Some decent weapons probably would have helped too. I found a jackhammer on this run but didn't feel inclined enough to make use of it.
I made good use of a rocket launcher I found fairly early on though. I also found a napalm launcher in this run, briefly contemplated using it, but came to the conclusion that it would have made more of a hassle for myself in the long run. I've used the napalm launcher in Mortuary runs and I would always end up getting knocked into a pool of lava that I made. >_>;;
I made a few silly mistakes during my battle with the spider mastermind, including firing at the spot I originally intended moving toward.
With the BFG.
So any cover I originally planned to move toward was no longer there.
Next best thing: overloading a nuclear plasma rifle for a partial win :)
The mortem doesn't show it but I felt that there were more caves than usual--2 caco caves in Deimos and 2-3 arach caves in Hell.
I didn't mind it that much--with cave stages, typically the exit stairs are in your immediate view, even on Angel of Darkness.
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DoomRL (v.0.9.9.6G) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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White Rider, level 12 Arch-Vile Major Scout,
sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind on level 8 of Hell.
He survived 66494 turns and scored 111992 points.
He played for 58 minutes and 58 seconds.
He didn't like it too rough.
He killed 664 out of 767 hellspawn. (86%)
He was an Angel of Darkness!
-- Special levels --------------------------------------------
Levels generated : 11
Levels visited : 4
Levels completed : 2
-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------
UAC Star (silver cluster)
Hunter Silver Badge
Arachno Silver Badge
-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------
Health 0/50 Experience 62709/12
ToHit Ranged +0 ToHit Melee +2 ToDmg Ranged +0 ToDmg Melee +3
-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------
Class : Scout
Finesse (Level 2)
Hellrunner (Level 2)
Reloader (Level 2)
Brute (Level 1)
Dodgemaster (Level 1)
Intuition (Level 2)
Whizkid (Level 1)
Shottyman (Level 1)
Int->Int->Fin->Fin->WK->HR->HR->DM->Rel->Rel->SM->Bru->
-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------
[a] [ Armor ] duelist armor [1/4] (10%) (P)
[b] [ Weapon ] BFG 9000 (10d8) [60/100]
[c] [ Boots ] protective boots [2/2] (50%) (T)
[d] [ Prepared ] nothing
-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------
[a] tactical shotgun (8d3) [5/5]
[b] tactical armor [0/0] (100%)
[c] shotgun shell (x50)
[d] shotgun shell (x50)
[e] shotgun shell (x50)
[f] shotgun shell (x32)
[g] shotgun shell (x50)
[h] shotgun shell (x50)
[i] power cell (x20)
[j] power cell (x50)
[k] power cell (x50)
[l] power cell (x50)
[m] power cell (x50)
[n] envirosuit pack
[o] blood skull
-- Resistances -----------------------------------------------
Bullet - internal 0% torso 12% feet 0%
Melee - internal 0% torso 12% feet 0%
Shrapnel - internal 0% torso 12% feet 0%
Acid - internal 0% torso 0% feet 25%
-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------
95 former humans
59 former sergeants
7 former captains
85 imps
44 demons
306 lost souls
21 cacodemons
4 hell knights
1 baron of hell
11 arachnotrons
4 former commandos
20 pain elementals
1 revenant
1 mancubus
2 bruiser brothers
1 agony elemental
1 Cyberdemon
1 Spider Mastermind
-- History ---------------------------------------------------
He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
On level 8 he encountered the Phobos Anomaly.
On level 11 he assembled a tactical shotgun!
On level 11 he assembled a tactical armor!
On level 12 he ventured into the Halls of Carnage.
On level 13 he found the City of Skulls.
He wiped out the City of Skulls.
On level 14 he ventured into the Spider's Lair.
He cleared the Lair, kickin' serious spider ass!
Level 15 was a hard nut to crack!
On level 16 he found the Tower of Babel!
On level 17 he found the Jackhammer!
He left level 21 as soon as possible.
Then at last he found Dis!
He overloaded a nuclear plasma rifle on level 24!
On level 24 he finally sacrificed himself to kill the Mastermind.
-- Messages --------------------------------------------------
You start running!
You dodge! Boom! You dodge! Boom! You dodge! You dodge!
You use a large med-pack. You feel fully healed. You are hit! You are hit!
Your duelist armor is damaged! You are hit!
You start running!
You wear/wield : a nuclear plasma rifle (1d7)x6 [24/24] You are hit! You are
hit! Your duelist armor is damaged!
Are you sure you want to overcharge the nuclear plasma rifle? This will
overload the nuclear reactor... [Y/n]
You overcharge the nuclear plasma rifle! Warning! Explosion in 10 seconds!
You swap your weapons. Warning! Explosion in 9 seconds! The Spider Mastermind
misses you.
You prepare the BFG 9000! The Spider Mastermind hits you. You die!... Press
<Enter>...
Congratulations! You defeated the Spider Mastermind! Press <Enter>...
You are hit! Boom! You are hit! Boom! You are hit!
-- General ---------------------------------------------------
313 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
272 of those were killed.
5 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
35 souls destroyed the Mastermind...
8 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
20 killed the bitch and survived.
7 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.
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