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Nightmare! / [N!|AoI|99%|YAFW] Eagerness, Reaper, Longinus Diamond
« on: July 23, 2011, 15:38 »
Subtitle: Angelic, Chessmaster's Cross/HA Pwnage, Shambler's Head, half the game in UC (probably)
I decided that I wouldn't take MAC or a Master Trait in this challenge.
I kinda screwed up at CC, and blew up the Chainsaw with a Rocket (nearly died from the Arena Master too, and really felt the downsides of not having Reloader when I faced off against him). I'm not sure if there is a particular N! strategy for CC in any of the guides, but I think grabbing the berserks and standing in the doorway launching rockets to wherever you suspect the Arena Master to be might be the safest bet? The lava protects you from the Barons as long as the walls don't get destroyed. It seems especially pertinent in AoI where you have no way of healing (other than the berserk packs) and the Arena Master is quite tough at the level you face him at. Can his staff be destroyed by splash damage? I'm guessing not, because it's an Artifact, and I haven't managed to blow it up yet despite consistently killing AM with rockets.
Ambushed the Shambler. Luckily it didn't teleport to anywhere I didn't have cover from, and I just wasted ammo (plenty of ammo on that level) until it died. Didn't make the same mistake as last time and destroyed his corpse straight away.
I wasted a lot of ammo on level 13 to keep my killcount up, namely rockets and BFG blasts in all directions, and pretty sure I destroyed something exotic or unique there.
Took the easy way of clearing level 15 (Rockets/BFG), but underestimated a Nightmare Imp and took some damage. I'm glad there aren't any N! Viles there.
Level 16, took simply forever. I found the minimum damage rule applies to AoD, he takes 1 damage from even the weakest of attacks, as long as they hit. If only said attacks had even a 5% critical instant death chance, it wouldn't take nearly as long. It was strange when I realised I was around 3x faster than Lost Souls in the beginning, berserked I could kill 2 adjacent Lost Souls without taking damage.
The Scythe seems to lack many of the special properties of the Longinus Spear, so given a choice between the two, I think I would prefer LS, I did note that Scythe will take down anything up to an Arch Vile in 1 hit while berserked. Whisper of Death might have some risky tactical advantages, but not on AoI.
The Railgun I found on level 17 seems to have weak stats, surprisingly, but amazing penetration and range.
I couldn't find a way into the middle Vault. On AoI, I think it would take a Nuclear weapon (and prior Invulnerability).
Invulnerability Globes & Gothic Boots said that I should attempt Lava Pits. Thankfully the envirosuits there still work on AoI, if you can get to them. The reward was not really worth it (Medical Powerarmor (not that much can compare to Angelic anyway). Lava Element was consumed instantly on pickup).
I regret finishing JC off with fists now. Most nuke kills on JC are naturally fist. Combat Knife would be a lot rarer, considering most Malicious Knife full wins would use the Cleaver or Chainsword anyway.
I wasted tons of mods experimenting in this run (they disappear on pickup). I haven't been able to successfully mod an Assembly yet, even with maxed out Whizzkid, but I see modded Assemblies in Ao100. I took Whizzkid early purposely so I wouldn't waste mods, oh well.
I need to do a few AoMr and get some silver badges to rank up. Still wondering how to get an Apostle to spawn, but it's probably way out of my league anyway.
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DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Dave, level 18 Mancubus 2nd Lieutenant, nuked the Cyberdemon.
on level 26 of the Phobos base.
He survived 307879 turns and scored 1034148 points.
He played for 1 day, 5 hours, 28 minutes and 17 seconds.
He opposed the Nightmare!
He killed 1982 out of 1990 hellspawn. (99%)
He was a real killing machine...
He was an Angel of Impatience!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 9
Levels visited : 9
Levels completed : 8
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
UAC Star (gold cluster)
Aurora Medallion
Explorer Badge
Grim Reaper's Badge
Angelic Badge
Chessmaster's Token
Chessmaster's Cross
Hell Champion Medal
Hell Arena Key
Hell Arena Pwnage Medal
Hell Armorer Badge
Shambler's Head
Heroic Silver Badge
Eagerness Bronze Badge
Eagerness Silver Badge
Eagerness Gold Badge
Eagerness Platinum Badge
Eagerness Diamond Badge
Reaper Diamond Badge
Longinus Diamond Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 124/70 Experience 163908/18
ToHit Ranged +4 ToHit Melee +4 ToDmg Ranged +3 ToDmg Melee +3
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Ironman (Level 2)
Finesse (Level 3)
Hellrunner (Level 3)
Tough as nails (Level 2)
Son of a bitch (Level 3)
Eagle Eye (Level 2)
Whizkid (Level 2)
Badass (Level 1)
Fin->EE->EE->Fin->WK->WK->SoB->SoB->TaN->TaN->Bad->HR->HR->HR->Iro->SoB->Fin->Iro->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] Angelic Armor [7/7] (84%)
[b] [ Weapon ] nothing
[c] [ Boots ] tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
[d] [ Prepared ] modified combat knife (3d6) (ABP)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] focused double shotgun (9d4)x3 [2/2]
[b] modified chaingun (1d6)x4 [40/40] (T1)
[c] hyperblaster (2d4)x3 [40/40]
[d] assault shotgun (7d3) [6/6]
[e] modified missile launcher (6d7) [5/5] (B1P1)
[f] missile launcher (6d6) [4/4]
[g] modified BFG 9000 (11d8) [169/169] (B2P1T1)
[h] Anti-Freak Jackal (5d3) [6/6]
[i] modified Railgun (8d9) [40/40] (P1)
[j] modified red armor [6/6] (98%) (AP)
[k] Azrael's Scythe (9d9)
[l] 10mm ammo (x100)
[m] shotgun shell (x44)
[n] rocket (x14)
[o] rocket (x14)
[p] power cell (x70)
[q] power cell (x70)
[r] power cell (x70)
[s] power cell (x70)
[t] power cell (x70)
[u] power cell (x7)
[v] gothic boots [10/10] (160%)
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
258 former humans
167 former sergeants
166 former captains
380 imps
163 demons
374 lost souls
53 cacodemons
130 barons of hell
1 Cyberdemon
65 hell knights
23 arachnotrons
1 John Carmack
28 former commandos
1 Angel of Death
16 pain elementals
47 arch-viles
49 mancubi
32 revenants
7 nightmare imps
6 nightmare cacodemons
10 nightmare demons
2 bruiser brothers
1 shambler
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 4 he stormed the Chained Court.
