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Nightmare! / [N!|91%|YAUW] failed 100% attempt
« on: May 26, 2012, 20:50 »
Attempted to get a 100% killrate, then Dragonslayer spawned in UC, and this was the first time ever I've managed to wield it as well. However after this I realised I had no idea how to get a reliable 100% (corpse-clearing) rate with a melee weapon, let alone Dragonslayer, even if it's possible I have no experience with this and the corresponding armor artefact, so I opted for a minimal damage run instead (had already taken some damage including UC), stocking up on phase devices and enviropacks as much as I could.
After getting the Berserker Armor from the Mortuary, 100% would've seemed even farther away anyway, Nightmare Demons were everywhere, I couldn't find a limit to their numbers and corpse-clearing was a total non-factor.
Finding nukes also became a priority as I realised that I didn't know how to overload nuclear weapons while wielding the Dragonslayer.
The Apostle was also much more resilient than I expected (3 strikes with the Dragonslayer and he was still smiling).

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.6G) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Dave, level 18 Imp Sergeant Major Scout,
 nuked the Mastermind on level 9 of Hell.
 He survived 369312 turns and scored 986767 points.
 He played for 8 hours, 46 minutes and 36 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 1462 out of 1606 hellspawn. (91%)
 He held his right to remain violent.

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

  Levels generated : 11
  Levels visited   : 11
  Levels completed : 11

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

  Cyberdemon's Head
  UAC Star (gold cluster)
  Gambler's Shield
  Conqueror Badge
  Untouchable Medal
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Arena Pwnage Medal
  Shambler's Head
  Apostle Insignia
  Gatekeeper Platinum Badge
  Gatekeeper Diamond Badge
  UAC Gold Badge
  UAC Platinum Badge
  Veteran Platinum Badge
  Veteran Diamond Badge
  Elite Platinum Badge
  Elite Diamond Badge
  Demonic Platinum Badge
  Demonic Diamond Badge
  Scavenger Diamond Badge
  Arena Silver Badge
  Arena Platinum Badge
  Longinus Platinum Badge

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

  ###########################################################
  ..........................................................#
  ..........................................................#
  ...................................................%......#
  ......................................................%...#
  ..........................................................#
  ...............%..........................................#
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  ..........................................................#
  .............................................%............#
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 50/50   Experience 166686/18
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +10  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +15

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

  Class : Scout

    Finesse          (Level 3)
    Hellrunner       (Level 3)
    Brute            (Level 5)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Whizkid          (Level 2)
    Blademaster      (Level 1)

  HR->HR->DM->Bru->Bru->Ber->Bru->MBm->Fin->Fin->WK->WK->Int->Int->HR->Fin->Bru->Bru->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Berserker Armor [4]
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Dragonslayer (9d9)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   antigrav plasteel boots [2/2] (98%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] large med-pack
    [b] large med-pack
    [c] large med-pack
    [d] phase device
    [e] phase device
    [f] Arena Master's Staff

-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------

    Bullet     - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 
    Melee      - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 
    Shrapnel   - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 
    Acid       - internal 85%   torso 85%   feet 95% 
    Fire       - internal 85%   torso 85%   feet 95% 
    Plasma     - internal 60%   torso 60%   feet 60% 

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

    82 former humans
    81 former sergeants
    51 former captains
    197 imps
    81 demons
    297 lost souls
    31 cacodemons
    30 hell knights
    56 barons of hell
    70 arachnotrons
    22 former commandos
    39 pain elementals
    44 revenants
    40 mancubi
    48 arch-viles
    4 nightmare imps
    4 nightmare cacodemons
    275 nightmare demons
    2 bruiser brothers
    1 shambler
    1 lava elemental
    1 agony elemental
    1 Angel of Death
    1 Cyberdemon
    1 Spider Mastermind
    1 Arena Master
    1 Apostle

-- 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 4 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 4 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 5 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 7 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
  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 13 he found the City of Skulls.
  On level 13 he assembled a antigrav boots!
  He wiped out the City of Skulls.
  On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
  On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
  On level 17 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 19 he entered the Vaults.
  He managed to clear the Vaults completely!
  On level 20, hell froze over!
  He left level 20 as soon as possible.
  On level 20 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  He nuked level 20!
  On level 20 he found the Berserker Armor!
  He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
  On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits.
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Dis!
  He nuked level 24!
  He defeated the Mastermind and found the TRUE EVIL!
  Then finally in hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You need to taste blood!
 You see : a Apostle (almost dead) | floor | [ m ]ore
 You hit the Apostle. The Apostle dies. Congratulations! You defeated the
 Apostle! Press <Enter>...
 Next!
 You hit the nightmare demon. The nightmare demon dies. Next!

