Cavalcadence plays Chaunter 1: Enchantée, Chaunter + End Credits (v3.1.0) (NecroDancer: SYNCHRONY)
4Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC(W,M,L)/Steam)
SYNCHRONY DLC (Early Access) v3.1.0-b2600 (2022 Aug 4)
Cavalcadence plays Chaunter 1: Enchantée, Chaunter (v3.1.0) (All Zones Mode: SYNCHRONY)
So... as most of you probably already know, the "Crypt of the NecroDancer: SYNCHRONY" DLC was released into Steam Early Access two days ago! =) A lot was added to the game, including some new items, enemies, hazards... and three new characters! =)
Most of my time in SYNCHRONY so far has been spent with Chaunter... mainly because it sounded like such an interesting idea ("Chaunter Mode! Possess defeated enemies and use their powers!")... but also because Chaunter is a character with a fairly steep learning curve. ^.^;
Enemy attributes are adapted to Chaunter, so you do have to learn how each enemy works when Possessed, not just how it works normally. ^^; As a general example, something that was almost certainly done for game balance purposes... enemies that have a beat-delay don't have that delay while moving, just after other actions (attacking/digging/etc). =)
Oh, something nice I figured out in one of my early runs... because enemies don't have half-hearts, any half-heart effects (cookies, blood weapon bonus damage, etc.) are actually rounded up to 1 heart! ^_^
Anyway... there's a lot to learn with Chaunter, but the basics are:
- When in base form, instead of killing an enemy, Chaunter will Possess it.
- Chaunter can only stay in a Host/Possessee for a limited amount of time.
- Killing enemies will increase that amount of time (+2 beats per kill).
- When the countdown reaches 0, the Host will take 1 Heart of damage.
- When the Host reaches 0 hearts, Chaunter will be Ejected (this can also be done manually).
Anyway, I'm running out of space in this Description, so... long story short, it took a little while to get the hang of Chaunter, but... eventually, this run happened! ^_^
So here it is, my first ever Chaunter All Zones Mode win... hope you enjoy!
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:06 1-1
0:21 The Ghost has quickly become one of my favorite early-game Possessees, since it can move every beat, and does 2 damage. =)
0:47 Onyx Dagger. Based on what I've seen so far, Onyx seems to get a damage bonus (probably becomes a 99-damage weapon) right after you damage an enemy. The bonus normally lasts only 1 beat, but readying a Throw will delay it to the 2nd beat. Also, enemies who can't attack every beat will have their bonus delayed until they can attack. ^_^
1:48 Mb: Direbat
2:02 1-2
2:20 Fireball Spell!
2:32 Gluttony Charm
2:52 Mb: Gray Minotaur
3:15 Leprechaun! ...oh wait, beat-delay, can't attack it against the wall... umm... ah well, at least we'll get some gold. =p
3:51 Ring of Peace, nice! Peace does mean the stronger Mini-bosses won't be available to Possess... but they also won't be available to damage Chaunter. =)
5:46 Mb: Green Dragon
6:03 Freeze Spell!
6:32 Z1B: Death Metal 1
6:36 Freeze! Flawless! Reward: Bomb Spell (nt)
6:48 2-1
6:55 Mb: Minotaur
7:32 Bright Torch
7:50 Wall Spikes will damage even enemies that can't dig, if they push against the wall. ^.^
8:23 Torch of Walls!
8:58 Compass!
9:14 Boots of Strength!
9:24 2-2
9:57 Warhammer!
10:08 Mb: Banshee
10:32 2-3
11:07 Mb: Green Dragon
11:48 Z2B: Fortissimole 2
12:50 3-1
12:59 Mb: Green Dragon
13:44 Map!
14:12 Torch of Strength! 3-damage attack now! =)
14:34 3-2
14:45 Throwing Charm
14:55 Mb: Nightmare
15:12 3-3
15:48 Mb: Banshee
16:07 Z3B: Coral Riff 3
- [In hindsight, probably should've used Freeze right at the beginning. ^.^]
16:44 4-1
17:28 Mb: Nightmare
17:50 4-2
18:24 Mb: Banshee
19:01 Cookies! =9
19:05 4-3
20:01 Circlet of Telepathy
20:19 Whoops, accidental Freeze. ^^;
20:25 Mb: The Mommy
20:38 Z4B: Deep Blues 4
21:03 Flawless! Reward: Spiked Ears
21:16 5-1. Yay, first time I've gotten to Zone 5 with Chaunter! ^_^
21:45 Mb: Green Dragon
22:11 5-2
22:15 Spiked Ears shattered! =p
22:24 Hmm, looks like the dragon can't use the Wire...
- [Actually... after a bit of testing, it looks like none of the enemies (at least the ones I tried!) can use the Wire (not sure if bug or feature)... ^.^; ]
22:52 Mb: Minotaur
23:13 5-3
23:58 Mb: Metrognome
24:09 Z5B: King Conga 5
24:17 Ack, was planning to rush up the center and destroy the throne, but...
24:38 ^_^
24:43 Yay, my first ever Chaunter win! ^_^
24:44 (Crypt of the NecroDancer: SYNCHRONY End Credits (v3.1.0))
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Crypt of the NecroDancer: SYNCHRONY v3.1.0 (2022 Aug 4) notes:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/3399673689665214313
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
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