Correct! It is very beneficial to walk out with low stress for many reasons. Also completing the Dungeon will lower your chance for a negative quirk.

That's a huge thing to know. Thanks for that. Take or leave this if you want but running +virtue chance trinkets will help give you a better chance in the inevitable resolve tests that will happen. Obviously don't waste them on the flagalent because they can only get rapturous.

I mean keeping stress low is always the goal no matter what (other than very specific instances)

That's true and you can do that with affliction statuses until you hit a virtue.

Don't quote me on this as I have yet to test it, but I figured that before doing a difficult run, I might be able to back up a save file and then use it to overwrite should something go wrong. I attempted a challenge where I'd always try to keep the first hero of each class that I collected, and give them the "official" names as per the DD Wiki (Eg: Reynauld & Dismas, Julia the Vestal, Paracelsus the Plague Doctor, Alhazred the Occultist etc) But I lost my first Bounty Hunter, Tardif, to Wilbur of all things during my first fight with the Swine Prince, and then I lost my Grave Robber, Leper, backup Vestal (I had to treat Julia's kleptomania because she kept stealing heirlooms I needed to upgrade the blacksmith) and 2nd Bounty Hunter to the Shambler because EVEN THOUGH I RAN FROM THE BATTLE TO SAVE THEM, my mouse acted up because a stray hair got stuck to the laser sensor, so the cursor jumped to the same hallway fight with the shambler, and I ran back into the fight! So yeah, I'm gonna restart my profile and see how backing up the save game every mission works out for me. Edit: I have no idea where to find the damn save files. I've searched every inch of the Steam folder. Edit 2: I went back to that accursed save file and somehow wound up back in the shambler fight with everyone on Death's Door. I managed to beat that cancerous mofo but lost 2 heroes in the process. The loot it dropped were the trinkets of my fallen party members, so not a complete loss. Did I mention they were level 1s I was trying to build up? Don't fight Shambler with level 1s.

ah yes, the good old alt+f4 trick

that's no longer work. your RNG or result already calculate 1-2 turn before it happen

@@necroarcanistxiii Do fight shambler with lvl 1s. Shambler only gets stronger from there, killing him early is easy loot, just don't forget the holy water! And for gods sake, bring a jester with finale. An abomination would be good too.

For the longest time I said that and I am not sure why. I am much better now, though occasionally I revert back to my old ways.

She's a skinny chick with a fat vagina.

@@DLJeeves the fuck?

Tyrant I’m sorry?

@@DLJeeves A doctor waifu?

You are 100% spot on with the Riposte build. Taking up more than 1 slot/position is great synergy with riposte, and the side bonus of not having stress damage come through is massive. Thank you for the additional tip/information and I hope people check out your comment!

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming what is riposte

Bob Bob Riposte is part of an ability that allows you to hit enemies back if their ability would have caused damage (if you dodged or it missed) or if does cause damage to the individual with riposte up. Most notably, the Man At Arms and Highwayman have your riposte ability. It is very good for enemies that do aoe attacks or when you guard someone who is targeted a lot, so you can do damage while it is not your turn. Utilizing riposte efficiently can make for easier fights.

Same with bleed/blight it seems. My favorite loadout is a flaggellant and highway man and two antiquitarians. It is amazing loot. Edit: I forgot to mention that the flaggellant and highway man are both forced to protect the antiquitarians.

Sponge Man Ice Cone with your team comp how do you sustain? Only the flaggelant can heal right?

Thank you for sharing! It is interesting to see where the damage is actually going.

Haha that it is. The jump to champion level is rough

The camping skills of grave robber and plague doctor can really help manage your diseases. Grave robbers disease cure skill actually cures all diseases on a character

@@tfigmoney520 thank you very much 😊

Honestly that isnt that bad because- 1. There is a chance that when you try to cure a characters disease it will cure all the disease they have at once 2. Diseases are quite cheap to cure Just hire a lvl 1 suicide squad while throwing a bunch of heroes in to get healed. Simples

focus on getting rid of diseases that have no positive buffs or ones that you can live with. Ones where they only lower 1 of several resistances are ok, unless its multiple. And positive ones like "Rabies" aren't all that bad since they improve stats such as damage. Only focus on getting rid of diseases that have no pros at all and have more debuffs than 1

I CURE EVERY DISEASE AS THEY APPEAR I hate them

I feel you on that one!

That is true, but they can be problematic for others which is often the problem. If the afflicted individual only took additional stress damage I think it would be a better situation.

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming I know, im just saying people shouldn't suddenly "bolt at the first sign of affliction" or anything, thats what I did a lot when I started cause I kept hearing how bad they were, and i wasn't the least bit aware they gave me any sort of buffs at first.

Okay I got ya. I agree that bolting is a bad choice since they aren't dungeon ending.

