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My armor broke just before decending to level 25.. but.. in a stroke of luck, a megasphere was right by the stairs.  And, yes, I did infact blow up my BFG.  I was sad.  One thing I can't figure out.. how the heck do I open The Vaults?  I could not figure that out for the life of me.. blew 13 rockets trying to find out how.

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Yes, it was on the easiest difficulty, but I did it!  Woo!  (I came into this battle without armor)
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 DoomRL (v.0.9.8.10) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 EchoingZen, level 10 Former Human Corporal, defeated the Cyberdemon
 on level 25 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 135723 turns and scored 43808 points.
 He was too young to die!

 He killed 392 out of 408 hellspawn. (96%)
 He held his right to remain violent.


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

  ###########################################################
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  ###########################################################

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

  Health 74/50   Experience 40257/10
  ToHit +6  ToDmg Ranged +3  ToDmg Melee +3

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

    Son of a bitch (Level 3)
    Eagle Eye      (Level 3)
    Cateye         (Level 2)
    Triggerhappy   (Level 2)

  SoB->SoB->TH->TH->SoB->EE->EE->Cat->Cat->EE->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   modified plasma rifle (1d8)x8 [42/52] (M1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   modified plasteel boots [8/8] (100%) (P)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   modified chaingun (1d6)x5 [50/50] (S1)

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

    [a] advanced rocket launcher (6d7) [1/1] (D1S2A1)
    [b] 10mm ammo (x140)
    [c] 10mm ammo (x140)
    [d] 10mm ammo (x140)
    [e] rocket (x13)
    [f] power cell (x58)
    [g] power cell (x70)
    [h] power cell (x70)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] power cell (x70)
    [k] power cell (x70)
    [l] power cell (x70)
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] large med-pack
    [q] large med-pack
    [r] weapon damage mod
    [s] weapon magazine mod
    [t] weapon accuracy mod

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

    70 former humans
    52 former sergeants
    22 former captains
    63 imps
    40 demons
    41 lost souls
    24 cacodemons
    11 barons of hell
    1 Cyberdemon
    20 hell knights
    10 arachnotrons
    4 former commandos
    5 pain elementals
    4 arch-viles
    2 mancubi
    3 revenants

-- 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 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 11 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 12 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
  On level 21 he entered the Vaults.
  He came, he saw, but he left.
  Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
  On level 25 he finally defeated the Cyberdemon.

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

 the Cyberdemon. 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. The missile hits the
 Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher. You need to taste
 blood!
 Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits
 the Cyberdemon. You need to taste blood!
 Unknown command. Press "?" for help.
 Your weapon is empty.
 You reload the plasma rifle with power cell. The Cyberdemon fires! You are
 hit! The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher. You feel more calm.
 Fire -- Choose target... 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. The missile hits the
 Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon dies. Congratulations! You defeated the

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

 Before him 5 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 5 of those were killed.

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Oh my god, those graphics are near perfect.  I want!

I thought of that...  It part of the challenge, conserving the health packs until the end.  I usually try 100% Health by each level anyways.  I would be curious to try this to see if I can do it.  :)  I would most definitely mention before the start of the challenge that you can suicide with "Q".

[Dumb Luck]

My apologies if these ideas have already been posted... hope you enjoy!



Dumb Luck (Trait)
"Better lucky than good..."

Small chance to reroll to-hit if missed.  In addition, small percent chance to upgrade an item one step up.
For example, a small health pack might upgrade to a large health pack.
Angel of the Imp (Angel)
"Rawr!"

This could be really fun, if done correctly.  Tired of getting snuffed out by blood-thirsty marines, you have decided to take matters into your own hands.  As an imp, you are bottom rung of the demon hierarchy... until today.  Claws and Imp Fireball, the weapons of choice.
Angel of Skulls (Angel)
"Noi eravamo quello che voi siete, e quello che noi siamo voi sarete."

High spawn rate of lost souls.  Very high.  Start with 2 phase devices.
Angel of Perfection (Angel)
"Flawless victory!"

Stairs will only function if the player is at 100% health.  (Pretty tough.)

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"Khe, he, he.. This will be a mess."  My first thermo too, sad face emoticon.

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.8.9) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 EchoingZen, level 7 Imp Sergeant, killed by a baron of hell
 on level 18 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 78963 turns and scored 19282 points.
 He was too young to die!

 He killed 270 out of 276 hellspawn. (97%)
 He held his right to remain violent.

 He fought on Hell's Arena.
 He became a champion of Hell's Arena!
 He faced The Wall.
 And he cleared it completely!.
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------

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  ##..................#.======..#.......#.#..=.=........#0#.0
  ###......./.........#.===.=...+..0....#.#==.==.0.....0#.#..
  ##.............#...##.==.==...#c......#.#==#===+#######.#..
  ##..................+.=.......#00..0..+..==.=O=.........+.\
  ##..../..../.......#####+####+####+#######+=##==####+######
  ##........XB........+.......#.#......[+....=....#0....../..
  ###.......#/......#########.#.#.......#........0#..B....#..
  ###.................#.....#0+.+..0..+.#".====...#.......#0.
  ##........................#[#+#########...===...#######+#..
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  ###.........................#...0.....+0=.=.....#....0..+..
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  ###....#[.....................#.......#.......#.#.......#..
  ###0...#.....\....../.........#.......+.......#.#B......+..
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 0/50   Experience 18310/7
  ToHit +0  ToDmg Ranged +3  ToDmg Melee +3

