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Is this supposed to happen? I seem to have earned the UAC Star (Gold) without actually earning the silver. Does it only check once for each medal, without accounting for the lower tier medals?

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0.9.9.3 / [M|YAAM] I'm in love with the Sniper Mod pack now
« on: August 04, 2011, 23:54 »
This is the first time I've ever actually finished the game above ITYTD, and it feels pretty good. Although to be honest the only reason I even survived for as long as I did was because I found the Sniper mod, which pretty much meant I was oneshotting everything short of Barons of Hell or Mancubi in a single burst, especially after I tacked on the Power mod (wish I found a Firestorm pack too though).

I was fully intending to go after a full victory (from all the cells I had it might have been viable), but I think the random number god gave me a karmic penalty after handing me that Sniper mod. I didn't find a single envirosuit for the whole game - not a single one - and the Invulnerability that spawned on Level 24 was way too far from the stairs for me to actually nuke old Cybie without cleaning my own clock in the blast. Instead I shot him until he died.

I was also mulling over taking on the Mortuary, but in the end decided against it - I didn't want to ruin a relatively good run with a bout of suicidal optimism. The only demons that gave me real trouble during this run were the Vilepacks, and I didn't want to see what kind of havoc a bunch of them would wreak without a special assurance that I could actually take them out easily (which I wasn't confident enough to do).

EDIT: Oh I apparently also skipped the Shambler, since he always gave me a ton of trouble.

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Bitchfellow, level 11 Cacodemon Sergeant, defeated the Cyberdemon
 on level 25 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 143035 turns and scored 109501 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 25 minutes and 6 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 617 out of 617 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!


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

  Levels generated : 9
  Levels visited   : 6
  Levels completed : 6

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

  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (bronze cluster)
  Hell Champion Medal
  Scavenger Bronze Badge
  Scavenger Silver Badge
  Scavenger Gold Badge

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

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

  Health 41/50   Experience 58428/11
  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)
    Whizkid          (Level 2)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 2)
    Ammochain        (Level 1)

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

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   modified red armor [6/6] (113%) (BP)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [10/130] (B1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   modified plasma rifle (1d8)x6 [40/40] (P1S1)

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

    [a] modified missile launcher (6d6) [4/4] (A1)
    [b] modified red armor [4/4] (146%) (B)
    [c] rocket (x11)
    [d] rocket (x14)
    [e] rocket (x14)
    [f] power cell (x70)
    [g] power cell (x70)
    [h] power cell (x70)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] power cell (x70)
    [k] power cell (x70)
    [l] power cell (x70)
    [m] power cell (x70)
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] large med-pack
    [q] large med-pack
    [r] phase device
    [s] thermonuclear bomb
    [t] shockwave pack

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

    120 former humans
    96 former sergeants
    32 former captains
    97 imps
    73 demons
    52 lost souls
    37 cacodemons
    26 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    32 hell knights
    16 arachnotrons
    6 former commandos
    2 pain elementals
    10 arch-viles
    13 mancubi
    1 revenant
    2 bruiser brothers
    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 8 he assembled a gatling gun!
  On level 10 he entered Hell's Armory.
  He left the Armory without drawing too much attention.
  Level 11 blasted him with unholy atmosphere!
  On level 11 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 12 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 12 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 16 he found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 19 he found the Anti-Freak Jackal!
  He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
  On level 23 he ran for his life from acid!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  On level 25 he finally defeated the Cyberdemon.

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

 Find a more constructive way to commit suicide.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : Bitchfellow (scratched) [m]ore | floor
 Find a more constructive way to commit suicide.
 You swap your weapon.
 You wear/wield : a modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [130/130] (B1)
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (wounded) [m]ore | blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (severely wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (mortally wounded) [m]ore | blood
 The Cyberdemon dies. You feel relatively safe now. Congratulations! You
 defeated the Cyberdemon! Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 74 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 60 of those were killed.

 2 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 10 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 2 souls claim to have killed him...
 2 killed the bastard and survived.

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Discussion / General Strategy Questions from a Newbie
« on: August 03, 2011, 05:30 »
I've been playing this game on and off for a few months now, and despite all of this I'm still ludicrously awful at it, having only beaten the game twice recently - both on ITYTD (one of which was a botched Lava Element/Nuke attempt on the Cyberdemon, which was pretty ridiculous). I've been mostly playing on HNTR and HMP nowadays, mainly using Ammochain (SoB->SoB->TH->TH->Rel->Rel->MAc->HR->HR->TH or SoB->SoB->TH->TH->Rel->Rel->MAc->Fin->Fin->WK) with mixed results (read: burned to cinders by Arch-viles over and over again, sometimes with the humiliating event of a lost soul or former sergeant getting the kill).

I've got a few questions for you veteran players about other builds, and also Ammochain itself. Considering MAc means there are no defensive traits, have I been doing the right thing by Power and Bulk modding Red Armor, considering the trait is really more oriented towards killing everything before it can kill you? Is it worth it not being able to dodge worth a penny? And, since I've never used Cateye, is Cateye really something considered an awesome trait that shouldn't be passed up? It seems like being able to spot things some time before they spot you and then hosing them down with plasma is a great advantage - but then, Plasma Rifles eat ammo like cheap candy, which is primarily the reason I use Ammochain.

Also, shotguns. Is MAD a good trait to have, or should I ditch it for something involving Whizkid and Cateye? I've found the Assault and Tactical Shotguns really useful what with the whole 6-shell clip, but then I've only gotten up to lvl 20 with shotguns, getting mauled by Arachnotrons or Revenants or Arch-viles. Would, say, getting in their faces with a Double Shotgun be viable, or is Cateye really the way to go in this particular case?

Thanks! (I was wondering if I should put this in the Battle Odds and Strategic Advice thread but the OP of that thread said it was for specific situations and strategy, rather than general advice)

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