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Icy:
Hello once again! I hope you've all been well under these extraordinary times.

Continuing my trend of playing this game every few years, I've had an itch to pick it up again and am keen to push even further and faster than I did previously! For those who may be unfamiliar, I had a daily blog of sorts with my progress before, "The Journey to 100%", and think it would be fun to do it another time. Maybe I'll get much closer to 100% this time, maybe I'll crash and burn after playing so much again, who knows. Maybe there will be a part 3 in 2024 or something.

The main thing that always draws me in is D***RL is it's an extremely fun, well-designed, satisfying game to play, even if there are some balance issues. It really fits well with my grindy and analytical gaming playstyle, and I can enjoy playing single-player at my own pace.

Since I know so much more now and am far more experienced coming into the game this time, I think I'll quickly get back to where I was before. For reference, the last time I tried this, I clocked in over 300 hours within 2 months, while also working full time, and at the current moment, I just finished my last day of any sort of productivity for the next couple months. I did have some backups of my progress before, but not up to when I stopped last time, and quite honestly, I think it would be a lot more fun to start fresh anyway.

I'm thinking of doing the same type of blog style I did before, both to provide some interesting reading material, and to also contain everything I do in one place instead of flooding out what other players post in the mortem section. It's also helpful to have a lot of strategy ideas for those who are also seeking achievements, and I definitely will be referring to my old mortems to help myself.

I also think this time I'll try some non-badge challenges that seem like fun to keep things interesting. Some sort of difficulty existing between Diamond and Angelic would be wonderful as the jump between them is quite ridiculous and can be demotivating. That said, I really want to try to catch Papilio and Tormuse. One itch that I never scratched is I was an Angel of 100 on Nightmare from getting the last Medal and with it, two more Diamond Badge, which I really wish I did.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy what I have to share and hopefully don't take this in as spammy or anything like that. :)

Icy:
Day 1
Starting off, I of course don't have access to all the game settings that help scoop up tons of easy badges, so I had to do things the old-fashioned way.

I went with a basic run of ITYTD with a Cateye build and clearing everything along the way. Unlike last time, I actually killed JC on my first run and finished with a good pile of Bronze Badges. It took awhile since I had to refer to the wiki a number of times, but I'm getting the hang of things again.

One mistake I made was firing at him early, since he was in my extended vision through Cateye and I almost died for it. Because of the extra Barons, I actually got a level up after finishing the game, which made for a very important and tough decision.

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Icy, level 11 Human Private Scout,
 nuked the Mastermind at the Hell Fortress.
 He survived 630029 turns and scored 57425 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 35 minutes and 44 seconds.
 He was too young to die!

 He killed 507 out of 507 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!

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

  Levels generated : 7
  Levels visited   : 7
  Levels completed : 7

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

  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  UAC Star (silver cluster)
  Explorer Badge
  Conqueror Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Technician Bronze Badge
  Armorer Bronze Badge
  Gatekeeper Bronze Badge
  UAC Bronze Badge
  Veteran Bronze Badge
  Lava Bronze Badge
  Brick Bronze Badge
  Skull Bronze Badge
  Arena Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 44/50   Experience 52376/11
  ToHit Ranged +2  ToHit Melee +2  ToDmg Ranged +3  ToDmg Melee +3

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

  Class : Scout

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 3)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 2)
    Cateye           (Level 1)

  Int->Int->SoB->SoB->TH->MCe->SoB->Fin->Fin->EE->TH->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Lava Armor [0/4] (0%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   high power plasma rifle (1d9)x6 [0/26]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   grappling protective boots [3/3] (99%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   piercing chainsaw (4d7)

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

    [a] tactical shotgun (8d3) [5/5]
    [b] phaseshift armor [2/4] (47%) (P)
    [c] shotgun shell (x20)
    [d] power cell (x70)
    [e] power cell (x70)
    [f] power cell (x70)
    [g] power cell (x70)
    [h] power cell (x70)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] power cell (x70)
    [k] power cell (x70)
    [l] power cell (x22)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 25%   torso 25%   feet 50% 
    Fire       - internal 25%   torso 25%   feet 25% 

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

    80 former humans
    47 former sergeants
    8 former captains
    53 imps
    55 demons
    151 lost souls
    39 cacodemons
    19 hell knights
    25 barons of hell
    1 arachnotron
    2 former commandos
    6 pain elementals
    10 revenants
    2 mancubi
    2 arch-viles
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 lava elemental
    1 Cyberdemon
    1 Spider Mastermind
    1 John Carmack
    1 Arena Master

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 2 he entered Hell's Arena.
  He left the Arena as a champion!
  On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 5 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  On level 7 he sneaked into the Phobos Lab.
  On level 7 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
  On level 7 he assembled a fireproof armor!
  On level 7 he assembled a grappling boots!
  He broke through the lab.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 12 he assembled a nanofiber armor!
  On level 12 he found the City of Skulls.
  He wiped out the City of Skulls.
  On level 14 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 15 he assembled a high power weapon!
  On level 15 he assembled a piercing blade!
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 19 he assembled a ballistic armor!
  On level 19 he assembled a chainsword!
  On level 22 he found the Necroarmor!
  On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits.
  On level 22 he found the Lava Armor!
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Dis!
  He nuked level 24!
  He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
  Then finally in Hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 hit! The missile hits the baron of hell.
 You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. You dodge! The missile hits
 the baron of hell. The cacodemon dies. The cacodemon dies. The missile hits
 the baron of hell. John Carmack reloads his rocket launcher. The missile hits
 the cacodemon. The cacodemon dies. The missile hits the baron of hell. You
 are hit! The cacodemon dies. You dodge! The missile hits the baron of hell.
 The missile hits the baron of hell. The missile hits the baron of hell. The
 missile hits the baron of hell. The missile hits the baron of hell. The baron
 of hell dies. The missile hits John Carmack. You are hit! You are hit!
 You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. You are hit! The cacodemon
 dies. You are hit! You dodge! The missile hits the baron of hell. You are
 hit! The baron of hell dies. The cacodemon dies.
 You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. You are hit! John Carmack
 dies. You advance to level 11! Press <Enter>...
 Congratulations! You defeated John Carmack! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

  He's the first brave soul to have ventured into Hell...

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My next goal was to complete the game in under 10 minutes, which I did through ITYTD and a Melee build. There wasn't anything too interesting, and naturally didn't want to waste too much time on screenshots.

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 Icy, level 6 Former Human Corporal Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 10442 turns and scored 26393 points.
 He played for 8 minutes and 39 seconds.
 He was too young to die!

 He killed 116 out of 369 hellspawn. (31%)

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

  Levels generated : 7
  Levels visited   : 4
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Mastermind's Brain
  Minor Icarus Cross
  Major Icarus Cross
  Compet-n Silver Cross
  Compet-n Gold Cross
  Compet-n Platinum Cross
  Untouchable Badge
  Heroic Bronze Badge
  Strongman Bronze Badge
  Speedrunner Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 91/50   Experience 13210/6
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +9

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

  Class : Scout

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

  Bru->Bru->Ber->Bru->HR->HR->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [6/6] (70%) (P)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   piercing chainsaw (4d7)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (98%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] blue armor [2/2] (100%)
    [b] small med-pack
    [c] small med-pack
    [d] small med-pack
    [e] large med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] large med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] technical mod pack
    [l] bulk mod pack
    [m] bulk mod pack
    [n] bulk mod pack
    [o] shockwave pack

-- 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 -----------------------------------------------------

    30 former humans
    11 former sergeants
    7 former captains
    25 imps
    9 demons
    19 lost souls
    4 cacodemons
    3 hell knights
    1 baron of hell
    1 former commando
    1 pain elemental
    1 revenant
    2 bruiser brothers
    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.
  He left level 7 as soon as possible.
  On level 7 he marched into the Military Base.
  On level 7 he assembled a piercing blade!
  He left without a fuss.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  He left level 17 as soon as possible.
  He left level 19 as soon as possible.
  He left level 21 as soon as possible.
  On level 22 he arrived at Mt. Erebus.
  He decided it was too dangerous.
  He left level 23 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 24 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! The Spider
 Mastermind hits you.
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
 The Spider Mastermind hits you.
 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 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 dies. Congratulations!
 You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now. You're going berserk!

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

 2 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:

 2 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 1 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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Next was playing on Angel of Light Travel using Melee for some more easy badges. I had my first death after some poor positioning and tried again.

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I had one solid run going and after killing 3 of the Archviles in The Mortuary, I was too tempted to clear it instead of taking an easy exit for my first Silver Badge and unfortunately died shortly after killing the last one.

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 Icy, level 9 Former Human Corporal Marine,
 was smitten by a cacodemon on level 4 of Hell.
 He survived 197012 turns and scored 81507 points.
 He played for 39 minutes and 10 seconds.
 He wasn't afraid to be hurt plenty.

