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Century Lounge / [M|Ao100|99%|YAVP] Oh COME ON!
« on: December 04, 2016, 17:16 »
Hey kids, it's been a while. I've not been playing DoomRL much (high hopes for Jupiter Hell), and... well.

Okay there's one thing that's been bugging me for-fucking-ever. The secret of the Dragonslayer. Anyways, I'm going  along, and there's apparently a hint about it if you complete Ao100.

So you know what, why not? That said, it didn't feel as long as I thought it would be... I was getting somewhat bored near the end, but I still wanted to shoot everything. If it moves, it's dead. I don't like leaving things alive. So uh, why isn't it 100%?

About 20 levels or so in there was a lava fort level, only the bridges to one of the rooms didn't spawn. Two demons, far out of my sight, and me lacking the armament to kill them properly. Such a shame. I might have to retry this.

So, some thoughts.

I'm still a chain whore. MAc has yet to do me wrong like ever, so I saw no real reason to change my playstyle now. My plan was fairly simple. Get MAc, get Whizkid, get Badass, work things out from there.

Equipment-wise I didn't really have much of a plan. I found duelist armor, so that became my early armor (I actually found THREE what the hell), and found an energy-shielded vest. Decided to make that into cybernano armor.
I also found acid-proof boots early on, which was nice, but I was fairly set on getting cerberus boots once I had full Whizkid.

Finding Malek's armor was interesting, I decided to make it my backup armor when my Duelist's and backup Red got too banged up, but seven levels later I found the Boots and quickly *didn't need anything else*. Late game, there's some plasma and acid, sure, and the rare bullet, but most of the dangerous late enemies do fire, and ignoring lava was a lovely too. Between that and badass, I pretty much never used a med kit. When I finally assembled the Cybernano armor though... okay, the Power Cybernano Energy-Shielded Vest was neat, but after spending most of the game pretty much immune to about 60% of what I dealt with, it felt like a downgrade. Great armor, great assembly, and I was very lucky throughout. But man, it felt like a letdown after Malek's + Nyarlahotep's. I have no idea why. Fortunately I had my cerb boots.

I'm also annoyed that the gothic boots spawned.... some 20 levels after I ditched the gothic armor. Oh well, the RNG was lovely to me anyways so I'll forgive it.

As I'm going MAc, I naturally want a plasma rifle. I found one, started to the high-powered rifle, then found the laser rifle. After some thought I decided that was better, and ran with it. Eventually, I just decided not to bother with anything else: any other weapon I got after ditching my gatling gun and double shotty was basically something to mess with.

All said... it was mostly grindy really. Early worries yes, but after getting set up (AKA about Badass 2) there were a few tense moments but mostly grindy. Still I think I'll do this again, if only because of the MOTHER FUCKERS WHO GOT AWAY.

So any thoughts?

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Atrele, level 21 Imp Sergeant Major Marine,
 completed 100 levels of torture on level 100 of Hell.
 He survived 219181 turns and scored 685342 points.
 He played for 4 hours, 41 minutes and 33 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 1661 out of 1663 hellspawn. (99%)
 He was a real killing machine...
 He was an Angel of 100!

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

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

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Experience Medal
  Centurial Bronze Badge
  Centurial Silver Badge
  Centurial Gold Badge

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

  ###########################################################
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  ###############...........#..##..#.########################
  ################..............#############################
  ###########################################################

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

  Health 200/100   Experience 432828/21
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +4  ToDmg Melee +4

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

  Class : Marine

    Ironman          (Level 4)
    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 4)
    Reloader         (Level 2)
    Whizkid          (Level 2)
    Badass           (Level 2)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 2)
    Ammochain        (Level 1)

  SoB->SoB->TH->TH->Rel->Rel->MAc->Fin->Fin->WK->WK->Bad->Bad->SoB->SoB->Iro->Iro->HR->HR->Iro->Iro->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   cybernano energy-shielded vest [7] (P)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   laser rifle (1d8)x5 [40/40] (P1S1T3)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   cerberus plasteel boots [0/0] (200%) (B)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   minigun (1d9)x8 [200/200] (A1N1P3)

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

    [a] Revenant's Launcher (7d6) [1/1]
    [b] rocket (x10)
    [c] power cell (x50)
    [d] power cell (x50)
    [e] power cell (x50)
    [f] power cell (x50)
    [g] power cell (x50)
    [h] power cell (x50)
    [i] power cell (x50)
    [j] power cell (x41)
    [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] Hell Staff
    [t] gothic boots [10/10] (200%)
    [u] Nyarlaptotep's Boots [6/6] (98%)

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

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

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

    70 former humans
    110 former sergeants
    104 former captains
    117 imps
    53 demons
    195 lost souls
    49 cacodemons
    47 hell knights
    277 barons of hell
    69 arachnotrons
    4 former commandos
    18 pain elementals
    80 revenants
    135 mancubi
    160 arch-viles
    12 nightmare imps
    34 nightmare cacodemons
    75 nightmare demons
    20 nightmare arachnotrons
    1 elite former human
    2 elite former sergeants
    1 elite former captain
    1 elite former commando
    21 bruiser brothers
    5 shamblers
    1 agony elemental

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

  On level 14 he assembled a gatling gun!
  On level 17 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 19 he stumbled into a complex full of imps!
  On level 20, hell froze over!
  On level 20 he found the Railgun!
  On level 22 he stumbled into a complex full of hell knights!
  On level 24 he stumbled into a complex full of arch-viles!
  On level 24 he found the Revenant's Launcher!
  On level 27 he found the Hell Staff!
  Level 28 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 31 he found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 33 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  He sounded the alarm on level 37!
  On level 37 he assembled a cerberus boots!
  On level 42 he found the Malek's Armor!
  On level 43 he found the Charch's Null Pointer!
  On level 45 he encountered an armed nuke!
  On level 45 he assembled a cerberus armor!
  On level 48 he ran for his life from acid!
  He sounded the alarm on level 49!
  On level 49 he found the Nyarlaptotep's Boots!
  On level 51, hell froze over!
  On level 52 he stumbled into a nightmare cacodemon cave!
  On level 56 he stumbled into a nightmare arachnotron cave!
  On level 60, hell froze over!
  Level 61 was a hard nut to crack!
  Level 68 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 71, hell froze over!
  On level 73 he found the Trigun!
  On level 76 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  Level 77 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 80 he stumbled into a nightmare cacodemon cave!
  On level 82 he found the Subtle Knife!
  Level 83 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 89 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  On level 91 he assembled a cybernano armor!
  Level 92 blasted him with an unholy atmosphere!
  On level 93 he stumbled into a nightmare cacodemon cave!
  On level 100 he stumbled into a nightmare demon cave!
  On level 100 he finally completed 100 levels of torture.

