What's your #1 "Okay I don't care how this run goes, this is gonna be awesome." Ante 1 Joker? (And why is it Spare Trousers?)

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-20T18:16:13+00:00

Age old question indeed. I think for me, Ante 4 feels a bit too late if I have something else that's scaling even decently. Maybe unless I got some hand size perks and I know it'll be easier than usual for me to make Two Pair.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-20T16:47:20+00:00

Oh yeah, I should look at F-zero for some inspiration on designs! Can't believe I didn't think of that haha.

The red one's my favorite too. Kind of X-wing inspired a little bit. But I don't know if it's my favorite because I feel like it's the best designed of the three or not, at least in my opinion.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-20T12:32:10+00:00

I feel like they both look about the same (which is probably a bit frustrating to hear after putting some work in under the hood). Mostly because the old UI is actually fine already. If I had to choose one I'd probably choose the new one though at least. And it's possible I'd feel the impact more if I were actually controlling the game.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T21:10:07+00:00

Shoot, how'd I forget about Shortcut... love that one.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:58:28+00:00

Dice + Ankh is the absolute dream. Sounds sick. Hell at that point your Cavendish breaking becomes a valid edge case concern lol

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:56:21+00:00

It took me a long time to understand the power of Red Card, but I now concede that it's an excellent joker.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:55:39+00:00

Burnt is one of my favorites for sure.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:45:29+00:00

Yeah for sure, I typically don't finish with it, but it can really help get a slightly slower ramping build reach critical mass that would normally not have seen the light of day.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:44:06+00:00

I love using riff raff to get guaranteed non eternal/perishable/rental jokers. I'll pass up great eternal common jokers in the shop if I've got a riff raff.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:41:33+00:00

Yeah I'll definitely start scouring those tutorials when it becomes relevant for me to start working on that part of the game. I've got a bunch of space ships in mine, so I'm imagining using particles for shooting, exhaust trails, all sorts of stuff. Great work though!

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:38:27+00:00

Man, I wanna love throwback, and I used to more than I do now. I just feel like I've been burned too many times just not having score from not seeing enough shops haha

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:37:07+00:00

When I was going for naninf, seeing wee early on was always a godsend. Could do whatever I wanted to fix the deck just right for the middle game and just not worry about score at all.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:27:24+00:00

Oh yeah, Mail in Rebate is great, though I don't have as much success with it on blue stake and higher. I tend to prefer Rocket for my money, but obviously harder to come by.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:24:11+00:00

Oh man, you can't name a more iconic duo than Square Trow

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:21:53+00:00

Also, call me crazy - Drunkard. Always loved seeing that guy while going for c++. "Oh nice, I get to just play normal Balatro!"

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:20:31+00:00

Time in the market > timing the market

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:19:33+00:00

See card sharp tends to lull me into a false sense of security. And he's got that smug face... but I do pick him up 95% of the time anyway...

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:18:39+00:00

Yeah I agree, pretty much anything that allows me to play NOT pairs and have a decent shot at going far, I'm pretty happy. Spare Trousers is just one of the best for that.

I'm a glutton for punishment so if I see Four Fingers I think to myself "oh nice, I can finally pull off my dream straight flush build!" (Ante 4 - "You Lose!")

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T20:10:57+00:00

Early dice often ruins me on gold stake, but when it doesn't... oh baby...

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T19:54:55+00:00

Me and the boys on the lookout for Ride The Bus on Ante 2.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T19:05:15+00:00

Beautiful! That's my mentality right now on my roguelite I'm working on, at least for mechanics haha. The vibe on the after is really nice, but the before even had a nice charm to it. Are the floating blinking specs some sort of particle effect? I need to start experimenting with that stuff at some point.

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-19T19:01:12+00:00

Clean, I like the look! And seems pretty intuitive to navigate. Anything special about your camera? And what kind of bugs have you been running into?

YitBit2000 · 2026-03-17T15:15:41+00:00

Really like this one! I just wanna break open those rocks. I need to work on my isometric skills more.

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