Topic: Weekly Seed #113 [Beta 5] [Seed: AlienHammerFactory] (Read 2841 times)

zxc · « **on:** February 16, 2018, 12:54:48 AM »

This week's seed: AlienHammerFactory

The Weekly Seed is open to anyone, and we encourage you to share your experiences, stories, and tactics over the course of your run.

The rules are as follows:

The Weekly Seed begins from the date this thread is posted and lasts about seven days.
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joke_LA · « **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2018, 09:47:40 AM »

Score: 11441, died in -4/Factory.

I've been trying to do combat builds, and I've never made it past sublevel -4. I seem to do fine, until the alert gets too high and I get a constant stream of enemies sent after me keeping me in the same spot until I lose all my parts. Do I need to be switching away from treads to a faster propulsion so I can run away or at least keep moving while fighting?

This run I went to

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Looking at my scoresheet it seems I was fighting too close to a garrison, so next time I'll definitely avoid that. I also moved too quickly through Materials and didn't end up finding any Large Storage, so had some inventory space issues.

Kyzrati · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2018, 03:36:40 AM »

I was aiming to both win and get a higher score, so I wanted to visit as many branches as reasonable, and keep the alert under control while still causing plenty of destruction

Started on wheels for the first half, mainly because I found good wheels, but built up the slots for my target propulsion: legs. Also decided to go with only 4 weapon slots, a bit lower than my usual build.

I decided to get imprinted, and because I don't think I've ever won while imprinted (still!), I thought it best to avoid my usual strategy of just endlessly summoning allies and crushing everything. It works fine until the very late-game, where the alert starts getting out of control and I die after losing my allies and have the wrong build for lone survival. So maybe this time I should use some more resupplies instead, which I almost never use.

While I did order some resupplies on the way up, I didn't actually use any of them... simply didn't need them since they couldn't offer me anything better than what I had. The occasional ally was more useful, and other than that I did make use of a fair bit of Zionite intel.

I hit high security in -3, just too much carnage while I hung out in a thoroughfare. Got smarter and spent a lot of time taking more secluded routes, but still ended up in high security before I found an exit. Still got out, though, and gamma bombed all the Sentries guarding the way out. Dual Gamma Bombs Arrays basically plowed through a dozen hostiles at a time. It was great.

Then of course that means the alert is high in -2 and I expected high security there. Sure enough, once again hit it xD. This time I basically said screw it and gone for an Experimental ally, who really saved my butt. Took out pretty much everyone along the way, including a Behemoth, as we made a mad dash across the floor to reach an exit. (Well, as "mad dash" as you can get on treads

)

Things got really bad in -2... I made a huge mistake in not realizing an Investigator showed up, when I clearly could have dealt with that in the turn I had to react. Got scanned xD

Things went pretty downhill as I didn't deal with the subsequent situation very well, either. Oh well, was fun though and I still beat my Beta 5 high score, even though I didn't win. I took a pretty long route and had a very successful first 75%, though my peak state and late-game build were quite mediocre...

It mostly started going downhill once I switched from wheels, which I actually used for almost the entire run (yeah... never really did get around to using legs for more than a moment xD), until I found a Hauler full of Hvy. Centrium Treads and that was really too hard to pass up.

I guess I still have the goal of winning an imprinted game then!

Here I am crashing a garrison party (through the wrong wall...), while still wheeling it in the late game:

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And this is the absolute mess I got myself into at the end of -2:

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I ended up self-destructing because I couldn't really do anything to them but it was taking them forever to whittle me down. Wish I had some huge weapon to say goodbye with

Spoiler: Score: 35,119 (click to show/hide)

