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DoomRL => Discussion => Topic started by: lyconaut on March 19, 2009, 03:32
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So, i've played DoomRL for a while now. Have something like 30 deaths.
In the normal game I've gotten to lvl 12. What is completely strange is that in AoMr I managed (on the first try) to get up to lvl 14 (banging my head on the wall that i couldn't make it up to 15 to get the Corporal requisite). Is AoMr actually easier with that beautiful adv pistol? At least on earlier levels?
I only play on HMP, don't ask why. I see no point in playing easier diff. Which is kind of annoying. HMP won't let me play (i am not that good yet) and my stupid conscience won't let me play any easier than that.
One last point. I heeded the Wiki's advice not to be spoiled, so i only read Unique entries after i have collected them (so far: Blaster, Butcher's Cleaver of course, Assault Shotgun, Phaseshift Armor and Gothic Boots) and the special stages only after i go into them (more risk, but boy, what fun). So i was granted two excellent gaming moments. AoMr, lvl 13 i hear quite close to me a new sound. I was actually very-very afraid for the life of my little @, before i realized this is a game. It was a Mancubus, i think. Second, i had gotten to the Wall. Materialize. Quiet. Move a couple of spaces. Nothing. Everything is quiet. You know the feeling if you have gotten to the Wall without reading up on it. Start blasting at the Wall. Won't spoil it for the people who haven't been there, but when i finally blasted through i stared at my screen for a long time before i made my next move :)
All in all an excellent game. Waiting for the new release so that i can really go to town with the player file and the unique list and everything else that KK is planning. Keep running.
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So, i've played DoomRL for a while now. Have something like 30 deaths.
In the normal game I've gotten to lvl 12. What is completely strange is that in AoMr I managed (on the first try) to get up to lvl 14 (banging my head on the wall that i couldn't make it up to 15 to get the Corporal requisite). Is AoMr actually easier with that beautiful adv pistol? At least on earlier levels?
I only play on HMP, don't ask why. I see no point in playing easier diff. Which is kind of annoying. HMP won't let me play (i am not that good yet) and my stupid conscience won't let me play any easier than that.
One last point. I heeded the Wiki's advice not to be spoiled, so i only read Unique entries after i have collected them (so far: Blaster, Butcher's Cleaver of course, Assault Shotgun, Phaseshift Armor and Gothic Boots) and the special stages only after i go into them (more risk, but boy, what fun). So i was granted two excellent gaming moments. AoMr, lvl 13 i hear quite close to me a new sound. I was actually very-very afraid for the life of my little @, before i realized this is a game. It was a Mancubus, i think. Second, i had gotten to the Wall. Materialize. Quiet. Move a couple of spaces. Nothing. Everything is quiet. You know the feeling if you have gotten to the Wall without reading up on it. Start blasting at the Wall. Won't spoil it for the people who haven't been there, but when i finally blasted through i stared at my screen for a long time before i made my next move :)
All in all an excellent game. Waiting for the new release so that i can really go to town with the player file and the unique list and everything else that KK is planning. Keep running.
Hmm, i haven't gotten gothic boots yet, are they good? Getting to level 15 is pretty easy in AoMr, but considering i only play on the lowest possible difficulty.....;) But i do believe that AoMr is easier to get down levels than a normal game, why, i can't tell. Maybe a little CE or Int may help with survival. Good luck.
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Hi, thanks for your suggestions, I used to take intuition but since i play chaingun i dropped it for SoB. Intuition is only good at 3rd level. The rest i could really do without. Gothic Boots were slow. Never use them.
On the other hand i have found no use in strafing against imps. Is there a reason for that? Cacs may miss from time to time, but darn imps find the sweet spot about 80% of the time. No, i don't get HR, but i do know how to run :)
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Imps his the sweet spot 80% of the time because their shots are (a) small and (2) easier to aim. Best way to avoid their fireballs is to get them in melee range. Of course, that doesn't work if there's more than 2 of them...
Intuition is most useful at level 3, yes, but level 2 int has the added perk of saying exactly what a lever does.
Unless you're finding a metric shitload of mods in the early levels, the advanced pistol is exactly the same as a regular pistol.
I think that part of the reason that AoMr is easier in the early game is the fact that Pistols have the highest base accuracy, and you're going to be taking SoG - for speed bonus and damage bonus.
Hmm, now I want to cheat up a SoG(3), DG, SoB(3), Finesse(2) character and see how far he gets...
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Imps, eh? they aren't too hard to take down in AoMr, it's when you get to AoB.......does anyone here EVER use whizkid? i mean, it seems nice, but 16 mods is a bit much.....
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Does anyone here EVER use whizkid? i mean, it seems nice, but 16 mods is a bit much.....
Yeah but then again FIND 16 mods :D
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Does anyone here EVER use whizkid? i mean, it seems nice, but 16 mods is a bit much.....
Yeah but then again FIND 16 mods :D
well, there is a limit on mods, right? 3 of each? so...you're gonna have to find lots of different mods...
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Whizkid maxes out at 2, I think.
