Dungeon Defenders Manual

[Nexus]

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[NexusxAlpha]

Something IceArrow brought up in one of the live streams that I thought needed some attention. Dungeon Defenders doesn't really have a good "how-to" manual for the game.

So below in the contents is what the manual needs to cover. I am aware about the Wiki, but this is something that could be PDF'd and put onto steam for people to read right from the game's library on steam, or wherever.

Table of Contents:
1.) Mana & Mana Cap (soft/hard)
A.) Mana Tokens
2.) Heroes and their Abilities
A.)Strengths & Weaknesses as DPS/Tower Builds.
2.) Stats : DPS VS Tower Specialization
3.) Game modes : DPS & Tower Specialization Recommendations
A.) Choke Points
B.)Eternia Crystal zones
4.) Gear Quality, Set Bonuses vs No Set Bonus
5.) Pets, Accessories and Weapons (how they should be handled)
6.) DLC Content & You.
7.) AFK Stores

We need a very concise coverage of each section, so the best of the do's-&-Don'ts would be ideal for this manual, which would be ideal to help new and older players refine their Dungeon Defending skills out in the field.

Also feel free to reccomend a section/topic if the current table doesn't quite cover everything. I know something is missing.

I was thinking about doing this. It would be a very handy tool to have for new players. Especially since the game has changed quite dramatically over the past 8 months.

[Dredd]

Something IceArrow brought up in one of the live streams that I thought needed some attention. Dungeon Defenders doesn't really have a good "how-to" manual for the game.

So below in the contents is what the manual needs to cover. I am aware about the Wiki, but this is something that could be PDF'd and put onto steam for people to read right from the game's library on steam, or wherever.

Table of Contents:
1.) Mana & Mana Cap (soft/hard)
A.) Mana Tokens
2.) Heroes and their Abilities
A.)Strengths & Weaknesses as DPS/Tower Builds.
2.) Stats : DPS VS Tower Specialization
3.) Game modes : DPS & Tower Specialization Recommendations
A.) Choke Points
B.)Eternia Crystal zones
4.) Gear Quality, Set Bonuses vs No Set Bonus
5.) Pets, Accessories and Weapons (how they should be handled)
6.) DLC Content & You.
7.) AFK Stores

We need a very concise coverage of each section, so the best of the do's-&-Don'ts would be ideal for this manual, which would be ideal to help new and older players refine their Dungeon Defending skills out in the field.

Also feel free to reccomend a section/topic if the current table doesn't quite cover everything. I know something is missing.

Hello Nexus. I would like to add to the "Table of Contents",


8.) Difficulties (Easy/Medium/Hard/Insane/Nightmare)
9.) Events (What they are and how to participate).


I hope this helps and if you need me to do the Event section, I will be happy to do so.

[Drizzit]

Sounds like a good idea

Table of Contents:
1.) Mana & Mana Cap (soft/hard)
A.) Mana Tokens
2.) Heroes and their Abilities
A.)Strengths & Weaknesses as DPS/Tower Builds.
2.) Stats : DPS VS Tower Specialization
3.) Game modes : DPS & Tower Specialization Recommendations
A.) Choke Points
B.)Eternia Crystal zones
4.) Gear Quality, Set Bonuses vs No Set Bonus
5.) Pets, Accessories and Weapons (how they should be handled)
6.) DLC Content & You.
7.) AFK Stores

I guess this is not the final order of the table of contents but you probably should not start from mana and mana tokens This section could probably be associated with the AFK shop. I did not hit the mana cap for a long time, only after some nightmare survival runs What I would have been interested to know in using mana was the right way to upgrade armor, weapons and pets. My old monk guardian looks really weird nowadays... You probably have this covered in section 4 and 5.

What should probably be covered in the manual:
- active builder bonus and how it works + why use mixed defences. Probably a small introduction on each characters best or most used towers would be nice here.
- small introduction to nightmare mode (what changes, new mobs, where to start, when to switch to nightmare, etc.)
- why upgrade armor resistances and how (every 10-levels, why upgrade above 90% in the late game etc.)
- experience and leveling (how to get the 1.3 multipliers, how not to get xp like from most challenges etc.)
- how to store items in the tavern (dropping items to the floor, how to lock the floor etc.)
- how private games work and how to hide your game altogether
- how to use the console (f1) in case you miss a message

Need to add more items when I remember them

[gow3isba]

Let's hope on Dungeon Defenders 2 TE will put more effort into making a real tutorial

[Nexus]

Updated the Table of Contents. Thanks Drizzit and Dredd for the additions. Could I possibly at some point get a sticky for this thread?

[What]

Under Difficulties & Your heroes., add "Modifiers". Things like Hardcore and Mixmode can be explained there.

[Nexus]

The Game modes section above that should cover the modifier's, actually. Though subsections for both of those under difficulty would be good to. Adding.

[iamisom]

Such a great idea!

[GOKUPP]

Include a list of NO NO things as well such as hacking and pay pal shops.

So many New players do not realize Pay Pal shops are NOT allowed. The mobile version of this game lets you buy mana for real cash. Diablo 3 has it's real cash auction house. Many other games have a Give us money for in game items that so many players just figure Pay Pal Shops to be part of the game.