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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-18 23:16:28


At 5/18/10 10:30 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 05:26 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 04:21 PM, queenofbabes wrote: Ion cannon isn't made for epic difficulty....
It sure isn't. Now I get to play Act 2 over again. At least I get another go at the minigame.
Hey, before I make another attempt at it, is the Hydra immune to blinding on Epic difficulty? I cast flare twice and used a Blind unleash twice, and nothing good came of it. By which I mean I didn't get a chance to try a third time.

Don't know. Never used flair on it. But it probably wouldn't hurt to use it once in awhile, given how much damage it deals out with it's bite and tail damage. Now, on to bragging... Finally got that medal on Epic hard! YAY!!!!! And the people rejoiced!!!;P

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-18 23:38:23


At 5/18/10 11:16 PM, EdyKel wrote:
At 5/18/10 10:30 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 05:26 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 04:21 PM, queenofbabes wrote: Ion cannon isn't made for epic difficulty....
It sure isn't. Now I get to play Act 2 over again. At least I get another go at the minigame.
Hey, before I make another attempt at it, is the Hydra immune to blinding on Epic difficulty? I cast flare twice and used a Blind unleash twice, and nothing good came of it. By which I mean I didn't get a chance to try a third time.
Don't know. Never used flair on it. But it probably wouldn't hurt to use it once in awhile, given how much damage it deals out with it's bite and tail damage. Now, on to bragging... Finally got that medal on Epic hard! YAY!!!!! And the people rejoiced!!!;P

Finally? I just got it, and I only died twice, and once was because I used the Ion Cannon on the sand worm like an asshole. The other time was because Flare kept being broken. Oh, and protip: one of the swords (I forget which) has Seal as its Unleash ability. Use that on both hydra heads and they won't be able to use their instant death spell, nor (I assume) will they be able to revive each other (since that's a magic ability).

I'm just kind of pissed off that finishing in Epic didn't get me the medal for Hard too. Now I have to play it again for less points.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 00:20:28


At 5/18/10 11:38 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 11:16 PM, EdyKel wrote:
At 5/18/10 10:30 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 05:26 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 04:21 PM, queenofbabes wrote: Ion cannon isn't made for epic difficulty....
It sure isn't. Now I get to play Act 2 over again. At least I get another go at the minigame.
Hey, before I make another attempt at it, is the Hydra immune to blinding on Epic difficulty? I cast flare twice and used a Blind unleash twice, and nothing good came of it. By which I mean I didn't get a chance to try a third time.
Don't know. Never used flair on it. But it probably wouldn't hurt to use it once in awhile, given how much damage it deals out with it's bite and tail damage. Now, on to bragging... Finally got that medal on Epic hard! YAY!!!!! And the people rejoiced!!!;P
Finally? I just got it, and I only died twice, and once was because I used the Ion Cannon on the sand worm like an asshole. The other time was because Flare kept being broken. Oh, and protip: one of the swords (I forget which) has Seal as its Unleash ability. Use that on both hydra heads and they won't be able to use their instant death spell, nor (I assume) will they be able to revive each other (since that's a magic ability).

I would have finished it off on my first play through if I didn't mess up on the last boss. My next play-through for it didn't go to well when I got hit by two nukes at the same time. On the 3rd play-through both characters were insta-killed, one after the other, by the hydra's insta-kill ability. By that point, I gave up playing it for a month or so. And I don't think the Seal spell seals their insta-death ability...

I'm just kind of pissed off that finishing in Epic didn't get me the medal for Hard too. Now I have to play it again for less points.

I believe that it's the same for the first Epic game.

