The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Samael
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(Game Breaking) Bugs List
This is one of my favorite mods on the workshop, but I noticed some problems that I kept encountering when I played as samael. I feared that these problems were because of the other mods I had installed, so I deactivated all of my mods except this one and did some testing. Turns out, this character has quite a few game breaking problems with synergies in the base game, and seeing how this mod was just updated recently (meaning it is still being worked on), I decided to list the bugs I have tested below. I will be updating this list as I test for more broken synergies, and hopefully Ghostbroster will notice this and find it useful.


Mom's Knife + (any of the following items)
Mutant Spider, 20/20, The Wiz, The Inner Eye, Bookworm (Transformation), or Conjoined (Transformation)

Essentially in this bug, Samael will only throw 1 scythe instead of the amount that should be thrown. If the only multi-shot effect that is on the player is the "Conjoined" transformation, this scythe will be thrown diagonally. Strangely enough, you still deal damage as if you threw the correct amount of scythes, but you will just be damaging the enemies with invisible projectiles. As if that wasn't odd enough, you will actually be able to see the invisible shots as mom's knife if you also happen to get the "Yes, Mother?" transformation, and the knives are visible at random points if there is an active sprinkler in the room. This bug does not happen with Loki's Horns or Mom's Eye.



Mom's Knife + Ludovico Technique
You can't shoot projectiles anymore, you have no controlled tear, and you can't throw your scythe. All you can do is your melee attack. Your character does seem to look in the direction of an invisible ludo tear when you try firing, which would indicate that there is an invisible ludo tear that you are controlling, but unfortunately if there is one, it does no damage, and cannot be made visible through the "Yes, Mother?" transformation.


Mom's Knife + Brimstone
You can throw your scythe like you normally can with mom's knife, but you also fire the brimstone laser like you normally can with brimstone. But because you have both mom's knife and brimstone, the laser is knives, which disappear immediately after being fired, sort of making a flashing knife appear in front of you. Just like the bug with the multi-shot items like Mutant Spider, the invisible knives actually still deal damage, and can be made visible by obtaining the "Yes, Mother?" transformation, and the knives are sometimes visible when there is an active sprinkler in the room.



Cursed Eye + Dr. Fetus
The Cursed Eye turns your red scythe projectiles into normal tears, and when combined with Dr. Fetus, will make you uncontrollably shoot bombs when trying to attack, leading to a quick death if you don't have some sort of bomb resistance item. Obtaining Soy Milk while having this bugged combo will result in you shooting bombs uncontrollably, now at a rediculous fire rate, and obtaining Soy Milk AND Ipecac with this bugged combo will result in you shooting bombs uncontrollably, now at the fastest fire rate in the game (1 tear delay, the rate at which you fire normal tears after picking up soy milk). The uncontrollable bomb shooting can also be caused by Technology + Dr. Fetus. Note that Dr. Fetus + Ipecac gives you bomb immunity, but surprisingly, this also happens for other characters, leading me to believe it is a feature or bug in the base game. This immunity only happens for bombs, not other explosions such as ipecac shots (tested through Sad Bombs and Fate's Reward), and for some reason the immunity is nullified by monstro's lung.



Tech X + Ludovico Technique
Ludovico Technique is completely nullified, and the game acts as if you never picked it up. Getting brimstone with this bugged combo acts as if you picked up Tech X + Brimstone, but never picked up Ludovico Technique. The odd thing about this is that Brimstone + Ludovico Technique works perfectly fine, and Tech X seems to be the only "Technology" item that breaks the Ludovico Technique.



Flat Worm (Trinket)
This was mentioned in another discussion on this workshop item, but my god, the projectile stretch is so rediculous that I just had to mention it here.
Last edited by KarmicChaos; 5 Jul, 2017 @ 4:31pm
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Ghostbroster Connor  [developer] 9 May, 2017 @ 2:35pm 
Thanks for this, I'll take a look at some of these soon
Ghostbroster Connor  [developer] 9 May, 2017 @ 5:19pm 
I've fixed most of these issues and will be pushing a patch tonight. Thanks again! The Tech X + Ludo thing happens even as other characters though, so I dont think that has anything to do with Samael.
Rokk 21 May, 2017 @ 7:17am 
I picked up Mom's Knife, and a few rooms later, I was suddenly unable to swing my scythe at all. I could not throw it either. It was simply stuck inside me. I was forced to die.

The only cause I could think of, is that I tried to hold the charge between rooms.
Last edited by Rokk; 21 May, 2017 @ 7:18am
KarmicChaos 5 Jun, 2017 @ 7:30am 
No problem, glad I could help! if I find anymore bugs, ill be sure to update this list.
lilflakes 18 Jun, 2017 @ 10:04pm 
I picked up mom's knife and could no longer attack
Walking Cat 19 Jun, 2017 @ 2:30am 
i have bug with... TV pult.. Rechange charter... His still immortal...
Borko 3 Jul, 2017 @ 10:26pm 
I died with Judas' Shadow and turned into Judas and all was fine, but when I used the alternate active item version of Wraith Mode I remained in Wraith Mode forever. Once exiting the room the Wraith Mode visual disappeared and I turned invisible forever with no way to pick up items or enter a chest. Wraith Mode also no longer charged at all.
Exiting the run and continuing fixed not being able to do anything, but I was still invincible.
Last edited by Borko; 3 Jul, 2017 @ 10:29pm
BOT Zach 12 Sep, 2018 @ 12:20pm 
I found a pretty big one. For me idk if other people have this problem but when other character mods are active samaels melee attack does no damage.
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