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The Journey to 100%
Icy:
Day 24:
38/50, getting closer to the end of this! I'm really looking forward to moving onto other goals afterwards.
I had one Max Carnage+Red Alert run that I was playing out trying to get 100% kills for the badge, but on one floor, I took one step around a corner and a Former Commando immediately melted me. Pretty crushed about that one, but at least I've seen the challenge is pretty easy and I look forward to trying it again.
Another little detail I've learned a few days ago is when you gib a Pain Elemental, it doesn't produce Lost Soul spawns on death, which is very handy to know! It helps plan out when I want to go Berserk, because they're quite annoying to deal with, and are one of the main causes of early deaths in my runs. I definitely miss having ranged attacks. :P
Also one on of my runs, I got a really cool map unlike one I've ever seen before so far:
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Really neat how tiny the level was!
All that said, nothing too exciting again. I'm learning a lot of minor details in my play and getting better at my reasoning with the game, so I'm really keen on playing for badges and medals again!
Sereg:
Interesting level - not sure I've seen that before.
Keep up the good work - not alot to say right now during your JC grind, but I'm still following your progress.
Icy:
Yeah, not too fascinating with grinding the same thing repeatedly, but progress will be more interesting soon!
Day 25:
45/50 JC kills now and at the home stretch! If my luck pans out well, I'll get this done tonight!
I went for another attempt at Max Carnage+Red Alert for the Quartermaster Gold Badge while getting a JC kill and pulled it off this time:
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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abcdefghijklmoqrstuvwxyz,
level 10 Cyberdemon Lt. General Scout,
sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind at the Hell Fortress.
He survived 57539 turns and scored 128059 points.
He played for 45 minutes and 2 seconds.
He didn't like it too rough.
He killed 408 out of 408 hellspawn. (100%)
This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
He was also an Angel of Red Alert!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 1
Levels completed : 1
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Medal of Prejudice
UAC Star (bronze cluster)
Quartermaster Gold Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/50 Experience 41734/10
ToHit Ranged +12 ToHit Melee +12 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +0
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Scout
Finesse (Level 2)
Hellrunner (Level 2)
Tough as nails (Level 2)
Reloader (Level 1)
Dodgemaster (Level 1)
Intuition (Level 2)
Int->Int->HR->HR->DM->Fin->Fin->TaN->TaN->Rel->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] Cybernetic Armor [1/7] (22%)
[b] [ Weapon ] tactical shotgun (8d3) [5/5]
[c] [ Boots ] plasteel boots [1/2] (48%) (A)
[d] [ Prepared ] nothing
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] blue armor [2/2] (100%)
[b] red armor [4/4] (100%) (N)
[c] shotgun shell (x2)
[d] shotgun shell (x50)
[e] shotgun shell (x50)
[f] shotgun shell (x50)
[g] large med-pack
[h] large med-pack
[i] large med-pack
[j] large med-pack
[k] large med-pack
[l] phase device
[m] phase device
[n] phase device
[o] envirosuit pack
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Bullet - internal 0% torso 12% feet 0%
Melee - internal 0% torso 12% feet 0%
Shrapnel - internal 0% torso 12% feet 0%
Acid - internal 0% torso 0% feet 25%
Fire - internal 0% torso 0% feet 12%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
61 former humans
30 former sergeants
14 former captains
72 imps
35 demons
114 lost souls
16 cacodemons
17 hell knights
9 barons of hell
6 arachnotrons
1 former commando
6 pain elementals
9 revenants
9 mancubi
3 arch-viles
2 bruiser brothers
1 lava elemental
1 Cyberdemon
1 Spider Mastermind
1 John Carmack
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
On level 18 he found the Hellwave Pack!
On level 21 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits.
On level 22 he found the Cybernetic Armor!
He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
On level 23 he stumbled into a complex full of mancubi!
Then at last he found Dis!
He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
Then finally in Hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
Warning! Explosion in 50 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 40 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 30 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 20 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 10 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 9 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 8 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 7 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 6 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 5 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 4 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 3 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 2 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 1 seconds!
Congratulations! You defeated John Carmack! Press <Enter>...
You feel relatively safe now.
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
822 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
589 of those were killed.
1 of those was killed by something unknown.
38 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 107 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
87 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
10 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
74 killed the bitch and survived.
3 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.
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--- End code ---
I also had another neat level on one of my runs with an island completely detached from any bridges and walkways:
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That's pretty much it for today! Apostle soon!
