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[M|AoP|90%|YAVP] Wise Asset Use
« on: August 05, 2010, 16:07 »

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.1) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Simon, level 10 Cacodemon 2nd Lieutenant, defeated the Cyberdemon
 on level 25 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 106809 turns and scored 91495 points.
 He played for 2 hours, 49 minutes and 32 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 571 out of 634 hellspawn. (90%)
 He held his right to remain violent.
 He was an Angel of Purity!


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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Aurora Medallion
  Hell Champion Medal
  Inquisitor Bronze Badge
  Inquisitor Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 80/80   Experience 43212/10
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

    Ironman          (Level 3)
    Finesse          (Level 1)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Tough as nails   (Level 3)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)

  TaN->TaN->TaN->Iro->Iro->Iro->HR->HR->DM->Fin->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Revenant's Launcher (7d6) [0/1]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   modified protective boots [2/2] (70%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   Butcher's Cleaver (5d6)

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

    [a] modified missile launcher (6d7) [0/4] (P1)
    [b] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [0/130] (B1)
    [c] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [0/130] (B1)
    [d] BFG 10K (6d6)x5 [0/40]
    [e] modified blue armor [2/2] (100%) (A)
    [f] rocket
    [g] large med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] Hell Staff

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

    87 former humans
    58 former sergeants
    17 former captains
    76 imps
    71 demons
    169 lost souls
    38 cacodemons
    12 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    14 hell knights
    6 arachnotrons
    2 former commandos
    6 pain elementals
    2 arch-viles
    8 mancubi
    2 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 3 he entered Hell's Arena.
  He left the Arena as a champion!
  On level 4 he found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 6 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 8 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 10 he found Hell's Armory.
  On level 10 he found the Revenant's Launcher!
  On level 11 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 20 he found the BFG 10K!
  On level 22 he found the Hell Staff!
  On level 23 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He decided it was too hot there.
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  On level 25 he finally defeated the Cyberdemon.

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

 rocket launcher.
 The Cyberdemon fires! You dodge! You hear an explosion!
 Fire -- Choose target...   The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon
 reloads his rocket launcher.
 The Cyberdemon fires! You dodge! You hear an explosion!
 You reload the Revenant's Launcher with rocket. The Cyberdemon reloads his
 rocket launcher.
 The Cyberdemon fires! You dodge!
 Fire -- Choose target...   The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon
 reloads his rocket launcher.
 The Cyberdemon fires! You dodge! You hear an explosion!
 You reload the Revenant's Launcher with rocket. The Cyberdemon reloads his
 rocket launcher.
 The Cyberdemon fires! You dodge! You hear an explosion!
 Fire -- Choose target...   The Cyberdemon dies. You feel relatively safe

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

 Before him 33 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 19 of those were killed.
 3 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 3 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 8 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 7 killed the bastard and survived.

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There are three things that are interesting about this run.

First, for the first time in my DoomRL history, i managed to clear the first level keeping both med-packs and taking no damage whatsoever. Seeing that med-packs are worth their weight in gold on Angel of Purity, it is not a vain achievement. Here is the proof:

Fire -- Choose target...   You hear the scream of a freed soul! You feel       
 relatively safe now.                                                           
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 Simon                      Armor : none                                       
 Health: 100% Exp:  1/35%   Weapon: pistol (2d4) [1/6]                         
 cautious                                                    Phobos Base Entry 


Second, i was showered with uniques. First the oh-so-hated Cleaver, then Revenant's Launcher, then BFG10K and, finally, the Hell Staff. However, i had to use every one of them to stay alive near the end, which brings us to the third and the most interesting point: The Game Story.

I began feeling uneasy near level 16, when i realized i had an of ammo starvation problem. Med-packs may be worth their weight in gold on AoP, but ammo is worth its weight in gold on almost every play mode. My supplies went down too quickly and soon i would rather chase Mancubi down with the Cleaver than rocket them into oblivion. The City of Skulls was cleared almost exclusively with the Cleaver to conserve my rocket supplies. On level 22 i encountered a Vile and a bunch of Mancubi and had to use up every weapon and every piece of ammo i had. In the end, i had to butcher another Vile and the remaining Mancubi in melee to collect my treasured six rockets and Hell Staff. I skipped level 23 and the Lava Pits. Level 24 was an arena level, which i had to run across three (!) times, using my two phases to escape from enemies and collecting another three rockets from an overly clingy and therefore dead Revenant.

When i entered the Phobos Arena, i had only eleven rockets, no phase devices, five large med-packs, several empty and almost empty weapons and no nuke. The Cyberdemon spawned too close to me, forcing me to use the Hell Staff. I examined my supplies, unloaded the cells from one BFG and loaded them into another, bringing it to one (1) shot, and unloaded the missile launcher in favor of Revenant's Launcher - every shot had to count and i couldn't afford to miss. Having finished that, i stepped out to face my destiny.

I fired, dodged and reloaded. With every fired shot i hoped my supplies would be enough. If they ran out, i would have to enter melee with the Cyberdemon, and i wasn't built for that. Without a nuke, my chances to survive the melee were slim. Then, just before i ran out of rockets, there was an explosion.

I won. And it was the most satisfying victory i had in a very long time.
« Last Edit: August 05, 2010, 16:09 by Simon-v »
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Re: [M|AoP|90%|YAVP] Wise Asset Use
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2010, 16:47 »

That story was the most epic I have heard of till now.  The stars seemed to be well aligned for you, and you made use of everything you could get your hands on.  Excellent work!

Strangely, I've not played AoP yet -- how many tries did you take before this win?
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Re: [M|AoP|90%|YAVP] Wise Asset Use
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2010, 16:55 »

My Mortem directory says this is the sixth try:
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2010-07-18 19-29-49 N-AoP-09 Simon.txt
2010-07-18 21-46-49 N-AoP-04 Simon.txt
2010-07-22 17-05-19 N-AoP-03 Simon.txt
2010-07-25 22-20-24 N-AoP-05 Simon.txt
2010-07-31 15-36-10 N-AoP-04 Simon.txt
2010-08-06 00-07-10 N-AoP-St Simon (Very Low Ammo, Many Uniques, No Nuke Victory).txt
That is on 0.9.9.1 only; On 0.9.9 i won on my first try without anything interesting happening.
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