He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
On level 4 he assembled a tactical boots!
On level 8 he witnessed the Wall.
He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
On level 12 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
On level 13 he encountered an armed nuke!
On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
On level 16 he found the Azrael's Scythe!
He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
On level 17 he found the Railgun!
On level 19 he assembled a focused double shotgun!
On level 19 he assembled a hyperblaster!
Level 20 blasted him with unholy atmosphere!
On level 20 he entered the Vaults.
On level 20 he found the Anti-Freak Jackal!
He managed to scavenge a part of the Vaults treasures.
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!
Level 23 blasted him with unholy atmosphere!
On level 23 he entered the Lava Pits.
On level 23 he found the Medical Powerarmor!
He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
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
You see : John Carmack (heavily wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
You see : John Carmack (severely wounded) [m]ore | pool of blood
You see : John Carmack (almost dead) [m]ore | pool of blood
John Carmack hits you. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. John Carmack hits you. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. You need to taste blood!
You hit John Carmack. John Carmack dies. Congratulations! You defeated John
Carmack! Press <Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
Before him 25 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
18 of those were killed.
1 of those was killed by something unknown.
1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
Is he immortal? 4 souls claim to have killed him...
2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
2 killed the bastard and survived.
--------------------------------------------------------------I decided that I wouldn't take MAC or a Master Trait in this challenge.
I kinda screwed up at CC, and blew up the Chainsaw with a Rocket (nearly died from the Arena Master too, and really felt the downsides of not having Reloader when I faced off against him). I'm not sure if there is a particular N! strategy for CC in any of the guides, but I think grabbing the berserks and standing in the doorway launching rockets to wherever you suspect the Arena Master to be might be the safest bet? The lava protects you from the Barons as long as the walls don't get destroyed. It seems especially pertinent in AoI where you have no way of healing (other than the berserk packs) and the Arena Master is quite tough at the level you face him at. Can his staff be destroyed by splash damage? I'm guessing not, because it's an Artifact, and I haven't managed to blow it up yet despite consistently killing AM with rockets.
Ambushed the Shambler. Luckily it didn't teleport to anywhere I didn't have cover from, and I just wasted ammo (plenty of ammo on that level) until it died. Didn't make the same mistake as last time and destroyed his corpse straight away.
I wasted a lot of ammo on level 13 to keep my killcount up, namely rockets and BFG blasts in all directions, and pretty sure I destroyed something exotic or unique there.
Took the easy way of clearing level 15 (Rockets/BFG), but underestimated a Nightmare Imp and took some damage. I'm glad there aren't any N! Viles there.
Level 16, took simply forever. I found the minimum damage rule applies to AoD, he takes 1 damage from even the weakest of attacks, as long as they hit. If only said attacks had even a 5% critical instant death chance, it wouldn't take nearly as long. It was strange when I realised I was around 3x faster than Lost Souls in the beginning, berserked I could kill 2 adjacent Lost Souls without taking damage.
The Scythe seems to lack many of the special properties of the Longinus Spear, so given a choice between the two, I think I would prefer LS, I did note that Scythe will take down anything up to an Arch Vile in 1 hit while berserked. Whisper of Death might have some risky tactical advantages, but not on AoI.
The Railgun I found on level 17 seems to have weak stats, surprisingly, but amazing penetration and range.
I couldn't find a way into the middle Vault. On AoI, I think it would take a Nuclear weapon (and prior Invulnerability).
Invulnerability Globes & Gothic Boots said that I should attempt Lava Pits. Thankfully the envirosuits there still work on AoI, if you can get to them. The reward was not really worth it (Medical Powerarmor (not that much can compare to Angelic anyway). Lava Element was consumed instantly on pickup).
I regret finishing JC off with fists now. Most nuke kills on JC are naturally fist. Combat Knife would be a lot rarer, considering most Malicious Knife full wins would use the Cleaver or Chainsword anyway.
