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Requests For Features / Allow saving in N!
« on: February 21, 2013, 04:50 »
Ok, I think anyone has ideas abous pros and cons for allowing save in N!
I'll try to sum them up without spoiling myself by searching for older posts. Anyway, for once, I think a fresh one will do good :)
Cons :
My point of view :
As usual, only legit users are really concerned. Cheaters will find their way to get around this limitation. So... WHY keep it ? while it bothers only fair players ?
I didn't won a single nightmare game yet, mostly because I dont play N!, since I can't save... Gimme some badges please, allow me to play nightmare!, I know it's one if() away... so, why not add it in 0.9.9.7 ?
I'll try to sum them up without spoiling myself by searching for older posts. Anyway, for once, I think a fresh one will do good :)
Cons :
- Bah, just leave your computer running... it doesn't cost much.
- Saving lets you save-scum, it's bad, booh !
- Everytime you save, John Carmack kills a kitten. Please, think of the kittens.
- Save-scumming is not the only way of cheating, anyway.
- Would allow to use the save feature for what it is intended to do: to continue a game later !
- Easiest request to implement ever.
My point of view :
- Leaving computer running :
would prevent me from sleeping, isn't an eco-responsible behaviour, increases power bill, is subject to power failures, makes the "game length" stat irrelevant, and needs to keep the game running if you want to play something else for 1 hour, day or week... well, do I need to say more ? - About save scummers :
I dont care. There is, and will always be, cheaters everywhere anyway. Also, currently, anyone can edit and post a fake mortem... why don't people care about this ? - Other ways of cheating :
I don't know about you, but when I saw I couldn't save in N!, my second reflex (first was suiciding) was to think about ways of bypassing this. Several came to my mind :- I added a bind to crash the game, calling function "save_game_please". since the game crashes, I get my save ! Could have completed N! AoPC with a lvl 32 character using this... where is the cheat protection xD ?
The problem, btw, is for legit users : either you crash while/after clearing a level, giving you more XP (and possibly, stuff), or when entering the next (ruining your stats with monsters let alive... something I can't do either). So, for non-cheaters, it doesn't solve the problem at all. - Using a VM... I'm sure most RL players are geeks, and could easily do it. Personnally, I don't currently have one running, and am to lazy to install a VM just for that... but true cheaters are often subject to make some efforts :)
- Editing the game exe/saves, or playing with game's memory while it runs. Here, again, I'm too lazy for that, but if I wanted to cheat... for sure, I would.
- I added a bind to crash the game, calling function "save_game_please". since the game crashes, I get my save ! Could have completed N! AoPC with a lvl 32 character using this... where is the cheat protection xD ?
As usual, only legit users are really concerned. Cheaters will find their way to get around this limitation. So... WHY keep it ? while it bothers only fair players ?
I didn't won a single nightmare game yet, mostly because I dont play N!, since I can't save... Gimme some badges please, allow me to play nightmare!, I know it's one if() away... so, why not add it in 0.9.9.7 ?
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Requests For Features / Re: Balance suggestions
« on: February 21, 2013, 03:33 »
Requests :
My point of view about your ideas
- Gatling must require two Tech mods and a Chaingun, not two Bulk mods. Or, at least, T+B.
- Both single and double Shotguns must have the Elephant calibre.
- Double and Combat Shotguns must appear a bit earlier. On Normal, they are too late for the party in 95% cases.
- All rooms are accessible thru doors. So teleports don't affect the gameplay enough. Just imagine a risk of teleporting into unknown place/situation vs. trying to explode the wall vs. leaving the level without checking the place.
- In cave levels, good weapons must tend to appear in diagonal corner areas, to make player check everything to find them. BTW, I love caves :) they forces me to be cautious and carry enough life-saving supplies.
- Buff pistols, nerf SoAG ! I never use pistols if I didn't go specifically for a pistols build. I tried once to use a blaster to save some ammo... didn't seem to be a good idea. OTOH, SoAG is insanely powerful... am I the only one bothered by this imbalance ?
- Add bullets ammo in city of skulls ! This level is already hard enough without shotguns... add some 10mm, please !
