Irishjohn

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I got the bomb glue. And there was even a giant spider on that level, so it was useless.

 

Oh I see, so, you can never get an item that you already have from the altar.  I guess the rest of us had gotten the sticky paste from giant spider before our first sacrifice.

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With my new-found infos, I plan to do exceptionally well on Nov 4th's run. See y'all on the outside.

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Why do you skip so many pots?

 

I think I got fixated on finding loose treasure & damsels. Plus, as you can see from today's run, I seem to have a 50-50 chance of things going terribly wrong whenever I start throwing shit around.

 

 

I almost made it to the jungle! Also, is it possible to just fuck yourself by blocking off the exit with a moving block if you don't have bombs?

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I guess theoretically it's possible, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a situation where it could happen. It's also theoretically possible that the level generation guarantees that can't happen.

 

...Unless you bomb a bunch of holes and MAKE it happen.

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I have a hunch about how Patrick died.

I'm guessing it involved a piranha-plant, a boomerang-guy, a tiki-trap and a bat.

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I think I got fixated on finding loose treasure & damsels. Plus, as you can see from today's run, I seem to have a 50-50 chance of things going terribly wrong whenever I start throwing shit around.

 

 

I almost made it to the jungle! Also, is it possible to just fuck yourself by blocking off the exit with a moving block if you don't have bombs?

 

The whole time I was watching your run I kept thinking "How did I do better than him on the leaderboard, he's moving through these levels way more efficiently and effectively than I was", and then I saw you buy a shotgun instead of steal it. I never ever buy shotguns. If a shopkeeper is selling a shotgun that means he's having an "Everything In My Store And Pockets Is Free" sale.

 

And I definitely think it's possible to block your way out. I was thinking the same thing when I saw you push that block.

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Oh man is there some crazy combo of traps that I missed? Cuz I died via a Tikitrap to the face only because I was too busy talking about how annoying I am when I talk. 

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Oh man is there some crazy combo of traps that I missed? Cuz I died via a Tikitrap to the face only because I was too busy talking about how annoying I am when I talk. 

 

The door out of the world in which we died, was puzzletastic.

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I ain't afraid of no ghosts.

 

Also, the number of you who don't kill shopkeepers as a matter of course is shocking.

 

If I had the ability to kill a single shopkeeper I'd be right there.

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I hate killing shopkeepers. I changes the tone of the game in a way I don't enjoy unless I do it on accident.

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I hate killing shopkeepers. I changes the tone of the game in a way I don't enjoy unless I do it on accident.

 

Interesting. Could you expand on that?

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If I had the ability to kill a single shopkeeper I'd be right there.

 

Anytime any shopkeeper is selling a machete or a shotgun, you have the ability. 

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Anytime any shopkeeper is selling a machete or a shotgun, you have the ability. 

 

I just prefer to leave them alone as long as I have enough money to buy what I want.  Seems safer.  It makes it easier to set up to rob the black market if you can do a little scouting first I think.  I do think it's better to have angry shopkeepers for the ice caves / temple, as it gives you more chances at a shotgun late game.

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I ain't afraid of no ghosts.

 

Also, the number of you who don't kill shopkeepers as a matter of course is shocking.

It doesn't really matter, but you called me ka-monster, and its cmonster (the c pronounced like the word sea). Now you can gloat more accurately.

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Because the Black Market is always the exact same layout, I find it pretty easy to deal with shopkeepers, especially if you're already carrying a shotgun. And there's usually a fair number of bombs there to help you out.

 

The angry shopkeepers tend to not have a very range of sight, so I can usually deal with them, depending on how I approach the exit, horizontally by shooting at them from off screen or vertically with bombs. And often they'll kill themselves, either on spikes, tiki-traps, or falling to their death.

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It doesn't really matter, but you called me ka-monster, and its cmonster (the c pronounced like the word sea). Now you can gloat more accurately.

 

Ah, I was thinking it was c'mon + ster. I stand corrected!

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I like participating in the economy of the game. Killing shopkeepers changes it so I'm not paying $2500 for three bombs, I'm paying $2500 to get bombs without having to worry about a jumping shotgun at the end of every level.

I get a lot of enjoyment out of shopping in the game and thinking hard about every purchase. When I flip the Benny Hill-switch, shopping is a casualty.

Btw, I enjoyed the video Patrick. Your excessive use of bombs (and ropes), mixes well with singing along to the Spelunky tune. I share your appreciation of Spelunky-tier fame and it's awkwardness. I don't watch all your videos, but I enjoy them when I do.

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You know those spikes in the first level, below the entrance? I jumped on them. :tup:

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"The Benny Hill switch" is my new favourite label. 

 

 

Yesterday's run, got further than expected (maybe a record?) but ended it all bashing the controller shouting "getupgetupgetupgetup". Fecking stuns!

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"The Benny Hill switch" is my new favourite label. 

 

 

Yesterday's run, got further than expected (maybe a record?) but ended it all bashing the controller shouting "getupgetupgetupgetup". Fecking stuns!

 

I have never seen someone hold onto the mattock that long. That was great. I wish I could have heard your voice during certain points, like when the mantrap ate your pug or when you finally killed that giant alien and, of course, the end.

 

I was going through some old Dailies I never uploaded and remembered that this happened to me.

 

 

Has that ever happened to anyone else? 

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Haha, have been considering recording audio, will have to look into it. There was some light cursing at points :P I think I've been lucky once and found the Black Market, just once. Bizarrely good feeling.

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