Windows 7 x64.

No, not long at all. A few minutes on my 2.4Ghz Q6600 machine. Most of the game is in LUA code which compiles when you start the engine the first time.

I should have noted that the make command in the wiki is incorrect if you have defined the CFLAGS environment variable. Just do "make CC=gcc" instead.

Would be cool if we could add comments to the vault characters. Sorta like oook.

I won that battle with my Ghoul Cursed (didn't got the achievement due to having added some debugging code to the engine at that time) and it was fairly straightforward. I simply jumped to a spot where only 3 orcs could attack me, and then let the gloom life-drain + infusions keep me alive while I whittled the enemies. I also killed the boss last to avoid getting killed after him (as it prevent the free resurrection).

One level of Hymn of Perseverance (from a Lost Anorithil) is good for 30% stun resist while it's active. Armor with the "of stability" ego is good for 70%. That 100% will also make Freeze only slow you instead of stopping you cold.

Of course you'll still need other resistances later on, but those are generally findable in the early game.

your wyrmic dekar reminds of my cornac berserker i named him rokhan

i did a run through maze then a cold drake appeared and killed him

i understand your pain but good luck on further adventure

For the Wildfire tree, the Alchemist is the best thing to use to unlock
For the Uttercold tree, Wyrmics are the best thing to use to unlock
For Reavers, the best place to go is the maze
The fight against the Cursed is probably easiest with a hard hitting melee class like Fighter/Berserker
For Wyrmics and killing the queen you're probably best off as either a Berserker/Archmage/Fighter

I used berserker to unlock many of the earlier classes with ease. Once you get the ball rolling (level 15ish) you suddenly can crit like crazy, heal super fast, and do massive damage. Get your resist up and you can cruise through the early and mid game.

I wish you more luck for the next time!

Im on my first attempt but I have a level 9 currently. http://te4.org/characters/1891/tome/85c05f4b-1df0-11e0-bbb3-001cc000edf0

Anthoril is kinda like a submachine where a archmage is like a cannon. Archmage can do more damage but is limited by mana. Anthoril can constantly do smaller damages.

Edit: for escort missions remember that bathe in light can heal your escort

He is deadly in short range. I had by then an teleport rune slot. When I first encountered him I teleported away, then found a nice long hallway and waited for him to track me (I actually got bored pressing '5' so I hurt myself with starfall to be able to speed-regen). I lit up one end (from where he would arrive) with sun blast to spot him at long range. When he showed up I crashed a star into him for a nice stun, then covered the whole approach area with a shadow blast, shot him with searing light, moonbeams and firebeams. He managed two steps at most.

I had problems keeping escorts alive, tended to fry them with residual searing lights or shadow blasts or twilight surges. But one escort thief gave me heightened senses, and I believe that has been absolutely VITAL in this chars survival. So either finding an early good light source or a successful thief escort quest is very useful for A-thils.

Edit: HAvent unlocked barrier yet. Mabye with higher magic level and more skill points, but I haven't gone there yet. (At level 18)

Hey,
I am currently playing an Anorithil now, after almost-successful fighter, wyrmic and archmage. (They all went east, one twice)

I share your opinion for the starting game. Trollmire is the easiest dungeon but I had more anorithil die there than any other character type. Bill the Troll had 4 notches in his belt before I finally had one of my acolytes kill him. After that it got a whole easier, and now my char is having a very easy time indeed. Kor'Pul, Old forest, Sandworm, Maze, City storm (easiest time I've ever had in here) and now in Daikara. Maxed out moonbeam first, put one point in a good many skills, saved up some generic points to level 8 so I could get the perseverance hymn up to speed, then resistance hymn. Shadow blast was next to max out, after I learned that the damage listed in the talent list is very wrong. It is a LOT more, It's a huge area as well, albeit short range. At level 10 I took another rune/infusion slot. Got 1 wild, 2 regen (keep looking for the best regen/healing there is) and a teleport (in case I forget jumpgate or run out of negative energy). Starfall next pumped, sun flare up to 5 radius blind plus some damage, and getting firebeam up to speed now.

Currently at level 18 I have not maxed out my magic for my level, and hardly worked on cunning at all. (twilight/twilight surge still give enough NE for now). Instead I did enough con to get health +2, and actually raised STR to 18 to get heavy armor ability, to use all those great helms and metal boots that keep dropping.

Got a shielding amulet and boots of stability, so feeling pretty safe nothing can kill me before I can teleport out.

By the way, melee is decent for the char. I do 30 damage per enemy per round. Only thing is, I dont hit them, they do.

Normal is not cheating. In short, normal will probably teach you how to play a class faster, while hardcore will teach safety and how to avoid dying faster. Getting as much +CON and health talents and resists is a priority, no matter what character I play.

-M