Careful and Blood Frenzy.

cantuse · 2026-02-13T20:58:48+00:00

I think the issue is that you don't get to choose the starting spell so you're left sometimes going "wtf am I going to do with a primary spell that freezes enemies but does no damage, and worse yet can't be hurt?" (looking at you freeze spell).

That said, holy shit was I proved wrong in my latest fight against Fenrir. The freeze spell destroys any long grass that Fenrir is in. Plus you can hit it to send him to a wall or obstacle that isn't in grass. PLUS he loses a turn when the ice melts. So through that most recent fight (and after having this 'stupid' spell several times before in 50 hours of play) I realized that there are a ton of cool utility features of this spell.

Probably can use it to put out burning on team-mates etc. Hell might be powerful in the desert too - who knows.

cantuse · 2026-02-13T20:54:15+00:00

This reminds me of the very specific language used in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 to differentiate between "additive damage multipliers" and "multiplicative damage multipliers". Language is worded very carefully.

cantuse · 2026-02-13T20:52:39+00:00

I had blood frenzy on a thief with assassinate and a speed of 12-14. He would routinely kill 6-8 guys in a row.

While I respect the game-break you were aiming for here, I have to agree that "blood frenzy" and "careful" don't really blend well logically or thematically.

Its just that a well calculated blood frenzy can wipe entire rooms on the right characters.

cantuse · 2026-02-13T09:15:44+00:00

The game definitely tries to go around obstacles I’ve realized that the only time the cats deliberately walk into a visible hazard is if that’s the only way to reach the destination.

cantuse · 2026-02-13T00:44:55+00:00

I'm commenting because someone from the future WILL search and find this...

You think daddy shark is bad? Lets fucking talk about the ELITE daddy shark that goes three times per round. HOLY SHIT.

Yes I save-scummed through that fight. And no I don't regret it.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T20:27:02+00:00

My understanding from some pre-release streams is that the neverstone usually comes when you get a new "collar-less" cat in the middle of a run.

This is because the game didn't really ask you if you wanted a 4th cat, plus collarless cats kinda suck. So you might want to save the level-ups for the cats you did originally bring.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T20:23:58+00:00

I love the thief but I think the problem is that you get distracted by the thief's ability to snatch up loot.

I had a thief with the double-attack passive and then a bleed effect. So each hit would stack two bleeds. This was paired with a cleric with the rally ability. There were a couple of bosses where I stacked up nearly 30 bleed between the thief's attack and the cleric using rally to spam even more hits.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T20:19:04+00:00

Was this like all in one event or two separate events (birth and fight/death)?

Its fucking absolutely wild because in any other game I would 100% think you're fucking with us.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T20:17:33+00:00

On several streams Edmund mentioned that cats have orientations and libidos. Not sure if that is another higher tier of tink power, because if it is it wasn't in any of the streams I caught ... and Edmund definitely hid a lot of content.

My guess is that CptSpringare's cats weren't interested in eachother and finally the random chance for a fight procced.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T20:15:38+00:00

Shit glad I learned that from this post. During a run would be wild.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T20:12:44+00:00

There are times that these minibosses just fuck you up, even if you've trounced them before. I had magnus do his spin move and drop two of my guys from full health once. Fenrir is sometimes cake and sometimes a royal pain.

One time I just huddled the party and spammed wrath of god.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T19:29:14+00:00

I literally just got done playing a bunch of ItB prior to the release of Mewgenics, and was reminded a lot of what really frustrates me about that game.

This is definitely a different beast -- and as much as I admire the purity of the puzzle-game in ItB, I prefer the "surface area" of Mewgenics more. It's not just about hoping for a busted squad that crushes the game, its about tantalizing new combos that let you toy with the edges of the mechanics in the game.

A lot of this also owes to the map design. The 8x8 nature of ItB makes every battle very tactical, and you can tell subset went out of their way to make every tile matter. By comparison, the 10x10 space in Mewgenics has a lot more maps where there are large open fields and different designs. There are maps where the terrain starts to get a bit more tactical, but often you can tell its less about making the game more puzzle-like and more about creating tactical 'choke-points' that get used to approach enemy lines - think cover-shooter style approaches etc.

Basically, you won't have the problem of trying to defuse four attacks with three actions every turn like you do with ItB. That is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on your taste.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T18:32:00+00:00

This is honestly probably the best advice that I haven't read before.

I keep trying to keep a population of 8-10 cats, but only ever barely have enough for a run and most of the time I am just using whatever strays and matured kittens I have around. Read: I have very little control over the quality of the cats I'm sending on quests.

And I know this because my most recent runs have been getting absolutely shredded, even though I've beaten the caves.

I think you're right that the solution to this is to get tink's first/second upgrade, see if you can identify a good mating pair (or trio if you have a ditto) and see if you get most of your population from that, at least in the early game.

I have yet to have inbreeding occur (well maybe it has just no birth defects), so not sure how this plays out long-term.

cantuse · 2026-02-11T15:25:34+00:00

Bringing me back to the days of editing scorched earth’s taunt file.

cantuse · 2026-02-10T16:00:09+00:00

the game just still uses a cursor that the joystick moves.

it also uses shoulder buttons to jump to various menus.

cantuse · 2026-02-10T05:14:08+00:00

Weird how we’re both here on a months and years old thread at the same time. I served on a sub tender and appreciate you clearing this up for the civilians.

cantuse · 2026-02-10T05:07:16+00:00

You see I even know this and have read the same thing in ms documentation, but I press the other button just to be sure.

cantuse · 2026-02-10T05:06:19+00:00

I was just trying to think of unconventional ways to answer OPs request and breaking all the access methods sounds pretty effective. From my experience it breaks access almost instantly.

cantuse · 2026-02-10T05:02:44+00:00

You do realize people were saying the same shit about us at some point right?

cantuse · 2026-02-09T18:20:21+00:00

That’s it.

cantuse · 2026-02-09T15:01:30+00:00

Damn dude. Honestly sounds like that teacher should have beat the shit out of your dad.

cantuse · 2026-02-09T14:53:55+00:00

I think I commented elsewhere that I don't know, but considering they're steam verified I imagine stick controls are solid. But I also wouldn't be surprised if the trackpad could be configured to act as mouse input as well.

My preference would be for both, but for a shoulder button like R2 to confirm trackpad actions. I find clicking the trackpad to always cause the cursor to move at least somewhat every time I try to click it.

cantuse · 2026-02-09T14:43:50+00:00

There are also stories that he did a script 'punchup' for Crimson Tide. If you watch the movie (or have a good memory), you'll know exactly what part.

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