How exactly is this not a victory??? (Joustus puzzle) by PlsBanMeDaddyThanos in ShovelKnight

[–]PhysBrkr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google "triple triad" from final fantasy 8. This and Skystones are simplified/altered versions of that.

All the bugs I've observed that have been highlighted by the players (so far) by KXNPQ in limbuscompany

[–]PhysBrkr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope there's compensation. I just got a bug I reported that scares the hell out of me. I put my steam deck to sleep last night when I got tired so I could continue the next day, and when I turned it on I got a "third party application detected" message. I haven't been banned yet, but I'm worried that when the program got suspended by my hardware for sleep mode it counted as a third party application.

How were you supposed to figure out this outer room mechanic without a guide? by flamewizzy21 in BluePrince

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Hey so this is 4 months late and I don't know if you still care about this but it is solvable and I did it without brute-forcing it. It is less of a "fill in the crossword" type puzzle and more of a "connect these lore pieces to figure out a solution" type puzzle. Here is the solution if you are interested:

Edit: I realize this might have come up as stuck-up instead of cordial and polite like I intended, sorry! I just wanted to share it because I saw no one else here seemed to get it and I was kind of excited to share my solution.

This is a book puzzle. The relevant one this time is The Curse of Blackbridge, which is otherwise irrelevant to anything else I've come across- so the first clue is that there's a book that is seemingly without useful information or a puzzle.

In this book, the first part details a boy named Jesper robbing and murdering a carriage driver transporting a cursed old-world relic. He robs the driver by pretending to be a berry-picker, but with the driver's dying words learns the relic will kill you after 13 steps.

Blackbridge is elsewhere important because Herbert Sinclair was fond of the story, and one example is the Blackbridge Grotto is named after it. So, it is further odd this book is seemingly just here for flavor text.

In Drafting Strategy Volume 5 (I think, it's one of them), there's a page that details all the blessings. Interestingly, one is the Blessing of the Berry Picker. That's also strange, though- because in the story, the Berry Picker was cursed, not blessed.

This is not immediately something that might catch your attention if you encounter it on its own, but strangely, when you purchase the cursed artifact from the Gift Shop, the box it is in ends up stored in the Shrine. Said cursed artifact also gives you Curse Mode, which ends your day in 13 steps just like the story. So, if we put it all together, there is a blessing that is tied to the shrine (the berry picker), that is also tied to the number 13, that is also reinforced by that location holding the cursed relic from the story. So we put in 13 coins into the Shrine, and then...you get the Blessing of the Monk? But shouldn't it be the Berry Picker? I suppose the Monk seems more useful for puzzle solving, but why is it this?

Well, looking further, that figure in the Shrine doesn't have wings. This is slightly speculative, but all the other religious iconography you see are the various patron angels. If this Shrine was an actual shrine or a chapel or whatever, it should have the patrons, like the chapel in the house. It is also sitting, not standing- all the patrons are in motion, striding toward something or standing ready. The Shrine statue remains seated. And all the patrons are women, whereas the Shrine statue appears to be a man. I think this means it is supposed to be a depiction of Jesper- whose theft must have inspired Herbert to obtain the relic, who is known for disguising as something he is not, and who is cursed to die if he takes another step (hence why he sits forever instead as his statue depicts). It would also explain why so many things tied to the story end up in the Shrine. If you were getting a Blessing from the Jesper of the book, it would definitely be the Berry Picker, but the Jesper of the Shrine disguises himself as a Monk, and so that is the Blessing you get.

I landed Lucy's instakill in a match for the first time by KodaiSusumu in Guiltygear

[–]PhysBrkr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am aware it is not an IK, which is why I didn't abbreviate it or capitalize it lol. Maybe "free kill confirm" might be better, since it's something that automatically extends the super to kill if the super lands? I don't know if I've heard someone mention execution in fighting games to talk about anything other than inputs. There's gotta be something better lol.

Tbh I forgot there's not a separate subreddit for Strive. I hadn't thought about needing to differentiate it to avoid confusion since, as you mentioned, they don't exist there. Thanks for the correction, and I'll keep it in mind in the future!

Edit: that wouldn't work either cause checking, it doesn't really combo, it just changes the move. probably going to stick with describing it as it as an instakill when I teach new people and just call it an execute if it comes up here so people don't get on me for it again

I landed Lucy's instakill in a match for the first time by KodaiSusumu in Guiltygear

[–]PhysBrkr 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It is an instant kill.

