What do you mean about the Vaults?
I just used 6 phase devices+1 homing phase device to get Scavenger Platinum/Diamond.
Is there any other way to clear there without Arena Staff?
Is there any other secrets about Vaults that I don't know...?
Well, the Staff is one secret - secret meaning that you won't get the information on how it works in-game. The phase device approach is heavily luck-based, but...
using Azrael's Scythe's alt-fire is a sure way of getting Scavenger Platinum and/or Diamond
By the previously defined standard, though, this is of course a secret as well.
Are you working on Everyman Angelic? You are the man. I would really wait that video.
Well... I was planning to wait until I actually achieved it before posting anything, but maybe I'll release a sneak peek of my strategy with my best recorded attempt so far. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVVc1NzWH9I) :)
(I'm worried that now that I've announced that, you're gonna get it before me; oh well...) :P
Here's the mortem for it, but you might want to watch the video before looking at the mortem so you can be surprised at how far I got; there were several places where I was sure I was about to die, but somehow, held on longer than expected. :)
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DoomRL (0.9.9.7) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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Tormuse, level 5 Apostle Chaos Mjr General Scout,
nuked himself on level 7 of the Deimos base.
He survived 17773 turns and scored 103094 points.
He played for 28 minutes and 34 seconds.
He opposed the Nightmare!
He killed 225 out of 623 hellspawn. (36%)
He was an Archangel of Humanity!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 3
Levels completed : 0
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
UAC Star (bronze cluster)
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/10 Experience 9090/5
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +0 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +0
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Scout
Hellrunner (Level 1)
HR->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] red armor [2/4] (43%) (A)
[b] [ Weapon ] chainsaw (4d6) (T)
[c] [ Boots ] steel boots [1/1] (96%)
[d] [ Prepared ] shotgun (8d3) [0/1] (B1)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] red armor [3/6] (47%) (P)
[b] shotgun shell (x50)
[c] shotgun shell (x50)
[d] shotgun shell (x50)
[e] shotgun shell (x50)
[f] shotgun shell (x50)
[g] shotgun shell (x50)
[h] shotgun shell (x50)
[i] shotgun shell (x50)
[j] shotgun shell (x50)
[k] shotgun shell (x44)
[l] shell box (x11)
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Fire - internal 0% torso 12% feet 0%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
34 former humans
50 former sergeants
24 former captains
41 imps
21 demons
33 lost souls
3 cacodemons
7 hell knights
6 barons of hell
2 former commandos
1 pain elemental
1 revenant
2 arch-viles
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
He left level 5 as soon as possible.
On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
He left level 7 as soon as possible.
On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
Level 10 was a hard nut to crack!
On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
Not knowing what to do, he left.
On level 12 he found the City of Skulls.
He fled the City in terror!
He sounded the alarm on level 13!
He left level 14 as soon as possible.
He nuked level 15!
On level 15 he finally nuked himself.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
You quickly reload the shotgun.
Fire -- Choose target...
You see : out of vision
You hear the scream of a freed soul!
You quickly reload the shotgun.
Fire -- Choose target...
You see : out of vision
You reload the shotgun.
Fire -- Choose target...
You see : out of vision
You see : an arch-vile (almost unhurt) | open door | [ m ]ore
Are you sure you want activate the thermonuclear bomb? [Y/n]
You use a thermonuclear bomb. Warning! Explosion in 10 seconds! The arch-vile
misses you.
You swap your weapons. Warning! Explosion in 9 seconds! The arch-vile hits
you. You die!... Press <Enter>...
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
1236 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
952 of those were killed.
5 of those were killed by something unknown.
151 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
And 38 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.
90 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
4 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
61 killed the bitch and survived.
25 showed that it can outsmart Hell itself.
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