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Post by uziel on Feb 8, 2012 9:19:01 GMT
I finally finished my MK Hardcore run, so now that I can read all the hints, I'm doing a full Epic Failure playthrough (minus book 1, that will be last), with some random achievs along the way Heh, the Epic Failure in Book 1 can be tough to achieve. But for me, nothing tops the Fresh Start in Book 11 still, or the Kalkoth Hunter award from book 3. So do you absolutely need the SS to get Epic Failure #5? Yes. Next up, in book 6, I plan to knock out the "disrupt rituals" and what I assume is the Mischevious feat (steal a horse, clobber a kid, steal a boat). As far as the epic fail, do I have to get trampled? Yes, absolutely do. I tried a few combos before that, and only once I got trampled, did the award appear. Edit: The "Backpack weapon" medal in book 5 needs some more hints. Seriously, I'm stumped.  An even less subtle hint if you still need it: A simple tubelike weapon used by indigenous tribes of South East Asia and the Amazon. Find one and use it! |
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Post by hemulen on Feb 8, 2012 14:06:04 GMT
I can't seem to get the mischievous award in book 9. It's one of the few I'm still missing.
So far I have (in cronological order):
Killed the rangers on the road.
Blocked the trapdoor in the house of the old man, and stolen his stuff
Killed drunk in eating house, while trying to be friendly
Killed about 9 guards while escaping from prison
Bribed guards using different currencies (and with different effects)
Both getting the vote of the Senate and failing to get it
I don't know what else to do, and that should cover all the hints if I'm not mistaken.
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Post by melusca on Feb 8, 2012 19:59:46 GMT
This one took me a while. I did exactly the same things as you and got it, but I suppose you forgot this (dunno if it counts towards the award though): Give only 1 gold to the beggars at the beginning of the book. There was something about "a good deed that can sometimes turn into mischief" in the hints.About the "use Sommerswerd in 3 fights out of 4" award: does this mean you need to use it in 3 fights out of 4 in each book, or in the entire campaign (like, getting into a hundred or so fights in the first 10 books and "forgetting" to bring the SS for book 11  )? |
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Post by hemulen on Feb 8, 2012 21:12:07 GMT
Thanks! That was excactly what I had missed. Although I figured it out myself just a while ago, after trying out every option I had not done.  Now the only award left is the book 12 fresh start. Not sure how difficult it is, since I've only tried it a couple of times. Let's just hope it's easier than book 11. ;D It is using it in 3 out of 4 fights during the entire campaign, so you can conveniently "forget" to bring it at times, if you up the combat count in the other books, and try to keep it low when you leave it at home. But then parts of book 12 and book 7 leave you without it, althouh I'm not sure how strictly it counts the combats. I think I left it at home during book 9, but brought it with me during 10-11. |
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Post by hemulen on Feb 8, 2012 22:53:14 GMT
Finally got all the awards. ;D
Killing Gnaag with my "fresh character" was unnerving, despite the adgana, kagonite and helshezag (CR +4 if using psi surge). I've been instakilling him most o the time, so I didn't remember that he had 70 EP. In the end I was left with 3 EP. Now actually looking at the combat resolution table leaves me thinking that using psi surge might not have been a good idea, since most of my EP loss was from using it and the weapon. Might have been true for other combats too.
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Post by Dave on Feb 8, 2012 23:48:13 GMT
It brings a smile to my face to see the amount of fun (and frustration!) that you guys are having! One of the things that I enjoy the most about the award-hunting is that I get to explore new sections and read even more of Joe Dever's wonderfully evocative text than usual. When I always stick to the same path, I miss out on some really amazing writing. He has a way with words that really makes the imagination come alive!
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Post by Ofecks on Feb 9, 2012 1:39:51 GMT
An even less subtle hint if you still need it Oh, OHHHH. I know what this is now, thanks! To be honest I'm not entirely sure how to get it, but I'll reverse-engin... I mean, poke around the PA text. ;D |
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Post by melusca on Feb 16, 2012 14:08:31 GMT
Failed twice to get the Sommerswerd achievement in Hardcore :/ How does the fights in book 12 count towards it exactly? I've noticed you cannot use the Sommerswerd against some Drakkarim, but can against some others... Is this a bug?
