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Nightmare demons, how to deal with them?

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Tormuse:
The Nightmare Demons in Phobos Lab are annoying to deal with, partly because of how early in the game they are, and partly for the fact that they're around blind corners, so they're right on top of you as soon as you see them.  If you have a melee build, the Chainsaw may be a good choice for them.  Otherwise, I'd say speed is your friend here.  If you can walk/run fast enough, you don't need any envirosuits to lead them through an acid bath.  Just go around the edge of the acid pool and they'll cut across the acid to get to you and then you can repeatedly knock them back in with your shotgun.  Nightmare Demons are speedy, so to do this walking, you have to be *really* fast, but it's doable.  Otherwise, you'll probably eat through a few med packs, keeping your stamina up to keep running.


--- Quote from: Svankensen on June 25, 2014, 21:19 ---...i didnt manage to get him beyond scratched until he was eating my face (not a native english speaker, so if thats a double-entendre please ignore).
--- End quote ---

Sorry, it's too funny to ignore.  :D  "Eating face" is a euphemism for aggressively kissing, so now, I'm picturing Doomguy making out with the demon.  :P

As for the rocket launcher, I wouldn't recommend it, since Nightmare Demons tend to get really close really quickly, so you'll be lucky to even get one shot off before they're eating your face.  :)

Sylph:
To add to this - you probably ARE knocking the nightmare demons back with your shotgun. Nightmare demons are *fast*, easily fast enough to often get a couple of turns in the time you get one shot, which would let them gain ground on you even after being knocked back.

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