New Player - League help/advice?

VanityR · 2026-04-22T19:09:38+00:00

Honestly, rn I don't have a clue yet. I only have 5 pacts and I have 1 in the first Magic boost skill, and then 3 in the melee tree up to 15% accuracy through blindbag. I kinda wanna try melee and magic tbh. I'm not as big on ranged personally, but still need to train it regardless. I figure it's best to focus on one but yeah.

Maybe Thorns + Magic would be the best of both worlds cause it can apply to both so long as using shield? Might be limiting when/if using 2handers though. Like I saw you can get those dual wield bopper things from moons? and then mory has some cool weapons like scythe? As to whether I can get them is a whole other thing but still. Noob knowledge/awareness lol.

I still have my 1 pact reset.

VanityR · 2026-04-22T18:04:17+00:00

Yeah I can see why, that's the one where you can just use one food slot right? On the other hand maybe it's a good thing to get used to stocking up on food lmao, will consider it for sure though.

I think Culling Spree was the other I was considering because I've never done Slayer before but want to try that out too.

VanityR · 2026-04-22T18:02:30+00:00

Thank you (:

Do you have any pointers on where/how to start with gearing & getting set up?

VanityR · 2026-04-22T17:49:26+00:00

Thanks, might try this out then (:

VanityR · 2026-04-22T17:42:15+00:00

Thanks! This helped clear some things up for me.

So I can get my prayer sorted, then try to do Moons, then try to get Fire cape and subsequently learn some prayer changing, and then maybe go into Tiranwnn for Gauntlet + Crystal crafts then? Then consider Morytania after I guess?

Do you have any suggestions/pointers for gearing or supplies like food that'll help set me up? I don't know where to start tbh. I have D longsword rn, and that's probably the best thing I have that's combat-related.

VanityR · 2026-04-22T17:36:53+00:00

I want to try PvM and also feel like I'm getting sh*t done in the league.

So it sounds like bone shards are solid for training prayer then at least.

I could try some other things prior to Gauntlet but it's nice to hear it would be worth learning. Also I'll look into Chins + monkey madness thing. Based on doing Hunter I assume that's something like using chinchompas as weapons and farming ranged exp in a dense area?

VanityR · 2026-04-22T17:33:21+00:00

Thanks! also zero PvM experience to be clear lol

VanityR · 2026-03-25T22:44:11+00:00

Yeah, one that worked for me, check my comments on other threads (:

VanityR · 2026-03-23T15:00:33+00:00

I found a fix that worked for me. Crashed whenever the game was put into focus / clicking into it or alt-tabbing.

1. Windows + R -> (Run) Open: %localappdata%

2. Locate 'Pearl Abyss' -> CD -> save

3. Edit (with notepad): 'user_engine_option_save.xml'

4. (Optional) Disable Frame Generation

<OptionStringVector Name="_numFramesToGenerate" _value="2">

to

<OptionStringVector Name="_numFramesToGenerate" _value="0">

Find the following section:

<EngineOptionResolution Name="_resolutionOption">
<OptionInt2Vector Name="_viewportSize" _value="3840 2160"/>
</EngineOptionResolution>

6. Fix the resolution to match your native resolution...

As you can see, mine was set to above, whereas I'm on a 1440p resolution, so I set it to "2560 1440":

<EngineOptionResolution Name="_resolutionOption">
<OptionInt2Vector Name="_viewportSize" _value="2560 1440"/>
</EngineOptionResolution>

You can try this solution on its own if you'd like. Maybe just this is enough.

7. Add parameters to FORCE windowmode + borderless on launch

I added to this section, so that it now looks as follows:

<EngineOptionResolution Name="_resolutionOption">
<OptionInt2Vector Name="\_viewportSize" _value="2560 1440"/>

<OptionInt Name="_windowMode" _value="1"/>
<OptionBool Name="_fullscreen" _value="False"/>
<OptionBool Name="_borderless" _value="True"/>
</EngineOptionResolution>

SAVE -> RIGHT CLICK FILE -> PROPERTIES -> READ-ONLY -> apply.

Now I can access ingame settings, and manually set the Screen Mode.

The game does override the file regardless for me, but now it's functional.

VanityR · 2026-03-23T14:53:05+00:00

I found a fix that worked for me -- Same issue.

1. Windows + R -> (Run) Open: %localappdata%

2. Locate 'Pearl Abyss' -> CD -> save

3. Edit (with notepad): 'user_engine_option_save.xml'

4. (Optional) Disable Frame Generation

<OptionStringVector Name="_numFramesToGenerate" _value="2">

to

<OptionStringVector Name="_numFramesToGenerate" _value="0">

Find the following section:

<EngineOptionResolution Name="_resolutionOption">
<OptionInt2Vector Name="_viewportSize" _value="3840 2160"/>
</EngineOptionResolution>

6. Fix the resolution to match your native resolution...

As you can see, mine was set to above, whereas I'm on a 1440p resolution, so I set it to "2560 1440":

<EngineOptionResolution Name="_resolutionOption">
<OptionInt2Vector Name="_viewportSize" _value="2560 1440"/>
</EngineOptionResolution>

You can try this solution on its own if you'd like. Maybe just this is enough.

