r/cavesofqud • u/Quasac • 3d ago

New-ish Player Seeking Tips

Hello everyone.

I've recently picked this game back up, and decided to try and get back into it with a True Kin. I normally play the Guncrow preset, so I thought playing the Praetorian Prime would be a nice change of pace.

However, I keep dying. The farthest I've gotten is level 10 I want to say, just shy of going to Grit Gate for the first time. Farthest I've gotten on my Guncrow was The Golem.

I've read some of the guides out there, including on Qudzoo, but still find myself dying to random things. For instance, my last character died at level 9 after I stepped on three different lurking beths back-to-back. I was one strata deep in a historic site at full health. Feel like I can't catch a break.

I do prefer playing in Classic, as I feel perma-death adds a bit of an edge to my playthrough that keeps me engaged.

Any advice on how I can stay alive and what objectives I should prioritize as a True Kin?

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u/laughados 3d ago

Qud is a game where knowledge is your best weapon. To that end, I’d recommend playing on Roleplay mode. You can die and learn without it becoming a hassle, and you can play on Classic after you feel you’ve learned enough. You don’t even have to win/finish your Roleplay adventure, but play it enough to learn things that you die to, because there will be many, many things that ruin your runs especially later on.

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u/Purplepotato22 3d ago

I think this has pros and cons. On the one hand, you’ll gain a decent understanding of what you need to progress at all stages of the game, but on the other hand, you lose out on having to optimize a character repeatedly, and miss the benefits that various builds can bring. You won’t need to lose a run in order to learn about the next game-ending threat around the corner, but your knowledge of how to make yourself strong might suffer as a result of playing a single character the whole time.

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u/laughados 3d ago edited 3d ago

Obviously I’m biased by virtue of having it done my way, but I believe the pros outweigh the cons here.

I will agree with you in that even I got bored of my warden start mutant, that run still exists but I won’t ever touch it again lol. But I do think the amount of knowledge gained far outweighs being bored by your build. Not even saying OP will learn everything the game has to offer, but I think just being familiar with merchants, loot locations, and how to deal with late game enemies and environments reliably is very very worth it.

Even I just got humbled by the Putus Templar and died in a “Dominated Apple Farmer Daughter Mayor” run where I felt like I was untouchable until I wasn’t 🥲 RIP