Does anyone else feel like the Centurial Platinum/Diamond should be toned down? I'm pretty sure everyone agrees that Centurial Diamond is 100% impossible (or certainly will be the last badge ever gotten by anyone, ever). A100 N! doesn't exactly sound all that easier, either. Maybe set Plat as A100 UV and Diamond as A100 N! w/ 70% kill rate? (A high enough number to force players to kill through every map possible, but not impossibly high for 100 floors.)
Another pain is Brick Silver. Again, maybe it's just me, but the luck required to not only reach the other side of the Wall, but somewhere that isn't going to insta-kill you, AND enough to make it out alive (so at the very least, one phase and one homing, the latter of which is really unlikely that early), feels like it's on the same luck magnitude as, say, Angel of Pacifism.
I don't think it's quite that high. On AoB, you're guaranteed a homing device in Hell's Arena, which is hard but quite doable on HNTR (one thing that helps is to take 3 levels of Brute instead of berserker--enemies are too few and too spread out for berserker to work well there). If you find an invulnerability sphere or berserk pack close to the entrance to The Wall--I would say the chances of this are quite good if you play the game on AoB a lot--you just need to have a phase device get you to the other side. If you can get yourself in the middle of the Barons and Hell Knights with invulnerability or berserk active, it should be a cakewalk. You should be able to keep your berserker status easily, allowing you to mow through them without even needing a med-pack if you start the level at 100% or higher.
If you have the Anti-Freak Jackal, I can't imagine it would be that hard either, at least not on HNTR. Just take them one at a time.
Also, if you find the Trigun, you could just nuke the level.
DoomRL (v.0.9.9.1) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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x, level 6 Demon Sergeant, killed by a baron of hell
on level 14 of the Phobos base.
He survived 50066 turns and scored 31626 points.
He played for 44 minutes and 5 seconds.
He didn't like it too rough.
He killed 260 out of 314 hellspawn. (82%)
He was an Angel of Marksmanship!
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Brick Silver Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health -3/50 Experience 15846/6
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +0 ToDmg Ranged +2 ToDmg Melee +2
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Son of a bitch (Level 2)
Son of a gun (Level 3)
Dualgunner (Level 1)
SoG->SoG->DG->SoG->SoB->SoB->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] blue armor [1/2] (32%)
[b] [ Weapon ] modified pistol (2d5) [4/6] (P1)
[c] [ Boots ] nothing
[d] [ Prepared ] pistol (2d4) [4/6]
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] blue armor [1/2] (46%)
[b] 10mm ammo (x10)
[c] 10mm ammo (x100)
[d] 10mm ammo (x100)
[e] small med-pack
[f] small med-pack
[g] small med-pack
[h] large med-pack
[i] phase device
[j] phase device
[k] thermonuclear bomb
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
84 former humans
35 former sergeants
8 former captains
51 imps
12 demons
40 lost souls
9 cacodemons
7 barons of hell
12 hell knights
2 arachnotrons
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
On level 6 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 9 he found Hell's Armory.
On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
On level 12 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
On level 14 he finally was killed by a baron of hell.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
You wear/wield : a blue armor [2/2] (100%)
There is a Computer Map lying here.
Everything seems clear now.
You open the door.
Fire -- Choose target... The barrel explodes! Boom!
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the baron of hell.
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the baron of hell.
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the baron of hell. The missile
hits the baron of hell.
The baron of hell uses a small med-pack. The baron of hell looks healthier!
You dualreload your guns!
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the imp. The imp dies.
You dodge! Boom!
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the baron of hell. The baron of
hell fires! You are hit! The barrel explodes! Your blue armor is
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
Before him 61 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
55 of those were killed.
And 4 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
Is he immortal? 2 souls claim to have killed him...
2 killed the bastard and survived.
