Cavalcadence plays Dove 1: First Dove win! (Crypt of the NecroDancer: Hardcore Mode)
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Early Access Version: v0.394 Beta (2015 Jan 21)
Cavalcadence plays Dove 1: First Dove win! (Hardcore Mode)
Wow, apparently this is my 100th public video on youtube! So, um... wow. =) Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled description...
For anybody who's interested in custom Cadences (or other characters), the official NecroDancer FAQ has some info about creating custom characters, and even has a link to the pinned thread on the official forums, where people have posted some of their custom creations:
http://necrodancer.com/faq.php
So... Dove is the character that was introduced in Update #13 (2014 Dec 23). She's the "Pacifist" character (her weapon and bombs won't damage enemies)... but she can still kill some enemies (non-mini-boss ground enemies) by tricking, luring, or forcing them onto Spike Traps. I actually did this a couple times by accident, and a couple times on purpose during this run. =p
Anyway, Dove's gameplay has had some adjustments since her initial introduction (IMO the most useful of which is that her bombs now teleport enemies, instead of confusing them), and since she's still a relatively new character, it's possible further adjustments may be made... but at the time of this recording, I think the follow is accurate:
- Dove's weapon is a flower (and cannot be changed to any other weapon), which is basically a dagger that does no damage, but will Confuse enemies, and cause them to drop Gold the first time you hit them.
- Dove's bombs will Teleport enemies away, but all other bomb effects are the same as Cadence's bombs.
- Dove's shovel is a Crystal Shovel (basically Glass that won't break).
- Dove starts with a Ring of Peace.
- In shops that normally require Gold, Dove can pick up only one item (per shop)... but will get that item for free (just like how shops work for the Monk).
- Exit stairs unlock at the beginning of each level (the mini-Boss will still be guarding the room, though).
- There are no Trapdoors (based on testing in Seeded HCM, I think they just get replaced with Spike Traps).
- There are no Boss battles.
Anyway, this is my first ever Dove win in Hardcore Mode (HCM). I obviously wasn't trying for Gold or speed, and I made some careless mistakes in... more than a couple places. =p But I did complete the run, so I'm pretty happy about that! =)
The Zone 1 mini-bosses I encountered during this run were:
- Direbat, Green Dragon, and Minotaur.
The Zone 2 mini-bosses I encountered during this run were:
- Banshee, Minotaur, and Nightmare.
The Zone 3 mini-bosses I encountered during this run were:
- Banshee, Minotaur, and Direbat.
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:07 Zone 1, Level 1
0:19 5 bombs... though I only ended up using one of them! (since the Crystal Shovel is so useful, and I wasn't farming the shop walls for Gold)
0:55 Mini-boss: Direbat
1:00 Health Shop!
1:07 Zone 1, Level 2
1:22 First coin multiplier lost (I'm not sure what happened there (maybe I hit two keys at once?)).
1:30 Just waiting for the right timing for the Blue Slime (and double-checking that the Orange Slime wasn't in the way)...
2:08 Trying to keep the Yellow and Black Skeletons from following me too closely, I unintentionally sent them into the Spike Trap. =p
2:29 Mini-boss: Green Dragon
2:32 Zone 1, Level 3
2:44 Having one Yellow and two Black Skeletons following me around from the very beginning of the level... was a bit too many for me, so these I actually intentionally sent into the Spike Trap. =p
3:30 Mini-boss: Minotaur
3:42 First damage taken (Yellow Skeleton) (I didn't realize the chest was a Mimic early enough to take it into account properly... =p).
3:48 Zone 2, Level 1
4:24 A Map! Yep, definitely gonna grab that!
4:29 Checking to see if I could dig my way straight to the exit... but it didn't look likely, so I headed back to the door.
5:06 A Potion will definitely be useful (despite the careless damage I took here)!
5:10 Mini-boss: Banshee
5:12 ...and a couple more hits of careless damage. =p
5:18 Zone 2, Level 2
5:22 Trying to decide whether to head directly for the exit... or visit the Shop first.
6:00 Mini-boss: Minotaur
6:13 Zone 2, Level 3
6:17 Mini-boss: Nightmare
6:29 Zone 3, Level 1
7:16 Mini-boss: Banshee
7:27 Quaffed Potion!
7:28 Zone 3, Level 2
7:52 Mini-boss: Minotaur
7:58 Zone 3, Level 3
8:05 Mini-boss: Direbat
8:11 Finally used a bomb (teleported that cluster of enemies away, so I could reach the exit)!
8:17 My first ever Dove HCM win! =)
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Update #15 (2015 Jan 21) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/222134975308687041
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
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