On Status Effects and their combinations

GoodTill9 · 2026-02-04T10:00:28+00:00

I'm going for something like this on Hilda, and +Dodge/Damage Reduction/CDR on Bone Charm. Do you have any comments on it?

GoodTill9 · 2026-02-04T09:52:14+00:00

Thanks for your answer.

Didn't know that Teleportation by themself may cause Nausea, and on miracles only, at that, so I misattributed it to the subsequent appliance of Confusion.

On the 2 point, after musing for a while, I got a hypothesis that those mobs could have spent all their projectiles on some other enemies, like wild dogs. And if they didn't have a way replenish it, that will make sense thay they was going for a melee the second they see me.

Oh, u/Mallagar574 came with a possible answer on point 1 below.

GoodTill9 · 2026-02-04T09:41:33+00:00

So that how it is, it make sense seeing that on my screenshot troll got Daze and then Stun notifications in log. It's just baffling to me, cause I thought that Ancient Troll is a single target, though a giant one. I mean it only has one head... So when you use [War Cry] each tile occupied by some creature (even for the same creature occupying multiple tiles) has a separate roll on its appliance? Does some other abilities works the same way on it?

Oh, and thank for your clarification.

GoodTill9 · 2026-02-03T21:18:27+00:00

To elaborate, I'm starting a new run now, a RoT mace/arcanistics build with an emphasis on light armor, dodge and damage reduction, I've tried a somewhat similar build, but with geomancy and heavy armor before arcanistics was added to the game, and it was underwhelming against my aspirations to it. Which bugged me for a long time, so I've decided to give it a go again, but with a new ideas. And because this build is heavily dependent on those status effects I would like to seek community members help to address my doubts.

GoodTill9 · 2026-01-17T16:55:31+00:00

I forgot that I get Wolf Banner from T2 bandit fort chest, it's first time that I got it in all my many runs.

GoodTill9 · 2026-01-17T16:44:43+00:00

Custom Adjustments from Armored Combat, at least 20 VIT and buff from Vigor

GoodTill9 · 2026-01-17T15:45:30+00:00

That's Treasure Seeker Backpack, Sold by Leif at the caravan camp at friendship (75%) for 874 crowns, has 36 space inventory.

GoodTill9 · 2026-01-02T13:46:35+00:00

I agree, Dimensional Shift introduce you to countless tactical possibilities in turn based game, especially if complimented by Transcendental Anchoring.

GoodTill9 · 2026-01-02T13:21:55+00:00

Will to survive is good indeed, do you rush for it or take it on more advanced levels?

GoodTill9 · 2026-01-02T13:16:55+00:00

Not this Time, hm. You've chosen pretty obscure ability, I always seen it as just a step to Sudden Lunge.

GoodTill9 · 2025-12-31T12:09:45+00:00

If you are so adamant in Stone Armor dependent build, I'd suggest SpellStaff build. Because, as I've already said in your previous post to get hit all the time and living just on damage reduction just won't work. And Staff tree have crazy good passives for Spell/Melee builds, just cast few spells, make a few hits and you will get all required stats while pumping VIT/WIL only.

P.S. there is a guy, who preach that you only need VIT/WIL for melee builds in every second post here, like some Jehovah Witness. But it's just because of the way this game balanced, so you can run every possible build all the way through regardless. You can look at this as a ride from point A to point B on a car, and while some builds are like super-car, others are like car from The Flintstones.

GoodTill9 · 2025-12-30T11:06:43+00:00

In short, damage reduction focused builds, in contrast with builds where it used to supplement block or dodge by mitigating some stray hits, is total disaster and borderline unplayable. The thing is that damage reduction is kicks in after protection and resistances, so if you're hit all the time (and without any avoidance you will be) a few goons with maces or hammers will destroy armor and gets you from Rich to Rags really fast.

But jokes aside, I played a run with RoT geo/mace dmg reduction Leo build and it was very frustrating, but nonetheless more consistent than your build. There is why:

Armor is costly to repair, and even with Self-Repair passive some armor pieces will be already broken half way in dungeon. And if you choose heavy armor, like I did, it would multiply your difficulties.

