How You Play

Aeonic · Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:07 am

The way I see it, there are really three basic ways to play this game.

1. You can play it normally, maybe with a few customizations, but nothing that ruins the balance of the game.

2. You can play it like a hardcore rogue-like where, if you die, you don't resurrect. Actually I think it would be nice if the game had a toggle-able option of removing your savefile if you die. Permadeath.

3. You can cheat like crazy just because you like having overpowered weapons and being an indestructible harbinger of doom.

I like #1. How do you play?

(Actually it occurs to me that this question has probably been asked a dozen times before, but...)

evilbob · Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:21 am

Number two, weakling!

Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:08 am

My style of play is what I like to call "The Merchant"
I always have a mule or 7 with me.
When entering a new system I check all the stations for good deals, sell loot etc.
I have a few choice mods loaded, always a different assortment.

If I die, I'm dead. No res.

schilcote · Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:55 am

I think you can guess how I play. #3 definitely.

Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:37 pm

I like to play a couple of times "vanilla" only, when a new version comes out.
Then i like to throw in some enhancing mods, trying not to unbalance the game.

If I die, I like to resurrect and try again, usually I even self-destruct if the battle I just did wasn't as good as I was expecting it.

However the switch "no savegame" could be interesting for future versions when we will have global hi-scores

Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:05 pm

#2 for my real playthroughs - I only ever cheat like crazy when playtesting my mods (since usually I have to, seeing as many features are not seen until late game!)

Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:48 pm

I like to think I do #1.

Some of the mods I use are on the hard side, but I don't play permadeath style.

Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:17 pm

Oh and yes, I play with mods

(obviously...)

Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:18 pm

I'm sad to say that my playstyle is #0...

When i do play it is usually #3, for modding or for release

Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:39 am

alterecco wrote:I'm sad to say that my playstyle is #0...

When i do play it is usually #3, for modding or for release

Yeah, we need a 4.

4) You only play to test a mod or prove a concept (while waiting for the next version to be released).

I would say I played 2 every time a new version comes out, until I find all the new stuff, and then shift back to 4 which seems to be the way I truly enjoy Transcendence.

Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:41 am

Modding transcendence is what makes it truly fun for a good number of us, if not all of us long-timers here...

Oh, and I use balanced mods

Aeonic · Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:44 pm

I suppose that's true for me, too. I mostly play to try out how the new stuff I've implemented is working. Although I'll often as not stick with it and play through most of the game when everything is working right.

Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:42 pm

I play a combination of 1 and 2. I use absolutely no mods, but I don't start over when I die, I just take the score penalty.

Dalva · Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:47 am

i usually play 1 with a backup savegames ( making a backup of savefile everytime going into a new system )

then, i also play 3, with my NCC-1701E mod

doctorfrog · Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:53 am

#2. I tend to ironman it, myself, and I'm surprised others here do as well. Though I've tired of the encyclopedic knowledge requirements of Nethack, I still consider Transcendence to be a roguelike. As such, can't play it any other way.

I hope an option is put in to auto-delete saves on death, even if only to satisfy that masochistic streak that Nethack and its ilk bring out.