I'm considering whether I should buy the game from play store.And there's one thing that I'm not clear about.Does the in game dlc have to be bought even after buying the game from play store?Or it's just a one time purchase?

On a first look on trailer it seems kinda close to DotE by some mechanics - TD and active fights. I'm still looking for something similar to original game :/

I seem to freeze between every level.

he said it was free and started spamming doors when we were on a perfect run, what should i do

spoiler alert we died and it was 100% his fault, do i quit the game forever?

(i refuse to play worms with this guy because he cheats and refuses to play by ESL rules)

1. Build up a bank of industry and science early - I used to think it was a waste not to spend it as I earned it early on, but you want to be able to plant an industry module and a food module "out of your savings" when you enter a level instead of having to wait for your industry module to pay for the next one. Similarly, don't spend your science on stuff you don't think you will use that much - save it to make the KIP cannon awesome when you find it, and/or to be able to pay for upgraded production modules.
2. The cooldowns for active abilities are just guidelines! I played the game, went away and came back having forgotten you can pay a little science to re-use the particularly critical abilities when needed.
3. Think carefully about which character you are going to use to run - remember you will lose their active abilities while they are carrying the crystal so if those abilities are also crucial, bear that in mind. Some special abilities of other characters also don't work when you are bringing the crystal back. I discovered (the hard way) that Shrapnelizer is one of those.
4. There is very little incentive to leave your characters in their usual roles or to leave rooms that produce lit during the crystal run - you don't get the production from any modules at the end of it and there's no point trying to save them from destruction. I think most passives that give you income from killing mobs also don't do so when the crystal run is going. Just evacuate at the end and keep your people safe!
5. You don't need to leave a slot spare to be offered alternative characters for your party during your run.
6. Level up your characters who can operate first - the income boost they give will set you on the road to success. And in general, there's no particular reason to level characters evenly - if one character has a key ability, once you have that, you can put them on the back burner while you focus on boosting other characters towards their best abilities.
7. Synergies are crucial. A "meh" character can turn into a killing machine if paired with the right equipment or support. Skroig with a conductor's baton, for example.

Since there are no XP and you don't seem to carry over coin from one session to the next, is there any point in fighting the ever-spawning mobs or is that only relevant to keep the crystal carrier safe? (I know there's at least one passive that gives you food for each kill, but it is not a lot. Other than that?)

I kinda feel as if it would be interesting if there were an incentive not to just flee at this point under some circumstances...

I have around 40 hours in this game and finished too easy lots of times, it really seems "too easy" to beat it, but when it comes to "easy" I can never do it. I get to some higher floor - maybe 7-8 and I get a complete garbage layout, bad RNG and I feel like I can never make it.

I know rogue-likes should have RNG as a main thing, but it really sucks when RNG can entirely decide your run. You should always be able to do it, no matter if you get a shitty run.

By comparison, I have played also a lot of Enter the Gungeon and that game really feels like skill is the main thing. Even with bad guns, I could always say "yeah, if I was better this was easy".

I don't want a full 30minute guide or stuff like that, because honestly I don't feel it right now. Maybe with some success I will be encouraged to put more work, but otherwise I would just like some tips. Something like very good starter teams, what to do when you have a bad layout (crystal with 4 doors), what to do when you don't get good RNG (no items / bad dust / bad events).

I've had the game for years, every once in a while I fire it up and try an Easy run. I've made about 30 Easy runs and never won. I can get to floor 11~12 and then my heroes always die as I spend all my food.

I know some basic tricks like positioning heroes in unpowered rooms to decrease spawn surface area, and I always play around Stehle effects (I seem to get at least two "Keep your distance" stehle per run, but I think those are fun because of the module buffs!)

I haven't tried Too Easy yet because ... well, I assume I should be able to beat a mode called "Easy"! I generally play games on increased difficulty mode, so I'm confused that I'm having so much trouble with "Easy" mode.

Should I just try Too Easy? Am I getting trolled by the developers' cheeky naming conventions? Based on some of the posts I'm seeing in this sub history, I'm starting to suspect that I am...

Basically I'm having this problem where my game is apparently not synchronized with the cloud, but every time I try to run a save everything is normal, does anyone know what it could be?

For those of you who loved DotE, what did you guys think of the sequel?

Mine are probs Ken, Gork, Troe, Golgy, Kreyang, Skroig, Rosetta, and Ayairi

Oh and ZORNYU HATBORZ!

Fave Pod is Armory.

The only way I have found so far is giving Sasha a level.

Too Easy, with 3 chars. All lvl 8. 11 previous attempts.

Mizi, Joleri, and Skroig. Dreena died on the way.

I think I actually started with Sara and Gork just to see their story funny enough, and dismissed Sara for new chars to unlock (knew what was coming otherwise). Gork managed to be JUST outside the room before we left an earlier floor.

Funny all those people who landed on Auriga and started the team just died in the dungeon while the native Aurigans that replaced them got up. AFAIK only Joleri even knows what she wants to do up there!

I suppose they picked some of the most obvious Humanoid, non human looking Major Auriga factions (Cult of the Eternal End would be cool tho), but no minor factions aside from Sisters of Mercy, and the only Space faction being the Hissho.

I read the comics and was happy to see Horatio but they never put him in the game.

And their are SO many humans.

Essen and Opbot are cool reps but other than that the characters are kinda cool but lacking in more interesting races and EU reps/to human.

Ftr I partly got this game cause I was looking to get into the games for the lore.

I can't eat when I haven't been hurt, and it doesn't seem like nearly that much food has been used on any of my runs so far.

I got a Switch recently and as Dungeon of the Endless was on sale, I bought it. Its definitely a game more comfortable to play with a mouse. The Switch controls are problematic when you have to react quick, and for pause you have to press the tiny "-" button and the menu doesn't allow you to change controls.

Cleared the escape pod on Too Easy, haven't tried any of the other variants on that difficulty.

Started trying to clear escape pod on Easy, but every time I get to about floor 5+ my heroes just end up melting. I have started trying to use more turrets, and kiting more, but it seems anytime my heroes have to face a wave for more than about 2 seconds they die. I am prioritizing leveling them, and usually have them at or above the same floor level.

Any tips?

I don't have everyone unlocked, so for now I typically start with Josh (for operate at lvl 3) and Stroig/Hineshka/Troe. I've tried others, but that seems to be the most successful for me so far.

Some are more obvious than others and some are just name puns, some are both. so far I got that Sara Numas is Samus Aran, Gork is Duke Nukem, and I'm guessing Max O'Kane is Max Payne. I assume Nurse Ratchet is a nod to Ratchet and Clank in name only, and Ken Massoqui's name is basically masochist. I feel like there's more that I'm not getting, so has anyone else decoded any others?