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

 2 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:

 2 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
 2 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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Nightmare! / [N!|AoSh|99%|YAFW] Shottyman Diamond
« on: August 01, 2011, 15:47 »
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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Dave, level 18 Hell Baron 1st Lieutenant, nuked the Cyberdemon.
 on level 26 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 523338 turns and scored 1057416 points.
 He played for 2 days, 7 hours, 58 minutes and 33 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 2646 out of 2663 hellspawn. (99%)
 He was a real killing machine...
 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
  Fallout Gold Cross
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Armorer Platinum Badge
  Shottyman Platinum Badge
  Shottyman Diamond Badge

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

  ###########################################################
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  ......................................B...................#
  ......................................B...................#
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  .......................................B..B...............#
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  ###########################################################

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

  Health 100/100   Experience 170590/18
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +3  ToDmg Melee +3

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Ironman          (Level 5)
    Tough as nails   (Level 5)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 3)
    Reloader         (Level 2)
    Badass           (Level 1)
    Shottyman        (Level 1)
    Army of the Dead (Level 1)

  Rel->Rel->SM->TaN->TaN->Bad->MAD->Iro->Iro->Iro->TaN->Iro->Iro->TaN->TaN->SoB->SoB->SoB->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   modified Cybernetic Armor [0/7] (0%) (B)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   modified double shotgun (8d3)x3 [0/2] (T1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   tactical boots [1/1] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   tactical shotgun (8d3) [0/6]

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

    [a] elephant gun (12d3) [1/1]
    [b] modified assault shotgun (7d3) [3/6] (T1)
    [c] tactical armor [1/1] (100%)
    [d] tactical armor [1/1] (100%)
    [e] modified red armor [1/6] (17%) (P)
    [f] Berserker Armor [0]
    [g] Angelic Armor [3/7] (29%)
    [h] shotgun shell (x70)
    [i] shotgun shell (x70)
    [j] shotgun shell (x70)
    [k] shotgun shell (x70)
    [l] shotgun shell (x70)
    [m] shotgun shell (x70)
    [n] shotgun shell (x2)
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] large med-pack
    [q] large med-pack
    [r] modified gothic boots [10/10] (176%) (A)

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

    188 former humans
    289 former sergeants
    151 former captains
    603 imps
    386 demons
    227 lost souls
    187 cacodemons
    165 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    50 hell knights
    86 arachnotrons
    1 John Carmack
    55 former commandos
    16 pain elementals
    53 arch-viles
    94 mancubi
    71 revenants
    5 nightmare imps
    4 nightmare cacodemons
    8 nightmare demons
    3 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 6 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 9 he assembled a tactical boots!
  On level 9 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
  On level 9 he entered Hell's Armory.
  On level 9 he assembled a gatling gun!
  On level 9 he found the Cybernetic Armor!
  He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
  On level 10 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 12 he found the Revenant's Launcher!
  On level 12 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 12 he assembled a grappling boots!
  On level 14 he assembled a elephant gun!
  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 18 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
  On level 18 he entered the Vaults.
  On level 18 he assembled a grappling boots!
  He cracked the Vaults and cleared them out!
  On level 19 he assembled a gatling gun!
  He nuked level 19!
  On level 19 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
  On level 20 he found the Railgun!
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  He nuked level 22!
  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 Berserker Armor!
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  He nuked level 25!
  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 | pool of blood
 John Carmack hits you. The baron of hell fires! You dodge! The missile hits
 John Carmack. The baron of hell fires! You dodge! The baron of hell
 fires! You dodge! The missile hits John Carmack. The baron of hell fires!
 You are hit! The baron of hell fires! You are hit! The baron of hell
 fires! You dodge! The baron of hell fires! The missile hits the baron of
 hell. The baron of hell fires! You are hit! The baron of hell fires!
 The missile hits the baron of hell.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : John Carmack (almost dead) [m]ore | pool of blood
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : John Carmack (almost dead) [m]ore | pool of blood
 The baron of hell fires! You are hit! The baron of hell fires! You dodge!
 The missile hits the baron of hell. The baron of hell fires! You are
 hit! John Carmack dies. Congratulations! You defeated John Carmack! Press
 <Enter>...

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

 Before him 33 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 22 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? 8 souls claim to have killed him...
 3 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 5 killed the bastard and survived.

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This took quite a while, made as a precusor to AoB. I'm pretty convinced that a N! YAAM AoB isn't going to be possible with the trouble I had here, using knockback to clear up, when my only source of knockback in AoB is really weak.

Level 1: Quick & easy.

Level 2: Horizontal river right through the middle, so very easy too.

Hell's Arena: This seemed much harder than it is with a chaingun. Maybe someone could write a guide on clearing it with a shotgun? (as an extension to the existing shotty guide for UV).
Anyway, it was done, eventually, with lots of corpse stacking.

Level 3: Had to knockback enemies -into- doorways. Killing enemies with fists is an option but at 50% hitchance I'd give it a miss in general. Imps & Hellknights "helped" out with corpse destroying.

Level 4 & 5 and onwards: Acid Barrels = Portable acid baths, very helpful.

Chained Court: Began Supercharged to 200%, with Green Armor (100%) and some extra berserk. Killed the Arena Master by shooting him up against a wall so that knockback stopped effecting him and then just shooting until he was dead. Took a lot of damage, but the berserk packs helped.
The Arena Master's Staff helps with getting rid of some clustered corpses/enemies, once per level (or more sometimes).