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UAC | Win standard game on any difficulty |
Veteran | Win game on any difficulty with 100% kills |
Strongman | Win standard game using basic melee weapons |
Berserker | Reach level 7 on Angel of Berserk |
Marksman | Reach level 12 on Angel of Marksmanship |
Shottyman | Reach level 12 on Angel of Shotgunnery |
Lightfoot | Reach level 12 on Angel of Light Travel |
Eagerness | Reach level 12 on Angel of Impatience |
Runner | Reach level 8 on Angel of Haste |
Inquisitor | Reach level 12 on Angel of Purity |
Quartermaster | Reach level 12 on Angel of Red Alert |
Destroyer | Reach level 12 on Angel of Max Carnage |
Brick | Clear out The Wall |
Lava | Clear out the Lava Pits |
Skull | Clear out City of Skulls |
Reaper | Exit the Mortuary alive |
Scavenger | Scavenge part of the Vaults* |
Arena | Complete Hell Arena |
Arachno | Clear out Spider's Lair |
UAC | Win standard game on Hurt Me Plenty |
Veteran | Win game on Hurt Me Plenty with 100% kills |
Strongman | Win standard game using knives and fists |
Berserker | Reach level 16 on Angel of Berserk |
Marksman | Complete Angel of Marksmanship |
Shottyman | Complete Angel of Shotgunnery |
Lightfoot | Complete Angel of Light Travel on HMP |
Eagerness | Complete Angel of Impatience |
Runner | Complete Angel of Haste |
Inquisitor | Complete Angel of Purity |
Quartermaster | Complete Angel of Red Alert |
Destroyer | Complete Angel of Max Carnage |
Masochist | Complete Angel of Masochism |
Brick | Clear out The Wall on AoMr, AoSg, or AoB |
Lava | Clear out the Lava Pits on UV |
Skull | Clear out City of Skulls on UV |
Scavenger | Clear the Vaults |
Arena | Complete Hell Arena on UV |
Arachno | Clear out Spider's Lair on UV |
UAC | Win standard game on Ultra-violence |
Veteran | Win game on Ultra-violence with 100% kills |
Strongman | Win standard game using knives and fists HMP |
Berserker | Complete Angel of Berserk |
Marksman | Complete Angel of Marksmanship on UV |
Shottyman | Complete Angel of Shotgunnery on UV |
Lightfoot | Complete Angel of Light Travel on UV/no MAc |
Eagerness | Complete Angel of Impatience on UV |
Runner | Complete Angel of Haste on UV/100% |
Inquisitor | Complete Angel of Purity on UV |
Quartermaster | Angel of Red Alert at 100% kills |
Destroyer | Complete Angel of Max Carnage on UV |
Masochist | Complete Angel of Masochism on UV |
Centurial | Complete Angel of 100 |
Pacifist | Complete Angel of Pacifism |
Reaper | Complete the Mortuary |
Gatekeeper | Clear Hellgate on UV AoMs |
Arena | Complete Hell Arena on UV AoMr |
Longinus | Complete Unholy Cathedral |
UAC | Win standard game on Nightmare! |
Veteran | Fully win the game on Ultra-violence |
Strongman | Win standard game using only fists on HMP |
Elite | Win standard UV game as Conqueror |
Demonic | Win standard Nightmare! game as Explorer |
Berserker | Angel of Berserk on Nightmare! |
Marksman | Angel of Marksmanship on Nightmare! |
Shottyman | Angel of Shotgunnery on Nightmare! |
Eagerness | Angel of Impatience on Nightmare! |
Inquisitor | Angel of Purity on Nightmare! |
Quartermaster | Angel of Red Alert on Nightmare! |
Destroyer | Angel of Max Carnage on Nightmare! |
Masochist | Angel of Masochism on Nightmare! |
Centurial | Angel of 100 on Ultra-violence |
Pacifist | Angel of Pacifism on Nightmare! |
Reaper | Complete the Mortuary on Nightmare! |
Scavenger | Clear the Vaults on Nightmare! |
Arena | Complete Hell Arena on Nightmare! |
Longinus | Complete Unholy Cathedral on Nightmare! |
UAC | Win standard Nightmare! under 20k turns |
Veteran | Fully win the game on Nightmare! |
Strongman | Win standard game using only fists on UV |
Elite | Win standard Nightmare! with min 85% kills |
Demonic | Win standard Nightmare! under 18 min* |
Berserker | Angel of Berserk on N! without TaN/HR |
Marksman | AoMr on N! basic pistol/without DG+ |
Shottyman | Angel of Shotgunnery on N! with min 80% kills |
Eagerness | Angel of Impatience on N! as Explorer |
Quartermaster | Angel of Red Alert on UV/100% |
Destroyer | AoMC on N! without Iro/adv traits^ |
Masochist | Angel of Masochism on N! without Iro/TaN |
Centurial | Complete Angel of 100 on Nightmare! |
Pacifist | Complete Angel of Pacifism on N! without HR |
Brick | Clear The Wall on Nightmare! AoI |
Reaper | Complete the Mortuary on Nightmare! AoB |
Arena | Complete Hell Arena on Nightmare! AoMr |
Longinus | Complete Unholy Cathedral on N! without Brute |
Ultimate | Win N! with Gambler's Shield and only fists# |
I like the badges system, but I think it has to be reworked somewhat. There's only about two or three badges in general for the Hurt Me Plenty difficulty. Of course, you could do the "Beat (Challenge) On Any Difficulty" badges, but there's no real reason to. I think that there should be more encouragement to play through games on the HMP difficulty, to ease the step into attaining Ultra-violence Badges.
Light Travel - Easy
Shotgunnery - Easy
Marksmanship - Medium
Max Carnage - Medium
Berserk - Hard
Impatience - Hard
Pacifism - Very Hard
Purity - Very Hard
Masochism - Blade
100 - Blade