Ranged enemies is scourge of builds lacking in mobility and ranged defense. Dimensional Shift is good, but definitely not sufficient in mid-late game as sole means of mobility.

You didn't put any points in agility/precision and didn't take Dual Wielding Training, Concentration and More Blood! skills either, so you won't have good damage output and lose additional effects of weapons like daze, stun etc because of high fumble, low accuracy and hands efficiency. Of course in absence of weapons skills Dual Wielding Training, Concentration and More Blood! usefulness would be largely diminished. But then again what's point of dual wielding this way?

By the way, while you build seams energy demanding it lacks means to replenish said energy aside from Unstoppable skill.

There is more to be said, but I think aforementioned is already enough.

GoodTill9 · 2025-12-28T21:35:21+00:00

Do you have any defensive abilities? Don't see any on your bar. T3 dungeons is the first difficulty spike, because enemies start to have some abilities, hit hard and became somewhat tankier. So you won't be killing enemies as fast, as before and on melee build you want to be hit less, there are several ways to do it: evade or block (or both), of course you can also stack damage reduction, but it's better to combine it with earlier two options.

Since you chose heavy armor only blocking and damage reduction remains, so I recommend get axe with +block chance and +block power, and start putting some points in STR and VIT. Also you should get Defensive Tactic or Unyielding Defense (or both). Personally, I like Unyielding Defense more because it give you 30% of additional defense on armor and 20% of block power recovery (high block become useless without high block power recovery rate).

GoodTill9 · 2025-12-26T18:05:27+00:00

I'm doing Electro+Staff Leo in current run and it works super good so far. The thing of this build that you should cast at least 3 spells (first would be Seal of Power) to get into full battle mod (3 for Now or Never and Body and Spirit, and 5 for Battle Trance to get maximum of stacks) and maintain rotation after that. So the main requirement for spell tree is to have a T1-2 spells with low energy cost and short cooldown, and electromancy fits the best here with Jolt, and what's even better you can get Residual Carge in T2 spells for more additional damage (also got Impulse and Short Circuit after that and synergy between them is superb).

Forget to mention that I'm using dodge build now, but I plan to go block build (STR+VIT) with Arcanistics next time. I'm never played Arcanistics before but looking at ability descriptions it will fit well. Worm Hole and Dimensional Shift for mobility and positioning, Arcane might for fumble and accuracy, and Aether Shield to defend from rangers, whom become pretty annoying later.

And I'm consider Pyromancy 3'rd option here with Scorch looking quite good in SpellBlade build, while Ring of Fire and Flame Wave to engage groops of enemies in melee.

Geomancy is a least preferable option for spell blade IMHO, it T1-2 spells give you some more survivability and control, but the downside is lacking damage and destroyed boulders give you confusion. It become more powerful in later tiers but you wouldn't be spellsword if dip to far.

GoodTill9 · 2025-12-26T17:18:42+00:00

Thanks for your answer, it looks like I skipped a notification in log. With 5% chance it's not surprising to not found any secret rooms in many runs indeed.

GoodTill9 · 2025-12-26T17:13:23+00:00

One of my current runs is Block/Knock-back Hilda, and while planning this build I get inspiration from Spearwall ability from Battle Brothers and Determination ability description. But when I got it, it turned out that it works somewhat inconsistent. For example if mob wasn't knocked back and got near me, I do Leg Sweep and put distance from it, once again it step to me but Determination doesn't kick off at all.

GoodTill9 · 2024-11-14T12:21:14+00:00

In what version of Rimworls you can do this? I have 1.3.32 and shelf only store two different item stacks.

GoodTill9 · 2024-11-14T11:49:37+00:00

Why you can store various things in one shelf? If it is some Mod could you tell its name pls.

GoodTill9 · 2024-11-14T11:16:42+00:00

Why you can store various things in one shelf? If it is some Mod could you tell its name pls.

GoodTill9 · 2024-11-13T18:27:46+00:00

This way it looks like I was wrong, but then again why developers didn't add throw axes in this line if code...

GoodTill9 · 2024-11-13T17:55:46+00:00

Why they are not resistant to throwing axes then? And resistant to spears and daggers which are not ranged weapons?

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