 He killed 471 out of 733 hellspawn. (64%)
 He was an Angel of Light Travel!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 6
  Levels completed : 1

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

  Cyberdemon's Head
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Gatekeeper Gold Badge
  Reaper Bronze Badge
  Lightfoot Bronze Badge
  Scavenger Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 0/60   Experience 31757/9
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +9

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

  Class : Marine

    Tough as nails   (Level 2)
    Brute            (Level 3)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Badass           (Level 2)
    Vampyre          (Level 1)

  Bru->Bru->Ber->Bru->Bad->MVm->Bad->TaN->TaN->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   piercing chainsaw (4d7)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   plasteel boots [2/2] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] power mod pack

-- 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 95% 
    Fire       - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 85% 
    Plasma     - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 

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

    33 former humans
    50 former sergeants
    21 former captains
    69 imps
    28 demons
    175 lost souls
    23 cacodemons
    11 hell knights
    4 barons of hell
    13 arachnotrons
    16 former commandos
    11 pain elementals
    4 revenants
    2 mancubi
    7 arch-viles
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 agony elemental
    1 Cyberdemon

-- 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.
  Entering level 5 he was almost dead...
  He left level 7 as soon as possible.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 9 he assembled a piercing blade!
  On level 9 he entered Deimos Lab.
  On level 9 he assembled a fireproof boots!
  He left the Deimos Lab without drawing too much attention.
  On level 12 he found the City of Skulls.
  He wiped out the City of Skulls.
  He left level 14 as soon as possible.
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  On level 20 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  On level 20 he finally was smitten by a cacodemon.

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

 commando. You need to taste blood!
 You hit the former commando. The former commando dies. You're going berserk!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! The missile
 hits the imp. Boom! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! The missile hits the
 imp. The missile hits the cacodemon. The missile hits the cacodemon. The
 missile hits the cacodemon. The missile hits the arachnotron. You are hit!
 You are hit! The missile hits the cacodemon. You are hit! You are hit! You
 are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You need to taste blood!
 You dodge! You dodge! Boom! You need to taste blood! There is a plasma rifle
 (1d7)x6 [22/40] lying here.
 There is a plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [22/40] lying here.
 You are hit! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You are hit! You
 dodge! You are hit! Boom! Boom! Boom! You need to taste blood!
 You dodge! Boom! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! Boom! You are hit! You
 die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 6 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 4 of those were killed.

 2 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 1 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

I decided to try something else and went for Arena Silver Badge with a Shotgun build on Angel of Light Travel and got it fairly easily, even nabbing the Medal for not taking any hits!

Later, I stumbled upon an Invulnerability somewhat close to the stairs into Phobos Anomaly...

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...but it unfortunately just barely ran out.

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Along the way, I had an interesting situation and was able to create a nice setup for clearing the rest of the monsters.

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I also decided to try out Spider's Lair, but ammo started to get quite tight and would need to lure the Arachnotrons into clumps, but unfortunately that wasn't enough.

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After that level, I was killed pretty much immediately after.

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 Icy, level 7 Demon Corporal Scout,
 was bruised by a baron of hell on level 7 of the Deimos base.
 He survived 143511 turns and scored 75119 points.
 He played for 34 minutes and 46 seconds.
 He was a man of Ultra-Violence!

 He killed 237 out of 524 hellspawn. (45%)
 He was an Angel of Light Travel!

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

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

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Hell Arena Key
  Arena Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 20897/7
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Finesse          (Level 1)
    Hellrunner       (Level 1)
    Reloader         (Level 2)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Shottyman        (Level 1)

  Int->Int->Rel->Rel->SM->HR->Fin->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [2/4] (34%) (B)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat shotgun (7d3) [5/5]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   acid-proof boots [0/0] (90%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] shotgun shell (x26)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 100%
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 12%   feet 0%   

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

    24 former humans
    29 former sergeants
    6 former captains
    56 imps
    42 demons
    24 lost souls
    12 cacodemons
    5 hell knights
    6 barons of hell
    16 arachnotrons
    5 former commandos
    1 pain elemental
    7 revenants
    2 arch-viles
    2 bruiser brothers

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 2 he entered Hell's Arena.
  He left the Arena as a champion!
  He left level 5 as soon as possible.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  He sounded the alarm on level 11!
  He left level 13 as soon as possible.
  On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He fled the Lair, knowing how to fear Arachnotrons!
  On level 15 he finally was bruised by a baron of hell.

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

 You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge!
 There are stairs leading downward here.
 Arachnophobia!
 You enter Deimos, level 7.
 The former sergeant dies.
 You pump a shell into the shotgun chamber. There is shotgun shell (x30) lying
 here.
 You found 30 of shotgun shell.
 You start running!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You pump a shell into the combat shotgun chamber.
 You load a shell into the combat shotgun.
 You are hit! Your red armor is damaged! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 8 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 6 of those were killed.

 2 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 1 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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With some new options available, I combined Angel of Berserk and Confidence to score a variety of Silver Badges. I was extremely fortunate with getting a Piercing Chainsaw quite quickly, and later found Butcher's Cleaver, alongside grabbing Longinus Spear!

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Here's another interesting setup I was able to create, where I then caused a Revenant to blow himself up along with some friends.

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I decided to try Limbo this time and had some close calls. The instant Berserk boost with dropping the Chainsaw helped a lot, and then Angelic Armor made the rest very easy.

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 Icy, level 8 Demon Sergeant Marine,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 272808 turns and scored 56287 points.
 He played for 32 minutes and 1 second.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 209 out of 401 hellspawn. (52%)
 He was an Angel of Berserk!
 He was also an Angel of Confidence!

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

  Levels generated : 8
  Levels visited   : 5
  Levels completed : 3

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

  Cyberdemon's Head
  Aurora Medallion
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Heroic Silver Badge
  Reaper Silver Badge
  Reaper Gold Badge
  Berserker Bronze Badge
  Berserker Silver Badge
  Daredevil Bronze Badge
  Daredevil Silver Badge
  Longinus Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 81/60   Experience 25124/8
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +9

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

  Class : Marine

    Tough as nails   (Level 1)
    Brute            (Level 3)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Badass           (Level 2)
    Vampyre          (Level 1)

  Bru->Bru->Ber->Bru->Bad->MVm->Bad->TaN->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Angelic Armor [2/11] (10%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Longinus Spear (8d8)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [0/0] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   Butcher's Cleaver (5d6)

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

    [a] nuclear BFG 9000 (8d6) [40/40]
    [b] piercing chainsaw (4d7)
    [c] small med-pack
    [d] large med-pack
    [e] large med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] large med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] phase device
    [j] phase device
    [k] phase device
    [l] thermonuclear bomb
    [m] power mod pack
    [n] technical mod pack
    [o] agility mod pack
    [p] bulk mod pack
    [q] firestorm weapon pack
    [r] nano pack
    [s] hatred skull

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Bullet     - internal 60%   torso 72%   feet 60% 
    Melee      - internal 60%   torso 72%   feet 60% 
    Shrapnel   - internal 60%   torso 72%   feet 60% 
    Acid       - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 
    Fire       - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 
    Plasma     - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 

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

    29 former humans
    12 former sergeants
    8 former captains
    27 imps
    20 demons
    44 lost souls
    5 cacodemons
    8 hell knights
    9 barons of hell
    15 arachnotrons
    4 former commandos
    2 pain elementals
    3 revenants
    4 mancubi
    9 arch-viles
    5 nightmare demons
    2 shamblers
    1 Angel of Death
    1 Cyberdemon
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 1 he entered Deimos Lab.
  He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
  On level 2 he assembled a piercing blade!
  On level 4 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 4 he found the City of Skulls.
  He fled the City in terror!
  On level 5 he assembled a power armor!
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  He left level 7 as soon as possible.
  On level 8 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 9 he found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 9 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 9 he found the Longinus Spear!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 11 he assembled a micro launcher!
  On level 11 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  On level 12 he was foolish enough to enter Limbo!
  On level 12 he found the Angelic Armor!
  He managed to clear Limbo from evil!
  On level 13 he found the Revenant's Launcher!
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 16 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 damaged! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! You are hit!
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! Your Angelic
 Armor is damaged! You are hit! The Spider Mastermind hits you.
 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 ---------------------------------------------------

 9 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 6 of those were killed.

 3 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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To get my sixth Silver Badge, I decided Gatekeeper would be a good pick and went with a generic Shotgun build. I kept going since I had a decent kill streak but a Zombieman shooting not me, but a Barrel ended it just a little early. After that, I got impatient and recklessly charged the Cyberdemon.

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 Icy, level 5 Demon Sergeant Major Scout,
 was splattered by a Cyberdemon at the Tower of Babel.
 He survived 19917 turns and scored 14457 points.
 He played for 16 minutes and 35 seconds.
 He was too young to die!