I wasted tons of mods experimenting in this run (they disappear on pickup). I haven't been able to successfully mod an Assembly yet, even with maxed out Whizzkid, but I see modded Assemblies in Ao100. I took Whizzkid early purposely so I wouldn't waste mods, oh well.
I need to do a few AoMr and get some silver badges to rank up. Still wondering how to get an Apostle to spawn, but it's probably way out of my league anyway.
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Nightmare! / [N!|AoPc|7%|YAVP] Pacifism Diamond
« on: July 23, 2011, 14:00 »--------------------------------------------------------------
DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Dave, level 11 Mancubus 1st Lieutenant, sacrificed himself to kill the Cyberdemon
on level 25 of the Phobos base.
He survived 8700 turns and scored 173192 points.
He played for 15 minutes and 27 seconds.
He opposed the Nightmare!
He killed 79 out of 1079 hellspawn. (7%)
My, was he a wimpy chump.
He was an Angel of Pacifism!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 8
Levels completed : 0
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
Major Icarus Cross
Compet-n Gold Cross
Pacifism Gold Badge
Pacifism Platinum Badge
Pacifism Diamond Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/80 Experience 6190/11
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +4 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +6
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Ironman (Level 3)
Tough as nails (Level 3)
Brute (Level 2)
Berserker (Level 1)
Badass (Level 1)
Vampyre (Level 1)
TaN->TaN->Bad->Iro->Iro->Iro->TaN->Bru->Bru->Ber->MVm->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] modified red armor [6/6] (87%) (P)
[b] [ Weapon ] nothing
[c] [ Boots ] tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
[d] [ Prepared ] nothing
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] modified red armor [2/4] (48%) (A)
[b] large med-pack
[c] large med-pack
[d] phase device
[e] phase device
[f] envirosuit pack
[g] thermonuclear bomb
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
5 former humans
13 former sergeants
4 former captains
18 imps
13 demons
14 lost souls
2 cacodemons
1 baron of hell
1 Cyberdemon
4 hell knights
3 arachnotrons
1 revenant
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He left level 3 as soon as possible.
On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
He left the Armory without drawing too much attention.
He left level 10 as soon as possible.
On level 12 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
He left level 14 as soon as possible.
On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
On level 17 he found the City of Skulls.
He fled the City in terror!
On level 19 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
He fled the Lair, knowing how to fear Arachnotrons!
On level 20 he assembled a tactical boots!
On level 20 he entered the Vaults.
He came, he saw, but he left.
He left level 21 as soon as possible.
On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
He managed to escape from the Mortuary!
Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
On level 25 he finally sacrificed himself to kill the Cyberdemon.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 9 seconds! You need to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 8 seconds! You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 7 seconds! You need to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 6 seconds! You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 5 seconds! You need to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 4 seconds! You need to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 3 seconds! You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 2 seconds! You need to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
Warning! Explosion in 1 seconds! You need to taste blood!
Congratulations! You defeated the Cyberdemon! Press <Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
Before him 26 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
18 of those were killed.
1 of those was killed by something unknown.
1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
Is he immortal? 5 souls claim to have killed him...
2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
3 killed the bastard and survived.
--------------------------------------------------------------Traded a homing phase device for a level and easy exit early on. I was hoping to find an Invulnerability on 24 to make it a full victory.
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0.9.9.3 / Re: [U|AoSh|97%|YAVP] Gatekeeper Diamond / The Wall with Shotguns
« on: July 23, 2011, 04:52 »
I wanted it (main reason for attempting), but it was destroyed by Hell Barons firing from right to left.
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Nightmare! / [N!|AoPc|13%|17|YASD] Another failed Diamond attempt
« on: July 21, 2011, 13:33 »
subtitle: no Hellrunner, Pacifism Diamond fail
Not sure what I can say, I found it really difficult without Hellrunner, Dodgemaster & FireAngel (not that I find AoPc easy anyway). Didn't have a phase device for level 15, so I made a straight break for the hellgate. Level 16 turned out to be a heavily guarded Arachnotron Cave, without any way to dodge, I was repeatedly near-killed and finally had to make a mad dash when it was clear I couldn't heal my way out. Made it to level 17 barely alive and steps away from the stairs, but had no way to get past the Arch-Vile (with nearby acid barrels).
Is this really considered an easy Diamond? Lack of running speed & dodge makes me feel like a sitting duck for most nightmare level enemies.
I tried Marksman Diamond earlier, but wasted vital supplies trying to clear HA. I think that it's not worth attempting (clearing HA on a Marksman Diamond run, that is), it's difficult to make safe kills and beat the rate of respawn with a single pistol and no SoG.
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DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Dave, level 8 Mancubus 2nd Lieutenant, incinerated by an arch-vile
on level 17 of the Phobos base.
He survived 8084 turns and scored 98848 points.
He played for 56 minutes and 5 seconds.
He opposed the Nightmare!
He killed 110 out of 800 hellspawn. (13%)
Who gave him the ticket to hell, anyway?
