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Seal hunting is a pain
Lumyire
Posts: 167
4/18/2014
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My previous attempts all ended up having reached my destination before getting Troubled Waters to 11, so this time I'm focused on keeping my ship's progress just slightly lower than 9, and only raising Troubled waters
However, after getting TW 11, I failed at my first Dangerous check, which bumped my progress down quite a bit. Having exhausted all my cards trying to increase TW, The only way to reach my destination is cards.
I can't help but wonder if this seal is really worth the effort.
BTW, I CAN breed more animals after getting a Hound of Heaven, right?
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HinterDemGlas
Posts: 57
4/18/2014
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Heh, I've hunted down 7 Seals since the mechanics changed, and I didn't raise Progress over 9 once. Didn't even come close, I think.
How I do it (I really hope nothing changed since my last Seal):
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You see, if you don't have abyssmal stats, the opportunity cards on the Unterzee are far "better" than the storylets, in that they give more Progress per Troubled Waters as even "Streaming Prudently". You don't want that. Play "Make it up as you go" on "Steam Boldly" until Troubling Waters reaches 10, then Steam Prudently until Troubled Waters is 11. Engage the Seal, you can probably do the Second-Chance-spamming trick for that. Sack it and prance around ever gleefully with your new pet (unless you feed it to a titanic bat, that is). Maybe there's a slightly faster route, but this one works like a charm. The real trouble is coming home after...
It definitely is worth it. Sure, the Echo per action ratio for breeding a hound of heaven is modest, probably around 1, but both the Seal and the Hound are delightful --or delightfully psychotic-- pets. If mechanically overshadowed by rats.
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Nigel Overstreet
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4/18/2014
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Life is pain. Any one who says differently is selling something.
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