Armoury: This was very dangerous. The Shambler took quite a while to kill because of his hitpoint regeneration, and teleportation. He managed to teleport and hit me at the same time. A few enemies that weren't in the lava respawned, and the only way I had to get rid of the Shambler's corpse was to kill another enemy on top of it immediately after killing it (otherwise the Shambler would've respawned, and I didn't want to fight it twice with shotguns). After that, eventually everything ended up in the lava but it took a while. The Armoury cache didn't open when the Shambler died, only when everything was dead.

I keep finding Bulk mods, and a Cybernetic Armor instead of a Schematic or advanced mod (although I did use the armour in the final battle with JC).
I made a second Tactical Armour, because the first kept getting wrecked and near destruction.

Hellgate: Invulnerabilty Globe just before it, so nice and easy (and I let them destroy each other's corpses with splash damage). Don't think I took any damage and the Elephant Gun I just assembled let me walk backwards and still hit the Bruiser Brothers for some damage. One of them respawned but was easy to kill again from where he was (they died in the middle of the first ambush area).

Level 16: Found a Hatred Skull, but without any levels in Brute (and Eagle Eye), there was no way I would contemplate a fist fight with Demons let alone the AoD.

Vault: Two invulnerabilty globes and a Berserk Pack just before it, I just let the splash damage destroy the corpses, shot a few Revenants into the Lava, there was nothing interesting so I left here with invulnerability to spare.

Spider's Lair: Probably could have been difficult, but I had Invulnerabilty at the start. Thinking about ways of clearing it, possibly corpse stacking on a horizontal line, but the stairs are at either end of the middle of the map, so if you can kill everything from the stairs you can just exit.

Level 20: Started on this map, surrounded by Arch-Viles. Lost quite a lot of health.

Morturary: Entered while Invulnerable. Used a Hatred Skull, then a Nuke followed by a Homing Phase Device which took me to the Assault Shotgun. After the Nuke, a single bloody corpse survived at the top of the screen, as well as the Angelic Armor.

Lava Pits: Thanks to envirosuits and Gothic Boots it was easier (and having 100 hitpoints helps).
Berserker Armor was here.

Cyberdemon: Nuked. The battle afterwards was very tough. All 3 of my armours took a beating (Angelic, Red(P) and Cybernetic(B)), and he summoned all of his Barons immediately. When the cybernetic armour broke I was in trouble, I activated the lava element, and he died from the double shotty and his own Barons before I did. Oh and I noticed, he isn't effected by knockback at all, although his rocket launcher sends his own Barons flying far away.

-----

This was a pretty ugly run for me. I took a lot of damage from attacks and from making enemies gib their own corpses. Didn't earn the Iron Skull, anyone have any idea how to get that reasonably? the amount of damage you have to take per level on average is very high. I've yet to earn the Untouchables as well, probably easier to get on lower difficulty settings.

Carrying a lot of medpacks and finding Invulnerability helped so much with getting rid of corpses here. Imps/Hell Knights & Revenants are very good at "helping" out. You can kill Arch Viles on top of other corpses, but it's not something that's really viable or easy to do.
Pushing corpses around with barrels until they are next to acid/lava and then knockback them in works too but isn't optimal.



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Nightmare! / [N!|AoMr|78%|4|YASD] There is a lever here. -.-
« on: July 25, 2011, 00:45 »
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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Dave, level 4 Mancubus 2nd Lieutenant, committed a stupid suicide
 on level 4 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 32564 turns and scored 38844 points.
 He played for 2 hours, 8 minutes and 2 seconds.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 195 out of 248 hellspawn. (78%)
 He was an Angel of Marksmanship!


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

  Levels generated : 9
  Levels visited   : 1
  Levels completed : 0

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

  UAC Star (bronze cluster)

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

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 5096/4
  ToHit Ranged +2  ToHit Melee +2  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Hellrunner       (Level 1)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 1)

  EE->Fin->Fin->HR->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   green armor [1/1] (29%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   modified pistol (2d4) [6/6] (T1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   pistol (2d4) [6/6]

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

    [a] green armor [1/1] (13%)
    [b] green armor [1/1] (13%)
    [c] green armor [1/1] (100%)
    [d] 10mm ammo (x61)
    [e] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [f] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [g] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [h] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [i] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [j] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [k] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [l] 10mm ammo (x100)

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

    28 former humans
    19 former sergeants
    11 former captains
    95 imps
    11 demons
    8 lost souls
    17 cacodemons
    6 hell knights

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 3 he entered Hell's Arena.
  He left the Arena before it got too hot.
  On level 4 he finally committed a stupid suicide.

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

 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : an imp (unhurt) [m]ore | floor
 The missile hits the imp. The imp fires! You are hit!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : an imp (heavily wounded) [m]ore | floor
 The missile hits the imp. The imp dies.
 You reload the pistol with 10mm ammo.
 There is 10mm ammo (x24) lying here.
 You found 24 of 10mm ammo.
 There is a pistol (2d4) [6/6] lying here.
 You see : a double shotgun (8d3)x3 [2/2] | floor
 There is a pistol (2d4) [0/6] lying here.
 There is a lever here.
 You see : Dave (almost dead) [m]ore | acid
 Argh!!! Acid!
 Argh!!! Acid! You die!... Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 23 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.