He was an Angel of Pacifism!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 9
Levels visited : 4
Levels completed : 0
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
None
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/80 Experience 5502/8
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +2 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +3
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Ironman (Level 3)
Tough as nails (Level 3)
Brute (Level 1)
Badass (Level 1)
TaN->TaN->Bad->Iro->Iro->Iro->TaN->Bru->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] nothing
[b] [ Weapon ] chainsaw (4d6)
[c] [ Boots ] protective boots [2/2] (100%)
[d] [ Prepared ] nothing
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] blue armor [1/2] (17%)
[b] thermonuclear bomb
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
13 former humans
10 former sergeants
5 former captains
34 imps
10 demons
33 lost souls
1 arachnotron
4 nightmare demons
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
On level 2 he entered Hell's Arena.
He cowardly fled the Arena.
On level 4 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 10 he entered Hell's Armory.
He left the Armory without drawing too much attention.
On level 12 he witnessed the Wall.
Not knowing what to do, he left.
On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
On level 17 he finally was killed by a arch-vile.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The arachnotron fires! You dodge! The missile hits the arachnotron. The
missile hits the arachnotron. The missile hits the arachnotron. You
dodge! The missile hits the arachnotron. The missile hits the arachnotron.
The arachnotron fires! Boom! You are hit! You are hit! You are hit!
Boom! There are stairs leading downward here.
You enter Phobos Hell, level 2. Khe, he, he, this will be a mess...
You start running!
There is a Small Health Globe lying here.
You feel better. The arch-vile raises his arms! You are engulfed in flames!
You start running!
The lost soul hits you.
The arch-vile raises his arms! You dodge! The barrel explodes! The lost
soul dies. The barrel explodes! The lost soul dies. The arch-vile
raises his arms! You dodge! You die!... Press <Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
Before him 24 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
17 of those were killed.
1 of those was killed by something unknown.
1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
Is he immortal? 4 souls claim to have killed him...
2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
2 killed the bastard and survived.
--------------------------------------------------------------Not sure what I can say, I found it really difficult without Hellrunner, Dodgemaster & FireAngel (not that I find AoPc easy anyway). Didn't have a phase device for level 15, so I made a straight break for the hellgate. Level 16 turned out to be a heavily guarded Arachnotron Cave, without any way to dodge, I was repeatedly near-killed and finally had to make a mad dash when it was clear I couldn't heal my way out. Made it to level 17 barely alive and steps away from the stairs, but had no way to get past the Arch-Vile (with nearby acid barrels).
Is this really considered an easy Diamond? Lack of running speed & dodge makes me feel like a sitting duck for most nightmare level enemies.
I tried Marksman Diamond earlier, but wasted vital supplies trying to clear HA. I think that it's not worth attempting (clearing HA on a Marksman Diamond run, that is), it's difficult to make safe kills and beat the rate of respawn with a single pistol and no SoG.
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Nightmare! / [N!|AoB|93%|3|YASD] Suicidal attempt at Arena Diamond
« on: July 21, 2011, 06:41 »--------------------------------------------------------------
DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Dave, level 3 Mancubus 2nd Lieutenant, smitten by a cacodemon
on level 3 of the Phobos base.
He survived 22120 turns and scored 27748 points.
He played for 54 minutes and 5 seconds.
He opposed the Nightmare!
He killed 123 out of 131 hellspawn. (93%)
He held his right to remain violent.
He was an Angel of Berserk!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 10
Levels visited : 1
Levels completed : 0
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
UAC Star (bronze cluster)
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/50 Experience 3490/3
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +4 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +6
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Brute (Level 2)
Berserker (Level 1)
Bru->Bru->Ber->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] nothing
[b] [ Weapon ] combat knife (2d5)
[c] [ Boots ] nothing
[d] [ Prepared ] nothing
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] blue armor [1/2] (8%)
[b] combat knife (2d5)
[c] 10mm ammo (x100)
[d] 10mm ammo (x100)
[e] 10mm ammo (x100)
[f] 10mm ammo (x100)
[g] 10mm ammo (x100)
[h] 10mm ammo (x56)
[i] shotgun shell (x50)
[j] shotgun shell (x50)
[k] shotgun shell (x50)
[l] shotgun shell (x50)
[m] shotgun shell (x40)
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
52 former humans
31 former sergeants
4 former captains
21 imps
5 demons
5 lost souls
2 cacodemons
3 hell knights
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
On level 3 he entered Hell's Arena.
On level 3 he finally was killed by a cacodemon.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
The cacodemon fires! You are hit! The cacodemon fires! You are hit! You
need to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
The cacodemon fires! You dodge! Boom! The cacodemon hits you. The cacodemon
fires! You dodge! Boom! You need to taste blood!
You hit the cacodemon. You're going berserk! The cacodemon hits you. The
cacodemon fires! You are hit! You need to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
You hit the cacodemon. The cacodemon dies. The crowds go wild! "BLOOD!
BLOOD!" You're going berserk! You need to taste blood!
You need to taste blood!
You hit the cacodemon. The cacodemon hits you. You need to taste blood!
You hit the cacodemon. The cacodemon dies. The crowds cheer! "Kill! Kill!"
The cacodemon fires! You are hit! You die!... Press <Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
Before him 16 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
11 of those were killed.
1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
Is he immortal? 4 souls claim to have killed him...
2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
2 killed the bastard and survived.
