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Void Eye Gaming  [developer] 5 Mar, 2019 @ 3:51pm
The Abyss Dimension
What do you think of it? Do you agree with the recent posts someone made about the entire mission? Tell me your thoughts. I would like to hear them...or see them.

Here's the comment for context:
"May I know the abyss artifact quest id? I accidentally did the quest before the novalab (I used high level Frackin Universe equipment) and I really don't want to do it again. Seriously that quest is just... no... the atmosphere and design is great. The rest is just wrong. The Abyss Eyes look very cool but they're beyond cheesy. Tons of life, tons of damage, can stop you in place and throw you around and almost always spawn in groups. The black hole traps are cool but having to break some of them instead of just trying to dodge gets tedious and kinda ruins the flow and atmosphere. And then there's the boss.... Jesus Christ that thing is.... wow.

The first phase was great. It looked intimidating, the music's cool and attacks are strong but reasonable. Then comes second phase. Suddenly a cool battle is turned into a grinding descent into cheese madness as the boss suddenly becomes invulnerable, starts summoning those tough as nails bastards and starts using arena wide attacks like it's nobody's ♥♥♥♥in business and now it can only be damaged by ITSELF on a specific time. It completely ruined it. I did it with admin cause I could not be bothered to deal with that. AND EVEN THEN it took long because it takes its damn time to get to its 'vulnerable phase' with that 1 minute and a half long particle attack and the rest. I didn't have the ancient sphere, so I admit it was probably harder than intended but still..... The rest of the mod is great as far as I've seen but please do something about this quest. I'm sure you can make this quest amazing. As of now, it just isn't as fun as it could be.

P.S. Sorry for wall text rant but I think constructive criticism is necessary for this quest. And the ID if you would be so kind. All in all though, still great mod."
Last edited by Void Eye Gaming; 28 Jul, 2019 @ 6:45pm
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The Snopingasusual 5 Mar, 2019 @ 10:46pm 
I agree with him about two points:

- The vulnerable moment during boss' second phase is very short and take a very long time to be triggered

-The eyes deals a lot of damage. And because the entire area is dark and grey, it's hard to see the projectile they shoots, even with some light source.
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the skrongler 28 Jul, 2019 @ 5:48pm 
It catches me off guard, espescially the random growls. It is pretty menacing, and it feels lazily made.
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Void Eye Gaming  [developer] 28 Jul, 2019 @ 6:36pm 
Originally posted by Police Doggo:
It catches me off guard, espescially the random growls. It is pretty menacing, and it feels lazily made.
I decided that I'm not proud of the Dark Abyss Dimension, so I considered overhauling it. Hopefully, it turns out much better in the end.
Last edited by Void Eye Gaming; 28 Jul, 2019 @ 6:36pm
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The Snopingasusual 29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:33am 
Originally posted by Police Doggo:
It catches me off guard, espescially the random growls. It is pretty menacing, and it feels lazily made.
Yeah, one of the nearest update plan to change it. Apparently he plans to make an even creepier place.
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the skrongler 29 Jul, 2019 @ 8:54am 
Here's a redone opinion on the abyss realm, my initial opinion still stands. It feels lazy with the sudden loud noises in a dark area where you can't see anything, it's not scary, it's just annoying.The boss is pretty neat in the first stage, but then it is annoying to kill in the second phase, as the time period where it can damage itself is so short and the wait is too long for what little time the damage period is. With a dark room and a a dark projectile, it is impossible to see the shadow bullet before it hits you, so you can dodge it. Overall there is lot's of work needed, the other dungeons(realms) I've played through are pretty great. I personally love the concept, It just needs to be improved. And I completely agree with your feelings, as I have them too. I do think it needs a much needed overhaul.
Last edited by the skrongler; 29 Jul, 2019 @ 8:56am
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SHOPPIP 31 Aug, 2019 @ 5:16pm 
uh how do i get the quests to get artifact
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Void Eye Gaming  [developer] 31 Aug, 2019 @ 5:18pm 
Originally posted by extremely jorts:
uh how do i get the quests to get artifact
Wrong discussion. Mysterious Trader that gives you ancient vault quest.
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Raf-raf♀ 20 Jul, 2020 @ 2:44am 
The first time I did this abyss artifact quest before, I think I quit so many times not due to the difficulty but the spooks XD,

Those eyes can still be cheesed with the classic long range - high dmg - weapon and zoom far enough to shoot to kill Strat. (or use the ancient bow's skill ability ricochet and wait til' they're all dead)

The boss' first part is prolly the easiest among all the other bosses, the 2nd part? Took me around 6 tries to get the patterns and have it become muscle memory or something...

