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DoomRL => Requests For Features => Topic started by: Andrew Freeman on June 24, 2006, 02:41

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Andrew Freeman on June 24, 2006, 02:41

Hey everyone.  Here's an idea.  What if as a bonus for beating the game at a certain difficulty level, the game unlocks a special level where you play as one of the demons?  For instance you could play as an Arch-Vile, killing humans and resurrecting them as your own minions?  Maybe the higher score or difficulty you beat the game in, the stronger demon you get to play?

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Magekind on June 24, 2006, 05:11

Or just add them as a playable race. Sounds fun, and dunno. With the game's Sword of Fargoal-like simplicity, it just might not end up. Still, I'd like to see it happen.

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Anticheese on June 25, 2006, 01:26

This has been suggested before, But it would be pretty nifty as a reward for beating the game to be able to play as demons and the likes...

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Shinji_Ikari_9th on October 04, 2006, 01:00

Let the fools that stand before me feel my wrath!

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: RickVoid on October 04, 2006, 23:33

Here's a thought:

You start as a demon at the bottom of the base. The base is filled with humans, scientists, marines, etc. It would be like playing the regular game backwards. At the end, you have to fight the character you beat the game with.

Also, the difficulty level determines the demon you start as. You could be a, say, cacodemon on easy, and an former human on nightmare. *evil grin*

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Turgor on October 05, 2006, 00:36

Apart from the fact that i think resurrecting this thread was really unnecessary, there is clear evidence here that my anti-Cacodemon propaganda is finally having some effect:

Quoting: RickVoid

You could be a, say, cacodemon on easy

Sir, clearly you agree with me that Cacodemons are the #1 cause for character deaths.

So i am sure you are glad to herald the advent of the Super League Against Cacodemons Killing Souls with me too, in fact I'm making you our P.R. manager! (I'm the president offcourse (no typo intended), since i hate Cacodemons the most)

To all you other DoomRLers out there, don't hesitate, join SLACKS today!

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Malek Deneith on October 05, 2006, 00:39

Eh? Unless you stumble upon a cavernous level full of them, cacos aren't that bad - it's the knights/barons that you should ph3@r.

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Turgor on October 05, 2006, 00:42

Nay, not even the Arachnotrons in Spider's Lair instill as much fear in me as hearing the hissing of a Cacodemon.

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Malek Deneith on October 05, 2006, 00:43

Meh... give ma two cacos instead every h.knight ... I'll take the deal everyday...

PS. Kornel - make a new challange especially for Turgor - Angel of Cacodemons xD

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Turgor on October 05, 2006, 00:47

ok, let's say there's 10 Hell Knights in one room, and 1 Cacodemon in another, in front of which door would you plant some ammo, open it in coward  mode at an angle where you're least likely to see any enemy, and then run out of sightrange?

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Malek Deneith on October 05, 2006, 00:50

The hell knight one... seriosly - two good blasts from dbl.shotgun on low range will down caco 90% of time... he doesn't pickup and use stuff... on other hand I've seen hell knights pickup armor, use medkits or surviwe 3-4 rockets and still go at you (caco will usrvive how much? 2 tops?)

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Turgor on October 05, 2006, 00:56

yes, but the point there was that when they are on top of ammo they just stand around not doing anything at all. Call it abuse of the limited AI, but as long as Kornel doesn't change it and it means i don't die i will use it.

And to make it clearer, they means Hellknights, Cacodemons don't care about such mundane stuff like ammo, they're after your soul buddy!

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: jake250 on October 05, 2006, 05:23

Quoting: Turgor

, Cacodemons don't care about such mundane stuff like ammo

They don't have hand anyway, they could only eat them.

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: bfg9001 on October 07, 2006, 04:46

Meh, I hate ALL demons equally, lol, not just hell knights or cacos in particular.

Title: Playing as a demon
Post by: Anticheese on October 09, 2006, 05:16

I'll excuse the thread necro if people get back on topic.

If this were to be implimented, I'd only like to see it as an easter egg.