Help with level 5? (spoilers, obviously)

[Elimenator89730]

I have absolutely no idea how to progress further in level 5. Those golems kick my butt no matter what I do, and they just seem absolutely unbeatable unless I cheese them! They have insane reach and are constantly backstepping away from me, so not only can I not corner them, but oftentimes I can't even land a hit. Even when it's a 1 vs 1, I still can't beat them. What am I doing wrong? Is there some sort of tactic that I'm unaware of besides getting a short character and holding down crouch?

 

[DerekP]

I don't want to spoil too much, but some of them can by pacified by having the right object in your inventory. There's really only a few golems that require you to deal with them personally. Keep hunting the areas you have access to, don't miss a single chest. Good luck! Feel free to PM me if you want some more spoilerific assistance.

 

[Tommaso]

i had the same problem but i had passed the first 2 by closing them in the previus door, then i go on the map finding a polehammer, when i come back with that long weapon i open the door to let them enter one by one, the fight is a lot by pressing C and shift to try to hit them when they backstepping.
(sorry for my english)

 

[DerekP]

It's a risky fight but you can definitely manhandle them if you want to, I just preferred going the pacifist route. I have enough enemies in exanima as it is, I try not to create more. Also the golems behavior has been patched(fairly certain, feel free to correct me) so crouching in front of them isn't as sure as a thing as it used to be.

 

[Elimenator89730]

Okay well, I think I've managed to figure out what the problem is, and I have to say it's a very weird one.

I've recently made a habit of, on the third level, grabbing every single dish in that one room that has dozens of them. I didn't realize it until I had three tokens in the most recent level, but my character is moving in slow motion, as are all NPCs, with one incredibly odd exception - golems swing in slow motion, but they won't move in slow motion, meaning that despite the fact that I have more time to react because of everything being slowed down, I'm still at a huge disadvantage because they're moving so much more quickly than I am.

I'm going to get myself killed and restart at the portal so I can empty my inventory of all of the dishes.

 

[MindSliver]

I hope it helps, check some of the other recent threads and you'll see people talking about the same golem issues as well as methods for overcoming them in legitimate combat.

 

[DerekP]

That definitely sounds like a bug, You should report it to the devs just so they know. Let us know if the whole killing yourself and emptying your inventory thing works out.

 

[Elimenator89730]

Yeah, it definitely was the dishes - I'm still getting destroyed by the golems of course, but at least it's sort-of fair now, and the physics are all working properly again.

 

[Tommaso]

Yeah, it definitely was the dishes - I'm still getting destroyed by the golems of course, but at least it's sort-of fair now, and the physics are all working properly again.

are you in full plate armor? i try to fight 1 golem with some less armor and i get 1shotted!

 

[DerekP]

You can goad a single golem into a fight but walking into the alcove behind them and thrusting, or hitting them in the chest while staying away from the line on the floor that activates the pair.

 

[Tommaso]

not all the time happen, and sometime the pacified one charge you after you pass the symbol on the ground