Something I've noticed is that most of the other songs have a "kick" that simulates a heartbeat. It gives intensity even with the danger is distant. This song, however, has a kick that simulates a march. Artificer isn't there to survive. She's there to wage war.
i think another sad part in the tragic masterpiece that is artificer is that the scavs might not even entirely know why arti is out for them. in their eyes, they were just getting rid of a pest when they killed her kids - and they might not even remember arti specifically. all they know is that a living grenade is massacring their ranks.
The scavengers in metropolis most likely never ever saw Artificer or heard about her, they must be seeing artificer as a beast, rather than an intelligent being, that kills them for no reason
_Kills slugpup_ "Huh. Well I'm sure it'll be fine-" _The parent survives._ "Alright, well it's just one slugcat. What-" _Start hearing reports of eight+ parties of Scavengers being killed._ "Okay. We'll start-" _The elite hunter parties are all wiped out._ "I-" _The slugcat shows up in the locked scavenger city somehow_ _Explodes half the known scav population_ _Mercs the scav shaman_ "._."
@@HazardThe2st im so confused about the dreams shown ingame because it makes it look like the slugpups had lack of artificer's attention for example, none of the artificer campaign would have happened if she took her slugpups by the hand instead of walking away and never looking back
@a grey world i sadly dont think most regretted it (some did though) scavs have made an anarchy with pearls & apparently money is more important that children so i'd like to immagine that the scav that killed the pups didnt regret killing them even if his whole population got slaughtered (fucking asshole)
@@zsaidmiranda4971 the issue is in rain world that you have to account for the rain timer aswell as predators. Keeping track of 2 kids probably isn't easy.
One of the appeals of the rainworld's setting is the quite realistic depiction of a ecosystem. Whenever you're fighting wildlife or even scavengers there's never real malice to it. It's just nature. A cruel yet in a way honourable, you or me, mentality. A struggle for life. This track is not only a real banger but perfectly sums up how different this situation is. Artificer is not fighting for survival, she is waging a war of extermination in the name of vengeance. While her motivations are understandable, unlike other confrontations what is happening here is without a doubt wrong... And of course that's really freaking cool.
idk sometimes the scavengers got some malice to their fights, I'll just be chillin and then get like five spears thrown at me out of nowhere even when I'm at decent terms with the scavs.
@@casual2694 to be fair, if was a scavenger and heard of my people being slaughtered by a little slug creature, I would be pretty wary if I saw one wandering around too
I really like your description and I would like to use it in my RW art month contribution for artificer. Is it okay for you if leave out the second paragraph though? It would have a greater impact if I cut it out. Almost sinister. However I am aware that I would not cite you correctly.
I love how the Perc feels like an individual warning to whoever hears it like they're in danger. Maybe the Artificer for she has to keep on her toes to dodge spears but otherwise the presence of the scug to the scavs is like a secondary heartbeat. Ominous. And then altogether with the Arp, there's fire... and you're In Danger. You could feel the focus of the engagement of battle with the slugcat The Synth makes it all the more grim, for both sides too. A more shuddering heartbeat, or voices wailing.
System Readout of Minneapolis Security Computer #3 Circa 9/13/2570 Engaging diagnosis of city perimeter... Wall integrity...97% Operational gun emplacements...73/80 Shield Capacity...83% Population Status...3 active protests detected Dispatching police units...SUCCESS Protestors detained Standard sentence set at 30 days with $3000 fine to each protestor. Applying sentence...SUCCESS Continuing normal operations ... ... ... Radar contact detected Distance: 20 km Bearing: 27 degrees west of northwest OUTER WALL BREACH DETECTED Enemy sighted! Distance: 2 km Weaponry: unkno$^ SH#@L& D$@N D@MAGE T( M@I|\|FRAME DETE#%#: Overriding control Secondary computer unit active Activating gun batteries...SUCCESS Initiating analysis of attacking party... Magical capacity...CONFIRMED Form factor...Human, estimated 25 years old Initiating remote DNA analysis... Genetic profile matches Joseph Hammond, missing 05/03/2561 to current date, 17 years old. ISEKAI VETERAN CONFIRMED Initiating nation-wide State Of Emergency...SUCCESS DANGER: REACTOR FAILURE POWER LEVELS DROPPING NO DATA FROM POWER GRID NO DATA FROM BATTERY SYSTEMS Mainframe powering down... ... ... May God Have Mercy Upon Us All.
