Finally beat Ixion
This dude took 4 tries. It was beginning to feel like a chore, but I took it really slow this time. Just dodged, without firing at all. Once I was super comfortable with timing of all attacks, I laid it on him to get to his next phase, then got back to dodging again.
For comparison, I one shot Phrike, but didn’t really expect the game to be that easy. Might have been some of beginner’s luck, too. TBH, those 4 tries for on Ixion themselves. I did die a few more times doing silly escapades trying to reach him. Total 7 times I believe.
On to derelict ruins. So far, Overgrown Ruins still win in terms of vibes.
Also, finally able to get to all those grapple points now. Gonna do a couple of full biome 1 and 2 runs just to get to places where I couldn’t before.
Protip: Not sure if it’s a placebo, but turning off the online mode spawned gateway rooms much quicker. Both in biome 1 and 2.