- Rebalance angel of death. Make something to prevent killing him with a single throwing knife (and patience)... maybe drop his armor and replace it with more HP, give him hp regen, or anything funny (lost souls summons, lava trail where it walks...) but do something :'(
- Why he hell is halls of carnage a free BFG ? I like BFG, but I never understood why one is here... in fact, I'm just realizing, writing this, that I probably never died in this level.
- Reduce the fire resistance of lost souls ! all they need is an Arena master's staff resistance, they shouldn't resist rockets, it's not doomish at all ! Shotty will still be better, anyway.
My point of view about your ideas
- T seem, indeed, underused. But I'm not sure Gatling is the assembly which should be tweaked. BT sounds fine, but asking twice the same might be intended to avoid assembling it too easily.
- I love the idea, but am not sure it would be that much balanced. I dont like double shotty (except against Inferno's hydra queen), but this one seems really powerful. Maybe too much. (On the other hand, a P3 DbShotty would have 12 dices, so... WK seems to be the only real difference)
- ? I use shotguns during 50 to 75% of the game, so they don't seem too late at all to me. Either I'm too bad with chain weapons, or it's just about playstyle.
- Great idea. Would rather fit to the inferno mod, I think.
- I dont think it would change much. The only thing I hate in caves is having items or stairs behind a sea of a non-blue fluid.
- to 10. : Greatest ideas ever !
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Discussion / Re: Shotgun thread
« on: February 19, 2013, 14:42 »
I suggest MAD as the technicians mastery.
Btw, this might be a completely stupid idea, especially since I think I played MAD only once, on a 23 minutes run. But my main reason is that I don't understand why MAD denies WK. I'm pretty sure this is a collateral damage, and the finess block was just here to block... finess (and maybe juggler, which seems to be an insane skill).
This is also why I never use this mastery.
If it becomes techies's shotty mastery, it will enable focused double shotty and modded assemblies for MAD (plus, nano-crapnel, very useful when you already pierce armors :p)
The only remaning questions would be : what stat to replace Marine's shoty mastery & where to put fireAngel.
I got an idea for fireangel, but it involves adding a Demolition class, which would be quite off topic.
So, to stay in topic... what do you think of moving MAD to the techies ?
Btw, this might be a completely stupid idea, especially since I think I played MAD only once, on a 23 minutes run. But my main reason is that I don't understand why MAD denies WK. I'm pretty sure this is a collateral damage, and the finess block was just here to block... finess (and maybe juggler, which seems to be an insane skill).
This is also why I never use this mastery.
If it becomes techies's shotty mastery, it will enable focused double shotty and modded assemblies for MAD (plus, nano-crapnel, very useful when you already pierce armors :p)
The only remaning questions would be : what stat to replace Marine's shoty mastery & where to put fireAngel.
I got an idea for fireangel, but it involves adding a Demolition class, which would be quite off topic.
- For curious ones :Spoiler (click to show/hide)
So, to stay in topic... what do you think of moving MAD to the techies ?
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Century Lounge / Re: [U|Ao100|99%|64|YASD] Too many nightmare demons, too small cave
« on: February 19, 2013, 11:12 »
I tought cerberus armor ms malus was always -30%... let me guess, it's *original* -30% ?
I'll have to try it now :D I love cerberi toys, but the ms malus is soooo annoying.
Also, I probably never saw an armor under -30% (put gothic aside :p) is it capped, or do I just not pay enough attention ? I remember making cerberus with red and blue armors (a long time ago... when I was young and inexerimented :p), and I think the ms was only -30%
I'll have to try it now :D I love cerberi toys, but the ms malus is soooo annoying.
Also, I probably never saw an armor under -30% (put gothic aside :p) is it capped, or do I just not pay enough attention ? I remember making cerberus with red and blue armors (a long time ago... when I was young and inexerimented :p), and I think the ms was only -30%
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Discussion / Re: Mini-guide to enemies
« on: February 17, 2013, 16:35 »Quote
Have you considered contributing to the DoomRL Wiki?+1
The only point I don't fully agree with is the revenant's weakness.
Imo, they have good damages, and the 100% accuracy is really annoying. Explosive damages means item/barrels destruction & knockback. Also, in open terrain (e.g. Suddenly monsters come from everywhere), their medium HP makes them annoying to dispose of.
