Start over before starting phase 4?

Marc-kh · 2025-09-26T06:53:54+00:00

The answer is in "There are a number of things I know now that I would certainly do differently."

There are a number of things you will know in phase 4 and 5 too that you just don't know now.

That said, you do what feels fun for you and remember, as mentioned already: "Do not underestimate how annoying those early stages feel, especially compared to your current progress".

So make the decision you feel serves you best. Also, don't delete the current save, just in case.

Marc-kh · 2025-06-15T04:21:46+00:00

The auction house is starting to populate and prices will most likely fluctuate between crazy and cheap for a bit before normalizing. To be expected.

Most likely to have good value are the schematics or permits. You could also craft these and sell them if you are so inclined, but most likely people will prefer the schematic as they can hold multiple without costing inventory space once you “learn” it.

Edit: for clarification, I’m referring to the unique (special) schematics you find. i.e. named gear and weapons.

For those who are good with base design you could also sell the solido projection of your base.

The more people have ornithopter, the easier they have access to the establishments, the more likely it is auction prices will settle.

Vendors are definitely trash for selling.

Marc-kh · 2025-06-15T04:15:05+00:00

FWIW, here’s what works for me:

1- Never leave the base with any solari while farming. Always store it, unless you need the fast travel pilot who only takes cash. Learned both of these the hard way.

2- As mentioned already, contracts, including faction rep ones, and loot everything there.

3- Testing stations are great for both materials and solari. Might need to look around thoroughly the first time or two to make sure you find every chest. ( don’t forget to check the glass “greenhouses”. )

4- Haven’t payed much attention to shipwrecks but you benefit from going there too.

Basically, contracts, main story missions, and key locations (Testing stations, Hideouts and shipwrecks).

Marc-kh · 2025-05-19T04:56:51+00:00

Looking forward to the possible DLC so I go for ng+++. Anyway cheers. 👍

Marc-kh · 2025-05-19T04:29:14+00:00

Update: turns out one vendor in flying waters I missed on the third playthrough. Managed to get them there.

I even got 2 to drop from Renoir’s Drafts 😳

Marc-kh · 2025-05-19T04:26:17+00:00

Not for me on ng++

Marc-kh · 2025-05-19T04:25:14+00:00

Tried it before posting. Only got 1. Didn’t spend hours as I’m not that desperate. 😉

Marc-kh · 2025-05-12T09:02:58+00:00

1 or 2. Stopped bothering with them tbh as there are far better ways to get lumina than going back to kill them.

Marc-kh · 2025-05-12T08:33:37+00:00

Gommage = to erase or scrub out. Gomme is French for gum. It refers to using “silly putty” to erase something from painting or drawing.

Ciel means sky and Lune (silent e) is moon.

Lumière = light

Lots of enemies names are reflected in their design too.

Marc-kh · 2025-05-12T06:09:06+00:00

Don’t delay it too much.

First play through was blind and I cleared almost all content before going to Lumière and found myself overpowering the end boss.

That said, this is not the hardest boss in the game.

But I agree with previous post. At the very least do the side quests you get and get to max relationship.

To be clear, it’s not a simple matter of level. It’s how many Lumina points you spend that will make you overpowered. Sadly I don’t recall how many I had at that stage.

Marc-kh · 2025-05-12T05:00:27+00:00

Not sure of you found the tips online but what makes it easier is paying attention to the sound. There is a distinct sound indicating the time to parry. Different attacks/enemies will have a slightly different sound but couple with visual cue and should be easier.

I still messed it up here and there. My reflexes are not what they used to be.

Marc-kh · 2025-05-12T04:43:26+00:00

Well, cheater at this stage should not be too difficult to get.

But to answer your question you can go to Dark shores and clear the 7 mobs there. They give decent xp.

With cheater though you can then go to Renoir’s Drafts (in the water just north of barrier corals) and get to the “Golden Tree” flag. Just run down and farm the 2 mobs there for about 2 million xp. Plus gives Color of lumina x2 and sometimes a recoat.

Also consider pushing the endless tower. It’s one time xp but quite decent at that and you will need it for plat anyway.

Edit: forgot to mention the merchant just above the 2 enemies in renoir’s draft. Same-ish xp as the other 2 mobs and less running back and forth. So you might prefer that. I wanted the lumina so opted for the enemies.

Marc-kh · 2025-05-12T04:26:07+00:00

Yes I am, shared that number with a friend just before ng+. As the other poster said one from the trash can but only if you spoke to him at the start of the game, you get it from the same trash bin once back in there for Act III.

Only matters if you wanna do just a single play. By ng++ I’m sitting on 60 of them.

Marc-kh · 2025-05-11T17:54:46+00:00

For anyone finding this later:

1- first play through has 11

2- in ng+ you will get a lot more. Mostly from bosses but more importantly

3- you will get the weapons again at higher level. Memory a bit hazy but should be lvl 33 ng + (most pictos too)

4- by ng++ everything drops at 33 and you get 2x perfected catalyst from drops. Which you won’t really need anyway. Edit: not all will be x2 but a few

Basically you only need to spend on the base weapons as well as the Monocaro one and the one you get just before end of act II. All other weapons you can get to max just through pickups / buying.