It WAS the hardest before the Cryonia remake (dam- ice spikes hit for like 30% hp per hit)
Last edited by Raf-raf♀; 20 Jul, 2020 @ 2:45am
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The Alabastar Brothers 11 Aug, 2020 @ 6:51am 
I've enjoyed every boss and dimension so far, from The Seed of Ruin to The Supervoid Eye. But by far the one that I liked the least, in fact had a personal disdain for with it being the only one out of any of them, is the Abyss Dimension. The boss there isn't too hard once you figure out the patterns and have the right equipment to deal with it, and I even enjoyed going through it once I had the know-how to take it on. But the single thing that destroyed my positive to the dimension were the Blackhole traps, which I died and struggled on about 40 times before deciding to just warp to the right places I needed to be and skipping them. I hope to one day learn how to pass them legitimately, but there are 0 clues that I noted on how to bypass them other than crossing your fingers and hope one of the modded techs or items you have on hand can save you. Overall, the Mod is fantastic, but I can't stand the Abyss Dimension while those Blackholes are a part of the thing. I even beat Exvoidious before I had the opportunity to challenge the Abyssal Gazer.
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Raf-raf♀ 11 Aug, 2020 @ 6:56am 
Originally posted by TheAlabastarBrothers Lv.92:
I've enjoyed every boss and dimension so far, from The Seed of Ruin to The Supervoid Eye. But by far the one that I liked the least, in fact had a personal disdain for with it being the only one out of any of them, is the Abyss Dimension. The boss there isn't too hard once you figure out the patterns and have the right equipment to deal with it, and I even enjoyed going through it once I had the know-how to take it on. But the single thing that destroyed my positive to the dimension were the Blackhole traps, which I died and struggled on about 40 times before deciding to just warp to the right places I needed to be and skipping them. I hope to one day learn how to pass them legitimately, but there are 0 clues that I noted on how to bypass them other than crossing your fingers and hope one of the modded techs or items you have on hand can save you. Overall, the Mod is fantastic, but I can't stand the Abyss Dimension while those Blackholes are a part of the thing. I even beat Exvoidious before I had the opportunity to challenge the Abyssal Gazer.
The black holes can be dug out (digging walls) so you can just remove most of 'em
No need admin commands or something
Last edited by Raf-raf♀; 11 Aug, 2020 @ 6:57am
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Void Eye Gaming  [developer] 11 Aug, 2020 @ 10:52am 
Originally posted by TheAlabastarBrothers Lv.92:
I've enjoyed every boss and dimension so far, from The Seed of Ruin to The Supervoid Eye. But by far the one that I liked the least, in fact had a personal disdain for with it being the only one out of any of them, is the Abyss Dimension. The boss there isn't too hard once you figure out the patterns and have the right equipment to deal with it, and I even enjoyed going through it once I had the know-how to take it on. But the single thing that destroyed my positive to the dimension were the Blackhole traps, which I died and struggled on about 40 times before deciding to just warp to the right places I needed to be and skipping them. I hope to one day learn how to pass them legitimately, but there are 0 clues that I noted on how to bypass them other than crossing your fingers and hope one of the modded techs or items you have on hand can save you. Overall, the Mod is fantastic, but I can't stand the Abyss Dimension while those Blackholes are a part of the thing. I even beat Exvoidious before I had the opportunity to challenge the Abyssal Gazer.
So yes, a lot of people seem to agree that the mineable vortex traps were not very good simply because there was not even remotely a hint as to what to do with them. However, the reworked Dark Abyss Dimension will not include them.
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