Dungeon Siege 2 - SOLO SPEEDRUN ANY% - Act 1
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2021
- Dungeon Siege 2... except it's a speedrun and I play the game the way it was never meant to be played...
Version is 2.2 (Steam Version)
The run isn't perfect, no ARPG can be with the random loot drops, but a solid time meant it was worth an upload. Figured that literally no one makes youtube content for this game, so I thought hey - why not be the change you want to see in the world... so... you're welcome, fellow oldschool ARPG enthusiast. - Ігри
I can't wait to do some streaming of this game, that way the newer gen can enjoy one of the BEST ARPG's to come out in the early 2000's cause damn this brings back memories
Go for it! let me know if you do some uploads or some builds.
Oh man, someone actually got a full run in! Been hoping someone would.
Cool run bro!
where does this attack speed come from?
He presses the "stop current action" keybind after the instant the bolt of the crossbow leaves the weapon.
effectively mash that keybind and right click, but there is a certain timed rhythm to it.
Hey! I've been looking into speedrunning this game. How do you successfully shot your double power? I've tried to mash "Power" then right click, but I'm not really getting it. I've also tried cancelling the animation of the power, but just ends up using it without the option to double use it. Great speedrun and definitely the time in my mind to beat!
Hey
Thanks for the comment.
Here's the order for making the Double Power work.
1. Press 1 -> Right Click -> Press 1 -> Right Click
1 = My Power Shortcut.
The important part is - there is a small window after the first right click (when the animation buffers) that you can press 1 again to get the double power in. After that, you want to aim the Multi-shot ON THE GROUND. If you right click an enemy, nothing will happen. For best success, aim the 2nd one near your character. After that, you can experiment more.
Notice - sometimes even I mess it up. I also remember this run having some weird lags when it came to my keybinds, so I didn't do the multishot correctly that often...but I figured the time was good enough and there were no real runs of Act 1 - Act 3 on UA-cam, especially Solo Runs, so I just posted it for the niche that are curious how it looks.
As for beating my Speedrun, I believe you can do it. Couple of things that I'd recommend looking in:
1. Time Wasted on Looting. Can save some minutes here. The point of looting is to get to a goal. The goal being some item thresholds from some of the shops. Other than that, you're just wasting time looting.
2. Better Keybinds. Problem with my Keybinds is that the same finger that activates powers is also the one that's shooting. Never tried it, but I think it's possible to synchornize the powers with continuing to shoot as well.
3. Better XP Management. DS2's experience system is...uhh...interesting. TL:DR - You get the most "XP" from same level mobs. If you are level 10, you want to be killing level 10 mobs to level efficiently. If you are level 10 and killing level 15 mobs, you will get almost no xp, which is pretty quizzical. Who thought that was a good idea at GPG, I'll never know.
4. A lot of other things that only with experience and repetition you can. I did the first part, at the very least, like 5 times, and each time I learnt something new I could optimize.
For example - in my first runs, I did not take my time to get the guaranteed Nature's Vigiliance set cause you have to go off-course, but what I found out was that the amount of armor you get saves you time in the long run by simply avoiding dangerous scenarios (Vulks, The life-stealing Trasaks in the Caves (Deadliest) and stuff like the Skitters (crab-like poison spitting, jumping things) in the desert.
In one of my previous comments, I mentioned. I was in the midst of making said video, but then other things became a priority and I never got to it, and I most likely won't. That said, I'm willing to share you the notes and Images I have stored from that time that explain stuff in easy to understood detail. Will make your runs better for sure.
If these notes are of interest, add me on Discord Acacius#0601
Solo speedrun looks epic!
Always been a fan of the "rags to riches" story line. Something about defeating all the enemies in a way you're not supposed to by yourself captivates me :)
Any game that's supposed to be a party-based game, but you can solo - that's my guilty pleasure ey.
