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[H|Ao100|100%|MCe|YAAM] Exotics Off The Chain
« on: March 19, 2010, 07:29 »

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.1) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Bee Ess, level 20 Arch-Vile Lt. Colonel, completed 100 levels of torture
 on level 100 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 288839 turns and scored 1108203 points.
 He played for 5 hours, 35 minutes and 39 seconds.
 He wasn't afraid to be hurt plenty.

 He killed 2324 out of 2324 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
 He was an Angel of 100!


-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------

  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (silver cluster)
  Centurial Gold Badge

-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------

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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 98/80   Experience 478673/20
  ToHit Ranged +6  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +3  ToDmg Melee +3

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Ironman          (Level 3)
    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 3)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 3)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Whizkid          (Level 2)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 1)
    Cateye           (Level 1)

  SoB->SoB->EE->EE->Int->Int->TH->MCe->Fin->Fin->WK->SoB->WK->Iro->Iro->Iro->HR->HR->EE->DM->

-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------

    [a] [ Armor      ]   modified phaseshift armor [2/2] (93%) (AB)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   modified nuclear plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [24/24] (P1T2)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   modified phaseshift boots [4/4] (100%) (AT)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   modified Railgun (8d8) [40/40] (T1)

-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------

    [a] modified combat shotgun (9d3) [8/8] (B2P2T1)
    [b] modified rocket launcher (6d7) [1/1] (B3P1)
    [c] modified super shotgun (12d4)x3 [2/2] (B2P3)
    [d] modified laser rifle (1d9)x5 [40/40] (P2T3)
    [e] modified minigun (1d6)x8 [255/255] (B2)
    [f] modified minigun (1d6)x8 [255/255] (A1B1T3)
    [g] combat translocator (0d0) [60/60]
    [h] shotgun shell (x50)
    [i] rocket (x10)
    [j] rocket (x10)
    [k] power cell (x20)
    [l] power cell (x50)
    [m] power cell (x50)
    [n] power cell (x50)
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] large med-pack
    [q] large med-pack
    [r] large med-pack
    [s] phase device
    [t] homing phase device
    [u] Onyx Armor Pack

-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------

    97 former humans
    228 former sergeants
    198 former captains
    95 imps
    27 demons
    120 lost souls
    105 cacodemons
    335 barons of hell
    50 hell knights
    360 arachnotrons
    10 former commandos
    8 pain elementals
    185 arch-viles
    209 mancubi
    205 revenants
    23 nightmare imps
    24 nightmare cacodemons
    27 nightmare demons
    18 bruiser brothers

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

  On level 16 he found the Cybernetic Armor!
  On level 35 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
  On level 37 he found the Railgun!
  On level 97 he found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 98 he found the Onyx Armor Pack!
  On level 100 he finally completed 100 levels of torture.

-- Messages --------------------------------------------------

 There is a plasteel boots [4/4] (100%) lying here.
 You swap your weapon.
 You open the door.
 It doesn't seem to move there.
 It doesn't seem to move there.
 You open the door.
 There is a Small Health Globe lying here.
 You feel better.
 You start running!
 You open the door.
 There is a combat knife (2d5) lying here.
 There is a Small Health Globe lying here.
 You feel better.
 There are stairs leading downward here.
 You did it! You completed 100 levels of DoomRL! You're the champion! Press

-- General ---------------------------------------------------

 Before him 572 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 509 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 25 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 16 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 21 souls claim to have killed him...
 3 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 15 killed the bastard and survived.
 3 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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It took many, many YASDs before level 20, but a Ao100 run finally got going under 0.9.9.1.   At first I was apprehensive about the replacement of advanced weapons by exotics, but this run sold me on the new version.

Apparently exotic drop rates are very low in Phobos Base, but once in Phobos Hell, they show up about every 4-5 levels.  Since 85 levels in Ao100 are in Phobos Hell, I found more exotics than I could dream of using, including three full sets of Phaseshift and Gothic armor apiece and five Miniguns.

Whizkid's bonus slots apply to exotics just like normal weapons, so they can take five mods with two levels in Whizkid.  This leads to some seriously powerful gear, like a (12d4)x3 Super Shotgun.

Phaseshift Armor is now my new favorite armor -- modded, it hits 4 protection, and it lets you float over damage tiles.  I don't know if it's a bug that it lets you float over lava without needing the boots, but alone or with the boots, not having to worry about lava was very relaxing.  The armor is fragile, though: I went through three sets before having the foresight to just bulk mod a set.  You can Agility Mod both the armor and the boots for even more move speed; I was up to 0.37s/move by the end.

Minigun buff is very nice, leading to higher DPS than Plasma Rifles on some targets, especially with a full chainfire.  There is a cap on the magazine size after only one bulk mod; looks like no weapon can carry more than 255 bullets.  I didn't mind, since it was a space-efficient way to store 10mm ammo since Backpack wasn't available.

As for the run itself, it became very straightforward once Cateye was in full effect with Intuition(2).  Intuition(2) is essentially a wallhack, and there was no reason to ever have a straight fight with more than one or two enemies at a time now that each of their locations were revealed.  Even the new guest enemies show up as red dots, even though they don't make noise, removing some of the shock factor.  Levels became about how to punch out Arch-Viles before they got too entrenched in messes of Revenants and Mancubi.  The Railgun made things even easier, as entire lines would pop in two shots.  Technical mods and Finesse(2) were crucial, though.  Even with that, Railgun shots took 0.9s, which was agonizingly slow compared to a 0.49s Laser Rifle / Nuclear Plasma Rifle.

I'm of the mind that in an Ao100 run, Cateye is much more valuable than Ammochain, as the intel gained far outweighs the free ammo.  Case in point, nuclear plasma rifle meant free killing left and right.  Also, with Cateye, Arachnotron caves become free plama cell vending machines, since each Arachnotron can be killed with 10-12 cells and drops 20.  Also, human sergeants and captains are spaced out about every five levels or so, for restocks on 10mm and shotgun ammo.  With a mix between all 4 ammo types (~200 10mm, ~100 shells, ~30 rockets, ~200 energy cell), there shouldn't ever be a reason to run out of ammo.

All in all, a much smoother run than anticipated, thanks to exotic firepower!
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