 He killed 151 out of 252 hellspawn. (59%)

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

  Levels generated : 7
  Levels visited   : 3
  Levels completed : 0

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

  UAC Star (silver cluster)
  Gatekeeper Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 10720/5
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Reloader         (Level 2)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Shottyman        (Level 1)

  Int->Int->Rel->Rel->SM->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   tactical shotgun (8d3) [0/5]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (96%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   chainsaw (4d6)

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

    [a] shotgun shell (x50)
    [b] shotgun shell (x50)
    [c] shotgun shell (x50)
    [d] shotgun shell (x50)
    [e] shotgun shell (x50)
    [f] shotgun shell (x31)
    [g] small med-pack
    [h] small med-pack
    [i] small med-pack
    [j] small med-pack
    [k] small med-pack
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] phase device
    [o] phase device
    [p] envirosuit pack
    [q] blood skull

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 25% 

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

    57 former humans
    22 former sergeants
    4 former captains
    26 imps
    7 demons
    21 lost souls
    4 cacodemons
    3 hell knights
    1 baron of hell
    1 arachnotron
    1 former commando
    1 pain elemental
    1 revenant
    2 bruiser brothers

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 7 he marched into the Military Base.
  On level 7 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
  On level 7 he assembled a gatling gun!
  He left without a fuss.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 11 he arrived at the Containment Area.
  Not knowing what to do, he left.
  On level 12 he assembled a speedloader pistol!
  He left level 14 as soon as possible.
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 16 he finally was splattered by a Cyberdemon.

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

 You dodge!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You dodge!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You dodge! Boom!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You dodge!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You dodge! Boom!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You are hit!
 You use a small med-pack. You feel healed. The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket
 launcher.
 You are hit!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You are hit! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 10 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 7 of those were killed.

 3 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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That's all my progress so far, but most importantly, I have all the useful challenges unlocked with Max Carnage, Overconfidence, and Light Travel, so I should be able to complete heaps of achievements now!

Icy:
What happens when you combine experience, ambitiousness, time, and a little bit of luck? Well, you might get something like this:

Day 2
After unlocking all of the helpful challenge modes, I decided to take advantage and start grinding. I went for difficult combinations of challenges so I could amass a pile of badges with each completion.

My first choice was a dual-angel game with Max Carnage and Overconfidence on Nightmare. Starting with all that you need and doing massive damage makes it pretty easy.

Along the way, I had a triple Cacodemon vault and thought I was going to go deaf:

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I also had a nasty start on one level:

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But overall it was pretty easy.

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 Icy, level 2 Demon Warrant Officer Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 8619 turns and scored 55980 points.
 He played for 8 minutes and 35 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 6 out of 218 hellspawn. (2%)
 My, wasn't he a wimpy chump.
 He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 1
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Destroyer Silver Badge
  Destroyer Gold Badge
  Destroyer Platinum Badge
  Destroyer Diamond Badge
  Daredevil Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 50/50   Experience 1292/2
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   plasma shield [0/0] (71%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   minigun (1d6)x8 [120/200]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   10mm ammo chain (x50)

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

    [a] combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [b] assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6] (T1)
    [c] combat knife (2d5)
    [d] shell box (x85)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Plasma     - internal 0%    torso 95%   feet 0%   

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

    3 demons
    1 arachnotron
    1 arch-vile
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 2 he found the Hell Staff!
  Level 4 was a hard nut to crack!
  He left level 4 as soon as possible.
  On level 5 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  He left level 5 as soon as possible.
  On level 6 he arrived at Mt. Erebus.
  He decided it was too dangerous.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 8 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider
 Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the
 Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The Spider
 Mastermind flinched! The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The Spider
 Mastermind flinched! The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The Spider
 Mastermind flinched! The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The Spider
 Mastermind flinched!
 You start running!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You stop running.
 You quickly reload the minigun.
 Boom!
 You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed.
 You quickly reload the minigun.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! Congratulations! You defeated the Spider
 Mastermind! Press <Enter>...

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

 22 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 18 of those were killed.

 4 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 3 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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Next was a dual-angel of Shotgunnery and Overconfidence. I was somewhat tempted to go for the Angelic Badge, but opted to not push quite that far. Early on I got a nice setup of Invulnerabilities which carried me throughout the run:

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 Icy, level 5 Demon Warrant Officer Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 3003 turns and scored 90885 points.
 He played for 7 minutes and 12 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 58 out of 279 hellspawn. (20%)
 Who gave him the ticket to Hell, anyway?
 He was an Angel of Shotgunnery!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 2
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Mastermind's Brain
  Shottyman Silver Badge
  Shottyman Gold Badge
  Shottyman Platinum Badge

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

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

  Health 50/50   Experience 8144/5
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +1  ToDmg Melee +1

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->HR->SoB->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   assault shotgun (7d3) [5/6] (T1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   shell box (x14)

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

    [a] blue armor [2/2] (100%)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    None

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

    13 former sergeants
    17 imps
    11 lost souls
    3 hell knights
    3 barons of hell
    2 former commandos
    7 revenants
    1 arch-vile
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 3 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  He left level 5 as soon as possible.
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  On level 6 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He decided it was too hot there.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 8 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You quickly fully load the assault shotgun. You are hit! You are hit! You are
 hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! Boom!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! Boom! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You quickly fully load the assault shotgun. You are hit! You are hit! You are
 hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 The Spider Mastermind dies. Congratulations! You defeated the Spider
 Mastermind! Press <Enter>...

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

 24 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 18 of those were killed.
 And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 5 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 4 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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Next was a dual-angel of Pacifism and Overconfidence with speeding through in mind. I managed a pretty fast completion:

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 Icy, level 3 Demon Warrant Officer Marine,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 4028 turns and scored 11661 points.
 He played for 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 11 out of 110 hellspawn. (10%)
 Who gave him the ticket to Hell, anyway?
 He was an Angel of Pacifism!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Pacifist Silver Badge
  Pacifist Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 0/60   Experience 404/3
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Marine

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)

  HR->HR->DM->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [6/6] (75%) (P)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   nothing
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [0/0] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] small med-pack
    [b] small med-pack
    [c] small med-pack
    [d] large med-pack
    [e] large med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] agility mod pack

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 25%   feet 0%   

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

    5 former sergeants
    2 imps
    1 demon
    2 lost souls
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 2 he ran for his life from acid!
  On level 5 he assembled a tactical boots!
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  He left level 7 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  He nuked level 8!
  On level 8 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 You enter the damned city of Dis...
 Are you sure you want activate the thermonuclear bomb? [Y/n]
 You use a thermonuclear bomb. Warning! Explosion in 10 seconds! Warning!
 Explosion in 9 seconds!
 Run - direction...
 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 the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 27 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 20 of those were killed.
 And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 6 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 5 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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Then I tried Max Carnage with Light Travel and got an awesome item to help out:

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I had a close call though:

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 Icy, level 6 Demon 2nd Lieutenant Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 7373 turns and scored 52154 points.
 He played for 14 minutes and 5 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 142 out of 421 hellspawn. (33%)
 He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
 He was also an Angel of Light Travel!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 3
  Levels completed : 0

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Major Icarus Cross
  Compet-n Gold Cross
  Untouchable Badge
  Lightfoot Silver Badge
  Destroyer Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 26/50   Experience 14348/6
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Finesse          (Level 1)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->HR->DM->Fin->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (58%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Butcher's Cleaver (5d6)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (96%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   combat shotgun (7d3) [1/5] (T1)

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

    [a] shotgun shell (x39)
    [b] large med-pack
    [c] large med-pack
    [d] shell box (x92)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 25% 
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 25%   feet 0%   

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

    32 former humans
    14 former sergeants
    2 former captains
    16 imps
    33 demons
    18 lost souls
    9 cacodemons
    3 hell knights
    2 arachnotrons
    3 former commandos
    2 revenants
    1 mancubus
    4 arch-viles
    1 nightmare demon
    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 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  He left level 11 as soon as possible.
  On level 12 he found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  He left level 17 as soon as possible.
  On level 20 he was foolish enough to enter Limbo!
  He managed to escape from Limbo!
  Entering level 21 he was almost dead...
  On level 22 he arrived at Mt. Erebus.
  He decided it was too dangerous.
  He left level 23 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 24 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
 The Spider Mastermind hits you.
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
 You dodge! Boom! You are hit! You dodge! Boom! You are hit! You dodge! Boom!
 You dodge! Boom!
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
 You hit the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched! You are hit!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. You are hit! You are hit!
 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 dies. Congratulations!
 You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now. Next!

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

 30 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 21 of those were killed.
 And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 8 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 7 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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Next was Berserk with Overconfidence on Nightmare and without Brute. My general gameplan was to use Eagle Eye for accuracy boosts, grab a nearby Invulnerability, and then rush to the Angel of Death. It took some tries, and I almost died after the kill, but got it done.

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 Icy, level 4 Demon 2nd Lieutenant Marine,
 was spooked by a lost soul on level 2 of Hell.
 He survived 221826 turns and scored 29649 points.
 He played for 5 minutes and 57 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 63 out of 109 hellspawn. (57%)
 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 ----------------------------------------------------

  Longinus Platinum Badge
  Longinus Diamond Badge

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

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

  Health 0/60   Experience 5636/4
  ToHit Ranged +4  ToHit Melee +4  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Marine

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 2)

  EE->EE->Fin->Fin->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Longinus Spear (8d8)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] combat knife (2d5)
    [b] chainsaw (4d6)
    [c] large med-pack

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 25% 

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

    4 former humans
    8 former sergeants
    1 former captain
    18 demons
    26 lost souls
    3 arachnotrons
    1 pain elemental
    1 revenant
    1 Angel of Death

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

  On level 1 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 1 he found the Longinus Spear!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 2 he finally was spooked by a lost soul.