Oh, and your gonna love getting those Alkie Kong medals to since the same rules applies to them for obtaining each medal for each difficulty level.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 00:51:24


At 5/19/10 12:20 AM, EdyKel wrote:
At 5/18/10 11:38 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 11:16 PM, EdyKel wrote:
At 5/18/10 10:30 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 05:26 PM, chris-marks wrote:
At 5/18/10 04:21 PM, queenofbabes wrote: Ion cannon isn't made for epic difficulty....
It sure isn't. Now I get to play Act 2 over again. At least I get another go at the minigame.
Hey, before I make another attempt at it, is the Hydra immune to blinding on Epic difficulty? I cast flare twice and used a Blind unleash twice, and nothing good came of it. By which I mean I didn't get a chance to try a third time.
Don't know. Never used flair on it. But it probably wouldn't hurt to use it once in awhile, given how much damage it deals out with it's bite and tail damage. Now, on to bragging... Finally got that medal on Epic hard! YAY!!!!! And the people rejoiced!!!;P
Finally? I just got it, and I only died twice, and once was because I used the Ion Cannon on the sand worm like an asshole. The other time was because Flare kept being broken. Oh, and protip: one of the swords (I forget which) has Seal as its Unleash ability. Use that on both hydra heads and they won't be able to use their instant death spell, nor (I assume) will they be able to revive each other (since that's a magic ability).
I would have finished it off on my first play through if I didn't mess up on the last boss. My next play-through for it didn't go to well when I got hit by two nukes at the same time. On the 3rd play-through both characters were insta-killed, one after the other, by the hydra's insta-kill ability. By that point, I gave up playing it for a month or so. And I don't think the Seal spell seals their insta-death ability...

No, the spell doesn't. But the Unleash on the sword that does it, does. Here's how I take down the Hydra:

On the wave that comes before it I make sure I have the right sword ready, and after I get it down to a single enemy I try to just defend enough to get Natz to her limit break. I also make sure I have the Slime Bunny recently charged, and I cast all the buffs I can, including Revive on both party members... it takes a while. Then when I'm ready I kill the last dude and move on to the boss.

My first turn is always Tactics->Order, Flare, Unleash to Seal. If all goes well, both heads are blinded and one is sealed. My next turn is Tactics->Order, Attack (full heal+buff), Unleash to Seal the other head. Then it's just a matter of patience and of recasting Flare when needed, and resealing. Once sealed with Unleash I've never seen anything other than a standard attack out of them, though I did once have it try to bite me 12 times in a single attack. Glad I had the Evade skill on that one.

I'm just kind of pissed off that finishing in Epic didn't get me the medal for Hard too. Now I have to play it again for less points.
I believe that it's the same for the first Epic game.

Oh, and your gonna love getting those Alkie Kong medals to since the same rules applies to them for obtaining each medal for each difficulty level.

Heh. You assume that at some point I'm going to sink my time into that one. Given how long it will take and how many points I'll get, I'm thinking no.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 02:01:41


At 5/19/10 12:51 AM, chris-marks wrote:
No, the spell doesn't. But the Unleash on the sword that does it, does. Here's how I take down the Hydra:

On the wave that comes before it I make sure I have the right sword ready, and after I get it down to a single enemy I try to just defend enough to get Natz to her limit break. I also make sure I have the Slime Bunny recently charged, and I cast all the buffs I can, including Revive on both party members... it takes a while. Then when I'm ready I kill the last dude and move on to the boss.

My first turn is always Tactics->Order, Flare, Unleash to Seal. If all goes well, both heads are blinded and one is sealed. My next turn is Tactics->Order, Attack (full heal+buff), Unleash to Seal the other head. Then it's just a matter of patience and of recasting Flare when needed, and resealing. Once sealed with Unleash I've never seen anything other than a standard attack out of them, though I did once have it try to bite me 12 times in a single attack. Glad I had the Evade skill on that one.

I always preferred the rune sword method, with Natz's counter attack ability, which allows you to spam heavy metal without worry of running out of MP - the ability to upgrade it makes it even better.

Heh. You assume that at some point I'm going to sink my time into that one. Given how long it will take and how many points I'll get, I'm thinking no.

Just think of the fun you'll have trying to get them. :3

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 18:29:32


At 5/18/10 10:48 PM, Fro wrote:
At 5/18/10 10:16 PM, WonderTheHedgehog wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/53 6490
They haven't been approved yet
Remember that you can still get them and even if they aren't worth anything now they will change to the proper point totals when the game is approved. (even on your account) If they aren't accepted in a few days I'll email Tom. He usually emails me back the next day or two about these topics.

