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Hello fellow adventurers!

To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of DoD, and to encourage others to play the Beta, I tried my hand at making two new homebrew skills, which should now be available on the Steam Workshop.

I'm new to modding, and typically don't post much - so I hope they work as intended.

Any feedback about the Skills will be appreciated!

The skills I created are:

Palafisk - a Paladin based Warrior Skill

&

Banditolier - a Throwing-Knife based Rogue Skill.

I hope you can enjoy playing with them!

Palafisk: Paladin + Lutefisk

A Warrior class that focuses on Defensive stats, and actually makes use of a Warrior's Mana!

Pros: Able to live the "Tank" Dream!

Cons: No innate Mana, Mana Regen, or Mobility.

Pairs well with: Shield Bearer, Master of Arms, Clockwork Knight

Starts with: 10 Lutefisk

Level 0: Holy Warrior - General Stat Buff - Stubbornness, Righteous Damage, and Necromantic Resist

Level 1: Shield Throw - Ranged Damage - Requires a Shield, Scales on Block, does Crushing and Righteous damage.

Level 2: Lay on Hands - Heal - A Warrior-focused Heal that scales with HP Regen. Most useful in the middle of Combat with the other Warrior skills.

Level 3: Smite - Melee Damage Buff - Deal Righteous Damage on each Melee hit. Deals more to Undead and Demons. Chance to spawn Lutefisk on kills. Scales with Stubbornness.

Level 4: Aura of Protection - General Stat Buff - Stubbonness, Block, Armour Absorption, Life Regen

Level 5: Consecration - AoE DoT - Righteous Fire damage, centered on you, lasting 10 rounds. Scales with Stubbornness.

Banditolier: Bandito + Bandolier

A Rogue class that focuses on a recurring "Throwing Knife" ability, called Ol' Reliable.

Pros: Never-ending, Manaless, Throwing ability!

Cons: No Melee synergy, or Healing. Squishy.

Pairs well with: Daggers, Artful Dodger, Perception, Fungal Arts

Starts with: Bullet Belt

Level 0: One Tough Hombre - General Stat Buff - Caddishness, Enemy Dodge Reduction

Level 1: Ol' Reliable - Recurring Ranged Damage - Low Cooldown, Recurrable, Missile Attack that does Slashing Damage. Scales with Enemy Dodge Reduction.

Level 2: Pocket Sand! - Melee-Range Debuff - Blind, Confuse, and deal Asphyxiative Damage to nearby Enemies. Damage and Debuff Scales with Counter and Dodge respectively.

Level 3: Quickdraw - Multi-Throw Ability - Throws 5 "Ol' Reliable" type missiles in a single turn. Can hit many enemies for AoE, or a single target for high dmg. Scales on Enemy Dodge Reduction.

Level 4: Explosive Satchel - Melee-Range Knockback Teleport - Blast Melee-range enemies and yourself back, dealing Blasting Damage which scales with Tinkering.

Level 5: Sharpshooter - Self Buff - Added Piercing Damage on Ol'Reliable, Quickdraw, Thrown and Ranged attacks, and a chance to use Pocket Sand when hit. Damage Scales with Crit.

Let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions.

Good luck on conquering the Dungeons of Dredmor!

Buttery smooth, and it's the perfect game to take on the go. I have a brief vacation coming up, and I'm going to be playing the hell out of this while sitting next to a lake.

To add more Dredmor-specific content, you know what's better than I thought? The Paranormal Investigator skill line. Turning every potion into what you want is great, as is a strong anti-magic base skill, and I really appreciate the ability to do some random hocus pocus to monsters you are weak towards. Quite solid all around, and a nice AOE to cap it all off. Give it a try, if you haven't!

In all those years of me owning it I put 150 hours into it (I know it's not even that much, I only really rediscovered it during last few years for some reason) and even though I already got it as a teenager from Humble Bundle, I mostly ignored it back then, but I can safely say now that it's definitely one of my favorite games!

Sadly, I can't lie that it's gotten just a bit stale considering I was never able to get either of the DLCs for a reasonable price - I was waiting for years ever since I got back into it and steamdb might not show it anymore but the game's & DLCs price sharply rose a few years ago inexplicably and never dropped (and nope, they never get discounted much either it seems. I would get them at 50% discount in a heartbeat.)

The game is also marred by some technical issues nowadays related to its age, for example heavily crinkling glitchy audio unless I turn off my graphics card for some reason (pretty sure I figured out this one by myself, idk how) or resolution not being perfectly adapted to bigger modern screens (it's still perfectly playable for me like this though personally).

Also unrelated to its age, but why can't I walk into a section of a dungeon opened up by a lever moving a wall (the one that usually features a single random item) by clicking there when it's already opened?! ARGHHHHhh... I know it's something minor, it doesn't actually bother me, but just playing today reminded me of it lol. Pardon me.

