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Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026

Do you have a favorite Caves of Qud build?

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I’ve been hooked on Caves of Qud lately, and I wanted to move off of the default starter character builds. Here’s one that I’ve been having fun with lately; It gets me into tinkering pretty quickly, and getting two extra random mutations makes it a really different run every time.

I’m wondering what people here like to use.

Arconaut
Mutated Human

Attributes
Strength: 16
Agility: 18
Toughness: 18
Intelligence: 20
Willpower: 16
Ego: 16

Mutations
Unstable Genome x2
Night Vision
Wings
Psychometry
Cold-Blooded (Disadvantage)

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That looks incredible! Thanks for sharing.

on Do you have a favorite Caves of Qud build? in c/games@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026
I haven’t played an esper yet, maybe I’ll give that a go today.

It does mean that you can’t benefit from rapid advancement, right?

on Do you have a favorite Caves of Qud build? in c/games@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026
I found that the best way to start was to play a few runs as the Marsh Taur preset. They have pretty good survivability, and you can explore the world and try to learn the basics. You’ll die a lot, but you’ll also learn what kills you. After a few times of doing that (and trying a few different presets), I did a little bit of cheating to revert my save by closing after I died before returning to the menu. I got to about level 25 that way, and I learned a whole lot. I could continue, but I think it’s more interesting as a traditional roguelike. Now I’m back to starting new characters when I die, but with a lot more context.

Some people play on RPG mode and that’s a perfectly valid way to go too. I believe you revert to the last village you were in if you die.

It’s a really deep simulation so it does take a while to learn, but once it clicks you’re in for a great time.

on Do you have a favorite Caves of Qud build? in c/games@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026
Thank the gods that police can now use big tech to harass people instead of relying on their teensy little brains. I bet their metrics have improved significantly.

on Cops Are Using Flock to Spy on People for the Crime of Standing Around in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Sep 2026
I loved the game partly because of the lack of fast travel, which is not my usual attitude for an open-world game.

They made it actually interesting to get around and fun to figure out how to proceed after a hard won fight.

It’s strange to me that people would find that inconvenient, because it seems to be half the point of the game.

on Dragon’s Dogma 2 DLC devs faced “diametrically opposed” feedback from players in the West and Japan in c/games@lemmy.world · 31 Aug 2026
What a great idea for a podcast! I’m going to dig into it for sure.

War With a Mate, for those who didn’t click through.

on Two years into the world's most complicated board game, masochist gamers "still don't understand what the camels do" in c/games@lemmy.world · 13 Aug 2026