Drakefyre

Well, my first time playing Exile my party died of starvation ... not pretty.

 

Early on in the first two Exile games I had a nasty habit of stumbling into Giant Lizards and Fire Lizards, who made short work of young parties.

I haven't played Frostbite ...

 

 

Emulations

Quintessence

Redemption

Tomorrow

Tatterdemalion

Masks

Echoes: Renegade

Bahssikava

 

Is what I think right now ... my CSR ranking is/was:

 

Quintessence

Emulations

Tatterdemalion

Redemption

Tomorrow

Masks

Echoes: Renegade

Bahssikava

What's wrong with CSR?

And that spiny aura spell works wonders when you're ambushed or fighting shades.

Ha. Like I said, I was not following some preformed notion of a build, just upgrading skills and armor as I saw fit. I wanted to see if I could get hit less (I couldn't). In the end, I think I might have gone for more golden crystals or other resistances, since those were my main sources of taking damage anyway.

Also, drips acid is by far the best weapon enhancement.

I'd also suggest loading up on Discipline Wands, because they'll do around 200 damage to some enemies that are resistant to almost everything.

 

Most useful spells:

 

Essence Blade (before battles)

 

Acid Spray (damages all enemies, probably don't want to use w/ daze)

Lightning Aura (persistent damage)

Kill (can do 400 damage)

Burning Spray

Ice Spray (especially in endgame)

 

You can be doing 200+ persistent damage to bosses and let them die from lightning, acid, and poison while you attack their friends.

 

Mix in Daze, Strong Daze, and Mass Madness, depending on skill level.

 

Be able to cure yourself of acid/poison effectively - it will take more of your HP than physical attacks and is on par with breathing.

 

Also, never underestimate the power of luring enemies away from their friends and groups. Taking them on one/two at a time is easy and you will never be overwhelmed.

Some other resources:

 

http://www.ironycentral.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=169157

 

http://www.ironycentral.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=164254

 

My final items:

 

Symbiotic Cloak (+harder to hit)

Grounding Plate (+resist effects)

Girdle of Genius (+resist poison/acid)

Puresteel Blade (+drips acid)

Forbidden Band (+harder to hit)

Assassin's Boots (+harder to hit)

Black Iron Greaves (+resist effects)

Firesteel Gauntlets (+resist effects)

Agent's Shelter

Talisman of Might

 

My stats were:

 

Level 51

HP: 626

Essence: 647

MP: 1294

 

Strength: 17 (12 without items)

Dexterity: 13 (11)

Intelligence: 14 (11)

Endurance: 8 (5)

 

Melee: 13 (9)

Missile: 3

Quick Action: 12 (7)

Parry: 12 (7)

 

Battle Magic: 13 (8)

Mental Magic: 13 (8)

Blessing Magic: 12 (7)

Spellcraft: 12 (8)

 

Fire Shaping: 1

Battle Shaping: 1

Magic Shaping: 0

Healing Craft: 6

 

Leadership: 10

Mechanics: 10

Luck: 1

 

Armor: 79%

Fire/Cold: 59%

Energy: 67%

Stun: 81%

Mental: 61%

Poison: 24%

Acid: 57%

 

Also generally 10 AP from Assassin's Boots.

 

This was not a build that I created intentionally - it was developed as the game went on, so there are some wasted skill points.

 

 

It was probably because I always used the slimes as my beginning area and was way overpowered for Upper Exile. There is that cool Bon-Ihrno experience pool though.

 

But why would you go to visit some undeveloped caves when you can see the SURFACE for the first time?

I always thought that Upper Exile sucked ... and the troglo/giant plague was my second most fun, next to the roaches. Doing the troglo "peace" mission, and going to the barrier cave were lots of fun.

But Shockwave did unblockable damage, so the fact that it wasn't a lot of damage doesn't matter as much.

 

Wound was definitely my go-to spell for 3/4 of the game and against tough opponents.

I love this thread!

 

 

Never was a truer statement written.

 

Goo - fun but not particularly useful

Conflagration - found it much more useful in later replays, especially since stupid monsters run through it

Spray Fields - another fun fields spell!

Stumble - nice try

Holy Scourge - way to not live up to your billing ... wish we could cast Unholy Ravaging like Evil High Priests

Mass Sanctuary - I actually used this a lot with my priest casting it at the end of turns so only mages could hit the party

Anaximander unzips his robe and steps from it. His body is much better developed than you would have thought. The reward for your long, hard adventures is at hand

 

You rapidly convert to Catholicism.

The demons flee in horror.

Personally, I love Exile's interface and skill/spell/combat system. And you can actually see what each character is supposed to look like!

For Mac OS 7.5.3:

 

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Sup..._Version_7.5.3/

 

More help:

http://www.emaculation.com/articles/intro.html

You can download MacOS 7.5.x on Apple's website for free.

 

http://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libarary%27s/Emulation/BIOS_Roms/1mbMacrom.zip

 

Some troubleshooting if necessary:

http://www.macwindows.com/macemul.html

Basilisk will work! Try it out.

 

I'm running Exile III on 64 bit.

Re: Exile III

 

20 Strength, 20 Assassination, 20 Pole Weapons. Can't be beat! I'm not sure, but does assassination even come into play on the second swing?

In BoE maybe, but in Exile III it wasn't nearly as simple as you make it sound. Black (or Enchanted) Halberd does much more damage than dual-wielding.

We could always have that food requirement again ... worse than Skribbane withdrawal! I remember dying of starvation the first time I played Exile I ...

Agent or Servile. Solo and sneaky.

Unbound are also not resistant to magic, so I like to stand out of range of their area of effect spells and pump them with acid, essence lance, and kill.

I ran the Agent fine without ever Shaping a single creation.

Do you have Strong Daze? Also, armor is super helpful. Most melee enemies were doing less than 15 damage to me at the end of the game, including rothidzons. Pump your strength and get an enchanted shaper breastplate or something.

 

You can also pick off groups of enemies one at a time by only getting seen by one of them, then running away. Usually only one, maybe two will follow you. Then you can deal with them separately.

It looks like your stats are pretty decent - but if you're having trouble with main quests (Taygen's area is HARD), level up to around 45 first by doing a lot of sidequests. Get the powerful items that help you. Read the posts about item crafting. You might want to improve strength and endurance to make you more durable.

 

Also, use burning spray and acid rain a lot. Ice spray does a lot of damage to magic resistant creations usually. Lightning aura is really useful. And Kill is great - with Essence Blade, it can do 400 damage.

 

And don't forget about spells like Daze, Dominate, and Mass Madness. They provide a lot of respite from crowds.

 

Are you dying against single enemies or in group battles where you get swarmed?

Thuryl, I *just* tested it. You hit them, you get the "xxx was covered in acid" message, and they get lingering acid damage (60+ points).