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[VIDEO] DoomRL Tutorials (pre 0.9.9.6)

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Game Hunter:
New video's up.

This week we take a look at The Wall, a very plain but very stressful special floor that can easily wipe you out if you go into it unprepared. Fortunately, there is some strategy that can almost completely flip this viewpoint. (Still gotta hate those Viles on UV though.)

sklres:
Awesome videos, as always. I can't wait to see you fight shambler. Do you have a reliable strategy to deal with him? For some reason I always have trouble killing him.

Your wall strategy is a little risky and I think it relies too heavily on the tactical armor/boots combo. I used to do it your way, but I lost quite a few guys when an explosion knocked me to the left (which is pretty much an insta-death on higher difficulties).

Maybe I'm just impatient (or I suck :P), but I've found that an alternative strategy works better for me (especially if my speed sucks *cough*AoHu*cough*).

Spoiler (click to show/hide)You need 10 rockets, a combat shotgun and around 100 shells.

Step 1: Dig a tunnel 4-5 tiles from the bottom of the map. The first square is conveniently colored white.

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(Sorry for crappy diagrams - I don't have screenshots handy.)

It looks dangerous, but it's actually pretty safe. Most of the time you won't even take a single hit and if you have a tactical shotgun it's a massacre.  As a bonus, the corpses will be stacked on 3-4 squares which is pretty sweet on UV.

General Patton:
I mentioned that one on the video comments. Also, that pic is priceless.

thelaptop:
We need more artists for the DoomRL Comic thread.

Incidentally even when playing sloppy, the alternative strategy still held well.  I'm still wondering why I kept on attacking the wall via the north side...

sklres:

--- Quote from: thelaptop on July 07, 2011, 11:49 ---We need more artists for the DoomRL Comic thread.

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I should probably mention that this panel is from Hyperbole and a Half - I only changed the text ;)
Spoiler (click to show/hide)The narwhal bacons at midnight :P

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