Fun fact, atmos usually only plays when you're in a room with scavs, or in a room they're supposed to be in. (Like one of the scav tolls that has a white lizard spawn next to it)
the arps in this track have a pretty sad tone to it, i interpret it as the music trying to remind you that there is still that deep sorrow in artificer's soul which, despite being the very reason that sparked her hatred for scavengers, is urging her to turn back and seek transcendence instead
Personal interpretation : Atmos - Initial alarms of the city, on the mild danger Breaks - Main alarms along with the Atmos layer, when the crap hits the fan and city requires evacuation Tom - EXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE, THE WAR IS HAPPENING! Shaker - Scavenger war hymns Arp + synth - Artificer's thoughts and worries, a whole cocktail of negative emotions, with an addition of huge mourn, and will to avenge her children
One thing I just noticed about the art Spearmaster and Arti look ready to fight, Rivulet looks uncomfortable and ready to skidaddle, and Saint looks like he's in the process of skidaddling (or whatever the fuck that is lol), so all these characters are acting in a way in line with their personality. But Gourmand... C'mon, he's not an angry guy! He's just a jolly ol' grandpa on the inside! He'd probably be excited to see such a delicious meal oh so kindly present itself to him! He's a happy fellow. You know it. I know it. We all know it. Lmao
Actually, Gourmand first throw is 3x the strength of a normal throw since he doesn’t have so much stamina he put all his strength into the first one to one shot it
Arti’s story is basically Doomguy’s story, her loved one was killed, and now she seeks revenge on all of the scavengers because one small group of scavs killed her kid
listen, killing the entirety of hell just cuz demons took your bunny is a bit of a stretch BUT HAVE YOU SEEN THE WRATH OF A GRIEVING MOTHER????? yeah but scavs kinda deserved it cuz they're really greedy, destructive and needlessly aggressive.
The second I heard the amen breaks I knew shit was gonna go down as soon as I got to the end of Metropolis, last time these played in a song I was controlling a vampiric machine of war in hell
this game is difficult af but when you do play good, it's extremely rewarding. this music rising at its peak while you are surrounded by scavengers and slowly killing one by one, somehow not dying and dodging spears left to right is simply the best gaming experience ever
The moment you truly stop fearing threat and losing progress, this game becomes completely new experience, the apex predators in this game REALLY do look confused and scared when such small and cute creature as slugcat, instead of running away, coldly confronts them and just remorselessly stabs them again and again and again before they realise it's too late to run away. It feels like this game can feel your fear and use it as its advantage against you, but when there isn't any, the game can't do anything, and at this point you realise that the threat music plays not because you're in danger, but because you ARE the danger!
Because I want to vent my skill issue, I have trouble with the swarms and getting cornered, but even though artificer is amazing for escaping those situations, I usually still die from the cooldown on her rocket jump/launch. Touching the ground as arti is a death sentence, and you don't get progression hints from an overseer because the drone can't do anything except display when you're dead. I was stuck in garbage wastes for over 2 hours so I just turned off karma to pass the waterfront gate because I am not bringing a scav across the acid room and through two cyan lizards. Waterfront was so much easier. I think it's stupid to put the hardest area at the beginning and leave you entirely in the dark about everything except the explosive crafting and explode launch, and not even tell you about parrying. Can anyone give me an idea of what I can do to either make combat easier or get to where I'm supposed to go with less difficulty? (If anyone actually cares, I want metropolis ending)
@@ConnerGuild First off - If you haven't completed survivor/monk before and instantly entered artificer's campaign through the cheats option then you will not simply win without more trouble than others, because artificer's campaign expects the player to be good already, this is what i did with spearmaster and i was stuck on waterfront facility for real life days. Second, When beginning in artificer's campaign you're supposed to head to the right, which leads you to shaded citadel quite quickly. Choosing to go left into garbage wastes is considered the hard mode as this path is saturated with harder enemies designed to challenge people looking for pain, and, as you have experienced the pain is real. Third, if game progression is an issue, google in "Rain World interactive map" and then select "I'm lost in downpour dlc" knowing the layout of the area will also help you avoid getting cornered, a reminder is that you will encounter some fights which are rigged to the point where winning is impossible, however, you can still run away, Artificer has great escape options and scavengers that are camping one room will eventually leave. (Except scavs tolls of course) And lastly, don't give scavs a fair fight, sneak close to them, surprise them with a downwards explosion (stun) and spear them to death while they can't do anything.
Can I point out just how amusing this art is? Rivulet is just standing there looking concerned as all hell while everyone else is ready to throw down. Apart from Saint, of course. Gourmand is DUAL WIELDING rocks for some reason, while Artificer is about to commit a war crime..
I love the way the sounds mimic the sounds of the battle both externally and internally, like the Tom sounds like an occasional explosion or spear ricochet, while the Perc sounds like a ticking clock (likely to the time of your death), and the Atmos like a full alarm to announce the threat.
I like to imagine that artificer is so indangered and flooded by her emotions that she is hallucinating the sounds of the battle: the sirens, fake spear hits and explosions, like her whole life is being concentrated in this moment
Hey 👉👈 I'm working on an animation and I need the individual threat layers for it - I've had no luck extracting them myself. Do you have files of the individual threat layers anywhere where I could access them, or could you explain your process of getting them? Thank you
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aYDeRZ9lwoBOGQFH15CILN3iwpCNXfrv?usp=share_link Not entirely sure if this google drive link works but. It contains most of all procedural music files in the game including the threat layers and regular Rain World music layered files. Sadly the threat music files are not separated by game region but name coded on where it plays which makes them slightly easier distinguish one another.