I consider they are roughly as dangerous as arch-viles. Maybe even more dangerous (but less annoying)
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0.9.9.6 / Re: [U|AoMC|YAAM Conqueror] At last, thanks to BP Red Armor
« on: February 14, 2013, 07:18 »
Glad to learn I helped :)
Too bad you didn't had your nanomachic ML for mortuary, it's the funniest part !
I tought clearing the lava pits without moving from the starting platform could be cool too, but alas, it doesn't work : shots have some max range, like 40 or 50 squares :(
Too bad you didn't had your nanomachic ML for mortuary, it's the funniest part !
I tought clearing the lava pits without moving from the starting platform could be cool too, but alas, it doesn't work : shots have some max range, like 40 or 50 squares :(
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Discussion / Re: Demolition ammo are useless?
« on: February 13, 2013, 12:45 »Quote
To be honest i think that most of assemblies are quite uselessI completely agree, and think many experimented players would, too.
My groups are the following (damn, I wish I kept it short -.-) :
[Must have]
Tactical boots (usually, A-modded)
[Usually assembled]
Hyperblaster Saves time and ammo. just awesome...
Tactical armor (usually, A-modded too, btw)
Nanomachic missile launcher Without any doubts my favourite for nano mods ! I'm sure boots are great, but I already have tacs, and may always hope for phaseshift, anyway)
Cerberus armor Preferably, on a gothic/duelist armor or ballistic vest. assembled doens't implies worn
[Rarely assembled]
Piercing chainsaw, since killing angel of death with non-modded throwing knives is quite boring (and is just ridiculous... I hope that guy has been reworked in 0.9.9.7 :/ )
Tactical shotgun Very cool, but not necessary. (and I always use shotgun. a lot)
Cerberus boots For lava pits...
Power armor Simple and efficient
Biggest fucking gun Not that useful, but so much fun :) And I don't see any real use for F mods, anyway. I usually prefer something else on my hyperblaster.
[Nice but useless]
Tactical rocket launcher Most of the time worse than the (insane) missile launcher
Gatling gun Bullets suck... excellent chaingun, tough. But still a chaingun.
Environemental boots Rather good... but not enough for lava pits, and useless elsewhere.
Elephant gun Really damaging, and great knockback, but ridiculously high reload time. Too dangerous for me, even with shottyman. Not worth 2 P-mods, imo.
Energy gun I would need Fin2 to have the necessary WK. Probably useful for sharpshooters, tough. I guess I'll move it to rarely assembled once I played one :)
Storm bolter Probably good with an ammo box, which somehow means sharpshooter, again, for me, but I prefer speedloaders so much... I'm sure it's a rather good assembly, tough.
Assault rifle Waste of A mods...
Burst cannon I don't like playing AoMC, wasting ammo, or picking to much EE
All melee assemblies outside piercing chainsaw (or knife ? but the angel could be killed with a blunt throwing spoon... so, why waste mods in it ?)
About all other assemblies, either too weak compared to normal modded weapons, too expensive, or too restrictive, like stupid cursed armors.
[Special mentions]
Nano-shrapnel (a huge ROFL at losing 5 damages dices at the cost of a nano mod :) The only time I made one, I finished the game using other weapons, since it wasn't even capable of killing formers...
Nanofiber armor Ruins movespeed AND protection at the same time, at the cost of cool mods O_o
Ripper The only time I assembled one, I got a spear before getting the necessary mods. Also, I lost damages compared to my non-modded chainsaw, since I didn't have enough levels in brute, and ripper's accuracy is laughable. It might be better than a chainsaw for a real melee build, but costs so much for so little benefits...
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Discussion / Re: Demolition ammo are useless?
« on: February 13, 2013, 03:28 »
Also, I think fire damages are better than bullet ones, since some monsters (at least, revenants) have a bullet resistance.
Tough, after trying a demo ammo minigun once, I've been trongly disappointed : it seems good only for collateral damages :/
This was on my 1st AO100, HNTR, and my minigun slept in my inventory a long time, I never really used it. Finally, I dumped it, since I had a S2B2N1 laser rifle, which was a little more efficient...