 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.

--------------------------------------------------------------


Marksman Diamond attempt, I tried to clear everything, not very successfully (78%) and I couldn't even finish Hell's Arena. After nearly dying there, a lever in my starting location was too tempting to resist. Predictable results ensue.

There is a lever here.
You see : Dave (almost dead) [m]ore | acid
Argh!!! Acid!
Argh!!! Acid! You die!... Press <Enter>...

I'm kinda obsessive about fully clearing, but this is one of the badges I'll either have to give up on that for, or find a way to do it (might require a lot of time/patience/attempts).

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0.9.9.3 / [M|AoMr|94%|YAFW] Ammo difficulties
« on: July 23, 2011, 16:26 »
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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.3) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Dave, level 12 Former Human Corporal, nuked the Cyberdemon.
 on level 26 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 94617 turns and scored 128895 points.
 He played for 9 hours, 57 minutes and 23 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 738 out of 782 hellspawn. (94%)
 He held his right to remain violent.
 He was an Angel of Marksmanship!


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

  Levels generated : 10
  Levels visited   : 9
  Levels completed : 7

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

  UAC Star (silver cluster)
  Aurora Medallion
  Fallout Gold Cross
  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Hell Armorer Badge
  Armorer Bronze Badge
  Heroic Bronze Badge
  Marksman Bronze Badge
  Marksman Silver Badge
  Reaper Bronze Badge
  Reaper Silver Badge
  Reaper Gold Badge
  Scavenger Bronze Badge
  Arachno Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 50/50   Experience 61464/12
  ToHit Ranged +4  ToHit Melee +4  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Hellrunner       (Level 2)
    Son of a gun     (Level 2)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 2)
    Dualgunner       (Level 1)
    Dodgemaster      (Level 1)
    Whizkid          (Level 1)
    Gun Kata         (Level 1)

  SoG->SoG->DG->HR->HR->Fin->Fin->WK->EE->DM->MGK->EE->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   nothing
    [c] [ Boots      ]   modified plasteel boots [4/4] (100%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   Grammaton Cleric Beretta (1d8)x3 [18/18]

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

    [a] storm bolter pistol (1d9)x6 [30/30]
    [b] Cybernetic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [c] 10mm ammo (x76)
    [d] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [e] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] large med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] phase device
    [n] phase device
    [o] phase device
    [p] envirosuit pack
    [q] technical mod pack
    [r] bulk mod pack
    [s] bulk mod pack
    [t] Arena Master's Staff

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

    93 former humans
    63 former sergeants
    25 former captains
    106 imps
    68 demons
    232 lost souls
    50 cacodemons
    11 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    26 hell knights
    17 arachnotrons
    1 John Carmack
    3 former commandos
    4 pain elementals
    14 arch-viles
    14 mancubi
    5 revenants
    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.
  On level 4 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 4 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 6 he assembled a speedloader pistol!
  On level 10 he entered Hell's Armory.
  On level 10 he found the Grammaton Cleric Beretta!
  On level 10 he assembled a tactical boots!
  He destroyed the evil within and reaped the rewards!
  On level 14 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 15 he assembled a storm bolter pistol!
  On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He fled the Unholy Cathedral seeing no chance to win.
  On level 19 he ran for his life from acid!
  On level 19 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
  He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
  On level 20 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  On level 22 he found the Angelic Armor!
  On level 22 he assembled a elephant gun!
  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!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  He nuked level 25!
  He defeated the Cyberdemon and found the TRUE EVIL!
  Then finally in hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.

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

 Are you sure you want to overcharge the nuclear BFG 9000? This will
 overload the nuclear reactor... [Y/n] You overcharge the nuclear BFG
 9000! Warning! Explosion in 10 seconds!
 You start running!
 Warning! Explosion in 9 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 8 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 7 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 6 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 5 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 4 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 3 seconds!
 You use a lava element. You feel invincible! Warning! Explosion in 2
 seconds!
 Warning! Explosion in 1 seconds!
 You feel relatively safe now. Congratulations! You defeated John
 Carmack! Press <Enter>...

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

 Before him 2 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 1 of those was killed.




 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 1 souls claim to have killed him...
 1 killed the bastard and survived.

--------------------------------------------------------------


While great weapons, firing the Grammaton and the Storm Bolter in fully automatic mode did present me with ammo difficulties, at times I had switch down to using the Grammaton in single/semi-auto with the Speedloader Pistol. This gave me an appreciation of MAC (used in a later run).

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0.9.9.3 / [E|YAAM] First soul
« on: July 23, 2011, 16:18 »
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 Dave, level 11 Human Private, defeated the Cyberdemon
 on level 25 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 107717 turns and scored 51980 points.
 He played for 12 hours, 3 minutes and 46 seconds.
 He was too young to die!

 He killed 433 out of 433 hellspawn. (100%)
 This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!