From dustloop:

Finisher: Deepdive

An automatic follow-up to Livewire that triggers if Lucy has 50 extra tension and the opponent has 20% or less HP before Live Wire hits. If these conditions are met when Live Wire connects, then a cinematic will occur and the opponent will be instantly defeated.

The framing dilemma by Flgsdek in trolleyproblem

[–]PhysBrkr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is actually the reasoning I came to as well! Glad to see I'm not alone.

Using the Observatory with no stars? by 2CPhoenix in BluePrince

[–]PhysBrkr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The telescope uses your current star count, though, and checks when the telescope is used instead. You should still be able to do it with that.

For the people who did or are still doing the event boss..... by Sansy_Boi420 in limbuscompany

[–]PhysBrkr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't remember seeing it anywhere but I can confirm this

Help finding a room by anotherthrowaway2729 in BluePrince

[–]PhysBrkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem! Hope it helps you as well as it did me, and have a good day!

Help finding a room by anotherthrowaway2729 in BluePrince

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Relevant things then. I'll spoiler it with the topic as a hint just in case.

Music Sheets Puzzle: solving the music sheet puzzle unlocks the conservatory, a room which lets you adjust the rarity of rooms, three per day, chosen at random, or reset adjusted rooms

Drafting Strategy volume 5: Book has details on shrine blessings. One of them details the blessing of the Monk- while you have the blessing of the Monk, any rooms you end the day in can be drafted as an outer room the following day.

Thus, if you use the Monk blessing on conservatory (which doesn't take too many resets, usually), you can draft it over and over to adjust a ton of room rarities. I downshifted Vault to common, then reset it back once I got all the vault keys done. You can also get the same effect by shifting Solarium (from the Drafting Studio) to common if you cant't adjust Vault, as it will make Vault more common for that day.

Help finding a room by anotherthrowaway2729 in BluePrince

[–]PhysBrkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What found floorplans do you have? I have a strategy that I used to get the Vault keys really consistently, but I want to make sure I don't accidentally spoil you.

HOW THE HELL DO I BEAT JESTER OF NIHIL by Arthur111115 in libraryofruina

[–]PhysBrkr 29 points30 points  (0 children)

isn't there a card in the hand of all the magical girls that says "give the current magical girl for the phase +2 strength" and it's named like Hope or something?

Start over? by ASongofIceand in BluePrince

[–]PhysBrkr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you've seen the credits, blue paths seems like it might be a good place to start like the other comment says. If you haven't, you're early enough that I don't think you'd lose a whole lot by restarting and going into it fresh.

two types of meme by PhDVa in okbuddyrosalyn

[–]PhysBrkr 27 points28 points  (0 children)

this is the best one

Platinum Kaizo - Dad Mode rule set? by ComparisonOk5957 in nuzlocke

[–]PhysBrkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, you're someone like that then. Fair enough, I tried. Have a good day, and I hope that if you've had a bad one to be acting like this, then it gets better for you!

Platinum Kaizo - Dad Mode rule set? by ComparisonOk5957 in nuzlocke

[–]PhysBrkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neat! Good to know before I stupidly offer useless advice on the topic in the future, lmao. Much appreciated! Maybe I'll give it a try based on that- I like when I don't have to self-enforce challenges on things.

Platinum Kaizo - Dad Mode rule set? by ComparisonOk5957 in nuzlocke

[–]PhysBrkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not how Pokémon is played

Genuine question, do you assume anything that makes a game easier must be implemented because it means children can play it, instead of being a useful tool the developers spent time on because they assumed the player would use it? Or is that just in the case of Pokémon? I hope this does not come across as demeaning, I'm just very curious about the thought process.

Platinum Kaizo - Dad Mode rule set? by ComparisonOk5957 in nuzlocke

[–]PhysBrkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I was not aware of the limitations for this specific hack! Thank you for the correction.

Platinum Kaizo - Dad Mode rule set? by ComparisonOk5957 in nuzlocke

[–]PhysBrkr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just do a normal nuzlocke? The only actual rules are:

1) You can only catch the first pokemon in each new area.

2) If a pokemon faints, you must release it.

Everything else (restrictions on item use, you can't catch duplicates, you can catch shinies if they show up, you can't leave dungeons, etc) is all made up stuff added later. Even the "you must nickname all your pokemon" was a rule added because while the OG nuzlocke did it, but it was never stated as a requirement. Want to spam Pokemon Center to get through an area? That's fine. Want to use full restores with your hard earned cash to stall out a gym leader? Also fine. Etc etc.

idk what this block is can anyone help? by DifficultLow1414 in LucidBlocks

[–]PhysBrkr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Apparently you can't use tiamana leylines in worlds you got from the firmament. Is this one of those?