I could also explain a bit how to get them though. The procedural music files were moved in Assetbundles folder after downpour's release or remix update I believe, and turned the files into a compressed mess which makes them inaccessible. The only way to access them again is to convert and extract the files with another software. I've used (AssetRipper) for it.
@@tritonwe8937 i think they're talking about how in artificer, you kinda have no choice lol. i am WITH you though, i hate killing them, its difficult and really not worth it most of the time
@@wiltedcordypetals Yeah, but I don't understand why everyone just loves the artificer. For me, it seemed like the hardest campaign, due to how many times I got spawn camped. It took me 20 cycles to get out of the garbage worm shelter in chimney canopy and another 10 cycles to get out of five pebbles and enter metropolis
@tritonwe8937 ohhh I get that too man, it's so fucking difficult. I think the appeal with her is more of the lore aspect? the campaign itself is fucking insanely hard.
@@tritonwe8937 I imagine it’s because lots of the people that hate scavengers are also the people who’re also the people who are essentially combat enthusiasts who like killing and dislike how annoying and intrusive scavs can be at times
Can't wait for Waterfront, Metropolis (Night), Looks to the Moon, Pipeyard, and Outer Expanse! Don't forget to put these in your threat layered playlist
Yooooo! This is fucking awesome, man! I'm currently making a lot of edits from another game, but I'm using the stems for rain world, and was sad to find out that the .ogg files from downpour don't work, but this is is a godsend! Thank you so much!
I've been having so much fun with artificer compared to the main playthrough as the survivor . I have likely genocided multiple scav family trees with my explosives
Yeah, it sounds a bit out of place listening to it on youtube, but in-game it really adds to the experience. It's like bombs are going off somewhere right around the corner and makes things even more tense
w h y i s m y n a m e R u f f l e s ? w h y i s b o t h s a i n t a n d s p e a r m a s t e r h e r e a t t h e s a m e t i m e ? w h y i s s a i n t f i g h t i n g ? w h y a m I t h e o n l y o n e w i t h o u t w e a p o n s ?
Thank you for uploading this! I wanted to listen to the different layers but ever since the update, the files won't open in any media player for some reason.
@@nomnom2298 i am aware they aren't actually vine booms, but they're painfully offbeat and kill the spotify version of the song for me, i find them annoying. the song is genuinely just better without em to me.
@@azurreforsureI think the tom was meant to encapsulate the chaos and intensity of the fights and more so meant for listening while you play the game than listening casually. But yeah I definitely see what you mean there, the song would work fine without it.
how did you get these files to upload correctly? i'm trying to open them and put them in audacity but they're all compressed to the point to where they aren't readable
hey uhhhhhh, where you found the files of the threat themes, each layer separated individually, because i kinda of want to access the game files to get them individually, for a video thing
I'm not sure if the official Rain World OST files are still quite hidden in its properties, but you can use this Google Drive folder I've made for northflowo's vid to gather the threat layer files. drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X7p9YsZujjvw5a_scqQtPMUcKjhkb7fc?usp=sharing
OH MY GOD DID YALL FINALLY CRACK IT AND GET EVERY LAYER SEPARATELY?!??@),5)9 DUDE THIS IS REALLY GREAT NEWS!!! SDDDO YOU KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THEM??? BECAUSE I BEEN MISSING DIGGING AND LISTENING TO EVERYTHING SEPARATELY
Metropolis *would* easily be the best region in the game, if it weren't only locked to Artificer, who has- no serious hate- one of, if not THE worst gameplay loops of any slugcat. It's literally just "bash your head into a scav-shaped wall until you reach the next shelter" simulator, and it's... I dunno! It's not that fun! Love arti's design, her controls, her gimmicks... but that gameplay loop, though...
Nah it is fun, I understand why you find scav fighting annoying or frustrating but the bashing your head into a wall part is what made it fun to me. There’s so much you have to consider and learn when fighting them and every fight is different. You have to keep track of where all the scavs are, where safe spots are, walls you can use for cover, remember locations of spears or rocks, know when to retreat or when to attack, when to craft bombs, when to prioritize an explosive spear or a regular one, how to space out using your jump and deflect that they can save you in tight situations while still getting value from their offensive capabilities, enemies you can lure to distract some of the scavs while you take out others, I could go on and on… there’s so much depth to it because of artis complex abilities and the scavs being insanely difficult and complex themselves that when you finally understand how to perfectly use your abilities and surroundings and win against a toll or kill squad despite all odds, it’s one of the most satisfying and rewarding things in the game. And I think metropolis a great arena for fighting them, the blocky design provides lots of cover and movement opportunities, still with wider open areas where the scavs have more of an advantage. And especially with this banger of a threat theme. I mean I think I understand why people don’t like it but I just can’t agree, this might be my favorite campaign though I’m not sure (metropolis definitely my favorite area though).