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

  Levels generated : 5
  Levels visited   : 5
  Levels completed : 5

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

  Cyberdemon's Head
  Medal of Prejudice
  UAC Star (silver cluster)
  Explorer Badge
  Conqueror Badge
  Hell Champion Medal
  Technician Bronze Badge
  Technician Silver Badge
  UAC Bronze Badge
  Veteran Bronze Badge
  Brick Bronze Badge
  Lava Bronze Badge
  Gatekeeper Bronze Badge
  Arena Bronze Badge

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

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

  Health 50/50   Experience 54050/11
  ToHit Ranged +4  ToHit Melee +4  ToDmg Ranged +2  ToDmg Melee +2

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Finesse          (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch   (Level 2)
    Eagle Eye        (Level 2)
    Intuition        (Level 2)
    Whizkid          (Level 1)
    Triggerhappy     (Level 1)
    Cateye           (Level 1)

  EE->EE->Int->Int->SoB->SoB->TH->MCe->Fin->Fin->WK->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Necroarmor [6/6] (100%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   high power chaingun (1d8)x4 [16/26]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   modified phaseshift boots [4/4] (100%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   hyperblaster (2d4)x3 [40/40]

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

    [a] modified double shotgun (9d3)x3 [2/2] (P1)
    [b] high power plasma rifle (1d10)x6 [20/20]
    [c] BFG 9000 (10d8) [40/100]
    [d] tactical armor [1/1] (100%)
    [e] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [f] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [g] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [h] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [i] 10mm ammo (x8)
    [j] shotgun shell (x50)
    [k] shotgun shell (x50)
    [l] shotgun shell (x50)
    [m] shotgun shell (x50)
    [n] small med-pack
    [o] small med-pack
    [p] large med-pack
    [q] homing phase device
    [r] envirosuit pack
    [s] shockwave pack
    [t] lava element
    [u] Arena Master's Staff

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

    70 former humans
    65 former sergeants
    20 former captains
    59 imps
    39 demons
    83 lost souls
    20 cacodemons
    15 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    18 hell knights
    3 arachnotrons
    5 former commandos
    2 pain elementals
    9 arch-viles
    10 mancubi
    10 revenants
    2 bruiser brothers
    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 4 he stormed the Chained Court.
  He defeated the Hell Arena Master!
  On level 4 he found the Arena Master's Staff!
  On level 4 he assembled a tactical armor!
  On level 8 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 10 he found the Berserker Armor!
  On level 12 he assembled a high power weapon!
  On level 13 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 15 he encountered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 18 he ran for his life from acid!
  On level 23 he entered the Lava Pits.
  On level 23 he assembled a hyperblaster!
  On level 23 he found the Necroarmor!
  He managed to clear the Lava Pits completely!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  On level 25 he assembled a high power weapon!
  On level 25 he finally defeated the Cyberdemon.

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

 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (almost dead) [m]ore | floor
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The
 missile hits the Cyberdemon.
 Unknown command. Press "?" for help.
 You reload the high power chaingun with 10mm ammo. The Cyberdemon fires!
 You are hit! The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (almost dead) [m]ore | floor
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The
 missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The
 missile hits the Cyberdemon.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a Cyberdemon (almost dead) [m]ore | floor
 The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon dies. You feel relatively
 safe now. Congratulations! You defeated the Cyberdemon! Press <Enter>...

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

  He's the first brave soul to have ventured into Hell...

--------------------------------------------------------------


Nothing special, except this was my first soul getting back into DoomRL. Begin to fall in love with Necroarmor and the Hyperblaster. Phaseshift boots are great, but hard to find.

Edit: Well, coming back to this game, I realise that the most special thing was that Berserker Armor and Dragonslayer spawned in the same game. I was kinda hoping that they always spawned together, but it doesn't appear to be that way browsing other mortems.

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Subtitle: Angelic, Chessmaster's Cross/HA Pwnage, Shambler's Head, half the game in UC (probably)

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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.

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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 »
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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.

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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.

8
subtitle: no Hellrunner, Pacifism Diamond fail

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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

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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.

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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.

9
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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.

10
subtitle: UAC Star (gold cluster), Grim Reaper's Badge (bad idea!), The Wall

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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.

11
subtitle: Conqueror, Angelic, HA Pwnage, Longinus Platinum, YAAM fail, near YASD

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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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Pre-0.9.9 / [M|AoB|95%|Win] easy enough on this difficulty
« on: May 04, 2007, 22:20 »
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 Dave, level 11 Cacodemon Captain, defeated the Cyberdemon
 on level 25 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 110732 turns and scored 105346 points.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 563 out of 594 hellspawn. (95%)
 He held his right to remain violent.
 He was an Angel of Berserk!

