I've done several Malicious Blades Ao100 runs before succeeding, but I'm proud of this one.
I reasoned that having innate resistances can't be bad - that was the main idea behind this particular build. I did deviate from the straight path to MMB before, taking a point or two in Whizkid until I realized that I then get the master trait way too late. And with my obsessive-compulsive play style of killing everything before proceeding to the next level I really needed them ASAP. So I disregarded my wish to assemble the coolest items quickly and instead went all the way to MMB first.
I also realized that I lacked the punch at the beginning, so I assembled tactical shotgun to carry me through the first many levels (until I start pumping SoB and using plasma rifle). This wasn't too necessary as I tend to find ample quantities of assault shotguns on my way down, but it seems I always get them after assembling their poor man's version. Those chain-shooting shotguns are in fact useful even after the first couple of SoB levels, at least until I equip my plasma rifle with a few agility packs (which are not that plentiful, and I need one for cerberus armor). Too bad I wasted my first power mod pack for the shotgun, as it means getting cerberus much later, but I compensated for that with a more cautious play style.
I also made another decision - assemble the cerberus from something ballistic (ballistic vest or duelist armor). Fortunately, those are extremely plentiful, so I had no problem achieving that. The reason is simple - cerberus removes protection and knockback properties but adds the resistances on top of the original. Since cerberus + MMB guarantees 95% fire resistance I don't need to start with the red armor as I do with other builds.
I was fortunate enough to find nuclear plasma rifle early. I slapped 3 agility mods and one power on top of it before finding sniper much deeper into the dungeon, but I guess I should have gone A2B2 instead - it does empty way too quickly. Retreat and wait for reload if possible.
I had laser rifle as well, but ended up not using it at all - triple agility-modded nuclear was sufficient even before sniper. Discarded it in mid-80s.
Nuclear rifle has one unexpected quality - it enables some free surgical wall destruction. I ended up doing a lot of that before assembling cerberus boots.
Anyway - will try HMP next, though will have to learn to leave some mob behind if the encounter goes too badly...
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DoomRL (v.0.9.9.5) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Zarin, level 21 Mancubus Sergeant Major Technician,
completed 100 levels of torture on level 84 of Hell.
He survived 385986 turns and scored 714981 points.
He played for 12 hours, 59 minutes and 22 seconds.
He didn't like it too rough.
He killed 1700 out of 1700 hellspawn. (100%)
This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
He was an Angel of 100!
He saved himself 17 times.
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 0
Levels visited : 0
Levels completed : 0
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Medal of Prejudice
UAC Star (bronze cluster)
Experience Medal
Heroic Bronze Badge
Veteran Bronze Badge
Centurial Silver Badge
Centurial Gold Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 92/50 Experience 456808/21
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +4 ToDmg Ranged +5 ToDmg Melee +11
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Technician
Finesse (Level 3)
Hellrunner (Level 3)
Son of a bitch (Level 5)
Son of a gun (Level 2)
Brute (Level 2)
Dodgemaster (Level 1)
Whizkid (Level 2)
Triggerhappy (Level 2)
Malicious Blades (Level 1)
HR->Fin->HR->DM->Bru->Bru->MMB->WK->WK->SoB->SoB->SoB->SoB->SoB->TH->Fin->Fin->HR->TH->SoG->SoG->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] cerberus duelist armor [2/2] (100%) (P)
[b] [ Weapon ] nuclear plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [24/24] (A3P1S1)
[c] [ Boots ] cerberus phaseshift boots [0/0] (100%) (A)
[d] [ Prepared ] chainsword (4d6)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] tactical rocket launcher (6d6) [5/5] (A1)
[b] Grammaton Cleric Beretta (2d6) [18/18]
[c] chainsword (4d6)
[d] 10mm ammo (x100)
[e] 10mm ammo (x29)
[f] rocket (x10)
[g] rocket (x10)
[h] large med-pack
[i] large med-pack
[j] large med-pack
[k] large med-pack
[l] large med-pack
[m] homing phase device
[n] thermonuclear bomb
[o] power mod pack
[p] shockwave pack
[q] Hellwave Pack
[r] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
[s] rocket box (x20)
[t] rocket box (x20)
[u] rocket box (x20)
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Bullet - internal 0% torso 95% feet 50%
Melee - internal 0% torso 95% feet 75%
Shrapnel - internal 0% torso 95% feet 50%
Acid - internal 0% torso 70% feet 100%
Fire - internal 0% torso 95% feet 100%
Plasma - internal 0% torso 50% feet 0%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
195 former humans
162 former sergeants
207 former captains
68 imps
33 demons
33 lost souls
33 cacodemons
49 hell knights
197 barons of hell
97 arachnotrons
5 former commandos
2 pain elementals
117 revenants
189 mancubi
171 arch-viles
17 nightmare imps
27 nightmare cacodemons
42 nightmare demons
19 nightmare arachnotrons
8 nightmare arch-viles
21 bruiser brothers
6 shamblers
1 lava elemental
1 Cyberdemon
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
On level 8 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
On level 21 he ran for his life from acid!
On level 22 he encountered an armed nuke!
On level 25 he found the Hellwave Pack!
On level 29 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
On level 32 he assembled a tactical rocket launcher!
On level 35 he assembled a cerberus armor!
On level 40 he assembled a chainsword!
On level 41 he assembled a chainsword!
On level 42 he encountered an armed nuke!
On level 51 he ran for his life from acid!
On level 52 he found the Medical Powerarmor!
On level 59 he found the Jackhammer!
On level 63, hell froze over!
On level 64 he ran for his life from acid!
On level 70 he encountered an armed nuke!
On level 71 he stumbled into a nightmare arachnotron cave!
He sounded the alarm on level 74!
On level 77 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
On level 77 he assembled a cerberus boots!
On level 78 he stumbled into complex full of revenants!
On level 78, hell froze over!
On level 79 he ran for his life from acid!
On level 79 he found the Necroarmor!
Level 83 was a hard nut to crack!
He sounded the alarm on level 86!
On level 90 he stumbled into complex full of arch-viles!
On level 90 he ran for his life from acid!
On level 93 he stumbled into complex full of arch-viles!
Level 96 blasted him with unholy atmosphere!
Level 97 was a hard nut to crack!
Level 98 blasted him with unholy atmosphere!
On level 100 he finally completed 100 levels of torture.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
There is rocket (x3) lying here.
There is power cell (x20) lying here.
There is a Small Health Globe lying here.
You feel better.
Run - direction...
You open the door.
Run - direction...
There is a Large Health Globe lying here.
You feel like new!
Run - direction...
Run - direction...
There is rocket (x3) lying here.
Run - direction...
There are stairs leading downward here.
You did it! You completed 100 levels of DoomRL! You're the champion! Press
<Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
25 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
23 of those were killed.
2 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
2 killed the bitch and survived.
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