The_Snail

I would have said Furor. It increases the attacks which itself increases the trigger.

The RoA really needs a +3 to be effective.

Although I stayed with the Sniper, using your suggestion, after several unsuccessful attempts, I was able to get a perfect exploration score. I didn't get the talisman, however, I was able to gather several Mind Vision potions and convert them into Magic Sight. I discovered 2 hidden rooms I had missed.

The other thing is what ProjectingSpiritBow pointed out - in my haste to stay alive on such a daunting run, I discovered, but bypassed, several alter rooms. I may be a developer but I try to avoid spoilers and so never looded at the Wiki... aside from which, it is Wiki, and anybody can put anything there (unless it supports the American Constitution and removal of domestic terrorists usurping positions of servants to [We] the People, committing sedition to undermind America, and calling these terrorists out for treason over their criminal conspiracy to deny Rights while acting under color of law). Politics aside, it seems that was the missing element. You can't just find the rooms, you must also use them to reveal the treasure.

Sadly, although I got gold scores all the way, it was still not a perfect game. Tengu managed to get in a stike.

So, you can teach an old dog new tricks... thank you. That is very good advice.

Because it gets asked often enough, and because it is not part of the one pinned post, I am putting the download link for the most recent releases here. This includes Android and Windows builds.

https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases

Also, there is my own archive of over 300 different Pixel Dungeons.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v243hncvyAGpPtxR7VSgg1E-n4tajdPd

https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases

It does count toward the final score, as does searching all of level 5 even if you beat Goo and find the Rat King. If you don't search the entire level you lose points.

Yes. I came very close to starving many times. Keeps you moving. I found a lot of Maps and turned them into clairvoyance stones. That helped cover a lot of ground without backtracking and searching. That was a big game changer this time. I also used an upgrade to make stones of enchantment an got a Blazing bow. A mimic dropped a Ring of Might +3. Another drop had a warhammer +1 very early on. A Ring of Haste helped conserve food and move along faster. I got the Rose too, on level 22, so that was useless. One should be able to eat the rose. I found 3 healing wells. I usually don't find more than one or two in a game. I tend to get the mind vision ones a lot more. Not sure if that is by design or get random.

Classic. I haven't seen that one in ages.

I once had a warroir with brimstone armor and an elastic sword. I stood in a room full of burning traps and used a scroll of rage. When the monsters came running I just kept snapping them onto the traps. Quite amusing too.

I also get a good laugh when the leaping demons jump into pits, killing themselves. Or, Ratmogrifying an Evil Eye as it hovers over a pit. Did you know that rats can't fly?

Another method I like to use is throwing a Stone of Aggression at the King after he has summond his minion's and just let them attack him.

An upgraded wand of lightning is another effective tactic.

That is what I love about these games, figuring out HOW to beat it. It isn't just about hack-n-slash.

FYI

The scroll wiped out all 58.

Left me stunned for a while.