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Something I've noticed is that most of the other songs have a "kick" that simulates a heartbeat. It gives intensity even with the danger is distant. This song, however, has a kick that simulates a march. Artificer isn't there to survive. She's there to wage war.
i think another sad part in the tragic masterpiece that is artificer is that the scavs might not even entirely know why arti is out for them. in their eyes, they were just getting rid of a pest when they killed her kids - and they might not even remember arti specifically. all they know is that a living grenade is massacring their ranks.
The scavengers in metropolis most likely never ever saw Artificer or heard about her, they must be seeing artificer as a beast, rather than an intelligent being, that kills them for no reason
The scavs who were at that toll station wondering if maybe killing those slugpups was a bad idea while the city burns down around them: ._.
_Kills slugpup_
"Huh. Well I'm sure it'll be fine-"
_The parent survives._
"Alright, well it's just one slugcat. What-"
_Start hearing reports of eight+ parties of Scavengers being killed._
"Okay. We'll start-"
_The elite hunter parties are all wiped out._
"I-"
_The slugcat shows up in the locked scavenger city somehow_
_Explodes half the known scav population_
_Mercs the scav shaman_
"._."
Yeah but like
No steal shiny, steal shiny equal kill thief
Totally completely justified to kill children because one was curious about a pearl, yup
@@HazardThe2st im so confused about the dreams shown ingame because it makes it look like the slugpups had lack of artificer's attention
for example, none of the artificer campaign would have happened if she took her slugpups by the hand instead of walking away and never looking back
@a grey world i sadly dont think most regretted it (some did though) scavs have made an anarchy with pearls & apparently money is more important that children so i'd like to immagine that the scav that killed the pups didnt regret killing them even if his whole population got slaughtered (fucking asshole)
@@zsaidmiranda4971 the issue is in rain world that you have to account for the rain timer aswell as predators.
Keeping track of 2 kids probably isn't easy.
One of the appeals of the rainworld's setting is the quite realistic depiction of a ecosystem. Whenever you're fighting wildlife or even scavengers there's never real malice to it. It's just nature. A cruel yet in a way honourable, you or me, mentality. A struggle for life.
This track is not only a real banger but perfectly sums up how different this situation is. Artificer is not fighting for survival, she is waging a war of extermination in the name of vengeance. While her motivations are understandable, unlike other confrontations what is happening here is without a doubt wrong...
And of course that's really freaking cool.
idk sometimes the scavengers got some malice to their fights, I'll just be chillin and then get like five spears thrown at me out of nowhere even when I'm at decent terms with the scavs.
@@casual2694 sometimes they hit me trying to get the little worm guide
@@casual2694 to be fair, if was a scavenger and heard of my people being slaughtered by a little slug creature, I would be pretty wary if I saw one wandering around too
tbf, arti kids did get speared and killed by scavs so its not just malice, its a whole solo war
I really like your description and I would like to use it in my RW art month contribution for artificer. Is it okay for you if leave out the second paragraph though? It would have a greater impact if I cut it out. Almost sinister.
However I am aware that I would not cite you correctly.
i love the part where artificer said "its artificer time" and artificed all over the place
She knows one art, the art of war
I like how you can hear artificer's explosion sounds in the track.
This isn't metropolis's theme.
It's yours.
my dumbass thought the scavengers had figured out how to use cannons
the arps go so unbelievably hard
ngl one of my favorite parts of this tbh lols so i absolutely agree with this statement
taiko pfp ❤❤❤
I love how the Perc feels like an individual warning to whoever hears it like they're in danger. Maybe the Artificer for she has to keep on her toes to dodge spears but otherwise the presence of the scug to the scavs is like a secondary heartbeat. Ominous.
And then altogether with the Arp, there's fire... and you're In Danger. You could feel the focus of the engagement of battle with the slugcat
The Synth makes it all the more grim, for both sides too. A more shuddering heartbeat, or voices wailing.
I love how the atmos layer sounds like an alarm. It's almost like threat music for the scavs.
There are actual alarms going off in the city as well, so it's slightly diegetic as well
System Readout of Minneapolis Security Computer #3 Circa 9/13/2570
Engaging diagnosis of city perimeter...
Wall integrity...97%
Operational gun emplacements...73/80
Shield Capacity...83%
Population Status...3 active protests detected
Dispatching police units...SUCCESS
Protestors detained
Standard sentence set at 30 days with $3000 fine to each protestor.
Applying sentence...SUCCESS
Continuing normal operations
...
...
...
Radar contact detected
Distance: 20 km
Bearing: 27 degrees west of northwest
OUTER WALL BREACH DETECTED
Enemy sighted!
