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[M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« on: February 24, 2011, 11:32 »

Based on my feelings towards the other Angels of Discipline (AoPu, AoMs), i honestly believed i am going to absolutely loathe this challenge.

It turned to be much more tolerable than i anticipated.

The first attempt failed due to a tactical error on level 16, immediately after passing through the Hellgate.
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The second attempt ended with a victory -- and it didn't surprise me at all.

After all, i am only human.

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.2) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Simon, level 11 Hell Knight Captain, defeated the Cyberdemon
 on level 25 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 140669 turns and scored 101468 points.
 He played for 2 hours, 41 minutes and 26 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 533 out of 604 hellspawn. (88%)
 He was an Angel of Humanity!


 He saved himself once.

-- Special levels --------------------------------------------

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 8
  Levels completed : 5

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Untouchable Medal
  Every Soldier's Medal
  Hell Champion Medal
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Everyman Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 12/12   Experience 52386/11
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

    Ironman          (Level 1)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Tough as nails   (Level 2)
    Reloader         (Level 2)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Badass           (Level 1)
    Shottyman        (Level 1)
    Fireangel        (Level 1)

  Rel->Rel->SM->TaN->TaN->Bad->HR->HR->DM->MFa->Iro->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   modified gothic armor [6/6] (186%) (A)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   high power Railgun (8d11) [15/20]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   BFG 9000 (10d8) [20/100]

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

    [a] super shotgun (9d4)x3 [2/2]
    [b] modified missile launcher (6d6) [5/5] (B1)
    [c] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [10/130] (B1)
    [d] modified red armor [3/6] (36%) (P)
    [e] shotgun shell (x43)
    [f] rocket (x14)
    [g] rocket (x5)
    [h] power cell (x19)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] small med-pack
    [k] phase device
    [l] phase device
    [m] thermonuclear bomb
    [n] power mod pack
    [o] agility mod pack
    [p] agility mod pack
    [q] modified gothic boots [10/10] (198%) (A)

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

    47 former humans
    72 former sergeants
    28 former captains
    96 imps
    51 demons
    118 lost souls
    24 cacodemons
    28 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    21 hell knights
    19 arachnotrons
    4 former commandos
    8 pain elementals
    5 arch-viles
    6 mancubi
    2 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 shambler

-- 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 9 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 10 he entered Hell's Armory.
  On level 10 he assembled a tactical boots!
  He destroyed the evil withing and reaped the rewards!
  On level 11 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
  On level 17 he found the Railgun!
  On level 17 he found the City of Skulls.
  He wiped out the City of Skulls.
  On level 21 he assembled a high power weapon!
  On level 21 he entered the Vaults.
  He managed to scavenge a part of the Vaults treasures.
  On level 22 he found the Anti-Freak Jackal!
  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!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (heavily wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 The Cyberdemon fires! You dodge!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (mortally wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 The Cyberdemon fires! You dodge!
 You swap your weapon. The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 The Cyberdemon fires! You dodge!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (almost dead) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon dies. You feel relatively
 safe now. Congratulations! You defeated the Cyberdemon! Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 27 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 10 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 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? 13 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 7 killed the bastard and survived.
 5 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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How can i reflect on this run, and the one before?

General: This challenge is exactly that: Angel of Inner Discipline to the max -- since any tactical mistake will kill you, you must remain focused at all times and never do anything risky, ever, being patient enough to wait around a corner for hundreds of turns if necessary, hide in a corner if necessary and apply force immediately when the opportunity presents itself.

Build: A MFa build was only logical, and the SSG appearing was more than welcome. The original red armor was power-modded, following an advice from the more experienced folks, which always stayed with me until the end of the game.

Hellgate: Armed with a bulk-modded missile launcher, i cleaned the first room and lured the bruisers in. In the first attempt, i waited until the doors of the starting room opened, then phased past and ran to the exit. In the second attempt i did not have any phases and had to resort to using violence. Luckily, the missile launcher is fairly accurate, even out of vision, and the BFG9000 is effective at cleaning up.

Near the end, i decided to give the railgun a try, and even ended up powering it up to eleven, something that helped me avoid being fried by your stray Vile and baron. It normally took two shots to kill anything, one if softened with the SSG beforehand.
Originally i planned to just drop the nuke and watch the fireworks, but MFa (depending on DM) really makes the Cyberdemon fairly safe to handle. I did take a hit when he came in sight, taking me down to 100%, but after that, everything went smoothly.
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 11:54 »

Wow. Just wow.
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 14:23 »

Excellent. This should push Fanta Hege on towards conqueror.

You got some medals that I wasn't expecting anyone to get so soon after the release. Well done!
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2011, 15:57 »

...So this is actually possible?

Damn, son.
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2011, 16:06 »

If anything, i'm surprised no one admits doing it before me.
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2011, 17:07 »

About time someone gets this one!

I bet that TaN boost to the Red Armor really softened the blow from the mid game enemies.

Can't wait for the next AoHu story.
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2011, 17:11 »

I'm sadistic.

Now try for UV AoHu.

Mwahahahahaha...
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2011, 17:14 »

I'm sadistic.

Now try for UV AoHu.

Mwahahahahaha...

Sadly, I think AoHu is another challenge that only offers forum bragging rights as a reward at the UV level. AoHu on N! is just silly
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2011, 17:47 »

Sadly, I think AoHu is another challenge that only offers forum bragging rights as a reward at the UV level. AoHu on N! is just silly

I ddon't know, while it feels like it shouldn't be that hard (on HNTR) it's just so unforgiving that I think a little bragging is in order for Simon-v.  Nicely done!

(this post typed after I YASD AoHu, again.  gotta remember to use a rocket launcher to open the wall, instead of standing near a barrel and hoping one chaingun burst takes out the sergeant)
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2011, 17:57 »

Sadly, I think AoHu is another challenge that only offers forum bragging rights as a reward at the UV level. AoHu on N! is just silly
No.  AoHu on N! is what heroes are made of.

"You dare oppose the nightmare despite being a human?!"
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Re: [M|AoHu|88%|YAVP] Angel of Incredible Inner Discipline
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2011, 00:06 »

It turned to be much more tolerable than i anticipated.
There is something very wrong with you. O_o
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