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

 demon. The missile hits the nightmare demon. The missile hits the nightmare
 demon.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a nightmare demon (heavily wounded) | floor | [ m ]ore
 The missile hits the nightmare demon. The missile hits the nightmare demon.
 The missile hits the nightmare demon. The missile hits the nightmare demon.
 The missile hits the nightmare demon. The nightmare demon dies. You feel
 relatively safe now. Boom! Boom!
 There is a small med-pack lying here.
 There is a small med-pack lying here.
 You reload the laser rifle.
 There are stairs leading downward here.
 You did it! You completed 100 levels of DoomRL! You're the champion! Press
 <Enter>...

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

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

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

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Post Mortem / [M|AoMr|YAAM|YAFW] How did I manage that?
« on: March 23, 2013, 05:43 »
I would like to start by saying that I made a few mistakes with this run, one which worked out fairly well and the other that... didn't, but worked out by sheer luck. My first was that forgetting that Whizkid was a Basic trait for Technicians (as I usually play Marines) and my second... well, it made for my most epic fight with JC yet.

I chose Technician on the thought that a max damage pistols would be useful, and as my first AoMr run involved a rather unwise choice with Dualgunner and twin high-powered pistols, I wasn't interested in running Dualgunner again.

Prior to this game, I did AoB, and it forced me to understand that sometimes I REALLY SHOULD skip special levels: not doing the Arena was a wrench, but I was able to appreciate the changes to the Court sans Arena. I took that lesson to heart, although not immediately.

The Arena was surprisingly easy: two levels of SoaG make picking off demons easy with double pistols, as long as they started at range. Cacodemons were easier than I thought they would be (the demons were bigger threats), I just kept dodging around pillars to create space when they stopped to shoot at me. The Chained Court was a bit harder, but that was mostly due to the Arena Master being able to soak up a lot of damage. Once I got MSs, I built my high-powered pistol: the ability to oneshot formers and imps was greatly appreciated, and the reliable knockback moreso (especially when I started running into revenants and mancubi).

The Armory was a colossal waste of time, I was loaded down with mods (in anticipation of Whizkid) and the special mod inside was a firestorm, which was singularly useless to me. I could have solved so many problems by realizking Whizkid was a basic trait. Sigh.

I skipped most special stages after the Armory: I had no way to deal with the Containment Area, I didn't want to run through the Halls of Carnage, I decided the Mortuary, Spider's Nest and City of Skulls would be a waste of time, and Unholy Cathedral was naturally right the fuck out.

I hit Whizkid once I reached the Vaults, and in the trait selection screen I realized that it was a basic trait, which had me cursing up a little bit. It worked out though, as I had a .1 s firing time. Kind of neat, although not really worth it. I built the storm bolter and energy pistol--I wanted to try the pistol for wallbusting, and promptly forgot about it once I realized it needed cells--only to find the Trigun. Go figure. Trigun replaced my high-powered pistol, and my nuke because I never found one.

I managed to build the Cerberus boots before hitting the Lava Pits, which made that really easy (i dumped all my enviroment suits, and then realized that the boots came with a movespeed penalty), and found the Lava Armor. Between that and the boots, my armor needs were set, it was a shame it came so late in the game!

So, bosses. Bruiser Brothers were, of course, easy with a max damage high powered pistol. Cyberdemon was fairly tense, but I managed to get the timing of his attacks right for some good dodging. Still knocked me around, though. Mastermind got Angel Arm'd.

JC was the interesting one: all said, it was a straightforward shootout until it ran afoul of my one big habit: I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY hate leaving things alive (this is going to make AoRA a royal bitch if I ever take it up). I want 100% kills. By the time I reached him, he already summoned lost souls (I should have put away the boots!), but I managed to shoot him down to almost dead without much trouble. He teleported, but was still in my line of sight, and he left behind two lost souls. I had a .1s firing time and a full Trigun clip, what could go wrong?

JC can summon revenants is what could go wrong. I ended up being a human ping-pong ball for the majority of the fight: if it weren't for the Lava Armor, I would have died easily. As it was, it gave me enough durability to at least try to pick off revenants from my line of sight. I could take out a revenant in one clip, but reloading was the weak point that let JC and his goons bounce me around some more. Eventually I got lucky and he teleported into my sight again, so I basically said screw it and finished the job. It really surprised me to find that I hit 100%: I was honestly afraid I'd have to unload the Angel Arm again.

All said, one hell of a run, and I think I might run AoMr with Technician again.

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Alura, level 12 Demon Sergeant Major Technician,
 nuked the Mastermind at the Hell Fortress.
 He survived 118402 turns and scored 126122 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 56 minutes and 22 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 679 out of 679 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
 He was an Angel of Marksmanship!

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

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

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

  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Marksman Bronze Badge
  Marksman Silver Badge

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

  ###########################################################
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 45/45   Experience 61708/12
  ToHit Ranged +6  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

  Class : Technician

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Son of a gun     (Level 4)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 3)
    Whizkid          (Level 2)
    Sharpshooter     (Level 1)

  SoG->SoG->SoG->EE->EE->EE->MSs->Fin->Fin->WK->WK->SoG->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [6/6] (100%) (PT)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Trigun (3d6) [5/6]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   cerberus plasteel boots [0/0] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   10mm ammo chain (x131)

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

    [a] energy pistol (2d5) [0/6]
    [b] storm pistol (1d8)x2 [9/9]
    [c] blue armor [2/2] (100%)
    [d] red armor [6/6] (86%) (P)
    [e] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [f] energy-shielded vest [1/1] (100%)
    [g] energy shield [0/0] (100%)
    [h] Lava Armor [1/4] (16%)
    [i] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [j] 10mm ammo (x66)
    [k] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [l] power cell (x50)
    [m] power cell (x50)
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] power mod pack
    [q] tactical boots [0/0] (100%)

