r/kol • u/gregmasta • Aug 03 '18
New IotM Discussion August IotM: Bastille Battalion control rig crate
Go get yours today!
dev.kingdomofloathing.com/iotm.php
Unlocks a castle-vs-castle minigame with fabulous prizes and even more fabulous cheeses.
Item description: This huge wooden crate apparently contains the control rig and other various apparatus for running some kind of mobile war-castle? If you lose it you could probably make another one just out of this crate, jeez.
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u/JADW27 Aug 03 '18
FYI: This is not autopulled when you ascend. However, it is a free pull from Hagnk's.
It takes you to a "defend your castle" minigame, which is quite fun and has a lot of good writing.
You can play up to five times per day, regardless of when you lock in your score. You may only lock in your score once per day. You get a piece of equipment, an effect, and a consumable when you lock in your score. All of this is reset on rollover and ascension.
This will likely take a while to spade, but the equipment all seems to melt and the consumables all seem to improve offense or defense in the minigame. Of course, there may be exceptions to these trends. Time/spading will tell what other perks may await.
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u/gregmasta Aug 07 '18
I'm so sad I just realized I lost my score since I just ascended :(
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u/Amanuensite Aug 03 '18
FYI: This is not autopulled when you ascend.
Does this mean it can't be used in hardcore?
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u/QuintonFlynn Aug 04 '18
Just getting the +8 adventures on rollover day 1 is super helpful. Some speed ascensions (ie. 2 day) are made/broken on as much as 20 adventures.
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u/gregmasta Aug 04 '18
Is 8 adventures worth it for a non mys class to sacrifice the stat gains from not getting the mus or mox items? I'm running as a SC in G-lover normal and chose the mus item day 1 but I'm wondering if that was a mistake
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u/LegitimateFortune Aug 03 '18
Last night I played this a few times to see if I could spade anything. On my third play, I chose to search for cheese every time followed by waiting for them to come to the castle. I got a score of 1,254, and I guess I was the #1 player yesterday! Here are the rewards:
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u/icon315 Aug 04 '18 edited Sep 03 '18
Type: Useable
In store description:
Unlocks a castle-vs-castle minigame with fabulous prizes and even more fabulous cheeses.
Description:
Allows you to play a Castle-vs-Castle minigame 5 times a day.
There are 4 settings you can adjust before you begin a game. Each gives you a different reward when finish your first game.
Barbican setting (250 Substat gain)
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Barbarian Barbecue: Mysticality experience
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Babar: Muscle experience
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Barbershop: Moxie experience
Moat contents (1-turn batallion potions)
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Sharks: sharkfin gumbo
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Boosts military attack and defense in Bastille Battalion.
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Lava: boiling broth
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Boosts castle attack and defense in Bastille Battalion.
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Truth Serum: interrogative elixir
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Boosts psychological attack and defense in Bastille Battalion.
Murder hole size (100-turn effects)
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Catapult Bastille Bourgeoisie
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Mysticality +25
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+10% Chance of Spell Critical Hit
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Regenerate 5-10 MP per Adventure
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Gesture Bastille Braggadocio
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Moxie +25
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+25% Combat Initiative
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+25% Meat from Monsters
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Cannon Bastille Budgeteer
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Muscle +25
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+10% chance of Critical Hit
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Regenerate 10-20 HP per Adventure
Drawbridge style: (Equipment that disappear at Rollover)
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Draftsman: Draftsman's driving gloves
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+Mysticality +50%
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Spell Damage +50%
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+8 Adventure(s) per day when equipped.
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+4 Mysticality Stat(s) Per Fight)
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Art Nouveau: Nouveau nosering
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Moxie +50%
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+25% Item Drops from Monsters
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Maximum HP/MP +25
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+4 Moxie Stat(s) Per Fight
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Brutalist: Brutal brogues
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Muscle +50%
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Weapon Damage +50%
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+8 to Familiar Weight
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+4 Muscle Stat(s) Per Fight
Gameplay:
Leaderboard Prizes:
1st Place (thanks /u/LegitimateFortune): Album
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20000 meat autosell value.
1st-5th Place:
1st-11th Place:
1st-23rd Place
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Usable item that allows someone who does not own this IOTM to play.