--------------------------------------------------------------
I'm quickly racking up the deaths here, but it's all adding to my experience of melee so it's worthwhile. I've decided to go for Arena Diamond, but I don't know a specific strategy to get it that doesn't require some luck, hence the rapid deaths. This is about the closest I've got so far, and I knew that I would die, because I entered with 30% and no medpacks (and probably should've gone for Berserker Diamond instead), so it's a definite YASD. I think that if I had had decent health and medpacks, I would've had a chance here, but I'm not finding level 3 to be easy at all with the Hellknights, and it's hard to sneak past the middle of the map which I had to do to reach the Hell Arena stairs (had an open map again, and enemies in the middle of the map can see all the way to the top and bottom).
I would ask for tips but I think this is just one of those luck-based challenges that I'll have to persevere with until I get it.
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Discussion / Re: Quick questions thread!
« on: July 21, 2011, 04:21 »
I have a quick question about Longinus Diamond Badge.
"Longinus Diamond Badge - Complete Unholy Cathedral on N! without Brute"
Can you take the Brute trait after UC or do you need to finish the game without it?
"Longinus Diamond Badge - Complete Unholy Cathedral on N! without Brute"
Can you take the Brute trait after UC or do you need to finish the game without it?
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0.9.9.3 / Re: [U|AoSh|97%|YAVP] Gatekeeper Diamond / The Wall with Shotguns
« on: July 21, 2011, 01:47 »
I was thinking AoD in general is very killable now, but you're right, it's not a viable strategy for fists only runs. (I'm not saying it's impossible, but the chances are around 1 in 1000 that it's possible, in this version), still if I ever end up on AoSh or AoMr or during a strongman/demonic run and I have extreme luck with the RNG maybe I'll attempt it.
The Wall was indeed phase devices (homing to get back).
I tried a modded assault shotgun at first in the Mortuary (I brought mods in with me in preparation and I headed straight for it first thing), I expected it to work and kill at far distance, but it didn't, and I was quickly running out of shells, so I did indeed switch to FDS and had to close range to hit the Arch-Viles who didn't want to be nice and stand in front, which was extremely dangerous (MFa helped, and I had to sit next to some Mancubi & Arachni), it's definitely not something I advise and it was very costly in the supplies so I consider it a bad move, until I have the appropriate weapons or figure out a better strategy for dealing with Mortuary using shotguns. Once I reached the centre I was at least able to pick up some additional shells from dead sergeants.
I can't take credit from picking up the game quickly, as I've played UV/N! before in a previous version (pre 0.9.8.5) a long time ago, and this version gives more options and improved strategies.
The Wall was indeed phase devices (homing to get back).
I tried a modded assault shotgun at first in the Mortuary (I brought mods in with me in preparation and I headed straight for it first thing), I expected it to work and kill at far distance, but it didn't, and I was quickly running out of shells, so I did indeed switch to FDS and had to close range to hit the Arch-Viles who didn't want to be nice and stand in front, which was extremely dangerous (MFa helped, and I had to sit next to some Mancubi & Arachni), it's definitely not something I advise and it was very costly in the supplies so I consider it a bad move, until I have the appropriate weapons or figure out a better strategy for dealing with Mortuary using shotguns. Once I reached the centre I was at least able to pick up some additional shells from dead sergeants.
I can't take credit from picking up the game quickly, as I've played UV/N! before in a previous version (pre 0.9.8.5) a long time ago, and this version gives more options and improved strategies.
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Nightmare! / Re: [N!|AoMC|99%|YAFW] Veteran + Destroyer + near GK Diamond
« on: July 19, 2011, 18:08 »
Thanks, I don't play very often, and don't feel very confident with all of the mechanics yet (N! is nerve-wracking, but it's a lot less scary once you get used to respawn and dealing with it). It's a fair point about the MAC and AoMC, I did take the easy route here.
The "Angelic Badge" medal was a nice surprise when I looked up what it was for too. Since you can get it on any difficulty HNTR+ it's a common medal, but when I had finished up in the Mortuary it was the last thing on my mind and I didn't expect it.
The "Angelic Badge" medal was a nice surprise when I looked up what it was for too. Since you can get it on any difficulty HNTR+ it's a common medal, but when I had finished up in the Mortuary it was the last thing on my mind and I didn't expect it.
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0.9.9.3 / [U|AoSh|97%|YAVP] Gatekeeper Diamond / The Wall with Shotguns
« on: July 19, 2011, 17:51 »
subtitle: UAC Star (gold cluster), Grim Reaper's Badge (bad idea!), The Wall
Managed to get my first GK Diamond here, also cleared The Wall for extra experience. Was going for a YAAM minus one run (minus AoD), and will keep in mind that AoD should be possible for the future. However Mortuary nearly killed me, either I used the wrong shotgun (or didn't find the right one), or the wrong strategy, or it's just plain difficult for shotgun-users there.
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DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Dave, level 16 Imp Sergeant Major, sacrificed himself to kill the Cyberdemon
on level 25 of the Phobos base.
He survived 104635 turns and scored 375240 points.
He played for 17 hours, 45 minutes and 4 seconds.
He was a man of Ultra-Violence!
He killed 1454 out of 1485 hellspawn. (97%)
He held his right to remain violent.
