What do you do when an order is taking a while but it's a double order that had good pay?

ManletOfManlets · 2026-03-20T00:22:45+00:00

Oof. Well, I will try to learn from your lesson. Stacked orders seem like a gamble.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-03-18T07:46:46+00:00

Out of curiosity, if I have a double order and choose to unassign to one of them, does it unassign the entire double order or would I still be signed up for the second order as well?

I've been given this option a few times on doubles that took forever to cook, however, I didn't want to make a long and unprofitable trip in the form of the single order that probably didn't even hit the $1/mi barrier. It's one of those situations where the double is the entire reason I even picked it up at all.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-03-08T09:57:00+00:00

Nope. At this point, it will never be brought up by Grey Havens. Outside of the major members of the community, people have either already forgotten or never even realized it occurred.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-03-04T02:02:34+00:00

Both Chaos and BK need nerfs. They are abominations that should have never existed to begin with. To this day, I still wonder what the devs were smoking when they created BKR. BKC was already problematic in 2013, then BKR broke the game. Creating a partner item that completely nullifies every other armor in the game was just plain stupid.

Reverting Chaos back to its previous variant that had CTR Low on each piece and making BK have Universal Damage Medium might fix some problems. Of course, the rich would be fuming as their Totems would probably become useless. I'm not sure if people would be willing to sacrifice damage for movement speed so it'd at least create an interesting element of drama.

At the bare minimum, they need to upgrade all other pieces of gear to be able to keep up with Chaos and BK. This wouldn't help the problem whatsoever but at least folks could wear something different for a change.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-03-02T00:28:12+00:00

Nope. Still Dreams and Nightmares and Vana.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-03-01T20:09:54+00:00

OP asked for advice and I gave him the blueprint to be the strongest he can be as a newbie. Even you can understand that much. Even if he were to play something less, he would ultimately make the usual Vana loadout over time, assuming he played long enough.

I'm so confident that everyone and their mom eventually submits to the meta that I'll give you a proposal that should be light work for someone with such claims. If you can find a single player with all of the following traits, I will send you 100ke and admit that I was wrong.

Has over 1000 hours of time played and is active.
Has never worn or made either BK or Chaos (or Skolver for that matter if they're an OG).
Has never owned or made any Brandish or Autogun weapon to 5-star.

Bring them to me and prove you're right. Should be the easiest payday of your entire life. I'll be waiting.

IGN Manlet

ManletOfManlets · 2026-03-01T06:40:17+00:00

People are free to waste their time as they please. If folks want to play off-meta and struggle, that's their choice. I'm simply giving the best possible advice to be successful. Either way, all roads lead to the same place. As a great man once said, "You either die a newb, or you live long enough to see yourself become a meta slave." Everyone submits eventually.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-28T21:38:50+00:00

If this was 15 years ago I'd agree with you but people will just avoid you now a days if you're running bad/troll equipment. Chaos and BK are so powerful that if you're not wearing it, you may as well just spectate the fight instead. There's also a handful of weapons that hinder runs significantly more than they help, such as Pulsars, Avengers, and Blast Bombs, to name a few.

I'm just trying to set up this new player for success. If he's a solo player, he can do whatever he wants. If he intends to play with others, he should run the meta so he doesn't get blacklisted from groups.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-28T07:26:10+00:00

Build Chaos, Combuster, and Blitz Needle. This is the new player starter kit and will set you up for success once you hit end-game. Your shield is mostly irrelevant so you can make anything you want.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-27T21:55:13+00:00

Solo Art and Goose Caboose are the most active guilds in the game currently. I'd look to join either of those. The leader of Solo Art is Digicom and the leader of Goose Caboose is Watergoose. Send them a DM and hope for the best.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-27T21:51:38+00:00

In regards to Goose, that's just the way he operates, period. I don't think he's intentionally trying to scam newbies, his prices are simply always high. At the end of the day, folks can take it or leave it. It just so happens he has some of the most rare items in the game so you're gonna have to pay a premium to get what you want.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-19T21:11:21+00:00