Distance: 2 km
Weaponry: unkno$^
SH#@L& D$@N
D@MAGE T( M@I|\|FRAME DETE#%#:
Overriding control
Secondary computer unit active
Activating gun batteries...SUCCESS
Initiating analysis of attacking party...
Magical capacity...CONFIRMED
Form factor...Human, estimated 25 years old
Initiating remote DNA analysis...
Genetic profile matches Joseph Hammond, missing 05/03/2561 to current date, 17 years old.
ISEKAI VETERAN CONFIRMED
Initiating nation-wide State Of Emergency...SUCCESS
DANGER: REACTOR FAILURE
POWER LEVELS DROPPING
NO DATA FROM POWER GRID
NO DATA FROM BATTERY SYSTEMS
Mainframe powering down...
...
...
May God Have Mercy Upon Us All.
Fun fact, atmos usually only plays when you're in a room with scavs, or in a room they're supposed to be in. (Like one of the scav tolls that has a white lizard spawn next to it)
(ALERT+ALERT+ALERT)
ARTIFICER NEARBY
PREPARE FOR BATTLE
(ALERT+ALERT+ALERT)
what the scavengers hear when youre in the next room
wait which one is atmos lol, is it the second layer?? or is it the last?
The scavs aren't the threat...
Artificer is
she is the T H R E A T
if the player is good then its def music the scavs hear
that's what i've been saying
artificer has been and always will be the villain of her own campaign (unless you go for ascension but that's not canon)
it really just hits when the king scav'd drone points to you with the same sigh that iggy used for predators
@@MilaFredkaI've became the very thing, that I feared and swore to destroy
the arps in this track have a pretty sad tone to it, i interpret it as the music trying to remind you that there is still that deep sorrow in artificer's soul which, despite being the very reason that sparked her hatred for scavengers, is urging her to turn back and seek transcendence instead
Yeah, it's got a very mournful and consistent sound quality.
Personal interpretation :
Atmos - Initial alarms of the city, on the mild danger
Breaks - Main alarms along with the Atmos layer, when the crap hits the fan and city requires evacuation
Tom - EXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE, THE WAR IS HAPPENING!
Shaker - Scavenger war hymns
Arp + synth - Artificer's thoughts and worries, a whole cocktail of negative emotions, with an addition of huge mourn, and will to avenge her children
Your headcanon is now my headcanon. Thank you for sharing this information.
the fact they added a boss battle to rain world is crazy
somethings gotta be on artis level
@@mrman7751 king scav aint on artis level wdym
@@NeovenatorGuy he kind of is, he managed to defeat a red centipede and wear its armor. I haven't seen anyone beat King scav without cheesing it.
Saint on challenge 70: yeah dude thats crazy
@@Dairypapi1 i think the line between a "legitimate" method and a cheese strat is blurry in a game like RW
I always thought the "Atmos" layer was an alarm going off in the city.
Showing how much of a threat you are.
I cannot overstate how much I love that the atmos layer is probably some flavor of diagetic music.
Yeah i love how the atmos layer in this song and the vox layer in i think it was heavy industrial sound like their coming from actual machines in game
Sounds a alarm that the scavengers made just for artificer.
so goood
*"ALERT ALERT, RED SLUGCAT IS IN THE CITY"*
@@archdruidbookwalter951 "A RED Slugcat is in the City!?"
"We need to protect the chieftain!"
One thing I just noticed about the art
Spearmaster and Arti look ready to fight, Rivulet looks uncomfortable and ready to skidaddle, and Saint looks like he's in the process of skidaddling (or whatever the fuck that is lol), so all these characters are acting in a way in line with their personality.
But Gourmand...
C'mon, he's not an angry guy! He's just a jolly ol' grandpa on the inside! He'd probably be excited to see such a delicious meal oh so kindly present itself to him! He's a happy fellow. You know it. I know it. We all know it.
Lmao
Gourmand is in full "GET OFF MY LAWN" mode here. 😆
I dunno. Looks more like:
"I have the tons to steamroll you, now give me back my food."
Actually, Gourmand first throw is 3x the strength of a normal throw since he doesn’t have so much stamina he put all his strength into the first one to one shot it
Riv looks more like he hasn't seen Spearmaster before and is freaked out by his weird anatomy
saint's about to send that lizards ass to rubicon
Arti’s story is basically Doomguy’s story, her loved one was killed, and now she seeks revenge on all of the scavengers because one small group of scavs killed her kid
Exactly
Loved ones*
because she has 2 kids
Her kids*
listen, killing the entirety of hell just cuz demons took your bunny is a bit of a stretch
BUT HAVE YOU SEEN THE WRATH OF A GRIEVING MOTHER?????
yeah but scavs kinda deserved it cuz they're really greedy, destructive and needlessly aggressive.