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

    Acid       - internal 0%    torso 0%    feet 100%
    Fire       - internal 0%    torso 25%   feet 100%

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

    138 former humans
    71 former sergeants
    17 former captains
    85 imps
    22 demons
    142 lost souls
    24 cacodemons
    22 hell knights
    22 barons of hell
    16 arachnotrons
    7 former commandos
    9 pain elementals
    72 revenants
    9 mancubi
    8 arch-viles
    5 elite former humans
    2 elite former sergeants
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 shambler
    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.
  On level 5 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 7 he assembled a high power weapon!
  On level 7 he marched into the Military Base.
  He purified his fellow comrades.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
  On level 9 he assembled a tactical boots!
  He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
  Level 13 was a hard nut to crack!
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 19 he assembled a energy pistol!
  On level 19 he assembled a storm bolter pistol!
  On level 19 he found the Trigun!
  He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
  On level 21 he assembled a cerberus boots!
  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 activated the Angel Arm on level 24!
  He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
  Then finally in Hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : floor
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a revenant (severely wounded) | floor | [ m ]ore
 The missile hits the revenant.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : floor
 You hear the scream of a freed soul!
 You quickly reload the Trigun. You are hit! Your Lava Armor is damaged!
 You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed.
 You wear/wield : a red armor [6/6] (100%) (PT)
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : John Carmack (almost dead) | floor | [ m ]ore
 The missile hits John Carmack. John Carmack dies. Congratulations! You
 defeated John Carmack! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

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

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

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Post Mortem / [M|YAAM] The cat came back, the very next day~
« on: March 20, 2013, 20:28 »
As is traditional, when a new version of DoomRL comes out, I go to beat it. Nothing complex, honestly, just go through it to try out the changes. As is traditional, this is on HNTR, and a Mac/shotty build.

My first impressions is that I really *REALLY* love the new special levels (finding out that they were replacements for certain levels like the Wall and Armory made me feel better about doing them. However, I did not like the rework of the Halls of Carnage as much, as I used to see it as a bit of a breather level. Finding out that the megahealths have been replaced and the lava was sped up was a bit of a rude awakening for me.

The new level generation algorithms are appreciated as well, some of the levels seemed more appropriately hellish.

I am something of a mod hoarder: I keep thinking about the stuff I could use those mods on and hold onto them in hopes of building them. Not fun for inventory management, especially since mods seem much more common, not to mention rare mods.

Armor was something of a problem in previous attempts: it seems that it was very easy to lose armor, even when modded. I quickly learned that the most important thing I could do with the onyx mod I kept finding is to slap it on a red armor, that solved a lot of armor issues. You'll notice that I didn't go for the tower shield: I did not want one as the onyx red was just fine for my needs, although I got it a little late and never really put it to use.

Finally, the difficulty curve seems different: the first levels are fairly easy, but once you pass the Bruiser Brothers, things ramp up quickly. A definate challenge, I think.

All said, I am enjoying the new version!

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 DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Alura, level 13 Former Human Sergeant Major Marine,
 defeated the Mastermind at the City of Dis.
 He survived 136511 turns and scored 131937 points.
 He played for 2 hours, 40 minutes and 21 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 803 out of 803 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 10
  Levels completed : 10

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

  Mastermind's Brain
  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Hell Champion Medal

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

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  #################....####............................####&.
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 80/60   Experience 76330/13
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +2  ToDmg Melee +2

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

  Class : Marine

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 2)
    Reloader         (Level 2)
    Whizkid          (Level 1)
    Badass           (Level 2)
    Shottyman        (Level 1)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 2)
    Ammochain        (Level 1)

  SoB->SoB->TH->Rel->TH->Rel->MAc->SM->Bad->Bad->Fin->Fin->WK->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   laser rifle (1d8)x5 [32/40] (P1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   phaseshift boots [4/4] (200%) (B)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   super shotgun (8d4)x2 [2/2]

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

    [a] missile launcher (6d6) [4/4] (S1)
    [b] BFG 9000 (10d6) [130/130] (B1)
    [c] red armor [6] (OP)
    [d] gothic armor [6/6] (200%) (A)
    [e] shotgun shell (x70)
    [f] rocket (x14)
    [g] power cell (x70)
    [h] power cell (x70)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] power cell (x45)
    [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] homing phase device
    [r] bulk mod pack
    [s] shockwave pack
    [t] hatred skull

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

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

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

    92 former humans
    78 former sergeants
    32 former captains
    120 imps
    43 demons
    227 lost souls
    45 cacodemons
    43 hell knights
    33 barons of hell
    23 arachnotrons
    3 former commandos
    14 pain elementals
    7 revenants
    10 mancubi
    15 arch-viles
    3 nightmare demons
    5 elite former humans
    2 elite former sergeants
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 shambler
    1 lava elemental
    1 agony elemental
    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 marched into the Military Base.
  He purified his fellow comrades.
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  On level 9 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
  On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
  On level 9 he assembled a tactical boots!
  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 romped upon the Abyssal Plains.
  He slaughtered the beasts living there.
  On level 14 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  He left level 16 as soon as possible.
  On level 18, hell froze over!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 19 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
  He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
  He sounded the alarm on level 20!
  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!
  On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Dis!
  On level 24 he finally defeated the Mastermind.

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

 Chain fire ( full ) -- Choose target or abort...
 You see : a Spider Mastermind (mortally wounded) | floor | [ m ]ore
 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! The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The Spider
 Mastermind flinched!
 Chain fire ( full ) -- Choose target or abort...
 You see : a Spider Mastermind (almost dead) | floor | [ m ]ore
 The missile hits the Spider Mastermind. The missile hits the Spider
 Mastermind. The Spider Mastermind dies. Congratulations! You defeated the
 Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
 You feel relatively safe now.

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

 27 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 24 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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0.9.9.3 / [M|100%|YAAM] Why did I take Ammochain again?
« on: May 02, 2011, 05:30 »
Answer: Because I'm a plasma whore.

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 StarStorm, level 12 Former Human Corporal, defeated the Cyberdemon
 on level 25 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 115198 turns and scored 123352 points.
 He played for 2 hours, 19 minutes and 29 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 777 out of 777 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!


 He saved himself once.