I got most of them (or all of them, I dunno) and they did indeed register on my page, 0 points each...if what you say is true, I'll be very happy :P

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 18:54:00


At 5/19/10 06:29 PM, HeavyTank wrote:
At 5/18/10 10:48 PM, Fro wrote:
At 5/18/10 10:16 PM, WonderTheHedgehog wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/53 6490
They haven't been approved yet
Remember that you can still get them and even if they aren't worth anything now they will change to the proper point totals when the game is approved. (even on your account) If they aren't accepted in a few days I'll email Tom. He usually emails me back the next day or two about these topics.
I got most of them (or all of them, I dunno) and they did indeed register on my page, 0 points each...if what you say is true, I'll be very happy :P

And if what he says is not true, then I'll be very happy. So either way, someone wins. And really, that's what's important, right?


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 20:10:11


Keep track of your medal point total. When the medals get approved it they will change in your profile and on the game page to looking like they're now worth points, but your total medal score will stay the same. Unless of course they fixed that by now. So no, you can't currently earn them now and get points for them later.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 20:39:03


So, is the BOOM! medal from zOMGies fixed, or is it still 10 zombies killed with one barrel for the medal? If so, any advice I could use to get it?

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 21:03:43


At 5/19/10 08:10 PM, greeneggs4spam wrote: Keep track of your medal point total. When the medals get approved it they will change in your profile and on the game page to looking like they're now worth points, but your total medal score will stay the same. Unless of course they fixed that by now. So no, you can't currently earn them now and get points for them later.

This is what used to happen, but judging by Fro's post this shouldn't be a problem anymore..

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 21:23:43


I don't think Fro is in the know, so to say. We'll see.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 21:30:21


At 5/19/10 09:23 PM, greeneggs4spam wrote: I don't think Fro is in the know, so to say. We'll see.

You do remember them testing and fixing that with the Tremorz medal right? They changed the value and then changed it again to see if it would show up on the profiles and it did.

By the way, there are 6 medals HeavyTank.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 22:28:30


At 5/19/10 09:30 PM, Fro wrote:
At 5/19/10 09:23 PM, greeneggs4spam wrote: I don't think Fro is in the know, so to say. We'll see.
You do remember them testing and fixing that with the Tremorz medal right? They changed the value and then changed it again to see if it would show up on the profiles and it did.

By the way, there are 6 medals HeavyTank.

I think I'll wait till the points register first. I'm still down 200 points because Valthrian Arc and The Game Trailer Collab started out with 0 point medals.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-19 23:14:58


At 5/19/10 09:30 PM, Fro wrote:
At 5/19/10 09:23 PM, greeneggs4spam wrote: I don't think Fro is in the know, so to say. We'll see.
You do remember them testing and fixing that with the Tremorz medal right? They changed the value and then changed it again to see if it would show up on the profiles and it did.

By the way, there are 6 medals HeavyTank.

It shows up on the profiles correctly, but it doesn't actually factor into your medal point total correctly. That's still broken, even for Tremorz.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 05:27:36


My medals are really lacking, so I decided to finish up a few games I never though I would play again. I just finished up Armored Asura. Took 2 plays, but ended up not even getting hit during the second play. The first boss is much harder than the second one.

I'm not sure what to play next.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 10:44:43


At 5/20/10 05:27 AM, Sizzlebuzz wrote:

I just finished up Armored Asura.

How did you manage to get 200K? I never get more than 180K, even while playing on expert without dying.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 11:07:36


At 5/19/10 11:14 PM, greeneggs4spam wrote:
It shows up on the profiles correctly, but it doesn't actually factor into your medal point total correctly. That's still broken, even for Tremorz.

Yeah yeah I know, but you know what?Sooner or later, they are going to fix it, so...
And I still believe that a "resend medals" button should be mandatory in all games when the medal system is finally out of Beta...

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 11:54:27


Well, I just beat EBF 1 on hard on my first try to get the Knight medal. Something tells me Epic will not be so quick.