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

 You hit the lost soul. The lost soul dies.
 You hit the lost soul. The lost soul dies.
 You hit the lost soul. The lost soul dies.
 The former sergeant hits you.
 You hit the former sergeant. The former sergeant dies.
 The lost soul hits you.
 You hit the lost soul. The lost soul dies.
 You hit the lost soul. The lost soul dies.
 There is rocket (x3) lying here.
 You hit the lost soul. The lost soul dies. There is rocket (x3) lying here.
 The lost soul hits you. The arch-vile raises his arms!
 You hit the lost soul. The lost soul dies.
 The missile hits the lost soul. You dodge! Boom! The missile hits the lost
 soul. You dodge! Boom! The missile hits the lost soul. The lost soul dies.
 The missile hits the lost soul. You dodge! The lost soul hits you. You
 die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 48 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 37 of those were killed.
 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 2 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 8 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 7 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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Following that was Impatience with Overconfidence on Ultra-Violence to collect a few more easy badges.

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 Icy, level 2 Demon 2nd Lieutenant Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 15807 turns and scored 27172 points.
 He played for 12 minutes and 3 seconds.
 He was a man of Ultra-Violence!

 He killed 9 out of 272 hellspawn. (3%)
 My, wasn't he a wimpy chump.
 He was an Angel of Impatience!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 3
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Eagerness Silver Badge
  Eagerness Gold Badge
  Eagerness Platinum Badge

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

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

  Health 30/50   Experience 1159/2
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   green armor [1/1] (90%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   assault shotgun (7d3) [3/6] (T1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] combat pistol (3d3) [0/15]
    [b] minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
    [c] combat knife (2d5)
    [d] 10mm ammo (x15)
    [e] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Bullet     - internal 0%    torso 15%   feet 0%   
    Shrapnel   - internal 0%    torso 15%   feet 0%   
    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 25% 

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

    1 former human
    1 former sergeant
    2 imps
    2 demons
    2 revenants
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 1 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
  He left level 2 as soon as possible.
  On level 3 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  On level 5 he stumbled into a complex full of revenants!
  On level 5 he was bombarded!
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  On level 6 he arrived at Mt. Erebus.
  He decided it was too dangerous.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 8 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 Your assault shotgun is already loaded.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 Your assault shotgun is already loaded.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun. Your shell box is depleted.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! Congratulations! You defeated the Spider
 Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 50 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 38 of those were killed.
 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 2 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 9 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 8 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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Next would be a full win on Nightmare with the help of Max Carnage and Overconfidence, ideally with a double Nuke. I was fortunate to roll Limbo, but then unfortunate when I got stuck:

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After escaping, I found this:

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And this:

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And also this:

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And that was the end of JC:

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 Icy, level 6 Demon 2nd Lieutenant Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the Hell Fortress.
 He survived 3447 turns and scored 181191 points.
 He played for 9 minutes and 16 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 100 out of 324 hellspawn. (30%)
 He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 2
  Levels completed : 0

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Fallout Gold Cross
  Veteran Platinum Badge
  Veteran Diamond Badge

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

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

  Health 50/50   Experience 15130/6
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Tough as nails   (Level 1)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->HR->DM->TaN->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   nothing
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   shell box (x82)

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

    [a] combat pistol (3d3) [13/15]
    [b] assault shotgun (7d3) [1/6]
    [c] minigun (1d6)x8 [168/200]
    [d] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [e] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [f] combat knife (2d5)
    [g] small med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [m] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    None

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

    16 former humans
    20 former sergeants
    17 former captains
    5 imps
    10 demons
    2 cacodemons
    1 baron of hell
    1 former commando
    1 revenant
    9 mancubi
    9 arch-viles
    7 nightmare demons
    1 Spider Mastermind
    1 John Carmack

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

  On level 2 he stumbled into a complex full of arch-viles!
  Level 2 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 3 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  On level 4 he was foolish enough to enter Limbo!
  He managed to escape from Limbo!
  He overloaded a nuclear plasma rifle on level 5!
  On level 6 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  He left level 7 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  He nuked level 8!
  He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
  He overloaded a nuclear BFG 9000 on level 9!
  Then finally in Hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 This is it. This is the lair of all evil! What will you meet here?
 You wear/wield : a nuclear BFG 9000 (8d6) [40/40]
 Are you sure you want to overcharge the nuclear BFG 9000? This will overload
 the nuclear reactor... [Y/n]
 You overcharge the nuclear BFG 9000! 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>...

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

 52 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 39 of those were killed.
 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 2 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 10 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 9 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

I went for a slightly easier challenge next with Darkness and Overconfidence to get a quick Silver Badge:

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 Icy, level 6 Demon 2nd Lieutenant Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 11523 turns and scored 26068 points.
 He played for 10 minutes and 32 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 64 out of 140 hellspawn. (45%)
 He was an Angel of Darkness!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Hunter Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 37/50   Experience 11281/6
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +3  ToDmg Melee +3

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 1)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 3)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->SoB->SoB->SoB->HR->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [6/6] (57%) (P)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   assault shotgun (7d3) [5/6] (T1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   plasteel boots [2/2] (100%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   shell box (x54)

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

    [a] plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [22/40]
    [b] minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
    [c] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [d] shotgun shell (x27)
    [e] power cell (x50)
    [f] power cell (x30)
    [g] power cell (x50)
    [h] power cell (x50)
    [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] phase device
    [p] phase device
    [q] bulk mod pack
    [r] bulk mod pack
    [s] shockwave pack
    [t] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 50% 
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 25%   feet 25% 

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

    4 former sergeants
    35 imps
    4 demons
    15 cacodemons
    2 barons of hell
    1 former commando
    1 revenant
    1 arch-vile
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 2 he stumbled into a complex full of imps!
  He sounded the alarm on level 2!
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 8 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 Your assault shotgun is already loaded.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 Your assault shotgun is already loaded.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 Your assault shotgun is already loaded.
 Your assault shotgun is already loaded.
 Your assault shotgun is already loaded.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! Congratulations! You defeated the Spider
 Mastermind! Press <Enter>...

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

 57 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 42 of those were killed.
 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 3 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 11 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 10 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

Then I noticed I needed a couple more unique items to get another badge, so used Overconfidence and dropped the starting weapons:

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 Icy, level 1 Demon 1st Lieutenant Scout,
 committed a stupid suicide on level 1 of Hell.
 He survived 245 turns and scored 1000 points.
 He played for 21 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 0 out of 23 hellspawn. (0%)
 Poor pacifist, didn't even get a single kill...
 He was an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Armorer Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 0/1
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Intuition        (Level 1)

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   nothing
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [b] assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6]
    [c] minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
    [d] combat knife (2d5)
    [e] large med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [h] shell box (x100)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    None

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


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

  Level 1 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 1 he finally committed a stupid suicide.

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

 [15/15] lying here.
 You picked up a combat pistol (3d3) [15/15].
 There is a minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200] lying here.
 You picked up a minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200].
 There is an assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6] lying here.
 You picked up an assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6].
 There is a power mod pack lying here.
 You dodge! Boom!
 Argh!!! Acid!
 Argh!!! Acid!
 You dodge! Boom! Argh!!! Acid!
 You dodge! Boom! Argh!!! Acid!
 You dodge! Boom! Argh!!! Acid!
 Argh!!! Acid!
 You dodge! Argh!!! Acid!
 You dodge! You dodge! Argh!!! Acid! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 58 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 42 of those were killed.
 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 4 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 11 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 10 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

Icy:
And then I grabbed a quick Advanced Assembly using a Technician on Humanity and Overconfidence:

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 Icy, level 1 Demon 1st Lieutenant Technician,
 committed a stupid suicide on level 1 of Hell.
 He survived 452 turns and scored 1000 points.
 He played for 1 minute and 13 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 0 out of 12 hellspawn. (0%)
 Poor pacifist, didn't even get a single kill...
 He was an Angel of Humanity!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Technician Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 0/10   Experience 0/1
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Technician

    Whizkid          (Level 1)

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   environmental steel boots [1/1] (90%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6]
    [b] minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
    [c] napalm launcher (7d7) [1/1]
    [d] combat knife (2d5)
    [e] large med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] large med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] agility mod pack
    [j] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [k] shell box (x100)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 75% 
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 25%   feet 75% 

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


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

  On level 1 he assembled a environmental boots!
  On level 1 he finally committed a stupid suicide.