Cogmind - Beta 5 @@@ ROGUELIKE MODE Name: Kyzrati ---[ SELF-DESTRUCTED ]--- Performance ------------- Evolutions ( 4000 Robots Destroyed (453) 2265 Value Destroyed (18599) 18599 Prototype IDs (50) 1000 Alien Tech Used (3) 600 Bonus (8655) 8655 TOTAL SCORE: 35119 Cogmind --------- Core Integrity 901/1450 Matter 525/600 Energy 100/100 System Corruption 2% Temperature Cool (0) Location -2/Research Parts ------- Power (2) (None) Propulsion (5) Centrium Heavy Treads Utility (12) Large Storage Unit Large Storage Unit Improved Matter Compressor Advanced Targeting Computer Advanced Targeting Computer Weapon (4) Nanosword Inventory (16) Zionite Heavy DM Reactor Advanced Medium Treads Advanced Cooling System Zionite Biocell EM Disruption Field Quantum Rifle Railgun Railgun Hardcell Cannon Linear Accelerator Peak State ------------ Power Zionite Heavy DM Reactor Particle Reactor Propulsion Biometal Medium Treads Centrium Heavy Treads Centrium Heavy Treads Utility Experimental Cooling System Experimental Cooling System Advanced Coolant Injector Large Storage Unit Large Storage Unit Large Storage Unit Large Storage Unit Advanced Targeting Computer Advanced Targeting Computer Zionite Heavy Carapace EM Disruption Field Weapon Dispersion Rifle Dispersion Rifle Quantum Rifle KE Penetrator Inventory Enhanced Fission Core Enhanced Fission Core Light Antimatter Reactor Advanced Medium Treads Centrium Heavy Treads Centrium Heavy Treads Advanced Cooling System Zionite Biocell Improved Matter Compressor Advanced Phase Shifter Centrium Light Armor Plating Transdimensional Reconstructor Zionite Phaser-M Zionite Phaser-H Compact HERF Cannon KE Penetrator Railgun Railgun Railgun Railgun Hardcell Cannon Long-range Missile Launcher Smartbomb Launcher Micro-nuke Launcher Nanosword [Rating: 162] Favorites ----------- Power Micro Nuclear Core Engine Light Angular Momentum Engine Power Core Micro Nuclear Core Reactor Zionite Heavy DM Reactor Propulsion Armored Medium Treads Treads Armored Medium Treads Wheel Wheel Leg Carbon-fiber Leg Hover Unit Gravmag System Utility Large Storage Unit Device Improved Weapon Cycler Storage Large Storage Unit Processor Advanced Targeting Computer Protection Medium Reactive Plating Weapon Improved Assault Rifle Energy Gun Dispersion Rifle Energy Cannon Long-range Proton Cannon Ballistic Gun Improved Assault Rifle Ballistic Cannon Hardcell Cannon Launcher Long-range Missile Launcher Slashing Weapon Phasing Sabre Stats ------- Bonus Breakdown 8655 High Alert Combat Kills 5991 Follower Combat Kills 2157 Met Data Miner 300 Met Imprinter 300 Was Imprinted 300 Met Zhirov 300 Friendly Fire -693 Classes Destroyed 22 Worker 37 Builder 26 Tunneler 5 Hauler 14 Recycler 22 Minesweeper 1 Mechanic 2 Operator 3 Watcher 1 Swarmer 88 Saboteur 2 Grunt 113 Brawler 9 Duelist 11 Protector 1 Sentry 37 Hunter 29 Programmer 39 Behemoth 2 Z-Light 2 Assembled 8 Mutant 1 Major NPCs Destroyed 0 Best Kill Streak 33 Combat Bots Only 14 Best States 0 Heat Dissipation 125 Coolant Potential 100 Energy Generation 65 Energy Capacity 600 Matter Stores 515 Matter Capacity 600 Sight Range 16 Robot Scan Range 22 Terrain Scan Range 18 Terrain Scan Density 10 Jamming Range 16 Armor Coverage 1650 Resistance: KI 30 Resistance: TH 10 Resistance: EM 50 Weapon Shielding 100 Weapon Cycling 40 Phase Shifting 20 Evasion (%) 60 Targeting Accuracy 16 Recoil Reduction 5 Matter Collected 11845 Salvage Created 19395 Parts Attached 464 Power 36 Propulsion 84 Utility 117 Weapon 227 Parts Lost 87 Power 7 Propulsion 18 Utility 27 Weapon 35 Average Slot Usage (%) 93 Naked Turns 1 Spaces Moved 10844 Fastest Speed (%) 200 Average Speed (%) 82 Slowest Speed (%) 35 Overloaded Moves 0 Propulsion Burnouts 0 Targets Rammed 0 Targets Kicked 