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Auto-battlers are fun games where you can strategize, build your character, and take down your opponents.Backpack Battleslets you choose from four classes that share common items while offering unique equipment that interact with their passives. This gives you plenty to discover, including how unique items can interact with common ones, and how you can stack common items with backpacks.
However, keeping track of everything and understanding how your opponents win matches can be overwhelming. You have plenty of items to learn about while discovering what works best for your playstyle. As you get a feel for the game and apply these tips, you can make your way up the ranks.
Backpack Battles is currently in Early Access- the information below is liable to change over the course of development.
Manage Your Stamina
You need to find the right balance of Stamina, which meanskeeping it around the middle of the meter. If it sits around max, that means you’re not doing enough damage, but if it sits at the bottom, you’re missing attacks and wasting inventory space.
For instance, theImpractically Large Greatsword deals high damage but costs five Stamina, which isn’t a practical option until you have more Stamina.
You have different upgrades to improve your Stamina, like the Stamina Sack, so get as many as you’re able to. If you want help with balancing, pay attention to the bottom-left corner of the store andaim for medium Stamina use.
You can alsoequip Daggers since they don’t cost Stamina. As you get used to the game, stick with fast and low Stamina weapons to avoid timing issues.
Pay Attention To The Stars
Whenever you place an item in your Inventory, you’ll notice Stars around it. TheseStars mean you’ll gain bonus effectsif you have certain items next to each other.
For instance, the Djinn Lamp item will empower a weapon if you point the Lamp at it. On the other hand, the Piggy Bank will provide you extra Gold for each item it touches, showing theseeffects can offer a variety of bonuses.
You canpick up an item from the Shop and hover it over your other itemsto see if any of your current items will activate the Stars.
Discover More Recipes
Most of the recipes are shared between the four classes. Recipes refer to items that can combine to make a new item: you must leave them next to each other, and then, after a battle, they’ll combine.
As you create recipes, they’ll appear in your Recipes menu, saving the information. The ones shared between classes appear on the left side of the screen, whilethe unique ones tend to be on the right.
Not only will this teach you more about the game, but you canlearn which items synergize well together. It also encourages you to try multiple builds.
When you pick up an item that can combine with another,a blue line will appear, pointing toward the other item.You can also look at youropponent’s items during battle to see which ones have orange lines, showing they’ll combine next turn.
Stacking Is Key
Each class has a unique backpack that provides bonus stats and effects. In this game,you’re able to stack stats, meaning they’ll keep adding to each other, making it crucial to understand each class.
How You Can Stack It
Ranger
Items get aten percent Critical Hit chance, with it increasing by three percent for each Lucky Clover in the bag.
You can stack damage and Critical Hit chance to deal tons of damage.
Reaper
Items have a25 percent chance of inflicting Poison.
You have high odds of stacking Poison multiple times, constantly draining the enemy’s health.
Berserker
Youenter Rage when you drop below 50 percent Health. This causes items to activate 30 percent faster while you take 20 percent less damage.
you may add powerful items to the bag and quickly take down foes before they defeat you.
Pyromancer
Spending a Gold will get you a Flame, andyou’ll gain five Health for every Fire itemin your bag.
you may quickly stack Health and become tanky while dealing good damage.
Look into stacking in other ways, such asusing Mana items or stacking Armorto make yourself hard to kill.
Use Reserve And Reroll Regularly
Reserving is a great way to save up for an item you want later. When you Reserve an item, the shop willreroll everything except those items.
Thisincludes automatic item changes when you fight in a battleand return, or using the the Reroll feature by spending one Gold.
If you’re low on Gold and can’t buy any more items, try toReroll a few times and Reserve any items you wantto buy. Doing so could set you up for powerful upgrades durinig your next round.
Avoid Rerolling more than four times in a roundsince all Rerolls after the fourth time will cost twice as much Gold.
Expand Your Inventory Space Immediately
Expanding your Inventory should beyour number one priority. As soon as you see one appear in the shop, you should purchase or reserve it.
The more Inventory Space you have, the more items you can equip, leading to a more powerful character. This is crucial to keep in mind since thelarger items tend to be the most powerful.
It’s still important to pick up itemswhile building your Inventory. For instance, if you spend all your Gold on your backpack, you’ll lose the upcoming round.
Dump Your Bag And Reorganize
Sometimes, it’s best to give yourself a fresh viewpoint by removing all the items and putting them into storage. Even though storage is a small box,you can stack as many items in it as you want.
Once you move the items into storage, you canmove the Inventory slots around to maximize your space.
If you have trouble with this process,start in the top-right corner, then make your way to the bottom-rightcorner. This will let you slowly make your way left while keeping the slots connected.
Rotate items and the inventory slots to maximize space. Doing so can help you find perfect shapes for trickier pieces, like the Phoenix.
Open The Log To Learn From Opponents
You should pay attention to the auto battles to see where you fall short. you may see if you’re dealing enough damage, if you’re not tanky enough, and other factors todetermine what you should purchase next round.
Sometimes, you’ll encounter new strategies. When this happens, you shouldclick the Log button in the top-middle of the screen, which will display information about what actions occurred during combat.
The red text represents your enemy’s actions. Use this tosee how much damage they’re dealing and where it’s coming from, which you can try in future runs.
After a round, you canpress the Hide button at the top of the screen to show the Inventories again, letting you analyze further.
Choose Your Sub-Class Carefully
About halfway through a run, your shop will be replaced byUnique Items, which determine your Sub-Class. These items are dependent on your class, and you’ll get the same five options each time.
Each one will augment the way you play,such as the Scalewarden letting you empower Dragons as the Pyromancer or getting the Vampiress upgrade for Reaper to make a Life Steal build.
Take a moment to look at these options and see which one works best for your current setup.You can only purchase one unique item; then it returns to the standard shop.
These unique items usually point you toward powerful builds. Remember them and try different combinations focused on using those unique items.