He was an Angel of Shotgunnery!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 10
Levels visited : 10
Levels completed : 9
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
UAC Star (gold cluster)
Aurora Medallion
Explorer Badge
Grim Reaper's Badge
Hell Champion Medal
Hell Armorer Badge
Shottyman Bronze Badge
Shottyman Silver Badge
Shottyman Gold Badge
Gatekeeper Silver Badge
Gatekeeper Diamond Badge
Scavenger Silver Badge
Scavenger Gold Badge
Arachno Silver Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/60 Experience 120321/16
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +0 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +0
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Ironman (Level 1)
Finesse (Level 2)
Hellrunner (Level 3)
Tough as nails (Level 2)
Reloader (Level 2)
Dodgemaster (Level 1)
Whizkid (Level 2)
Badass (Level 1)
Shottyman (Level 1)
Fireangel (Level 1)
Rel->Rel->SM->HR->HR->DM->MFa->Fin->Fin->WK->TaN->TaN->Bad->HR->WK->Iro->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] Cybernetic Armor [7/7] (100%)
[b] [ Weapon ] nothing
[c] [ Boots ] modified plasteel boots [4/4] (100%) (A)
[d] [ Prepared ] modified assault shotgun (8d3) [8/8] (B1P1T2)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] focused double shotgun (9d4)x3 [2/2]
[b] nuclear BFG 9000 (8d8) [40/40]
[c] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [220/220] (B3)
[d] medical armor [2/2] (100%)
[e] Necroarmor [6/6] (100%)
[f] Angelic Armor [7/7] (65%)
[g] shotgun shell (x7)
[h] shotgun shell (x50)
[i] shotgun shell (x50)
[j] shotgun shell (x50)
[k] shotgun shell (x50)
[l] shotgun shell (x50)
[m] shotgun shell (x50)
[n] shotgun shell (x50)
[o] shotgun shell (x50)
[p] envirosuit pack
[q] envirosuit pack
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
119 former humans
106 former sergeants
107 former captains
200 imps
112 demons
425 lost souls
53 cacodemons
60 barons of hell
1 Cyberdemon
26 hell knights
36 arachnotrons
31 former commandos
15 pain elementals
50 arch-viles
72 mancubi
36 revenants
2 bruiser brothers
1 shambler
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 6 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 6 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
On level 8 he witnessed the Wall.
He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
On level 10 he entered Hell's Armory.
He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
On level 11 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
On level 12 he found the Necroarmor!
On level 13 he assembled a focused double shotgun!
On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
On level 16 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
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.
He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
On level 22 he found the Acid Spitter!
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!
He nuked level 24!
Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
On level 25 he finally sacrificed himself to kill the Cyberdemon.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
overload the nuclear reactor... [Y/n] You overcharge the nuclear
plasma rifle! Warning! Explosion in 10 seconds!
You start running!
Warning! Explosion in 9 seconds! You feel vulnerable again.
Warning! Explosion in 8 seconds!
You see : green wall
Warning! Explosion in 6 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 5 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 4 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 3 seconds!
Warning! Explosion in 2 seconds!
You wear/wield : a Cybernetic Armor [7/7] (100%) Warning! Explosion in 1
seconds!
You can't, your Cybernetic Armor is cursed!
You feel relatively safe now. Congratulations! You defeated the
Cyberdemon! Press <Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
Before him 7 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
4 of those were killed.
1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
Is he immortal? 2 souls claim to have killed him...
1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
1 killed the bastard and survived.
--------------------------------------------------------------Managed to get my first GK Diamond here, also cleared The Wall for extra experience. Was going for a YAAM minus one run (minus AoD), and will keep in mind that AoD should be possible for the future. However Mortuary nearly killed me, either I used the wrong shotgun (or didn't find the right one), or the wrong strategy, or it's just plain difficult for shotgun-users there.
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Nightmare! / [N!|AoMC|99%|YAFW] Veteran + Destroyer + near GK Diamond
« on: July 19, 2011, 17:11 »
subtitle: Conqueror, Angelic, HA Pwnage, Longinus Platinum, YAAM fail, near YASD
With hindsight, I probably should have gone for Longinus Diamond as well, but when it occured to me, I'd already selected Brute. With the Double Chainsaw and different traits instead of Bru/Ber, maybe it would've been possible. I knew that restricting myself from Iro/TaN for the Destroyer diamond could make AoD potentially much trickier. Unfortunately my inexperience with this game version led me to be unsure whether I could handle AoD without berserk or not (he only did me 8 hp damage berserked in total, from 132% to 116%, and I let him have the first strike).
I wasn't awarded with GK Diamond above, but did clear it without taking damage (hence Platinum). The reason I wasnt awarded it was I believe a Nightmare Cacodemon respawned at the same time as I walked into the Hellgate. The transition doesn't happen instantly as it does with the stairs since you're actually moving from one square to the next. This also cost me my YAAM, and I got a little lax with JC and allowed him to summon hellspawn, so the 5 Barons in the picture plus the N! Caco make up the 6 guys I missed out.
I already have GK Diamond, on the run before this one, which was U|AoSg. Should I post that mortem? I could post it in the main section since it's only Ultraviolence.