Pretty neet content. I remember trying to solo level up a fresh 2h melee char and getting spanked by 1 mob. I will try to do it again if it does not work I will do your build. Thank you for the video!
Yeah, Melee is definitely tough, especially if you're trying to do solo.
That said, if you get past the early game, and get enough resistances - it becomes quite fun. You can try going for two dual wield + lifesteal weapons, getting 48% lifesteal, or 80% with a mod that gives better enchantments. Lifesteal Melee is pretty fun.
Take care, and thanks for watching!
ayeee well done man
how can you run this game on full screen mod without black bars
I only just started watching but I'm enjoying so far. How is your shooting speed so fast?
Hey man, thanks for leaving a comment ;)
You can shoot incredibly fast in this game by going to ''Hot Keys'' in your settings, and binding the "Stop animation" to a key that's easily reachable. For me it's Q.
Then, once I shoot with a weapon (or a spell), after the animation is done, I press Q and the animation resets (so no reloading speed pretty much).
The timing is different for every weapon as well as spells. Luckily for us, the crossbows are one of the best weapons in the game damage wise, and their ''timing' or "reload" speed works great with the ''Stop animation'' usage since there's no projectile "wind-up" time, so not only do you deal damage faster than other classes and weapons, but you also deal MORE damage. It's a win-win. The ranger talents kick ass as well and you become extremely powerful later on.
I planned to do a Solo Ranger guide, explaining everything you need to know about playing this way. Would you be interested in seeing that?
@@acacius6655 Thanks for the reply! That is a pretty neat truck. I love playing rangers in the DS franchise so that would be a great idea and I would totally watch it!
@@FatGooseArts Alright, I'll get to it then! Cheers
EDIT : I never released it, life got in the way, fyi.
Ei mano faz um vídeo explicando como cancelar animações achei insano a forma que você ataca
Hey great speedrun! I would love to get into speedrunning this game myself. Could you explain the autoshot-reset trick you are doing? would be of great help. ty!
This is everything you need to know :
1. Go into Keybindings, and change the "Stop Current Action" to a key that's easily spammable. Personally, I use Q. If it doesn't work immediately, you might have to restart or bind the secondary as well (so Q and E for me).
2. Different Weapons / Spells / Pets have different Animations & Windups. Luckily for us, The Crossbow is not only the best weapon damage wise for ranged characters, but also with the fastest missile projectile, so you can cancel the attack animation right after you hit someone. Other interesting options for fast animation cancels can be :
* Combat Mages - Death Magic "Death Beam", Lighting spells have fast animations, lesser embers for fire and some other fire options as well. The Cons of all Mage spells is that unlike the ranged weapons - Resistances later WILL cuck you. That's why Ranged is king, because Armor / Ranged Resistances are almost non-existent or don't matter.
* Lap Dragon (Pet) - I think this guy had all-around the best attack animation because not only is it instant, but it's also AoE, but you can only get the pet in Arc 3 and feed it all your life savings. Damage Wise still probably lower than the corssbow - there's just no real competition for that thing, but if you want to roleplay as a Lap Dragon
* Personal Cheesy Favorite - 4 Nature Mages + Frost ground / Tremor Spell. Even better if you add the "Freezing" talent - every nature mage suddenly has 30% Chance of Freezing for 2 seconds, so if you do the math, you're pretty much always getting someone frozen. Only problem is you deal no damage at the start, but hey - with enough mana steal, you can just go infinite like this and freeze for days.
3. The reason why a Solo Run is optimal for this strategy is because there are no other party members with different animations that will be canceled. In short - they don't slow you down. Animation Canceling for the whole party doesn't really work except if your whole party consists of the same kind, aka 4 Rangers with Crossbows, but you lose some maneuverability, you need to equip all with lifesteal etc, otherwise they're just going to get mauled 24/7. When Solo - you are in full control!