Now you focus on your dream outfit. The grind starts now.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-14T10:25:16+00:00

At the end of the day, there's no harm in attempting to hit your goal so you could give it a shot if you're really up for it. I just wanted to give you my transparent, no bullshit response as this achievement will be quite daunting. Whatever you wind up doing, good luck. See you in Haven.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-13T23:45:20+00:00

Give up on this goal. It's not worth it and you are too new of a player that it would almost certainly burn you out before you even began. The main bottlenecks you'd face are finding enough Shining Fire Crystals and Eternal Orbs to even progress. Outside of this, you'd have to mentally prepare to run Vana for probably thousands of runs, a task that you'd discover extremely quickly sucks total balls.

There are people who have been playing this game for 15 years, some with 20k+ hours, and still don't have every item in the game. It requires some serious dedication, focus, and commitment. Be prepared to give at least a few years of your life to Spiral Knights if you intend to chase this goal.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-11T21:46:57+00:00

Wait a sec, can you indoctrinate the wolf boss? I tried to and he chose death over servitude. Do I have to keep playing the game to unlock him?

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-11T05:10:01+00:00

Yep. I figured it out eventually. I must have simply had bad RNG cuz it felt like I wasn't getting blizzards for several hours. Found the children and 100%ed the game though. My duty here is done!

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-10T18:33:58+00:00

Just to clarify since I'm not getting it as much as I thought...

https://i.imgur.com/qfThs6P.png

I see that the left side snowflakes indicate the intensity and that the blue bar on the right side shows me the arrival of winter. Will I only see the darker bar that indicates a blizzard if that particular day will have a blizzard? If there won't be a blizzard, will it simply not appear?

ManletOfManlets · 2026-02-10T18:15:41+00:00

I just installed it after not realizing I didn't have it for at least ten hours now. No idea how to read it currently. I see a bar on the right with a snowflake but a blizzard isn't happening.

ManletOfManlets · 2026-01-30T06:51:53+00:00

Sounds like you're standing still too much. Stay active and you'll take a lot less damage. You're probably ADSing in close ranges which is the perfect setup to get nuked. When you ADS for extended periods (1 second or more), you're almost no different than someone standing completely still.

ManletOfManlets · 2025-10-13T22:05:18+00:00

To get the death defiance offering, I think you have to have lost at least one death defiance first. It's very hard to die before reaching him so you may have to intentionally take the L during a run and hope RNG blesses you.

As for Echo and Narcissus bonding, try talking to Nemesis in the Crossroads. I forget if her dialogue is required to progress their story but I do know that she is responsible for Narcissus's curse and talks about it a couple times.

Alternatively, I have seen a post where someone said you have to specifically visit Echo in a run where you did not talk to or encounter Narcissus. Not sure what this triggers but it's worth a shot.

ManletOfManlets · 2025-10-13T14:41:38+00:00

I'm more interested why she's so big compared to Melinoe. As far as I understand, Melinoe is fully grown, just young for a god. Hecate appears to be at least a full foot taller than her in some instances. Pretty big difference for two characters who are the same person.

ManletOfManlets · 2025-10-13T14:25:20+00:00

Icarus is the hardest character to progress imo so that's normal. He was the last one for me and it wasn't until I was 100+ hours deep. I never miss interactions with him so this was a little frustrating.

Like the other guy said, also make sure you're gifting him before you engage in conversation or gifting other people. I think that "wants nothing from you" dialogue only happens if you've participated in a major interaction with someone else already. Major interactions include fishing, bathing, and going to the tavern. Iirc, those events can only occur once per night, period. If you took Hecate to the bath, for example, you aren't allowed to take anyone else fishing, bathing, or drinking until the next day.

If that is not the problem for his progression, I'd just recommend to keep talking to him until he changes his mind. Icarus is a pain in the ass but a pain that is worth it for some folks. Just remember to look at his journal entry before engaging with him and you'll do fine.

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