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 10
  Levels completed : 10

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

  Cyberdemon's Head
  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Aurora Medallion
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Armorer Bronze Badge
  Heroic Bronze Badge
  Veteran Bronze Badge
  Skull Bronze Badge
  Reaper Bronze Badge
  Reaper Silver Badge
  Reaper Gold Badge
  Scavenger Bronze Badge
  Scavenger Silver Badge
  Scavenger Gold Badge

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

  ###########################################################
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  #...........................###..................#>#......#
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 50/50   Experience 67998/12
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +2  ToDmg Melee +2

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

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 2)
    Reloader         (Level 2)
    Juggler          (Level 1)
    Whizkid          (Level 1)
    Shottyman        (Level 1)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 2)
    Ammochain        (Level 1)

  SoB->SoB->Rel->Rel->TH->TH->SM->Fin->Fin->WK->MAc->Jug->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   modified red armor [6/6] (94%) (AP)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [180/220] (B3)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   hyperblaster (2d4)x3 [40/40]

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

    [a] tactical shotgun (8d3) [6/6]
    [b] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [20/220] (B3)
    [c] Jackhammer (8d3)x3 [9/9]
    [d] modified blue armor [4/4] (100%) (P)
    [e] Medical Powerarmor [4/4] (100%)
    [f] Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [g] shotgun shell (x35)
    [h] power cell (x59)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] power cell (x70)
    [k] small med-pack
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] thermonuclear bomb
    [q] power mod pack
    [r] blood skull
    [s] fire skull
    [t] fire skull

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

    108 former humans
    63 former sergeants
    32 former captains
    78 imps
    60 demons
    257 lost souls
    39 cacodemons
    29 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    30 hell knights
    43 arachnotrons
    3 former commandos
    15 pain elementals
    7 arch-viles
    6 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 shambler
    1 lava elemental
    1 agony elemental
    1 Arena Master

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 3 he entered Hell's Arena.
  He left the Arena as a champion!
  On level 4 he stormed the Chained Court.
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 4 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  On level 4 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
  On level 9 he found the Jackhammer!
  On level 9 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
  He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
  On level 10 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 12 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  Level 13 blasted him with unholy atmosphere!
  On level 14 he found the Acid Spitter!
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 17 he found the City of Skulls.
  He wiped out the City of Skulls.
  On level 18 he encountered an armed nuke!
  On level 18 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  On level 18 he assembled a focused double shotgun!
  He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
  On level 21 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 21 he found the Medical Powerarmor!
  He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
  On level 22 he assembled a hyperblaster!
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  On level 22 he found the Angelic Armor!
  He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
  On level 23 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  On level 25 he finally defeated the Cyberdemon.

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

 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (scratched) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon fires! You are hit!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : out of vision
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : out of vision
 You wear/wield : a modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [220/220] (B3)
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : out of vision
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! You feel relatively safe now.
 Congratulations! You defeated the Cyberdemon! Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 1 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:





 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 1 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 killed the bastard and survived.

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So, with 0.9.9.3 out, I decided to start fresh. First an ITYTD! win, then a HNTR win. I wanted to use the time to try out the new assemblies.

And, naturally, the game was all too happy to help me experiment. It was also quite happy to distract me from experimenting: I go into the Armory and find the Jackhammer.

The Jackhammer really is a such a charming piece of overkill.

So my two main weapons (until my shells ran low... I took Ammochain shortly after so that worked out) ended up the Jackhammer for tough enemies, and the tactical shotgun for most other situations. I won't rave about it like Thomas has, but it really is a good weapon: ideal for taking as a secondary with MAc (especially since Shottyman is only a trait away and the tactical shotty reloads in one move. Lovely!)

The hyperblaster is interesting, it's basically an assault rifle, but with plasma. The accuracy bonus is great without EE, but it seems better suited for games without MAc.

As noted, I also assembled the focused double shotgun, but because I had the Jackhammer and tactical shotty, I tossed it away once I built it. Maybe another game? It is as it is described: it seems to have a much more focused cone, and looks like a better longer range weapon. Maybe along the lines of double+combat shotgun? Not really worth it without Shottyman though.

Although, all the mods I carted around in hopes of making the schematics quickly proved to be extremely annoying. I hope not to do that again.

As a personal note, I'm starting to favor MAc/SM, which requires Reloader 2 but doesn't actually use it at all. Amusing. Still, it makes Shotties a very viable secondary weapon to someone taking MAc.

I could have nuked the Cyberdemon, but I decided I wanted his head more, and I'm fairly sure you can't get his head if you nuke it, so I just unloaded BFG into it until it went away and that worked.

Also, I can't believe I forgot the skulls! I'll have to get them another time.

===

Also, why does it list my first win as standard? The game recognizes it as full (which it was). Maybe because it was in IDWTD!?

5
Following my AoMr and AoB wins, I decided to either try Ao100 or regular UV. After a few Ao100 attempts (none of which got very deep) I decided to try UV.

The shift upward to UV has been a difficult one, but I've slowly gotten the hang of it, with the skills I gained from my Ao successes.

However, I had not won yet. I managed to get ONE marine into hell, although not very far (an Arachnotron killed me as I had not properly estimated if I could last one more round or not. Sad.)

I did notice that if I was VERY thorough (and if you've not paid attention to my previous mortems, I am extremely thorough) about my demonic extermination, I would have quite a lot of experience by the time I reached the Gate. Possibly enough to have Ammochain AND Berserker.

This intrigued me since once I get Ammochain, I generally do not feel l utilize the second slot, and Juggler allows you to make melee attacks with a weapon equipped in your secondary slot. Now, while melee attacks seem to have little interest to someone who can fire a modded plasma rifle endlessly, I liked the option of Berserk on (almost) command, and I was intrigued with the possibility of gaining the Longinus Spear as well as the Angelic Armor.

So I began an experiment: would it be possible to use Ammochain and Longinus effectively without harming myself? Once you get Ammochain, there's really not much to go from there. Another level of Triggerhappy or Son of a Bitch, sure, but generally you want to move on to defensive traits like Ironman and Hellrunner.

(note to self: possible to get MAc and MBm in a UV game? Worthwhile? Must try this.)

The experiment was more or less a success, I managed to get both Ammochain and Berserker, and managed to finish the Cathedral to claim the Spear. Neat. I kept my double chainsaw as a memento, I certainly didn't need it anymore, but when it helps you get one of the best weapons in the game (and you stick three mods in it that should have probably been used in your armor) you get a little attached.

