After getting quite a few berserk packs in the early levels, I finally manage to accomplish getting the Strongman Diamond! I owe this victory to the mortem of papilio and the hints of Tormuse, so thanks to the two of you! There wasn’t a plasteel boots to be found anywhere, so I had to make do with environmental boots for the final levels. I didn’t even find a second technical mod pack. Game was straightforward after finishing chained court, and I reluctantly decided to take on Military base for experience and possible supplies. An invulnerability sphere in Hell level 7 made the spider mastermind another breeze to take out. So now I have the Strongman Diamond after *hundreds* of deaths/quits and extensive cursing and am *really* ready to take on Nightmare! Strongman is definitely NOT an "easy" diamond badge, so I feel much more proud to get this than my Quartermaster Diamond Badge. As I said before, I am looking for hints to help me deal with the impossibly hard difficulty, especially those towards getting a full win?
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Nils Bloodaxe,
level 10 Hell Baron Major Marine,
defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
He survived 124941 turns and scored 140521 points.
He played for 2 hours and 1 second.
He wasn't afraid to be hurt plenty.
He killed 484 out of 484 hellspawn. (100%)
This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
He saved himself 2 times.
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 2
Levels completed : 2
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Mastermind's Brain
Medal of Prejudice
Malicious Knives Cross
Sunrise Iron Fist
Strongman Bronze Badge
Strongman Silver Badge
Strongman Gold Badge
Strongman Platinum Badge
Strongman Diamond Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 99/60 Experience 46310/10
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +6 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +9
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Marine
Finesse (Level 1)
Tough as nails (Level 2)
Brute (Level 3)
Berserker (Level 1)
Badass (Level 2)
Vampyre (Level 1)
Bru->Bru->Bru->Ber->Bad->MVm->TaN->TaN->Bad->Fin->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] ballistic shield [0/0] (100%)
[b] [ Weapon ] nothing
[c] [ Boots ] protective boots [4/4] (96%) (P)
[d] [ Prepared ] combat shotgun (7d3) [5/5]
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] rocket launcher (6d6) [1/1]
[b] ballistic red armor [4/4] (64%)
[c] nanofiber red armor [2]
[d] red armor [4/4] (65%) (B)
[e] chainsaw (4d6)
[f] 10mm ammo (x97)
[g] large med-pack
[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] homing phase device
[p] technical mod pack
[q] tactical boots [0/0] (88%)
[r] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
[s] shell box (x100)
[t] shell box (x100)
[u] rocket box (x18)
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Bullet - internal 60% torso 95% feet 60%
Melee - internal 60% torso 95% feet 60%
Shrapnel - internal 60% torso 95% feet 60%
Acid - internal 60% torso 60% feet 85%
Fire - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
Plasma - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
78 former humans
86 former sergeants
36 former captains
93 imps
43 demons
36 lost souls
24 cacodemons
13 hell knights
28 barons of hell
1 arachnotron
8 former commandos
2 pain elementals
6 revenants
6 mancubi
8 arch-viles
5 elite former humans
5 elite former sergeants
2 elite former captains
2 bruiser brothers
1 Cyberdemon
1 Spider Mastermind
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 6 he assembled a tactical boots!
On level 7 he marched into the Military Base.
He purified his fellow comrades.
On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
On level 8 he assembled a ballistic armor!
On level 13 he assembled a ballistic armor!
On level 13 he assembled a nanofiber armor!
On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
Then at last he found Dis!
On level 24 he finally defeated the Mastermind.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You need to
taste blood!
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You're going
berserk! You need to taste blood!
The Spider Mastermind hits you. You need to taste blood!
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You need to
taste blood!
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You need to
taste blood!
You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
You need to taste blood!
You hit the Spider Mastermind. You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are
hit! You need to taste blood!
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind dies. Congratulations!
You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
You feel relatively safe now. You're going berserk!
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
311 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
257 of those were killed.
1 of those was killed by something unknown.
33 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 13 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
7 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
3 killed the bitch and survived.
3 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.
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