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

    Hellrunner     (Level 1)
    Son of a bitch (Level 3)
    Reloader       (Level 2)
    Shottyman      (Level 1)

  Rel->Rel->SM->SoB->SoB->SoB->HR->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   modified red armor [4/4] (149%) (D)
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   double shotgun (6d3)x3 [0/2]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   plasteel boots [8/8] (90%)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   advanced rocket launcher (6d6) [1/1] (R1S2A1)

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

    [a] shotgun shell (x70)
    [b] shotgun shell (x70)
    [c] shotgun shell (x70)
    [d] shotgun shell (x70)
    [e] shotgun shell (x70)
    [f] rocket (x12)
    [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] homing phase device
    [p] homing phase device
    [q] thermonuclear bomb
    [r] weapon magazine mod
    [s] weapon accuracy mod

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

    62 former humans
    39 former sergeants
    5 former captains
    14 imps
    30 demons
    58 lost souls
    11 cacodemons
    1 baron of hell
    17 hell knights
    4 former commandos
    3 pain elementals

-- 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 11 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 18 he finally was killed by a baron of hell.

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

 There is a thermonuclear bomb lying here.
 You don't have enough place in your backpack. There is a thermonuclear bomb
 lying here.
 You dropped a small med-pack. There is a thermonuclear bomb lying here.
 You picked up a thermonuclear bomb. ""Handle with care"... WTF?"
 You open the door.
 There is a weapon magazine mod lying here.
 There is a green armor [1/1] (100%) lying here.
 You open the door. There is a green armor [1/1] (100%) lying here.
 You open the door.
 You open the door.
 Fire -- Choose target... The barrel explodes! The barrel explodes! The
 barrel explodes! The barrel explodes! The barrel explodes! The barrel
 explodes! You hear an explosion! You hear an explosion! The barrel
 explodes! The baron of hell hits you. You die!...

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

 Before him 64 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 63 of those were killed.
 And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

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[WAS]

I really dislike this place...  In the future I will avoid it.  Super sad face emoticon.  Sadly, this was the best i have ever done.  (Did I title my thread correctly?)  This WAS my best run.  I even got my first artifact!  (Something tells me it's broken, since the plasma gun seemed to do more damage.)

If you don't like the sight of blood, turn away now.

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.8.9) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 EchoingZen, level 9 Imp Sergeant, killed by a hell knight
 on level 22 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 132357 turns and scored 27876 points.
 He was too young to die!

 He killed 354 out of 400 hellspawn. (88%)

 He stormed the Chained Court.
 He fought on Hell's Arena.
 He became a champion of Hell's Arena!
 He faced The Wall.
 And he cleared it completely!.
 He was caught in the Mortuary!
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------

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

  Health -1/60   Experience 30948/9
  ToHit +4  ToDmg Ranged +3  ToDmg Melee +3

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

    Ironman        (Level 1)
    Hellrunner     (Level 2)
    Son of a bitch (Level 3)
    Eagle Eye      (Level 2)
    Triggerhappy   (Level 1)

  SoB->SoB->SoB->EE->EE->TH->Iro->HR->HR->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   advanced rocket launcher (6d7) [1/1] (D1S1)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   modified protective boots [4/4] (62%) (M)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   Minigun (1d5)x10 [89/100]

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

    [a] modified chaingun (1d6)x5 [65/65] (M1)
    [b] modified plasma rifle (1d8)x8 [0/40] (A1)
    [c] red armor [4/4] (100%)
    [d] 10mm ammo (x140)
    [e] 10mm ammo (x140)
    [f] rocket (x6)
    [g] rocket (x14)
    [h] power cell (x57)
    [i] power cell (x70)
    [j] power cell (x70)
    [k] power cell (x70)
    [l] power cell (x70)
    [m] power cell (x70)
    [n] weapon magazine mod

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

    88 former humans
    46 former sergeants
    14 former captains
    13 imps
    42 demons
    34 lost souls
    11 cacodemons
    6 barons of hell
    26 hell knights
    7 arachnotrons
    6 former commandos
    2 pain elementals
    4 arch-viles
    2 mancubi

-- 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 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 10 he witnessed the Wall.
  He massacred the evil behind the Wall!
  On level 21 he found the Minigun!
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  On level 22 he finally was killed by a hell knight.

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

 hell knight fires! The missile hits the cacodemon. The baron of hell
 fires! The missile hits the cacodemon.
 You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. The hell knight fires! You
 are hit!
 Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the cacodemon. The missile hits
 the cacodemon. The missile hits the cacodemon. The missile hits the
 cacodemon. The missile hits the cacodemon. The cacodemon dies. The hell
 knight fires! You are hit!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You swap your weapon. The arch-vile raises his arms! You are engulfed in
 flames!
 Your weapon is empty.
 You reload the rocket launcher with rocket. The arch-vile raises his arms!
 You are engulfed in flames! The hell knight fires! You are hit! You
 die!...

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

 Before him 51 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 50 of those were killed.
 And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

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I'm toying around with the custom colored messaging, but I can't seem to find a valid list of color.  Am I just missing it?  Or are the colors in the default file all that are available?

How dare you make such a wonderful game!  Filled with action and adventure, consuming my day with shotgun shells and charging demons?  What gives you the right to make such an entertaining roguelike game?  I hope you are happy with yourself.

A warning to all of you, stay away from this game.  All you'll find here is a good time.

(Nice first post, huh?  Keep up the great work!)