Oh I forgot to mention, the YASD would've been pretty bad (hilarious or worse) if it actually happened. I found the BFG 10K on the penultimate level, dropped a Power Mod into it, went to the nearest corner, lined up some enemies. Naturally I took a few BFG AoE blasts at point blank range in the face, this being my first experience with most weapons, I didn't realise it had spread somewhat like a combat shotgun (or AoE either really, having not used it before, and even if I had, I would've assumed it's "safe" AoE like the regular BFG 9K anyway).
Hopefully this gives some laughs, it would've been an ignominous end to the run if I didn't get a victory because I picked up an OP weapon on the penultimate level that killed me.
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DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Dave, level 18 Imp Sergeant Major, nuked the Cyberdemon.
on level 26 of the Phobos base.
He survived 165177 turns and scored 1039688 points.
He played for 17 hours, 9 minutes and 54 seconds.
He opposed the Nightmare!
He killed 2421 out of 2427 hellspawn. (99%)
He was a real killing machine...
He was an Angel of Max Carnage!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 10
Levels visited : 10
Levels completed : 10
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
UAC Star (gold cluster)
Aurora Medallion
Explorer Badge
Conqueror Badge
Fallout Gold Cross
Grim Reaper's Badge
Angelic Badge
Hell Champion Medal
Hell Arena Key
Hell Arena Pwnage Medal
Hell Armorer Badge
Armorer Gold Badge
Veteran Platinum Badge
Veteran Diamond Badge
Destroyer Bronze Badge
Destroyer Silver Badge
Destroyer Gold Badge
Destroyer Platinum Badge
Destroyer Diamond Badge
Skull Bronze Badge
Skull Silver Badge
Reaper Platinum Badge
Gatekeeper Gold Badge
Gatekeeper Platinum Badge
Scavenger Platinum Badge
Longinus Gold Badge
Longinus Platinum Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 50/50 Experience 167416/18
ToHit Ranged +12 ToHit Melee +16 ToDmg Ranged +2 ToDmg Melee +8
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Finesse (Level 3)
Hellrunner (Level 3)
Son of a bitch (Level 2)
Reloader (Level 2)
Brute (Level 2)
Berserker (Level 1)
Dodgemaster (Level 1)
Whizkid (Level 1)
Triggerhappy (Level 2)
Ammochain (Level 1)
Rel->Rel->SoB->SoB->TH->TH->MAc->Fin->Fin->WK->Bru->Bru->Ber->HR->HR->DM->HR->Fin->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
[b] [ Weapon ] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [140/220] (B3)
[c] [ Boots ] tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
[d] [ Prepared ] modified BFG 10K (6d7)x5 [40/40] (P1)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] hyperblaster (2d4)x3 [40/40]
[b] modified missile launcher (6d6) [3/4] (T2)
[c] modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [100/100] (A2)
[d] Grammaton Cleric Beretta (1d7)x6 [18/18]
[e] Acid Spitter (10d10) [10/10]
[f] modified red armor [4/4] (100%) (A)
[g] modified red armor [6/6] (100%) (AP)
[h] Malek's Armor [3/3] (100%)
[i] Longinus Spear (8d8)
[j] power cell (x20)
[k] small med-pack
[l] large med-pack
[m] large med-pack
[n] large med-pack
[o] large med-pack
[p] large med-pack
[q] phase device
[r] homing phase device
[s] fire skull
[t] fire skull
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
268 former humans
231 former sergeants
163 former captains
420 imps
154 demons
569 lost souls
87 cacodemons
140 barons of hell
1 Cyberdemon
71 hell knights
20 arachnotrons
1 John Carmack
38 former commandos
1 Angel of Death
37 pain elementals
46 arch-viles
87 mancubi
59 revenants
5 nightmare imps
6 nightmare cacodemons
9 nightmare demons
2 bruiser brothers
3 shamblers
1 lava elemental
1 agony 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 found the Arena Master's Staff!
On level 7 he assembled a tactical boots!
On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
On level 13 he assembled a double chainsaw!
On level 13 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
On level 14 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
He nuked level 14!
On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
On level 16 he assembled a hyperblaster!
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 found the City of Skulls.
He wiped out the City of Skulls.
On level 18 he ran for his life from lava!
He nuked level 18!
On level 20 he entered the Vaults.
On level 20 he found the Acid Spitter!
He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
On level 21 he found the Lava Armor!
On level 22 he found the Medical Powerarmor!
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 Malek's Armor!
He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
On level 24 he found the BFG 10K!
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 (mortally wounded) [m]ore | blood
You wear/wield : a modified BFG 9000 (10d8) [220/220] (B3) Carmack raises
his hands and summons hellspawn!
Fire -- Choose target...
You see : John Carmack (mortally wounded) [m]ore | blood
The missile hits the baron of hell. The baron of hell dies. The baron of
hell dies. The baron of hell dies. The baron of hell dies. The baron
of hell dies. The baron of hell dies. The baron of hell dies. The baron of
hell dies. The baron of hell dies. The baron of hell dies.
Unknown command. Press "?" for help.
Fire -- Choose target...
You see : John Carmack (almost dead) [m]ore | baron of hell corpse
The missile hits John Carmack. The baron of hell dies. The baron of hell
dies. The baron of hell dies. John Carmack dies. Congratulations! You
defeated John Carmack! Press <Enter>... The baron of hell dies. The baron
of hell dies. The baron of hell dies. The baron of hell dies.