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@raekuul: tried AoB. Imps. Ouch. Loved "metric shitload" :) Oh, sweet jesus, i'll have to use that traitpath!
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AoMr is easier if you find the mods that you need to turn your advanced pistol into a pocket chaingun that has higher accuracy and more efficient ammo usage.
The first win I had was on AoMr, and I found the aforementioned metric shitload of mods. 3 mag size, 3 damage, 3 speed, 2 accuracy and 1 reload. You really can't go wrong after that. Also helped that I found the Beretta. A good pistol run can be comically efficient.
Or it can be a peashooter, YMMV.
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@raekuul: tried AoB. Imps. Ouch. Loved "metric shitload" :) Oh, sweet jesus, i'll have to use that traitpath!
Well, if I cheat up that traitpath, I'd be combining savescumming with using T-Search to get those traits before the second floor and then locking experience points. How much XP should we have at level 9?
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Hmm, i haven't gotten gothic boots yet, are they good?
They are good if you want to cross Lava and do not have any Env. Suit. Or if you do not want to have knocback for some reason.
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Gothic Boots aren't THAT slow; most unique armors have a movement bonus to offset the weight of your KICK ASS HELL BOOTS FORGED FROM PURE AWESOME IN THE PIT. an armor mobility mod will work, even. I put them on and never look back when i find them.
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Actually i hate Gothic Boots... I only bother picking them up if i want to hit the Fire Pits and don't have any envirosuits :S.
Now, PhaseShift Boots, that's a pair of shiny boots.
About the AoMr feeling easy, it depends a lot on getting lucky drops. Early mods will make the game slightly easier... unique pistols will make the game a walkover. By the way i once dualgunned a Trigun and a Beretta if people feel like insulting the RNG.
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Ok, Captain update and a few other things. First of all, thank you all for your comments. Now, i've played some more and have a few more thoughts to share.
First of all, attained Captain Rank *shouts of glee all around, bows modestly to the crowds*
Secondly, is AoI known to have more unique and advanced drops. I invite you to scrutinize the lovely screenshots i have prepared for you below. Two consecutive games.
This is the first, i had never seen this before
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3561732281_7abff6a7e8_o.jpg)
And this, wtf? (explanations needed: i only read the uniques and special levels wiki after i have encountered them on the field, so i had no idea what i should have been doing)
*hint* look at my equipped weapon (i was playing shottyman and eventually won by thermie, mortems to follow)*
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3561732025_3cd27cee63_o.jpg)
Finally,
I have started playing full-screen even though i like the above font much more. Is there a way to play full-screen with this font? This must be a pretty nooby question, i know... *sigh*
Wish me luck, Angel of Fucking Purity beckons...
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As for DragonSlayer, did you try dropping all items from your inventory?
I wish I would encounter it at least once...
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Damn!
Does that work? It never crossed my mind. Since it obviously is a melee uber-weapon, i thought you needed Brute 3 or something to wield. Does anyone know how to do it?
Which reminds me: where will i find info on
a) how to reach JC (suspect that i will have to destroy every pillar to find the hidden stairs and then kill Cybie or maybe not kill him and just go one lvl deeper?)
b) how to crack the Vaults
Plus, i have now decided that DoomRL is not a game. It is a meditation tool, meant to simulate the human condition. Nearer, Spidergod, to thee...
ps. i enjoy immensely the fact that these items are so rare that a simple sighting merits a screenshot and posting in the forum. For example, I have never found a Phaseshift Armor.
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Damn!
Does that work?
It is just my assumption, that's all.
As for JC, you have to outsmart the hell itself [:
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Does that work? It never crossed my mind. Since it obviously is a melee uber-weapon, i thought you needed Brute 3 or something to wield. Does anyone know how to do it?
Yup. Me, Potman, and Kornel, obviously. But we won't tell. :P
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*mumbles*
you freaks...
*lightens up*
any luck on my other Q's? (especially the ASCII font one)
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*mumbles*
you freaks...
If they would tell it just like that, I would be the first person to kill three people in a row with a tooth-pick
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Yup. Me, Potman, and Kornel, obviously. But we won't tell. :P
*Mrazerty gets 50 bucks out of his purse and waves with it*
How about now? =P
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Yup. Me, Potman, and Kornel, obviously. But we won't tell. :P
*Mrazerty gets 50 bucks out of his purse and waves with it*
How about now? =P
/me gets 100 bucks and waves freneticaly
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Yup. Me, Potman, and Kornel, obviously. But we won't tell. :P
*Mrazerty gets 50 bucks out of his purse and waves with it*
How about now? =P
You meant purse or wallet?
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*Mrazerty gets 50 bucks out of his purse and waves with it*
/me gets 100 bucks and waves freneticaly
Don't just wave them ! Donate them ;) !
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Dear all,
haven't laughed like this in a while. Purses (!), wallets and money-wielding all around. Well, i will have some fun researching the Vaults and Cybie and everything else. Next time i'll find a Dragonslayer (yeah, i know, good luck with that) i'll just stay there until the end of time, trying stuff up.
*still mumbling*
you freaks...