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lapislosh

Omega question

Question for anyone who happens to have played Omega. I was trying it out recently and it seems pretty cool but I hit a snag earlier that might kill my desire to keep playing.

I was level 7 (with 18+ stats) and stepped on an infinite abyss portal or something. The first one, it dropped me 4 floors and did half my health, which wasn't too bad. The second one, it dropped me in the countryside and I died instantly from full health (70). Is there some way to avoid this or are you always prone to instant death with no defense in this game?

Posted Feb 19, 2017, 8:09 AM UTC

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IAlmostDied•

well I know searching finds them and levitate avoids them but I don't remember much, it's been a long time. I do remember I lost a lot of characters to them so maybe I never figured it out.

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triscuitzop•

The portals are basically random events that should be always avoided, in the case that you die. If I remember correctly, you could also be transported to the elemental planes way too early, so if there's any advantage to them, it would not be worth it. You can jump over them with... v? I think? Anyway, good luck.

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lapisloshOP•

hm, I don't remember being able to see it before I stepped on it, but I could definitely be wrong

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triscuitzop•

Actually, you're right. It is usually a trap. Rarely they're found uncovered.

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