0 Targets Crushed 0 Cave-ins Triggered 1 Teleports 1 Heaviest Build 158 Greatest Support 195 Greatest Overweight (x) 22 Average Overweight (x) 1 Largest Inventory 28 Average Capacity 16 Most Carried 28 Average Carried 16 Final Capacity 16 Final Carried 10 Damage Taken 23870 Core 2106 Absorbed by Shields 4508 Average Core Remaining (%) 71 Depth 11 Exit 100 Depth 10 Exit 44 Depth 9 Exit 61 Depth 8 Exit 54 Depth 7 Exit 77 Depth 6 Exit 71 Depth 5 Exit 83 Depth 4 Exit 80 Depth 3 Exit 73 Volleys Fired 738 Largest 4 Hottest 358 Shots Fired 1806 Gun 1273 Cannon 324 Launcher 209 Special 0 Kinetic 1024 Thermal 292 Explosive 168 Electromagnetic 319 Phasic 3 Secondary Targets 6 Max Gunslinging Chain 1 Shots Hit Robots 1125 Core Hits 960 Critical Hits 23 Critical Kills 5 Critical Parts Destroyed 14 Overload Shots 0 Energy Bleed 0 Heat Surge 0 Short Circuit 0 Meltdown 0 Melee Attacks 26 Impact 0 Slashing 26 Piercing 0 Sneak Attacks 1 Follow-up Attacks 0 Damage Inflicted 54665 Projectiles 23424 Explosions 30806 Melee 435 Ramming 0 Kinetic 11172 Thermal 7323 Explosive 25842 Electromagnetic 9773 Impact 0 Slashing 435 Piercing 0 Phasic 120 Overflow Damage 29 Projectiles 0 Explosions 15 Melee 14 Self-Inflicted Damage 1195 Shots 57 Rammed 0 Highest Temperature 407 Average Temperature 92 Received Heat Transfer 3115 Shutdowns 2 Energy Bleed 1 Interference 3 Damage (minor) 1 Damage (major) 1 Highest Corruption 27 Average Corruption 7 Corruption Purged 0 Message Errors 52 Matter Fused 39 Heat Flow Error 23 Energy Discharge 28 Parts Rejected 2 Data loss (database) 36 Misfires 9 Alerts 2 Misdirections 18 Targeting Errors 79 Weapon Failures 18 Depth 10 End 2 Depth 5 End 2 Depth 4 End 24 Depth 3 End 27 Impact Corruptions 0 Haulers Intercepted 14 Robots Corrupted 33 Parts Fried 109 Impact Corruptions 0 Robots Melted 1 Parts Melted 17 Heat Transferred 7369 Parts Sabotaged 2 Parts Stolen 0 Parts Stripped 0 Parts Self-Destructed 113 Prevented 28 Power Chain Reactions 15 Communications Jammed 1 Times Spotted 534 Peak Tracking Total 25 Tactical Retreats 20 Parts Field Recycled 0 Retrieved Matter 0 Parts Merge Repaired 0 Drone Launches 9 Drone Recoveries 0 Traps Triggered 18 Indirectly 0 Trap Hack Attempts 0 Triggered 0 Disarmed 0 Reprogrammed 0 Reused 1 Traps Extracted 0 Installed 3 Triggered 1 Machines Disabled 32 Machines Sabotaged 0 Data Cores Recovered 0 Used 0 Machines Hacked 32 Terminals 17 Fabricators 1 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 0 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 0 Total Hacks 133 Successful 96 Failed 23 Catastrophic 7 Database Lockouts 0 Manual 84 Unauthorized 17 Terminals 41 Fabricators 1 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 0 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 0 Terminal Hacks 162 Record 47 Part Schematic 13 Robot Schematic 6 Robot Analysis 4 Prototype ID Bank 7 Open Door 1 Level Access Points 1 Branch Access Points 2 Alert Level 1 Unreport Threat 3 Hacking Detections 16 Full Trace Events 0 Feedback Events 0 Feedback Corruption 0 Feedback Hackware Fried 0 Feedback Blocked 0 Trojans Installed 10 Terminals 10 Fabricators 0 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 0 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 0 Fabricators Overloaded 0 Fabricator Schematic DLs 0 Garrisons Disabled 0 Garrisons Compromised 0 Fab Network Shutdowns 0 Robot Schematics Acquired 6 Robots Built 0 Total Robot Build Rating 0 Robot Fabrication Matter 252 Robot Fabrication Time 134 Part Schematics Acquired 13 Parts Built 0 Total Part Build Rating 0 Part Fabrication Matter 0 Part Fabrication Time 0 Parts Repaired 0 Part Repair Time 0 Parts Recycled 0 Recycled Matter 0 Retrieved Matter 0 Retrieved Components 0 Parts Scanalyzed 