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[M|Ao100|YAAM] First Platinum and Food For Thought
« on: November 14, 2013, 13:01 »

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Charchian, level 21 Hell Baron Captain Technician,
 completed 100 levels of torture on level 100 of Hell.
 He survived 197286 turns and scored 714704 points.
 He played for 5 hours, 21 minutes and 47 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 1682 out of 1682 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
 He was an Angel of 100!

 He saved himself 5 times.

-- Special levels --------------------------------------------

  Levels generated : 0
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------

  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (gold cluster)
  Experience Medal
  Technician Platinum Badge

-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------

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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 99/70   Experience 457386/21
  ToHit Ranged +10  ToHit Melee +10  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

  Class : Technician

    Ironman          (Level 2)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Son of a gun     (Level 5)
    Reloader         (Level 1)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 5)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Whizkid          (Level 2)
    Sharpshooter     (Level 1)

  SoG->SoG->SoG->EE->EE->EE->MSs->WK->WK->Int->Int->SoG->SoG->HR->HR->DM->EE->EE->Rel->Iro->Iro->

-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Malek's Armor [3/3] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   storm combat pistol (1d10)x2 [22/22] (P1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   Nyarlaptotep's Boots [6/6] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   10mm ammo chain (x10)

-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------

    [a] BFG 9000 (10d6) [100/169] (B2)
    [b] VBFG9000 (10d8) [150/150]
    [c] Revenant's Launcher (7d6) [0/1]
    [d] blue armor [4/4] (100%) (P)
    [e] 10mm ammo (x38)
    [f] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [g] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [h] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [i] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [j] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [k] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [l] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [m] rocket (x9)
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] large med-pack
    [q] homing phase device
    [r] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [s] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [t] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 30% 
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 100%  feet 100%
    Plasma     - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   

-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------

    84 former humans
    152 former sergeants
    198 former captains
    98 imps
    43 demons
    90 lost souls
    24 cacodemons
    69 hell knights
    264 barons of hell
    83 arachnotrons
    6 former commandos
    8 pain elementals
    85 revenants
    150 mancubi
    170 arch-viles
    20 nightmare imps
    38 nightmare cacodemons
    53 nightmare demons
    15 nightmare arachnotrons
    2 nightmare arch-viles
    1 elite former human
    2 elite former sergeants
    6 elite former captains
    3 elite former commandos
    12 bruiser brothers
    2 shamblers
    2 lava elemental
    2 Cyberdemons

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

  On level 6 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 16 he found the Acid Spitter!
  On level 17 he ran for his life from acid!
  Level 20 blasted him with an unholy atmosphere!
  On level 20 he found the Subtle Knife!
  On level 22 he assembled a storm bolter pistol!
  On level 28, hell froze over!
  On level 34 he ran for his life from acid!
  Level 35 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 37 he found the Cybernetic Armor!
  Level 39 was a hard nut to crack!
  Level 43 was a hard nut to crack!
  Level 45 was a hard nut to crack!
  He sounded the alarm on level 53!
  On level 59 he found the Malek's Armor!
  On level 60 he stumbled into a nightmare arachnotron cave!
  Level 63 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 63 he found the Nyarlaptotep's Boots!
  On level 65, hell froze over!
  On level 66 he found the Revenant's Launcher!
  On level 67 he stumbled into a complex full of arch-viles!
  On level 69 he found the Hellwave Pack!
  Level 71 was a hard nut to crack!
  Level 73 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 74 he encountered an armed nuke!
  On level 74 he assembled a VBFG9000!
  Level 75 blasted him with an unholy atmosphere!
  Level 86 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 88 he found the Shielded Armor!
  On level 90 he found the Frag Shotgun!
  On level 92 he found the Lava Armor!
  On level 93 he stumbled into a nightmare cacodemon cave!
  Level 96 blasted him with an unholy atmosphere!
  On level 97 he encountered an armed nuke!
  On level 100 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  On level 100 he finally completed 100 levels of torture.