Neat little thing. Honestly, I can say I liked how it turned out, running around berserk is always fun, and I still have the plasma rifle if I need something killed from far away.

Afterward came the Spider's Lair. I very rarely get to see that locale, so I had to visit it, at least once. It posed a little trouble for me (as I was starting to really, really dislike Arachnotrons. I had not previously feared them, but in UV they were posing more trouble than I liked.), although teleporting to the side and waiting while arachnotrons teleported to me amused me a bit and saved some trouble.  Not to mention spear-whacking those unfortunate enough to enter CLOSE to me.

Unfortunately, after all this, I became rather reckless again. I entered the Vaults, discovered there was a unique there, and went about finding it. The Viles posed a lot of trouble, but I managed to whittle down the ones on the left, while approching the center vault from an odd angle.

Then I stepped out into what I thought was an okay space and got ANOTHER Revenant Out Of Nowhere (tm).

Seriously. Where the fuck do I find these things?

This one didn't blast me through two walls. It just gibbed me. Sad. I probably should have used one of the large medkits.

Oh well. The sad thing? Well, besides getting plastered by a RooN(tm)? I never found out what that Unique was. At least I got the Arachno Silver Badge.

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 Alura, level 13 Hell Baron 1st Lieutenant, couldn't evade a revenant's fireball
 on level 19 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 105242 turns and scored 191270 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 50 minutes and 15 seconds.
 He was a man of Ultra-Violence!

 He killed 783 out of 796 hellspawn. (98%)
 He held his right to remain violent.


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

  Levels generated : 10
  Levels visited   : 8
  Levels completed : 7

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

  Hell Champion Medal
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Arachno Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 73890/13
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +4  ToDmg Ranged +2  ToDmg Melee +8

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

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 2)
    Brute            (Level 2)
    Juggler          (Level 1)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Whizkid          (Level 2)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 2)
    Ammochain        (Level 1)

  Fin->SoB->SoB->TH->Fin->WK->MAc->Bru->Bru->Ber->WK->Jug->TH->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (57%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   modified plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [52/52] (A2B1T2)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   Longinus Spear (8d8)

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

    [a] missile launcher (6d6) [4/4]
    [b] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [220/220] (B3)
    [c] tactical armor [1/1] (100%)
    [d] modified red armor [6/6] (100%) (P)
    [e] modified red armor [6/6] (100%) (AP)
    [f] double chainsaw (8d6)
    [g] rocket (x14)
    [h] power cell (x70)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] power cell (x70)
    [k] power cell (x70)
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] phase device
    [q] envirosuit pack
    [r] envirosuit pack
    [s] thermonuclear bomb

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

    87 former humans
    51 former sergeants
    52 former captains
    200 imps
    81 demons
    92 lost souls
    56 cacodemons
    47 barons of hell
    18 hell knights
    48 arachnotrons
    13 former commandos
    1 Angel of Death
    9 pain elementals
    12 arch-viles
    9 mancubi
    3 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 shambler
    1 Arena Master

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 3 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 5 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 9 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 10 he entered Hell's Armory.
  On level 10 he assembled a double chainsaw!
  He destroyed the evil withing and reaped the rewards!
  On level 11 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 13 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 16 he found the Longinus Spear!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 18 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 19 he finally was killed by a revenant.

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

 You see : an arch-vile (lightly wounded) [m]ore | floor
 The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the arch-vile.
 Chain fire (warming) -- Choose target or abort...
 You see : an arch-vile (wounded) [m]ore | floor
 The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile
 hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile hits
 the arch-vile.
 Chain fire (full) -- Choose target or abort...
 You see : an arch-vile (mortally wounded) [m]ore | floor
 The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile hits the arch-vile. The missile
 hits the arch-vile. The arch-vile dies.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : floor
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : floor
 You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 322 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 293 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 And 16 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 12 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 5 killed the bastard and survived.
 6 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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Notes:

1) The Bulk mod on the Plasma Rifle was a mistake, I meant to stick that on my 6-point red armor (the one with the agility mod) and hit the wrong key.

6
Things achieved:
Achieved 1st Lieutenant rank.
First AoB success.
First AoB JC kill. (Gotta start the game off right <3)
First AoB 100% game. (How I managed this, I do not know.)
Got the Longinus Spear for the first time.
Destroyed my first Tactical Boots. (Whoops.)

If it's not obvious by now, I don't do this shit half-assed.

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 StarStorm, level 12 Hell Baron 2nd Lieutenant, nuked the Cyberdemon.
 on level 26 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 79048 turns and scored 134712 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 29 minutes and 42 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 695 out of 695 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
 He was an Angel of Berserk!


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

  Levels generated : 9
  Levels visited   : 8
  Levels completed : 8

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

  Medal of Prejudice
  Aurora Medallion
  Gargulec Medal
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Berserker Silver Badge
  Berserker Gold Badge
  Longinus Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 64/70   Experience 67006/12
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +9

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

    Ironman          (Level 2)
    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Brute            (Level 3)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Whizkid          (Level 1)
    Blademaster      (Level 1)

  Bru->Bru->Bru->Ber->HR->HR->MBm->Fin->Fin->WK->Iro->Iro->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Angelic Armor [11/11] (82%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Longinus Spear (8d8)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   plasteel boots [4/4] (98%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   combat knife (2d5)

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

    [a] tactical armor [1/1] (32%)
    [b] modified blue armor [4/4] (200%) (BP)
    [c] modified red armor [6/6] (200%) (BP)
    [d] modified red armor [6/6] (200%) (BP)
    [e] modified red armor [6/6] (200%) (BP)
    [f] modified chainsaw (5d6) (B)
    [g] large med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] homing phase device
    [m] envirosuit pack
    [n] shockwave pack

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

    86 former humans
    63 former sergeants
    12 former captains
    98 imps
    70 demons
    206 lost souls
    35 cacodemons
    21 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    22 hell knights
    20 arachnotrons
    1 John Carmack
    6 former commandos
    1 Angel of Death
    13 pain elementals
    16 arch-viles
    11 mancubi
    9 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 lava elemental
    1 Arena Master

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 3 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 5 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 14 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 16 he found the Longinus Spear!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 17 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 17 he found the City of Skulls.
  He wiped out the City of Skulls.
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 19 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
  He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  On level 22 he found the Angelic Armor!
  He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
  On level 23 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  He nuked level 25!
  He defeated the Cyberdemon and found the TRUE EVIL!
  Then finally in hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 You defeated the Cyberdemon! Press <Enter>... You ingenious son of a gun!
 You're as smart as hell itself! Press <Enter>... But... something's
 wrong! You sense a menance, a threat so evil it kills your mind! Was not
 all evil destroyed???
 There are stairs leading downward here.
 
