So I’ve been stuck on this damn game for like a week straight, right? Couldn’t level up my character no matter how many times I ran Chapter 185. Felt so stupid. Every night, same thing: grind, die, grind, die. Started thinking maybe the game was busted or something.
Finally got pissed off enough last night. Grabbed my laptop, fired up the game recording tool. Thought, “Alright, let’s figure out exactly where I’m screwing up.” Sat my butt down and played through Chapter 185 properly, like, ten times in a row. I recorded every single painful run.
After beating my head against it, I started noticing little things. Patterns, you know?
What Finally Made Sense
Went back and watched all the recordings super slow. Painful, but necessary. Here’s the stuff that jumped out at me:
- The friggin’ golem boss has this one attack animation everyone misses. Right before he slams? There’s like a half-second shimmer in his right shoulder. THAT’S your cue to dodge left, not right. Dodged wrong every single time before.
- Turns out the game spawns extra health potions under broken statues ONLY if you haven’t taken damage in the 30 seconds before reaching that room. I was always getting nicked by those stupid flying skulls earlier.
- The final puzzle part? Totally timing based, not just sequence. The symbols light up slower after midnight server time for some reason. No wonder my after-work sessions always failed there!
Felt like an idiot seeing how obvious it all looked in the recordings. Things I swore were random bad luck? Nope. Just me being blind to the triggers.
Applying The Fixes
Armed with my notes, I ran Chapter 185 one more time just before bed. Focused ONLY on that shoulder shimmer. Ignored the flying skulls completely in the corridor run-up. Waited a beat longer on the puzzle timing.
Dodged left. Golem whiffed. Got the hidden health pots. Hit the puzzle symbols slow and careful. Next thing I know? Level Up animation finally pops.
Took forever, but honestly? Feels good cracking the code. Was about ready to quit the whole game. Sometimes you just gotta record the pain to see the pattern.