So, outside of challenges, I can't see any use for this. (I think gibbing corpses is easier on doors or in fluids than with a crappy weapon)
Tough, after trying a demo ammo minigun once, I've been trongly disappointed : it seems good only for collateral damages :/
This was on my 1st AO100, HNTR, and my minigun slept in my inventory a long time, I never really used it. Finally, I dumped it, since I had a S2B2N1 laser rifle, which was a little more efficient...
So, outside of challenges, I can't see any use for this. (I think gibbing corpses is easier on doors or in fluids than with a crappy weapon)
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Releases / Re: The Inferno Module
« on: February 05, 2013, 05:32 »
Hi,
Just started playing this mod, and I must say... Great work here !
Here are the first suggestions which came to my mind (EDIT : I'm really incapable of keeping a feedback short... bah, doesn't seem like a drawback to me) :
Mod promotion :
I just found that mod randomly a few days ago, when looking at the last discussed topics, which is quite sad.
I already heard about it (and it looked appetizing), in one of the GameHunter's videos, but I tought it wasn's graphic, and didn't exist for 0.9.9.6, so I forgot about it.
I'm sure I didn't look enough, but a "variants" section of DoomRL (like for Angband http://angband.oook.cz/variants.php), e.g., in the wiki, would help a lot finding popular mods.
I know "product promotion" isn't what roguelike players value the most, and I usually hate it too, but seriousely... it's too sad that I ignored doomRL (and now, inferno) for so much time ! The more players we have, the faster and the better the game will improve ! Such awesome things shouldn't stay hidden in a lost forum on a lost website :(
Ennemies :
Great enemies added here ! Well, spectres's implementation seems quite hacky, but it's still excellent. All new monsters are annoying, even if I think that hydras & alchys are quite weak, so it's really great. Also, it's good to have a new source of shells in deep levels :)
What about adding the rocket and BFG formers ? (and I'm not kidding ! But BFG guys would have to be very rare, of course. As rare as a BFG itself, I guess. I'm sure they would be a cool replacement for the standing-on-the-floor BFG, just avoid summoning them as level reward ^^)
Starting gear :
Make something so that the shotgun start is of some use... maybe add a 50 ammo shell box instead of the shells... which would somehow balance for the lack of 2nd medkit, or remove boots & knife instead of the kit. Currently, finding a shotgun after the first room is really ridiculous :(
Also, I think the starting choice should have some influence on the game. I tought to specials levels, like blood temple (which could be replaced if you don't choose the melee layout, for example), but simple RNG tweaking depending on the starting choice could be cool. e.g. find a few more medkits & armors in melee build, and have the chainsaw returned as a random drop, or ensure the presence of blood temple. The shotty build could lower the depth level of all shotguns, and make shotguns monsters or ammo a little more present (I really think those tweaks should be as light as possible, just some quite imperceptible percents, so that we stay far for gamebreaking changes, but I think they would be cool)
Btw, feel free to add the gun & chaingun starting build... and why not one focused on plasma or nuclear weapons ? (no, I don't think of giving a plasma gun at start). I rather tought about tweaking the RNG to make plasma weapons little more common, and add a few more commandos or arachnotrons among enemies (hey, I wouldn't give such a sweet guns for free !), is worth sacrificing some starting gear, be it one medkit, or the boots & knife... in fact, you might even start with an energy gun, but I guess this would be insanely overpowered, since people wouldn't be forced to trash it, and it's not the purpose of this build.
A "whizkid" start could be cool too, with several mods at start, and an increased drop rate of mods (I miss rare mods so much :( ) Once again, it has to be balanced, so that people don't always pick it, but I think that something like a 15% more mods drops could be interresting without beeing gamebreaking. Btw, some shamblers might appear in levels, to remind you that everything has its costs :p
Levers :
-Add a rare-mod depot lever
-Make negative levers significantly more frequent, since it's now quite rare to find dangerous one :( Maybe, create some new levers, like one which starts filling the level with lava/acid, or one putting an armed nuke, filling the air with toxic gas, summon a cybie... (I somehow miss that guy :)
Well, seems some of thoses should be reserved for the highest depth, but my suggestion list isn't exhaustive, and reducing good lever's frequency could be an other interresting option to keep levers dangerous... now, I'm not even sure there's a dangerous lever remaining : monsters summon is often easy to dispose of, and even the once dreaded acid/lava fillers wont kill you anymore with an aegis :(
Secrets :
I read about secrets in this topic... and must say that I found my first secret at the 3rd wall I tried to open... very doomish.