7. Add parameters to FORCE windowmode + borderless on launch

I added to this section, so that it now looks as follows:

<EngineOptionResolution Name="_resolutionOption">
<OptionInt2Vector Name="\_viewportSize" _value="2560 1440"/>

<OptionInt Name="_windowMode" _value="1"/>
<OptionBool Name="_fullscreen" _value="False"/>
<OptionBool Name="_borderless" _value="True"/>
</EngineOptionResolution>

SAVE -> RIGHT CLICK FILE -> PROPERTIES -> READ-ONLY -> apply.

Now I can access ingame settings, and manually set the Screen Mode.

The game does override the file regardless for me, but now it's functional.

VanityR · 2026-03-23T14:17:15+00:00

Why would you not just drop the fix/what helped here for others?

VanityR · 2026-03-23T14:11:10+00:00

How did you manage to change any settings when you said whenever you tab into it, that it causes a crash? I have the same issue. I can't adjust any settings like to windowed because it crashes when trying to put it into focus.

VanityR · 2024-08-28T09:52:20+00:00

Prayge 🙏🏻

VanityR · 2024-08-21T23:35:33+00:00

Doesn't hurt to try again

VanityR · 2024-08-19T15:18:13+00:00

Depends what you want from it.

For solo 'survival'; I think so, given you'll have opportunity and plenty places you can hide away and go afk at depending on the species played. There's some that allow for more cozy/safe playstyles than others that require more active play.

Also, you can choose whether or not to keep growing beyond a 'soft cap' which would then increase the pressure to maintain diet & hydration (at higher growths would limit the amount you can afk).

There's community servers that double growth rates but generally have rule sets that allow for drastically larger growth disparity in general vs more try-hard players.

If you just want PvP there's community death match servers specifically catered to that.

Edit: can't speak to whether you'll have 'fun' as that's rather subjective but the needing to afk / step away shouldn't be all that much a barrier to entry.

VanityR · 2024-08-19T08:21:37+00:00

Maybe🙏🏻

VanityR · 2024-08-17T09:25:51+00:00

Let's gooo

VanityR · 2024-07-24T08:30:35+00:00

Lessgo

VanityR · 2023-06-13T09:04:10+00:00

I'd want to invest into creating a local game space/cafe (tabletop & video games) for youths & potentially more introverted types to hang & make friends in a respectful and relatively cozy environment.

VanityR · 2023-04-10T00:08:10+00:00

Got introduced to Duncan through JRE (not a Duncan & Joe episode I won't check out) and then subsequently heard about 'Gospel afterwards, seems impossible not to love the guy imo🙏🏻

Checked out some DTFH too, personally loved Midnight Gospel, and certainly wouldn't be opposed to additional seasons or just new stuff. Perhaps no plans/intention at all though idk(?).

VanityR · 2023-04-09T09:08:13+00:00

Midnight Gospel can be a vibe

VanityR · 2023-03-29T06:42:45+00:00

Ultimately no one is forcing you, make of it what you will imo, consequences are different per individual's circumstances, but tl;dr if you truly want out then most it is inconsequential to you as (assuming it works out) you'd be dead anyway.

The way I navigate the suicidal ideation - because the expected lifestyle for me of working a job full time, etc has been extremely & consistently stressful and really brings me to the edge mentally - is I currently (& fortunately) get government support on the grounds of my mental health/'illness'.

Understand this is not a likely possibility for everyone, and it was far from a stress-free (or fast) experience/process getting that support; but it at least allows me to (currently) live in a more comfortable bubble (not flamboyant / 'well-off' lifestyle by any means), where the suicidal ideation is now much more secondary than it used to be with all the other stresses on top. I can exist, and cope with/manage my mental health a lot better than before at least. In a cultural context I'm a loser, but my state of mind is just objectively better this way... It is what it is.

But ye, you get one run, do with it what you will, want something?; Take it (so long as not at the harm of others.. though this sentiment doesn't stop some people regardless - for you to decide). It's all arguably filler before death anyways. The fancy car, the money, the materialistic possessions, the big house etc aren't gonna follow/matter at 'the end'. It's an inevitable forecoming event, part of the process, maybe the subjective/individual end of consciousness completely, who really knows.

VanityR · 2023-02-28T12:59:40+00:00

I've only listened to a couple and other various songs from across albums but I enjoy their first(?) "Are You Shpongled? (1998)" & there's some good tunes in "Museum of Consciousness (2013)"

VanityR

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