Save File from after the Second Gathering?

NoahAndrulis

I recently lost all my progress in TLS due to a hardware failure. I had just completed the second gathering event, and I'm not certain I want to redo everything up until that point.

If at all possible, is anyone willing to share with me a save they made from just after the Second Gathering? I'd like, if possible, the Orcosphere, Dominated Varia, Saner Altina, and all the available special weapons.

I'm sorry for asking this, but I'm not certain what else I should try.

Fulminato

https://www.mediafire.com/file/5ry6qh874farknc/PostGathering.rar/file

not dominate varia, but the rest is ok

QiQi

Fulminato Wait a sec, people are actually buy the Sublime items?

TheShadyOne

You may also check here. However, I went with Reshaped Varia - so maybe not what you're looking for.

Fulminato

QiQi they are better to most item you can buy in the other stores. so yes.

Cazador

QiQi what's sx for if not for buying equipment?

Arachne

I don't know when was the last time you looked at them, but they have been buffed a bit since the very first update they were made available (where they were indeed often lackluster for their price). Nowadays, they're not bad at all.

QiQi

Arachne Probably far too long, I took a look at them, then at my sx, and went nope.
It 'helped' that I was a bit trigger happy with buying potions.

Videospirit

Some of the sublime items aren't that great, but a lot of them, like the staff, really are.

Fulminato

QiQi never buy a potion, sell them all and buy equipment instead (outside orc and unique potions)

QiQi

Fulminato Arachne But how do you guys do it if you lack potions or means of healing because you are like me and a bit too dumb?
Mind you, I say that, but I'm a bit too close to my potions AND my sx, last save I checked, I had like 25000. And probably brought an armor for Hilstara I think? This is the one thing about the game I really don't think too much about.

Arachne

Are we fully deviating from the original subject and opening the can of worm that is equipment optimization?

My own "route" (excluding custom equipment and other story-relevant purchases) at the moment is something like:

Chapter 1:

Durge Sword for Simon
Buttplug for Yarra

Chapter 2:

Master Staff for Robin
Master Staff for Altina
Revealing Negligee for Altina

Chapters 3/4:
Too many shops, not enough motivation to determine what's really better than the equipment that can be found in chests. Maybe an Assault Armor for Varia?

Chapters 5:
Sublime equipment for everyone still stuck with things that could be bought way back in Chapter 1

A bit of an exaggeration (I'm pretty sure Hilstara gets a Durge Axe at some point for example), but you've got the idea.

Also, the Master Staff is so very much worth its high price tag. Only fully obsolete by Chapter 5, tenths of hours of gameplay after it can be bought.

Fulminato

QiQi better equipment mean more damage done, more heal done and less damage suffered.
this translate in shorter battle, so less healing and mana required.
for example i usualy complete the deep tower maze without using any of the two "full heal" charge.

qum arousing aura is the 75% of the healing i need in the 'trash' fight (the rest is simon support skill), and i don't use single target healing skill with most boss.

Videospirit

I mean I personally use qum as a healing fountain to restore my party to full hp after battles, if one of my characters starts to run out of mana during trash fights I'll swap them out of the party.

The only time hp or mana healing items, outside of the orc fights where you lack a healer, were something I'd even think about, I had access to healing and yarra's mana recovery skills.

As for equipment I bought... 3 Buttplugs for Yarra Nalili and Riala, maybe a 4th for qum but I'd personally just steal someone else's if I felt qum was needed for a fight to counter debuffs, 1 Dirge Axe for Simon and Hilstara to share, At least 1 master staff for robin and altina to share, 1 Sylvan sword for Nalili, 1 Ardan Dirk for Aka, and maybe a Zirantian claw for Uyae(I think you can find 2 of those for free eventually, but Uyae could use one sooner than that). The armour you get for free is good enough for the most part, but better damage ends fights quicker.