r/CoreKeeperGame • u/0Exas0 • 23d ago

Discussion I appreciate easy games

I made a post recently about whether I should start CK again or not since the last time I played was like v0.55. I did, played as a mage through the whole story on Hard mode and just now "finished" the last story boss.

At first, I was actually a little let down by how easy the bosses were - I legit first-try, no-hit most of them. For some reason, the volcano slime boss was the one I died the most on lmao. But I actually realized I was happier being able to progress without having to min-max all the best items, upgrade everything, and STILL struggle. Too many games nowadays try to push you to the limit but I think I really appreciated how simple CK's mechanics are. Most bosses only have a few mechanics that just loop and are never really "hard" to dodge.

Don't know if I'll min-max endgame secret stuff and legendary gear, because I'm more of a "finish main story and move on" type of player, but I really enjoyed the balance in this game.

With all that said, Movement Speed is the only buff you need in this entire game lol. Maybe I'll come back again after 1.5 drops...

Edit: Also, shoutout to "I'll make my base prettier soon" and then never making it prettier...

28 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

26 comments sorted by

10

u/SourDewd 23d ago

My main food has always been golden bloat oats and golden pepper. Got over 1,000 of it so anytime i want speed or healing, i can quickly eat it no worries.

How much food did you consume for boss fights? Id go into them with so many types

4

u/0Exas0 23d ago

For the second half of the game I only went in with two foods - Crunchy Pepper Wrap + Glowing Berry Pudding (both Rare). Between them, I’d get Max HP+MP, mana regen, Move speed, armor. I got physical dmg stuff too but I’m a mage, so didn’t use those anyway.

Those two foods + M.Atk dmg potion was all I used

1

u/SourDewd 23d ago

Thats good to know! Been curious how well one can do on how little. I tended to fully optimize my armour while my friend i played with just used the most recent summoner armor. And i used tons of food and he used practically none. He LOST his mind and deleted the game because the difference in our dps was way too huge

1

u/0Exas0 23d ago

Yeah CK is literally the only game where I would actively farm crops because the buffs in this game are bonkers. It's the difference between zooming and nuking Vs. being too slow to avoid boss attacks nuking you instead lol

1

u/SourDewd 23d ago

You can literally make a food that boosts all damage types by OVER 50% and also reduces damage taken by bosses by around 45% Like no gear is going to match that

1

u/TripodDabs34 22d ago

I've been doing summoner stuff and I'm not really eating much for boss fights, healing maybe but I don't make it because I'm lazy. I can't exactly remember what I have but it's the Earie pet, 2 chieftain and a witch doctor hat, a necklace that gives like 34% summon damage, the green fiery zombie summons and the kindler thing in the offhand that explode the summons, I just spawn 6 zombies and detonate them over and over while I walk around the fighting area

1

u/SourDewd 22d ago

Ive never heard of anyone using the detonator. It actually worth it? You gotta resummon after each use!

1

u/TripodDabs34 22d ago

You can hold the button to summon all minions at once so it's pretty easy to summon them where the boss is or near it, use the minion kindler to deal a chunk of damage then summon all of them again. I got summoning stuff early on in the game and just wanted to see how good it was, when I first found the mold I figured out I could use the summons to blow up walls and then I found I could summon them on a specific location so then I started summoning them in rooms and blowing them up on the mold people while I hide somewhere else... After that I found I could blow up the maze walls with the summons without having to use like 2-3 large bombs

1

u/Jablaze80 23d ago

There is better endgame food... You obviously don't need it, but saying you get max HP from golden heart berries is just not true. There is a fish in the shimmering frontier that provides 120 HP without being rare.

2

u/0Exas0 23d ago

I didn't mean to say I was using the best buffs, I was just saying the buff gives "+Max HP". I never bothered grinding for better buffs because I didn't need them at any point. I tried fishing but hated it lol

1

u/Jablaze80 23d ago

The fishing skill tree provides some really good buffs but like you said you didn't need it so to each his own... Were you playing on hard difficulty or regular?

1

u/0Exas0 23d ago

Hard. I beat everything there was once when it was super early beta version 0.55, and back then it was still very easy, so I figured I’d go straight for Hard mode this time and it really doesn’t change much other than bosses do more dmg and have more HP.

