So when I've gotten to the point where I can reliably beat the game even on challenge modes (AoSh, AoMr, AoB and AoMC done now) even with a full victory, it feels like I need to step up the difficulty. I expect to be horribly murdered.
This game was an absolute cakewalk. I was rarely threatened at all, as everything just MELTED under the damage output of Triggerhappy-boosted auto weapons. I started out with a high powered Chaingun, changed that out for a Minigun in the Armory (that thing kicked ARSE), and then just used a stock Plasma Rifle until I found enough packs to make it a high powered one. That's when I found out that autos with too much damage suck. Big time. The knockback on that thing reduced its damage from "facemelting" to "puny". So I picked a new one up and applied a firestorm pack instead. MUCH better.
The rest is history.
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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level 12 Hell Knight Warrant Officer Marine,
nuked the Mastermind at the Hell Fortress.
He survived 102800 turns and scored 125568 points.
He played for 3 hours, 39 minutes and 41 seconds.
He didn't like it too rough.
He killed 536 out of 536 hellspawn. (100%)
This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 8
Levels completed : 8
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Medal of Prejudice
UAC Star (bronze cluster)
Aurora Medallion
Hell Armorer Badge
Hell Champion Medal
Destroyer Silver Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 36/60 Experience 61184/12
ToHit Ranged +12 ToHit Melee +12 ToDmg Ranged +3 ToDmg Melee +3
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Marine
Finesse (Level 3)
Son of a bitch (Level 3)
Reloader (Level 2)
Whizkid (Level 1)
Triggerhappy (Level 2)
Ammochain (Level 1)
SoB->SoB->TH->TH->Rel->Rel->MAc->Fin->Fin->WK->SoB->Fin->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] red armor [6/6] (76%) (P)
[b] [ Weapon ] plasma rifle (1d7)x8 [38/40] (F1)
[c] [ Boots ] Nyarlaptotep's Boots [6/6] (100%)
[d] [ Prepared ] high power plasma rifle (1d9)x6 [26/26]
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] red armor [4/4] (100%)
[b] Lava Armor [4/4] (98%)
[c] power cell (x70)
[d] power cell (x70)
[e] power cell (x70)
[f] power cell (x70)
[g] power cell (x70)
[h] power cell (x70)
[i] power cell (x70)
[j] power cell (x62)
[k] power cell (x70)
[l] power cell (x70)
[m] large med-pack
[n] large med-pack
[o] environmental plasteel boots [1/2] (11%)
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Acid - internal 0% torso 0% feet 30%
Fire - internal 0% torso 25% feet 30%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
79 former humans
50 former sergeants
19 former captains
96 imps
58 demons
87 lost souls
30 cacodemons
20 hell knights
25 barons of hell
22 arachnotrons
5 former commandos
3 pain elementals
21 revenants
2 mancubi
4 arch-viles
5 elite former humans
2 elite former sergeants
2 bruiser brothers
1 shambler
1 lava elemental
1 Cyberdemon
1 Spider Mastermind
1 John Carmack
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.
He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
On level 5 he assembled a grappling boots!
On level 5 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
On level 7 he assembled a high power weapon!
On level 7 he marched into the Military Base.
He purified his fellow comrades.
On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
He sounded the alarm on level 14!
On level 14 he assembled a tower shield!
On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
On level 15 he found the Jackhammer!
On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
On level 18 he assembled a environmental boots!
On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
On level 19 he found the Lava Armor!
He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
Level 20 was a hard nut to crack!
On level 20 he assembled a high power weapon!
On level 21 he found the Shielded Armor!
On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits.
On level 22 he found the Nyarlaptotep's Boots!
He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
Then at last he found Dis!
He nuked level 24!
He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
Then finally in Hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
Chain fire ( initial ) -- Choose target or abort...
You see : John Carmack (unhurt) | floor | [ m ]ore
The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile
hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits John
Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The
missile hits John Carmack. You are hit!
You are hit!
You are hit!
You reload the plasma rifle.
You dodge!
The missile hits the revenant. The missile hits the revenant. The missile
hits the revenant. The missile hits the revenant. The revenant dies.
The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile
hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. John Carmack dies.
Congratulations! You defeated John Carmack! Press <Enter>...
You feel relatively safe now.
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
118 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
100 of those were killed.
3 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 8 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
7 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
4 killed the bitch and survived.
3 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.
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