0 Part Schematics Acquired 0 Parts Damaged 0 Robot Analysis Total 4 Robots Rewired 1 Robots Hacked 0 Non-combat 0 Combat 0 Robot Hack Failures 0 Allies Hacked 1 Hacks Repelled 0 Zionite Intel Received 7 Main Access 1 Branch Access 1 Emergency Access 1 Component Stockpiles 1 Prototype Stockpiles 1 Trap Installations 1 Active Garrisons 1 Total Allies 30 Largest Group 8 Highest-Rated Group 512 Highest-Rated Ally 268 Total Orders 18 STAY 5 GOTO 8 FOLLOW 4 EXPLORE 1 Terraforming Orders 0 Walls Tunneled 0 Zionite Dispatches 9 Heavy 4 Light 1 Experimental 1 Kinetic Resupply 1 Explosive Resupply 1 Heavy Resupply 1 Ally Attacks 216 Total Damage 11714 Kills 52 Allies Corrupted 5 Allies Melted 0 Peak Influence 2717 Average Influence 533 Final Influence 2557 Maximum Alert Level 5 Low Security (%) 50 Level 1 11 Level 2 17 Level 3 3 Level 4 7 Level 5 10 Triggered High Security 2 Turns 598 Squads Dispatched 64 Investigation 3 Extermination 13 Reinforcement 21 Assault 19 Garrison 7 Intercept 1 Derelict Logs Recovered 15 Scrap Searched 26 Exploration Rate (%) 35 Regions Visited 24 Pre-discovered Areas 10 Garrisons Visited 0 Relays Disabled 0 Generators Disabled 0 Network Hubs Disabled 0 Actions Taken 13531 Turns Passed 17203 Depth 11 85 Depth 10 1218 Depth 9 984 Depth 8 784 Depth 7 3487 Depth 6 2298 Depth 5 3596 Depth 4 1901 Depth 3 1863 Depth 2 987 Scrapyard 85 Materials 1808 Factory 3964 Research 2850 Mines 646 Storage 532 Lower Caves 2422 Upper Caves 1539 Proximity Caves 1745 Zion 1259 Data Miner 78 Zhirov 275 Prototype IDs --------------- Heavy Deuterium Engine Light Neutrino Core Enhanced Fission Core Fusion Reactor Heavy Antimatter Reactor Zionite Light DM Reactor Zionite Heavy DM Reactor Cooled Antimatter Reactor Centrium Heavy Treads Experimental Flexi-carbon Leg High-density Centrium Wheel Cooled Aerolev Unit Experimental Heat Sink Experimental Cooling System Improved Energy Well Improved Matter Compressor Experimental Optical Array Experimental Terrain Scan Processor Experimental Melee Analysis Suite Experimental Weapon Shielding Zionite Weapon Casing Zionite Heavy Carapace Centrium Light Armor Plating Light Regenerative Plating EM Disruption Field Experimental Hacking Suite Advanced Dynamic Insulation System Mobile Refinery Mk. CCLXVII Experimental Reclamation Unit Combat Drone Bay Assault Drone Bay Improved Lightning Gun Improved Medium Laser Improved Spread Laser Advanced Plasma Rifle Precision Phase Gun Zionite Phaser-M Zionite Phaser-H Improved Assault Rifle Enhanced Autogun Heavy Proton Missile Launcher Rocket Array Precision Rocket Launcher Mini Smartbomb Launcher Ionic Axe Nanosword Fabricated ------------ Nothing Alien Tech Used ----------------- Dimensional Node Initializer Integrated Reactor Transdimensional Reconstructor Route ------- -11/Scrapyard -10/Materials (discovered 3 exits: *Mat / [*Min x2]) -10/Mines -9/Materials (discovered 2 exits: Mat / *Sto) -9/Storage -8/Materials -7/Factory (discovered 2 exits: *Low x2) -7/Lower Caves -7/Lower Caves -7/Zion -6/Proximity Caves -6/Factory (discovered 2 exits: *Fac / *Low) -6/Lower Caves -6/Lower Caves -6/Data Miner -5/Proximity Caves -5/Factory (discovered 4 exits: *Fac x2 / *Upp x2) -5/Upper Caves -5/Upper Caves -5/Zhirov -4/Proximity Caves -4/Factory (discovered 4 exits: *Res x4) -3/Research -2/Research Challenges ------------ None Game ------ Seed: AlienHammerFactory Manual?: 1 Play Time: 284 min Cumulative: 2566 min Sessions: 5 Easy Mode: 0 Game No.: 21 Easier: 0 Easiest: 0 Win Type: - Total: 2 Types: 2/0/0/0/0/0/0 Lore%: 19 Gallery%: 52 Options --------- ASCII: 1 Keyboard: 1 Movement: Numpad Kebinds: 0 Fullscreen: 0 Font: 16/SmallcapsGlow Map View: 66x50 FOV Handling: Fade In Map Filters: NONE Filters: NONE Steam: 0

