Incline Age of Decadence - Tips, Tricks and Spoilers

[GuiltyofBeingTrite]

how u gonna fight in a pair of fucking sandals?

 

[t]

Yes, your equippment is crap. No crafting and no alchemy hybrid with both int and cha = the hardest build i guess.

 

[Blackmill]

Have you explored Dead River? At the bottom you can find an Eagle's Eye Neurostimulant. If you still have access to the Temple District in Maadoran, one of the merchants there sells some pretty decent Poison as well as some Liquid Fire. Alternatively, putting just one point into Alchemy should allow you to make your own Poisons. I would recommend trying to get that Neurostimulant, then buying or making your own poison, and getting the Power Armor. The Power Armor will be a massive damage boost if you have three tubes and should get you through the rest of the fights.

 

[Elhoim]

Also try using different shields against different types of enemies. Plus with 4 crafting you can improve that iron armor and craft yourself a better shield. Also use whetstones to increase your weapon damage for difficult fights.

 

[Ivan]

Just started and I'm having a great time as a Loremaster. One question: is there any way to have Cassius killed? any clue about who's supplying the ore mine? (you can mention it to an inkeeper, but I haven't found anyone else)

 

[PlanHex]

Any clue about who's supplying the ore mine? (you can mention it to an inkeeper, but I haven't found anyone else)

Should be a dude in the marketplace with the info. As I recall, the guy that actually supplies them will not show up unless you talk to the guy in the marketplace first, which is sort of dumb.
But unless you plan to kill them all yourself, I don't think you gain anything by figuring out who supplies them anyway.

 

[Ivan]

it's ok. I buried them.

but I'm still figuring out a way to take out Cassius without investing in combat

 

[Whisper]

it's ok. I buried them.

but I'm still figuring out a way to take out Cassius without investing in combat

You dont need invest anything in combat to take him out.
Just any metal armor and helmet.

 

[Ivan]

shit, good idea. I already RNGd him to death, though. Took like 10 min.

Just started but I can tell I'm going to do 2 more different playthroughs.

 

[Whisper]

You can also kill first 2 enemies in Arena just by using poison (from slums) and metal armor. You need this to unlock quest for monastery (3 times heal from healer, 1st time is from bomb damage in quest). Also you can kill prospector in library of Saross.

 

[Ivan]

is it worth branching out to other skills if you just want to see what X does? I'm playing a Loremaster and there's an engine in a library that needs Crafting+Int. I have one but not the other. HMMM

 

[Whisper]

its only 3 crafting, i think (4?)

but you can skip it unless you have 8 per and want best ending

 

[mushaden]

alright, I really need to take a break from this game, but I want to do one more playthrough!

this time I want to:

-do the arch (whatever happens, I know you need ghost hand, mechanical eye, power armor(? or was it that other armor?)... do I need to have the power armor fully powered? (3 tubes + 3 tubes for ghost hand)
-make the bridge of light at the dead river

I was thinking of making a thief with 4/4/4/10/10/8 so I can have access to the temple district in maadoran w/o having to fight the thugs.

another thing I haven't done is gone to the temple from zamedi. do you think there is any way I can do that with this character? (I know I'll be reloading to do the bridge of light) I probably can't kill the demon at inferiae for his heart... would need to get the thing from gaelius somehow

 

[Blackmill]

alright, I really need to take a break from this game, but I want to do one more playthrough!

this time I want to:

-do the arch (whatever happens, I know you need ghost hand, mechanical eye, power armor(? or was it that other armor?)... do I need to have the power armor fully powered? (3 tubes + 3 tubes for ghost hand)
-make the bridge of light at the dead river

I was thinking of making a thief with 4/4/4/10/10/8 so I can have access to the temple district in maadoran w/o having to fight the thugs.

another thing I haven't done is gone to the temple from zamedi. do you think there is any way I can do that with this character? (I know I'll be reloading to do the bridge of light) I probably can't kill the demon at inferiae for his heart... would need to get the thing from gaelius somehow

The armor you are referring to is the Aegis. It can be found in Al Akia but you will need high lockpick or good fighting stats to get it. You can get access to Zamedi just by working for Gaelius until he gives you the key. I think any type of character can at least do the first few of his quests.