 This is it. This is the lair of all evil! What will you meet here?
 You start running! You feel vulnerable again.
 You stop running.
 John Carmack hits you.
 You hit John Carmack. You feel like a killing machine! You're going
 berserk! You need to taste blood!
 You hit John Carmack. John Carmack hits you. You need to taste blood!
 You hit John Carmack. You're going berserk! You need to taste blood!
 You hit John Carmack. John Carmack dies. You feel relatively safe now.
 Congratulations! You defeated John Carmack! Press <Enter>... Next!

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

 Before him 300 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 273 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 And 15 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 11 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 5 killed the bastard and survived.
 5 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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Obviously, this run went *insanely well*.

So, thoughts on Angel of Berserk.

1) It is indeed as hard as advertised, I easily had... oh maybe close to 100 false starts and screwups. As mentioned, it's psychotically hard until you get the chainsaw, after which it becomes easier. I think I will do this again!

2) One of the BIG things that Angel of Berserk forced me to do is consider "gift giving". That is probably THE tactical concept that I had the most trouble with. I started trying to keep at least a small medkit with me so I could lure in troublesome sergeants. AoB forced me to understand it and use it, and this will make me a much better player.

Note to self: Ammo isn't worthless as bait, but armor and medkits are not.

3) There are a few things I really regret doing. The first was easily trying to run the Halls of Carnage. This is where my "gotta kill everything" bit me in the ass. I blew through a lot medkits trying to handle the first part. Once I got cleared out the sergeants, it was much easier. The next was trying to run the Lava Pits... although, that is something that got more tolerable as time past, until it was downright easy. See, I didn't have any envirosuits and wasn't berserked, so I blew a lot of medkits trying to stay alive until I got berserk. Then my boots melted. Still, once I reached that point, it was really really easy. Berserk until I got a suit, then it's just another pit run. Still, the resources required and stress means that I'll probably avoid them when I run AoB again.

4) I thought I would regret visiting the City of Skulls and Mortuary. I didn't. The City of Skulls essentially gave me a berserk that would last for the next 3-4 levels. The Mortuary was much the same, fairly easy once berserk kicked in, just chase down the viles and build more berserk off of their buddies.

That said, the run through hell itself was surprisingly easy, although tense at points. Between the spear (and later the armor) and the longest berserk I've ever had, it was considerably less painful than the beginning.

5) Again, I'm surprised JC didn't summon. I couldn't resist going after JC since I had the lava element. A berserk later meant that he went down easily, although it was good to remember the alt fire on the spear. Just in case.

All in all, after so many false starts and so much frustration, it is INCREDIBLY satisfying to have such an epic run. I want to imagine how lucky I have been, but right now I'd rather just exult in the success.

This run replaced my AoMr run as the fourth best (the top three being HMP runs and thus naturally scoring higher). It seems that between all the attempts I've manged to get the melee kill and general kill requirements for Arch-Vile rank. Now I just need to murder 358 more AVs. This should be fun!

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So, after my awesome little run in AoMC, I decided to do an AoMr run. Didn't send me into as much of an adrenaline high.

Things achieved:
First AoMr success.
First AoMr 100% game.

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 StarStorm, level 10 Hell Knight 2nd Lieutenant, defeated the Cyberdemon
 on level 25 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 79397 turns and scored 95096 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 54 minutes and 6 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 528 out of 528 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
 He was an Angel of Marksmanship!


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

  Levels generated : 8
  Levels visited   : 4
  Levels completed : 4

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

  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Marksman Silver Badge

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

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

  Health 51/50   Experience 47058/10
  ToHit Ranged +4  ToHit Melee +4  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Son of a gun     (Level 3)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 2)
    Dualgunner       (Level 1)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Gun Kata         (Level 1)

  SoG->SoG->SoG->DG->HR->HR->DM->MGK->EE->EE->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   tactical armor [1/1] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   high power pistol (2d7) [3/3]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   high power pistol (2d7) [3/3]

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

    [a] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [b] modified red armor [6/6] (83%) (P)
    [c] Cybernetic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [d] Angelic Armor [7/7] (66%)
    [e] 10mm ammo (x92)
    [f] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [g] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [h] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [i] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] homing phase device
    [m] homing phase device
    [n] envirosuit pack
    [o] thermonuclear bomb
    [p] Arena Master's Staff

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

    69 former humans
    60 former sergeants
    24 former captains
    76 imps
    66 demons
    106 lost souls
    39 cacodemons
    9 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    21 hell knights
    15 arachnotrons
    7 former commandos
    7 pain elementals
    12 arch-viles
    10 mancubi
    2 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 lava elemental
    1 Arena Master

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

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 3 he entered Hell's Arena.
  He left the Arena as a champion!
  On level 6 he stormed the Chained Court.
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 6 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  On level 6 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 10 he found the Cybernetic Armor!
  On level 14 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  On level 22 he found the Angelic Armor!
  On level 22 he assembled a high power weapon!
  He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
  On level 23 he assembled a high power weapon!
  On level 23 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  On level 25 he finally defeated the Cyberdemon.

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

 to taste blood!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (mortally wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits the Cyberdemon.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (almost dead) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits the Cyberdemon. You need
 to taste blood!
 Your weapon is empty.
 You need to taste blood!
 You dualreload your guns! You need to taste blood!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (almost dead) [m]ore | blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon dies. You feel relatively
 safe now. Congratulations! You defeated the Cyberdemon! Press
 <Enter>... Boom! You dualreload your guns!

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

 Before him 269 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 243 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 And 15 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 10 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 4 killed the bastard and survived.
 5 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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So, thoughts.

1) I never found any of the pistol Exotics or Uniques, but I had not expected to. Instead, I wanted to build a pair of high-powered pistols and run from there. Startscumming for a power mod didn't work, I finally gave up, took the tech mod, and worked with that until I found enough power and bulk mods to build the pistols. I found exactly TWO bulk mods. Irritating. I wish the Armory had shown up.