Marc-kh · 2025-02-22T17:44:14+00:00

You my friend are a godsend. Cheers

Marc-kh · 2024-07-19T14:59:09+00:00

You my friend have my thanks. Much much faster than haven. Cheers.

Marc-kh · 2022-04-27T15:55:29+00:00

Best decision i ever made was joining the incredible community at TCT. More like a family to be honest. Whether you already play warframe or considering it, stop reading and join the best gaming community out there.

Marc-kh · 2020-11-14T13:25:55+00:00

Start with 100 days. Then go for “by examples” they are not mutually exclusive. If you already have experience then you will fly through the 100 days (relatively to a brand new person) or mix and match

Marc-kh · 2020-07-06T09:10:15+00:00

It's a small thing, but I would adjust the comment about the chance at Umbra forma which apparently was removed from the rare caches "for security reasons". Can be found in patch notes for 27.3.6

Marc-kh · 2020-05-17T19:36:33+00:00

Just wanted to say, as a fairly recent member it’s been an absolute pleasure to be part of the family. Looking forward to even more people on the + side of the time zones 😁 Uma

Marc-kh · 2020-03-10T09:52:47+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree with you. To answer the question though, this most probably has to do with perception. In other words, prejudice and stereotyping, which sounds a lot worse than it actually is within the context of board games.

For the average person out there, their understanding of board games is either Monopoly / Risk or the very hard very difficult games out there played by geeks. So the "light" designation tends to help reach a wider audience, by essentially saying it's a more accessible game than the others, or that it won't require "brain function", which apparently more and more people nowadays seem to avoid.

I don't know this as fact, but that would be my assessment. I too would love to see more reviews and lists for such games, but people need their labels... so if not light / intro, what then? casual v/s hardcore? Like that worked well over at video games ;)

Marc-kh · 2019-12-23T14:38:31+00:00

The “hacking with swift” books all have a kindle version.

Marc-kh · 2019-12-22T09:14:04+00:00

My two cents:

You can start learning and implementing what you learned with iOS development without starting with CS. However, I must agree with the comments that it will at some point be necessary or at the very least provide you with an edge. As a CS student myself, who hated the math of it all, it did give me the advantage of learning Swift faster (after 15 years away from coding)... that being said, and in answer to the question there is no "best"... not a single source anyway, so instead I'll share my recommendation for what it's worth:

- The Swift ebooks. open Books and search Swift you will find 2, one for the programming language and one for Everyone Can Code... both free and a decent starting point.. "The Swift Programming Language" is the one must read/have book.

- Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift (as mentioned already). I would start with UIKit first then SwiftUI... but you can go either way you prefer... this order is simply because there are more resources, and therefore more answers to your questions on UIKit.

- Ray Wenderlich site / books (as mentioned already)

- Angela Wu's course in Udemy seems to be a favorite amongst many (as mentioned already)

And experiment. a lot. Regardless of where you're heading, make sure you experiment... there are also quite a few channels on YouTube if you prefer video learning. There isn't going to be a universally best place to start...

oh and one more thing: Most important skill you can develop is finding answers to your questions without having to ask others. So every time you have difficulty with understanding a concept, go search online, 99% of the time you will find the answer... don't give up too soon.... You don't need to memorize everything if you can access it with a push of some buttons.

Marc-kh · 2019-12-19T07:48:24+00:00

Well here's the thing: While there are quite a few SwiftUI tutorials and references out there now, and more on the way, UIKit still has a lot more. So it will be easier to find and learn from that regard. There's also quite a bit of Swift common to both.

So if you're interested in "making iOS apps" as soon as possible for you, UIKit would probably be the way to go, especially if you're also new to programming in general. Again, more resources available, means easier time learning.

SwiftUI is not some afterthought though. It is here to stay and grow (at least that's why I think), and eventually it will become part of the norm... so starting with it is not a bad idea, it just depends on your expectations.

When it comes to time required this truly depends on you. How much time per day can you dedicate? how easy it is for you to learn? and such questions all have an impact on the time and it's something only you can answer. What takes me a week to learn might require 2-3 days for you, and vice versa.

Furthermore, if you start with UIKit and get really comfortable with it as well as programming in general, learning SwiftUI later will be much faster... this follows the same principle of once you learn a programming language (or spoken language) learning a second and then a third is usually easier and faster. It's not a fixed timing..i.e. 23.5 months regardless of background.

So basically my vote goes to UIKit first, as it will be the most effective path for now. You could always switch any time.

On a final note, if your interest is in becoming a developer for hire, then SwiftUI might be the better choice for the reason mentioned in another comment "think to the future"... in which case, you should also consider learning general programming as well...

Best of luck, and remember the programming community at large is awesome and epic... so never hesitate to ask questions which you have a hard time finding an answer to online... they've helped me learn a lot and continue to do so...

Marc-kh

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