Finally got around to winning the "unlock stuff" game. I wanted to get Berserker after Ammochain (and thus Conqueror medal), but decided I was obligated to make good use of the firestorm pack so WK instead.
The Wall was brutal, as it always seems to be for me now. Missing two rockets in a row resulted in no missile launcher/backpack!.
Of course, right after the Wall comes Anomaly. I was quite greedy and went to around 3% health fighting off the crowd so I could make it back to the start for health instead of using a medpack (the Wall had greatly depleted my supplies, down to 0 or 1 I think). Rocket Launcher (A) is not a missile launcher but it did a fair bit to the bruisers.
Armory was no trouble, the shambler eventually decided to teleport next to me and be killed by plasma instead of rockets. The Acid Spitter was great fun, mostly used to deal with Vile groups.
I decided to clear Hall of Carnage the lazy way - stand on the stairs and wait. Don't do this, as eventually the lava will reveal a Baron who is happy to knock you into the lava.
Spider's Lair was a BFG free-fire zone for a while, then plasma rifle to clear out the rest. I quickly slapped the firestorm mod onto the nuclear plasma rifle, with agility ready for WK on my next level up.
I mostly traded blows with Cyberdemon, losing half health and half armour, maybe a medpack.
I opened the Vaults with rockets first, and then the centre one. Revenants were trivial at this point (usually one barrage), and mancubi a bit less so (usually 2 barrages).
Mortuary I had a bit of invulnerability and then a hatred skull to clear one side, the last Vile gave me some grief on the other side but nothing that a BFG couldn't take care of.
Hell 6 was a little startling (crackling flames!) but thankfully there were only viles, no friends. At this point arch-viles would go down in two blasts. This level had my first envirosuit, and there was also an invulnerability. The two together lasted long enough to get the other packs in the Lava Pits.
Very nearly died on Hell 7 from a Vile/Baron pack that destroyed my fireproof red armour, I was overconfident with that armour + enviropack and clowned around with the Acid Spitter (really, don't try to reload it and wait for the enemies to die from the acid pools).
I tried listening to judge when to use the lava element before Spidermom was in sight, gaining her Brain as a reward. I think I had just enough time, not sure if BFGs with power battery would have been better.
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DoomRL (v.0.9.9.5) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Arnie, level 14 Demon Sergeant Marine,
defeated the Mastermind on level 8 of Hell.
He survived 185068 turns and scored 210052 points.
He played for 5 hours, 45 minutes and 6 seconds.
He wasn't afraid to be hurt plenty.
He killed 957 out of 957 hellspawn. (100%)
This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 10
Levels completed : 10
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Mastermind's Brain
Medal of Prejudice
UAC Star (silver cluster)
Grim Reaper's Badge
Hell Champion Medal
Hell Armorer Badge
UAC Silver Badge
Veteran Bronze Badge
Veteran Silver Badge
Lava Bronze Badge
Reaper Bronze Badge
Reaper Silver Badge
Reaper Gold Badge
Scavenger Bronze Badge
Scavenger Silver Badge
Scavenger Gold Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 60/60 Experience 83245/14
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +0 ToDmg Ranged +5 ToDmg Melee +5
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Marine
Finesse (Level 3)
Son of a bitch (Level 5)
Reloader (Level 2)
Whizkid (Level 1)
Triggerhappy (Level 2)
Ammochain (Level 1)
Rel->SoB->SoB->Rel->TH->TH->MAc->Fin->Fin->WK->SoB->SoB->SoB->Fin->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
[b] [ Weapon ] nuclear plasma rifle (1d6)x8 [23/24] (A2F1)
[c] [ Boots ] plasteel boots [2/2] (100%) (A)
[d] [ Prepared ] Acid Spitter (10d10) [10/10] {a}
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] rocket launcher (6d6) [1/1] (A2)
[b] nuclear BFG 9000 (8d8) [40/40]
[c] BFG 9000 (10d8) [220/220] (B3)
[d] BFG 9000 (11d8) [100/100] (P1T1)
[e] onyx armor [4] (P)
[f] rocket (x9)
[g] power cell (x50)
[h] power cell (x50)
[i] power cell (x50)
[j] small med-pack
[k] large med-pack
[l] large med-pack
[m] large med-pack
[n] large med-pack
[o] large med-pack
[p] phase device
[q] homing phase device
[r] homing phase device
[s] rocket box (x20)
[t] power battery (x120)
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Acid - internal 25% torso 25% feet 75%
Fire - internal 25% torso 25% feet 50%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
88 former humans
114 former sergeants
27 former captains
138 imps
29 demons
281 lost souls
38 cacodemons
33 hell knights
53 barons of hell
37 arachnotrons
38 former commandos
22 pain elementals
13 revenants
19 mancubi
19 arch-viles
2 bruiser brothers
1 shambler
1 lava elemental
1 agony elemental
1 Cyberdemon
1 Spider Mastermind
1 Arena Master
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
On level 2 he entered Hell's Arena.
He left the Arena as a champion!
On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 5 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
On level 7 he witnessed the Wall.
He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
On level 10 he entered Hell's Armory.
On level 10 he found the Acid Spitter!
On level 10 he assembled a fireproof armor!
He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
On level 11 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
On level 13 he found the City of Skulls.
He wiped out the City of Skulls.
On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
Level 18 blasted him with unholy atmosphere!
On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
On level 20 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
On level 20 he found the Angelic Armor!
He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
On level 22 he stumbled into complex full of arch-viles!
Level 22 was a hard nut to crack!
On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits.
He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
Then at last he found Dis!
On level 24 he finally defeated the Mastermind.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits
the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile
hits the Spider Mastermind. You are hit! You are hit!
Chain fire (full) -- Choose target or abort...
You see : a Spider Mastermind (mortally wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider
Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits
the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile
hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider Mastermind.
You are hit!
Chain fire (full) -- Choose target or abort...
You see : a Spider Mastermind (almost dead) [m]ore | pool of blood
The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider
Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind dies. You feel relatively
safe now. Congratulations! You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press
<Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
15 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
12 of those were killed.
And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
2 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
2 killed the bitch and survived.
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