Are there resolutions that are "safer" than others? I'd like to run at 1920x1080, but if let's say 1680x1050 runs the automap better then I'd rather suffer a slight visual loss as I tend to use the automap frequently... (reminds me of when I was trying to troubleshoot and thought it might be something related to graphics - I loaded the game at 640x480 and thought "How the hell does anyone play at this resolution? You can barely see 10 feet in front of you lol! Spoiled at 1920x1080 and shooting from double most of the monsters sight range!)

I guess I could use the automap hindrance as an extra handicap as I'm finding the game on HARD only hard in the beginning and not so hard after finishing the catacombs (For example, to challenge myself, I kill all the undead after killing Thelyron rather than running out of the area...)

I've also avoided the "broken" skills like Freeze and Poison Weapon (and scorpion traps in 1.34.)

I also, for a while, did the cheesy load-reload if I didn't like a loot drop or a vendor's items, but I've stopped that for extra challenge as well...sucks when you know a mini-boss should drop good loot and he drops a Pile of Gold(34) lol. Oh well smile

Any other suggestions?

Got 1.34 re-loaded and will play later. Have some friends coming over to play Battlestar Galactica (the boardgame.) It's a good one, you should check it out if you haven't.