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Weekly Seed #109 [Beta 4] [Seed: OpticalDataBeam]

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zxc:
This week's seed: OpticalDataBeam



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.
* Make sure you are running the correct version of Cogmind (see thread subject).
* Enter the seed and abort your current game to initiate the seed (more details are below).
* Verify you are not running the tutorial and that the screenshots below match your game.
* Play through the game once. This is a friendly event and we are all honest people.
* When finished, post your scoresheet here (it should be the newest file in /scores) and any other screenshots/stories/strategies you wish to share with the community.
* If you want to share details about the seed or your approach, make sure you use spoiler tags.
* Due to the spoilerific nature of this thread, be sure to avoid reading details about the seed if you haven't completed your run.
* As Cogmind now has multiple difficulty modes and challenges which will affect the world generation, by default it is assumed everyone is playing on regular difficulty with no challenges enabled. You are free to use whichever settings you wish, but if you intend on discussing it, be sure to specify what difficulty/challenges you're using!
Good luck and have fun!



HOW TO ENTER A SEED

Press F1 to go to the MENU, select OPTIONS, select Seed, and enter this week's seed:




Select GAME, select ABORT:




If you have followed the steps [Manual seed applied: OpticalDataBeam] should display in the log window.

Congratulations on entering the seed, now get in there!

Kyzrati:
Fun, as usual, and a win!

I streamed the entire thing in two parts, from start to -3/Research, then picked up later the same day to .

My goal this time was to focus on legged combat, since I've mostly been doing treads for a while (since they were buffed for all-out combat) but legs used to be my go-to. They're better for an offensive style that moves quickly and relies less on armor and more on support utilities like good targeting. I even had sensors and used a fair amount of infowar tactics, but very little hacking the entire run.

This is certainly a great seed to start with since there are a ton of grenade launchers near the entrance. Materials was pretty uneventful, being quick and easy, though there was a detour through the Mines where I did get some events like allies and a scripted cave-in after which I was excavated etc. :).

A decent exit from Materials:
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I did enter a garrison on -6 and took most everything out, including the Behemoth at the center. I was in good shape anyway
Spoiler (click to show/hide)and the garrison wasn't far from the entrance to the floor so I thought it'd be worthwhile.

Sensors helped make the several upper caves I visited far easier than they would've been. I paid a visit to Mr. Z.

While in Factory I built a pair of Adv. Coolant Injectors I found preloaded at a Fabricator, and those were great for a few floors.

Drones also helped a good bit in terms of finding exits, but at the same time stirred up trouble and things were getting hairy in -4/Factory!
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I survived this and the many other squads and guards that showed up, mainly through tactics and... an overloaded Fabricator--it did a really good job :P. There were yet more coming though, so while half naked I ended up fleeing to an exit a drone had found to the south.

This is where I ended the first stream/video, not in great shape, but not too terrible either:
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In -2 the build really started coming together, with 3x Adv. Targeting Computers which lasted through the end:
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FINALLY, half-way through the second-to-last map of the game, I found my first Lrg. Storage Unit xD
Spoiler (click to show/hide)This was a pretty no/low-storage run, and I spent much of it at just 4-10 or so inventory slots, rather dangerous for a combat run but it turned out okay!

Spoiler: Spoilering the last floor, because last floor :P (click to show/hide)For Access I'd picked up both an Adv. Force Field and Adv. Energy Well, which combined meant that I wasn't taking much damage despite lacking armor a lot of the time. I did have a fair number of propulsion slots, and used treads as backup while fighting and to block shots, but stayed on legs for pretty much the entire run. This is the Access entry state, pretty good:
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Then came a heavenly Hauler carrying three Hellfire Missile launchers...
Spoiler (click to show/hide)Technically I didn't need launchers since my accuracy was so good now anyway, but they were fun to play with :D

And I ended up not spending too long searching for the exit, either, since around the corner was Command, and then not long after I found an Energy Cycler which I blew up for the heck of it, and right around the corner from that was... the exit!
Spoiler (click to show/hide)(you can see the area to the north where the Cycler once stood)

Seeing as I was in great shape and had a powerful build at this point, I decided to farm for a while and play with different loadouts.

