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DoomRL => Mortem Archives => Post Mortem => 0.9.9.6 => Topic started by: Klear on May 24, 2012, 12:34

Title: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: Klear on May 24, 2012, 12:34: After starting over (http://"http://forum.chaosforge.org/index.php/topic,5750.0.html") with a pretty good run, I decided to go for AoB Gold, but kept getting my ass kicked. Then at last I got lucky and got Necroarmor in an early vault, which made the game a walk in the park. It works really well with Vampyre. So what happened? I forgot to watch my health and died stupidly early in hell with inventory full of medpacks and phases and 100% kills up to that point (not counting the revenant that killed me).

So I decided to try a pacifist run for a change of pace, since I always liked that challenge. I got a lucky run and scored Gold badge on my first try, plus some nice medals.

-------------------------------------------------------------- DoomRL (v.0.9.9.6G) roguelike post-mortem character dump -------------------------------------------------------------- Klear, level 10 Demon Sergeant Major Marine, sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind on level 8 of Hell. He survived 9149 turns and scored 35261 points. He played for 7 minutes and 16 seconds. He didn't like it too rough. He killed 24 out of 454 hellspawn. (5%) My, was he a wimpy chump. He was an Angel of Pacifism! -- Special levels -------------------------------------------- Levels generated : 11 Levels visited : 6 Levels completed : 0 -- Awards ---------------------------------------------------- Minor Icarus Cross Major Icarus Cross Compet-n Silver Cross Compet-n Gold Cross Compet-n Platinum Cross Pacifist Bronze Badge Pacifist Silver Badge Pacifist Gold Badge -- Graveyard ------------------------------------------------- ########################################################### #>......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #...................&...................................... #........................................................&. #...................X...................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #.......................................................... #>......................................................... ########################################################### -- Statistics ------------------------------------------------ Health 0/90 Experience 1006/10 ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +0 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +0 -- Traits ---------------------------------------------------- Class : Marine Ironman (Level 3) Finesse (Level 1) Hellrunner (Level 2) Tough as nails (Level 2) Dodgemaster (Level 1) Badass (Level 1) HR->HR->DM->TaN->TaN->Bad->Iro->Iro->Iro->Fin-> -- Equipment ------------------------------------------------- [a] [ Armor ] blue armor [2/2] (90%) [b] [ Weapon ] nothing [c] [ Boots ] nothing [d] [ Prepared ] nothing -- Inventory ------------------------------------------------- [a] green armor [1/1] (64%) [b] green armor [1/1] (100%) [c] blue armor [2/2] (100%) [d] red armor [1/4] (13%) [e] red armor [2/4] (47%) [f] small 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] homing phase device [o] technical mod pack [p] agility mod pack -- Resistances ----------------------------------------------- Plasma - internal 0% torso 20% feet 0% -- Kills ----------------------------------------------------- 3 former humans 1 former sergeant 10 imps 9 lost souls 1 Spider Mastermind -- History --------------------------------------------------- On level 2 he entered Hell's Arena. He cowardly fled the Arena. He left level 5 as soon as possible. He left level 6 as soon as possible. He left level 7 as soon as possible. On level 7 he witnessed the Wall. Not knowing what to do, he left. On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly. He left level 9 as soon as possible. On level 10 he entered Hell's Armory. He left the Armory without drawing too much attention. On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair. He fled the Lair, knowing how to fear Arachnotrons! On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel! On level 18 he entered the Vaults. He came, he saw, but he left. He left level 20 as soon as possible. On level 22 he entered the Lava Pits. He decided it was too hot there. Then at last he found Dis! He nuked level 24! On level 24 he finally sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind. -- Messages -------------------------------------------------- You enter the damned city of Dis... You advance to level 10! Press <Enter>... Are you sure you want activate the thermonuclear bomb? [Y/n] You use a thermonuclear bomb. Warning! Explosion in 10 seconds! Warning! Explosion in 9 seconds! There is a lever here. Warning! Explosion in 8 seconds! Warning! Explosion in 7 seconds! Warning! Explosion in 6 seconds! There is a lever here. You pull the lever... Warning! Explosion in 5 seconds! There is a lever here. You pull the lever... Warning! Explosion in 4 seconds! There is a lever here. You pull the lever... Warning! Explosion in 3 seconds! There is a lever here. You pull the lever... Warning! Explosion in 2 seconds! There is a lever here. Warning! Explosion in 1 seconds! Congratulations! You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>... You feel relatively safe now. There are stairs leading downward here. -- General --------------------------------------------------- 24 brave souls have ventured into Phobos: 20 of those were killed. 1 of those was killed by something unknown. 1 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual. 2 souls destroyed the Mastermind... 1 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind. 1 showed that it can outsmart hell itself. --------------------------------------------------------------
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: LuckyDee on May 25, 2012, 06:45: As of yet I haven't gotten the hang of these pacifist runs. How do you not get shot to pieces within 3 levels?
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: thelaptop on May 25, 2012, 06:48: Quote from: LuckyDee on May 25, 2012, 06:45
As of yet I haven't gotten the hang of these pacifist runs. How do you not get shot to pieces within 3 levels?
Well, you just keep... moving. The traditional start for AoPc is Marine HR, which gives you slightly more HP to take damage, and slightly more speed to move. Diagonal movements are your friends, as is running mode.