-- Messages --------------------------------------------------

 You quickly reload the storm combat pistol.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a nightmare demon (wounded) | blood | [ m ]ore
 The missile hits the nightmare demon. The missile hits the nightmare demon.
 You quickly reload the storm combat pistol.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a nightmare demon (mortally wounded) | lava | [ m ]ore
 The missile hits the nightmare demon. The nightmare demon dies. You feel
 relatively safe now.
 You quickly reload the storm combat pistol.
 There is a small med-pack lying here.
 There are stairs leading downward here.
 You did it! You completed 100 levels of DoomRL! You're the champion! Press
 <Enter>...

-- General ---------------------------------------------------

 35 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 14 of those were killed.
 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 3 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 17 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 3 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 13 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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Finally! After 21 months - okay, with a few lengthy pauses - I managed to grab my first Platinum badge. Made myself really proud, even though it's the easiest one to earn (by far). This puts my first Diamond within reach, too...

After my last A100 attempt I tried a few other games, mostly AoI since this is one of the Bronze I'm still missing. Most attempts ended in either the Base or Phobos Lab, so I thought I might as well take up my previous plan and go for Tech again. I really love the INT2 Sharpshooter, and I'm much more at ease playing A100 than most other games. And now I've found out why.

In A100 I set my sights on the Master and just steadily work my way there, taking everything I encounter in the meantime in my stride. In normal games, my playstyle is usually a lot more nervous, fussing about special levels, items and whatnot. I think I really need to apply my A100 attitude to all other games as well, see what that gets me.

So, humor me: for my next game I can either:

1) Aim for my missing Bronze by playing AoI/AoD/AoRA/AoCn on HNTR or
2) Aim (too) high and go for Shottyman Gold (probably on a Fireangel build, since I've yet to try that.

Which should it be?
« Last Edit: November 14, 2013, 13:02 by LuckyDee »
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Re: [M|Ao100|YAAM] First Platinum and Food For Thought
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2013, 18:28 »

Push the limits and go for the gold.

Actually I suggest trying for Veteran Gold/Plat with an AoMC build.
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Re: [M|Ao100|YAAM] First Platinum and Food For Thought
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2013, 19:02 »

Push the limits and go for the gold.

Lies!  Time for some diamond hunting!  =D

But on a more serious note, do something on AoMC.  The tai-chi skills you gain from dodging so much in AoMC will up your game tremendously.
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Re: [M|Ao100|YAAM] First Platinum and Food For Thought
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2013, 07:54 »

The tai-chi skills you gain from dodging so much in AoMC will up your game tremendously.

I don't get this: I actively play to not get shot on most games. Why would AoMC - which only punishes you that much harder when you fail - actually be of help there?
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Re: [M|Ao100|YAAM] First Platinum and Food For Thought
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2013, 09:00 »

You will learn to actually not get hit, instead of "mostly" not get hit.  There's a fine line difference there.  In AoMC, beings that do potentially large damage BUT with high variance has the variance negated completely, which will teach you to rightfully fear them, instead of playing with the expectations in a normal game and go "nah, I can risk it -- it's very unlikely that it will do just enough damage to flatten DoomGuy".  Meaning you learn to be more risk averse when playing AoMC.

Since getting one-shotted is real, you will start to learn in AoMC what you can safely "eat" an attack, and what can instantly kill you.  You will pick up the bad habit of assuming that your weapons will take less shots to kill any particular enemy, but I think that learning what can one-shot you versus what won't is the real valuable lesson.

For some real serious WTF fun, try AoMC on N!.  Quite hilarious and painful, but not sure if it is really worth it (AoMC on UV is supposed to be a good introduction to UV).
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Re: [M|Ao100|YAAM] First Platinum and Food For Thought
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2013, 09:32 »

That makes a lot sense, yeah... I'm already not looking forward to wandering former sergeants just outside the Base Entry :S
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