Pete You are welcome and I very thankful for your comment! If there is anything else you would like to see on this channel, please let me know. In the near future, I will be doing a dungeon party composition video and a trinket video.

Hello i have a question:i lost both Reynald and Dismas but i get Dismas head from one of my battles with the Collector.Does it mean that the event of the Hamlet does not let me ressurect Dismas,or is it for an other purpose?

@@ResidentEvil30001 You can literally put Dismas' head in Dismas' inventory if you have him alive, it's just a trinket, it will not affect who you can raise.

Thank you!

Thank you and greetings from America!

Thank you!

Thank you for adding this!

Having 4 is good indeed and I didn't own the shield breaker dlc at the time. However, I agree with you about the campfire before boss fights.

From what I've seen and from my very little knowledge of game programming you should be able to.

It happens to everyone. I remember when I started playing, I camped at the end of a dungeon to be cheeky and I got surprised... I went out with 2 afflictions...

That is correct about the furthest room away.

Dismissive drive by My guilty pleasure is using lepers, however I cannot disagree with the flaws you mentioned. Another weakness is they have minimum Dodge and typically their accuracy is low. They can be very powerful with the correct supporting cast as you mentioned. I also like them with a jester to increase their speed, accuracy, and critical chance. This makes up for some of their weaknesses, but the biggest weakness of not hitting the back row is still very prevalent. In my second play through, I gravitated more towards hound masters and man at arm's for the reasons you mentioned. They can hit many rows and offer other utility.

i mainly avoid Vestal since she like deals no damage

I only play with four antiquarians

@@jonasfull vestal is more of a support class. you want her to heal and deal some stuns, so damage isnt what you need for her. she is great in party´s that often doesnt have self heals, but can tank and/or dish out damage. so, usually combine her with highwayman, crusaders, bounty hunters, man-at-arms, or any class that lacks sustain. saying that, she is not vital, but can make some bosses a joke, especially if you can scale her heal with trinkets. I have one vestal that have a bonus of 67% heal, so its very rare for anyone to even hit death´s door, let alone be hit again while in this state.

@@clairelili873 Plus the aoe heal is a life saver if multiple heroes are on death's door

Thank you for subscribing! Regarding spoilers, my new series is starting a new campaign where I am very aware of spoilers (bosses, dlc characters, and areas). In most of my live runs, if things come up I may not mention them (may have possible spoilers), so I would argue you are 100% safe in the series and character reviews. Also, it depends on what you count as spoilers. If you can give a definition I can point you in the direction of more videos, because as of now I am afraid to tell you which videos are okay if I do not know what you consider a spoiler. Again, the new series has a playlist and are titled episodes so you can watch in order. Those will have warnings for dlc characters and bosses verbally so you will have to pay attention. I try to give multiple warnings before things happen.

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming Thanks for your reply! As for spoilers, tactics or tips are OK but saying what inventory item to use with which curio or exploits - especially boss ones would be. I'll be watching your videos since I'm totally into this game right now. Again Thanks!

The campaign series should be safe for you then, except for the curio and what item. I naturally know most of them so I do it without thinking about warning. If you actively try all the curios you come across for a day or two that should be sufficient enough to avoid spoilers in that regard. Obviously bosses and exploits will have warnings. The good news is, I edit my videos and this allows me a second chance to try and catch spoilers before release. Welcome to the game by the way.

Nathan Wilson You are correct they do work. Thank you for noticing that, and I will be adding an annotation shortly in that section. Thank you for listening closely!

Thank you!

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming no problem

I have two possible videos for you. Both are a guide so DO NOT watch it if you want the whole thing to be a surprise (see my go to party below). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcimoqaJqLeoaHU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qeCkjMeIlZnQdYE.html I have had success with a Vestal, HWM, Crusader, (You can do another HWM in position two or a BH in postiion).

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming already defeated the first mission with highwayman, man at arms, vestal and plague doc but lost the vestal though. Second mission i f'ed up so badly because i did not know how to use the talisman of flame

I have videos on the first three! Should be in a playlist

The footage in this video is a little older and my party strategy has changed drastically. I am not sure if you subscribed or not, but I have changed my prioritization to stress damage dealers now and I have much more attack row diversity. However, the Leper is still a personal weakness and I still like bringing him along.

I love the Leper! I use them alot until the very end game.

Thank you for that. I am curious though, where is that setting?

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming Options > Gameplay > scroll to the bottom till you see Never again. Downside to permissive is they apparently get stressed out when re entering

Yep it's the option that is turned on by default for Radiant difficulty

For PC without mods or cheesing it, you do have to take in 4 different parties which is really annoying :(. Thank you for watching!

