I’ve been hooked on Caves of Qud lately, and I wanted to move off of the default starter character builds. Here’s one that I’ve been having fun with lately; It gets me into tinkering pretty quickly, and getting two extra random mutations makes it a really different run every time.
I’m wondering what people here like to use.
Arconaut
Mutated Human
Attributes
Strength: 16
Agility: 18
Toughness: 18
Intelligence: 20
Willpower: 16
Ego: 16
Mutations
Unstable Genome x2
Night Vision
Wings
Psychometry
Cold-Blooded (Disadvantage)
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I don’t know where to start with this game. Admittedly I also have a problem that my brain is tired after work and I don’t want to figure out complex games sometimes.
I found that the best way to start was to play a few runs as the Marsh Taur preset. They have pretty good survivability, and you can explore the world and try to learn the basics. You’ll die a lot, but you’ll also learn what kills you. After a few times of doing that (and trying a few different presets), I did a little bit of cheating to revert my save by closing after I died before returning to the menu. I got to about level 25 that way, and I learned a whole lot. I could continue, but I think it’s more interesting as a traditional roguelike. Now I’m back to starting new characters when I die, but with a lot more context.
Some people play on RPG mode and that’s a perfectly valid way to go too. I believe you revert to the last village you were in if you die.
It’s a really deep simulation so it does take a while to learn, but once it clicks you’re in for a great time.
I’m totally the same. I feel like I don’t know where to go except wander around the first few screens. I’ve never felt more like a monkey fucking a football. I’m sure this is a fantastic game, but I’m struggling with it. I’ll try the advice of the person that replied to you also.
Whichever build doesn’t die in the first 10 minutes lol
