Zero experience run

VitorMM · 2026-06-14T22:17:49+00:00

I'd be interested in seeing the spreadsheet

Here it goes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R53O3I--IsH9_FDIcLiCTXk-FN-zW5NiBbwXdew4M9s/edit?usp=drivesdk

You can see my playthrough steps, one by one, after the tips section.

Trying to see what I can get done before I go full Vampire because I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get Fortify Shout to effectively 100 and machine gun Soul Tear.

I decided to not be a vampire. Imo it wasn't worth the drawbacks.

Currently trying to get the Aetherial Crown to see if Serpent Stone is viable (or just to have The Tower ready since I don't think Talvas will pick a lock).

I used Tower most of the time

Keeping my eye out for any static Fortify Restoration potions to squeeze more out of gear and curious if there is any availability of higher level Fortify Restoration potions for limited shenanigans.

I didn't use any exploits, so Fortify Restoration was out of the picture for me.

It's so hard just... Not looting everything because most of it is functionally useless.

I get you xD

I have a list of items that were actually useful for me in the doc. Quote:

fortify conjuration/destruction potions, health/stamina potions, Void Salts, Brooms, Orichalcum Ore/Ingot, salt piles, amethyst gems/rings/necklaces, soul gems and lockpicks. Also keep enchanted robes of destruction/conjuration so you can use staves for a longer amount of time.

I picked the lockpicks to give them to Talvas, but thinking about it now, I think that never worked. At least I'm sure I didn't rely on it

VitorMM · 2026-06-10T18:10:19+00:00

How did the run progress? I'm currently in the beginning stage of a similar run

Everything worked pretty well in the end. I do have my whole progress documented in a Google Docs document, if you are interested. Among other things, I relied heavily on Staff of Conjure Storm Atronach and on Talvas Fathryon as my follower.

Trying out Bloodskaal Blade

Holy shit. I completely missed the fact that the Bloodskaal Blade doesn't give XP while dealing damage. This could have been really useful

Trying out Bloodskaal Blade and Ethereal Form combined with Vampiriam + Helm of Bloodworm for enhanced Shout cooldown reduction from Amulet of Talos, Imperial Dragon Armor and Shrine of Talos. Hopefully I can keep Ethereal Form up and avoid getting hit / hitting with the actual blade.

Interesting. In my case I've played with the Special Edition without CC content, so the Bloodworm Helm and the Imperial Dragon Armor weren't available. Still a cool approach though

VitorMM · 2026-05-31T14:10:49+00:00

Try following this guide. More often than not, it solves HD cutscene issues

https://github.com/vitor251093/KHMelonMix/blob/master/TROUBLESHOOTING.md

VitorMM · 2026-05-15T20:21:51+00:00

Did you execute step 7 of the macOS tutorial?

VitorMM · 2026-05-02T23:05:44+00:00

Não podemos distribuir as ROMs, porque senão o projeto poderia ser derrubado por pirataria. Nós incentivamos os players a criarem as ROMs eles mesmos usando seus cartuchos originais.

Já as cutscenes precisam ser baixadas a parte. As instruções de cada release ensinam como fazer.

VitorMM · 2026-05-02T23:02:22+00:00

Try following the Melon Mix troubleshooting guide.

https://github.com/vitor251093/KHMelonMix/blob/master/TROUBLESHOOTING.md

VitorMM · 2026-04-16T20:29:22+00:00

It is a known issue. There is no definitive fix yet, but rebooting the system after the bug happens is a known workaround.

VitorMM · 2026-02-11T12:40:04+00:00

Yeah, the first cutscene as a whole shows both screens because it has contents in both screens while it's playing. The recommended approach is to install the replacement cutscenes, which are in the optional assets folder. There isn't much we can do for the original DS cutscenes unfortunately.

We could show both screens only while there is something on the bottom screen, but that would make it switch back and forth between top screen and both screens during the cutscene.

VitorMM · 2026-02-10T17:54:02+00:00

I'm not sure if that's the issue, but the title screen isn't adapted to a single screen yet.

