Since bursting onto the scene two years ago,Core Keeperhas established itself as a first-class entry in the survival sandbox scene. For developers Pugstorm, the game has garnered them plentiful acclaim for its style, atmosphere, and animation.
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Often compared to 1997’sDungeon Keeper,Core Keepertakes players on an often surprisingly unsettling journey underground. Similar in both style and mechanics to similarly beloved sandbox modern classics such asMinecraft, the game sees players begin their journey in the Core chamber, a location nestled deep in the heart of numerous underground caverns the player explores and mines as the game wears on. Along with mining, the gamesees players focus on crafting, cooking,running and, in tenser moments, combat. Unsurprisingly, the more talents a player has, the easier the game becomes. Here are some of thebest talents a player can acquire inCore Keeper.
6Unbreakable Keeps The Armor Strong In Times Of Low Health
For players dealing with a minimal health left situation, this Tier Four crafting talent can be a (literal) lifesaver. When low in health, the Unbreakable talent provides players with 6% more in the armor department.
While 6% doesn’t read as anything major, the talent can be invoked from 30% health downwards. At 30%, many players will still have enough in the tank to completely bounce back and get the job done with a trusty armor boost. Crafting’s other Tier Four talent, Jewelry Crafter, is very useful in its own right, aiding players in producing more polished items at the craft bench. However, given Unbreakable can be the difference between life and death in action, it’s easy to argue that it’s the most essential of the crafting talentsin this thrilling sandbox game.
5Pick And Run! Keeps Players Moving Fast Through The Dangerous Mine
As the name suggests, this Tier Four mining skill is a handy one for speed when mining players are looking for a quick getaway. This talent spikes the player’s movement speed up by 4% once a wall has been broken in this thrillingunderground inversion of an open world game.
Better still, for players who completely level up this handy talent, the speed boost can go all the way up to 20%. Overall, this is one skill that never outlives its usefulness, constantly coming in handy as players travel across the map. The speed, unsurprisingly, drastically boosts a player’s mobility, keeping plodding map travel to a minimum. Along with the Archeologist talent, Pick and Run! represents the pinnacle of the mining talents and learning players can muster up over the course of the game.
4Breaking Barriers Is A Must For Speed And Defense
Speaking of speed, Breaking Barriers is arguably the peak of running talents players can get their hands on. The Tier Four running skill manages to have a positive impact on both general speed and armor.
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The talent allows players to enhance their armor in conjunction with their increasing speed by up to 5% per rank. Given this makes the player character both more defensively protected and more time efficient, it’s a handy, versatile talent thant consistently comes in handy for a variety of situations. While its Tier Four neighbor skill, the Encumbering Presence, is handy for slowing the enemy, Breaking Barriers' emphasis on improving the actual player character is ultimately more fun and rewarding.
3Strength Of The Ancients Lives Up To Its Epic Name
Boss fights are no joke, making this melee combat talent a handy weapon in the arsenal of players looking to get the job done. With each rank, players pick up an additional 4% of damage to deal out to bosses.
Many players will likely find some of the boss fights to be frustratingly challenging. Whether the boss in question is simply too powerful, or perhaps the ideal tactics to take them down aren’t obvious, there are a variety of issues that can lead to players sustaining setbacks in this regard. For players who completely rank up this trusty offensive skill, boss fights become unsurprisingly far quicker and easier to contend with. Melee combat’s alternative Tier Four skill, Seething Blade, is far more of a gamble, initially offering players a mere 10% chance of regaining just 1% of the player character’s health. Overall, Strength of the Ancients is the much trustier choice on offerfor the action-packed melee moments.
2Amplified Precision Greatly Boosts Long Range Combat
When it comes to long range offense, Amplified Precision is a deadly way to enhance the level of damage a player can do. The talent allows players to spike up the level of critical damage they can deal out by 8%.
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Once fully ranked up, that 8% becomes a whopping 40%, something that completely changes the outlook of any conflict it gets used in. Unsurprisingly a Tier Four talent for the ranged combat category, Amplified Precision is one of the most fatal talents a player can pick up. Compared to Focused Accuracy, Amplified Precision seems like the more potent of the top talents players can acquire for ranged combat. Focused Accuracy is predominantly useful for players who need to rely on a fair bit of stillness when firing long range which, while useful, is not as universally worthwhile as Amplified Precision.
1Cheat Death Keeps Players Alive Regardless Of Low Health
It’s really in the name what this Tier Four vitality talent can offer players. For those sustaining fatal damage, this talent essentially provides a get-out-of-jail-free card to employ.
For every fatal strike a player sustains, instead of eating defeat, they regain 2% of their lost health. With every rank upgrade, however, that 2% goes up, making this one of the most useful, potentially game-changing talents that players can acquire. The other side of the Tier Four vitality spectrum simply doesn’t measure up to what Cheat Death is offering. Protection of Ancients provides a 3% drop in damage sustained by bosses which, while worthwhile, is not the lifesaving action thatCheat Death provides the protagonist.
Core Keeperis available now for PC.
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