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The Journey to 100%
Tormuse:
--- Quote from: LuckyDee on September 09, 2017, 00:22 ---Based on your track record, should we be worrying about you, 'muse? ;)
--- End quote ---
Well... I'm not gonna off myself, if that's what you're asking. I do have issues with chronic depression, but I have ways of coping, so I'll be okay. Thank you for your concern. :)
Icy:
Thanks for the welcome!
Yeah, I suppose it's reasonable to be skeptical about Vandam, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. In any case, I'm still going to pursue what he's done. Also I meant I'm more in a gaming rut, rather than a general run, haha. Things are good! :)
Day 2:
After losing to JC last night, I opted to collect some more badges, and did far more than I had expected on an Angel of Berserk run! I gained a huge pile of them, as well as beating the Mortuary for the first time! I got quite a few more assemblies and badges; I reached Sergeant Major after just my 2nd completion! Vampyre with the Angelic set is quite powerful, and I actually forgot that the Angelic Armor can break, ha. I'm used to always using indestructible gear.
Mortem here:
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Gameplz, level 11 Former Human Corporal Marine,
defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
He survived 108401 turns and scored 111160 points.
He played for 1 hour, 16 minutes and 16 seconds.
He didn't like it too rough.
He killed 657 out of 657 hellspawn. (100%)
This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
He was an Angel of Berserk!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 8
Levels completed : 7
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Mastermind's Brain
Medal of Prejudice
Aurora Medallion
Grim Reaper's Badge
Hell Armorer Badge
Gargulec Medal
Heroic Bronze Badge
Veteran Bronze Badge
Reaper Bronze Badge
Reaper Silver Badge
Reaper Gold Badge
Berserker Bronze Badge
Berserker Silver Badge
Longinus Gold Badge
Arachno Bronze Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 109/80 Experience 58408/11
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +6 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +9
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Marine
Ironman (Level 2)
Tough as nails (Level 2)
Brute (Level 3)
Berserker (Level 1)
Badass (Level 2)
Vampyre (Level 1)
Bru->Bru->Ber->Bad->TaN->MVm->Bad->TaN->Bru->Iro->Iro->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] Angelic Armor [0/11] (0%)
[b] [ Weapon ] Longinus Spear (8d8)
[c] [ Boots ] grappling protective boots [3/3] (75%)
[d] [ Prepared ] nothing
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] Berserker Armor [0]
[b] small med-pack
[c] small med-pack
[d] small med-pack
[e] small med-pack
[f] small med-pack
[g] small med-pack
[h] envirosuit pack
[i] envirosuit pack
[j] power mod pack
[k] technical mod pack
[l] bulk mod pack
[m] bulk mod pack
[n] shockwave pack
[o] Hell Staff
[p] plasteel boots [2/2] (100%)
[q] phaseshift boots [4/4] (100%)
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Bullet - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
Melee - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
Shrapnel - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
Acid - internal 60% torso 60% feet 85%
Fire - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
Plasma - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
99 former humans
61 former sergeants
29 former captains
91 imps
59 demons
162 lost souls
23 cacodemons
30 hell knights
22 barons of hell
38 arachnotrons
1 former commando
9 pain elementals
7 revenants
4 mancubi
8 arch-viles
5 elite former humans
2 elite former sergeants
2 bruiser brothers
1 shambler
1 agony elemental
1 Angel of Death
1 Cyberdemon
1 Spider Mastermind
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
On level 2 he entered Hell's Arena.
He cowardly fled the Arena.
On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 7 he marched into the Military Base.
On level 7 he assembled a grappling boots!
He purified his fellow comrades.
On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
On level 8 he assembled a nanofiber armor!
On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
On level 9 he found the Revenant's Launcher!
On level 9 he assembled a piercing blade!
On level 9 he assembled a grappling boots!
He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
On level 11 he found the Berserker Armor!
On level 12 he romped upon the Abyssal Plains.
He slaughtered the beasts living there.
On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
On level 15 he assembled a tactical armor!
On level 15 he assembled a chainsword!
On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
On level 17 he encountered an armed nuke!
On level 17 he assembled a nanofiber armor!
On level 17 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
On level 17 he found the Longinus Spear!