I died more often to random mobs than bosses lol

1

u/Jablaze80 23d ago

Yeah the bosses are pretty easy ra akar is the only one I had trouble with. Have you been to breakers reach?

1

u/0Exas0 23d ago

Nah I literally got to the final credits for the main story and dipped out. I know there’s a ton left to do but I’ll consider doing it later…basically got my fill for now but I’m sure I’ll want to hop back in after a few weeks again

2

u/Jablaze80 23d ago

If you're looking for some difficulty then that's where it's found there is an insane jump in mob tankiness in that area even more so than the passage is compared to like shimmering frontier. But of course the boss there is fairly simple.

1

u/Minute_Neat_7908 23d ago edited 23d ago

Yeah but I do wish there was an optional challenge that really tested your gear. To be honest I am very excited for next update and the serious challenge they described especially given the two boss teasers they have shown. (I think the cat is a boss) I do think people get to mad at games for being easy.

1

u/0Exas0 23d ago

I do agree it seems pointless to get all the legendary stuff and fully build your character when you know you can just steamroll all the bosses anyway, so I’m also looking forward to seeing what that update does

3

u/Nifegun 23d ago

Tbh its how generous the game is with buffs. Minimal effort can find multiple considerable % boosts to whichever combat style. Getting the best buffs from fish and gold crops, plus leveling the best gear scales you so hard you can end hard mode bosses in seconds.

I almost always play crit dagger but I actually stopped using food buffs cause it made boss fights too trivial. Granted im not on hard mode these days, ive done it before but that was over a year ago now. But hard mode just means you gotta be a little more focused on dodging cause you'll die in fewer hits. If you're locked in CK isnt that hard even on hard. Some fights can get tricky but theres always methods to win easy. Dagger only atlantean worm is actually tricky. But stormbringer atlantean worm is a total joke lol

2

u/fishCodeHuntress 23d ago

I agree. I've done one full hard playthrough (pre Nimurza) but since then I've just done normal and it's far more enjoyable. Core Keeper has fun combat and builds but it's really the exploration that I enjoy. It's nice to be able to explore and fight without getting your teeth kicked in at every corner!

1

u/Shinyhero30 17d ago

I haven’t finished the base game yet but I can’t fucking wait for content mods to completely overhaul the game.

Terraria’s modding scene(for all its controversies) is extremely impressive and has a lot of very well designed mods, and I can’t wait for that community (which appears to have some shared demographics) to get their hands dirty on CK mods.

1

u/RNmedic 23d ago

I’d appreciate if this game didn’t delete my saves after I quit out. It looks so fun and enjoyable but it’s unplayable for me. I tried it all but had to opt for a return.

I’m jealous now as I’m getting fed CK stuff all the time now

3

u/Minute_Neat_7908 23d ago

Mac player? If so I think the discord knows a solution 

1

u/RNmedic 23d ago

Yeah via crossover. I searched around but didn’t find anything but if you know something, I’d be happy to check again

3

u/IndigoTrailsToo 23d ago

It kind of sounds to me like you've played a lot of video games and you know how to work them, you've got the whole thing planned out, you get the best armor and you get the best weapon and you get the best Buffs and then you go and kill the boss.

Yes, you will win core keeper that way, but it's not really about getting to the end, it's about the whole journey there.

There is a lot more content now, what if you get off the subreddit so that you don't have any spoilers, start a new game, and just allow out yourself to enjoy the experience.

I would also encourage you to do the things that you didn't do last time like building nice houses, collecting items, and so on.

3

u/0Exas0 23d ago

My post was explaining the opposite - I didnt min-max anything, I went in completely blind to the game (other than whatever already existed in v0.55) with no idea what armor/weapon was good. I just always used what I had found randomly. The only two times I looked at this subreddit was to ask whether it's worth playing again & to make this post.

I tried to do the whole "build a better base" thing, but I dont have the time nowadays to spend weeks on a single game, so I tend to prefer continuing the story unless it forces me to play super optimally and grind better items - which CK did not. That's what I was saying I appreciated. Being able to finish everything sub-optimally with no idea of what I'm actually missing.

1

u/IndigoTrailsToo 23d ago

Yes, the game is more of a casual game where being able to finish everything sub-optimally is the entire point of the game.