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[ToonyMan]

Nah, I like rogue-likes where dieing is common place.  Just don't get too attached to your character..



"WHY!! HE WAS MY ONLY FRIEND!!!"

"I HATE YOU CACODEMONS!!"

[Kagus]

Everybody hates cacodemons.  If they don't, I will hate them enough to make up for it.

But not as much as I hate levels built like this:




There should really be some sort of safety check that makes sure you can get from A to B alive.

[Fenrir]

My latest run:

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.8.10) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Tim?, level 4 Former Human Soldier, killed by a former human
 on level 6 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 16263 turns and scored 16238 points.
 He wasn't afraid to be hurt plenty.

 He killed 113 out of 133 hellspawn. (84%)


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

  ###########################################################
  ................0.........................................#
  ...................................................^......#
  ######............h...h..........B.......[........######..#
  .....#............###################.............#....#..#
  .....#...........0#hh...............#.............#....#..#
  ..[..#............#h..hhh...........#.............#....#..#
  .....#............######+############.h...........#..../..#
  ######..............\...................h}}|...X..######..#
  i.......................................h|................#
  #####0.#########+#############.........%h.||..............#
  .i..#..#0..............^.....#.>...........}|..........0..#
  ....#..#.................s...#..............}.............#
  ....#..#######################.........#################..#
  ....#.i0.h.........c...................#...............#0.#
  ...^#..................................#...=...=.......#..#
  ##/##..................................#....===.=......#..#
  .......B......................0.......^##+##====#=######..#
  ...................0........................=======......^#
  ###########################################################

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

  Health 0/50   Experience 4057/4
  ToHit +2  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

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

    Hellrunner     (Level 3)
    Eagle Eye      (Level 1)

  HR->HR->HR->EE->

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

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat shotgun (6d3) [4/5]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   nothing

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

    [a] pistol (2d4) [6/6]
    [b] shotgun (6d3) [1/1]
    [c] modified chaingun (1d6)x5 [45/50] (S1)
    [d] combat knife (2d5)
    [e] chainsaw (4d6)
    [f] 10mm ammo (x40)
    [g] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [h] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [i] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [j] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [k] 10mm ammo (x100)
    [l] shotgun shell (x48)
    [m] shotgun shell (x50)
    [n] shotgun shell (x50)
    [o] power cell (x50)
    [p] small med-pack
    [q] small med-pack
    [r] small med-pack
    [s] small med-pack
    [t] large med-pack

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

    42 former humans
    17 former sergeants
    8 former captains
    28 imps
    5 demons
    9 lost souls
    4 hell knights

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 5 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 6 he finally was killed by a former human.

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

 You are hit!
 Fire -- Choose target... You hear the scream of a freed soul! You hear the
 scream of a freed soul! The former human dies. You advance to level
 4! <Enter> The former human dies.
 You pump a shell into the combat shotgun chamber.
 You load a shell into the combat shotgun.
 You load a shell into the combat shotgun.
 You prepare the chaingun!
 Fire -- Choose target... The missile hits the former human. The missile
 hits the former human. The former human dies.
 There is 10mm ammo (x30) lying here.
 You found 30 of 10mm ammo.
 You don't have a double shotgun!
 You already have chaingun in your hands.
 You prepare the combat shotgun!

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

 Before him 8 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 8 of those were killed.

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Proof that the developer plays Dwarf Fortress:

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[Servant Corps]

"Blood for the Blood God" is a Warhammer reference, not a DF reference.

[Fenrir]

"Blood for the Blood God" is a Warhammer reference, not a DF reference.

Warhammer? You mean that game they play in the real world? Blasphemy!

[ToonyMan]

Anything that has to do with blood has to deal with Armok.  Even before Armok existed, which he always did, which is a paradox in itself.  Anyway, yeah Kagus those levels are the only thing that bugs me, you're going to have to walk through that acid buddy. Also cacodemons bug me.

[SolarShado]

There should really be some sort of safety check that makes sure you can get from A to B alive.

Well... If you had some o' them protective boots...

But yeah...

[ToonyMan]

What if it happens on the 3rd floor? (if it can, I don't even know)




Or the 2nd floor!?




EDIT: There is an attribute that lessens acid and lava damage, but I don't want to waste my levelup on that.

[Fenrir]

What attributes do you usually take ToonyMan?

[ToonyMan]

I take SoaB first ussually, then TaN, and maybe another SoaB before I either get Ironman or Finesse.  Ofcourse, that's a hard question to answer because I switch it up alot.  I get the farthest with what I just said though, ofcourse I always like just doing Hellrunner for the fun of it. 




EDIT:  I only play on Hurt Me Plenty right now.  I like having a challenge, ofcourse once I unlock a harder mode I'm jumping on it. 

[Fenrir]

I only play on Hurt Me Plenty right now.  I like having a challenge, ofcourse once I unlock a harder mode I'm jumping on it. 

Same here.

I usually don't put much thought into what I choose, but I've been experimenting with Hellrunner and the dodging trick mentioned in the manual (the one about approaching your enemies diagonally).

[Kagus]

What if it happens on the 3rd floor? (if it can, I don't even know)

Check the picture, it was on the third floor.


If you want a challenge, just play Angel of Berserk.  That'll drop you a few times, I assure you.  I just recently managed to get to level 10, and that was only due to my finding the butcher's cleaver on level 2.

Angel of Marksmanship is actually relatively doable.  It's annoying when you find a combat shotgun on level three and the unique rocket launcher a couple stairs later, but choices are made easy for you.


Lately, I've been plugging my first points into reloader and SoaB.  I'll wait for shottyman until I actually get something that really needs it (I.E., the double-barreled death-dealer), unless I'm looking into other areas.  Since there seems to be a pretty even dispute between shotguns and chainguns, I've tried my luck at chainguns a couple times.  As such, I'll plug points into eagle eye so I can actually hit something.

Fenrir, if you plan on keeping up the dodgy lifestyle, I really do suggest shooting for shottyman.  Reloading on the run lets you constantly keep moving.  And the double-barrel can shove out quite a nice amount of lead, especially if you've got the speed to get up-close and personal with the baddies before you let fly.  Plus, the necessary reloader points will help you out if you decide to switch over to explosives later on (there seemed to be more rockets than shells lying around last time I was in hell).

I don't know if I'll ever really get the hang of chainguns...  Sure, the points open up the way to nice plasma gun handling later on, but there's just something innately satisfying with blowing a demon away using a shotgun.

[Skynet 2.0]

I've beaten the Cyberdemon once or twice, and even

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the real source of evil, John Carmack. The only way to get to him is to nuke the Cyberdemon while invulnerable, revealing a staircase down within a normally indestructible pillar. He summons over 20 Barons of Hell at a time, and has a ridiculous amount of health. I was lucky enough to have found two nukes, and was still invulnerable when I went down there.

[Fenrir]

Thanks for the advice Kagus. I may not do the dodgy thing long; I'll just see how it goes. I've always had a soft spot for chainguns, so I may try Eagle Eye.

[DFNewb]

How hard do you guys consider the Wall? I found it pretty easy (on the easiest setting) all I used was my rocket launcher on the hell knights.