I generally don't enjoy playing standard games compared to fun challenges, and I especially don't enjoy being forced to go through every bonus level, which is why I've procrastinated this badge for so long. After messing around with silly builds, I decided to play something more seriously and one-tried this badge. Of course though, this was due to some of the most insane luck I could have asked for. Since this is my first time earning this badge, I wanted to post the mortem.
I found Duelist Armor super early into the game, although I had rolled Phobos Lab:
I figured I had enough movement speed to lure the Nightmare Demons safely:
And indeed I did:
After Phobos, I rolled Hell's Armory which was also really nice. Had I rolled Deimos Lab, I was planning to use the trick where you skip the Shamblers but still conquer the level:
I found Plasma Shotgun inside, meaning I could swap out my rockets which was really nice:
I unfortunately got hit by the Shambler just before the final hit, but the vault was still very lucky!
I also had Cerberus Boots in Mod Pack form in my inventory, so I would start working towards Whizkid.
And then the good luck went crazy with a Nano Pack on Deimos 2!
My plan for this was going to be Nanomanufacture Plasma Rifle, which would significantly help with ammo management, having a great weapon, and attacking faster without needing to reload!
I also noticed that two of the needed Bulk Packs were also on this floor!
Rolling The Wall was also nice:
I actually almost botched my run, not realizing how much power was needed to bust through the wall with my Plasma Shotgun. I was very lucky I hadn't put in my Nano Pack into my Plasma Rifle yet:
From here, the rest was easy:
Of the level pair rolls, this was the one I dreaded the most:
I'll be honest, I have never seriously played Abyssal Plains on Ultra-Violence difficulty, and I was not at all ready for how many Hell Knights there were. I almost died despite the power I had, but the Hell Staff put me in a nice position to defend:
On Deimos 6, I found a Firestorm Pack! This would be awesome to finish up my main weapon:
And on the same floor, I found the last Bulk Pack I needed!
An absurd weapon to have at this point in the game:
AND I FOUND ANOTHER ONYX PACK AND A NUKE ON THE SAME FLOOR!
This was absolutely insane! I decided I'd use the extra Onyx Pack for my Duelist Armor when I need to be moving fast, and I'd hang onto the Nuke if I happened to find Invulnerability before a bonus level, particularly Limbo/The Mortuary.
On the next floor, I also found another Agility Pack to add more to my Duelist Armor. On the level-up, I was a bit split to go either Hellrunner 3 or Brute 1, but I was feeling confident Hellrunner 3 was the right choice.
I also found a Bulk Pack for Chainsaw. I had planned to make Piercing Chainsaw, but all the crazy finds earlier side-tracked me for other uses. Fortunately, this is the best choice for single Mod Packs:
Taking off Cerberus Boots, I was looking pretty fast and cheesed the Angel of Death:
Thankfully, I rolled Limbo:
Nearby was an Agility Pack to boost up the speed of my Red Armor, which could be important:
I had a Berserk Pack nearby, and used an Envirosuit, giving my all the protection I needed while melting the Archviles back:
Once I controlled the centre, I just had to slowly pick off the enemies around. From this point, it was my game to win:
My inventory was looking nice too:
I found an Invulnerability and decided to use my Nuke on the next floor:
As it turns out, it was a pretty good floor to nuke too:
And the rest of the game was more melting away all the enemies. I had the opportunity to go for a full win, but I opted not to.
Here's the mortem:
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Icy, level 15 Cyberdemon Chaos Br. General Scout,
defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
He survived 604673 turns and scored 368774 points.
He played for 2 hours, 22 minutes and 46 seconds.
He was a man of Ultra-Violence!
He killed 1164 out of 1164 hellspawn. (100%)
This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 11
Levels completed : 11
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Mastermind's Brain
Medal of Prejudice
UAC Star (silver cluster)
Aurora Medallion
Conqueror Badge
Grim Reaper's Badge
Hell Armorer Badge
Hell Champion Medal
Elite Platinum Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 73/50 Experience 118434/15
ToHit Ranged +4 ToHit Melee +4 ToDmg Ranged +3 ToDmg Melee +3
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Scout
Finesse (Level 2)
Hellrunner (Level 3)
Son of a bitch (Level 3)
Eagle Eye (Level 2)
Dodgemaster (Level 1)
Intuition (Level 2)
Whizkid (Level 2)
Int->Int->Fin->Fin->HR->HR->DM->EE->WK->WK->EE->HR->SoB->SoB->SoB->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] red armor [6] (AOP)
[b] [ Weapon ] nanomachic plasma rifle (1d7)x8 (F1)
[c] [ Boots ] cerberus steel boots [0/0] (100%)
[d] [ Prepared ] Azrael's Scythe (9d9)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] tactical shotgun (8d3) [5/5]
[b] plasma shotgun (7d3) [30/30]
[c] nuclear BFG 9000 (8d6) [40/40]
[d] duelist armor [2] (AO)
[e] Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
[f] shotgun shell (x8)
[g] shotgun shell (x70)
[h] power cell (x70)
[i] power cell (x70)
[j] large med-pack
[k] large med-pack
[l] large med-pack
[m] large med-pack
[n] large med-pack
[o] large med-pack
[p] large med-pack
[q] large med-pack
[r] homing phase device
[s] envirosuit pack
[t] lava element
[u] hatred skull
[v] Hell Staff
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Acid - internal 0% torso 0% feet 100%
Fire - internal 0% torso 25% feet 100%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
136 former humans
84 former sergeants
44 former captains
131 imps
112 demons
264 lost souls
37 cacodemons
44 hell knights
90 barons of hell
53 arachnotrons
12 former commandos
26 pain elementals
31 revenants
26 mancubi
35 arch-viles
11 nightmare imps
2 nightmare cacodemons
17 nightmare demons
2 bruiser brothers
1 shambler
1 lava elemental
1 agony elemental
1 Angel of Death
1 Cyberdemon
1 Spider Mastermind
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.
On level 5 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
On level 7 he sneaked into the Phobos Lab.
On level 7 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
He broke through the lab.
On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
On level 9 he assembled a tactical boots!
On level 9 he found the Hell Staff!
On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
On level 12 he assembled a cerberus boots!
On level 12 he romped upon the Abyssal Plains.
He slaughtered the beasts living there.
On level 14 he assembled a nanomanufacture ammo!
On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
On level 17 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
On level 17 he found the Azrael's Scythe!
He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
On level 19, hell froze over!
On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
On level 19 he found the Charch's Null Pointer!
He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
On level 20 he was foolish enough to enter Limbo!
On level 20 he found the Angelic Armor!
He managed to clear Limbo from evil!
He nuked level 22!
On level 22 he arrived at Mt. Erebus.
On level 22 he found the Medical Powerarmor!
He managed to raise Mt. Erebus completely!
Then at last he found Dis!
On level 24 he finally defeated the Mastermind.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
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! 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 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! The missile hits the
Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind flinched!
The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind dies.
Congratulations! You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
You feel relatively safe now.
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
1512 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
1171 of those were killed.
5 of those were killed by something unknown.
85 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 169 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
82 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
6 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
71 killed the bitch and survived.
5 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.
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Happy to have earned this badge! I'm now at 24/26 for Platinum Badges, only missing Strongman and Demonic because like Elite, I don't really enjoy playing standard games, but I'm feeling more obligated to get them done now.
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