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months into this game and can still barely win
Equality:
may be you think that all of runs must be win? No, statistic of perfect players have "1100 try, 18 win" or like. For me now, on ITYTD 1/2 wins, on HNTR about 1/5, on HMP - 1/10, on UV less than 1/20, N! not complete at all :) when I begin, ITYTD chance to win was 1/25. So - you can try. again and again. and one of 25-30 games give you a win.
Do not enter all special levels (red stairs). Some of them deadly for unexpierenced.
Do not try to kill everything on level - pinky demons or pack of lost souls from "secret" rooms can kill you easily on first levels.
Do not pull levers. Sometimes it definitely safe, but... more safe just ignore them!
Use medikits. Do not take more than 5 medikits if you are not melee man. As my practice shown, 4 large medikits quite enough.
Be careful around doors.
Don't stay close to barrels.
Do not try pick up anything in dangerous places. Of course, that p-mod and large medikit so nice! But not when 3 revenants in sight.
Do not pickup a lot of weapons - you are need 2, quick swapping, if you have no "Juggler" skill. May be 3. My favorite choice for easy difficulty: shotgun (+200+ shells) + missile launcher (+20 rockets). Drop that damn "null pointer" or "blaster" - you are never use them! And combat pistol too!
Mod your weapon. mod your armor. Look for better boots. Assemble some stuff (AA+steel boots, BB+chain gun, PN+red armor, AP+chainsaw - our best friends).
Equip right armor (Sometimes better have no armor at all than -25% speed penalty.). Do it in safe place. Quite dangerous take off and reequip armor when on fire :)
sorry for my English)
ZicherCZ:
OK, I'll add my two cents.
First, switch from ITYTD to HNTR. Playing too long on the easiest difficulty is only good to give you bad habits, like relying on the double healing, ammo and powerup duration. Getting rid of these bad habits can prove a harder challenge then the game itself.
Play patiently. When presented with a tricky or dangerous situation, take your time to consider your equipment and the level layout, and how it can serve you best.
Remember that there are times when discretion is the better part of valor. There's no need for a 100% kill rate to win the game, besides bragging rights.
Use cornershooting. Use it whenever the level layout allows for this.
Try to find sweet spots which allows enemies to enter your line of fire without a chance to retaliate.
Do not charge into unexplored areas. When moving to those areas, try to move in such a way that reveals as little as possible in each step - that should give less monsters an opportunity to take a shot at you the moment you enter their line of sight.
Learn which armors are better to use against different enemies. Green gives bullet and shrapnel resistance, and is good against former. Blue gives plasma resistance, and it is the best choice against hell knight (not barons!) and arachnotrons. Red grants fire resistance and is the best choice against revenants, mancubi and archviles (and in this case, the fireproof armor assembly boosts its efficiency even further.
Use those medkits and phases when you need them. They are no good in the mortem file.
Find a build that suits you. If you feel frail, try a Army of the Dead Marine build (Marines have inherent extra 20% max health and 50% powerup duration, and Army of the Dead is awesome against tougher and more armored enemies). Leave the trickier builds like Sharpshooter for the time you know the game better (and let me tell you - Sharpshooter is a pain to start, but incredibly powerful once it gets rolling).
Learn about special levels before you enter them.
Don't hesitate to consult the DoomRL Wiki - you can learn lots about enemies, special levels and equipment there.
Good luck :).
--- Quote from: Equality on August 27, 2015, 00:24 ---Drop that damn "null pointer" or "blaster" - you are never use them! And combat pistol too!
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* ZicherCZ the Sharpshooter prepares the P3B2 combat pistol and calmly aims at Equality ...
flamewolf393:
I hate to say it, cause I appreciate all the advice, but you guys arent saying anything I dont already know and use... and still fail horribly with XD.
Tavana:
If you're having that much trouble after all the advice, just type in IDDQD.
Tormuse:
Good advice from everyone here. I'm gonna say what I've said before that in my earliest games, it was a huge help to take lots of levels of Ironman and Tough as Nails. Being able to tank everything helps you learn the enemies' patterns so that in later games, you can avoid taking damage altogether.
Also, if you're anything like me, maybe you're spending too much time playing higher difficulty levels? ;) What difficulty level do you usually play?
--- Quote from: thelaptop on August 26, 2015, 23:42 ---* thelaptop watches the Mancubi Caves of Fun and shudders
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*Raises eyebrow* Is that something added to the new version?
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