Seriously though, the only thing that was any real challenge on hard was Goku, and that was only because I ran out of max ether potions and Mog gave the ether potion he brought in to the wrong person. I think in Epic I'll have to buff before meeting Goku, so I can move right into attack mode. If I'm fully buffed before getting to him, including magic and attack potions, and can start off with a Seiken and Registeel, that drops his starting health significantly. Another time, though.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 12:00:07


At 5/20/10 11:07 AM, HeavyTank wrote:
Yeah yeah I know, but you know what?Sooner or later, they are going to fix it, so...
And I still believe that a "resend medals" button should be mandatory in all games when the medal system is finally out of Beta...

Yeah, it's obvious that they are going to fix it eventually if it's not fixed now. Like it says, it's still in a Beta phase. Even though it's open to the public it's still in Beta. Once it's fixed you'll get your points. It's only 40 points anyway.

If they aren't accepted tonight then I'll ask Tom to approve them sooner.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 14:44:24


At 5/20/10 12:00 PM, Fro wrote:
At 5/20/10 11:07 AM, HeavyTank wrote:
Yeah yeah I know, but you know what?Sooner or later, they are going to fix it, so...
And I still believe that a "resend medals" button should be mandatory in all games when the medal system is finally out of Beta...
Yeah, it's obvious that they are going to fix it eventually if it's not fixed now.

There was also a time when it was obvious that Chat would be finished soon.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 16:55:34


At 5/20/10 02:44 PM, chris-marks wrote: There was also a time when it was obvious that Chat would be finished soon.

Yeah!Optimism is what we need!
!!!!

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 17:20:42


So I just lost to Goku on Epic after getting him down to about 1/3 health. The problem was actually the previous boss, rather than Goku, because that stupid mecha just takes so much damn time to kill that you inevitably use up half your potions. Oh, and Goku does so much damage to both players every round that you never get a chance to refresh Protect or Barrier.

Now I actually died because of a Spirit bomb with a 7-jab followup on my mage that took her out when I didn't have any resurrection potions left, but I don't think I was going to make it anyway because I was quickly running out of items and that stupid imp wasn't showing up (does he just vanish when you're fighting Goku?), but seriously... 7 strike followup. Ouch. I may need to find a video of him going down on Epic or something before I attempt that again.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 18:55:16


At 5/20/10 05:20 PM, chris-marks wrote: So I just lost to Goku on Epic after getting him down to about 1/3 health. The problem was actually the previous boss, rather than Goku, because that stupid mecha just takes so much damn time to kill that you inevitably use up half your potions. Oh, and Goku does so much damage to both players every round that you never get a chance to refresh Protect or Barrier.

Now I actually died because of a Spirit bomb with a 7-jab followup on my mage that took her out when I didn't have any resurrection potions left, but I don't think I was going to make it anyway because I was quickly running out of items and that stupid imp wasn't showing up (does he just vanish when you're fighting Goku?), but seriously... 7 strike followup. Ouch. I may need to find a video of him going down on Epic or something before I attempt that again.

Really? I beat Epic mode for it on my first try because I really didn't want to play it again from the start. :P

Oh, and I really hated that 2nd mech to

Medals work for this now:

They may not show up on the game's page, but they do show up on your userpage, along with the points.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 19:20:01


At 5/20/10 06:55 PM, EdyKel wrote: Really? I beat Epic mode for it on my first try because I really didn't want to play it again from the start. :P

Well, lemme tell you, you're a lucky SOB.
Since, as we all know, EBF doesn't have a save feature, losing is a really enraging experience..especially when you have to beat the game yet again because the game didn't give you the medal the first time you beat Goku :P
I had to spend so many hours that after finally getting the medals I could literally beat the game with my eyes closed.


Oh, and I really hated that 2nd mech to

Meh, Goku's worse.

Medals work for this now:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/53 5880
They may not show up on the game's page, but they do show up on your userpage, along with the points.

What about the points?Do you get them?

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 19:41:22


At 5/20/10 06:55 PM, EdyKel wrote: Medals work for this now:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/53 5880
They may not show up on the game's page, but they do show up on your userpage, along with the points.

I'm not touching that game until it shows up on the Games With Medals page.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 19:52:53


At 5/20/10 10:44 AM, LiquidOoze wrote:
At 5/20/10 05:27 AM, Sizzlebuzz wrote:
I just finished up Armored Asura.

How did you manage to get 200K? I never get more than 180K, even while playing on expert without dying.