Other thing that I'd like to mention for this occasion is that, like presumably many others, I've been secretly waiting for an announcement of a sequel coming sometime this decade. Yeah I know that chances for this are understandably low and I remember reading in that one dev blog post about creation of the game that it was excruciating work and all (is what happens when you put actual effort into something), but still. Would of been a dream. Like the star war.

I guess I used this occasion to get some things off my chest now, the game definitely stood the test of time unlike many of its contemporaries and in my eyes is a total classic that only should have been more well known. Here's to the future! (and me finally completing the game on going rogue permadeath... maybe someday)

The goal was to have a build with as many passive buffs as possible.

If I turn on "Essence of Battle" I literally cannot regen even with booze, thaumaturgic tap, and extraplanar concentration lol

Hi everyone! This is my first post here.

These rankings are based on my experience playing Dwarvish Moderation.

This isn't a raw power ranking. I ranked each skill by how much value it adds to a build.

I'd love to hear where you agree or disagree.

S (Strong on its own)

Burglary

-Every build without Burglary has to compensate for it.

Master of Arms

-Easy access to extra Armor and HP.

Magical Law

-Gag Order solves a surprising number of problems by itself. The rest of the tree is excellent too.

A (Can define a build)

Promethean Magic

-Still incredibly strong despite all the nerfs. Somehow it even comes with a pet summon.

Necronomiconomics

-Packed with powerful skills throughout the game. Rift melts Monster Zoos with ease.

Viking Wizardry

-Excellent buffs and powerful AoE.

Egyptian Magic

-Sandstorm is safe to cast even on yourself, and the buffs are excellent.

Tinkering

-Almost mandatory for crossbow builds.

Smithing

-You won't always find the equipment you want. Crafting makes runs much more consistent.

B (Has a clear role)

Astrology

-Starts with a powerful buff from the very first skill. Righteous and Aethereal are both excellent damage types.

Perception

-Mostly for the extra loot, but the trap sight and increased vision are great too.

Bankster

-If money can buy it, Bankster can get it.

Killer Vegan

-Requires some debuff management, but the bonuses are well worth it.

Archaeology

-Huge amounts of XP. Getting trap sight immediately is also very convenient.

Fungal Arts

-Mainly taken for healing, but the buffs are strong as well. It starts to fall behind in the 15-floor endgame.

Fleshsmithing

-Pets, healing, buffs, and even decent AoE for Monster Zoos.

Tourist

-A great solution for trap sight and vision radius. The rest of the tree is more useful than it first appears.

Berserker Rage

-For Warriors, combat is all about hitting things over and over.

Demonology

-Ranked this high almost entirely because of Celestial Circle. In the 15-floor endgame, I often have spare skill points but still don't want to invest in the rest of the tree.

Maces

-The safest weapon tree if you don't have a specific build in mind.

C (Good with the right build)

Rogue Scientist

-Strong skills, but the cooldowns are simply too long.

Clockwork Knight

-Mostly taken for teleport and crafting. The self-damage makes the active skills hard to justify.

Battle Geology

-Getting Melee Power this early is a solid advantage.

Communism

-Mainly for the healing. If you can cover your Hyperborean resistance, having AoE on a Warrior is nice.

Paranormal Investigator

-Lots of useful utility. Alien Autopsy isn't something I'd rely on, though.

Piracy

-A good companion for counterattack builds.

Big Game Hunter

-Mainly for the healing. Helmets often reduce your sight radius, so the vision bonus is surprisingly useful.

Swords

-Great for dual wield and counterattack builds. Swords have the strongest endgame weapon.

Axes

-Best suited for critical hit builds, but slightly weaker overall than the other weapon trees.

Polearms

-The stances are excellent.

Staves

-Pairs well with Necronomiconomics builds.

Thrown Weaponry

-Softballs are easy to buy in bulk, so you can make the build work without crafting.

Dual Wielding

-Mostly worthwhile in counterattack builds.

Archery

-Reusing powerful arrows is a nice advantage.

Ley Walker

-Great if you want to keep buffs active. The active mana recovery skill is also excellent.

Magic Training

-The stat bonuses are nice, and having another active mana recovery skill is useful.

Blood Magic

-The penalties are too harsh to justify investing further. In the 15-floor endgame, I often have spare skill points but still don't want to invest in the rest of the tree.

Golemancy

-Pets are strong.

Psionics

-Lots of useful utility skills. Charm is a bit underwhelming.

Emomancy

-Most of the tree is awkward to use, but Sigil of Whatever is incredibly powerful.

Unarmed Combat

-Its biggest weakness is becoming useless if you happen to find an amazing weapon.

Werediggle Curse

-The eggs provide reliable healing. With enough pre-cast buffs, the tree performs surprisingly well.

