What do you do when RNGesus isn't helping?

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I’d scratch the defect reversal one for most forging. I usually have a corrupt compound solely for getting the boon I want, then I hit it with a vigor catalyst 2, push new gums in for another boon and repeat the process till I get the 3> boons that I want. Then I kinda play between corrupt and pure compounds to level them up

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Fate paste and protection paste

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I’m not an expert forger and I don’t mind a quirk or defect depending on what it is. Some quirks are awesome lol

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Quit for the day

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I visualise the gum weights like this:

When you hit the boon bar and push boon points to a boon, the boon is selected from a deck of cards (boons). By default the deck has 1 card for each boon it’s possible to get at that moment*. A single active gum adds 10 extra cards for the boons it targets, so a single effect gums adds 10 cards for damage, and 10 cards for crit effect. Three active effect gums would add 30 cards to both boons.

Then a single card is drawn and the points go to that boon.

*If the 3 slots are already full, the only possible boons are those 3 boons, but gums still effect the weights of them.

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Very helpful. I’m a visual person and this makes sense! Thanks.

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Yep, Vansten’s guide is like a bible for me. Though I do think it needs a section for “Dealing with forge frustration” On PS4 like me that answer is of course throw controller.

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Outside of forging, sometimes I’ll have meteors fall right on me as I’m mining or gathering resources on an exo with regen bombs. You can’t use those next to a meteor, so I just purposefully go over and get myself killed so I can use my regen bombs again.

One time, I had about 4 fall right next to me all back to back from each other. It was about 20 minutes non-stop of not being able to regen an area I was farming. That was definitely the RNGesus gods frowning down upon me…

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Are you pc or PS4?

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I’m on PS4

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My forging alt on PS4 is called HotForger, when I get super frustrated, I drop all forging mats in a closed storage nearby and start the game on PC where ColdForger takes over…

Surprisingly enough that usually seems to work! :smiley:

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When it happens, I fully embrace RNJesus and forge with no gum, got aoe and dmg and spd doing that, after 2 rough forges yesterday, added a few gums when i got scared the hammer would end 1x2

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Okay for PS4.
I’d suggest tipping over your tv in a fit of rage. Incase you have a wall mount. It’s going to take a little more effort to tear that mother off the wall. Then screaming “I hate cursive and I hate all of you! F this I’m done.” Or other phrase of choice.
Followed by a time out of sorts because you’ll need to purchase a new TV or connect another tv and clean up a small mess.
Hope this helps. And hit me up for more Boundless life Hacks.

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So what I’m getting is that in order to forge more effectively I need a gaming PC with my PS4. Problem solved.

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Next bad run on the forge I’ll do just this. I see no reason why it won’t work perfectly! :rofl:

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Forge fails made me want to throw my controller. So I stopped forging a year ago. I still have a coiled centraforge and some mats but I haven’t forged since 2018.

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Just remember that once you switch to a PC, you’ll need to keep several keyboards on hand for when you break them over your knee after a good ol’ forge session…

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  1. I’ll get annoyed and then go buy a tool
  2. Build something
  3. Try to forge again
  4. Rinse and repeat.
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I just ragequit the game and go browse forums, like i did now ^^

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