better than what you generally find in the rest of the game, especially if you don't go in overleveled (which, I admit, is almost impossible). The crazy thing about it is that two of the encounters finally use this damn verticality gimmick in a somewhat interesting way, putting you in a situation where it actually matters. It really makes me wonder why they didn't use it like this in the entire rest of the game, relegating it to a nuisance you have to deal with during exploration.

I'd wager it's for the same reason expansions and DLCs are often better than base games. A more experienced development team who now know how to use their toolkit to its fullest extent.

 

[Cryomancer]

Dan. Chain Lightning is complete trash for a 6th level spell. Heightening cone of cold is way better. And end game of solasta still very lackluster. After the volcano.

I wasn't expecting Chain Lightning like WoTR but in Solasta is just awful.

WoTR Chain Lightning

And Disintegrate is very lackluster too. I liked solasta, but honestly some spells fells worse than NWN2 without spell fixes.

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tacticaladventures/solasta-crown-of-the-magister/posts/3381977

Solasta Sourcebooks fresh off the press!

Hey there folks,

Winter is fast approaching, so we hope you're all taking good care of yourself and staying warm. Although we aren't as active keeping you active with the latest Dev Update every two weeks, we've nonetheless been hard at work on things we'll hopefully soon be able to share with you. That said, this is not why we're writing this news today...

We're here to deliver you a heavy dose of fluff! Amongst other things...

Last chance to update your address!
For those of you who are expecting the Solasta Sourcebook or Adventure Box as a Kickstarter Backer. Have you moved? If so, make sure you send us your new address at contact@tactical-adventures.com (with your name) before December 19th at the latest! After that, the shipping will be completely locked - and the rewards will be sent to the address you put on CrowdOx.

Quick peek at the Solasta Sourcebook
The Solasta Sourcebook is finally done! And by done I don't mean just the design - I mean all the copies have been printed and are now ready to be shipped. As a reminder, we're hoping that shipping will be complete around late January / February, but due to the global pandemic situation there's a high risk that delays may occur (for instance we've already been warned that ships being stuck waiting for refueling at port is a fairly common issue).

But enough doom and gloom, we'll keep you updated with the latest information we receive if ever it comes to that. In the meantime, feast your eyes upon this! (And no sorry, although we'd love to we are still unable to sell those as stand-alone - those Rulebooks are Kickstarter exclusives)

Alright folks, this is the end for today! Make sure you send us a mail with your name & new address if you moved! And as always, check out our Forums and our Discord Server to chat with other players

Article by Tactical Myzzrym

 

[Larianshill]

What's his endgame?

 

[V_K]

What's his endgame?

Defeating the lizardmen, of course. The game doesn't have a branching plot.

...so I'd be worried if I were you.

 

[Infinitron]

What's his endgame?

Autism:

 

[Lacrymas]

It's interesting that specifically these four have stuck around in the collective unconscious.

 

[Raghar]

There is no hedgehog wild shape in the game but, you know, I GOTTA GO FAST:

This is Sonic. The US version was WEAK.

 

[vazha]

Decided to give it another shot. Level 5 at the moment. One question - do I miss out on the loot if i peacefully negotiate with the baddies? experience is the same. This would have been a retarded question, if the game wasnt on full retard mode itself - I reloaded and beat a previously persuaded baddie and all he dropped after a really hard battle was couple of coins. Who the hell thought that was good design?

 

[Pink Eye]

This is why I like how Iron Tower Studios does things. You don't get lousy coins. You get ALL the loots.

 

[Lacrymas]

Decided to give it another shot. Level 5 at the moment. One question - do I miss out on the loot if i peacefully negotiate with the baddies? experience is the same. This would have been a retarded question, if the game wasnt on full retard mode itself - I reloaded and beat a previously persuaded baddie and all he dropped after a really hard battle was couple of coins. Who the hell thought that was good design?

The best thing to do is peacefully negotiate and then attack anyway. I don't think it works every time, but it certainly works on the vampire chick.

 

[vazha]

Decided to give it another shot. Level 5 at the moment. One question - do I miss out on the loot if i peacefully negotiate with the baddies? experience is the same. This would have been a retarded question, if the game wasnt on full retard mode itself - I reloaded and beat a previously persuaded baddie and all he dropped after a really hard battle was couple of coins. Who the hell thought that was good design?

The best thing to do is peacefully negotiate and then attack anyway. I don't think it works every time, but it certainly works on the vampire chick.

Havent reached any vampires yet, but that tactic didnt work on any negotiable baddie so far. I ve got this werewolf man, the tall skeletard, the necroschmancer, and all of them became friendlies after I socialized with them instead of bashing their brains out.

 

[Lacrymas]

Yeah, like I said I don't think it works on everyone. The vampire chick attacks you if you rummage around in her belongings after peacefully resolving the situation. You've almost reached her, so keep that in mind.

 

[Larianshill]

...werewolf? There are werewolves in this game?

 

[Lacrymas]

He probably means the hermit near the dark castle.

 

[Larianshill]

Who?

 

[Lacrymas]

When you arrive at the dark castle, take the path to the left of the entrance of the castle. There's a shack with a hermit outside who summons wolves if you attack him. I think one of the bone piles for the ghost dwarf is there, so it's not obscure or anything.

 

[Trithne]

It's interesting that specifically these four have stuck around in the collective unconscious.

I dunno, personally I liked Sagani most.