in GC0 the mana pool multiplier has been scaled down, so there is not such a big effect by leveraging mana, esp not if you have not spent skill points to make that cheaper to do. Ditto for traps, for mana accumulation etc. In the first GC, mana pool was critical. In other levels, you need to build towers - so change your skill so building towers are cheaper. Then redirect your skill to something else. For instance, in some levels, thre are towers present and you don't have to build towers. Then, for each battle, you have to rebalance your skills to match the specific aspect of that battle. ive tried everything, any ideas? I thik what works best is if you forget everything you have learned by playing the original Gemcraft. it starts of rather easy, but i cant seem to get any further than 4 or 5 lvls after the first arcane guardian. You can beat the first Arcane monster w a mana pool of 2K, which you could not have done in the original GC. Ditto for traps, for mana accumulation etc.

I thik what works best is if you forget everything you have learned by playing the original Gemcraft. It starts of rather easy, but i cant seem to get any further than 4 or 5 lvls after the first arcane guardian. You basically have to set your own difficulty by not backfilling too much. Sure I have failed a few levels, but a little minimal thought and they go down the second time, or if I'm being dense, the third, but there is no sense of gosh, this is a puzzler. When does it get hard, or do I just need to stop backfilling and press ahead? I guess I need to stop backfilling and press ahead. I have been backfilling whenever the chance arises (one pass only, unless I fail a variation) and maybe its the extra skills that provides that are making the game too easy.

Some people are reporting that the game is hard, but I find it too easy, at least thru the first couple levels after the first Arcane Guardian (who went down on the first pass with much leeway).

You basically have to set your own difficulty by not backfilling too much. I guess I need to stop backfilling and press ahead. When does it get hard, or do I just need to stop backfilling and press ahead? Sure I have failed a few levels, but a little minimal thought and they go down the second time, or if I'm being dense, the third, but there is no sense of gosh, this is a puzzler.

Gemcraft chapter 0 too hard