Book 12 fresh start is really hard too. Lots of "roll a number on RNT, lose EP, enjoy your 10" sections, and those neverending Drakkarim fights on the boat... Seriously there are more Drakkarim than fish in the northern seas.
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Post by Dave on Feb 16, 2012 16:49:41 GMT
In order for the Sommerswerd to count toward your 3/4 total, you must use the Sommerswerd for the entire combat. And you must have a total of 75% or greater of the total number of combats you fought along the way be counted as "using the sommerswerd" (which means used it for the entire combat). So, you've got to do some planning in the earlier books to probably get in more fights than you might want in order to balance out the mandatory non-sommerswerd combats in book 12.
(I think some of the Drakkarim fights in book 12 occur outside the Darklands, and so it wouldn't alert Gnaag, while some others are within the Darklands, so it *would*...)
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Post by hemulen on Feb 16, 2012 18:56:32 GMT
I think I used the Sommerswerd quite liberally in book 12 on the ship and also on land, unless the book strictly forbade me / asked if I had the sword. I was still sure that I wouldn't get the award, but got in anyway.
I think right now book 9 is pretty impossible with the "nerfed" +2 sword, and Kimah with CS 44 or something. And mindblast / psi surge does not work. I tried it once, but the combat resolution was so bad that he instakilled me, so never bothered trying again. So you pretty much have to leave it at home and try to minimize combat there. Book 11 was doable since you at least get a bonus from the sword there and surge works.
The Book 12 fresh start was somewhat challenging, but then using a spear or polearm to keep your enemy at bay for one turn helps. Also finding a source of healing.
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Post by jdubs1211 on Feb 16, 2012 21:14:11 GMT
I think right now book 9 is pretty impossible with the "nerfed" +2 sword, and Kimah with CS 44 or something. And mindblast / psi surge does not work. I tried it once, but the combat resolution was so bad that he instakilled me, so never bothered trying again. So you pretty much have to leave it at home and try to minimize combat there. Book 11 was doable since you at least get a bonus from the sword there and surge works.
All the more reason that giving the Sommerswerd Dark Champion bonus would be a wise move for Hardcore mode(at the very least)
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Post by melusca on Feb 16, 2012 21:58:21 GMT
(I think some of the Drakkarim fights in book 12 occur outside the Darklands, and so it wouldn't alert Gnaag, while some others are within the Darklands, so it *would*...) Actually I used the Sommerswerd in almost every Drakkarim fight in book 12 in my first attempt, but one or two of them required me to unequip it and swap it for something else. It might have been the Drakkarim you have to fight unarmed, but I don't think so (since I was able to equip Vashna's Dagger instead). I did not know if it was a feature or a bug (since the Swerd is supposed to sleep in its Korlinium scabbard). If that's a bug, I'll let you know if I come across this guy once again. Hemulen, I tried to kill the Chaos-Master with the Swerd, but Psi-Surge quickly finished me off. It really isn't suited for long fights. So I threw the Swerd away in Tolakos the second time ;D (I suppose that's why I didn't get the award then - you probably have to keep it until the end of book 12) |
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Post by Dave on Feb 16, 2012 22:07:12 GMT
Ha! Yes, you do actually need to *have* the Sommerswerd... You actually threw it away mid-game? I wonder what LW would tell the acolytes back at the monastery.
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Post by hemulen on Feb 16, 2012 23:17:51 GMT
Hemulen, I tried to kill the Chaos-Master with the Swerd, but Psi-Surge quickly finished me off. It really isn't suited for long fights. So I threw the Swerd away in Tolakos the second time ;D (I suppose that's why I didn't get the award then - you probably have to keep it until the end of book 12) Maybe I was just lucky with the fight. I can't really remember any details, although I'm quite sure that I used the +4CS alether. Completing the awards lead to some funny moments, like the other award when you'll play through the books without the Swerd. After the first battle against a zombie on the Death Hulks Lone Wolf tosses the Sommerwerd overboard. Bah, It's a silly sword. I'd very much prefer this old rusty dagger instead. ;D |
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Post by melusca on Feb 21, 2012 22:12:22 GMT
Ha! Yes, you do actually need to *have* the Sommerswerd... You actually threw it away mid-game? I wonder what LW would tell the acolytes back at the monastery. Something like "I traded it for a better sword, but the Daziarn Customs Officers took it from me ;_;" I suppose |
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