I don't understand what you're even talking about here?

Did opening task manager cause you to die? Did you lose your True Love Lockets? What happens every single time? Every single time you play Apocrea? Every single time you open Task Manager?

I believe that the problem is that loading the level takes a really long time, and that he dies before it ever lets him do anything, barring him from playing unless he spends a spark.

At least...that's what I think he said.

The map is quite large for a single floor, so lag is to be expected for some players. Since leaving and rejoining isn't an option, try adjusting the graphics. Also, health trinkets don't really do much outside of LD since monsters hit harder the more hp you have.

I still don't understand this thread. It has a shadow copy in bug reports, its in general discussion, but the breadcrumb trail says it's in bug reports.

Also, health trinkets don't really do much outside of LD since monsters hit harder the more hp you have.

I'm sorry, what? In what way do you mean "hit harder"?

The more health you have, the more damage enemies will deal to you with their attacks

That's a pretty extraordinary claim, that contradicts all of the research I've seen on defense and damage. Can you give evidence to support it?

Try getting hit by an enemy once, then, without healing, get hit by the same enemy with the same attack. Also, what is this research of yours?

Although these tidbits of data I recorded just over two years ago, they clearly display a constant amount of damage received, and I have not seen anything that indicates that the damage mechanics have changed in any way since then.
Received damage = Raw damage - Defense
This has been EXENTSIVELY tested [1] [2] [3] and even has been submitted to the Wiki in a summarized form for anyone to read.

Damage is not influenced by current HP or total HP.
% damage is influenced by total HP.
Damage is not influenced by sequential attacks of the same monster (unless said attack is a combo and the first swing deals different damage than the final swing).

Yes, I've taken data. Here is a good quantity of it (note the many sheets on the bottom for even more data in a cryptic labeling scheme that I used).

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But that's not what this thread is about...
The servers can't seem to generate the levels fast enough for the demand of players playing the levels.
Somehow the AI begins right as the level is generated and anyone without a fast enough computer (to beat the AI from killing you) will die.
This is why every other depth has a party button or mist wall.

@Bopp

I think you are looking at the equations in the wrong context. That thread is about finding the exact value of damage.
A, B, C, and D are observable values that I used while backtracking Damage values.
My results of observing the various combinations of A,B,C,D bring forth the conclusions both Hexzyle and I listed above.

I find that in this game, % is actually a useful value. Most players are worried about how many attacks they can survive, not the exact damage value. The % I am referring to is the % total hp value.

i see the problem, you're using McAfee

@Bopp

The level is loaded completely (minus spawning monsters) during the load screen. The scene doesn't paint all the graphic components unless they are in-screen.
The mist walls block both monsters and knights from going through, thus disabling knights from dying due to monsters eager to fight before they're done loading.
Party buttons function similarly but tend to appear more frequently mid-level to ensure the party is together when progressing.
At least that is my interpretation of the function.

That's not to say that the apocrean level is unique with having no mist walls/party buttons, but it is unique that the harvester will spawn without any player movement.
I can recall specifically the second depth of IMF also has no mist wall/party button prior to monsters... but they do require the knight to move for them to spawn.