KickStarter Stoneshard - open world roguelike RPG - now available on Early Access

[Hallgar]

Time to get some cheevos.

Later nerds.

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I hate myself

And just as I post this, confidently asserting my smugness, I run into a group of 3 high tier bandits on my way back to camp and I ran out of arrows.
I fucking hate this game.

Cheating takes all the fun out of games. Just try to git gud. If you need help with anything, just ask and we'll help you.

 

[Sweeper]

Time to get some cheevos.

Later nerds.

Spoiler

I hate myself

And just as I post this, confidently asserting my smugness, I run into a group of 3 high tier bandits on my way back to camp and I ran out of arrows.
I fucking hate this game.

Cheating takes all the fun out of games. Just try to git gud. If you need help with anything, just ask and we'll help you.

Damn these newfags get feistier with each passing year (and dumber). Listen here newfag, I never cheat, I just saved up the AP for achievement purposes.
And that's not cheating, that's just clever use of game mechanics.

 

[Hydro]

There are no newfags on ‘dex

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only alts

 

[normie]

for the non-mouthbreathers that care about faggot shit
https://github.com/gibbed/SteamAchievementManager

 

[Hallgar]

Time to get some cheevos.

Later nerds.

Spoiler

I hate myself

And just as I post this, confidently asserting my smugness, I run into a group of 3 high tier bandits on my way back to camp and I ran out of arrows.
I fucking hate this game.

Cheating takes all the fun out of games. Just try to git gud. If you need help with anything, just ask and we'll help you.

Damn these newfags get feistier with each passing year (and dumber). Listen here newfag, I never cheat, I just saved up the AP for achievement purposes.
And that's not cheating, that's just clever use of game mechanics.

Ah, sorry, my bad. I don't care for achievements, so I don't know anything about them. However, having to level up 14 times without spending the received Ability Poins just in order to get some nonsensical online award sounds like a really dumb and frustrating way of spending one's time, no? Wasn't the point of playing video games to have fun? Whatever happened to that?

 

[Sweeper]

sounds like a really dumb and frustrating way of spending one's time, no?

It really, really is. Can't help it though, if I like a game I'm getting the cheevos. It is what it is.

 

[Hallgar]

sounds like a really dumb and frustrating way of spending one's time, no?

It really, really is. Can't help it though, if I like a game I'm getting the cheevos. It is what it is.

Would rate :balanced: - alas, I have not yet enough posts to be able to rate posts. Sad.

 

[jackofshadows]

I wish you guys would have told me I could buy to and sell from from the caravan stash directly...
Would have saved me so much fucking time.
You guys are assholes.

Wait, what?

Also
>be me
>spend most of the income on those new upgrades and shit
>thanks to lvl scaling I guess received *** contract, barely done that.
>received another one and just couldn't do it. fuckkk

 

[Sweeper]

Wait, what?

Spoiler

Although it is kinda superfluous, cause when you're done with a dungeon you're heading back to town anyway so there's no need to store the loot in the stash. Useful for commodities, but the profit margins aren't big enough to warrant that activity honestly. I imagine it's super useful if you're hitting several distant dungeons though.

Also
>be me
>spend most of the income on those new upgrades and shit
>thanks to lvl scaling I guess received *** contract, barely done that.
>received another one and just couldn't do it. fuckkk

It's been a New York minute since I played Stoneshard, so it's a bit blurry, but I'm pretty sure Osbrook used to only go up to 2 skulls, and that new contracts didn't take as long to appear allowing you to grind out easy contracts to gear yourself out.
They've really pushed the transition between 2 skulls and 3 skull contracts to the edge. I've saved up as much gold as I could and when 3 skulls started appearing I went all in on gear.
Plus most of the upgrades aren't really useful in the early game. They're a late game quality of life luxury (apart from the stash space and the workbench for fodder crafting).

 

[jackofshadows]

the workbench for fodder crafting).

But you don't need the workbench for that. The more you know (c).

Yeah I guess they really set ** and *** apart. Back to Osbrook it seems indeed. My gear is total shit rn.

 

[Hallgar]

Although it is kinda superfluous, cause when you're done with a dungeon you're heading back to town anyway so there's no need to store the loot in the stash. Useful for commodities, but the profit margins aren't big enough to warrant that activity honestly.

???