First play I got 204k or something and died once. The second one, I got 216k. I didn't do anything special except let my weapon charge up a lot. I only used the first weapon type you get.

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 20:09:04


At 5/20/10 07:52 PM, Sizzlebuzz wrote:
At 5/20/10 10:44 AM, LiquidOoze wrote:
At 5/20/10 05:27 AM, Sizzlebuzz wrote:
I just finished up Armored Asura.

How did you manage to get 200K? I never get more than 180K, even while playing on expert without dying.
First play I got 204k or something and died once. The second one, I got 216k. I didn't do anything special except let my weapon charge up a lot. I only used the first weapon type you get.

I had a similar experience. I didn't have any trouble at all getting 200k in that game.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 21:04:32


At 5/20/10 07:20 PM, HeavyTank wrote:
At 5/20/10 06:55 PM, EdyKel wrote: Really? I beat Epic mode for it on my first try because I really didn't want to play it again from the start. :P
Well, lemme tell you, you're a lucky SOB.
Since, as we all know, EBF doesn't have a save feature, losing is a really enraging experience..especially when you have to beat the game yet again because the game didn't give you the medal the first time you beat Goku :P
I had to spend so many hours that after finally getting the medals I could literally beat the game with my eyes closed.

I just used the devil sunrise sword, and spammed heavy metal through the game. For Goku, I would use this, and the sorceress's judgment spell, to keep my HP high during the fight.

Medals work for this now:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/53 5880
They may not show up on the game's page, but they do show up on your userpage, along with the points.
What about the points?Do you get them?

The one I got added to my total, so I would say that's a "yes". :)

Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-20 22:48:52


At 5/20/10 09:04 PM, EdyKel wrote:
At 5/20/10 07:20 PM, HeavyTank wrote:
At 5/20/10 06:55 PM, EdyKel wrote: Really? I beat Epic mode for it on my first try because I really didn't want to play it again from the start. :P
Well, lemme tell you, you're a lucky SOB.
Since, as we all know, EBF doesn't have a save feature, losing is a really enraging experience..especially when you have to beat the game yet again because the game didn't give you the medal the first time you beat Goku :P
I had to spend so many hours that after finally getting the medals I could literally beat the game with my eyes closed.
I just used the devil sunrise sword, and spammed heavy metal through the game. For Goku, I would use this, and the sorceress's judgment spell, to keep my HP high during the fight.

That is exactly what I just did, except I switched to Stone Edge for Goku. For most of the game I did my damage with Heavy Metal and defended with Natz unless she had tons of MP, only switching to Inferno for Regice and to Stone Edge for Goku. I only used one Water of Life before reaching Goku, and my final coup de grace was with a bob-omb. I did most of my damage to him with Judgement; so much more efficient than getting Canti going. Toss a magic potion on her and that spell does 30k and heals for 7k, so if you prebuff with protect and barrier on the previous fight, toss a magic potion on Natz and kill the last enemy with her, you get to start Goku off with a Seiken and a Judgement, stripping him of about 50k HP right off the bat.

Anyway, I had a little luck along the way while fighting Goku (survived with 10hp at one point, and what was with him suddenly using his mass poison attack 4 times in a row near the end?), but ended up getting my Hero medal on my second try, my first with any real strategy. Go me. Only took... holy crap, 2 1/2 hours? Good thing I'm on vacation right now.

Speaking of which, I'll be out of the country next week, so I won't be much of a presence in here. Try not to let the place go to hell without me.


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Response to Newgrounds Medals - Games and Tips 2010-05-21 03:03:23


At 5/20/10 10:48 PM, chris-marks wrote: Speaking of which, I'll be out of the country next week, so I won't be much of a presence in here. Try not to let the place go to hell without me.

Cool. Have fun. We'll keep an eye on HeavyTank, and make sure he doesn't cause too much trouble while you're away.:p

Looks like there are 3 medals for Super 3D Pig Feeder. One is for finishing the game. One is for finding the secret level. And one is for finding the the chainsaw.

The entrance to the secret level is near the end of level 3.
To get the chopper, you're allowed to cheat. :)

I'm on the last level and I have no idea what to do. Anyone beat it yet?