Well, decided to finally give TiTs a shot after only sticking to COC2 for a while. Got any tips and tricks for me?

[Rudra72]

I can immediately tell its av ery different game to COC2, so I don't think much of my game knowledge will carry over. Any traps (not the fun kind) to avoid?

 

[SoAndSo]

Ye, read everything very very carefully, especially spaceship events when going between planets and any weird stuff you pick up from the ground, spend a bit of time overlevelling per planet (reaching lv4 on mhenga is ok, then add 2 per main story planet afterwards, so 6 on tarkus, etc) and really explore every hub area as much as u can.

 

[Theron]

1. You can max out all Stats by training.
2. Because training has diminishing returns, It is more efficient to train stats, then use your level up points.
3. Don't put your Affinity in a stat you plan to raise primarily with level points.
4. You can switch your Perks in the Level Up menu if Cheats are enabled.
5. Stick to either Melee or Ranged. Switch-Hitting only works at low levels, when gear is your main source of damage, and maybe at 12.
6. Do look into Stat Sticks for your other slot.
7. Stun/Trip/Stagger Chance are based off of Physique/Aim (Melee/Ranged) vs the target's Physique. If your stat is high, you can proc the effect at least half the time.
8. While most Transformations don't have a combat use, some Wings allow you to hit Flying enemies with Melee attacks. So does the Light Jetpack, but that takes the Accessory slot. +10 Evasion is really good, though. Flying enemies aren't common, but they're annoying if you don't have a counter.
9. Passive Evasion cap is 50. Don't overinvest, especially if you're a Smuggler. Stealth Field Generator breaks the cap, but most other abilities don't.
10. A few things are on a timer after you start them and will disappear if you take too long. (Kase, Ula.)
11. Don't sell anything valuable on Mhen'ga if you can help it. The prices are terrible. Except the Strange Egg. You might want to sell that to V-Ko. Zil Rations and Honey can be sold to Burt. Honey might be worth keeping for Energy regen, though.
12. Anno is worth recruiting just because she buys everything for 85%.
13. You have an apartment on Tavros where you can store stuff.
14. IIRC, you can safely skip Distress Calls as long as you reject it at the first generic stage. As soon as you know what it is, it becomes unrepeatable.
15. Tease Accuracy is based on Libido and Damage is based on Sexiness. If you want to do a Tease build, you need to either raise Libido or take Ice Cold at character creation. Libido also increases passive Lust gain, so it's a tradeoff. You don't need to max out Libido to get a reasonable Accuracy.
16. Maximum Sexiness from Armor/Clothing and Underwear is the same as having nothing in that slot. Nudity will make your Teases more effective than the starter gear. You'll want actual Armor later for Evasion/Shields/Defense.
17. If you want to mod your character, you probably need to plan out your Transformative order carefully. There is no Alchemy-like system.
18. There is a Save Editor. Use at your own risk.

Feel free to ask more specific questions.

 

[nameless.sin]

1. You can max out all Stats by training.
2. Because training has diminishing returns, It is more efficient to train stats, then use your level up points.
3. Don't put your Affinity in a stat you plan to raise primarily with level points.
4. You can switch your Perks in the Level Up menu if Cheats are enabled.
5. Stick to either Melee or Ranged. Switch-Hitting only works at low levels, when gear is your main source of damage, and maybe at 12.
6. Do look into Stat Sticks for your other slot.
7. Stun/Trip/Stagger Chance are based off of Physique/Aim (Melee/Ranged) vs the target's Physique. If your stat is high, you can proc the effect at least half the time.
8. While most Transformations don't have a combat use, some Wings allow you to hit Flying enemies with Melee attacks. So does the Light Jetpack, but that takes the Accessory slot. +10 Evasion is really good, though. Flying enemies aren't common, but they're annoying if you don't have a counter.
9. Passive Evasion cap is 50. Don't overinvest, especially if you're a Smuggler.
10. A few things are on a timer after you start them and will disappear if you take too long. (Kase, Ula.)
11. Don't sell anything valuable on Mhen'ga if you can help it. The prices are terrible. Except the Strange Egg. You might want to sell that to V-Ko. Zil Rations and Honey can be sold to Burt. Honey might be worth keeping for Energy regen, though.
12. Anno is worth recruiting just because she buys everything for 85%.
13. You have an apartment on Tavros where you can store stuff.
14. IIRC, you can safely skip Distress Calls as long as you reject it at the first generic stage. As soon as you know what it is, it becomes unrepeatable.
15. Tease Accuracy is based on Libido and Damage is based on Sexiness. If you want to do a Tease build, you need to either raise Libido or take Ice Cold at character creation. Libido also increases passive Lust gain, so it's a tradeoff. You don't need to max out Libido to get a reasonable Accuracy.
16. Maximum Sexiness from Armor/Clothing and Underwear is the same as having nothing in that slot. Nudity will make your Teases more effective than the starter gear. You'll want actual Armor later for Evasion/Shields/Defense.
17. If you want to mod your character, you probably need to plan out your Transformative order carefully. There is no Alchemy-like system.
18. There is a Save Editor. Use at your own risk.

Feel free to ask more specific questions.

so, transformation doesnt really bring combat wise stat right? like for example scalled skin doesnt bring you more defense? its mostly for cosmetic?

 

[Theron]

so, transformation doesnt really bring combat wise stat right? like for example scalled skin doesnt bring you more defense? its mostly for cosmetic?

Correct. There are a few things that slipped through, but they're fairly minor and most are only vaguely tied to your appearance.

Spoiler

1. Flight-capable Wings allow attacking Flying enemies with normal Melee attacks. There are a wide variety of Wings and you can do the same thing with the Light Jetpack Accessory or the Level 10 Mercenary perk 'Lunge'. Also, Special Attacks don't care about whether the target is Flying.
2. Red Pill/Orange Pill can give Myr Venom Tease attack. Myr Venom isn't tied to appearance and can only be lost by taking Gold Pills.
3. Lactating will give the Milk Squirt Tease attack.
4. A 12-inch+ penis with the Aphrodisiac Flag grants the 'Dick Slap' Tease attack.
Myr Venom, Milk Squirt and Dick Slap are all Drug-based and work pretty much the same way, though Milk Squirt requires a certain amount of Fullness without certain perks.
5. Pheromone Perks (Alpha Scent, Jungle Queen Scent, Musky Pheromones, Pheromone Cloud, Pheromone Sweat) stack and give a random Pheromone bonus (up to your Pheromone level) to Tease attacks. Some of these can only be acquired by changing your character's appearance to something specific, but are never lost when changing to something else.
6. Uveto's cold can be negated with 'Icy Veins' from Frostfire, freeing up equipment slots. To keep it, you only need 'Fluffy' fur, so you don't need to keep the Vulpine look. It's also much more expensive than just using Thermal Packs for an in-game year, so it's hardly necessary.
7. It can also be negated with 'Wooly' from New Ewe. This one is more specific.

In the first Corruption of Champions, many transformations had combat applications. Some of them were better than others. This made many players feel they needed certain body parts to be optimal, rather than being able to choose based on aesthetics.

For Trials in Tainted Space and Corruption of Champions 2, they decided to minimize the combat effects of transformations.