 He found the Phobos Arena.
 He stormed the Chained Court.
 He ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
 He witnessed the City of Skulls.
 He faced The Wall.
 He wandered into the Unholy Cathedral.
 He defeated the Angel of Death.
 He was caught in the Mortuary!
 And he managed to clear it!
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------

  ###########################################################
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  .#>#..........###.............X...............###.........#
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  ....###...........###...................###...............#
  ....###...........###...................###...............#
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  ..........................................................#
  ###########################################################

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

  Health 26/80   Experience 55396/11
  ToHit +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +6

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Ironman        (Level 3)
    Hellrunner     (Level 3)
    Brute          (Level 2)
    Berserker      (Level 3)

  Bru->Bru->Ber->Ber->Ber->HR->HR->HR->Iro->Iro->Iro->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   nothing
    [c] [ Boots      ]   plasteel boots [8/8] (100%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   chainsaw (4d6)

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

    [a] blue armor [2/2] (100%)
    [b] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [c] Angelic Armor [6/6] (100%)
    [d] Longinus Spear (8d8)
    [e] large med-pack
    [f] large med-pack
    [g] large med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] large med-pack
    [q] large med-pack
    [r] phase device

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

    42 former humans
    40 former sergeants
    24 former captains
    23 imps
    29 demons
    107 lost souls
    31 cacodemons
    33 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    11 hell knights
    23 arachnotrons
    14 former commandos
    1 Angel of Death
    18 pain elementals
    19 arch-viles
    16 mancubi

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 8 he witnessed the Wall.
  Not knowing what to do, he left.
  On level 11 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 15 he he found the City of Skulls.
  He wiped out the City of Skulls.
  On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  On level 25 he finally defeated the Cyberdemon.

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

 The Cyberdemon loses blood.
 You miss the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood!
 You miss the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood! The Cyberdemon hits you.
 The Cyberdemon loses blood.
 You miss the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood!
 You hit the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood! The Cyberdemon hits you.
 The Cyberdemon loses blood.
 You miss the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood! The Cyberdemon hits you.
 The Cyberdemon loses blood.
 You hit the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood!
 You hit the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood! The Cyberdemon hits you.
 The Cyberdemon loses blood.
 You hit the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood!
 You hit the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon dies. Congratulations! You defeated
 the Cyberdemon! Press <Enter> You need to taste blood!

Finally had enough time to finish a game. Decided to fall back to medium difficulty so I could explore all (well most, since its an AoB) of the way through. Ended up with 14 "portable berserk kits", and just filled the rest up with Red Armour. Used one phase device the entire game (probably obvious where, it was a useful place to use it) and found more but exchanged them for Red Armors. Could have spent more time berserk-killing in the Mortuary, but wasn't sure how many Archviles and healing there was on the level.

I decided to punch CD to death. In non-berserk mode he barely takes damage.
Berserked, you are Mr T.

I know I should be on UV difficulty but I tried that, jumped right into it and got overwhelmed by the new AI. I think if I can win a normal H game, then I will be ready for UV again.

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AliensRL / YAVP
« on: May 02, 2007, 16:59 »
-- AliensRL (DAY 7++) Post Mortem ------------------------------------

  Name     : Dave
  Class    : Scout
  Rank     : Veteran
  Result   : Killed the alien Queen and escaped

  Total Experience : 12735
  Experience left  : 1155
  Game length      : 147448 truns

  Armor   : Power armor [4]
  Sidearm : .44 colt (6/6)
  Primary : M41-A pulse rifle (60/60)
  Heavy   : M56 smartgun (40/50)
  Medpacks: 10

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

  .............#......A].
  ###########..|.........
  ..........#..##########
  /.......A.#............
  .........|#..##########
  ..]..|....#..#.....#...
  ###########..#.....#...
  ..........#..#.....#...
  ..........#..#.....#.A.
  .......*..#..#.....|../
  ..........#..#.....#...
  ###########..#.....#...
  ..........#..#.....#..|
  ..........#..#.....#...
  ....../...#..#...|.#...
  ..........#..########-#
  ###########..#.........
  ..A.......#..#........A
  ..........#..#......|..
  ..........#..#.........
  ..........#..#.....]...
  ###########  ##########

-- Skills ------------------------------------------------------------
  Sidearms      : expert
  Light weapons : advanced
  Heavy weapons : untrained
  Technical     : untrained
  Medical       : expert
  Fitness       : basic
  Perception    : untrained

-- Ammunition --------------------------------------------------------

  9mm ammo      : 400/400
  .44 ammo      : 16/150
  M309 ammo     : 325/500
  M250 ammo     : 95/500
  60mm gren.    : 28/40
  12g. shells   : 196/200
  frag grenade  : 5/5
  inc grenade   : 0/5
  krak grenade  : 5/5

-- Kills (827) -------------------------------------------------------

  325 juveniles
  20 workers
  167 warriors
  229 hunters
  85 elites
  1 queen

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

 The elite shreds you!
 You barely hit the elite! You
 lightly hit the elite! You perfectly
 hit the elite! The elite dies.
 You pick up a medpack.
 You open the door.
 You enter the corridor. Entering
 Storage Tower, level 1...
 You enter the corridor. Entering
 Civilian Tower, level 1...


This one was just an attempt to complete the game in fewer turns and with fewer xp. I could definitely
have done it in less turns, but on some levels I couldn't find the lift down, and as usual I made sure I got as many exploration bonuses as possible. I also made sure I got the best armament, but I think thats sensible even if you're trying to do in few turns.

And now obviously I'm going to download the new version of DooMRL :)

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 Dave, level 19 Cacodemon Captain, nuked the Cyberdemon.
 on level 26 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 275458 turns and scored 1521672 points.
 He opposed the Nightmare!

