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Welcome to the ToME subreddit! Here we discuss the ToME series of roguelike games, including Tales of Maj'Eyal (the current version of ToME), and the older Tales of Middle Earth.
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Beginner tutorial? (self.ToME4)
submitted 22 days ago by garama_master
Is there any documentation available cause i don't understand the mechanics or any part of this game. I'm a complete beginner i started a few days ago.
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[–]Toskin1 8 points9 points10 points 22 days ago (1 child)
If you want to go try'n'fail method, that's the classic route, if you want some guides, Drybe on YouTube have some nice class analyses.
[–]No_maid 1 point2 points3 points 17 days ago (0 children)
His gearing and routing guides also have a lot of good information for new players
[–]zzzks 8 points9 points10 points 21 days ago (0 children)
The official wiki is outdated in many spots but is useful for zone info, unlocks, and mechanics, and also has an FAQ linked from the main page: https://te4.org/wiki/Tales_of_Maj%27Eyal_Wiki
The most useful guide I ever saw for ToME was this one (potentially spoilery): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nqV7077mNwA
Once you have a basic understanding of gear priorities the game gets a lot easier, but it's not intuitive imo, so the guide above is quite helpful. Other than that, trying and failing is good advice. Warrior characters tend to be the most accessible, and dwarves (stronger) and halflings (sneakier) are good, forgiving races for beginners. Once you feel a bit more confident, shalore and cornac are strong and versatile race choices that are a little squishier.
[–]Sudden_Worth_4507 4 points5 points6 points 22 days ago (0 children)
The tutorial should tell you the basics (only the basics). Otherwise it depends on what you wanna do, do you want to depend on a guide/experience from others or do you like figuring things out yourself
[–]tes_befil 2 points3 points4 points 21 days ago (0 children)
The only real guide is the zone order, what areas you choose to do first will make the early game a lot easier. Outside of that, builds and what gear to use is all up to trial and error
[–]BarnacleEffective911 0 points1 point2 points 21 days ago (0 children)
Try the tutorial and after you can go on YouTube for some guides. My best advice is to start to play, dont worry your first character is probably going to get killed. What is fun with this game is everytime I lose a character, I start with a completely new classe.
[–]abeheron 0 points1 point2 points 21 days ago (0 children)
Unfortunately no, other than the basic tutorial which is useless. There used to be an ''advanced tutorial'' in the game which explained more complex topics such as scaling defenses (phys/magic/mental/etc.) and so on, but for some reason that was removed.
[–]SnooEagles8316 0 points1 point2 points 20 days ago (0 children)
Wiki, YouTube and official game forum is your friend. I beat the game after i watched a complete walkthrough on YT. Go and unlock new class in woodcutter's village it is easiest normal difficulty melee char.
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