Cavalcadence plays Melody 13: Hard Mode! (Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED)
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AMPLIFIED DLC Early Access v2.42 (2017 Mar 07)
Cavalcadence plays Melody 13: 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... amongst the other additions, fixes, and changes in the update that introduced Diamond... a new Mode was added: Hard Mode! The main differences in Hard Mode are: 1) most rooms will have a Blue Sarcophagus, which is immune to normal attacks (bombs will work, and I think(?) piercing damage as well), 2) exit rooms now have two Mini-bosses instead of just one, and 3) two Mini-bosses are added to each Boss room (excluding the unique Story Bosses, I think (I've only seen Melody's, so I'm not positive about the others)).
Since Melody's a pretty good character in crowded situations (she attacks while moving, and can damage multiple enemies per beat), I figured she might be a good character to test out Hard Mode with. So I did! =) After a couple embarrassingly bad starts (where I didn't even get to 1-3)... this run happened. ^^; Getting the Crown of Thorns and Heavy Plate early definitely helped... and the Ice Spirit Familiar definitely helped as well... but I think the single most useful item I found on this run was the Rat Familiar! Apparently, the Rat Familiar can destroy Blue Sarcophagi! I'm guessing it's the piercing damage, and that any source of piercing damage will work (crossbow, rifle, etc)... but since Melody can't use any of those... the Rat becomes even more useful for her. =)
Anyway, here it is... my first ever Hard Mode win! Hope you enjoy!
The mini-bosses and bosses I encountered during this run were:
Zone 1: (Minotaur & Direbat), (Red Dragon & Gray Direbat), (Gray Minotaur & Red Dragon), (King Conga 1 & Gray Minotaur & Red Dragon).
Zone 2: (Banshee & Gray Direbat), (Red Dragon & Gray Minotaur), (Gray Direbat & Green Banshee), (Deep Blues 2 & Blood Nightmare & Green Banshee).
Zone 3: (Minotaur & Green Dragon), (Nightmare & Banshee), (Direbat & Minotaur), (Fortissimole 3 & Gray Minotaur & Blood Nightmare).
Zone 4: (The Mommy & Banshee), (Nightmare & Green Dragon), (Banshee & Ogre), (Coral Riff 4 & The Mommy & Ogre).
Zone 5: (Minotaur & Green Dragon), (Minotaur & Metrognome), (Green Dragon & Minotaur), & The NecroDancer 2.
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:11 1-1
0:35 Mb: Minotaur & Direbat
2:43 1-2
2:50 Mb: Red Dragon
3:02 Leprechaun & Lucky Charm!
3:18 Mb: Gray Direbat
5:18 1-3
5:43 Mb: Gray Minotaur & Red Dragon
7:51 Heavy Plate! Hmm, can't buy the torch as well... but with all these Blue Sarcophagi, perhaps no torch might be better (enemies won't spot Melody as easily, so won't aggro and start chasing her)! ^^
8:12 Zone 1, Boss & Mini-bosses: King Conga 1 & Gray Minotaur & Red Dragon
8:46 Flawless! Reward: Ring of Charisma
8:59 2-1
11:09 Mb: Banshee & Gray Direbat
11:30 2-2
12:25 Mb: Red Dragon & Gray Minotaur
13:38 What the...? Wait, can the Rat destroy Blue Sacophagi? That... could be incredibly useful! ^.^
14:10 2-3
15:21 Mb: Gray Direbat & Green Banshee
16:46 Zone 2, Boss & Mini-bosses: Deep Blues 2 & Blood Nightmare & Green Banshee
17:16 3-1
17:33 Mb: Minotaur
17:40 Mb: Green Dragon
18:56 3-2
19:07 Mb: Nightmare
21:07 Mb: Banshee
21:14 Ack, lag! =/ This didn't happen during gameplay, so something apparently interfered with the recording process... probably my computer doing background tasks or something. =(
21:36 3-3
22:14 Mb: Direbat
22:27 Mb: Minotaur
23:16 Zone 3, Boss & Mini-bosses: Fortissimole 3 & Gray Minotaur & Blood Nightmare
24:08 Flawless! Reward: Scroll of Need (not taken)
24:21 4-1
25:34 Mb: The Mommy & Banshee
26:15 4-2
27:21 Mb: Nightmare
27:29 Mb: Green Dragon
28:03 4-3
30:09 Mb: Banshee & Ogre
30:30 Ow. Oh wait, immunity via Bomb Charm! ^^
30:41 Zone 4, Boss & Mini-bosses: Coral Riff 4 & The Mommy & Ogre
31:46 5-1
32:50 Mb: Minotaur & Green Dragon
32:24 5-2
34:27 Mb: Minotaur
35:10 Mb: Metrognome
35:45 5-3
36:45 Mb: Green Dragon & Minotaur
37:39 Zone 5, Boss: The NecroDancer 2: Return of The NecroDancer
37:43 Nice, no extra Mini-bosses in this battle! =) Probably because it's a special battle. And timed. ^^
38:12 Oh wait, what am I doing? I have a Fear Scroll! ^^;;
38:22 Woo! My first ever Hard Mode win! =)
More Melody videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2adXQzqQ3U3D5hFpgA2y86IR
More Crypt of the NecroDancer videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2acmmGVW5vA4x815Lmr76J37
AMPLIFIED DLC Early Access v2.42 (2017 Mar 07) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/254856417447578718
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/crypt-of-the-necrodancer
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