 He killed 5022 out of 5568 hellspawn. (90%)
 He held his right to remain violent.

 He found the Phobos Arena.
 He stormed the Chained Court.
 He ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
 He fought on Hell's Arena.
 He became a champion of Hell's Arena!
 He invaded Spider's lair.
 He faced The Wall.
 He was caught in the Mortuary!
 He killed the Cyberdemon, just to find a greater evil...
 He discovered true Hell!
 He defeated the FINAL EVIL!

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

  Health 84/80   Experience 282015/19
  ToHit +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Ironman        (Level 3)
    Finesse        (Level 2)
    Hellrunner     (Level 3)
    Tough as nails (Level 1)
    Son of a gun   (Level 1)
    Reloader       (Level 3)
    Eagle Eye      (Level 2)
    Intuition      (Level 3)
    Shottyman      (Level 1)

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   red armor [4/4] (89%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   advanced rocket launcher (4d5) [0/1]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [4/4] (80%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   plasma rifle (1d8)x8 [40/40]

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

    [a] red armor [4/4] (92%)
    [b] chainsaw (4d6)
    [c] double shotgun (6d3)x2 [2/2]
    [d] chaingun (1d6)x5 [50/50]
    [e] plasma rifle (1d8)x8 [40/40]
    [f] BFG 9000 (8d8) [0/100]
    [g] 10mm ammo (x10)
    [h] shotgun shell (x16)
    [i] shotgun shell (x50)
    [j] rocket
    [k] power cell (x40)
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] phase device
    [n] large med-pack

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

    978 former humans
    1628 former sergeants
    179 former captains
    353 imps
    1404 demons
    44 lost souls
    132 cacodemons
    35 barons of hell
    30 hell knights
    43 arachnotrons
    1 John Carmack
    20 former commandos
    22 pain elementals
    19 arch-viles

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

 He started his journey on the suface of Phobos.
 On level 2 he battled through the complex.
 On level 3 he battled through the complex.
 Afterwards he fought on Hell's Arena.
 On level 4 he battled through the complex.
 On level 5 he battled through the complex.
 On level 6 he found hellish caves.
 He then stormed the Chained Court.
 On level 7 he battled through the complex.
 Afterwards he witnessed the Wall.
 On level 8 he found hellish caves.
 On level 9 he battled through the complex.
 On level 10 he found a hellish city.
 On level 11 he battled through the complex.
 On level 12 he found a hellish city.
 He then ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
 On level 13 he battled through a maze of rooms.
 On level 14 he found a hellish city.
 On level 15 he found a hellish city.
 On level 16 he battled through the complex.
 On level 17 he battled through the complex.
 On level 18 he found a hellish city.
 Then he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
 On level 19 he battled through a maze of rooms.
 On level 20 he found a hellish city.
 On level 21 he battled through a maze of rooms.
 On level 22 he battled through the complex.
 He was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
 On level 23 he battled through the complex.
 On level 24 he found hellish caves.
 Then at last he found the Phobos Arena.
 He killed the Cyberdemon, and discovered true Hell!
Then finally in hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.


I originally intended to go pistols, but I think it takes too many traits and you might as well use a Plasma Rifle instead. Therefore I regretted taking Son of a Gun, also Shottyman to a degree. Taking 2 extra levels of TaN instead would've helped greatly.. but I still won so not too fussed.

I entered every dungeon that I could find. I think for some reason there wasn't a City of Skulls, as I didn't get the stairs message, else I would have attempted it. I entered but then gave up on Spider's Lair, it was consuming too much ammo. Same for the Mortuary, I attempted it but theres just too many AVs and self-resurrecting corpses and the reward is only AA, so I exited via the safest corner (Adv RL, which I didn't bother taking as I had one from the Wall). I could have nuked Mortuary, but I didn't want to risk the nuke mortem bug being the reason I didn't get a N! win.

After 24 levels of pure N! hell and a nuked CD, JC was a piece of cake (I still had 105% health when he died, the remainder of my overhealth from level 24).



Oh I thought this would happen to the hiscore table. I just wanted to see for myself.
"scored 1521672 points."
any score over 999,999 shows up as 6 digits in the hiscore table (only space for 6 digits).
so my top score is N 152167 .. and underneath it is my 290,000ish win from AoI game.



Ok lets see, Major requirements:
Win on at least Hurt Me Plenty. Ok I think I've done that now :)
complete AoMr
complete AoP

I think AoP is going to be much easier, because I get to use all my weapons, so thats next.


Oh I just noticed this, I love this (from my player info):

Difficulty level achievements:
Nightmare!: fully won (1 win total) deaths: none kills: 4888

No deaths, and nearly 5000 kills. I might never play N! again just to keep it like that, lol.

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 Dave, level 14 Cacodemon Lieutenant, nuked the Cyberdemon.
 on level 26 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 284831 turns and scored 292142 points.
 He was a man of Ultra-Violence!

 He killed 827 out of 875 hellspawn. (95%)
 He held his right to remain violent.
 He was an Angel of Impatience!