The second I heard the amen breaks I knew shit was gonna go down as soon as I got to the end of Metropolis, last time these played in a song I was controlling a vampiric machine of war in hell
ITS ULTRAKILLIN TIME
Hell yes, love the notes conveying the agonizing despair and sweet taste of revenge. Must swim against the tide.
The kick alone is enough to want to jump around in place
The day and night threats are Arti's theme and you can't tell me otherwise
Otherwise
@@Necyar He told him otherwise :o
Day theme is my canonical war mode, and night theme my canonical genocide mode.
this game is difficult af but when you do play good, it's extremely rewarding.
this music rising at its peak while you are surrounded by scavengers and slowly killing one by one, somehow not dying and dodging spears left to right is simply the best gaming experience ever
The moment you truly stop fearing threat and losing progress, this game becomes completely new experience, the apex predators in this game REALLY do look confused and scared when such small and cute creature as slugcat, instead of running away, coldly confronts them and just remorselessly stabs them again and again and again before they realise it's too late to run away. It feels like this game can feel your fear and use it as its advantage against you, but when there isn't any, the game can't do anything, and at this point you realise that the threat music plays not because you're in danger, but because you ARE the danger!
Because I want to vent my skill issue, I have trouble with the swarms and getting cornered, but even though artificer is amazing for escaping those situations, I usually still die from the cooldown on her rocket jump/launch. Touching the ground as arti is a death sentence, and you don't get progression hints from an overseer because the drone can't do anything except display when you're dead. I was stuck in garbage wastes for over 2 hours so I just turned off karma to pass the waterfront gate because I am not bringing a scav across the acid room and through two cyan lizards. Waterfront was so much easier. I think it's stupid to put the hardest area at the beginning and leave you entirely in the dark about everything except the explosive crafting and explode launch, and not even tell you about parrying. Can anyone give me an idea of what I can do to either make combat easier or get to where I'm supposed to go with less difficulty?
(If anyone actually cares, I want metropolis ending)
@@ConnerGuild First off - If you haven't completed survivor/monk before and instantly entered artificer's campaign through the cheats option then you will not simply win without more trouble than others, because artificer's campaign expects the player to be good already, this is what i did with spearmaster and i was stuck on waterfront facility for real life days.
Second, When beginning in artificer's campaign you're supposed to head to the right, which leads you to shaded citadel quite quickly. Choosing to go left into garbage wastes is considered the hard mode as this path is saturated with harder enemies designed to challenge people looking for pain, and, as you have experienced the pain is real.
Third, if game progression is an issue, google in "Rain World interactive map" and then select "I'm lost in downpour dlc" knowing the layout of the area will also help you avoid getting cornered, a reminder is that you will encounter some fights which are rigged to the point where winning is impossible, however, you can still run away, Artificer has great escape options and scavengers that are camping one room will eventually leave. (Except scavs tolls of course)
And lastly, don't give scavs a fair fight, sneak close to them, surprise them with a downwards explosion (stun) and spear them to death while they can't do anything.
Can I point out just how amusing this art is? Rivulet is just standing there looking concerned as all hell while everyone else is ready to throw down. Apart from Saint, of course.
Gourmand is DUAL WIELDING rocks for some reason, while Artificer is about to commit a war crime..
Yes but i bet gourmand will throw that fucking rock at the lizzard at the speed of a godamn bullet train
tbf riv doesnt really have time to be fighting
@@quaoaaar 2-4 minutes cycles are short man, no time to fight and just RUN
that moment when karma one incarnate does a karma one moment
I love the way the sounds mimic the sounds of the battle both externally and internally, like the Tom sounds like an occasional explosion or spear ricochet, while the Perc sounds like a ticking clock (likely to the time of your death), and the Atmos like a full alarm to announce the threat.
To me, Percs sound like scavenger war instruments
I like to imagine that artificer is so indangered and flooded by her emotions that she is hallucinating the sounds of the battle: the sirens, fake spear hits and explosions, like her whole life is being concentrated in this moment
"Why do I hear boss music" except you're the boss
Hey 👉👈 I'm working on an animation and I need the individual threat layers for it - I've had no luck extracting them myself. Do you have files of the individual threat layers anywhere where I could access them, or could you explain your process of getting them? Thank you
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aYDeRZ9lwoBOGQFH15CILN3iwpCNXfrv?usp=share_link Not entirely sure if this google drive link works but. It contains most of all procedural music files in the game including the threat layers and regular Rain World music layered files. Sadly the threat music files are not separated by game region but name coded on where it plays which makes them slightly easier distinguish one another.
I could also explain a bit how to get them though. The procedural music files were moved in Assetbundles folder after downpour's release or remix update I believe, and turned the files into a compressed mess which makes them inaccessible. The only way to access them again is to convert and extract the files with another software. I've used (AssetRipper) for it.
Thank you so much!!
yooo i found the original comment that allowed the artificer vs chief scavenger animation to exist
@@Northflowothank you for asking
thanks to this very comment you have made a cinematic masterpiece.
