Underrail: The Incline Awakens

[ItsChon]

Hm, all these posts are making me consider trying to go for an Ironman Playthrough of the game. I reload a metric fuck ton when I play Underrail to get through some fights, and now I'm wondering how the game would feel if I tried to keep it down to a minimum. Would probably require me to change up how I play through the game which would be tough, but could be fun to do with an overpowered build like Tin Can AR (have yet to ever play an AR build) or full Psi.

 

[Trashos]

Ironman/soft ironman forces you to think about a difficult encounter/location before you do it. In the case of Underrail, it also forces you to prepare heavily for the difficult fights (ie, I often go back to the house to get the right gear and consumables for each location). If you can find joy in such things, you will love it.

 

[lukaszek]

Trashos sounds like your knives build doesnt have lazor pistol and versatility?

 

[Trashos]

Trashos sounds like your knives build doesnt have lazor pistol and versatility?

It doesn't. All my ranged builds are versatility, I am not going to take versatility with my knives. I have 300+ stealth, however, which is what I was counting on.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Goddamn.

848 pages of Underrail.

Not counting the previous thread.

I can't wait for infusion.

 

[toro]

Hm, all these posts are making me consider trying to go for an Ironman Playthrough of the game. I reload a metric fuck ton when I play Underrail to get through some fights, and now I'm wondering how the game would feel if I tried to keep it down to a minimum. Would probably require me to change up how I play through the game which would be tough, but could be fun to do with an overpowered build like Tin Can AR (have yet to ever play an AR build) or full Psi.

Try Ironman on Dominating

 

[Trash Player]

Play dress up and craft, a lot. Majority of the game is plannable in advance. Someone on twitch can do it with a tranquility build past depot A regularly.

 

[Serious_Business]

Hm, all these posts are making me consider trying to go for an Ironman Playthrough of the game. I reload a metric fuck ton when I play Underrail to get through some fights, and now I'm wondering how the game would feel if I tried to keep it down to a minimum. Would probably require me to change up how I play through the game which would be tough, but could be fun to do with an overpowered build like Tin Can AR (have yet to ever play an AR build) or full Psi.

Try Ironman on Dominating

Not dooable. There's a roguelike buried somewhere in Underrail's character system, but the game isn't built that way ultimately. Gotta play Caves of Qud for the ironman experience.

 

[Zeem]

Hm, all these posts are making me consider trying to go for an Ironman Playthrough of the game. I reload a metric fuck ton when I play Underrail to get through some fights, and now I'm wondering how the game would feel if I tried to keep it down to a minimum. Would probably require me to change up how I play through the game which would be tough, but could be fun to do with an overpowered build like Tin Can AR (have yet to ever play an AR build) or full Psi.

Try Ironman on Dominating

Not dooable. There's a roguelike buried somewhere in Underrail's character system, but the game isn't built that way ultimately. Gotta play Caves of Qud for the ironman experience.

It was already done a few times. Something like a high CON SMG build to smooth out the RNG was used IIRC.

 

[BING XI LAO]

 

[Trashos]

I suddenly met Coral at lvl6, so I caved in and deleted her file as per online instructions in order to get rid of her completely. So I start a new game...

...and now I meet her at lvl10 in Rail Crossing. WTF?!

I guess my Electroshock Pistol Uber Scientist character will spend his time kissing a hopper foot charm.

 

[lukaszek]

I guess my Electroshock Pistol Uber Scientist character will spend his time kissing a hopper foot charm.

coil spider would fit your theme more

 

[Trashos]

"increases electrical damage TAKEN".... I assumed it meant "by me".

If nothing else, this is a good opportunity for me to do some testing with the charms. I just wish it didn't happen with this character.

 

[BING XI LAO]

I got bored and quit my tincan psycho metathermics-only run at level 25 in the Black Sea. Playing chempistol dex vers AGAIN (this time with Thought Control) and goodness, it's just so fun.

 

[lukaszek]

"increases electrical damage TAKEN".... I assumed it meant "by me".

If nothing else, this is a good opportunity for me to do some testing with the charms. I just wish it didn't happen with this character.

dont worry, charms are negligible even if you make them work

 

[taxalot]

I can't craft for shit but I got money. What's a place to buy shield emitters ?

 

[Tweed]

Damn, I really shouldn't read this thread. Makes me wanna play and I haven't played since before the Core City Factions update and I got other games that need playing.

 

[ItsChon]

Damn, I really shouldn't read this thread. Makes me wanna play and I haven't played since before the Core City Factions update and I got other games that need playing.

Play it again you little slut. It's better than anything you have on the docket.

 

[jackofshadows]

I can't craft for shit but I got money. What's a place to buy shield emitters ?

If didn't get to Core City etc yet then nowhere by now (although it might be obtainable in random loot in a few places). If you got past Depot A then MQ store near rail crossing, electro store in Core City, a certain spoiler trader, electro store in Foundry, store at Tchortists (but that's much later in the game) and then there're Core City factions stores but I guess you didn't get to them yet as well. You can also do the quest for Gorsky when he'll ask you to find him in Core City and you will get one as a reward.

 

[Trashos]

I can't craft for shit but I got money. What's a place to buy shield emitters ?

Coretech sells good shields. But you need to join them and do their quests in order to get access.

Getting a reasonable shield by killing: In Core City, on the merchant level, go north from the merchants, go north from Jon the Beautiful, and there is a guy who guards a ladder that goes down. He has a decent shield (for middle game), if you can kill him.
(His mates downstairs also have shields iirc.)

 

[Twiglard]

Coretech sells good shields.

Before 2023 patches the absolute best they could do was 600 points, and even that was rare. What's the uncrafted shield HP right now?

 

[ItsChon]

I for sure have bought one with over 1k hp before. Might have even been 1.1k. But that's the highest I think I've ever seen.

 

[Sykar]

"increases electrical damage TAKEN".... I assumed it meant "by me".

If nothing else, this is a good opportunity for me to do some testing with the charms. I just wish it didn't happen with this character.

dont worry, charms are negligible even if you make them work

Strictly speaking tattoos are also negligible as well but at least they do not waste AP and a quick slot to work, ugh.

 

[Trashos]

Well, I like to go 100% critical chance with my SI builds (not because it is optimal, but because it makes things more deterministic). So if I find any effect for the hopper foot, it can save me some spec points.

 

[Trashos]

LOL, I guess that's fair, Styg.