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[Tormuse]

So, my previous Nightmare Angel of 100 run ran into ammo shortages, so I thought, "Why don't I try a melee run of Angel of 100?"  So I did!  :D

The further I got, the more amazed I was at my luck!  I successfully got Vampyre ability and cackled with maniacal glee when I was able to assemble a chainsword.  The second-last level I got to had 3 berserk packs in close proximity to each other and I was looking forward to some good, wholesome, vampiric fun, seeing how long I could keep the berserk going...

Alas, I got a little carried away and charged a group of arachnotrons in a hellish cave in a situation that I should have shown a little more discretion.  :(  I was careless and overestimated the armour benefit from 'zerking.  Oh well, lesson learned...

(Incidentally, that power-up just north of the exit was yet another berserk!)

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.2) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Tormuse, level 8 Hell Baron Major, let an arachnotron get him
 on level 15 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 30912 turns and scored 167520 points.
 He played for 51 minutes and 52 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 393 out of 615 hellspawn. (63%)
 He was an Angel of 100!


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

  Levels generated : 0
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 25354/8
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +9

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

    Tough as nails   (Level 2)
    Brute            (Level 3)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Badass           (Level 1)
    Vampyre          (Level 1)

  Bru->Bru->Ber->Bru->TaN->TaN->Bad->MVm->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   chainsword (4d6)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   combat shotgun (7d3) [5/5]

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

    [a] modified rocket launcher (6d6) [1/1] (B1)
    [b] chaingun (1d6)x4 [40/40]
    [c] modified plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [40/40] (A1)
    [d] Trigun (3d6) [6/6]
    [e] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [f] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [g] shotgun shell (x50)
    [h] shotgun shell (x50)
    [i] shotgun shell (x50)
    [j] shotgun shell (x50)
    [k] shotgun shell (x13)
    [l] rocket (x10)
    [m] power cell (x50)
    [n] power cell (x50)
    [o] power cell (x50)
    [p] power cell (x50)
    [q] power cell (x50)
    [r] power cell (x12)
    [s] homing phase device
    [t] thermonuclear bomb

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

    72 former humans
    36 former sergeants
    4 former captains
    95 imps
    31 demons
    89 lost souls
    20 cacodemons
    4 barons of hell
    9 hell knights
    15 arachnotrons
    8 former commandos
    6 pain elementals
    1 arch-vile
    2 mancubi
    1 revenant

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

  On level 11 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 12 he found the Trigun!
  On level 15 he assembled a chainsword!
  On level 15 he finally was killed by a arachnotron.

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

 The arachnotron fires! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! Boom! Boom!
 Boom! You need to taste blood! There is power cell (x20) lying here.
 The arachnotron fires! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! Boom! You are
 hit! You are hit! The arachnotron fires! You are hit! You are hit!
 You dodge! Boom! You are hit! You are hit! The arachnotron hits you. The
 arachnotron fires! You are hit! The missile hits the arachnotron. You
 are hit! You are hit! You are hit! The arachnotron fires! You are hit! You
 are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You need to taste blood!
 Unknown command. Press "?" for help.
 You hit the arachnotron. You need to taste blood!
 You hit the arachnotron. The arachnotron dies. The arachnotron fires! You
 are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! The arachnotron
 fires! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! The
 arachnotron fires! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are
 hit! You are hit! The arachnotron fires! You are hit! You are hit! You are
 hit! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 376 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 334 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 24 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 9 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.
 3 killed the bastard and survived.
 4 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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[Game Hunter]

So, my previous Nightmare Angel of 100 run ran into ammo shortages, so I thought, "Why don't I try a melee run of Angel of 100?"  So I did!  :D

This isn't a bad idea, but I think you should consider melee AFTER you have a primary means of assault first. Especially on N!. There will be times when having that chainsword or double chainsaw in the prepared slot will avoid you a good amount of damage, maybe even proc a zerk, at which point you can save on some ammo. On the other hand, THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS on Nightmare!, mostly because of speed boost.

The fact that the Arachnotrons killed you isn't because their damage is high, it's because they have five rounds per attack and move FAST. Technically they only have a 1d5 plasma shot, which is negated greatly by even a nanofiber red armor: when you combine it by (roughly) 140% speed and an x5, even while zerked you'll be taking about 14 damage per second. Arach caves on N! are gonna house anywhere between ten and fifteen of the critters, so they'll rip you to shreds.

But I imagine you know this, having experienced it directly. I'm just providing some hard numbers so you understand how you died.

Anyway, I would highly suggest sticking to a ranged build FIRST, then work toward melee. There's a chance you won't even want Vampyre, since it's less useful once Pain Elementals stop spawning, so going for another one that doesn't block Brute would work. A lot of people like MAc (which, although it doesn't block Brute, has infinite ammo anyway), others take Int2. I just got through an HNTR run with Cateye/no-Int2 and I can say the sight really helps sniping. Have you actually completed A100 this version? You may want to try on HMP or UV so you can know what there is to fear on the later levels...

[Tormuse]

Thanks for the numbers; it helps put things in perspective.

And no, I haven't won Ao100 in this version yet.  Most of the games I've been playing are Nightmare difficulty.  Now that I've proven to myself that I can achieve diamond badges, I figure I might as well aim high.