Crimsonlands 1.9.8 Survival FAQ
Version 1.0
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1.0) Preface
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This guide is principally devoted to the means of getting very
high scores in Crimson Lands survival mode. The information here is
not entirely useless for the game's quests, however the quests do
function quite differently from survival mode, so beware trying to
apply the advice given here outside of survival mode.
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1.1) TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0) Preface
1.1) Table of Contents
1.2) Copyright
2.0) Survival Mode Overview
2.1) Survival Mode Weapon Selection
2.2) Survival Mode Perk Selection
2.3) Bonus Management
2.4) Late Survival Mode Strategic Tips
2.5) Unusual Strategies
3.0) Bonus Information
3.1) Perk Information
3.2) Weapons of Note
3.3) Hidden Weapons
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1.2) Copyright
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Copyright 2004 Charlie Pilliod.
This document may be distributed in its unaltered form without prior
permission by the author so long as the distributor makes this document
freely available. Entities that require fees, registration, or significant
disclosure of personally identifiable information from viewers wishing to
read this document are explicitly denied the right to distribute it without
prior permission by the author.
Alterations which do not significantly impact the informational content of
this document, including but not limited to minor layout changes and HTML
formatting, may be freely made by anyone lawfully distributing it.
All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their
respective trademark and copyright holders.
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2.0) Survival Mode Overview
=============================
Presumably you'll have worked your way through quest mode and
possibly hardcore quest mode before really going after a 5M+ survival
mode score. If you haven't finished the game's quests, you should certainly
do so in order to unlock the full selection of the game's perks and weapons.
Survival mode is an entirely different animal than quest mode, and
some of the weapons and tricks you picked up and thought would never let you
down will now be hampering you.
Quest mode battles consist of a series of prescripted spawns and events which
you can memorize and exploit. Your goal is generally to deal with each spawn
(or spawner) before the next one shows up. The monsters are by and large
fairly weak, so splash weapons like the rocket launcher and ion cannon are
good choices.
Survival mode is quite different. The only truly significant prescripted event
is the appearance of the aracnoids later on, which serves as a good signpost
that the game is about to start getting much harder. In general survival mode
consists of never ending hordes of increasingly powerful monsters, who grow in
strength as your level rises and soon render weapons like the ion cannon
Version 1.0
**********************************************************************
===============
1.0) Preface
===============
This guide is principally devoted to the means of getting very
high scores in Crimson Lands survival mode. The information here is
not entirely useless for the game's quests, however the quests do
function quite differently from survival mode, so beware trying to
apply the advice given here outside of survival mode.
========================
1.1) TABLE OF CONTENTS
========================
1.0) Preface
1.1) Table of Contents
1.2) Copyright
2.0) Survival Mode Overview
2.1) Survival Mode Weapon Selection
2.2) Survival Mode Perk Selection
2.3) Bonus Management
2.4) Late Survival Mode Strategic Tips
2.5) Unusual Strategies
3.0) Bonus Information
3.1) Perk Information
3.2) Weapons of Note
3.3) Hidden Weapons
================
1.2) Copyright
================
Copyright 2004 Charlie Pilliod.
This document may be distributed in its unaltered form without prior
permission by the author so long as the distributor makes this document
freely available. Entities that require fees, registration, or significant
disclosure of personally identifiable information from viewers wishing to
read this document are explicitly denied the right to distribute it without
prior permission by the author.
Alterations which do not significantly impact the informational content of
this document, including but not limited to minor layout changes and HTML
formatting, may be freely made by anyone lawfully distributing it.
All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their
respective trademark and copyright holders.
=============================
2.0) Survival Mode Overview
=============================
Presumably you'll have worked your way through quest mode and
possibly hardcore quest mode before really going after a 5M+ survival
mode score. If you haven't finished the game's quests, you should certainly
do so in order to unlock the full selection of the game's perks and weapons.
Survival mode is an entirely different animal than quest mode, and
some of the weapons and tricks you picked up and thought would never let you
down will now be hampering you.
Quest mode battles consist of a series of prescripted spawns and events which
you can memorize and exploit. Your goal is generally to deal with each spawn
(or spawner) before the next one shows up. The monsters are by and large
fairly weak, so splash weapons like the rocket launcher and ion cannon are
good choices.
Survival mode is quite different. The only truly significant prescripted event
is the appearance of the aracnoids later on, which serves as a good signpost
that the game is about to start getting much harder. In general survival mode
consists of never ending hordes of increasingly powerful monsters, who grow in
strength as your level rises and soon render weapons like the ion cannon