Cavalcadence plays Dove 12: Hard Mode! (Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED)
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AMPLIFIED DLC Early Access v2.45 (2017 Apr 01)
Cavalcadence plays Dove 12: Hard Mode! (Hard Mode, AMPLIFIED)
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 just for fun, I've occasionally been trying to get through Dove Hard Mode. ^^ Interestingly, blue sarcophagi aren't quite as problematic for Dove as for the other characters, for the simple reason that blue sarcophagi won't spawn a second enemy until the first one is dead... and Dove's curse prevents her from killing enemies (or at least, killing them directly). So unlike the other characters, for whom blue sarcophagi are an infinite source of enemies... for Dove, each one only adds one extra enemy, most of the time. =)
Though on the subject of extra enemies... the crowded conditions of Hard Mode definitely do make things a lot more difficult for Dove than in a normal All Zones Mode run. ^^;
Anyway, through some combination of practice and luck, I finally managed to get my first ever Dove Hard Mode win! =) So here's the video... hope you enjoy!
The mini-bosses I encountered during this run were:
Zone 1: (Minotaur & Direbat), (Minotaur & Green Dragon), (Minotaur & Green Dragon).
Zone 2: (Nightmare & ?), (Banshee & Direbat), (Green Dragon & Minotaur).
Zone 3: (Nightmare & Green Dragon), (Banshee & Direbat), (Minotaur & Green Dragon).
Zone 4: (Nightmare & The Mommy), (Banshee & Ogre), (Nightmare & The Mommy).
Zone 5: (Green Dragon & Metrognome), (Green Dragon & Minotaur), (Metrognome & Minotaur).
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:10 1-1
0:47 Bright Torch. Maybe a bad idea, because it makes it harder to de-aggro enemies, but during my last run, I encountered a situation where either a map or a torch could've saved my run from ending. ^^;;
2:00 Heal Spell & Heart Container!
2:11 Mb: Minotaur & Direbat
2:40 1-2
3:16 Shield Spell
3:44 Mb: Minotaur
3:54 Mb: Green Dragon
4:09 1-3
4:43 Map!
5:27 Mb: Minotaur & Green Dragon
5:51 2-1
7:01 "Noooo..." Wait, did Dove just mourn the death of the Urn? ^^;
7:07 Ham & Double Heart Container!
7:14 Leather Armor. Umm, I'll think about whether I want to keep Leather or Quartz later, right now there's a mini-boss approaching, and it's kinda crowded in here!
7:19 Mb: Nightmare
7:24 Bomb Spell
7:36 2-2
7:37 Mb: Banshee
7:59 Oh, the Banshee followed me to the shop! ^^;
8:02 Lead Boots!
8:20 Ow. Also, this could be bad... yeah, I'm stuck. =p Might have to use a bomb...
8:25 Ow. =/ Also, did the Banshee really just get teleported only a few tiles away? =p
8:46 Heh, weird floating confusion... probably from a teleported enemy. ^^;
8:52 Mb: Direbat
9:08 2-3
9:15 Mb: Green Dragon & Minotaur
9:20 Plate Armor!
10:05 3-1
10:07 Mb: Nightmare
10:15 Mb: Green Dragon
10:19 3-2
10:27 Mb: Banshee
10:35 Mb: Direbat
10:57 Ow, and ow again. =(
11:03 3-3 Hmm, down to half a heart...
11:05 Mb: Minotaur
11:06 Yeah, let's use that Ham! =9
11:13 Mb: Green Dragon
11:23 4-1
12:56 Mb: Nightmare & The Mommy
13:07 4-2
13:50 Ack, confused goblin sentry! Umm, umm, ummm... bomb! ^^;;;
13:56 Ow. Down to two hearts of health. =(
14:03 Mb: Banshee & Ogre
14:20 4-3
15:10 Hmm, the armadillo's kind of blocking entrance into the shop. =/ Ow... I should probably focus more on the blademasters and less on the armadillo. ^^;
15:18 Ow, or maybe I should focus more on the armadillo and less on the blademasters. ^^;;
15:26 ...all that trouble, and nothing I really wanted in the shop anyway. Ah. well. =p
15:37 Mb: Nightmare
15:45 Mb: The Mommy
15:47 5-1 Hmm, down to half a heart of health again. =( Hopefully that treasure chest or the shop will have something useful...
16:36 Scroll of Need! Yeah, that'll work! =)
16:37 Potion! (Need!)
17:29 Ow. Wasn't expecting that electric mage down below. =p Hmm, you know what? Let's just forget about the shop and head for the exit! ^^;;
17:36 Mb: Green Dragon & Metrognome
17:49 5-2 Down to half a heart again. =p
18:24 Mb: Green Dragon
18:25 Freeze Spell!
18:28 Quaffed Potion! Ack, didn't see that shop wall mimic! =(
18:30 Freeze!
18:38 Mb: Minotaur
18:44 5-3
19:05 Mb: Metrognome & Minotaur
19:13 My first ever Dove Hard Mode win! =)
More Dove videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2acbbI6RoawQWDM5XY6ey-VB
More Crypt of the NecroDancer videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2acmmGVW5vA4x815Lmr76J37
AMPLIFIED DLC Early Access v2.45 (2017 Apr 01) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/244725215417122181
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/crypt-of-the-necrodancer
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