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DoomRL (v.0.9.9.1) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Leon, level 11 Human Private, killed by a arch-vile
on level 22 of the Phobos base.
He survived 173685 turns and scored 116040 points.
He played for 3 hours, 7 minutes and 42 seconds.
He wasn't afraid to be hurt plenty.
He killed 628 out of 674 hellspawn. (93%)
He held his right to remain violent.
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
UAC Star (silver cluster)
Hell Champion Medal
Brick Bronze Badge
Skull Bronze Badge
Reaper Bronze Badge
Arena Bronze Badge
Arachno Bronze Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/50 Experience 52464/11
ToHit Ranged +4 ToHit Melee +4 ToDmg Ranged +3 ToDmg Melee +3
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Finesse (Level 2)
Son of a bitch (Level 3)
Eagle Eye (Level 2)
Intuition (Level 2)
Whizkid (Level 2)
EE->EE->Int->Int->Fin->Fin->SoB->WK->WK->SoB->SoB->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] modified red armor [6] (OP)
[b] [ Weapon ] modified missile launcher (6d6) [4/4] (T1)
[c] [ Boots ] modified plasteel boots [4/4] (100%) (A)
[d] [ Prepared ] modified plasma rifle (1d8)x6 [44/68] (B2P1T2)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] shotgun (8d3) [0/1]
[b] BFG 9000 (10d8) [100/100]
[c] BFG 9000 (10d8) [100/100]
[d] shotgun shell (x45)
[e] rocket (x5)
[f] power cell (x59)
[g] power cell (x70)
[h] power cell (x70)
[i] power cell (x70)
[j] large med-pack
[k] large med-pack
[l] large med-pack
[m] large med-pack
[n] large med-pack
[o] phase device
[p] envirosuit pack
[q] thermonuclear bomb
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
50 former humans
70 former sergeants
29 former captains
71 imps
72 demons
177 lost souls
35 cacodemons
24 barons of hell
19 hell knights
39 arachnotrons
6 former commandos
12 pain elementals
8 arch-viles
3 mancubi
11 revenants
2 bruiser brothers
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
On level 2 he entered Hell's Arena.
He left the Arena as a champion!
On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 10 he found the Onyx Armor Pack!
On level 13 he witnessed the Wall.
He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
On level 14 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
On level 15 he encoutered the Phobos Hellgate.
On level 17 he found the City of Skulls.
He wiped out the City of Skulls.
On level 18 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
On level 22 he finally was killed by a arch-vile.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
hell. You dodge! The missile hits the baron of hell.
You use a phase device. You feel yanked in an non-existing direction! You
dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You hear the
scream of a freed soul! You dodge! You dodge! You hear the scream of a
freed soul! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You
dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You hear the
scream of a freed soul! You dodge! You dodge! The former captain fires!
You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. The former commando fires!
Boom! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are
hit! The arch-vile raises his arms! You are engulfed in flames! The former
commando fires! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
You are hit! You are hit! The former commando fires! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! The former commando fires! You are hit! You are
hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! The arch-vile
raises his arms! You are engulfed in flames! You die!... Press
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
He's the first brave soul to have ventured into Hell...
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Firstly, I had been having bad luck with all kinds of drops, so I decided to firebomb my install for awhile; that is why it is labeled as my first play and first death in the mortem.
Onto the game. I have gotten tired of mostly going for MAc, which still seems unbalanced and akin to cheating IMO. I liked Intuition, so I decided to make a build for that. Truly, this build was quite good, and played really well. I had some ammo and inventory challenges, but it was fun to survive off the equipment I found, instead of just finding a plasma rifle and modding it to max damage.
The beginning of the game was quite reasonable, and had a few great levels (one with probably 5 mods on the ground, which really helped). The biggest challenge point early on was the Wall, where I was running low on ammo. In the levels before, I had to fight through an Arachno cave and a Caco cave, which drained my ammo down. I destroyed the Wall on the outside, and let the Barons cluster up and hit many with the missile launcher (having found it a few levels before, great find). Found the Onyx mod (great since I had horrible luck in games before), which I kept until I found a red Armor (I think Hellgate).
The rest of the game played out well, I took minimal damage with Red Armor OP (what ironic mod letters), and survived often by the weapons and ammo I found on the ground. I was probably storing up too many health packs, but they would come in handy in a way.
Eventually got to an arena, cleared it out, and was faced with the choice of entering the Mortuary. I figured I had enough weapons, ammo, and great armor, so I did. The area became incredibly full of enemies in just a few turns. I healed, and began the following turn with probably 88% health. I decided to try a phase device, got hit before and after phasing, and died in a single turn, with 6 point of armor. That is ridiculous.
So, I have been thinking about it. DoomRL just seems to stress me out, consume my time, and frustrate me. It requires high luck and many playthroughs, which I am not doing to well with. The only ways I can really win are by devoting hours and days of game time, or using tricks like MAc. Either way, the sense of satisfaction is limited. I know that Rougelikes are intended to be mind-bleedingly hard, but that is not what I am in the mood for anymore. Sad to say, I think I am done with DoomRL. It was fun, but I have lost most of my ability to enjoy it.