D (Barely worth taking)

Mathemagic

-The teleport is great, but that's almost the only reason to take it. The debuffs are decent, though.

Shield Bearer

-Not bad, but it's hard to justify spending a skill slot on it.

Warlockery

-More of a fun pick than an optimal one. Necronomiconomics leaves little room to invest here.

Artful Dodger

-Dodge is an underwhelming game mechanic. Mostly taken for the teleport.

Alchemy

-There just aren't many things worth crafting at higher levels.

Wand Lore

-Suffers from the same problem as Alchemy. It also can't mass-produce items.

F (Needs too much support)

Daggers

-If you want to fight in melee, there are much better weapon choices. If you don't, there's little reason to take Daggers.

Vampirism

-You need to find healing outside of food. It's fun, but that's about the only reason to play it.

Assassination

-An awkward mix of abilities with weak stat bonuses. It isn't even particularly fun to use.

Got my first random skills win! Going Rogue to boot, though no permadeath but I already had that bagged so why stress it further? Skills: Big Game Hunter, Wild Magic, Degree in Dungeoneering, Heartburn Aspirant, Inquisitor, Spellsword, Sauceror. Mods used: Compleat Essential Skills, BOLTS N XBOWS, Faxpax, Kingdom of Loathing Classes, Offhand Weaponry.

Lourde Fretless didn't do a thing as he was stuck behind that door. I blasted him with Acid Sheath and Saucegeyser till he was about at 25%, started taking victory shots to wait out Carrot Form (Wilde Magickes go haywire often) and Radiant Potion broke the door open. Whoops! The vagabond bagabones chased me around a little but I had Spatial Instability Infusions to pop and resorted to using Clockwork Saw blades since my spellbar got cleared, but not my inventory! Carrots go to culinary school for different reasons than to learn spelling, I suppose.

Anyone know why I can't set my display resolution to anything other than 2640x800? The other options are all blacked out. I'm using a 1080p monitor and Arch Linux if it matters

I've tried clicking the buttons to make the skill bar and stuff bigger but a lot of things are still too small even at 1080p.

I always thought you ought to be able to craft together the Linen Shirt and Leather Cuirass to get something similar to what the mc model actually wears

Guys. I've been playing this game forever. It's a running joke between me and my brother (I gave him this game a while back) that we still try to beat Dredmor like twice a year and still die. I got this game at a Humble Bundle at the end of 2011 and, as you can see by the steam achievement, I just beat Dredmor for the first time, today. Had to be on Elvishly Easy but fuck it, it's done.

hey...

my gf got me into playing a week or so ago telling me a story of how her game doesn't save anymore.

I went through the cloud saves and got her old files back but we can't save any new files and it's getting rather annoying.

could anyone help to explain how to fix this issue?

Is this still happening?

The adventurer I am using to kill Dredmor is named Carnak. He is a level 25 warrior/rogue with these skills

Berserker (max)

Astrologer (min/one)

Archeologist (min/one)

Burglary (max)

Smithing (max)
Perception (max)
Master of Arms (max)

I am playing a vanilla version of the game from Steam on Dwarvish Moderation and not using permadeath because occasionally the game crashes and wipes out my inventory, and because I no longer enjoy starting over if a character dies.

The one thing I wish I had figured out earlier is that you shouldn't hoard your Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster potions because that effect will persist until your mana runs out.  I did get some lucky breaks for Uber-Chest goodies, like the Clockwork Bolt-Thrower at the end of the eighth floor that has +20 holy damage and a great Cloak of Sagan and other good armor selections. Most of the damage I have done to him is by Eye Lasers and Drill Bit crossbow bolts. My character has a lot of equipment that raises visual sight radius up over 20 with second sight activated, so Eye Lasers does up to 100 dmg to wandering monsters.

I hope this will encourage some players to keep going to the end of the game.

I have whittled him down from 1,627 HP to 17 and now I'm going to finish him up.

Death to Dredmor!

They're fully functional. I can put stuff there and pick them up again. Only those two specific spaces, though. The spaces and items stored there even stick around after saving and loading.

Since it hold every monster of the game but weakers, it's perfect to abuse of Skepticism.

However I need to able to survive long enough but how ?

Same for monsters zoos and graphiti codes areas ...

Quick sample of the gear obtained :

https://i.imgur.com/GlEiwGi.png

Since it scale with foes, it get broken endgame giving you best equipement than by crafting.

Not sure if warrior, mage or rogue builds would benefit most of it.

Archeology seem good to double anvils and rerolling bad encrusts.

Magical law seem need to reduce cooldowns.

I've been trying my best to find one of those lovely 2012 diggle plushies for a while now, of course just to come up empty-handed at every turn. Figured it was about time that I come begging to the subreddit on the off chance that someone has a lead of any kind.

I realise how difficult this is to obtain 13 years later, but I'm desperate!