I love vibing to this while killing the platoon of scavengers
Why tf does everyone hate scavs so much? They are hard to kill and always one shot you. I rather be their friend
@@tritonwe8937 i think they're talking about how in artificer, you kinda have no choice lol. i am WITH you though, i hate killing them, its difficult and really not worth it most of the time
@@wiltedcordypetals Yeah, but I don't understand why everyone just loves the artificer. For me, it seemed like the hardest campaign, due to how many times I got spawn camped. It took me 20 cycles to get out of the garbage worm shelter in chimney canopy and another 10 cycles to get out of five pebbles and enter metropolis
@tritonwe8937 ohhh I get that too man, it's so fucking difficult. I think the appeal with her is more of the lore aspect? the campaign itself is fucking insanely hard.
@@tritonwe8937 I imagine it’s because lots of the people that hate scavengers are also the people who’re also the people who are essentially combat enthusiasts who like killing and dislike how annoying and intrusive scavs can be at times
YESSS, the layered versions are back!
Can't wait for Waterfront, Metropolis (Night), Looks to the Moon, Pipeyard, and Outer Expanse!
Don't forget to put these in your threat layered playlist
Me, when that jump room after the climb with scav's shelter, constant vultures and a random dropwig.
"a random dropwig" like you can't just blow it up lol
artificer is my favorite character in video games and the music for the region just goes so hard i love it so much
I’m telling you, this is Artificer’s boss theme
8:18 when mom calls you by your full name.
I haven't gotten to that part of the song yet so I assume it's bad... Lol
I imagine the scavs are throwing a party with this music using FP and meanwhile Arti is just mauling the guards
Around 4:08 it starts giving off Metroid Prime vibes to me, goes hard
same
Samus kinda DOES kill everything she sees so it makes sense
Power suit samus player character mod when
God bless your existence
I need a full alternate average threat theme soo bad! It has to be my favourite piece in the entire DLC
HRRRRRR First time entering the Metropolis changed me... This OST is soooo good it fits perfectly
The Great Porl Heist
The metropolis threat themes do give me payday 2 vibes
grand porl theft auto 5
@@Nightjade-yo6oigrand theft _porl_
Yooooo! This is fucking awesome, man!
I'm currently making a lot of edits from another game, but I'm using the stems for rain world, and was sad to find out that the .ogg files from downpour don't work, but this is is a godsend!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this! LC's threat theme is great and I love the medium level layers the most.
Thank you, been looking for this since downpour dropped
I've been having so much fun with artificer compared to the main playthrough as the survivor . I have likely genocided multiple scav family trees with my explosives
I have no idea how, but you're a legend for uploading these layered 🙏🏽
I really like the synths in this song, it almost reminds me of a distorted version of the echo music
the "tom" layer is kinda unmusical, i actually thought it was scavs throwing bombs when i played through the area
That's the idea
Yeah, it sounds a bit out of place listening to it on youtube, but in-game it really adds to the experience. It's like bombs are going off somewhere right around the corner and makes things even more tense
My favorite character is the pyrocynical insert.
Who? Gourmand?
@@reformedorthodoxmunmanquara I believe that's the joke.
the breaks, atmosphere and sub layers are such a good combo
honestly with this particular threat music, it feels like YOU are the threat. Not the scavs and their warlords
Thank you so much for doing these
rivulet looks so confused
w h y i s m y n a m e R u f f l e s ? w h y i s b o t h s a i n t a n d s p e a r m a s t e r h e r e a t t h e s a m e t i m e ?
w h y i s s a i n t f i g h t i n g ? w h y a m I t h e o n l y o n e w i t h o u t w e a p o n s ?
just what the doctor ordered
Pls do outer expanse next i absolutely love that one
They’re back with another layered, yay!
This track is just the scavs realizing they messed with the wrong sluggo. It's more threat music for them, really.
I’ve been waiting to actually get to metropolis to relisten to the track on yt so I get the vibes in order 👍
The monk is literally looking so threatened and angry from that lizard lol
Arti did nothing wrong, and those scavs deserved it for what they did to her babies
Arti truly did do nothing wrong, one of her kids was curious and picked up a pearl at a scav toll, and then the rest we see in artis dreams
is genocide not wrong?
hey I don’t deserve to die :( I wasn’t even born during her timeline!!
@@HazardThe2st wow you actually missed the point of artificer completely good job /s
artificer's campaign is and always will be about how revenge can destroy you
that's literally the entire fucking thing of karma 1
are you dense
you're back!!!! 💕
YAAAAAAY YOU DID THESE!!!!
Thank you for uploading this! I wanted to listen to the different layers but ever since the update, the files won't open in any media player for some reason.
LETS FUCKING GOO
Ah yes my favorite instrument, tom.
Hey Tom
*KABLEWIE*
i wish the vine booms in the tom layer weren't a thing.