Tough, I think some clue should be left to players, so that they know about secrets (whose secrecy is really relative, anyway). If I didn't read this thread, I would never have looked for it by myself...
So, I suggest something like a "Secrets : 0/4" display in the mortem, to give players an idea of the number of secrets they missed, and the place where they could be. Eh, it's the way it worked in Doom after all...
Spoilers :
-I didn't even read the changelog before trying the mod : wanted to discover it. But now, I did, and all I learnt is that BFG & chainsaw don't drop anymore.
-I don't want to download & open the sources for this, really... but could you, please, add spoilers with details about what you added in the game ?
-I think the new items descriptions are good, since none left me really wondering what they could do, but I'd like a little more information on some technical points (I guess I'm a curious guy), like new monster's resistances, damages & stats, know if hydras have a limited number of spawns, and so.
Also, the new assemblies are quire frustrating : The exoskeleton, which seemed to be a melee damage improvement ("You feel much stronger"), seems to be a really protective armor, but what does the scout armor do, + to accuracy ? Are the new boots of any use ? I'd think so, but I can't imagine useful boots if they don't provide something else than speed or resistance, and I didn't see my resistances improve.
Overall game improvements :
-Choosing starting gear is an excellent idea, dig it please !
-Improved vaults, shambly vault, cool basements, improved caves... well, I already said that mod is awesome, right ?
-Does really invisibility globe count as a powerup ? Does it really have the +50% duration for marines ? It always feels too short (and often useless) for me :( I love the idea, tough. Also, I think it should restore fatigue.
-Why does the hellfire-pack not improve weapon magazines ? Seems it improved dices, sides, and shooting speed... why not add it some A and B capabilities ? it's design to finish the job anyway, I don't think it would make it much more imbalanced :) (When I see how insane a 3d5 hyperblaster is, I can't imagine what super shotgun could be created... 13d6*2 ? with P3H2 ? Oh my... I need to create that !
-Could you add the regular level clearing time in the mortem please ?
Difficulty improvement :
-I died in ITYTD, nice work !
-I't good not to find a missile launcher, a backpack, nuclear weapons and BFGS on every game. Random rewards are so much more roguelike-ish !
-A lot of ammo... probably way too much.
-Maybe too much mods too. Err... wait, I love them... don't remove any, pleaaaaase xD Dunno if it's good that way, but I somehow think whizkid (which I always take, anyway), becomes too much valuable.
-Maybe not enough lava in the "3rd episode" levels ? (I didn't visit thoses much yet, might be wrong). Anyway, I hate acid&lava, the same way I hate lacking of ammo. That precisely why I should be drowning in boiling acid, looking desesperately for ammo !
-Interresting new ennemies
-Too much good new levers, definitely. They are insanely cool, but in doomRL, I used to hesitate before pulling them (Well, I often didn't dare). Here, I always pull them.
-I read in the changelog that you added F to the super shotgun -> if it's for a single shoot option, I think the DoomRL superSG was designed to be more powerful, but less flexible than the double shitty. The same way missile launcher doesn't allow rocket jumps :'( I'm not sure buffing such a powerful weapon is the best possible idea.
-I think a BIG mistake in doomRL is to give more XP on UV than on ITYTD... once you got enough levels, you're nearly invincible, no matter the difficulty. So, why not add a big exp boost to newbie difficulties, so that you gain levels earlier, and nerf exp gain (instead of putting hell knight on floor 2) in harder difficulties ? This would probably change the game a lot, but I'm not sure hordes of monsters are the biggest challenge you can get.
Cornershooting owns most monsters anyway, and shotgun disposes of any masses in a few rounds (<- pun here). Also, once you get some SoB, reloader, or other cool skills, completing the game becomes quite easy.
I'm sure this idea alone would be worth creating a discussion topic about "vanilla" doomRL. Don't you ?
Just started playing this mod, and I must say... Great work here !