HiDdeN SQuiDZ Gaming ohhhh gotcha. Thanks for the heads up. I plan on playing PC soon once I save up enough and this is nice to know before I head in. Also wow. This video is a year old and you still replied. That really shows how much you care about your viewers and what they have to say. Thank you for the tips and dedication to your fans.

Of course and thank you for watching and commenting!

Thank you for sharing. I did learn that later after this video but it's a great piece of information.

I have not. I didn't include that since I was trying to do tips without dlc. But I agree with you.

Yes it should.

HiDdeN SQuiDZ Gaming thanks man.

That is a pretty solid party comp. Lots of control and riposte!

If you want the best chances you can send individuals to the sanitarium to remove negative quirks and make sure they have their max skills on. Other than that, learning how to handle stress damage dealers will probably be your next biggest step as that will help concrete your transition to Champion. Accuracy increase trinkets will also help you greatly until you can max your skills out.

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming thank you sir. Love your content. Been giving me some helpful advices on how to deal with bosses. I hope u can continue to upload DD content

Thank you!

No not at all. It's a part of the game mechanics.

Nah. Even in Radiant (which, I assume the context of your comment), the game is still hard as normal, and RNG can still screw you over. Only difference is Radiance doesn't have a time limit (from what I heard) and lvl 4s can piggyback newbies. Oh, and light levels go low slower.

Cove is great for negative quirk removals!

That still works and I did that more religiously in my stygian run recently.

I would argue no. It is just an achievement.

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming I started another save an hour ago with keeping both of them in mind, and I kid you not. They missed every attack and Dismas died right there before even getting to the village LMAO I took it as a sign from RNGesus and returned to my first game. Tysm for your beginner tips. It can seem pretty overwhelming, especially if the Tutorial acts like it's the worst to have the characters die or insane. It makes you reluctant to play the early game !

Ambushes can be dangerous if you don't kill or stun first round.

I know it's probably just a mistake he made

I did forget. At the time of this video I sometimes mixed up the Warren's and the weald. Thank you for noticing that.

The game says it is too scary/traumatizing for them to do more than 1. It requires more grinding which can be frustrating, but at least they don't take up roster space anymore.

HiDdeN SQuiDZ Gaming it’s also worth mentioning that a character that survived a darkest dungeon run will boost the exp gained by lower level party members. So they are useful for speeding up the grind (if you weren’t already grinding out a few different parties)

Not to spoil anything but the more you progress things start happening.

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming ahh interesting, alright thats something to look forward to then

They can function in the normal dungeons just not the darkest.

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming thanks i worried for a second, also the tips helped alot.

Awesome to hear! Sorry if that wasn't more clear. They should get a torch besides their name and clear up roster spots/not count towards it.

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming it was the line at 1:18 that confused me but i underatood the rest.

I'll check after work but thank you for the time stamp.

Thank you. On the fly I can mislabel some of the masked characters. Thank you for the comment!

Was this recently? I've played through the game 3 times now, and never had that happen. Not saying it didn't happen to you, just curious.

The farthest away isn't usually literally the farthest, but it will be far away in one direction

Yeah once a large majority of your heroes are level 4 and you are doing the veteran level bosses that's my mid game mindset.

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming Ok then well I guess one more week and I'll be mid game. Technically only a few days of play away, but I gotta work today and prob tomorrow.

Correct. You can go back through after you complete the dungeon and gather more money. I made these videos a while ago and I've learned how to do more since then. Thank you for the additional tips though!

@@HiDdeNSQuiDZGaming That's some impressive humility given how cocky my comment was. Well done. That's a subscription from me.

@@tomhill3248 Thank you for subscribing! I do enjoy when people add their additional thoughts and perspectives though because I can only see it from one angle. So it is appreciated.

Godzilla. Thank you, what I think I am going to do is write down a list of the genders to help me on the fly. Thank you for watching and pointing that out!

I am from Poland and in my language we have other names for female and male characters. For example plague doctor in game is called "badaczka zarazy" and is obvious for me that she is female because male character should be called "badacz zarazy". It is so much easier for me in opposite to english DD player :)

Thanks for pointing that out. I’m making a list of every classes gender and sexual preferences just to be clear.

That's true. Pre darkest dungeon you only have 28. Once you start completing the darkest dungeons the people who complete the dungeon don't count towards the roster. So eventually you could have 2 of each but only after completing. Also yeah the antiquarians are rough.

Thank you for your feedback. I will try to keep this in mind for newer videos.

Right?

Not all ways rng you need management and also if I could link a video so it's by a guy named dont panic

I apologize I don't come across as very experienced. I was trying to add a few tips individuals may over look their first time through. Darkest dungeon can be complicated and offers many different ways to do the same thing, therefore I didn't want to get too specific with my tips. Thank you for the compliment!

HiDdeN SQuiDZ Gaming regardless of your experience thank you for posting DD content

How so?