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[Kjoery]

ATTEMPT #~20!

I did it!!! I got through UV on AoHU, killed everything! Survived everything. Beat every lev-

wait

oh

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Zalminen, level 15 Hell Knight 2nd Lieutenant Marine,
 nuked the Mastermind at the Hell Fortress.
 He survived 145059 turns and scored 398139 points.
 He played for 3 hours, 51 minutes and 35 seconds.
 He was a man of Ultra-Violence!

 He killed 1053 out of 1053 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
 He was an Angel of Humanity!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 10
  Levels completed : 10

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

  Cyberdemon's Head
  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Aurora Medallion
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Every Soldier's Medal
  Hell Champion Medal
  Spider-Killer Cross
  Heroic Silver Badge
  Gatekeeper Gold Badge
  Veteran Gold Badge
  Veteran Platinum Badge
  Everyman Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 36/18   Experience 119911/15
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +4  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +6

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

  Class : Marine

    Ironman          (Level 3)
    Finesse          (Level 3)
    Brute            (Level 2)
    Juggler          (Level 1)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Whizkid          (Level 2)
    Badass           (Level 2)
    Vampyre          (Level 1)

  Fin->Jug->Bru->Bru->Ber->Bad->MVm->Iro->Fin->WK->Iro->WK->Bad->Iro->Fin->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   phaseshift armor [4] (AOP)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Azrael's Scythe (9d9)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [0/0] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   missile launcher (6d6) [3/4] (T1)

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

    [a] plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [0/40] (A1N1T1)
    [b] BFG 9000 (10d6) [180/220] (B3)
    [c] Grammaton Cleric Beretta (2d6) [1/18]
    [d] red armor [4/4] (175%) (B)
    [e] red armor [6/6] (100%) (P)
    [f] Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [g] ripper (6d6)
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] phase device
    [p] homing phase device
    [q] envirosuit pack
    [r] bulk mod pack

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

    Bullet     - internal 60%   torso 90%   feet 60% 
    Melee      - internal 60%   torso 90%   feet 60% 
    Shrapnel   - internal 60%   torso 90%   feet 60% 
    Acid       - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 
    Fire       - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 
    Plasma     - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 

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

    107 former humans
    64 former sergeants
    55 former captains
    161 imps
    101 demons
    188 lost souls
    44 cacodemons
    29 hell knights
    52 barons of hell
    58 arachnotrons
    9 former commandos
    18 pain elementals
    40 revenants
    30 mancubi
    43 arch-viles
    16 nightmare imps
    7 nightmare cacodemons
    21 nightmare demons
    2 bruiser brothers
    2 shamblers
    1 lava elemental
    1 Angel of Death
    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.
  On level 5 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 5 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 7 he sneaked into the Phobos Lab.
  He broke through the lab.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 9 he entered Deimos Lab.
  He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
  On level 11 he arrived at the Containment Area.
  He emerged from the Containment Area victorious!
  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!
  On level 17 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 17 he found the Azrael's Scythe!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 19 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
  He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
  On level 20 he was foolish enough to enter Limbo!
  On level 20 he found the Angelic Armor!
  He managed to clear Limbo from evil!
  On level 21 he assembled a ripper!
  On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Dis!
  He overloaded a nuclear BFG 9000 on level 24!
  He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
  Then finally in Hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 You swap your weapons instantly!
 You wear/wield : a Azrael's Scythe (9d9) You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You are hit! That hurt! You' going berserk! You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 John Carmack reloads his rocket launcher. You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
 You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
 You hit John Carmack. You are hit! That hurt! You' going berserk! You need to
 taste blood!
 You hit John Carmack. You're going berserk! You need to taste blood!
 You hit John Carmack. John Carmack dies. Congratulations! You defeated John
 Carmack! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 195 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 183 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 And 6 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 5 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 killed the bitch and survived.
 3 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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"you feel a breeze of mor-" NO TIME FOR THAT GOTTA MURDER MURDER!

uhh, not much to say about this run. The onyx mod was nice. I should've used the nano mod to make blue power armour. Got around chained court by blowing holes in the bunker and running straight at the Barons. It worked well.

im dumb

[LuckyDee]

You're actually attempting AoHu on a melee build?

Personally, I'd take about fifteen levels of INT and every gun I could find... restec-pah!

[Kjoery]

You're actually attempting AoHu on a melee build?

Personally, I'd take about fifteen levels of INT and every gun I could find... restec-pah!

The everyman badge requires you clear the Unholy Cathedral! I don't have much of a choice!

That said, the resistance bonuses berserk gives + red armour translates to ~1-3 damage/hit, so melle isn't actually that painful, and because one's health is so low, getting sneezed at triggers berserk, greatly improving one's survivability!

