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The DoomRLguy

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[N!|32%|YAVP] On a Roll 2: The UAC Diamond Strikes Back
« on: November 19, 2019, 15:14 »

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 R U N, level 8 Arch-Vile General Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 15532 turns and scored 259906 points.
 He played for 16 minutes and 34 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 251 out of 780 hellspawn. (32%)

-- Special levels --------------------------------------------

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 2
  Levels completed : 1

-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Major Icarus Cross
  Compet-n Gold Cross
  UAC Diamond Badge
  Speedrunner Gold Badge

-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------

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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 47/50   Experience 24426/8
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +9

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Brute            (Level 3)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Blademaster      (Level 1)

  Bru->Bru->Ber->HR->HR->Bru->MBm->DM->

-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (70%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Longinus Spear (8d8)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (82%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   shotgun (8d3) [0/1]

-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------

    [a] chainsaw (4d6)
    [b] 10mm ammo (x56)
    [c] shotgun shell (x23)
    [d] small med-pack
    [e] small med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] phase device

-- 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 85%   feet 60% 
    Plasma     - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 

-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------

    49 former humans
    17 former sergeants
    8 former captains
    55 imps
    62 demons
    34 lost souls
    4 hell knights
    4 barons of hell
    1 arachnotron
    1 former commando
    2 pain elementals
    5 revenants
    4 mancubi
    2 arch-viles
    1 Angel of Death
    1 Cyberdemon
    1 Spider Mastermind

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  He left level 5 as soon as possible.
  On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 17 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 17 he found the Longinus Spear!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  He left level 23 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 24 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

-- Messages --------------------------------------------------

 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 hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You need to
 taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You're going
 berserk! You need to taste blood!
 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>...
 Next!

-- General ---------------------------------------------------

 3674 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 3416 of those were killed.
 21 of those were killed by something unknown.
 69 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 121 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 47 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 8 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 27 killed the bitch and survived.
 12 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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There's actually surprisingly little to say about UAC Diamond. Ironically enough, I took my time quite a bit on level 2, because I encountered a pretty great combination - "the air is really humid here", a computer map and exactly one lever, allowing me to safely flood the map with water and clear it out for experience and items. Other than that, it was a straight shotgun-fuelled sprint to the Chained Court, where I grabbed the chainsaw and berserk packs and shotgunned my way past the formers. (Berserk or not, charging sergeants and captains is not fun.) From there, a slightly less rushed sprint through the Anomaly and Deimos, taking opportunities to kill enemies safely in order to level up enough for the Cyberdemon (who ended a previous attempt - no medpacks, no berserk on entry, not enough experience). Unholy Cathedral was about as easy as one would expect for a blademaster - lost souls leave no corpses, demons file neatly into a doorway to die and the Angel can't stand up to sustained berserk chainsaw. Then a charge from there to Dis, with the LS in hand, sprint straight in a zig-zag towards the Mastermind and start swinging.

UAC Diamond feels like a relatively minor upgrade to simply winning on Nightmare normally. Assuming at least a few levels give you generous stair placement, it's really not as high-pressure as it looks - one minute is a long time, and it's certainly a lot easier than the old version. (I don't think I could've earned it back when it was a 15-minute limit, and stair sense didn't exist!)

I seriously doubt I'll be keeping up the rate of 1 diamond per day for long, but for now, I guess I'll follow the philosophy of my character, as he stated in the very last message of the entire run...

Next!
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Re: [N!|32%|YAVP] On a Roll 2: The UAC Diamond Strikes Back
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2019, 05:00 »

(I don't think I could've earned it back when it was a 15-minute limit, and stair sense didn't exist!)

Huh, you must've been playing this game for a while, if you can remember those days!  :o  I believe character classes got introduced back in version 0.9.9.4?

And yeah, the 20 minute time limit makes this challenge considerably easier than it first appears; for a speedrun challenge, it allows a surprising amount of dawdling along the way.  :P  Still, it does require a certain amount of skill to attain, so well done!  :D
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Re: [N!|32%|YAVP] On a Roll 2: The UAC Diamond Strikes Back
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2019, 09:24 »

"A while" would be right. Rest in peace, advanced weapons.

Looking through old changelogs, it's amazing what got added in 0.9.9.1 that I either take as a given, or remember as a major change - has armor really been unable to go below 1 protection for that long? And the Trumpets of Jericho message been a thing that long? Anyway, my very first mortem (yes, it's still archived!) shows me getting killed by a sergeant on the 11th of November 2009, and at the moment I apparently have just over  47 days, 20 hours and 30 minutes played.
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Re: [N!|32%|YAVP] On a Roll 2: The UAC Diamond Strikes Back
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2019, 20:28 »

You got me beat, then.  :)  My first mortem is from version 0.9.9.1, December 12, 2010.  (HMP difficulty)  I was killed by a Cacodemon in Hell's Arena.  I had no idea what I was getting into, going into Hell's Arena; it looks like I was unprepared.  I still managed to kill three Cacos, though.  :)

It looks like I've spent more time playing, though, 100 days, 9 hours, 34 minutes and 5 seconds, and that's just in the current version!  :o  If I add up all the player log files from all versions...  okay, now I'm curious, so I have to check...  :P

Spoiler: Play time by version (click to show/hide)
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Re: [N!|32%|YAVP] On a Roll 2: The UAC Diamond Strikes Back
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2019, 21:53 »

You guys have put in more time in perfecting this game play than I'll ever have, despite me being the Chaos Fanatic!.

Blastback kudos all around!  =D
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Re: [N!|32%|YAVP] On a Roll 2: The UAC Diamond Strikes Back
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2019, 22:46 »

Nice wins.

While it's great that JH is in active development and as a result responsible for most of the activity here, I'm always happy to see someone bring back the original DoomRL mortems.

Next!, indeed ;) keep 'em coming.
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