 

[axedice]

Stealth is also an option to get the Aegis Armor in Al'akia. Though a non-combat thief is bound to have lockpick. Also I would advise you to have less perception and more dex/str. You can climb a few places and get extra content/sp that way. Maybe 4/8/4/8/9/7 ? The power armor only gives combat benefits so you may skip it entirely, or give it away for an extra tube if you have impersonate and streetwise and asked for a reward before accepting the first quest.

As for Zamedi, I don't think Gaius will accept help from a Thief. But you can enter inferiea and skip the demon with stealth, then you can overload the generator and cook the whole village along with the demon, even earning their prestige (but not body count) as if defeated in combat. And some loot ofc. Then you're free to use inferia portal whenever you like.

 

[mushaden]

Thanks for the tips all. Are we sure that a thief can get to Al Akia? I've only played one once, and I don't remember being able to do much with Meru.

 

[Gangrelrumbler]

How do I advance the chosen one plot? Someone in the other thread said something about votes but after passing the check at miracles I found no other option other than continuing the merchant questline.
Also, how to continue the quest where guards are chasing some guy in Ganezzar?
EDIT:
Also, what stats are needed for godhood. Someone in this thread mentioned 7 int and con but I've heard somewhere else that you need 10 con.

 

[Saber-Scorpion]

How do I advance the chosen one plot? Someone in the other thread said something about votes but after passing the check at miracles I found no other option other than continuing the merchant questline.

I reached the chosen one ending by never denying that I was the chosen one and simply continuing the merchant questline (supporting Meru) until I reached the Temple. Then I headed down into the main chamber (using crafting to get past the sentinels without a fight), raised and opened the god's coffin, and talked to him. There should be a (chosen one) option to ask him to give his power to you instead of someone else. The vote thing happens afterward at the very end, though as I mentioned in the bugs thread, it didn't work quite right for me, so I still haven't finished that playthrough.

Guess I'll go back to my combat playthrough now and keep trying to kill as many people as possible. Body count is the best stat. :D

By the way, how do you force-attack someone? I feel like I figured it out once, but for the life of me I can't remember now.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

How do I advance the chosen one plot? Someone in the other thread said something about votes but after passing the check at miracles I found no other option other than continuing the merchant questline.
Also, how to continue the quest where guards are chasing some guy in Ganezzar?
EDIT:
Also, what stats are needed for godhood. Someone in this thread mentioned 7 int and con but I've heard somewhere else that you need 10 con.

Unless it's been changed in a patch since my second playthrough, the requirements are

Spoiler

7 intelligence and constitution. You can check it yourself by opening scripts.aod --> data --> text --> dialogues --> english --> Quest_God_ALK.xml and looking for the attribute checks.

By the way, how do you force-attack someone? I feel like I figured it out once, but for the life of me I can't remember now.

Space-bar, IIRC.

 

[Ivan]

Which Background allows you to talk to Militades more?

 

[Elhoim]

Stealth is also an option to get the Aegis Armor in Al'akia. Though a non-combat thief is bound to have lockpick. Also I would advise you to have less perception and more dex/str. You can climb a few places and get extra content/sp that way. Maybe 4/8/4/8/9/7 ? The power armor only gives combat benefits so you may skip it entirely, or give it away for an extra tube if you have impersonate and streetwise and asked for a reward before accepting the first quest.

As for Zamedi, I don't think Gaius will accept help from a Thief. But you can enter inferiea and skip the demon with stealth, then you can overload the generator and cook the whole village along with the demon, even earning their prestige (but not body count) as if defeated in combat. And some loot ofc. Then you're free to use inferia portal whenever you like.

