The Phrozen Keep

20181018: Getting back into it, I did a few Mephisto runs. Very slow, as I actually killed monsters on the way – not clears, just selected foes here and there. Basically, he is summoning (at p127) all, or most, of the 48 magi to which he is limited, setting p20, and taking 10 minutes (sometimes more...

Lust the Barbarian 20181004: Lust was fairly easy to ready for embarking on his journey through Nightmare difficulty. He had two Shield ChoMs and two grand charms granting 15% max life in his inventory that were about to be obsolete, so he was able to jettison those. The rest of his charms were rel...

20180921: Just a few notes before moving on... Pride never did have maxed resistances in Hell Difficulty. Some of them were even slightly negative. It was never once an issue, however. The only time she ever had to drink Full Rejuvenation potions is when she would run out of Antidote potions after C...

My posts are entirely too long to string even two of them together, so I'm deliberately triple-posting. I hope that no one finds this too terribly objectionable... Pride the Amazon 20180908: First, Pride cleaned up her inventory by removing almost all of the useless quad and tall charms cluttering i...

I am deliberately double-posting because the previous post is already quite long. Envy the Druid 20180901: First, I did a couple of gold runs with Gluttony to fill up the coffers (and her personal stash and carried gold) before moving on to the Druid. Started work on outfitting my Druid. He is going...

[Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:11 am] That Skeleton Mastery is seriously helpful. Having it that high is a nice boost, especially at lower levels. What players setting were you using with your Assassin when she got stomped? Be wary of the lure of playing the Necromancer at a high players setting! The skeletons...

Sorry for the slowness of my update - I always seem to be wanting to play instead of compose when I have Zy-El time. :D I made 3 amulets from treasure cards; stars, swords, and talons. Ahhh that's the stuff, there. Those things are sooo helpful! Congrats on getting three of them already. I hope she ...

I was very much aware that el Cyclopsino would pummel me if given the chance. I just didn't believe it would get that chance. I've upgraded the crap out of my bow with scrolls and I freeze almost everything immediately after hitting it. I felt I was pretty safe against everything. I had gone throug...

I'm a big fan of your setup, honestly... nice and orderly. I like the alphabetical ordering of your class pages. :cool: I tend to group in 10s as well, though I'm realizing that some item types need a lot more space later than they do earlier (like demon boxes), or as time goes by (like charms). I s...

Wow, I can't believe my eyes! Three people playing in a Zy-El tournament... simply astounding! Welcome to both of you. I feel that maybe I should start over as well, but I'm not sure I could stand to go through the pain of all those Meph runs again to establish a healthy %EG base... please forgive m...

Thanks to sokol's prompting, I've decided to resume playing in this tournament where I left off. I guess, technically, it's not still a tournament, but I'm going to ignore the technicalities and just carry on! I hope no one minds too much... 20180731: Gluttony the Sorceress She was level 527 when I ...

Hello sokol815 :) Yours is an inspired idea! I don't think I'll completely give up on Necrosys, but a break to do something else is probably necessary. I was thinking I might take up where I left off in the Evolution Tournament next, but I like your idea better. I should still have my Softcore Rotat...

Hello, it's me again, Back in mid 2010, Metropolis Man started a thread entitled Zy-El vs. Eastern Sun Summoners' Smackdown . It looked like a lot of fun, and I've always wanted to give it a try, and I figured that this would be the perfect venue in which I could get my Zy-El feet wet again. I chose...

Thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention! You should check out the Zy-El wikia again, though... it is not as outdated as you may have remembered. :) If you do check it out, feel free to leave some comments here or there about what might be missing, so that someone with the time can do som...

Hello Zy-El fans, The new wikia (same link as in the post preceding this one) has been updated to include all of the old wiki's information, minus the runewords . Those can be obtained through the ZERB (Zy-El Runeword Browser) app. I'll have to find links to that to add to this post. Done! I plan to...

I've uploaded this same version (0.3.2.1) of ZERB to a new location , so it is available again. Way too late to respond to Malakat, really, but it was my pleasure, sir! So many people benefited so much from your program over the years, so thank YOU for providing us with such an amazing app in the fi...

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I posted a message here which, on further reflection, I decided should have been posted in another thread. The post is still valid here, but I don't want to duplicate it, so here is a link to the original post.

Clersius

Hello fellow Zy-Ellers and anyone lurking in the shadows! I see that this forum has gone the way of the Dodo, but I will not let that deter me - at least not at first. :) I had a craving to re-visit this wonderful mod, so I started reading the old forum posts, especially the old tournament threads. ...

E-vil. Side quests. Al. :twisted: In regard to "Grotesque Cemetery," I just want to be sure that I fully comprehend the equipment rule... During the "non-side-quest" portion of Chapter 6, belts must be magic or non-magic (blue or white), but during the execution of "Grotesque Cemetary" the belt may ...

Another fun video! I have a question about the glitching that happens around the 5:30 to 6:00 marks... is that due to the recording, or is your game doing that? I agree about the 1st side quest... I found myself grinding my teeth a few times over how bloody long it was taking to sift through all the...

Thanks for the video, Al! That does a MUCH better job than the docs of explaining the new search codes. You rock. :D And welcome back for a few days, as well. Hans, nice to see you still skulking about staggering about the forums. :twisted: What kinds of entertainment are capturing your attention th...

Interesting.

Does the absence of twitch indicate the continued absence of Bul-Kathos? I hope not, but have fun regardless of what you decide to play.

Ahhhhhh yes, Sweet makes SUCH a nice bow! I think that might be my favourite runeword of them all. That truly is a "bummer" :!: I am honestly gutted about that as your score would be even more impressive. :rotf: Your commiseration is duly noted... :twisted: Not that you need my agreement, but I agre...

Hello everyone! I have modified Malakat's invaluable ZERB tool by adding a few new search features and including/updating/completing ALL of the Zy-El 4.4c Runewords. It is currently available for download on the Zy-El Wiki. I encourage you to try it out, but before you do so, please peruse the 'read...

You are still plugging away at this monster challenge... I am truly impressed with your sticktoitiveness, Rahhja! This is the second most difficult stage of the journey, so the fact that you have not thrown in the towel is a testament to your willpower. :twisted: I wish you all the best in your cont...