So I played Inferno mod again, trying to win UV with a non-melee build, which is feeling more and more overly ambitious. Nevertheless, I got even further than my previous game. :)
In Singularity, I used the invisibility effect granted by the Shadow Aegis to sneak past enemies and shut down two of the portals, but I was overwhelmed before I could get to the other two and had to leave early. Up 'til that point, I had 100% kills.
In Acheron, I was doing okay for a while, but couldn't get to the last few(?) Arch-Viles and I realized that the bodies being raised from the river, in addition to not giving you experience, don't even drop any ammo! So I was depleting my resources without any gain. Once I ran out of med packs, I decided it was time to homing phase out. The fact that ammo is limited neatly highlights the fact that melee builds have a *huge* advantage in this mod. As much as I'd like to prove that it's doable without melee, I might just try a melee build next.
In the end, the opposition in Ptolomea was just too much for me. I tried to homing phase out, but for some reason, it didn't teleport me to the exit. I was surrounded with no cover and died very quickly.
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
Module : Inferno (0.16.0)
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Tormuse, level 10 Technician,
was incinerated by an arch-vile in Ptolomea.
He survived 324722 turns.
He played for 8 hours, 58 minutes and 57 seconds.
He was a man of Ultra-Violence!
He killed 1459 out of 1579 hellspawn. (92%)
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Name Result Kills Turns Time
Hell Keep Complete 38/ 38 15270 3m52s
The Spawning Pits Complete 100/ 100 55001 1h23m46s
Erebus Complete 31/ 31 5953 16m23s
Singularity Escaped 81/ 106 3744 11m16s
The Acheron Escaped 89/ 133 6219 19m17s
Infernal Sanctuary Complete 142/ 142 9847 17m21s
Ptolomea Death 8/ 59 219 6m11s
Hellfire Furnace Complete 18/ 18 267 2m04s
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Siege Token
-- Cleared the Hell Keep on UV
Shadow Medal
-- Defeated the shadow demon
Ruby Heart
-- Defeated the lava witch
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/50 Experience 48446/10
ToHit Ranged +4 ToDmg Ranged +2
ToHit Melee +0 ToDmg Melee +0
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Technician
Finesse (Level 1)
Hellrunner (Level 1)
Son of a bitch (Level 2)
Eagle Eye (Level 2)
Juggler (Level 1)
Intuition (Level 1)
Whizkid (Level 2)
EE->SoB->SoB->HR->Fin->WK->WK->Jug->EE->Int->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] nothing
[b] [ Weapon ] rocket launcher (6d6) [0/1] (B1)
[c] [ Boots ] tactical boots [0/0] (100%) (A)
[d] [ Prepared ] 10mm ammo chain (x138)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] tactical shotgun (8d3) [5/5] (T1)
[b] gatling gun (1d7)x6 [60/60]
[c] hyperblaster (2d4)x3 [31/40]
[d] BFG 9000 (10d6) [20/100]
[e] bullet-proof vest [1/1] (44%)
[f] Ruby Heart [0/0] (95%)
[g] 10mm ammo (x130)
[h] shotgun shell (x70)
[i] shotgun shell (x50)
[j] rocket (x13)
[k] power cell (x70)
[l] power cell (x70)
[m] agility mod pack
[n] Shadow Aegis
[o] protective boots [4/4] (100%) (APT)
[p] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
[q] power battery (x120)
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
None
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
72 former humans
49 former sergeants
36 former captains
208 imps
68 demons
242 lost souls
136 cacodemons
27 hell knights
68 barons of hell
59 arachnotrons
55 former commandos
26 pain elementals
28 revenants
43 mancubi
14 arch-viles
16 nightmare imps
3 nightmare cacodemons
9 nightmare demons
1 lava witch
66 spectres
1 shadow demon
74 hydras
63 hydra queens
25 achlyses
36 cinders
34 asuras
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He selected the standard loadout.
He began his journey by storming Hell Keep...
He left no survivors!
On Hell 6 he entered The Spawning Pits...
There he discovered the Aegis.
He slew the hydra queen!
On Hell 8 he raided the Hellfire Furnace!
He nuked Hell 11!
On Hell 11 he descended into Erebus...
There he discovered the Staff of Souls.
He banished the shadow demon!
On Hell 12 he assembled a tactical boots!
On Hell 12 he assembled a hyperblaster!
On Hell 12 he found the Shadow Aegis!
On Hell 12 he approached the Singularity...
He escaped before hell's forces grew too numerous.
On Hell 13 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
He reached the banks of the Acheron.
Entering Hell 16 he was almost dead...
On Hell 16 he assembled a gatling gun!
On Hell 18 he discovered The Infernal Sanctuary.
There he claimed Ruby Heart.
He defeated the lava witch!
On Hell 20 he anwsered the call of Ptolomea...
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
Targeting canceled.
You use a homing phase device. You feel yanked in a non-existing direction!
You see : Tormuse (severely wounded) | blood | [ m ]ore
You prepare the BFG 9000 instantly!
Fire -- Choose target...
You see : an arachnotron (unhurt) | floor | [ m ]ore
The missile hits the arachnotron. The revenant dies. The arch-vile raises his
You see : a baron of hell (unhurt) | power cell (x20) | floor | [ m ]ore
You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You
dodge! Boom!
You prepare the rocket launcher instantly!
Fire -- Choose target...
You see : an arachnotron (severely wounded) | floor | [ m ]ore
The missile hits the arachnotron. You hear the scream of a freed soul! You
hear the scream of a freed soul! The arachnotron dies. You are engulfed in
flames! You die!... Press <Enter>...
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