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

 There is a napalm launcher (7d7) [1/1] lying here.
 You picked up a napalm launcher (7d7) [1/1].
 There is a steel boots [1/1] (100%) lying here.
 You equip a steel boots [1/1] (100%) from the ground.
 Modify w eapon, a rmor or b oots? (Escape to cancel) [abw] You use a bulk mod
 pack.
 Modify w eapon, a rmor or b oots? (Escape to cancel) [abw] You use a power mod
 pack.
 Modify w eapon, a rmor or b oots? (Escape to cancel) [abw] Special assembly
 possible! Do you want to assemble the environmental boots? [y/n]
 You assemble the environmental boots. You use a technical mod pack.
 Argh!!! Lava!
 Argh!!! Lava!
 Argh!!! Lava!
 Argh!!! Lava!
 Argh!!! Lava! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 59 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 42 of those were killed.
 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 5 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 11 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 10 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

Next challenge was Marksmanship and Overconfidence, and I had an incredible find early on:

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I was fortunately able to finish the run and score an extra Medal:

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 Icy, level 2 Demon 1st Lieutenant Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 11214 turns and scored 13045 points.
 He played for 10 minutes and 50 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 10 out of 91 hellspawn. (10%)
 Who gave him the ticket to Hell, anyway?
 He was an Angel of Marksmanship!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Grammaton Cleric Cross
  Marksman Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 47/50   Experience 522/2
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   green armor [1/1] (23%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Grammaton Cleric Beretta (2d6) [15/18]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (100%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   10mm ammo chain (x130)

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

    [a] combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [b] 10mm ammo (x64)
    [c] envirosuit pack

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Bullet     - internal 0%    torso 3%    feet 0%   
    Shrapnel   - internal 0%    torso 3%    feet 0%   
    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 25% 

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

    7 former sergeants
    1 lost soul
    1 former commando
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 3 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  He left level 7 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 8 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 You quickly reload the Grammaton Cleric Beretta.
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind.
 You quickly reload the Grammaton Cleric Beretta.
 You quickly reload the Grammaton Cleric Beretta.
 You quickly reload the Grammaton Cleric Beretta.
 You quickly reload the Grammaton Cleric Beretta.
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind.
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind.
 You quickly reload the Grammaton Cleric Beretta.
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind.
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. Boom! Boom! You are hit! You are hit!
 You quickly reload the Grammaton Cleric Beretta.
 You quickly reload the Grammaton Cleric Beretta.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! Congratulations! You defeated the Spider
 Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 62 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 44 of those were killed.
 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 5 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 12 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 11 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

I had an extremely cool tactic pulled off during my next challenge. I was going for Humanity with Overconfidence and stumbled upon a Trigun, which would help a lot with killing the Spider Mastermind. Normally, you can't use it when your max HP is so low, but I snuck in a quick Ironman trait and then blew us both up!

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 Icy, level 3 Demon Major Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 3962 turns and scored 13877 points.
 He played for 4 minutes and 45 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 19 out of 107 hellspawn. (17%)
 Who gave him the ticket to Hell, anyway?
 He was an Angel of Humanity!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 1
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Everyman Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 0/10   Experience 2010/3
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Ironman          (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->Iro->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (100%) (A)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Trigun (3d6) [6/6]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   fireproof steel boots [1/1] (97%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   shell box (x89)

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

    [a] combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [b] assault shotgun (8d3) [0/6] (P1)
    [c] minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
    [d] bullet-proof vest [1/1] (100%)
    [e] Medical Powerarmor [4/4] (100%)
    [f] shotgun shell (x32)
    [g] power cell (x20)
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] technical mod pack
    [l] technical mod pack
    [m] bulk mod pack
    [n] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 25%   feet 30% 

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

    4 former sergeants
    2 former captains
    10 demons
    1 baron of hell
    1 revenant
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 1 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
  On level 3 he found the Trigun!
  He left level 4 as soon as possible.
  On level 5 he assembled a fireproof boots!
  On level 5 he found the Medical Powerarmor!
  Level 6 blasted him with an unholy atmosphere!
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 8!
  On level 8 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You are hit!
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You quickly reload the assault shotgun.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! You advance to level 3! Press <Enter>...
 You feel vulnerable again.
 There are stairs leading downward here.
 You enter the damned city of Dis...
 You wear/wield : a Trigun (3d6) [6/6]
 Do you want to use the dangerous Angel Arm?? [y/n]
 You activate the Angel Arm! Your life is drained! You hear an explosion!
 Congratulations! You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 67 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 46 of those were killed.
 2 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 6 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 13 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 12 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

I then wanted to beef up my other ranking and needed Pistol kills on Cacodemons. I used the Nuke trick to get some quick kills for that while wielding a Pistol:

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 Icy, level 5 Demon Major Scout,
 nuked himself on level 6 of Hell.
 He survived 103555 turns and scored 15535 points.
 He played for 9 minutes and 4 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 67 out of 146 hellspawn. (45%)
 He was an Angel of Marksmanship!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 3
  Levels completed : 0

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 8534/5
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Son of a gun     (Level 2)
    Dualgunner       (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->SoG->SoG->DG->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (89%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat pistol (3d3) [11/15] (A1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   10mm ammo chain (x123)

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

    [a] 10mm ammo (x78)
    [b] small med-pack
    [c] small med-pack
    [d] small med-pack
    [e] small med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [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] bulk mod pack
    [o] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [p] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [q] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 25% 
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 25%   feet 0%   

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

    6 imps
    23 demons
    14 lost souls
    12 cacodemons
    7 hell knights
    5 mancubi

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

  On level 1 he found the Acid Spitter!
  On level 1 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
  On level 3 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  On level 6 he arrived at Mt. Erebus.
  He nuked level 6!
  On level 6 he finally nuked himself.

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

 feel there is something really valuable here!
 Are you sure you want activate the thermonuclear bomb? [Y/n]
 You use a thermonuclear bomb. 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!
 The lost soul hits you. Warning! Explosion in 5 seconds!
 The lost soul hits you. Warning! Explosion in 4 seconds!
 The lost soul hits you. Warning! Explosion in 3 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 2 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 1 seconds!
 You advance to level 4! Press <Enter>...
 You advance to level 5! Press <Enter>...
 That seems to be all of them... wait! Something is moving there, or is it
 just lava glow? You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 68 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 46 of those were killed.
 3 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 6 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 13 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 12 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

Next was Berserk and Overconfidence, with nothing too exciting, but I was fortunate to make a Piercing Chainsaw right before the Spider Mastermind on my completed run:

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 Icy, level 4 Mancubus Major Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 2246 turns and scored 26620 points.
 He played for 3 minutes and 51 seconds.
 He wasn't afraid to be hurt plenty.

 He killed 31 out of 119 hellspawn. (26%)
 Who gave him the ticket to Hell, anyway?
 He was an Angel of Berserk!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Berserker Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 43/50   Experience 4482/4
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +9

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

  Class : Scout

    Brute            (Level 3)
    Berserker        (Level 1)

  Bru->Bru->Ber->Bru->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   piercing chainsaw (4d7)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (92%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] combat knife (2d5)
    [b] small med-pack

-- 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 -----------------------------------------------------

    15 demons
    2 cacodemons
    2 hell knights
    1 baron of hell
    10 arachnotrons
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  He left level 4 as soon as possible.
  On level 7 he assembled a piercing blade!
  He left level 7 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 8 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!
 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!
 The Spider Mastermind hits you. That hurt! You' going berserk! You need to
 taste blood!
 You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. The Spider Mastermind hits
 you. That hurt! You' going berserk! 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 ---------------------------------------------------

 70 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 47 of those were killed.
 3 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 6 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 14 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 13 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

Then I went for Marksmanship and Overconfidence on Ultra-Violence:

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 Icy, level 2 Mancubus Major Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 18447 turns and scored 25510 points.
 He played for 15 minutes and 11 seconds.
 He was a man of Ultra-Violence!

 He killed 9 out of 217 hellspawn. (4%)
 My, wasn't he a wimpy chump.
 He was an Angel of Marksmanship!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 2
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Marksman Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 30/50   Experience 583/2
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   blue armor [2/2] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat pistol (3d3) [13/15] (T1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (100%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   10mm ammo chain (x62)

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

    [a] red armor [2/4] (45%)
    [b] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 25% 
    Plasma     - internal 0%    torso 20%   feet 0%   

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

    6 imps
    1 hell knight
    1 arachnotron
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  On level 1 he stumbled into a complex full of mancubi!
  He left level 3 as soon as possible.
  On level 3 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  On level 6 he arrived at Mt. Erebus.
  He decided it was too dangerous.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 8 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 hit! You are hit! Your red armor is damaged! You are hit! Boom!
 You wear/wield : a blue armor [2/2] (100%)
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind.
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind.
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 You quickly reload the combat pistol.
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind dies.
 Congratulations! You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 100 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 69 of those were killed.
 5 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 11 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 15 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 14 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

And for the grand finale of the day, I decided I was going to go for Angel of 100 on Ultra-Violence and with 100% kills. This would gain me a handful of different badges and is one of my favorite ways to play the game. I was deciding on if I wanted to go with Max Carnage and chose to since it would help with ammo, gibs, and the actual speed of the game.

I went with a hybrid rapid-fire into shotgun build that used Cateye, and was fortunate to find the main weapons I wanted.

