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Jupiter Hell => Post Mortem => Topic started by: Tormuse on February 23, 2020, 20:09

Title: [0.8.8b|U|AoSh|Ma|13|YAAM] If it bleeds, we can kill it (Shottyman Gold)
Post by: Tormuse on February 23, 2020, 20:09
Shottyman Gold Badge!  Woo!  :D  If the Steam achievement stats are to be believed, this is among the rarest achievements!  :)  (Tied with Blood Gold and Eagerness Gold at 0.3%)

In previous attempts, I played as Scout or Technician, so I could play with Juggler to get multiple shots at a time in quick succession...  but I guess it turned out that having one main weapon and sticking to it was more effective.  :P  The weapon that carried me for a vast majority of this game was an advanced shotgun that had enhanced damage, reloading speed, and barbed effect.  Toward the end, I was getting worryingly low on shells, so the barbed effect turned out to be quite helpful, because I could make them bleed and run away to let their hp tick down for a while, then repeat.  When I reached the Precipice of Defeat, I was out of cells for my plasma shotgun, and down to 80 shells.  I had lots of med kits, though!  :)

I probably would have done better at keeping my ammo up if I had found a single shotgun amp in the game.  I must have found about a dozen amps over the course of the game, and they were all pistol amps, rifle amps, or accuracy amps.  I kept an accuracy amp around on the off chance that it helps my grenades.  (I don't actually know if it helps with that)

Also, now that I know that they exist, I tried to see if I could get all the special levels I hadn't seen before.  I found the Military Barracks by skipping Callisto Mines and Valhalla Spaceport, Refueling base by skipping Conamara Chaos Biolabs and Europa Digzone, and Io Warehouse by skipping CRI labs and Black Site.  I had hoped there would be another extra level if I skipped Arena and Limbo, but apparently not...  and I think I missed out on Conqueror by skipping those two.  (Oops!)

In the end, I brought the Summoner down with my advanced auto-shotgun with cold effect and autoloader.  It did half as much damage per shot as the barbed shotgun, but it allowed me to stay ahead of the Summoner by slowing it down while I could reload on the move...  and by angling my shots to hit the Reavers at the same time, I was soon getting Frenzy bonuses, which helped kill the Summoner faster.  :)

Tormuse, level 13 Marine, defeated
The Summoner against all odds.
He survived for 19903 turns.
The run time was 6h 15m 58s.
He scored 6232 points.
He was ULTRAVIOLENT!
He was an Angel of Shotgunnery!

CALLISTO L4 -> Military Barracks
Military Barracks - cleared
EUROPA L4 -> Refueling Base
Refueling Base - cleared
IO L4 -> Io Warehouse
Io Warehouse - cleared

Awards
  Medal of Prejudice (+200)
   * Won with 100% kills
  CRI Star (bronze cluster) (+25)
   * 25+ kills without taking damage
  Shottyman Silver Badge
   * Complete Angel of Shotgunnery (AoSh)
  Shottyman Gold Badge
   * Complete AoSh on Hard

He killed 530 out of 530 enemies.

  5 former CRI soldiers
  1 military bot
  22 former soldiers
  23 reavers
  6 hellish soldiers
  14 corrupted soldiers
  32 turrets
  6 exalted soldiers
  12 exalted fiends
  16 armored ravagers
  13 plasma ravagers
  3 siege ravagers
  12 security drones
  18 CRI bots
  13 CRI marines
  6 exalted ravagers
  1 summoner
  27 fiends
  42 fire fiends
  15 exalted reavers
  6 toxic reavers
  17 security bots
  2 CRI guards
  4 former grunts
  52 ravagers
  17 former guards
  45 archreavers
  1 former CRI grunt
  11 hellish commandos
  3 former heavys
  10 corrupted commandos
  9 corrupted sergeants
  1 hellish sergeant
  4 corrupted heavys
  8 former commandos
  1 hellish heavy
  1 kerberos
  8 former sergeants
  3 military drones
  5 former CRI sergeants
  6 cryobeross
  16 rocket turrets
  2 combat drones
  15 cryoreavers
  11 cybeross

Traits
  Skilled L2
  Hellrunner L2
  Ironman L2
  Reloader L2
  Bloodhound
  Field Medic
  Reload Dance
  Shredder

Equipment
  Slot #1 : ADV 12ga shotgun PA
  Slot #2 : ADV 12ga auto-shotgun A
  Slot #3 : CRI plasma shotgun BA
  Body    : ADV blue armor
  Utility : ADV accuracy amp

Inventory
  12ga shell (x50)
  accuracy mod pack
  CRI phase kit (x2)
  military stimpack
  stimpack (x3)
  stimpack (x1)
  small medkit (x3)
  large medkit
  large medkit
Title: Re: [0.8.8b|U|AoSh|Ma|13|YAAM] If it bleeds, we can kill it (Shottyman Gold)
Post by: khiijol on February 24, 2020, 11:06
incredible! eagerness gold isnt too bad, im surprised its that low completed with this one

this is probably the best level progression for shotgun build, although im wondering if europa dig zone/tyre would be slightly easier now that armoured ravagers have been toned down a bit
Title: Re: [0.8.8b|U|AoSh|Ma|13|YAAM] If it bleeds, we can kill it (Shottyman Gold)
Post by: Tormuse on February 24, 2020, 14:54
Yeah, I definitely noticed the reduced frequency of armoured ravagers.  (They've been toned down more than a bit!)