He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
On level 20 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
On level 20 he found the Angelic Armor!
He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
On level 23 he found the Hell Staff!
Then at last he found Dis!
On level 24 he finally defeated the Mastermind.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
You are hit! You are hit! Boom! You are hit! You are hit! Boom!
The Spider Mastermind hits you.
You stop running.
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You are hit!
Boom! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
The Spider Mastermind hits you. You are hit! You dodge! You dodge! You are
hit! You are hit! You are hit!
You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You feel like
a killing machine! You're going berserk! 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 dies. Congratulations!
You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
You feel relatively safe now.
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
4 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
2 of those were killed.
2 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
1 killed the bitch and survived.
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--- End code ---
Following that, I decided to play another Angel of 100 + Angel of Max Carnage on UV for 100%! I used basically the same build as before, with focus on Cateye and rapid-fire weapons. It's honestly a superb build for the challenge and very fun to play! The entire game is quite easy to execute, but any mistake can be fatal. You dance with death the entire game. Unfortunately, the biggest weakness of the build is overconfidence and I got killed due to some bad luck, but by no means exceptionally bad luck. Entirely my fault for not respecting the danger. If you play intelligently, you basically can't die, just have to respect the danger. Seriously. Respect the danger.
Generally I shoot for getting Cateye as soon as possible, and then work towards Cerberus Boots, Nanomachic Plasma Rifle, and Cybernano Energy-Shielded Vest. I had no luck with getting Nano Packs though and also unfortunately died before reaching the level 51 mark. I also passed on a Dragonslayer spawn to avoid ruining my run; cool to finally know how to pick it up now! ;) I'll revisit this challenge some more later and put focus onto unlocking Angel of Overconfidence and start cheesing to collect a bunch more badges.
Here's the mortem:
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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KittySeesChallenge2017,
level 19 Demon Sergeant Major Scout,
rode a mancubus rocket on level 48 of Hell.
He survived 213755 turns and scored 624521 points.
He played for 3 hours, 30 minutes and 17 seconds.
He was a man of Ultra-Violence!
He killed 1693 out of 1705 hellspawn. (99%)
He was a real killing machine...
He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
He was also an Angel of 100!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 0
Levels visited : 0
Levels completed : 0
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
UAC Star (silver cluster)
UAC Star (gold cluster)
Technician Silver Badge
Armorer Silver Badge
Destroyer Bronze Badge
Centurial Bronze Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/70 Experience 259342/19
ToHit Ranged +12 ToHit Melee +12 ToDmg Ranged +5 ToDmg Melee +5
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Scout
Ironman (Level 2)
Finesse (Level 3)
Hellrunner (Level 2)
Son of a bitch (Level 5)
Dodgemaster (Level 1)
Intuition (Level 2)
Whizkid (Level 2)
Triggerhappy (Level 1)
Cateye (Level 1)
Int->Int->SoB->SoB->TH->MCe->Fin->Fin->WK->WK->SoB->Fin->SoB->SoB->HR->HR->DM->Iro->Iro->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] nanofiber red armor [2]
[b] [ Weapon ] plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [25/88] (B3)
[c] [ Boots ] cerberus protective boots [0/0] (100%) (A)
[d] [ Prepared ] tactical shotgun (9d3) [5/5] (P1)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] burst chaingun (1d9)x6 [80/80] (P1)
[b] blaster (2d5) [10/10] (P1)
[c] 10mm ammo (x100)
[d] 10mm ammo (x100)
[e] 10mm ammo (x100)
[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] 10mm ammo (x100)
[n] 10mm ammo (x100)
[o] 10mm ammo (x100)
[p] shotgun shell (x50)
[q] shotgun shell (x46)
[r] power cell (x37)
[s] power cell (x50)
[t] large med-pack
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Acid - internal 0% torso 0% feet 100%
Fire - internal 0% torso 13% feet 100%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
152 former humans
159 former sergeants
173 former captains
187 imps
68 demons
206 lost souls
45 cacodemons
65 hell knights
150 barons of hell
44 arachnotrons
21 former commandos
24 pain elementals
73 revenants
129 mancubi
132 arch-viles
27 nightmare imps
1 nightmare cacodemon
29 nightmare demons
2 nightmare arachnotrons
1 elite former human
5 bruiser brothers
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
On level 9 he assembled a nanofiber armor!