Thief can join Gaelius by betraying the plot to kill him. Alternatively, you can fix the mine and join there, which allows getting the helm of destiny. Thief is be a very good build for a new game. We've added in the three cities a lot of uses for thieving skills, which also grant SP:

- Steal: 44 situations.
- Sneak: 35 situations.
- Lockpick: 79 situations.
- Traps: 13 situations.

This list includes the ones we will add for "New Teron" in the next update.

Thanks for the tips all. Are we sure that a thief can get to Al Akia? I've only played one once, and I don't remember being able to do much with Meru.

You need to betray TG in Maadoran to Gaelius (or join via Teron Mine), then meet Meru as a HA praetor. Or you can blow up Maadoran, but it's way harder.

Which Background allows you to talk to Militades more?

They are all equal. The meetings with him are in Teron, which is known. Then Maadoran, complete his quests there, then complete Hector/Darganus quests. He will arrive once the events in Ganezzar are over.

 

[Stormcrowfleet]

Okay guys I finally started a game. I really wanted to be a badass so I went shield + spear because I want to look like a fucking Roman Legionnaire (block + spear). I went Loremaster because I like lore in games, and I added couple of useful stuff to be able to advanced the plot (Lore + Persuasion + Streetwise), and also a crafting as I've heard its useful (Alchemy).

Do you think this would work well as a build ? My stats are (on top of my head) 9 Str, 6 Dex, 4 Cons, 6 Per, 9 Int, 7 Char. Something like that. Anything I should invest it ? Should I go huge armor with that build, or medium to get some AP ?

 

[Tigranes]

Alchemy isn't crafting. Crafting is crafting. However, alchemy is also very very good, and I think a non-crafting character can be fine. You also have a sensible group of skills - not too many, and they will synergise well with each other and with loremaster.

However, for the vast majority of first timers, a straight up combat/talker hybrid is too difficult; in AOD specialists will do well because they will have limited solutions but be very good at those solutions. If you spend your points 50/50 across combat and noncombat skills, for example, then as a first time player you will find it difficult to win a lot of battles.

I'd advise making him primarily a talker, with some combat as support - i.e. a player that only gets into a fight when it is clearly to his advantage, and for more difficult challenges talks his way out/around. I say this because Block/spear I would say is not an easy combat build for first timers, because it's tough to generate sufficient damage to beat DR in one-handed spears, spears themselves rely a lot on the knockback & space manipulation, etc.

That's not to say your character is bad, and a good/experienced player would be able to pull off a hybrid. You could try and see how you go.

Stats: if you dump CON down to 4 you might as well dump it to 3, you clearly won't be relying on HP sponging. And as a shield user that wants a legionnaire look, you're probably going for heavy armour as your primary form of defence, combined with shield. It's been a while so I can't remember all the different stat thresholds for the cooler late game items and all that, but maybe something like 10/6/3/6/8/8

 

[Blackmill]

Okay guys I finally started a game. I really wanted to be a badass so I went shield + spear because I want to look like a fucking Roman Legionnaire (block + spear). I went Loremaster because I like lore in games, and I added couple of useful stuff to be able to advanced the plot (Lore + Persuasion + Streetwise), and also a crafting as I've heard its useful (Alchemy).

Do you think this would work well as a build ? My stats are (on top of my head) 9 Str, 6 Dex, 4 Cons, 6 Per, 9 Int, 7 Char. Something like that. Anything I should invest it ? Should I go huge armor with that build, or medium to get some AP ?

You may want to increase Dexterity by 1. If you do that, you get a third fast attack with the Hasta, which is the weapon you will be using. Also, he Hasta is a very tough starting weapon since it has such low damage. In general, two-handed weapons are much stronger early on than one-handed weapons, and the Hasta is the weakest one-handed weapon at the start. This will change as the game progresses, especially if you invest in Crafting, but some fights will be very tough with your starting stats and weapon. Investing one point into Alchemy so that you can make poisons will be very valuable early on if you continue with your character.

 

[Stormcrowfleet]

Thanks everyone with the tips !