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
Before him 11 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
7 of those were killed.
1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
Is he immortal? 3 souls claim to have killed him...
2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
1 killed the bastard and survived.
--------------------------------------------------------------
With hindsight, I probably should have gone for Longinus Diamond as well, but when it occured to me, I'd already selected Brute. With the Double Chainsaw and different traits instead of Bru/Ber, maybe it would've been possible. I knew that restricting myself from Iro/TaN for the Destroyer diamond could make AoD potentially much trickier. Unfortunately my inexperience with this game version led me to be unsure whether I could handle AoD without berserk or not (he only did me 8 hp damage berserked in total, from 132% to 116%, and I let him have the first strike).
I wasn't awarded with GK Diamond above, but did clear it without taking damage (hence Platinum). The reason I wasnt awarded it was I believe a Nightmare Cacodemon respawned at the same time as I walked into the Hellgate. The transition doesn't happen instantly as it does with the stairs since you're actually moving from one square to the next. This also cost me my YAAM, and I got a little lax with JC and allowed him to summon hellspawn, so the 5 Barons in the picture plus the N! Caco make up the 6 guys I missed out.
I already have GK Diamond, on the run before this one, which was U|AoSg. Should I post that mortem? I could post it in the main section since it's only Ultraviolence.
Oh I forgot to mention, the YASD would've been pretty bad (hilarious or worse) if it actually happened. I found the BFG 10K on the penultimate level, dropped a Power Mod into it, went to the nearest corner, lined up some enemies. Naturally I took a few BFG AoE blasts at point blank range in the face, this being my first experience with most weapons, I didn't realise it had spread somewhat like a combat shotgun (or AoE either really, having not used it before, and even if I had, I would've assumed it's "safe" AoE like the regular BFG 9K anyway).
Hopefully this gives some laughs, it would've been an ignominous end to the run if I didn't get a victory because I picked up an OP weapon on the penultimate level that killed me.
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Requests For Features / Re: Comments from a New Player
« on: May 13, 2007, 21:47 »
One mod on basic weapons and I guess one on special(non-advanced) weapons sounds a great idea to me, fun-wise, as you get to use the mods you find in every game on any weapons you want, and if you find a better mod, you can ditch your currently modded weapon for a new one. I think its a good enough idea that if it didn't create too much balance issues they could be sorted out so thats its possible to do.
WK tho is good enough as it is. I think applying WK to anything other than advanced weapons would make it very unbalanced.
WK tho is good enough as it is. I think applying WK to anything other than advanced weapons would make it very unbalanced.
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Pre-0.9.9 / Re: [M|AoMr|94%|win] Single Pistol
« on: May 12, 2007, 09:02 »
Archvile caves .. no wait .. Cyberdemon .. no, JC caves :D
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Pre-0.9.9 / Re: [H|99%|L17] If I hadn't have missed...
« on: May 08, 2007, 02:51 »
I've missed with BFG, even with Eagle Eye level 2 and aggressive mode. It travelled past everything and hit a far wall, not good, so it does miss sometimes.
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Pre-0.9.9 / Re: [M|AoMr|86%|WIN!] YAVP - wow mods turn the tables!!!
« on: May 08, 2007, 02:43 »
I'm pretty sure AV's can't ressurect other AV's. They leave a nameless corpse (well its unique to AV corpse, but different to normal corpses).
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Pre-0.9.9 / Re: [H|AoMr|95%|Win]Advanced pistol in AoMr rules!
« on: May 06, 2007, 12:07 »
Depends on if you find mods, but yeah because you can't mod your 2nd pistol, it lets you down compared to your first pistol.
The way DG seems to work, you fire 2 pistols for slightly slower, but it has a hidden "penalty", namely your new reload time (R, special reload that is) is roughly doubled if reloading both pistols. So if your first pistol is vastly superior, you're basicly slowing yourself down by shooting and reloading the second pistol, because if you just fired and reloaded your best pistol it would be quicker and better. IMO dual pistols wasn't much of a mathematical improvement over single pistols in 0.985 either, because of the reload and fire rate penalty.
The reason why finesse was "better" (its not in 0.987, 2*DG is equal/better), was because of how finesse and SoG apparently worked. It wasn't so much as 20% and 10%, as -200 and -100 energy to fire respectively, whereas DG was *1.4, *1.2 and *1.0 energy. The way the maths worked out, taking a level of finesse was slightly better than taking an additional level of DG.
The way DG seems to work, you fire 2 pistols for slightly slower, but it has a hidden "penalty", namely your new reload time (R, special reload that is) is roughly doubled if reloading both pistols. So if your first pistol is vastly superior, you're basicly slowing yourself down by shooting and reloading the second pistol, because if you just fired and reloaded your best pistol it would be quicker and better. IMO dual pistols wasn't much of a mathematical improvement over single pistols in 0.985 either, because of the reload and fire rate penalty.
The reason why finesse was "better" (its not in 0.987, 2*DG is equal/better), was because of how finesse and SoG apparently worked. It wasn't so much as 20% and 10%, as -200 and -100 energy to fire respectively, whereas DG was *1.4, *1.2 and *1.0 energy. The way the maths worked out, taking a level of finesse was slightly better than taking an additional level of DG.