Here was a particularly nasty level:

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And I rolled this rather early and just barely survived with some Phase Device luck but I had to deplete my entire inventory of Med-Paks:

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This level was also awful with both the start and the setup. If I had to give up on 100% kills, I could still earn most of the badges, but fortunately I pulled through with all the kills on this level.

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Fairly deep in, I finally found a Nano Pak:

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I decided to hang onto it if I were to stumble upon a Super Shotgun, and held a regular Shotgun as a backup if I ran out of ammo. Nano-Shrapnel also does less damage, although the piercing may negate that:

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And fortunately...

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From this point unless I did something stupid or got horrendous luck, I was pretty golden. The game didn't take long to try me though:

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I also found the last touch for my primary weapon right after:

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A bit later, I also found my backup, which is helpful for clearing scary caves or Cyberdemons:

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The game had been giving me a surprising amount of Cyberdemons, and then really gave me the middle finger:

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So in this situation, I had no way of swiftly killing them all and had to figure something out. It would be awful to die this far in due to terrible luck. I decided I would clear out some of the barrels, let them start to clump towards me, and then I would warp to the left side of the level. Once they then clump around me there, I would use a Homing Phase Device back to the center and then grab the Invulnerability.

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It got very scary, but I managed to make it work. I kept getting Cyberdemons too and just as I was entering the final floor, the game decided to get real cute with me:

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Fortunately, he was easy enough to pick off in this situation. Here's my stats screen just as I descended the final stairs:

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And with that, I managed to complete the whole thing in one try!

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 Icy, level 24 Mancubus Lt. Colonel Scout,
 completed 100 levels of torture on level 100 of Hell.
 He survived 465814 turns and scored 2417980 points.
 He played for 6 hours, 8 minutes and 42 seconds.
 He was a man of Ultra-Violence!

 He killed 4010 out of 4010 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
 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 ----------------------------------------------------

  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (gold cluster)
  Experience Medal
  Veteran Silver Badge
  Veteran Gold Badge
  Centurial Bronze Badge
  Centurial Silver Badge
  Centurial Gold Badge
  Centurial Platinum Badge

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

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

  Health 154/100   Experience 850913/24
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +5  ToDmg Melee +5

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

  Class : Scout

    Ironman          (Level 5)
    Finesse          (Level 3)
    Hellrunner       (Level 3)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 5)
    Juggler          (Level 1)
    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->SoB->SoB->Fin->HR->HR->DM->HR->Iro->Iro->Jug->Iro->Iro->Iro->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Lava Armor [4/4] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   nano super shotgun (6d4)x2 (P1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   cerberus protective boots [0/0] (100%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nuclear VBFG9000 (8d9) [60/60] (P1)

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

    [a] energy-shielded vest [3/3] (88%) (P)
    [b] large med-pack
    [c] large med-pack
    [d] large med-pack
    [e] large med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [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] phase device
    [o] phase device
    [p] phase device
    [q] homing phase device
    [r] envirosuit pack
    [s] Hell Staff
    [t] phaseshift boots [4/4] (100%) (A)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 100%
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 75%   feet 100%
    Plasma     - internal 0%    torso 50%   feet 0%   

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

    267 former humans
    411 former sergeants
    453 former captains
    180 imps
    90 demons
    351 lost souls
    105 cacodemons
    120 hell knights
    462 barons of hell
    176 arachnotrons
    19 former commandos
    45 pain elementals
    279 revenants
    303 mancubi
    374 arch-viles
    57 nightmare imps
    58 nightmare cacodemons
    87 nightmare demons
    45 nightmare arachnotrons
    7 nightmare arch-viles
    4 elite former humans
    2 elite former sergeants
    8 elite former captains
    4 elite former commandos
    50 bruiser brothers
    10 shamblers
    15 lava elemental
    9 agony elementals
    19 Cyberdemons

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

  On level 16 he ran for his life from acid!
  On level 16 he found the Hell Staff!
  On level 24 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  On level 25 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  On level 26 he assembled a cerberus boots!
  On level 27 he found the Hellwave Pack!
  On level 29 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
  On level 36 he ran for his life from acid!
  On level 43 he stumbled into a nightmare arachnotron cave!
  On level 44 he encountered an armed nuke!
  On level 50 he assembled a nano-shrapnel!
  On level 52 he found the Cybernetic Armor!
  He nuked level 56!
  On level 57 he encountered an armed nuke!
  On level 62 he assembled a VBFG9000!
  On level 63 he stumbled into a nightmare cacodemon cave!
  On level 65 he ran for his life from lava!
  On level 65 he found the Enviroboots!
  He nuked level 71!
  On level 74 he stumbled into a lava elemental cave!
  On level 75 he found the Anti-Freak Jackal!
  On level 80 he encountered an armed nuke!
  On level 81 he found the Lava Armor!
  On level 83 he found the Railgun!
  On level 86 he was walking in fire!
  On level 86 he found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 89 he stumbled into a complex full of Cyberdemons!
  On level 89 he found the Mjollnir!
  Level 95 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 100 he finally completed 100 levels of torture.

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

 There is a chaingun (1d6)x4 [40/40] lying here.
 There is 10mm ammo (x100) lying here.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! You feel relatively safe now.
 You use a homing phase device. You feel yanked in a non-existing direction!
 There are stairs leading downward here.
 You did it! You completed 100 levels of DoomRL! You're the champion! Press
 <Enter>...

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

 101 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 69 of those were killed.
 5 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 11 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 16 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 15 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

With a very grindy, busy day, my status now after two days of playing again is [22|19/17/14/6/3/0]!

So let's reflect on this a bit. I think this goes to show just how much you can achieve if you already have heavy experience with the game and if you're willing to take all the advantages you can to earn them. It truly is like riding a bike; I think my tactical play is slightly still rusty and I had to refer to the wiki quite a bit, but otherwise I'm playing close to as well as I did before.

I also obviously can't and won't maintain a pace this high. For starters, it's not particularly healthy to do so, and I want to not burn myself out again, but I thought it would be an interesting experiment while my file is still basically fresh as a one-time thing. I still plan to play a lot, but not anywhere near this blistering pace. I'll probably opt for some easy stuff for the next while.

I also think it clearly demonstrates skill level potential in this game. I certainly could not achieve this when I played the game before, as with any newer player. I also imagine those who are even more talented than myself could match it and beyond if they were willing enough. I think that also means that high peaks must exist and I want to try to get to them.

Hopefully this was an interesting read, but please don't be expecting nearly as much content each day. :)

Icy:
Day 3
After a crazy day yesterday, I took things more simple. My main two goals for the day were to finish getting all the Bronze Badges, and to collect 1000 Specials.

I started with Pacifist Bronze Badge, which was uneventful and only took one try.

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 Icy, level 10 Mancubus Lt. Colonel Scout,
 sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 8658 turns and scored 35261 points.
 He played for 13 minutes and 5 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 30 out of 393 hellspawn. (7%)
 My, wasn't he a wimpy chump.
 He was an Angel of Pacifism!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 4
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Major Icarus Cross
  Compet-n Gold Cross
  Pacifist Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 0/60   Experience 1240/10
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Ironman          (Level 1)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Tough as nails   (Level 2)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Badass           (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->HR->DM->TaN->TaN->Bad->Bad->Iro->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Medical Powerarmor [4/4] (96%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   nothing
    [c] [ Boots      ]   steel boots [1/1] (95%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] blue armor [1/2] (21%)
    [b] blue armor [2/2] (53%)
    [c] red armor [1/4] (21%)
    [d] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [e] small med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [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] phase device
    [p] thermonuclear bomb

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    None

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

    3 former humans
    4 former sergeants
    17 imps
    3 demons
    2 lost souls
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  He left level 5 as soon as possible.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
  He left the Armory without drawing too much attention.
  He left level 12 as soon as possible.
  On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He fled the Lair, knowing how to fear Arachnotrons!
  On level 15 he found the Medical Powerarmor!
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  He left level 21 as soon as possible.
  On level 22 he arrived at Mt. Erebus.
  He decided it was too dangerous.
  He left level 23 as soon as possible.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  He nuked level 24!
  On level 24 he finally sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind.

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

 You enter the damned city of Dis... You advance to level 10! Press <Enter>...
 Are you sure you want activate the thermonuclear bomb? [Y/n]
 You use a thermonuclear bomb. Warning! Explosion in 10 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 9 seconds!
 ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND???
 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 the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 102 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 69 of those were killed.
 5 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 11 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 17 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 15 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

Next, I combined Angel of Darkness and Angel of Confidence to collect both badges in one run, and to nab Arachno Silver Badge too.

My first attempt went extremely well and I was collecting more than enough for what would be needed.

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But I unfortunately didn't roll Spider's Lair.

I tried again with slightly less gear, in particular missing a weapon for corpse disposal, but didn't have too much trouble.