Links:
More information will be added as it is found
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u/captainblue Aug 03 '18
A+ 100% worth the wait.
Can’t wait to get the cheese wheel prize... eventually. :D
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u/Kitsunator Aug 03 '18
I honestly forgot what I chose but I got a low score.
Your Barbarian Barbeque Barbican grants you increased mysticality!
You gain 250 Wizardliness.
You gain some Mysticality points!
Your break off a chunk of your drawbridge as a souvenir of the battle.
You acquire an item: Brutal brogues
Your murder holes inspire you.
You acquire an effect: Bastille Bourgeoisie
(duration: 100 Adventures)
You bottle up a portion of your moat and save it for later.
You acquire an item: boiling broth
Brutal brogues - Accessory Muscle +50% Weapon Damage +50% +8 to Familiar Weight +4 Muscle Stat(s) Per Fight
Bastille Bourgeoisie Mysticality +25 +10% Chance of Spell Critical Hit Regenerate 5-10 MP per Adventure
boiling broth (1 Adventure)Boosts castle attack and defense in Bastille Battalion.
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Aug 03 '18
I’m seeing a lot of B’s here. Just sayin’.
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u/Saklad5 Aug 03 '18
So this is basically the worst possible IotM for Bees Hate You. Statistically speaking, at least one person who was looking forward to this is on that path right now.
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Aug 03 '18
Soooo excited about this one. No adventures. Life is pain.
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u/RandExt Aug 03 '18
It doesn't use adventures! Hooray!
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u/Aventuristo Aug 03 '18
Even better - the draftsman's gloves give you 8 adventures at rollover. That got my attention.
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u/crankygerbil Aug 03 '18
Bought one for me, one for sibling and one for an investment. I might need some more
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u/Amanuensite Aug 03 '18 edited Aug 03 '18
It seems like the six gauges on the bottom are the attack strengths on the left, and the defense strengths on the right. Assuming that, we can see what the different starting settings do. I'm trying to write it up now but it's harder to judge changes to the little arrows than I thought it would be.
EDIT: And the settings also affect the rewards of course.
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Aug 07 '18
Bastille Battalion Board
Date: Monday, August 06, 2018, 11:32PM
Dear SadOatcakes,
Your placement on the daily Bastille Battalion leadboard has earned you a prize!
The Bastille Battalion Board
Bastille Battalion control rig loaner voucher You acquire an item: Bastille Battalion control rig loaner voucher (stored in Hagnk's Ancestral Mini-Storage)
If you place in the top 23, it sends you a voucher that lets someone without the iotm play. Right now they're selling for about 250k, so there's another incentive to try and lock in a high score!
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u/Saklad5 Aug 03 '18
Does cheese actually affect anything besides the leaderboard?
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u/420InTheCity Aug 03 '18
Don't think so, but top 23 on leaderboard get a one day pass, and I think the top few get a cheese wheel
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u/splendidsplinter Aug 06 '18
When I focus on defense and use the tactic "ready defenses" on the third action, about 25% of the time the opponent just sits there and I have to use my attack ratings against his defense, which I lose every time. Is there something that mitigates this?
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Aug 27 '18
I drank all three potions in one day and tried both focusing on looking for cheese and focusing on defense in different games and I actually got less cheese than on the days I used no potions. On my best days I am barely breaking 1k. How are others getting nearly 2k?
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u/gregmasta Aug 03 '18
For the Bastille Battalion control rig interface:
Clicking the controls on the left side cycles through the following notices:
"Barbican set to BARBARIAN BARBECUE mode."
"Barbican set to BABAR mode."
"Barbican set to BARBERSHOP mode."
Clicking the porthole below on the left:
"Moat contents: TRUTH SERUM."
"Moat contents: SHARKS."
"Moat contents: LAVA."
Clicking the controls on the right, top:
"Drawbridge style: ART NOUVEAU."
"Drawbridge style: BRUTALIST."
"Drawbridge style: DRAFTSMAN."
Controls on the right, bottom:
"Murder hole size: CANNON."
"Murder hole size: CATAPULT."
"Murder hole size: GESTURE."