Medpacks should not be hoarded -- there is no strategy for medpack use except don't wait till it is too late to apply, since you need time to use the medpack, and time to activate run mode and keep moving.

Other than that, it's up to the whims and fancies of the RNG.
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: Klear on May 25, 2012, 07:42: Quote from: LuckyDee on May 25, 2012, 06:45
As of yet I haven't gotten the hang of these pacifist runs. How do you not get shot to pieces within 3 levels?

It's all about running. And luck.

I encourage you to give it a few more tries - it will teach you how to use the run command correctly, how to search levels efficiently etc. You still need a little luck though, but that is the case with all challenges. That's why I was so surprised to pull this off on my first try...
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: LuckyDee on May 25, 2012, 12:02: I think I just might, since I really like the idea. I think I'm going to try and earn all bronze and silver badges first now. I need more gold and first blood in the platinum range for my next rank, which feels a little out of my league. Hell I had to use nearly every trick I could find to get my last promotion...
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: LuckyDee on May 26, 2012, 04:17: Did a Pacifist run yesterday, and made it all the way to the Anomaly. Unfortunately, with little armor, no phase and obviously no RL, I was toast before I got to the 2nd door...

Although this level can be rediculous, what about the Tower of Babel? The regular 'exit' is off-limits...
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: Uranium on May 26, 2012, 04:34: Quote from: LuckyDee on May 26, 2012, 04:17
Did a Pacifist run yesterday, and made it all the way to the Anomaly. Unfortunately, with little armor, no phase and obviously no RL, I was toast before I got to the 2nd door...

Although this level can be rediculous, what about the Tower of Babel? The regular 'exit' is off-limits...
There's a special exit on there just for our pacifist friends. It requires quite the run, though...
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: LuckyDee on May 26, 2012, 06:02: Yeah, I guessed so... First I'm going to have to make it that far though...
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: LuckyDee on May 26, 2012, 06:33: Quote from: Klear on May 25, 2012, 07:42
I encourage you to give it a few more tries - it will teach you how to use the run command correctly...

Please explain this one, since I haven't used the run command (on AoPc) yet. I normally only use it to run/wait, or to traverse levels when I know they're clear. And especially when you want to move in a zigzag pattern, run is useless...
Title: Re: [M|AoPc|5%|YAVP] Pacifist Gold in one try!
Post by: Klear on May 26, 2012, 07:17: Ech.. sorry. Meant running by tab. That you'll learn not to save it for later, that if you are going to pick up a health globe, you might as well run to it, since it will reset you back to cautious and that sort of thing. The other run command is pretty useless for pacifists =)