Here are the first suggestions which came to my mind (EDIT : I'm really incapable of keeping a feedback short... bah, doesn't seem like a drawback to me) :
Mod promotion :
I just found that mod randomly a few days ago, when looking at the last discussed topics, which is quite sad.
I already heard about it (and it looked appetizing), in one of the GameHunter's videos, but I tought it wasn's graphic, and didn't exist for 0.9.9.6, so I forgot about it.
I'm sure I didn't look enough, but a "variants" section of DoomRL (like for Angband http://angband.oook.cz/variants.php), e.g., in the wiki, would help a lot finding popular mods.
I know "product promotion" isn't what roguelike players value the most, and I usually hate it too, but seriousely... it's too sad that I ignored doomRL (and now, inferno) for so much time ! The more players we have, the faster and the better the game will improve ! Such awesome things shouldn't stay hidden in a lost forum on a lost website :(
Ennemies :
Great enemies added here ! Well, spectres's implementation seems quite hacky, but it's still excellent. All new monsters are annoying, even if I think that hydras & alchys are quite weak, so it's really great. Also, it's good to have a new source of shells in deep levels :)
What about adding the rocket and BFG formers ? (and I'm not kidding ! But BFG guys would have to be very rare, of course. As rare as a BFG itself, I guess. I'm sure they would be a cool replacement for the standing-on-the-floor BFG, just avoid summoning them as level reward ^^)
Starting gear :
Make something so that the shotgun start is of some use... maybe add a 50 ammo shell box instead of the shells... which would somehow balance for the lack of 2nd medkit, or remove boots & knife instead of the kit. Currently, finding a shotgun after the first room is really ridiculous :(
Also, I think the starting choice should have some influence on the game. I tought to specials levels, like blood temple (which could be replaced if you don't choose the melee layout, for example), but simple RNG tweaking depending on the starting choice could be cool. e.g. find a few more medkits & armors in melee build, and have the chainsaw returned as a random drop, or ensure the presence of blood temple. The shotty build could lower the depth level of all shotguns, and make shotguns monsters or ammo a little more present (I really think those tweaks should be as light as possible, just some quite imperceptible percents, so that we stay far for gamebreaking changes, but I think they would be cool)
Btw, feel free to add the gun & chaingun starting build... and why not one focused on plasma or nuclear weapons ? (no, I don't think of giving a plasma gun at start). I rather tought about tweaking the RNG to make plasma weapons little more common, and add a few more commandos or arachnotrons among enemies (hey, I wouldn't give such a sweet guns for free !), is worth sacrificing some starting gear, be it one medkit, or the boots & knife... in fact, you might even start with an energy gun, but I guess this would be insanely overpowered, since people wouldn't be forced to trash it, and it's not the purpose of this build.
A "whizkid" start could be cool too, with several mods at start, and an increased drop rate of mods (I miss rare mods so much :( ) Once again, it has to be balanced, so that people don't always pick it, but I think that something like a 15% more mods drops could be interresting without beeing gamebreaking. Btw, some shamblers might appear in levels, to remind you that everything has its costs :p
Levers :
-Add a rare-mod depot lever
-Make negative levers significantly more frequent, since it's now quite rare to find dangerous one :( Maybe, create some new levers, like one which starts filling the level with lava/acid, or one putting an armed nuke, filling the air with toxic gas, summon a cybie... (I somehow miss that guy :)
Well, seems some of thoses should be reserved for the highest depth, but my suggestion list isn't exhaustive, and reducing good lever's frequency could be an other interresting option to keep levers dangerous... now, I'm not even sure there's a dangerous lever remaining : monsters summon is often easy to dispose of, and even the once dreaded acid/lava fillers wont kill you anymore with an aegis :(
Secrets :
I read about secrets in this topic... and must say that I found my first secret at the 3rd wall I tried to open... very doomish.
Tough, I think some clue should be left to players, so that they know about secrets (whose secrecy is really relative, anyway). If I didn't read this thread, I would never have looked for it by myself...
So, I suggest something like a "Secrets : 0/4" display in the mortem, to give players an idea of the number of secrets they missed, and the place where they could be. Eh, it's the way it worked in Doom after all...