Think about this concept this way - If you've ever played League of Legends or Legends as Vayne, Riven, or maybe Darius - the "auto attack" animation canceling is pretty much the same, except here it is exploitable to the core due to the fact that you can cancel the attack with a KEYBIND that has no coldown, not with an ability that has a cooldown like in LoL. You don't even HAVE to bind the "Stop Current Action" if you want to feel like a Starcraft APM Machine and just kite for days. In fact, that's my favorite way to play because it's a lot more engaging and I almost considered uploading it that way since it involves more skill.
That is all.
Last note - Great Resource for Dungeon Siege 2 knowledge that I've used extensively - www.gamebanshee.com/dungeonsiegeii/skills/nature-24.php . Has pretty much anything you'd ever need.
Good luck.
@@acacius6655 Wow, thanks alot for the detailed answer! I figured already that it had something to do with the Stop Current Action function, but it takes quite a bit of practice to get the timing right. Since the movement of the game is so clunky the animation cancelling isn't really that smooth for me yet especially when trying to kite with hit and run. But probably I just have to practice it more to get used to it.
Solo is definetly the way to go, in terms of speed I think. Just being able to only focus on your one character saves so much time and as you said gives more control.
Will practice and test out more things with your help! I hope this game can actually get some speedrun attention, even tho it's kinda long and has rng elements in it since it's an rpg. Love the game and thanks again for the great help!
@@XdschoonasX Yes, I did 8h full gameplaythrough speedrun, and I finally mastered it for four members.
I did some testing, and I think ice shot is ultimately faster than bow and arrow. You'd have to get closer with it though, because if you cancel to quickly at a distance then the damage is also cancelled
but it costs mana
@@MioAkiyama3686 go see my latest video as an example, it's a very powerful spell
Hi, my father and I are absolute fans of DS2, we have thousands of hours of play under our belts. For a while, we have been trying to make video captures of the game, without success. Dozens of software, change the display, launch the game before launching the recording... nothing works.
Would it be possible to know with which software you made yours?
Thanks in advance ^^
Hello, I tried it on my own, 2 hours to do 1st act, total of 5 to complete second act, and total of 8h for full game killing Valdis, how can you fire that fast? I just didnt get it I had four people, and you were faster with one, how. Also thanks for explaining the cancel animation trick, it made speedrun possible for me. *edit, I see, so its faster doing in solo, I will try!*
How do you know about the XPs? :) I was allways wondering, how tf does it work, can I read about it too?
Hey
Willing to share my notes and all my wisdom with you if you're up for it and able to get on Discord - Acacius#0601
I'll accept the request and we can go from there :)
Tại sao cái nỏ này lại bắn liên hồi được vậy?
57:30 yeah 😅
Ok, how did you the game to run in full screen??
My memory's a fog, haven't played since the run. That said, I'm 99.9% sure this is what I did.
Based on your comment, you probably are playing "Windowed Fullscreen" Mode already and want that annoying top bar to go away. If you go Full screen, your mouse disappears.
If this is your issue, and even if it's not - this is what you'll do, and it's extremely simple:
1. Download "Borderless Gaming" software.
2. Open it
3. Transfer 'Dungeon Siege 2' from left side to right side. Done.
If for some unknown reason that doesn't work somehow, I'd propose 2 additional possibilities:
1. Download Ely Succubus Addon and launch the game from there (I think there was a fullscreen option from that one)
2. Check out answers on Steam.
That's it. I'm confident that the first option will allow you to play the game in Full screen. If you're able to make it work, let me know.
Cheers
@@acacius6655 thanks, will let you know if this worked.
bro how you can shoot that fast ?
Cancel animation
As lame as it gets.
Wdym ?
@@nationrider767 Exploiting the game like that, what else.
@@GenMaster i mean sure, but its not like you can still play recklessly, if you do then you will die as always. + it's a weird mechanic to have in the game in first place, people are obviously going to do this
@@nationrider767 ...your point?
@@GenMaster my point is that there's no need for you be butt hurt over it