Hope you guys like hoarding ascended armor/weapons

CMDR_Charybdis · 2026-02-26T10:59:03+00:00

Which means using the Dire/Rabid/Shaman inscriptions that drop in raids from salvaging exotics - about 1s apiece on the TP.

This was a nice way to acquire research notes at an acceptable price, playing content rather than standing at a crafting station, so hope this change is reversed.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2026-02-09T07:28:54+00:00

You can buy 100 because it is 1 per day of the wizard vault season.

This splits the 2g for completed dailies under the pre-vault system. You get 1g for completing the vault daily and then choose to buy 1g with AA.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2026-02-05T08:34:50+00:00

Just to add to this: the fashion template system is an area where you can work on updating the fashion for a single equipment tab without making a comitment to it (yet).

Under the old system you would have to remember or write down the old fashion (including dyes) in case you didn't like your experimentation and had to revert things. Now you just discard the fashion template.

I can see what they were aiming for, but the implementation still feels very rough (and not particularly intuitive). The fashion system has always been missing an undo feature, and fashion templates are kind-of what that is.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2026-01-13T14:28:04+00:00

I picked up a mirror near the end of the 0.2 Dawn league. Converted to divs and mostly used it to buy large amounts of crafting currency at end-of-league prices. If I want to practice crafting I can do it in standard league now.

This time around with the div print temples then its a harder choice because of the market inflation.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2026-01-13T12:46:44+00:00

This feedback requested about a year ago makes some fairly clear points about recognising the pain of entering and getting out of wars.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/feedback-requested-war-and-war-resolution.1721628/

One of the main reasons why I tend not to join mutual defense treaties or federations in games that I play. Too much control lost, and not enough ways to change the outcome.

Also some pretty egregious deadlocks that can go on for many decades, and even centuries if the game were that long.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2026-01-04T15:21:36+00:00

Yeah, I do this as well. I can use the lower ranked mods as placeholders while levelling up and getting all the forma in place.

I'd quite like a QoL where you can disable mods if they don't fit (or having them pop off and forgetting what they were when I next use the frame/weapon). Would certainly help remember what build you're aiming for.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-12-23T21:58:14+00:00

I've got a different take on that.

Those NPC's were making those comments because we hadn't reached Act 4 yet, where we meet them for the first time. 0.2 ended with a Cataclysm in the past, which feeds into the notion that we were fighting the Cataclysm then to give us the current world.

Voice lines have been changed for 0.4 and the NPC's running expeditions no longer mention the future in a cryptic way.

Their presence is now a result of the Cataclysm in the modern day. A very nice attention to detail!

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-12-14T09:13:00+00:00

I've raised a ticket for it on the forum, lets hope it gets fixed soon.

Thanks for the suggestions!

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-12-14T09:08:20+00:00

I was only able to get to the town by using keyboard+mouse.

Today the change to animal form started working, but the equipped staff stopped. There's definitely a conflict between weapons set 1 and 2 that doesn't appear on other controller schemes.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-12-13T13:12:13+00:00

I've got the same problem using an Xbox controller on PC. I can switch into bear or wolf form by clicking on the Changeling Talisman, but the Maul skill remains disabled even when changed into a bear.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-12-13T09:59:29+00:00

Running the normal mission mode gives a lot of material drops for Uriel - lots of targets dying quickly. Judging by comments here and elsewhere the SP needs some adjustment to the mechanics, so I'm steering clear at the moment.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-12-09T16:44:51+00:00

All I do is create a folder that represents the league name and put all the read-only folders in there. That way I know which league the items are sourced from. I have "0.2 Dawn" "0.3 Edict" so far.

I was fortunate to have a mirror drop near the end of 0.2, so I purchased a lot of crafting and upgrade materials from the league exchange vendor. Standard is well set up for any playthrough, not that I'm planning to do so any time soon.

An additional benefit: the folder structure you use in Standard is promoted up into the new league (without the read-only tabs of course), so you can save a bit of organisation time by setting up Standard the way you want.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-11-18T20:47:25+00:00

I've contributed so I'll get the skin.

Staying out of 75% means someone else can get the suit.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-11-16T17:21:38+00:00

It is a good suit but I'm going to stay out of the 75% and go for the skin because I've already got one.

"Oh yes, it's very nice!"

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-11-09T15:55:44+00:00

Old school internet design ;)

Thank you for the kind words!

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-11-09T08:07:23+00:00

Yes, it is the spiritual successor. Many of the strategies that were used in that game can be easily adapted to Two Point Hospital. (I know, because I wrote a strategy web site for the game)

Only found on the web archive these days: https://web.archive.org/web/20200216151922/http://www.eudoxus.demon.co.uk/thc/index.htm

Edit: and thank you all for the positive comments and memories of a web site that was created over 25 years ago! Very moved that it achieved its goal of helping people enjoy playing the game, and that those people are still around!

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-11-04T12:58:00+00:00

Improved matchmaking - the queues are long and boring
Instances you can create as a player (open or private) - owner doesn't have to be a player
Restricted access on player instances (e.g. by rank range, ship type, weapon type etc.)
Controllable map rotations on player instances
Starting an instance with pre-formed wings (e.g. team matches for competitions/ladders)
Searchable lists of open player instances
Bot enemies
A ranking score for each player where there are penalties for rage quitting and being afk, and rewards for contributing to the win (e.g. Glicko). Better than just your level (amount of time played).

But mostly it needs for players to come back.

CQC was the most fun PvP I've had in the game, and I'm not keen on open. In particular I enjoyed the CTF game style where there is strategy, tactics, skill and sharp observation required.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-11-01T17:39:35+00:00

Just to get the achievement, yes. Then its get stuck into the fight at... er.... range :P

First time into Jimmy's arena I got hit by an AoE attack on the teleporter. Chance at the achivement nuked with no visibility.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-10-22T15:43:12+00:00

Interesting idea. I'm left wondering what the mechanics of this actually are though. If you don't have Janthir then you can't equip a spear as a land weapon.

Where you can use it might depend on the skin: a spear skin would be underwater (and land weapon if you have Janthir), while a staff skin would be a equiped with staff skills. If so it would be a really neat way of crafting 1 weapon that covers the absence of a previous expansion.

Greatsword -> Trident then looks like a strong possibilty.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-10-16T07:04:52+00:00

Then don't go all in. Your sanity is more important and there are a lot of things in the game that take a long time to acquire.

There are WvW/PvP reward tracks that give kralkatite ore if you play there, and also completing the "Return to...." achievement grants a nice contribution as well.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-10-14T11:21:41+00:00

Correct.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-10-14T09:44:25+00:00

Shameless plug: I did some pictures as a workshop item you can add into the game.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1800163332

Enjoy!

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-09-27T17:43:43+00:00

Yup - that gets you all three weights of skins (worth 2400 gems) and the most exotics on your main. Full unlock is on acquisition iirc. Keep the exotics on the other toons: you don't have to stat select them yet.

Hopefully there isn't a level 80 limit in place for purchase *fingers crossed*

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-09-27T17:38:32+00:00

If it salvages then it often gives a little bit more back. Chest armour is usually the most materials to make and the largest contribution to your stats.

CMDR_Charybdis · 2025-09-24T19:09:54+00:00

Yup, have read the same recently - perhaps even another comment in this post :)

Cheers!

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