My tale will be cut and paste at the end of this...
But first, my thoughts.
Great game!!!! Visceral. Surprisingly so for a RL, almost feels like a firstperson shooter since everything is so hectic.
My biggest complaint... too short! Around level 11 I found the Trigun, and just before or after that I found an advanced pistol. Now, the obvious goal with those two are dual weapons and whizkid to amp the pistol. But... it was far too late in the game (though I didn't know this) to get those perks. I'd love to be able to level up a few more times in the game. I was obviously powerful enough to whip the cyberdemon with a pair of pistol (thanks Vash!) but I wanted more power. More power, I tell you!
This was especially annoying since I spent most of the game with half my inventory full of weapon mods... and then beat the game before I got to whiz kid. Now, I realize this is my fault... but I had no idea the game was going to end on level 25 so I figured I'd level up twice more and clear up some inventory while making my gun all the more powerful (those damage mods came after I used the first 4 I had).
Overall... I totally enjoyed this game. I skipped several of the special levels because the Wiki suggested they were almost insta-death... but that said, I'd still love to see more normal levels. Winning so quickly and unexpectedly was a bit of a letdown (my Nethack ascension was EARNED). But this was fast, fun, kill kill kill and I loved every second of it.
I want to dual weapon Trigun and the Blaster someday.
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DoomRL (v.0.9.8.9) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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kilter, level 10 Former Human Soldier, defeated the Cyberdemon
on level 25 of the Phobos base.
He survived 147863 turns and scored 88171 points.
He didn't like it too rough.
He killed 538 out of 538 hellspawn. (100%)
This ass-kicking marine killed all of them!
He found the Phobos Arena.
He stormed the Chained Court.
He ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
He found the Hell's Armory.
He fought on Hell's Arena.
He became a champion of Hell's Arena!
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 49/50 Experience 41386/10
ToHit +0 ToDmg Ranged +2 ToDmg Melee +2
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Finesse (Level 2)
Hellrunner (Level 3)
Son of a bitch (Level 2)
Son of a gun (Level 2)
Dualgunner (Level 1)
HR->HR->HR->SoB->SoB->Fin->SoG->SoG->DG->Fin->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] Gothic Armor [7/7] (121%)
[b] [ Weapon ] Trigun (3d6) [1/6]
[c] [ Boots ] modified plasteel boots [8/8] (153%) (D)
[d] [ Prepared ] advanced pistol (2d4) [1/6] (R2S1A1)
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] 10mm ammo (x57)
[b] 10mm ammo (x100)
[c] 10mm ammo (x100)
[d] large med-pack
[e] large med-pack
[f] large med-pack
[g] homing phase device
[h] homing phase device
[i] weapon damage mod
[j] weapon damage mod
[k] weapon damage mod
[l] weapon reload mod
[m] weapon reload mod
[n] weapon speed mod
[o] weapon magazine mod
[p] weapon magazine mod
[q] Hell Staff
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
119 former humans
80 former sergeants
31 former captains
30 imps
51 demons
66 lost souls
33 cacodemons
13 barons of hell
1 Cyberdemon
10 hell knights
22 arachnotrons
4 former commandos
7 pain elementals
3 arch-viles
3 mancubi
-- 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.
On level 10 he found Hell's Armory.
On level 11 he found the Trigun!
On level 11 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
On level 21 he found the Gothic Armor!
On level 22 he found the Hell Staff!
Then at last he found Phobos Arena!
On level 25 he finally defeated the Cyberdemon.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
The Cyberdemon reloads his rocket launcher.
You swap your weapon.
You reload the Trigun with 10mm ammo.
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits
the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon fires! You are hit!
You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. The Cyberdemon reloads his
rocket launcher.
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits
the Cyberdemon.
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits
the Cyberdemon.
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The missile hits
the Cyberdemon.
Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the Cyberdemon. The Cyberdemon
dies. Congratulations! You defeated the Cyberdemon! Press <Enter> Boom!
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
Before him 7 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
7 of those were killed.
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Use mortem tag next time :) -- Your kind admin