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 Icy, level 7 Mancubus Lt. Colonel Scout,
 committed a stupid suicide on level 2 of Hell.
 He survived 11620 turns and scored 29122 points.
 He played for 14 minutes and 25 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 72 out of 254 hellspawn. (28%)
 Who gave him the ticket to Hell, anyway?
 He was an Angel of Darkness!
 He was also an Angel of Confidence!

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

  Levels generated : 8
  Levels visited   : 2
  Levels completed : 1

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

  Cyberdemon's Head
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Hunter Bronze Badge
  Arachno Bronze Badge
  Arachno Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 17971/7
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +2  ToDmg Melee +2

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 2)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->HR->DM->SoB->SoB->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat shotgun (7d3) [3/5]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [2/2] (76%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   10mm ammo chain (x50)

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

    [a] pistol (2d4) [6/6]
    [b] shotgun (8d3) [1/1]
    [c] chaingun (1d6)x4 [40/40]
    [d] plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [22/40]
    [e] minigun (1d6)x8 [160/200]
    [f] BFG 9000 (10d6) [0/100]
    [g] combat knife (2d5)
    [h] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [i] shotgun shell (x50)
    [j] shotgun shell (x50)
    [k] shotgun shell (x50)
    [l] shotgun shell (x26)
    [m] shotgun shell (x50)
    [n] shotgun shell (x50)
    [o] rocket (x6)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 25% 

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

    15 former humans
    10 former sergeants
    1 former captain
    15 imps
    1 demon
    11 lost souls
    1 cacodemon
    1 hell knight
    1 baron of hell
    13 arachnotrons
    1 former commando
    1 pain elemental
    1 Cyberdemon

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

  On level 4 he found the City of Skulls.
  He fled the City in terror!
  On level 6 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
  On level 8 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 10 he finally committed a stupid suicide.

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

 You download tracking data to your PDA.
 You open the door.
 You open the door.
 You open the door.
 You open the door.
 You open the door.
 You open the door.
 You open the door.
 Argh!!! Lava!
 Argh!!! Lava!
 You pump a shell into the combat shotgun chamber.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You pump a shell into the combat shotgun chamber.
 You load a shell into the combat shotgun.
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! The barrel explodes! You die!... Press
 <Enter>...

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

 105 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 71 of those were killed.
 5 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 12 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 17 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 15 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

Then I went for Marksman Bronze Badge, another one which was trivially easy.

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 Icy, level 2 Mancubus Lt. Colonel Scout,
 was splattered by a Cyberdemon at the Tower of Babel.
 He survived 5873 turns and scored 18609 points.
 He played for 8 minutes and 3 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 26 out of 270 hellspawn. (9%)
 My, wasn't he a wimpy chump.
 He was an Angel of Marksmanship!
 He was also an Angel of Light Travel!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 1
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Marksman Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 866/2
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   pistol (2d4) [6/6]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   steel boots [1/1] (100%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   10mm ammo chain (x130)

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

    [a] large med-pack
    [b] large med-pack
    [c] homing phase device
    [d] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [e] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    None

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

    14 former humans
    6 former sergeants
    1 former captain
    5 imps

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  He left level 3 as soon as possible.
  On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  He left level 9 as soon as possible.
  He sounded the alarm on level 12!
  He left level 12 as soon as possible.
  He left level 14 as soon as possible.
  He left level 15 as soon as possible.
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 16 he finally was splattered by a Cyberdemon.

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

 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon hits you.
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon.
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon hits you.
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon hits you.
 The Cyberdemon hits you.
 You quickly reload the pistol.
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon hits you. You feel vulnerable
 again.
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon hits you. Your red armor is
 completely destroyed!
 You dodge!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. You are hit!
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon.
 You quickly reload the pistol. You are hit! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 106 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 72 of those were killed.
 5 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 12 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 17 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 15 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

Then I went for another combo with Angel of Shotgunnery and Red Alert. It was going very well, but I accidentally did a run->wait and you can imagine what happened. The next try, I had better judgment.

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 Icy, level 5 Mancubus Lt. Colonel Scout,
 sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 19411 turns and scored 84839 points.
 He played for 17 minutes and 16 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 123 out of 536 hellspawn. (22%)
 Who gave him the ticket to Hell, anyway?
 He was an Angel of Shotgunnery!
 He was also an Angel of Red Alert!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 7
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Cyberdemon's Head
  Major Icarus Cross
  Compet-n Gold Cross
  Shottyman Bronze Badge
  Quartermaster Bronze Badge
  Quartermaster Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 10562/5
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->HR->DM->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   phaseshift armor [2/2] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat shotgun (7d3) [5/5] (T1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   steel boots [1/1] (89%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   double shotgun (9d3)x2 [2/2]

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

    [a] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [b] red armor [3/6] (28%) (P)
    [c] shotgun shell (x50)
    [d] shotgun shell (x50)
    [e] shotgun shell (x50)
    [f] shotgun shell (x50)
    [g] shotgun shell (x50)
    [h] shotgun shell (x50)
    [i] shotgun shell (x50)
    [j] shotgun shell (x50)
    [k] shotgun shell (x38)
    [l] small med-pack
    [m] small med-pack
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] large med-pack
    [q] phase device
    [r] shell box (x100)
    [s] shell box (x100)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Bullet     - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   
    Melee      - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   
    Shrapnel   - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   

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

    34 former humans
    25 former sergeants
    6 former captains
    19 imps
    11 demons
    18 lost souls
    2 hell knights
    3 arachnotrons
    1 former commando
    2 revenants
    1 Cyberdemon
    1 Spider Mastermind

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  He left level 7 as soon as possible.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  He left level 9 as soon as possible.
  On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
  He decided to nuke Hell's production center.
  On level 12 he found the City of Skulls.
  He fled the City in terror!
  He left level 14 as soon as possible.
  On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He fled the Lair, knowing how to fear Arachnotrons!
  He left level 15 as soon as possible.
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 19 he stumbled into a complex full of revenants!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  On level 20 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  He managed to escape from the Mortuary!
  On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He decided it was too hot there.
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 24 he finally sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind.

-- 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 the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 108 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 72 of those were killed.
 6 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 12 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 18 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 15 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

--------------------------------------------------------------

--- End code ---

And the last Bronze Badge was Eagerness, again, very easy and nothing worth noting in particular.

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Icy, level 3 Mancubus Lt. Colonel Scout,
 was splattered by a Cyberdemon at the Tower of Babel.
 He survived 7428 turns and scored 20549 points.
 He played for 9 minutes and 5 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 59 out of 251 hellspawn. (23%)
 Who gave him the ticket to Hell, anyway?
 He was an Angel of Impatience!
 He was also an Angel of Light Travel!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 1
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Eagerness Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 2884/3
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat shotgun (8d3) [5/5] (P1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [0/0] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   shell box (x35)

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

    [a] shotgun shell (x50)
    [b] shotgun shell (x50)
    [c] shotgun shell (x50)
    [d] shotgun shell (x50)
    [e] shell box (x100)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    None

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

    12 former humans
    13 former sergeants
    2 former captains
    13 imps
    11 demons
    7 lost souls
    1 hell knight

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  He left level 9 as soon as possible.
  Level 11 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 13 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He fled the Lair, knowing how to fear Arachnotrons!
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 16 he finally was splattered by a Cyberdemon.

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

 You dodge! Boom!
 You dodge!
 You dodge! Boom!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You dodge!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You dodge!
 You dodge!
 You dodge!
 You dodge!
 You dodge!
 You dodge!
 Boom!
 The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 You dodge! Boom! Your red armor is completely destroyed! You die!... Press
 <Enter>...

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

 109 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 73 of those were killed.
 6 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 12 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 18 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 15 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

For my next goal, I decided to get one of the big grinds out of the way with getting 1000 Specials. The easiest way to do this is to use Overconfidence, drop the starting Combat Pistol, Assault Shotgun, and Minigun, then pick them up. If you're patient enough, it gets finished without issue.

Along the way, I went for a couple other goals if I had a good start before diving into death, which was the reason for also using Max Carnage. One quick badge was Scavenger Silver Badge.

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Icy, level 3 Mancubus Lt. Colonel Scout,
 let an arachnotron get him on level 7 of Hell.
 He survived 1927 turns and scored 9996 points.
 He played for 4 minutes and 13 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 15 out of 183 hellspawn. (8%)
 My, wasn't he a wimpy chump.
 He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 2
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Scavenger Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 1986/3
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Malek's Armor [3/3] (85%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   assault shotgun (7d3) [0/6]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   steel boots [1/1] (95%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   shell box (x92)

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

    [a] rocket launcher (6d6) [1/1]
    [b] combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [c] minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
    [d] combat knife (2d5)
    [e] rocket (x2)
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] phase device
    [h] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   
    Plasma     - internal 0%    torso 30%   feet 0%   

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

    4 former sergeants
    3 imps
    5 demons
    2 barons of hell
    1 revenant

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

  On level 1 he found the Malek's Armor!
  On level 3 he entered the Vaults.
  He managed to scavenge a part of the Vaults treasures.
  He left level 4 as soon as possible.
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  On level 6 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He decided it was too hot there.
  Level 7 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 7 he finally let an arachnotron get him.