Spoilers :
-I didn't even read the changelog before trying the mod : wanted to discover it. But now, I did, and all I learnt is that BFG & chainsaw don't drop anymore.
-I don't want to download & open the sources for this, really... but could you, please, add spoilers with details about what you added in the game ?
-I think the new items descriptions are good, since none left me really wondering what they could do, but I'd like a little more information on some technical points (I guess I'm a curious guy), like new monster's resistances, damages & stats, know if hydras have a limited number of spawns, and so.
Also, the new assemblies are quire frustrating : The exoskeleton, which seemed to be a melee damage improvement ("You feel much stronger"), seems to be a really protective armor, but what does the scout armor do, + to accuracy ? Are the new boots of any use ? I'd think so, but I can't imagine useful boots if they don't provide something else than speed or resistance, and I didn't see my resistances improve.
Overall game improvements :
-Choosing starting gear is an excellent idea, dig it please !
-Improved vaults, shambly vault, cool basements, improved caves... well, I already said that mod is awesome, right ?
-Does really invisibility globe count as a powerup ? Does it really have the +50% duration for marines ? It always feels too short (and often useless) for me :( I love the idea, tough. Also, I think it should restore fatigue.
-Why does the hellfire-pack not improve weapon magazines ? Seems it improved dices, sides, and shooting speed... why not add it some A and B capabilities ? it's design to finish the job anyway, I don't think it would make it much more imbalanced :) (When I see how insane a 3d5 hyperblaster is, I can't imagine what super shotgun could be created... 13d6*2 ? with P3H2 ? Oh my... I need to create that !
-Could you add the regular level clearing time in the mortem please ?
Difficulty improvement :
-I died in ITYTD, nice work !
-I't good not to find a missile launcher, a backpack, nuclear weapons and BFGS on every game. Random rewards are so much more roguelike-ish !
-A lot of ammo... probably way too much.
-Maybe too much mods too. Err... wait, I love them... don't remove any, pleaaaaase xD Dunno if it's good that way, but I somehow think whizkid (which I always take, anyway), becomes too much valuable.
-Maybe not enough lava in the "3rd episode" levels ? (I didn't visit thoses much yet, might be wrong). Anyway, I hate acid&lava, the same way I hate lacking of ammo. That precisely why I should be drowning in boiling acid, looking desesperately for ammo !
-Interresting new ennemies
-Too much good new levers, definitely. They are insanely cool, but in doomRL, I used to hesitate before pulling them (Well, I often didn't dare). Here, I always pull them.
-I read in the changelog that you added F to the super shotgun -> if it's for a single shoot option, I think the DoomRL superSG was designed to be more powerful, but less flexible than the double shitty. The same way missile launcher doesn't allow rocket jumps :'( I'm not sure buffing such a powerful weapon is the best possible idea.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Cornershooting owns most monsters anyway, and shotgun disposes of any masses in a few rounds (<- pun here). Also, once you get some SoB, reloader, or other cool skills, completing the game becomes quite easy.
I'm sure this idea alone would be worth creating a discussion topic about "vanilla" doomRL. Don't you ?
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0.9.9.6 / Re: [U|AoMr|100%|YAAM] Marksman Platinum
« on: January 31, 2013, 12:31 »Quote
Well, to get his head on AoMr you have to remember that unique pistols have pretty bad reload time.On a MSs run, I guess this isn't a problem, since there's an ammo box in hell's armory.
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Discussion / Re: Weapon variable names for quick swap key binding?
« on: January 19, 2013, 15:05 »
I see three possibilities to improve this, 2 nerfs, and one (interface) improvement:
-1- Disallow customizing.
I considered quick swap is a sort of "buff" to basic weapons. e.g., to give you a reason to keep a RL once you got the missile launcher (which is, imo, insanely imbalanced. especially once nanomachic xD). In fact, I see it as the same reason why you can't rocketjump with a missile launcher : a simple nerf, for an exceptionnal weapon.
-2- Allow a number of quick-swappable weapons (e.g. 10), but not EVERY weapon to be instantly accessible at the same time...
I think this is annoying to implement, since the list would have to be specific for every game, and would have to be customised/saved... bah, annoying to use, I guess.