In retrospect, it was a really stupid idea. The knockback effect I experienced during my AoMC game was much better, as I did not expect to kill with the first shot but the occasional knockbacks were a great help, especially when facing archviles. However, having a pair of pistols I can only fire three times before reloading? That caused more problems than it solved.

Next time, I think I will run one high powered pistol (for knock back), and keep one with just a power mod. Reloading one gun after three shots then dualreloading after three more is better than dualreloading after every three shots. Gun Kata helped, to an extent, although it was hardly reliable considering I had such a harsh limit on my offence.

In any case, it forced me to think a bit more tactically. Particularly in the fight with the Cyberdemon. I went into the fight berserked and with the Lava Element, and naturally the Element's invulnerability wasn't long enough to pump Cybie full of lead. Fortunately, I managed to get to the pillar before he sent me a few rockets, and used that to reload.

TL;DR: dual high-powered pistols? REALLY bad idea.

2) I was going for Eagle Eye in the hopes of Intuition, but there really wasn't enough time to get it. I wish I had gone for Finesse instead, I was curious as to how fast I'd shoot with 3 SoaG and 2 Fin. Something to think about when I play another pistol game.

3) The Mortuary was more or less a lark, I figured I'd have enough ammo, armor, and first aid kits to take it on, and it all worked out. Unlike the last game, I decided to play a far more aggressive game. One AV spawned next to me and died pretty fast, finding the other three were a bit of a pain considering I only really had the center pillars for cover. That and having to shoot through a whole bunch of crap just to get to the bastards. In retrospect, it was not my brightest move, and it was a far tougher fight than my AoMC run. Still, I am exhilarated to have finished it, it impressed me.

Even then, I figured that taking JC on might not be the best of ideas, discretion being the better part of valor and all that. Maybe if I'm better equipped next time.

AoMr took me several attempts, but all in all, an interesting experience. I am starting to feel more confident, and I am debating on moving to UV or trying an AoSg run.

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0.9.9.2 / [M|AoMC|YAAM] Aw HELL yeah!
« on: April 03, 2011, 11:03 »
As I have been having an INORDINATE amount of trouble moving on to UV difficulty, I decided to try for a challenge, and figured that my best shot was the Angel of Mass Carnage. I went through several bad attempts. Easily, the most frustrating was getting killed by a commando by accidentally striking the movement key an extra time. The funny part is that I was looking for a plasma rifle.

I sure got it, huh? I should post that mortem. But moving on...

Things achieved:
First challenge success.
First AoMC success.
First challenge JC kill.
First AoMC JC kill.
First challenge 100% game.
First AoMC 100% game.
Second Lieutenant Rank.

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 StarStorm, level 12 Hell Knight Warrant Officer, nuked the Cyberdemon.
 on level 26 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 90694 turns and scored 129449 points.
 He played for 2 hours and 36 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 603 out of 603 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
 He was an Angel of Max Carnage!


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

  Levels generated : 8
  Levels visited   : 7
  Levels completed : 7

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

  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Aurora Medallion
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Destroyer Silver Badge

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

  ###########################################################
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  ..............................X.............||.............
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  ...........................................................
  ...........................................................
  ...........................................................
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 37/70   Experience 63324/12
  ToHit Ranged +12  ToHit Melee +12  ToDmg Ranged +3  ToDmg Melee +3

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

    Ironman          (Level 2)
    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 3)
    Juggler          (Level 1)
    Whizkid          (Level 1)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 2)
    Ammochain        (Level 1)

  SoB->SoB->Fin->Fin->TH->WK->MAc->Jug->TH->SoB->Iro->Iro->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Malek's Armor [3/3] (68%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   high power plasma rifle (1d10)x6 [20/20]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [169/169] (B2T1)

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

    [a] combat translocator (0d0) [60/60]
    [b] modified onyx armor [4] (AP)
    [c] Cybernetic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [d] Angelic Armor [1/7] (18%)
    [e] chainsaw (4d6)
    [f] power cell (x70)
    [g] power cell (x70)
    [h] power cell
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] envirosuit pack
    [o] power mod pack
    [p] lava element

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

    103 former humans
    88 former sergeants
    25 former captains
    84 imps
    33 demons
    65 lost souls
    45 cacodemons
    42 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    38 hell knights
    31 arachnotrons
    1 John Carmack
    9 former commandos
    4 pain elementals
    11 arch-viles
    7 mancubi
    12 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 lava elemental
    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 assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 5 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  On level 7 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 12 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 16 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 21 he entered the Vaults.
  He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
  On level 22 he assembled a high power weapon!
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  On level 22 he found the Angelic Armor!
  He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
  On level 23 he entered the Lava Pits.
  On level 23 he found the Cybernetic Armor!
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  On level 24 he found the Malek's Armor!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  He defeated the Cyberdemon and found the TRUE EVIL!
  Then finally in hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 You see : John Carmack (wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile
 hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits
 John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack.
 The missile hits John Carmack.
 Unknown command. Press "?" for help.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : John Carmack (heavily wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile
 hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits
 John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack. The missile hits John Carmack.
 The missile hits John Carmack. John Carmack fires! You are hit!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : blood
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! You feel relatively safe now.
 Congratulations! You defeated John Carmack! Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 268 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 243 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 And 15 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 9 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 4 killed the bastard and survived.
 4 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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So, a few notes on the AoMC experience:

1) Being able to one-shot enemies is incredibly important. I normally go Finesse first, but I found that getting two levels of SoaB (like SoaG, which ended a few runs when I realized I picked the wrong damn trait and I was going for Ammochain). The pistol will oneshot any formers that come up, barring armor. This was very important to my early game. Killing in one shot is better than two fast shots.

2) The plasma rifle, as always, was a beast. I was going for a high powered plasma rifle (power first) which meant I was carting around a bulk mod for the majority of the game. However, I found one slight (if hilarious) problem with said weapon: it now does enough damage to knock back enemies, often out of my line of fire. Funny as hell, but not helpful. I will not use high powered plasma next time, and instead go for tech mods, as the weapon is already powerful enough to kill most enemies outright. I have an EXTREMELY aggressive playstyle, and I HATE being forced to disengage and leave an enemy alone.