Kyzrati · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2018, 03:46:14 AM »

Welcome, joka_LA!

Alert is tough to deal with at the higher levels, especially if imprinted and shooting up the place

It's easier if you can hack the alert down (imprinting makes that impossible...), or use some kind of infowar parts like sensors or terrain scanners to better plan your moves, exploration, and encounters. Otherwise you're playing blind and that can work, but is kinda dangerous. (I enjoy playing that way, and must accept the occasional consequences...)

Faster propulsion definitely helps a lot, because otherwise it's harder to reposition and just moving around wastes a lot of turns. For that reason combat players in the late game have been using Cmb. hover or even wheels. Legs are okay too if you've got at least five slots, since there will be lots of spares and they're decently fast. Treads are still fine, you just need a really solidly optimized combat build!

And definitely don't fight near garrisons

Regarding the weapon you found, it's not really a noob trap, just a random fun part that's not technically great but you can still build around it with certain parts to make it pretty effective.

Quote from: joke_LA on February 21, 2018, 09:47:40 AM

I also moved too quickly through Materials and didn't end up finding any Large Storage, so had some inventory space issues.

Yeah I've done that before and ended up playing through the end game with just 1~2 Medium Storage taken from other bots. That's another approach, since it's great to have that lower mass and free active utility slots, just less flexible overall and combat generally needs the flexibility and spares unless you can kill stuff really really fast.

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