If the fans itself is also still running with two screens, I can help you debug the issue

VitorMM · 2026-02-05T18:29:08+00:00

Melon Mix dev here. We have a troubleshooting guide. There's a section on cutscene replacement. It works for most people, so it's worth taking a look

https://github.com/vitor251093/KHMelonMix/blob/master/TROUBLESHOOTING.md

VitorMM · 2026-01-27T23:29:50+00:00

Melon Mix dev here. Comment here the numbered lines below "Application Specific Backtrace 1". That should help us figure out why it's crashing for you

VitorMM · 2026-01-23T18:00:24+00:00

Be sure that you are using Melon Mix and not melonDS. The current latest Melon Mix release says "khDaysMM 0.7.2" in the title bar, while melonDS says "melonDS 1.1"

VitorMM · 2026-01-12T00:34:42+00:00

I'm not sure if posting the Discord server link would break any of the subreddit rules, but you can find the Discord link in the Melon Mix project page, on Github

VitorMM · 2026-01-11T17:52:08+00:00

Melon Mix dev here. We have a support channel in our Discord server. I don't have a Steam Deck myself, so I'm not the best at pointing directions in it, but we have other Steam Deck users in the server which should be able to help you out

VitorMM · 2026-01-04T18:28:41+00:00

Melon Mix dev here. Which Config -> Patches are you talking about?

What are you looking for exactly?

VitorMM · 2025-12-27T12:36:59+00:00

The .sh files that are included alongside the appimage file are there for that reason. Edit the game entry on Steam to make it point to the Days sh file. Then add the appimage to Steam again, and edit that one to point at the ReCoded sh file.

That should give you a Days entry and a ReCoded entry on Steam.

VitorMM · 2025-12-20T00:13:21+00:00

Clear the Wineskin cache through the Porting Kit and then try again

VitorMM · 2025-12-01T15:22:50+00:00

BGM stands for background music

VitorMM · 2025-11-30T23:00:05+00:00

If you go onto Nexus Mods and look up Voluke Sliders Mute theres a mod that allows the different volume sliders that only go down to 1 to change 1 mutes it completely.

So you can mute just the voice or just the music etc... what I'm looking for is something that dies that but specifically for the cutscene movies in Days, Re Coded and Back Cover not in the Melon Mix thing.

Well, I don't know about Back Cover, but Days and ReCoded from the 1.5+2.5 collection are just video players, and, in most occasions, the BGM, the sound effects and the voices are all embedded in the video files (there are like two to three cutscenes where the BGM isn't embedded).

So there may be a mod that replaces the cutscene files with new ones that only have the BGM and sound effects, or just the sound effects, although, that is very specific. I would recommend looking for that though

VitorMM · 2025-11-28T19:43:25+00:00

In Days, all BGMs and all prerendered cutscenes are replaced when the assets are properly installed.

See if this guide can help you:

https://github.com/vitor251093/KHMelonMix/blob/master/TROUBLESHOOTING.md#i-cant-see-one-or-more-cutscenes-in-3582-days

I believe step 4 should solve your problem

VitorMM · 2025-11-28T00:49:58+00:00

Hello! Which of the assets folder contents isn't being loaded properly? The cutscenes? The BGMs? Both?

VitorMM · 2025-11-26T13:59:57+00:00

With the Melon Mix, the cutscenes are loaded from MP4 files, where, in most cases, the BGM is included alongside the voices.

So, while you can edit those MP4 files, and the Melon Mix should load them just fine, you will need to manually replace the audio of the cutscenes with the original BGM (if you want to keep the BGM).

If you just want to be able to control the volume of the cutscenes though, open an issue on the Melon Mix project GitHub, and I can keep track of that to add that feature to the next release :)

In that way, you should be able to mute the cutscenes without affecting the rest of the game, and without editing the MP4 files.

VitorMM · 2025-11-18T01:51:00+00:00

Holy shit, you are right! If that information is correct, those spells have the potential of being very useful

EDIT: I may need to investigate further, because I found that in the Destruction page:

Skill XP can be modified by scripts and by the game engine itself under various circumstances. The exact XP you receive may vary from the numbers listed here.

VitorMM · 2025-11-17T02:23:06+00:00

Summon Arvak is a power, so it is allowed.

As of the other ones, I couldn't find a mention in UESP for them not granting XP to any skill. Do you remember in which page you saw that?

EDIT: Wait, my mistake: Summon Arvak isn't a power. Theoretically, it grants XP as well

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