droids are NOT overpowered:-)

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Gj with BoneD Why didnt you use Paladin`s shield ?
I tryed with Vampires but their ressistances are horible Only 50% poison, and only poison dmg in 14 fight end game are alchemists at Hagny and no1 else. I guess it`s doable but i had no nerves to try more games to get Scaly set (i never use KBscaner).
I tryed to change Counterstrike to affect undead, but cant find anything in that skill description that exclude them. It works on Fairies and Giants, so i want it to work with undead also. Does any1 have idea how to fix this?

[impy]

Paladin shield is +4def, tower shield is +5def on 5level creatures; i was after def, some extra bonus against undead from paly shield was not important. Did you try 14fights with vampires or just regular playthrough with single stack? 14fights playthrough is very demanding KBscanner might really be needed. At least 90% phys. res is needed = 50% without stone skin, which will be your first spell in most cases anyway. As you know, difference between having 10% or 20% phys. res and 80% or 90% phys. res is very big when you get hit for massive damage by those huge endgame stacks.
getting to 50% phys. res = scaly set + twinkling boots + crystall ball (or leather dress) + slippery cuirass. In previous challenges you job is made easier by natural resistances which lower the req = droids (20%), BK (30%) and bone dragons (10-15% I think).
You mentioned hating kiting; I was going to give a savegame with zero fights and all maps uncovered, but my PC packed up completely on Thursday and now i am on holiday, so you'll have to wait for two weeks

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I tired 3 games for 14 fights, and in best found Slipery cuiras and Leter dress (no KBscaner so it was quite boring All scaly set never shoved all items in shops. And i fialed miserably with Ancient vampires. I know about phys ress but i didnt have luck with right items. It must be possible, cause right now i think there is no impossible run in this game I just couldnt find right items for this playthrough.
And about kiting i can do it, but hate when i try to kite some map 20 times just to get some stupid scroll-Song of wind, or something like that

On other note, still w8 patiently for some news about anything related to KB2 from Kataury or 1C

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Finnaly had some time to finish impy`s save form 4th page on this tread, and i must sya it was fun. Managed to pull 89 int and do 11-19K dmg with black hole (in battles it did 15-25K no idea why, but ckdamascus had same thing with his high int mage, so i guess it`s some astral dmg bug), most fights were finished in 1-2 rounds, only lasted longer to dig up chests and it payed off - 16 AK scrolls (5 elenhel, 3 raven, 3 from map scrolls, 5 digged in battles .
63lvl/93quests/15days. Needed 80K exp more for 64 lvl, i think it`s not possible.
All quests give 280K exp, i used +exp%, in almost 90% of battles, and AK scrolls only on bosses/35+ lvl enemy heroes, and invincible enemy and still got to 1,9M exp.


Spoiler alert, for those that dont want to pick up items and have fun with mega mage :


Great save game, great items as impy said : 2novice dresses,undead set, scaly set (2 items at reha, armor is free in elon underground tombstone behind 1 enemy guard), +5int ring, ancient amulet, 2helm of battle mage, +2int boots. Hearth of dragon is reward in wizard tower so who want to play dragon army try to finish that first, drakonix also reward on debir after some stone (not sure which 1), all +exp% items (memoirs-scarlet wind, belt-reha i think, gloves-verona on undead ship, 2 regalia`s you all know where to find
Bad thing is that there is no geyser spell in all game (shoal of piranha was great substitute) , and NO red dragons, i had to use eggs and then sacrifice (which isnt problem after taking crown of chaos at reha castle). In the end impy thx for sharing save game file with all.
Take care ppl

[impy]

Nice work.
You said earlier that you do not use kbscanner and do not like kiting.
14fights game is so demanding that I am not sure you can pull it with any game.
Find attached a savegame, fresh start at greenwort.
Game has freely (no fights required) available:
phys. res : twink.boots, scaly set, leather dress = 40%
magic res : chaos crown, mirror shield, magician cowl, leather dress = 85%
astral : chaos crown, ghost armor = 70%
vampire set = ring + blade
if necessary there are fireproof boots+salamander banner
after 4th stone portrait of icequeen (+20mana) kicks in
this should be enough to conquer the game in 14 fights with vampires, you'll always have powerful eviln to fall back on if desperate.
The only powerful items missing are slippery cuirass and dagger of judgment for massive criticals = leeching, crystal ball unfortunately is hidden in castle Tront
Have fun. I'll use this save myself when i get a minute (or more likely a day)

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I just started 1 playthrough in red sands mod, and found out that it`s possible to finish game with 13 fights, because there were no guaridan on verona-montero pass.
Is weird since that wasnt only1 enemy army that is missing in game, 2 more were missing in verona on bridge to barbarian castle ( 1 patroling 1 guardng dersu map), on tekron no creep on mine entrance) , . . . I dont know is it bug or what is hapopening to make all those enemy troops dessapear.