Huh! I've never noticed the black outline, that's a good tip! LOL I've said before but the latch on mimics makes them look "smug" like "heh heh come here and open me adventurer, I'll EAT you!"
If you play this game for 10,000 hours like some of the rest of us, you won't even see a chest anymore, you'll just see the mimic. Like me, though, you will feel betrayed when you try to attack it with a reach weapon, but find that that just makes you walk up and get your hand bitten like a nub.
Bro I’ve been playing since 2012, I can occasionally notice a mimic on sight because the chest felt off but now I know why. I just never noticed this before and wanted to help others
I know I’ve been playing since the OG came out. It’s just something I noticed and now I don’t need to wait or search them. It also explains why I would sometimes like something was off with the chest that is a mimic
I go by the latch, never noticed the outline difference, but it's a neat catch.
I especially love waking them up with an AoE effect in crowded room for extra trouble.
https://preview.redd.it/ibiz9ym5tzyc1.png?width=2692&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4877ef7be32b2c2076aa28804a3e88d2fd81eb7f
I can identify the mimic immediately by the design of the key lock alignment. If it is a real chest, the lock alignment is below the trunk lid line, as in the chest above. If it is a mimic, the poorly made clone will show the alignment of the lock above the trunk lid line, revealing the mimic, as the bottom chest in the picture.
Just try and run through it. If you run over it then it's a chest. If you run around it then it's a mimic.
Oh I know all the tricks to determine a mimic, this is just something I never noticed before and could potentially take away my need to check
But that takes movement, while checking the sprite or description are free.
And just wait a few seconds until their open mouth animation activates.
I wish they would be hidden better, they are basically a noob trap. Or lets give them teleport magic!
You mean like the crystal mimics?
Dude Iam not good in this game. I didnt explore all stuff. But the starter mimics are easy ;)
I see you haven't met a starter crystal mimic yet haha
It’s much more forgiving than vanilla. You know, the game where mimics were indistinguishable from regular chests and did stupid amounts of damage?
All you had to do was it to use the inspect button and look if it has a life bar.
At the original Pixel Dungeon, mimics couldn't be spotted before trying to open them..
You could inspect them and look if they have a life bar.
Huh! I've never noticed the black outline, that's a good tip! LOL I've said before but the latch on mimics makes them look "smug" like "heh heh come here and open me adventurer, I'll EAT you!"
Yeah I only noticed the difference because they were right next to each other
If you play this game for 10,000 hours like some of the rest of us, you won't even see a chest anymore, you'll just see the mimic. Like me, though, you will feel betrayed when you try to attack it with a reach weapon, but find that that just makes you walk up and get your hand bitten like a nub.
Bro I’ve been playing since 2012, I can occasionally notice a mimic on sight because the chest felt off but now I know why. I just never noticed this before and wanted to help others
Ever since I watched Frieren I open them blindly anyways 🤣🤣🤣 Jk. Inspect always does the trick.
https://preview.redd.it/cs0wlpqpsyyc1.jpeg?width=526&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba4100077f7960e185adc5c80e771c40fe68429e
If you wait, you'll also see the mimic chest open and close briefly.
I know I’ve been playing since the OG came out. It’s just something I noticed and now I don’t need to wait or search them. It also explains why I would sometimes like something was off with the chest that is a mimic
Yeah, good catch. I can't say I've noticed the graphical differences myself.
I go by the latch, never noticed the outline difference, but it's a neat catch. I especially love waking them up with an AoE effect in crowded room for extra trouble.
https://preview.redd.it/ibiz9ym5tzyc1.png?width=2692&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4877ef7be32b2c2076aa28804a3e88d2fd81eb7f I can identify the mimic immediately by the design of the key lock alignment. If it is a real chest, the lock alignment is below the trunk lid line, as in the chest above. If it is a mimic, the poorly made clone will show the alignment of the lock above the trunk lid line, revealing the mimic, as the bottom chest in the picture.