The profit margins on commodities is a 100% if you sell to the right vendor:

Beer/wine/cider go to the inns at Brynn, grain goes to the bakery in Brynn, salt goes to the spice shop in Brynn, char coal and timber go to the rotating elf/dwarf/Nistrian vendor at the docks.

You buy those commodities for 200 gold each and sell them for 400 gold each in Brynn.

If you look at your map, you will notice that each town that gives out contracts is surrounded by places that sell commodities. For example, near the Rotten Willow Tavern you can buy char coal and timber. So, when you go there to do contracts, you also buy commodities and then return to Brynn.

The supply of commodities is sadly limited (replenishes after 24h-72h), however, you can easily get five pieces per stay at a town (=3 contracts) at 1000 gold and sell it for 2000 gold in Brynn. That's a quick 1000 gold profit.

If you're super smart, you get the trade preference upgrade as early as possible. In addition to the 1000 gold profit, you'll get 200 reputation points in Brynn along with it. And that every time you go to Brynn in order to sell you shit.

You should be going to Brynn regularly anyway in order to exchange the Ancient Coins at the bank. The conversion rate is 4 pieces of gold per 1 Ancient Coin as opposed to 2.5 gold per Ancient coin you get from regular vendors.

Also, the money you get for gold, silver and jewels at the jewelry in Brynn is significantly higher than even from vendors in towns at Respect.

Plus most of the upgrades aren't really useful in the early game. They're a late game quality of life luxury (apart from the stash space and the workbench for fodder crafting).

As jackofshadows already mentioned, you can convert food to fodder whenever and wherever you want using the Crafting skill which you start the game with:

 

[Sweeper]

As @jackofshadows already mentioned, you can convert food to fodder whenever and wherever you want using the Crafting skill which you start the game with:

The profit margins on commodities is a 100% if you sell to the right vendor:

Beer/wine/cider go to the inns at Brynn, grain goes to the bakery in Brynn, salt goes to the spice shop in Brynn, char coal and timber go to the rotating elf/dwarf/Nistrian vendor at the docks.

You buy those commodities for 200 gold each and sell them for 400 gold each in Brynn.

If you look at your map, you will notice that each town that gives out contracts is surrounded by places that sell commodities. For example, near the Rotten Willow Tavern you can buy char coal and timber. So, when you go there to do contracts, you also buy commodities and then return to Brynn.

The supply of commodities is sadly limited (replenishes after 24h-72h), however, you can easily get five pieces per stay at a town (=3 contracts) at 1000 gold and sell it for 2000 gold in Brynn. That's a quick 1000 gold profit.

If you're super smart, you get the trade preference upgrade as early as possible. In addition to the 1000 gold profit, you'll get 200 reputation points in Brynn along with it. And that every time you go to Brynn in order to sell you shit.

You should be going to Brynn regularly anyway in order to exchange the Ancient Coins at the bank. The conversion rate is 4 pieces of gold per 1 Ancient Coin as opposed to 2.5 gold per Ancient coin you get from regular vendors.

Also, the money you get for gold, silver and jewels at the jewelry in Brynn is significantly higher than even from vendors in towns at Respect.

Too much effort for meager gains, and the merchants have limited gold. I'd much rather run dungeons than LARP as a Jew.

 

[Hallgar]

Too much effort for meager gains, and the merchants have limited gold.

The limited amount of money is indeed a problem with selling grain/salt to the baker/spice vendor in Brynn (their money supply replenishes with each day). However, not with beer/wine/cider as there are four inns in Brynn and all pay the same money. There's also no problem with selling timber and char coal as you can sell those to the two general merchants in Brynn as well.

You need to be careful with buying and selling though, as the game is somewhat smart in this regard: If you keep coming back every day in order to buy commodities at the same vendor, the prices will go up. It's the same with selling: If you keep selling commodities to the same vendor day after day, he will offer less and less money. This resets after a few days of not selling/buying.

So, the smartest thing is to sell alcohol in Brynn as there are four buyers. Once you notice one is no longer offering the best price, switch the inn.

I'd much rather run dungeons than LARP as a Jew.

That's understandable. Clearing dungeons is fun and you get a lot of money and reputation (dopamine release). Additionally, killing enemies gives XP (--> level up = dopamin release) and there's a chance for good drops (dopamine release). And opening any item container (chest, tomb, shelf, weapon rack, etc.) is like pulling the lever at the slot machine in the Casino (dopamine release).