-3- Just make every swap instant, without having to bother with those BS quick keys
Btw, if this isn't considered an overpowered skill, this sounds like the obvious way to improve it. I rarely picked up this skill, but something tells me it's probably one of the most insanes you can get... even more than my beloved Fin3.
Anyway, I know I can play without it, it's what I do most of the time, but I ***HATE*** losing efficiency just because of a lousy interface, and that's why this particular point really bugs me.
-1- Disallow customizing.
I considered quick swap is a sort of "buff" to basic weapons. e.g., to give you a reason to keep a RL once you got the missile launcher (which is, imo, insanely imbalanced. especially once nanomachic xD). In fact, I see it as the same reason why you can't rocketjump with a missile launcher : a simple nerf, for an exceptionnal weapon.
-2- Allow a number of quick-swappable weapons (e.g. 10), but not EVERY weapon to be instantly accessible at the same time...
I think this is annoying to implement, since the list would have to be specific for every game, and would have to be customised/saved... bah, annoying to use, I guess.
-3- Just make every swap instant, without having to bother with those BS quick keys
Btw, if this isn't considered an overpowered skill, this sounds like the obvious way to improve it. I rarely picked up this skill, but something tells me it's probably one of the most insanes you can get... even more than my beloved Fin3.
Anyway, I know I can play without it, it's what I do most of the time, but I ***HATE*** losing efficiency just because of a lousy interface, and that's why this particular point really bugs me.
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Discussion / Re: Weapon variable names for quick swap key binding?
« on: January 19, 2013, 04:56 »
Do you mean that every weapon could be bound to a specific key, so that you never use any time switching ? (well, you still need juggler...)
If it's the way it works, this seems completely senseless to me, and should either be nerfed, or changed so that any weapon switch takes a quick-switch time...
I already hated the quick-switch system, since it's less intuitive that picking item in inventory, and should, from my point of view, automatically be used when picking a "basic" weapon, but now... it looks even worse :(
I don't want to have to set 20 bindings -.-
If it's the way it works, this seems completely senseless to me, and should either be nerfed, or changed so that any weapon switch takes a quick-switch time...
I already hated the quick-switch system, since it's less intuitive that picking item in inventory, and should, from my point of view, automatically be used when picking a "basic" weapon, but now... it looks even worse :(
I don't want to have to set 20 bindings -.-
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0.9.9.6 / Re: [U|AoMr|99%|YASD] dual reload killed me..edit: dualmortem : [U|AoMr|100%|YAAM]
« on: January 09, 2013, 08:14 »
"Cherry on the cake" sounds quite frenchy to me
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=fr_FR&word1=%22cherry+on+the+cake%22&word2=%22icing+on+the+cake%22
A bit like writing "potato" with an 'e' :p
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=fr_FR&word1=%22cherry+on+the+cake%22&word2=%22icing+on+the+cake%22
A bit like writing "potato" with an 'e' :p
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0.9.9.6 / Re: [U|AoMr|99%|YASD] dual reload killed me..
« on: January 07, 2013, 12:50 »
Agree, I never use it, for this reason, and prefer using the free switch between guns to reload both guns separately.
I think when you have those two guns, you should never reload in front of a boss... just run beyond a corner :p
Oh, and btw, you had a P-modded blue armor. did you forget to wear it ? I don't think the few % of speed would have changed much, but the 20% plasma resistance could have.
I think when you have those two guns, you should never reload in front of a boss... just run beyond a corner :p
Oh, and btw, you had a P-modded blue armor. did you forget to wear it ? I don't think the few % of speed would have changed much, but the 20% plasma resistance could have.
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0.9.9.6 / Re: [H|AoLT|79%|24] I brought a giant scythe to a gun fight. Place your bets.
« on: December 24, 2012, 12:44 »
Was your ballistic vest intended to protect you from bullets or melee damages ?
I lost one of my first AoMr to the mastermind, using an assembled ballistic ballistic vest.
After what the wiki explained me that the mastermind, with his chaingun, does... plasma damages.
I lost one of my first AoMr to the mastermind, using an assembled ballistic ballistic vest.
After what the wiki explained me that the mastermind, with his chaingun, does... plasma damages.