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Overlord Tower Master achievement?

Nohbody8Nohbody8 Registered User regular
edited October 2008 in Games and Technology
So I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone by getting the Full Corruption and Tower Master achievements in one game. I think I may have screwed up the Tower Master achievement though. I was attempting to show the Silent Order the error of its ways when I accidentally made my minions pick up the nearby sack of gold. Thinking nothing of it, I ordered them to drop it so I could head back to my tower and refill my health and come up with a new strategy for the Silent Order. After dealing with the Silent Order, however, I go over to pick up the gold and it's not there anymore. I found something on the Internet that says I get credit towards the achievement as soon as I get ten minions on the sack. Does anyone know if this is true?

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  • Nohbody8Nohbody8 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Oh well, worth a shot. I suppose that is sort of an abstract question.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I played the shit out of Overlord and was unable to get that achievement too. Sorry, that one's rough.

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  • Nohbody8Nohbody8 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Agreed. I was following a walkthrough I found online so I think I was doing okay. I'm gonna press on and just assume I got credit for the sack of gold towards the achievement even if my gold tally doesn't reflect that. Why would it disappear if I didn't get credit for it?

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  • JHunzJHunz Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Just make absolutely sure that you get the one sack of gold that you can't go back for, I got screwed by that. :x

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  • Nohbody8Nohbody8 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    That's the problem: I can't go back for it 'cause it's gone. I accidentally picked it up, put it back down, and when I came back from my tower, it was gone. I really hope that there's not some glitch that makes items disappear if you pick them up and don't get them to a waypoint before going to your tower.

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  • Nohbody8Nohbody8 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    At least I'm not the only one.

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  • fragglefartfragglefart Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Did you cycle your autosaves? Could go back to an earlier point...

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  • Nohbody8Nohbody8 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    No. In my hubris, I assumed I would be careful enough not to need more than one save.

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  • JamesKeenanJamesKeenan Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Nohbody8 wrote: »
    No. In my hubris, I assumed I would be careful enough not to need more than one save.

    Bad Nohbody! This is the ultimate fall! Pride and hubris have condemned you!


    But really, this lesson is elementary. I learned it well, many many years ago, during Final Fantasy 8. Do you know what it's like to lose your only save, on the third disc? How about if you didn't learn anything that time, and it happened again?!

    I learned. I learned eventually.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Speaking of Overlord, has anyone found any use for Green Minions (other than clearing poison plants and such)? I mean, Browns are about as decent at dishing out the hurt and since they don't require having to jump onto their enemy's back they can retreat or be recalled way easier on top that.

    So am I missing something here?

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  • NFytNFyt They follow the stars, bound together. Strands in a braid till the end.Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    WotanAnubis wrote: »
    Speaking of Overlord, has anyone found any use for Green Minions (other than clearing poison plants and such)? I mean, Browns are about as decent at dishing out the hurt and since they don't require having to jump onto their enemy's back they can retreat or be recalled way easier on top that.

    So am I missing something here?

    When they ARE on someone's back, they deal MASSIVE DAMAGE.

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  • WembleyWembley Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    NEO|Phyte wrote: »
    WotanAnubis wrote: »
    Speaking of Overlord, has anyone found any use for Green Minions (other than clearing poison plants and such)? I mean, Browns are about as decent at dishing out the hurt and since they don't require having to jump onto their enemy's back they can retreat or be recalled way easier on top that.

    So am I missing something here?

    When they ARE on someone's back, they deal MASSIVE DAMAGE.

    Yeah. Some of the bigger bad guys are a lot easier to deal with when they're all worried about the green dudes on their back stabbing them in the scalp.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    WotanAnubis wrote: »
    Speaking of Overlord, has anyone found any use for Green Minions (other than clearing poison plants and such)? I mean, Browns are about as decent at dishing out the hurt and since they don't require having to jump onto their enemy's back they can retreat or be recalled way easier on top that.

    So am I missing something here?

    If you tell them to stay, they go stealth so you can setup traps. That's how I did the arena. Setup 50 or so Greens in the back, drew some guys in... And BOOM.

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Yeah, greens may be squishy in face-to-face melee, but if you send them to work over large enemies (which they'll do by jumping on their backs), they do insane damage quickly. Also, their stealth ability is good for patrolling enemies as well. I wonder if posting a handful of blues out in view and hiding greens nearby and letting the greens rape anyone who goes for the blues would work. I may try that later.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I fucking hated the blues. Sure they can resurrect, but they normally died trying to bring someone back to life. Plus they can't deal shit for damage.

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Oh, I always kept like a pack of five posted just outside of the main battle and send in my main pack. On most occasions, they'll run in, pick up the dead and bring them back to their post. Unless things go to shit, I could keep most of my pack alive.

    Plus, blues are indispensable for the rare times you have to fight magic creatures.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I just went with about 50 greens. :) Killed most everything without a problem.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    I just went with about 50 greens. :) Killed most everything without a problem.
    Fifty Browns don't leave much of anything behind either.

    Though I do wonder which of the two would have a higher survival rate in the hands of a competent player. And which of the two would have a higher survival rate in my hands. :P

    EDIT: Wait, hang on. I just remembered Greens are totally superior when it comes to fighting Beholders. But since most Beholder fights are essentially puzzle fights (and some Beholders can only be damaged by Greens) I'm not sure they count.

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