Hi! After a looong long time, I got the ADOM bug again; I downloaded the free version and played on it for a couple of weeks. Being used to the Public ADOM server (RIP ), I was really missing ADOM Sage (which allowed you to roll specific characters for stats and items).
So, I decided to buy the Steam version. This game has provided so much entertainment along the years, and it was due time I paid something for it. The point system is great, especially when you keep dying as you get used to the "new" GUI (I play on text though, but love the health bars), old habits, and just being bad in general. So far, I've died to:
-Holding A to pick up stuff and accidentally setting myself on fire due to Alchemy....5 times at least (Tip: Hotkey Alchemy!)
-Suicide due to bouncing magic....4 times at least.
-Once of all those PCs found the scorched spear, one of the "new" bracers, seven league boots and a cloak of invisibility before level 10. This was in between the starting dungeon, Druid and a bit of the Infinite Dungeon. I forget how it died (I think it was one of the bouncing magic ones), but it was in the Puppy Cave. As it turns out, vile spirits are a thing now, and that particular spirit killed around 5 other PCs until I could kill it.
-@ Lvl 2X with a bunch of artifacts and gear after clearing the IQD & respective Jarl Cave, heard a distant "Hurumph!" and though "Yeah, I can take that in melee as a Wizard, no problem". Turns out Stunning resistance is not Paralysis resistance, and 300 HP + 50 PV was not enough to survive either. (Tip: No drinking while ADOMing! As with life, it can make you do stupid things).
-Another very promising one died after doing the Jarl Cave; vault was undead so I was going to come back to it. Still not having learned my lesson with the Dorn Beast, I attempted to melee a Stone Ooze without resistance. This particular ooze was apparently a uber ooze, because it killed me in about 3 hits (50-120-80=>Dead), nevermind the paralysis that would have probably killed me anyways.
-And many, many others .
But, after all this death and stupidity, I learned my lessons and currently have a level 50 Drakeling Wizard who's ready to bash Andor Drakon's face!
I was unfortunate in that no AoLS or wishing source dropped naturally; I had completed basically all you can do at that point: Darkforge, Tower, all normal & random Dungeons except for the Crumbling Dungeon (which spawned a Quickling royalty that apparently got turned into a chaos spawn; turns out, 1200 speed and 10 attacks per turn takes a LONG time and deals a bunch of damage; I somehow survived the first round and teleported out. Came back with the TotRR to get revenge!). No Minotaur Maze though, I lost my last Ultra Wizard in it about 3 years ago.
So, I ended up drinking from Darkforge in a desperate attempt to get a wish. Luckily, it took around 10 sips to get one; I lost teleport control (for which I grinded the Infinite to get it back) and Acid resistance (which I soon got back due to Acid Blood corruption).
By this point and after grinding a bit to find the wish, I was a walking lizard of death and destruction, so the rest of the game was sort of a breeze. The artifacts in the Jarl caves were the new armor that gives Willpower and corruption resistance (that thing is busted, wtf), and the bloodthirsty dagger which I haven't used; the rune-covered spear carried me from level 16 (Raven) to basically all the rest of the game, up until the Emperor Moloch, at which point it was replaced by its big brother.
She's now completed the quests necessary for the Ultra Ending (got my TotRR, Medal and Crown), has all the Orbs, and is now looking to fulfill her destiny as a Champion of Order. She's also a cat lover, so I got a nifty ring to prove it.
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(I started wanting to ask a simple question and got carried away typing the log above...TL;DR: See below)
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The problem is that, apparently, getting to L+ is not as easy as I remember. I want to give it a shot though, as at this point there isn't really anything else I can do. I read about the new Dwarf Quest too late, and you need to NOT kill dwarves before meeting Rolf. If I understood correctly, the Ultimate Dungeon is also out by extension .
Anyways, the question I pose today is: What can I do to get to L+ at Level 50 on the latest ADOM version? Has much changed on this topic since the old days?