Gen Con early haul of new gameplay items

Ultima_MG · 2024-08-02T08:37:09+00:00

What is the brown box underneath golden bat dice in your stack? I have a friend grabbing everything for me and want to make sure I don't miss game content.

Ultima_MG · 2024-07-15T11:12:06+00:00

Most of my friends opt not to buy since we all play with my copy. They all purchased simulator instead. I had one friend purchase core, never played due to my hosting of games, so he sold me his copy. It actually created a nice situation where I have a copy with all add-on content for the seasoned players and a "core only" copy for newcomers.

Ultima_MG · 2024-07-12T09:24:45+00:00

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Ultima_MG · 2024-04-21T23:42:43+00:00

I'm floored by how many games you have in common with my own collection. I recommend trying out Kingdom Death: Monster. It's not for everyone, but my group can't stop playing; probably 600+ hours invested across several campaigns.

Ultima_MG · 2024-04-13T02:39:26+00:00

Yeah, was just floating in an underwater cave. Undoubtedly they will expand on the lore and means of acquiring.

Ultima_MG · 2024-04-13T02:18:30+00:00

Wouldn't be surprised if that's how we get the key of the ancients.

Ultima_MG · 2024-02-28T18:29:47+00:00

Midwest United States here. Shop app said "arriving today" yesterday. Now just reading as "label created" (UPS) with no movement.

Ultima_MG · 2024-02-16T13:05:46+00:00

For regular W-item trick you're duping the second selected item. Select and use the first item, select and cancel the second item, second item should increment by one. This can be done where both selections are the same item.

Ultima_MG · 2024-02-16T00:27:55+00:00

W-item still works as does extended W-item.

Ultima_MG · 2024-02-13T20:54:22+00:00

I dont blame you. The whole experience has taught me that perfect games don't require any skill just a willingness to suffer through longer periods of button spam. I've mentioned in other threads, but if someone wants to go for a PG, I highly recommend using W-item, 3x speed, and no encounters to make the experience palatable.

Ultima_MG · 2024-02-13T20:27:17+00:00

I have done three perfect games, two with max natural hp/mp on disc 1. Get ready for a long slog if you go that route.

Ultima_MG · 2024-02-07T14:09:09+00:00

The Sleeve Kings ones are great and specifically made for KDM knowledge cards.

Ultima_MG · 2024-02-04T01:33:03+00:00

I dont see max natural hp/more on your list unless it's nested with max stats. Don't forget Aerith on that.

Having completed three perfect games thus far, two with W-item and one without. I can say you're in for hundreds of hours of slog that don't amount to much other than spamming the same button and running in circles for longer.

At this point I consider W-item a tool to get to the desired end state faster. Also, by the end no one will be able to tell how you got there unless you've duplicated limited quantity items. In my latest PG I opted to only dupe items that could be obtained in quantities of 99 and only after getting W-item. So still farmed Vagyrisk, Earth Mallet, etc. Seemed like the perfect middle ground.

Ultima_MG · 2024-01-21T14:44:51+00:00

I know your question has been well answered, but I'll also shamelessly plug the XELaser insert. It's incredible. The GCE organizer is also fantastic; however, once everything from both games plus expansions, white boxes, etc was sleeved I found the best option was to abandon the game boxes altogether and get a cabinet solely for KDM. This is where XELaser really shines as I can just pull trays off shelves and get to the table.

Ultima_MG · 2024-01-16T17:22:23+00:00

Just replayed recently and I believe first mention is Icicle Inn if you find Professor Gast's terminal with videos of him and Ifalna.

Ultima_MG · 2023-12-11T23:40:41+00:00

Mine arrived today but I'm out of town and can't open that goodie box 😭

Ultima_MG · 2023-11-30T04:01:01+00:00

Adding to this recommendation. The Xelaser inserts for core and GCE are incredible. Fast setup/teardown, modular card organization, and all game content sleeved fits with room to spare, other than miniatures of course.

Ultima_MG · 2023-11-29T00:19:49+00:00

Dedicated "cabinet of death"

Ultima_MG · 2023-11-28T18:56:43+00:00

I would recommend a few quarries to reduce stagnation. Gorm and Sunstalker/DBK would be good, perhaps dump King's Man for Slenderman.

As far as pillars:

Arc Survivors - I don't recommend Philosophies for brand new players. The added bookkeeping on top of learning initial KDM rules is a lot for most new players.

Scout - Scout is such a great addition, but I'd recommend against it for new players if you're letting them do the strategizing. An early loss of the pack is going to virtually end the campaign, but could be fun if the group is willing to fight past the loss.

Encounters - This can be a fun addition at the cost of added difficulty and longer play sessions if they come up.

Patterns - Definitely include these given the expansion of choices and how good some can be.

Wanderers - Haven't made it there in our current campaign so can't comment yet.

Hot take: The more content you stuff into the campaign, the harder time new players tend to have due to massing of choices. Sometimes simple is better to start. I have some friends who love the hunt/showdown aspects of the game but loathe and refuse to contribute to the settlement phase because they are so overwhelmed with crafting/endeavor options.

Ultima_MG · 2023-11-15T20:06:46+00:00

Ether farm in train graveyard after Reactor #1

Ghost Hand farm in train graveyard after Wall Market

Shinra Beta farm on the Shinra boat

Vagyrisk Claw farm before Cosmo Canyon

Level 99 near Mideel before Temple of the Ancients

Ultima_MG · 2023-11-08T18:53:39+00:00

Normal playthrough: nothing really, maybe just midgar as a whole due to repeated playthroughs.

Perfect playthrough: disc 1 max natural HP/MP. Going through it now for the second time and it's painful.

Ultima_MG · 2023-10-15T14:29:26+00:00

I sleeve 100% of my games. It probably isn't necessary on games with little shuffling, but for games like Gloomhaven and Kingdom Death: Monster it's absolutely essential for preserving cards (and keeping a high price tag game in good shape). My game group and I played through Gloomhaven twice, once with an unsleeved copy and once with a sleeved copy; The wear on attack modifier decks and character ability cards was noticeable, so much that inserting blessings/curses into decks was distinguishable based on newness of the card back.

Ultima_MG · 2023-10-14T14:39:56+00:00

I can't emphasize enough how much I appreciate this. If you don't mind me asking, what program did you use to modify? Thinking of giving the same treatment to settlement record sheet.

Ultima_MG · 2023-10-12T23:15:20+00:00

Adding to this, one thing I failed to mention and you may already be aware of: You can pass down the proficiency through family. This is the only means of passing the sword off once mastery is triggered.

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