I started the Computer Savvy challenge and, a few rooms into the run, I noticed a pretty weird icon:
What does it mean?
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Which icon are you talking about in the image? – GnomeSlice Nov 04 '14 at 22:04
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FWIW I saw that icon when I was trying the Pitch Black challenge. – shanodin Nov 04 '14 at 22:07
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@DwarfSlice The one below the key count. – badp Nov 04 '14 at 22:15
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3-1 for no free-hand circle. – 5pike Nov 05 '14 at 08:12
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I never unlocked items or achievements (for example, completing the caves without taking damage) when playing the challenges. I believe this icon is a visual indication that these are disabled in the current run. – Lyrical Nov 05 '14 at 14:17
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maybe an indication that you are playing an incompleted challenge? Just a guess though. – Arperum Nov 05 '14 at 23:22
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That icon means that the run won't count for achievements and item unlocks. The same icon is present in any run where you put in the seed manually: that's because some seeds/challenges give you an advantage in terms of drops, item combinations and treasure rooms, while normally the runs are completely randomized.
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