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

 There is a steel boots [1/1] (100%) lying here.
 You must unequip first! There is a steel boots [1/1] (100%) lying here.
 You dodge! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! You dodge!
 You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You are hit! You dodge! You
 dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You
 dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom!
 You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge!
 You are hit! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
 You dodge! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You
 dodge! You are hit! You are hit! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge!
 You are hit! You dodge!
 You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You are hit! You dodge!
 You are hit! You dodge! You are hit! You dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You
 dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge!
 Boom! You dodge! You dodge! You are hit! You dodge! You dodge!
 You dodge! You are hit! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 134 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 91 of those were killed.
 8 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 16 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 19 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 16 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

One other thing I would go for would be Hell Knight kills with a Pistol and general Melee kills. I was trying to clear Limbo/Mortuary without taking a hit and one of the key ways to do this is to grab the Nuclear BFG9000 and slowly pick off everything. Failing that, I would nuke the level while wielding a Pistol or Melee weapon to be credited for those kills.

One run, I also found this but was unable to grab it. It would have been perfect for getting the related medal too since I was on the last regular floor.

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After various runs and kills, I eventually got a ranking upgrade.

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With enough attempts and some unnecessarily good luck, I eventually got Angelic Badge:

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Icy, level 6 Hell Baron Lt. Colonel Scout,
 nuked himself on level 7 of Hell.
 He survived 10089 turns and scored 21356 points.
 He played for 10 minutes and 23 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 96 out of 222 hellspawn. (43%)
 He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 4
  Levels completed : 1

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

  UAC Star (silver cluster)
  Angelic Badge

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

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

  Health 0/45   Experience 13080/6
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Tough as nails   (Level 1)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)

  Int->Int->HR->HR->DM->TaN->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Trigun (3d6) [6/6]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   steel boots [1/1] (78%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   Railgun (8d8) [0/40]

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

    [a] rocket launcher (6d6) [1/1]
    [b] combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [c] assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6]
    [d] minigun (1d7)x8 [168/200] (P1)
    [e] combat knife (2d5)
    [f] rocket (x2)
    [g] envirosuit pack
    [h] technical mod pack
    [i] 10mm ammo chain (x82)
    [j] shell box (x100)
    [k] shell box (x100)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Bullet     - internal 0%    torso 50%   feet 0%   
    Melee      - internal 0%    torso 50%   feet 0%   
    Shrapnel   - internal 0%    torso 50%   feet 0%   

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

    1 former human
    6 former sergeants
    3 former captains
    10 imps
    3 demons
    7 hell knights
    17 barons of hell
    6 arachnotrons
    1 former commando
    11 revenants
    17 mancubi
    9 arch-viles
    5 nightmare demons

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

  On level 1 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
  On level 3 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  On level 4 he found the Railgun!
  On level 4 he was foolish enough to enter Limbo!
  On level 4 he found the Angelic Armor!
  He managed to clear Limbo from evil!
  He overloaded a nuclear BFG 9000 on level 5!
  On level 5 he found the Trigun!
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  On level 6 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He decided it was too hot there.
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 7!
  On level 7 he finally nuked himself.

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

 You descend into the Lava Pits. Dammit, it's hot in here! You feel there is
 something really valuable here!
 There are stairs leading downward here.
 Too hot dammit, I'm leaving this party...
 You enter Hell, level 7.
 Fire ( aimed ) -- Choose target...
 You see : cave wall
 Targeting canceled.
 Do you want to use the dangerous Angel Arm?? [y/n]
 You activate the Angel Arm! Your life is drained! You advance to level 6!
 Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now. You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 227 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 142 of those were killed.
 34 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 29 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 22 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 19 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

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--- End code ---

The other sub-goal I was keeping an eye out for was an early Trigun to get Fallout Platinum Cross. I had it on other runs before, but none of them panned out. Eventually, I got it on the first floor:

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And fortunately was getting plenty of good luck to go with it:

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I had enough Invulnerability to go for a JC kill too, except I ran out of maximum life, forgetting to put a point into Ironman. Luckily, I found an accompanying Thermie to go with my Trigun.

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 Icy, level 8 Hell Baron Lt. Colonel Scout,
 defeated the Mastermind at the Hell Fortress.
 He survived 4871 turns and scored 56543 points.
 He played for 5 minutes and 16 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 115 out of 137 hellspawn. (83%)
 He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 2
  Levels completed : 1

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

  Fallout Platinum Cross
  Heroic Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 32/10   Experience 24378/8
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Tough as nails   (Level 2)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Badass           (Level 1)

  Int->Int->HR->HR->DM->TaN->TaN->Bad->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Trigun (3d6) [5/6]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   shell box (x51)

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

    [a] combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [b] assault shotgun (7d3) [3/6]
    [c] minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
    [d] medical armor [2/2] (100%)
    [e] combat knife (2d5)
    [f] shotgun shell (x16)
    [g] rocket (x3)
    [h] power cell (x20)
    [i] small med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] fire skull
    [n] 10mm ammo chain (x250)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 25%   feet 0%   

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

    5 former sergeants
    16 imps
    33 lost souls
    5 cacodemons
    13 barons of hell
    13 arachnotrons
    1 former commando
    7 pain elementals
    4 revenants
    12 mancubi
    4 arch-viles
    1 Spider Mastermind
    1 John Carmack

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

  On level 1 he found the Trigun!
  On level 1 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
  Level 2 was a hard nut to crack!
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 2!
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 3!
  On level 3 he entered the Vaults.
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 3!
  He managed to clear the Vaults completely!
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 4!
  He left level 4 as soon as possible.
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 5!
  He left level 5 as soon as possible.
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 6!
  He left level 6 as soon as possible.
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 7!
  Then at last he found Dis!
  He activated the Angel Arm on level 8!
  He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
  He nuked level 9!
  Then finally in Hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 Fire ( aimed ) -- Choose target...
 You see : floor
 Targeting canceled.
 Are you sure you want activate the thermonuclear bomb? [Y/n]
 You use a thermonuclear bomb. 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 ---------------------------------------------------

 361 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 220 of those were killed.
 47 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 66 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 28 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 25 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

--------------------------------------------------------------

--- End code ---

And then finally after enough runs, I had got 1000 Specials.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)--------------------------------------------------------------
 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
--------------------------------------------------------------

 Icy, level 1 Hell Baron Br. General Scout,
 was punched by a revenant on level 1 of Hell.
 He survived 100 turns and scored 1000 points.
 He played for 15 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 0 out of 10 hellspawn. (0%)
 Poor pacifist, didn't even get a single kill...
 He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
 He was also an Angel of Overconfidence!

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

  Levels generated : 4
  Levels visited   : 0
  Levels completed : 0

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

  Armorer Platinum Badge

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

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  ........00.....##..#.............................###......#
  .|..........0..##..#...###..........###..........###......#
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  #c..c##..##......==#...###....###...###..............###.^#
  ...0..+.........===#..........###................###.###..#
  ...##........##..==+......^...###.....=##.###....###.###..#
  ...##........##...=#..|...........0..===#.###....###......#
  ..=..............=.=................=.==#.###.....0....}..#
  ..==##............===.......>......=..|=........###.......#
  .=#=##.....##.....=#=...........=...=...=.......###.......#
  ===........##......#.=.=......##========........##=..###..#
  =.....O............#.====.....#===..===...###......=.###..#
  ..##...}.##.+.##...#..====....=##.==..###R###.....===###>.#
  ..##.....##...##.0.#..====.!......=...###X###.....===.....#
  ...................#...###................+.......====....#
  ...................#.............................==.==....#
  ......|........^...#.............................==;.=....#
  ###########################################################

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 0/1
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Scout

    Intuition        (Level 1)

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   nothing
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]
    [b] assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6]
    [c] minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
    [d] combat knife (2d5)
    [e] large med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] 10mm ammo chain (x250)
    [h] shell box (x100)

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    None

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


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

  On level 1 he finally was punched by a revenant.

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

 Welcome to the Doom Roguelike... You enter Hell, level 1. You shiver from
 cold...
 You dropped a minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]. There is a minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200]
 lying here.
 You picked up a minigun (1d6)x8 [200/200].
 You dropped an assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6]. There is an assault shotgun (7d3)
 [6/6] lying here.
 You picked up an assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6]. You are hit!
 You dropped a combat pistol (3d3) [15/15]. There is a combat pistol (3d3)
 [15/15] lying here.
 You picked up a combat pistol (3d3) [15/15].
 The revenant hits you.
 You hit the revenant. The revenant hits you.
 You hit the revenant. The revenant hits you. You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 365 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 221 of those were killed.
 47 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 69 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 28 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 25 killed the bitch and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.

--------------------------------------------------------------

--- End code ---

Overall, solid progress but nothing too exciting. There are quite a few future grinds ahead including Cyberdemon kills, JC kills, general kills, Assemblies, 3 of every Special, killing the Apostle, and Experience Level 25. I'll probably do a few more of these before grinding out more Diamonds, though that essentially will mean playing out Archangel of 666 games.

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