3) Proper healing is incredibly important, and I had to be more cautious about my health, which offset the fact that I generally output enough damage to kill most enemies, which only made my aggressive playstyle WORSE. I got low a few times, the one thing that sticks out in my mind was yet ANOTHER Revenant Out Of Nowhere which sent me through two walls and blew up like three napalm barrels. Fortunately, I was close enough to cover to escape, heal, and reengage.

4) At the endgame, I usually go Hellrunner as being able to dodge and move quickly is important to me, especially when engaging/disengaging. Ironman was taken because I figured that with the high chance to be hit, being able to withstand more damage was far more important, and it worked out very well.

5) I had a bit of difficulty with the Mortuary, which I attribute to trying to play defensively. I killed two Arch-Viles, but one of them got a shot in and destroyed the supercharges in the center, so I ran to the left to restock. That allowed the archviles to the right to raise a nasty little army that made me VERY glad I stocked up on cells and modded my BFG. I think I should have went after the archviles right after to stop them from raising corpses. I will keep that in mind next time.

That said, this was an awesome run, and I'm pleasantly surprised to find out that I made Second Lieutenant. This run currently stands as my fourth best, under three HMP successes.

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0.9.9.2 / [H|99%|18|YASD] Flying high only means further to fall.
« on: February 26, 2011, 18:29 »
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 Atrele, level 10 Mancubus Sergeant Major, couldn't evade a revenant's fireball
 on level 18 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 83945 turns and scored 96908 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 52 minutes and 37 seconds.
 He wasn't afraid to be hurt plenty.

 He killed 502 out of 505 hellspawn. (99%)
 He was a real killing machine...


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

  Levels generated : 8
  Levels visited   : 5
  Levels completed : 4

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

  Hell Champion Medal

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 44318/10
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +2  ToDmg Melee +2

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

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 2)
    Juggler          (Level 1)
    Whizkid          (Level 1)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 1)
    Ammochain        (Level 1)

  Fin->Fin->SoB->SoB->WK->TH->MAc->Jug->HR->HR->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   tactical armor [1/1] (63%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   BFG 10K (6d6)x5 [40/40]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   assault cannon (1d8)x10 [200/200]

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

    [a] modified plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [40/40] (A1)
    [b] missile launcher (6d6) [4/4]
    [c] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [169/169] (B2)
    [d] modified red armor [6/6] (100%) (P)
    [e] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [f] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [g] rocket (x14)
    [h] power cell (x70)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] power cell (x70)
    [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] homing phase device
    [r] envirosuit pack
    [s] envirosuit pack
    [t] modified phaseshift boots [8/8] (100%) (P)

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

    80 former humans
    62 former sergeants
    11 former captains
    113 imps
    38 demons
    76 lost souls
    25 cacodemons
    24 barons of hell
    24 hell knights
    4 arachnotrons
    6 former commandos
    7 pain elementals
    4 arch-viles
    12 mancubi
    13 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers
    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 found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 6 he stormed the Chained Court.
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 6 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  On level 6 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 13 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 14 he assembled a assault cannon!
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 18 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 18 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 18 he found the BFG 10K!
  On level 18 he finally was killed by a revenant.

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

 You see : a mancubus (lightly wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the mancubus. The missile hits the mancubus. The missile
 hits the mancubus. The missile hits the mancubus. The missile hits
 the mancubus. The missile hits the mancubus. The missile hits the mancubus.
 The missile hits the mancubus. The mancubus dies.
 Chain fire (initial) -- Choose target or abort...
 You see : a revenant (unhurt) [m]ore | floor
 Chain fire (warming) -- Choose target or abort...
 You see : a revenant (unhurt) [m]ore | floor
 You swap your weapons instantly!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a revenant (unhurt) [m]ore | floor
 Chain fire (initial) -- Choose target or abort...
 You see : a revenant (unhurt) [m]ore | floor
 You hear the scream of a freed soul! Boom! Boom!
 You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 179 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 160 of those were killed.
 1 of those was killed by something unknown.
 And 11 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 7 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 2 killed the bastard and survived.
 4 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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You will have to forgive me, this is my first post. I've been playing quite a bit since I found DoomRL.

Recently, I've finished my first HMP game, and I've been practicing on that to move up to UV. Eventually.

In any case, I was having an exceptionally good run. Shotty focused to start since I started with Finesse, then going into ammochain once I got a good rapidfire weapon.

My goal was the assault cannon. You see, I had obtained the assault cannon from my first HMP success, but I had not used it extensively because I was running a Cateye build (note, the Mortuary was pretty damn easy with Int 2) and was more or less focused on using the assault rifle.

The idea would be that I would get lucky and snag a firestorm mod from the Armory. The armory didn't show up. The firestorm mod did.

The Assault Cannon is not a gun. It is an instrument of fully automatic murder.

Funnily enough, I used the modded plasma rifle more, but hell if that thing wasn't fun.

So, of course, since I finished the Arena and Chained Court, I had to pay a visit to the vaults. When I entered, I was notified of a unique. Of course, I didn't think too much of it, I was pretty well set for weaponry, the only thing I really wanted was a Nano Pack for Power Armor.

"Oh, but you should be interested," the RNG said to me. And then it sent angels down to hand me... the BFG10K. Who said the RNG doesn't love me?

So, that is now my new primary weapon, and I get to run around with it in joyful glee, cackling madly as I proceed to RUIN the shit out of everything that got in my way. My last victory was, sadly, not 100%. After all, I had gotten lucky with invulnerability and had chosen to nuke the Cyberdemon. What better way to celebrate my first victory at that level? Unfortunately, his boss summoned a few too many minions to achieve 100%. How irritating.

As such, I was resolute in making sure EVERY LAST demonic beastie had turned into a vague reddish smear, and focused myself upon this task.

"Ah, but what makes you think I liked you?" the RNG coyly asked, "Besides, in your glee to slaughter everything in your path, you had forgotten an important detail."

And then I got a Revenant rocket from out of nowhere, and I had a sad.

So, notes to self:

1) Even when you think you're doing awesome, be cautious and radar shoot if you are under doubt.
2) There is no excuse for not being fully healed. Ever. ESPECIALLY when you're dicking with revenants and mancubi.
3) The Assault Cannon is an instrument of fully automatic murder and I must treat it as such. By firing it with full chainfire upon anything that so much as twitches or looks like it might look at me in a vaguely funny way sometime in the future.

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