[LuckyDee]

That said, the resistance bonuses berserk gives + red armour translates to ~1-3 damage/hit, so melle isn't actually that painful, and because one's health is so low, getting sneezed at triggers berserk, greatly improving one's survivability!

True dat. You can do the UC on a non-melee build though, although to be honest I wouldn't really be bothered. Unless the AoD turns out to be a deathtrap even with Berserk and Red Armor :S

[Kjoery]

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Been working at Platinum Angel of Humanity. Been working on it all night! Turns out sleep deprivation doesn't translate well to good tactics. 12 hp, man. It takes you far! That red armor and berserk. Makes you feel invincible. Thought this was the one I was going to win. And then I decided to shotgun a former commando 2-squares away, rather than chainsawing it.

Why?

Why.

Why
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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Eol Armok, level 8 Hell Knight 2nd Lieutenant Marine,
 was melted by former commando's plasma gun on level 1 of the Deimos base.
 He survived 79421 turns and scored 64299 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 57 minutes and 7 seconds.
 He was a man of Ultra-Violence!

 He killed 349 out of 365 hellspawn. (95%)
 He held his right to remain violent.
 He was an Angel of Humanity!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 3
  Levels completed : 3

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Hell Arena Key

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

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

  Health 0/12   Experience 22011/8
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +4  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +6

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

  Class : Marine

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Tough as nails   (Level 1)
    Brute            (Level 2)
    Juggler          (Level 1)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Badass           (Level 1)

  Fin->Jug->TaN->Bru->Bru->Ber->Fin->Bad->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   phaseshift armor [2/2] (73%) (T)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   tactical shotgun (8d3) [2/5]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [0/0] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   chainsaw (5d6) (B)

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

    [a] double shotgun (9d3)x2 [2/2] (T1)
    [b] rocket launcher (6d6) [1/1] (A1)
    [c] plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [40/40] (S1)
    [d] fireproof red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [e] red armor [6/6] (96%) (P)
    [f] shotgun shell (x46)
    [g] shotgun shell (x50)
    [h] rocket (x8)
    [i] power cell (x50)
    [j] power cell (x50)
    [k] power cell (x50)
    [l] small med-pack
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] phase device
    [q] envirosuit pack
    [r] thermonuclear bomb
    [s] bulk mod pack
    [t] Arena Master's Staff

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

    Bullet     - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   
    Melee      - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   
    Shrapnel   - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   

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

    71 former humans
    31 former sergeants
    33 former captains
    73 imps
    60 demons
    23 lost souls
    20 cacodemons
    9 hell knights
    10 barons of hell
    3 former commandos
    1 pain elemental
    12 nightmare demons
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 Arena Master

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 2 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
  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 found the Arena Master's Staff!
  On level 6 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 7 he sneaked into the Phobos Lab.
  He broke through the lab.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 8 he assembled a fireproof armor!
  On level 9 he finally was melted by former commando's plasma gun.

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

 You reload the tactical shotgun.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You reload the tactical shotgun.
 Your tactical shotgun is already loaded.
 You reload the tactical shotgun.
 The imp dies.
 You reload the tactical shotgun.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You reload the tactical shotgun.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You reload the tactical shotgun.
 You dodge! Boom! There are stairs leading downward here.
 You close the door.
 You use a small med-pack. You feel healed.
 The imp dies. You advance to level 8! Press <Enter>...
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 160 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 150 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 And 5 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 4 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 killed the bitch and survived.
 2 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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(I played through most of the game in phaseshift. Usually switched when major threats appeared. Not this time. Welp.)

Arena's arena. Easy once you know the tricks. Sometimes it murders you horribly, but that's RNG for you.

Chained court has been the hardest part of this challenge, by far. Those barons just decide to wander in randomly like it aint a thing. And then they tend to destroy the packs, one way or another. Any strats for consistently luring the guy into a nice gunning column would be appreciated. That tactical cut down on the volume of shotgun juggling I had to do immensely, though.

Also been working on my ammo-conservation skills. Shells actually run out in UV, unlike N!. Switching to that chaingun to finish off nearly-dead enemies gave me enough shell-volume to scout the CC no problem.

Phobos lab introduced me to Nightmare Demons, which are kind of terrifying. Killed me once in a previous run (they just wouldn't get knocked back!)

In the middle of Phobos, I completely forgot about the existence of vampyre, and went Finesse 2, eager for wizkid (was overflowing with mods). By the time I remembered to actually build properly, it was too late, sadly.

The anomaly was pretty straightforward. Overloaded my health, ran to right. Berserk got triggered. Shotgunned everything. Brusier bros appears, rocketed them a couple times, then sawed their faces.