Level 11 was a hard nut to crack!
On level 13 he found the Medical Powerarmor!
Level 17 blasted him with an unholy atmosphere!
He nuked level 19!
On level 22 he assembled a cerberus boots!
On level 26 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
On level 27 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
He nuked level 30!
On level 33 he ran for his life from acid!
On level 35 he assembled a burst cannon!
Level 45 was a hard nut to crack!
On level 45 he found the Frag Shotgun!
On level 45 he assembled a nanofiber armor!
On level 47 he found the Charch's Null Pointer!
On level 48 he finally rode a mancubus rocket.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the arch-vile. The arch-vile
raises his arms!
The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the arch-vile. The arch-vile
raises his arms!
The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile
hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the
arch-vile. The arch-vile dies.
The missile hits the arch-vile. You are engulfed in flames!
You hear the scream of a freed soul!
The missile hits the mancubus. The missile hits the mancubus. The missile
hits the mancubus. The missile hits the mancubus. The missile hits the
mancubus. The missile hits the mancubus. The mancubus dies. Boom!
The missile hits the revenant. The missile hits the revenant. You stop
running.
The missile hits the revenant. You hear the scream of a freed soul!
You are hit! Boom! The barrel explodes! You die!... Press <Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
7 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
5 of those were killed.
2 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
1 killed the bitch and survived.
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--- End code ---
Sereg:
Impressive runs... that AoB mortuary clear already surpasses anything I've done. If this is the pace you intend to keep, it won't be long until you reach your goal of surpassing VANDAM.
Keep it up... I'll be looking forward to your next mortem.
Tormuse:
--- Quote from: Icy on September 09, 2017, 13:43 ---Yeah, I suppose it's reasonable to be skeptical about Vandam, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. In any case, I'm still going to pursue what he's done.
--- End quote ---
It's entirely possible that I'm being overly sensitive after the whole 2Dev thing and perhaps I should give Vandam the benefit of the doubt too. I still would like to see those mortems, though. :)
--- Quote from: Icy on September 09, 2017, 13:43 ---Vampyre with the Angelic set is quite powerful, and I actually forgot that the Angelic Armor can break, ha. I'm used to always using indestructible gear.
--- End quote ---
Wha?... It can break? :o Ah, I see what you mean. It doesn't actually "break" as in be destroyed, but yeah, it can certainly go down to 0% and lose functionality. An armour shard or Megasphere will bring it back, though. :)
And Vampyre is generally quite powerful, if used properly. It's my favourite trait and is responsible for a lot of my best runs! :D
MaiZure:
Interesting blog series going on here. I'll be following!
--- Quote from: Tormuse on September 09, 2017, 17:56 ---It's entirely possible that I'm being overly sensitive after the whole 2Dev thing and perhaps I should give Vandam the benefit of the doubt too. I still would like to see those mortems, though. :)
--- End quote ---
For what it's worth, I can rule out VANDAM using time manipulations or VM save-stating in XA. When you start a new game in XA, it tells my server and both your game and my server start independent timers for that session (no comms during game play). When your game ends and it reports your final score, it won't save it if both timers aren't within 99% of each other. Well...VANDAMs games were always in sync! I can also confirm that he didn't start-scum (server sees new games and can count games that never finished). Fun trivia: out of the ~750 games played in this version, there were 1850 games that never ended (rage quit :P) There are many other options to cheat, but he passes on those low-hanging fruit
EDIT: He started out a very good player and did improve with more games, but he was setting high scores at the outset. There wasn't an indication that he was average or below average but then suddenly exploded with skill. He also had a fair number of bad luck runs too...not perfect. These obviously aren't scientific tests, but anecdotally, I'd say he seems like a competition-level gamer. EDIT2: People that operate with that mindset also tend to cheat on the side, moreso to better understand the games, their systems, and force themselves in to outlier situations and build experience that way. It gives them an edge in legit gameplay, and if extra glory comes their way on the side, then great :P. If VANDAM cheats, I don't think he's detracting from the larger community in the process...2Dev on the other hand...
Sorry for derailing this blog post with this rant! Let's get back to D**mRL!
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