Icy:
Day 26:
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After about a week of grinding for JC kills, I've finally reached 50 and achieved Apostle ranking! :D 100% completion of the ranking, all done forever!
I had a bit of a struggle getting the last 5 runs, but I was very motivated to get it done. After getting a bit annoyed again with Berserk+Overconfidence, I tried some more Max Carnage+Overconfidence and lucked out one run with a second nuke. Another run with it, I had the Jackhammer and yet I was still killed by JC. Once again, this strategy is very inconsistent and very difficult to complete without another nuke. With an extra however, it's very fast and easy.
Another run died to this:
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Funny that it came up after the topic of rare maps.
I also am continuing to develop my gameplay skills and created a nice setup to deal with Cacodemons without putting myself in danger. I thought it was a bit clever. :)
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When I got to 49/50, I had some more unlucky deaths and eventually got another run going where I started off with a nuke on floor 1, allowing me to skip Mortuary/Limbo. However, I repeatedly got into bad situations, had very low gear all throughout, and had to start stair-diving. I got to just outside the Lava Pits, but had no Platsteels, no Phase Devices, no Envirosuits (one on the next floor though :P), nothing, so the only hope left was finding Invulnerability on floor 7.
I step down and see this:
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And with that, I was set to fight JC with by far the worst setup I've had compared to all of my 49 kills, making for a very climactic finish. I barely scrapped by with enough health and almost died a couple times, but did indeed secure the win:
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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xcsgb, level 6 Cyberdemon Lt. General Marine,
defeated the Mastermind at the Hell Fortress.
He survived 26043 turns and scored 46846 points.
He played for 17 minutes and 8 seconds.
He didn't like it too rough.
He killed 138 out of 150 hellspawn. (92%)
He held his right to remain violent.
He was an Angel of Berserk!
He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 4
Levels visited : 1
Levels completed : 1
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
None
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 72/60 Experience 15996/6
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +6 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +9
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Marine
Brute (Level 3)
Berserker (Level 1)
Badass (Level 1)
Vampyre (Level 1)
Bru->Bru->Ber->Bru->Bad->MVm->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] green armor [1/1] (25%)
[b] [ Weapon ] Longinus Spear (8d8)
[c] [ Boots ] protective boots [2/2] (92%)
[d] [ Prepared ] combat knife (2d5)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] small med-pack
[b] small med-pack
[c] small med-pack
[d] steel boots [1/1] (79%)
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Bullet - internal 60% torso 63% feet 60%
Melee - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
Shrapnel - internal 60% torso 63% feet 60%
Acid - internal 85% torso 85% feet 95%
Fire - internal 85% torso 85% feet 85%
Plasma - internal 60% torso 60% feet 60%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
10 former sergeants
5 former captains
27 imps
11 demons
50 lost souls
2 cacodemons
12 barons of hell
11 arachnotrons
1 former commando
2 pain elementals
2 revenants
1 mancubus
1 arch-vile
1 Angel of Death
1 Spider Mastermind
1 John Carmack
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
On level 1 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
On level 1 he found the Longinus Spear!
He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
Entering level 2 he was almost dead...
Then at last he found Dis!
He nuked level 8!
He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
Then finally in Hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
The lost soul hits you. The lost soul hits you. The lost soul hits you. The
lost soul hits you. The lost soul hits you. John Carmack reloads his rocket
launcher.
You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. The lost soul hits you. The
lost soul hits you.
You hit the lost soul. The lost soul dies. You feel like a killing machine!
You're going berserk! The lost soul hits you. The lost soul hits you. Carmack
raises his hands and summons hellspawn! You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You're going berserk! The lost soul hits you. The lost
soul hits you. The lost soul hits you. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You are hit! The lost soul dies. The lost soul dies.
The lost soul dies. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. John Carmack dies. Congratulations! You defeated John
Carmack! Press <Enter>...
You feel relatively safe now. You're going berserk!
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
867 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
616 of those were killed.
1 of those was killed by something unknown.
39 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 112 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
99 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
10 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
86 killed the bitch and survived.
3 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.
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--- End code ---
So with that, no more JC runs! I'll probably be rotating around again on what to do next with all the badges and medals left! I could continue collecting the rest of the gold badges, or finishing more of the easy medals, or seeking out Dragonslayer, Subtle Knife, and BFG10K, or perhaps earn my first angelic badge! In any case, it'll be far more exciting and fun than what I've been up that last while here!
Very happy with this achievement!
scotherns:
Congratulations!
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