 He found the Phobos Arena.
 He stormed the Chained Court.
 He ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
 He fought on Hell's Arena.
 He became a champion of Hell's Arena!
 He witnessed the City of Skulls.
 He faced The Wall.
 He was caught in the Mortuary!
 And he managed to clear it!
 He killed the Cyberdemon, just to find a greater evil...
 He discovered true Hell!
 He defeated the FINAL EVIL!

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

  Health 42/50   Experience 95309/14
  ToHit +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Finesse        (Level 2)
    Son of a gun   (Level 3)
    Reloader       (Level 3)
    Eagle Eye      (Level 2)
    Dualgunner     (Level 1)
    Intuition      (Level 3)

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   Angelic Armor [6/6] (61%)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   extended pistol (2d4) [7/9]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   protective boots [4/4] (92%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   extended pistol (2d4) [7/9]

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

    [a] red armor [4/4] (91%)
    [b] fastload rocket launcher (4d4) [1/1]
    [c] advanced plasma rifle (1d9)x8 [40/40]
    [d] BFG 9000 (8d8) [100/100]
    [e] advanced BFG 9000 (8d9) [100/100]
    [f] BFG 9000 (8d8) [100/100]
    [g] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [h] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [i] 10mm ammo (x46)
    [j] rocket (x10)
    [k] rocket (x10)
    [l] rocket (x10)
    [m] rocket (x10)
    [n] rocket (x10)
    [o] rocket (x10)
    [p] thermonuclear bomb

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

    55 former humans
    81 former sergeants
    33 former captains
    37 imps
    63 demons
    72 lost souls
    95 cacodemons
    58 barons of hell
    53 hell knights
    55 arachnotrons
    1 John Carmack
    31 former commandos
    61 pain elementals
    21 arch-viles

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

 He started his journey on the suface of Phobos.
 On level 2 he battled through the complex.
 On level 3 he battled through the complex.
 Afterwards he fought on Hell's Arena.
 On level 4 he battled through the complex.
 On level 5 he battled through the complex.
 On level 6 he found hellish caves.
 He then stormed the Chained Court.
 On level 7 he found a hellish city.
 On level 8 he battled through the complex.
 On level 9 he battled through the complex.
 On level 10 he found a hellish city.
 On level 11 he found hellish caves.
 On level 12 he battled through the complex.
 On level 13 he battled through a maze of rooms.
 Afterwards he witnessed the Wall.
 On level 14 he found a hellish city.
 He then ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
 On level 15 he found a hellish city.
 Then he found the City of Skulls.
 On level 16 he battled through a maze of rooms.
 On level 17 he found a hellish city.
 On level 18 he found a hellish city.
 On level 19 he battled through the complex.
 On level 20 he battled through the complex.
 On level 21 he found hellish caves.
 On level 22 he found a hellish city.
 He was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
 On level 23 he found hellish caves.
 On level 24 he found a hellish city.
 Then at last he found the Phobos Arena.
 He killed the Cyberdemon, and discovered true Hell!
Then finally in hell itself, he killed the final EVIL.



This for my Captain rank, and one of the easiest games I've played so far (you don't need medkits with Int 3). I cleared CoS, taking 1 hp damage in total. I probably could've cleared (or given it a good attempt) the Mortuary with pistols, but I didn't think I had enough ammo, so I went in like the Cyberdemon on N! (fastload RL plus 3 levels of reloader equals almost non-stop rocketing) and finished off the remainder with pistol ammo I scrounged from dead former captains.

I had originally intended to take on the CD with one pistol, but found 3 special pistols (1 fastload, and 2 extended), so the game was really pushing me to take a level of Dualgunner, and I couldn't ignore the obvious advantages of dual wielding extended pistols.. its like having a plasma rifle with chaingun ammo.

JC took over 150 bullets to kill, and by firing a couple at CD it shows that he takes around 100 to kill, so my earlier estimations about the pistols and SoaG seem to be correct. 48 Barons behind JC survived again.


N! difficulty unlocked. My last two games should have given me enough AoMr and AoB experience to have a good chance at those challenges for Major, as they were pistol and LS games, although I see now I don't have to complete AoB for Major rank, just AoMr and AoP. I think they are both harder than any challenge I've attempted so far (AoP sounds harder than AoI, but if I just replace some of my unused rockets (I had over 100 in total this game and had to keep dropping some) from this game for large medkits, I should be ok).


It should be possible to kill the CD almost 100% of the time with pistols in AoMr with no medkits/phase devices, as long as you have the right traits, supercharged/Badass health and full AA. This is because, even if he spawns in front of you, you can defeat the CD, without even dodging. You should deal 200 hp of damage with pistols before he can deal you 100 hp of damage with rockets. I think thats hilarious actually, that you can go toe to toe with the CD with pistols and win without using a medkit or phase device, but then only with (boosted) health, and AA (otherwise you will die first).

The only part I'm unsure of, is that in AoMr your best pistol combo is probably Advanced and Fastload, whereas I was able to dual wield Extended pistols. Perhaps AoMr should give you an Extended pistol instead of Advanced :P (so no WK mods in beta lol).

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