Once (hopefully soon) I actually finish this run, I'll also post the completed mortem in the same thread. Nervous about spider mastermind, though; I don't actually know exactly how to avoid its damage; planning to just sidestep into melle range and punch face, but without hellrunner, will his missiles tear me apart?

e: oh wait, you avoid it by going invincible. Right.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Thiebs]

Geez...

[Sylph]

I gave this challenge a go last night. I'd taken a total of 4 damage by the time I got to the chained court, but didn't have berserker, and I think I killed 1 opponent in the chained court before I died.
My usual tactic for CC+ is occupying one of the leftmost doors from the bunker, corner shooting until a baron wanders in from the right. I then leave the starting bunker to the left, and walk around the top of the bunker. The top area, above the bunker, is my favourite part of the level for line shooting barons, and I hang around there as long as possible, sometimes doing another 'lap' in running mode through the starting room or around the bottom of the bunker.
On AoH, though, even with hellrunner, there's basically no chance of taking it slow like that. I'm starting to wonder whether I should immediately use a berserk to get up there, and use the other berserks every time I do a 'lap'... I'll have another try tonight.

ps. I think doing UV AoHu as a conquerer without taking berserker might actually be reaching a bit far for me, but I'm enjoying exploring the idea. I think you're on the right track, though, with your build.

[Kjoery]

I gave this challenge a go last night. I'd taken a total of 4 damage by the time I got to the chained court, but didn't have berserker, and I think I killed 1 opponent in the chained court before I died.
My usual tactic for CC+ is occupying one of the leftmost doors from the bunker, corner shooting until a baron wanders in from the right. I then leave the starting bunker to the left, and walk around the top of the bunker. The top area, above the bunker, is my favourite part of the level for line shooting barons, and I hang around there as long as possible, sometimes doing another 'lap' in running mode through the starting room or around the bottom of the bunker.
On AoH, though, even with hellrunner, there's basically no chance of taking it slow like that. I'm starting to wonder whether I should immediately use a berserk to get up there, and use the other berserks every time I do a 'lap'... I'll have another try tonight.

If you got the phaseshift armour from the arena, I'd strongly recommend trying blowing the middle/corner of the bunker open and just running at the barons with a chainsaw. They wont' do much against your 90% resistance, and tend to butter like melt to the mighty chainsaw. But I'm gonna have to work on a tactic like yours if I ever plan on doing a low-damage run.

ps. I think doing UV AoHu as a conquerer without taking berserker might actually be reaching a bit far for me, but I'm enjoying exploring the idea. I think you're on the right track, though, with your build.

Berserk and vampyre basically meant I had ~18 hp and 60% resistances all the time, which is enough to survive anything but plasma. Most kills turned out to be life-neutral trades (thanks to vampyre), so I could basically charge straight at most mobs by the end of it. Lifted the build off someone else who did a AoOC+AoHu run.

[Sylph]

If you got the phaseshift armour from the arena, I'd strongly recommend trying blowing the middle/corner of the bunker open and just running at the barons with a chainsaw.

Ah, I didn't realise the arena awards are random (how unusual!). I got acid-proof boots, which are pretty useless for the chained court aren't they? :)
I look forward to having a go with some serious melee resistance, but in all fairness it's the acid (torso) damage that's the killer on CC+. Maybe I should just get dodgemaster+3xberserk and charge at the arena master, then the stairs, never going back? :)

[Kjoery]

Ah, I didn't realise the arena awards are random (how unusual!). I got acid-proof boots, which are pretty useless for the chained court aren't they? :)
I look forward to having a go with some serious melee resistance, but in all fairness it's the acid (torso) damage that's the killer on CC+. Maybe I should just get dodgemaster+3xberserk and charge at the arena master, then the stairs, never going back? :)

What I've gotten are:
*Acid boots
*Ballistic Vest
*Phaseshift armour

Also, the barons seriously don't do much damage while you're chainsaw-berserked! With some form of +movespeed you should be able to sidestep your way to melle range. With PRed, they do 1-6 damage WHEN they hit; very manageable!

[Tormuse]

Aah!  So close and yet so far!  :o  That looks frustrating!  But at least you've shown that this is an effective build and I'm sure you'll get it next time.  I haven't played AoHu in ages, but you may have inspired me to give it another try.  :)

Maybe I should just get dodgemaster+3xberserk and charge at the arena master, then the stairs, never going back? :)

I don't think Dodgemaster would help much due to the Arena Master's splash damage and the abundant former captains would probably shred you before you get up to him.  I think it would be best to lure him over to the bunker before picking up the berserk, using cover as much as you can to limit how many times he can shock you.

[Sylph]

But if I wait in the Bunker, barons destroy the berserk packs...

[Tormuse]

True, I haven't really figured out a consistent strategy for dealing with that; those barons are always a problem.  That's why taking them out is always my first order of business on that level.