I dont think those are supposed to be vine booms im pretty theyre supposed to be sounds of explosions happening in the distance
@@nomnom2298 i am aware they aren't actually vine booms, but they're painfully offbeat and kill the spotify version of the song for me, i find them annoying. the song is genuinely just better without em to me.
@@azurreforsureI think the tom was meant to encapsulate the chaos and intensity of the fights and more so meant for listening while you play the game than listening casually. But yeah I definitely see what you mean there, the song would work fine without it.
Mom, he’s back!!
Everyone is talking about Ruffles, Spearmaster, Gourmand, Saint, and Arti but no one is talking about Sofanthiel or Seven Red Suns overseer. :(
One of them dies and the other opens a door, what is there to talk about? /lh
We don't talk about this unholy being
sofanthiel is not even canon, so isnt really relevant
i need a 1 hour loop of this
fuck yeah the layered rain world ost is baccccckkk
You know, this means war.
Samus the slugcat theme goes hard
We're going in hell with this one 🔥🔥🔥
Literally rubicon
I heard somewhere that the arps have the sundown leitmotif in them, but personally I can't really hear it. Can someone confirm?
I can hear a resemblance of Sundown leitmotif, though I wouldn't say it's intentional
@@Necyar Noted!
YESSSSS THANK YOUUU
how did you get these files to upload correctly?
i'm trying to open them and put them in audacity but they're all compressed to the point to where they aren't readable
The song that plays for scavengers
play this song while going to a fight
The slugcat avengers
Scug angi
Scug kil
TOM layer just sounds like explosion sounds
That's the point
hey uhhhhhh, where you found the files of the threat themes, each layer separated individually, because i kinda of want to access the game files to get them individually, for a video thing
I'm not sure if the official Rain World OST files are still quite hidden in its properties, but you can use this Google Drive folder I've made for northflowo's vid to gather the threat layer files.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X7p9YsZujjvw5a_scqQtPMUcKjhkb7fc?usp=sharing
OH MY GOD DID YALL FINALLY CRACK IT AND GET EVERY LAYER SEPARATELY?!??@),5)9 DUDE THIS IS REALLY GREAT NEWS!!! SDDDO YOU KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THEM??? BECAUSE I BEEN MISSING DIGGING AND LISTENING TO EVERYTHING SEPARATELY
all the musics are already layered in the game files, you just gotta extract those files with an external program
@@zsaidmiranda4971 do you know whtat the program may be? :0
@@honey-snap either uTinyRipper or AssetStudio
@@zsaidmiranda4971 what program for example?
@@salmonwithnoidea uTinyRipper or AssetStudio
Nice!
Are some instruments off sync? cause it feels so weird, especially tom
Tom just sounds like that, its just to make it more industrial sounding, I like it personally, sounds like explosions!
can we get metropolis night threat :)
6:50 who the fuck added that sound
what sound?
@@iropthegamer726 a gunshot
@@jenl732 wat
@@iropthegamer726 The _Tom_ layer, ...is probably what they were going for.
@@Misha-The-Watcher k
arti just be that girl
Metropolis? Where's superman?
Metropolis *would* easily be the best region in the game, if it weren't only locked to Artificer, who has- no serious hate- one of, if not THE worst gameplay loops of any slugcat. It's literally just "bash your head into a scav-shaped wall until you reach the next shelter" simulator, and it's... I dunno! It's not that fun! Love arti's design, her controls, her gimmicks... but that gameplay loop, though...
Nah it is fun, I understand why you find scav fighting annoying or frustrating but the bashing your head into a wall part is what made it fun to me. There’s so much you have to consider and learn when fighting them and every fight is different. You have to keep track of where all the scavs are, where safe spots are, walls you can use for cover, remember locations of spears or rocks, know when to retreat or when to attack, when to craft bombs, when to prioritize an explosive spear or a regular one, how to space out using your jump and deflect that they can save you in tight situations while still getting value from their offensive capabilities, enemies you can lure to distract some of the scavs while you take out others, I could go on and on… there’s so much depth to it because of artis complex abilities and the scavs being insanely difficult and complex themselves that when you finally understand how to perfectly use your abilities and surroundings and win against a toll or kill squad despite all odds, it’s one of the most satisfying and rewarding things in the game. And I think metropolis a great arena for fighting them, the blocky design provides lots of cover and movement opportunities, still with wider open areas where the scavs have more of an advantage. And especially with this banger of a threat theme.
I mean I think I understand why people don’t like it but I just can’t agree, this might be my favorite campaign though I’m not sure (metropolis definitely my favorite area though).
Ah where does this play again?
Metropolis (Day)
@@interlouper k thx
The metropolis, a city themed area that only is accessible as artificer
@@kiro1469 beat you to it LOL!!
@@interlouper by 4 days
Any JToH ToO users? No, just me
god its wierd how this theme fits so well in ToO