It took a while to attract much attention compared to my power level, though, so I didn't mind wandering off a little further and just blasting everything :D
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Peak OP was when I went off to get a Nova Cannon and punch through the walls to the Behemoth guards, corrupted both of them to death with 4x Gamma Rifles, then put on treads and all their Multirails to become the Behemoth and terrorize the place.
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I eventually left, though spent a full third of the run's turns in Access :P

In retrospect, most of my best gear this run came from Haulers, so taking them out was a good thing. Main reason I was doing it in the first place was to seek out more storage, but it took forever to get what I wanted :P

Spoiler: Score: 43,885 (click to show/hide)Cogmind - Beta 4 @@@ ROGUELIKE MODE

Name: Kyzrati

---[ ESCAPED! ]---

 Performance
-------------
Evolutions (9)             4500
Robots Destroyed (456)     2280
Value Destroyed (21794)    21794
Prototype IDs (30)         600
Alien Tech Used (2)        400
Bonus (14311)              14311
              TOTAL SCORE: 43885

 Cogmind
---------
Core Integrity             967/1600
Matter                     116/300
Energy                     1219/1240
System Corruption          51%
Temperature                Cool (12)
Location                   To Epsilon Eridani

 Parts
-------
Power (2)
  Light Quantum Reactor
  Reinforced Quantum Reactor
Propulsion (7)
  Armored Heavy Treads
  Armored Heavy Treads
  Armored Heavy Treads
Utility (12)
  Advanced Coolant Injector
  Large Storage Unit
  Large Storage Unit
  Advanced Energy Well
  Advanced Targeting Computer
  Advanced Target Analyzer
  Improved Core Shielding
  Improved Core Shielding
Weapon (4)
  Hellfire Missile Launcher
  Hellfire Missile Launcher
Inventory (16)
  Reinforced Quantum Reactor
  Advanced Heat Sink
  Advanced Remote Datajack
  Plasma Lance

 Peak State
------------
Power
  Light Quantum Reactor
  Reinforced Quantum Reactor
Propulsion
  Advanced Heavy Treads
  Centrium Heavy Treads
  Biometal Heavy Treads
  Myomer Leg
Utility
  Advanced Heat Sink
  Advanced Coolant Injector
  Large Storage Unit
  Large Storage Unit
  Advanced Energy Well
  Advanced Targeting Computer
  Advanced Targeting Computer
  Advanced Targeting Computer
  Advanced Target Analyzer
  Improved Core Shielding
  Layered Heavy Armor Plating
Weapon
  Multirail
  Multirail
  Multirail
  Multirail
Inventory
  Armored Heavy Treads
  Armored Heavy Treads
  Advanced Heat Sink
  Gamma Rifle
  Gamma Rifle
  Nova Cannon
  Helical Railgun
  Helical Railgun
  Hellfire Missile Launcher
  Hellfire Missile Launcher
  Hellfire Missile Launcher
  Advanced Remote Datajack
  Plasma Lance
[Rating: 196]

 Favorites
-----------
Power                      Reinforced Antimatter Reactor
  Engine                   Improved Deuterium Engine
  Power Core               Micro Fission Core
  Reactor                  Reinforced Antimatter Reactor
Propulsion                 Biometal Leg
  Treads                   Armored Heavy Treads
  Wheel                    Wheel
  Leg                      Biometal Leg
  Flight Unit              Xenon Bombardment Thruster
Utility                    Advanced Targeting Computer
  Device                   Advanced Coolant Injector
  Storage                  Large Storage Unit
  Processor                Advanced Targeting Computer
  Protection               Improved Core Shielding
Weapon                     Multirail
  Energy Gun               Gamma Rifle
  Energy Cannon            Heavy Phase Cannon
  Ballistic Gun            Multirail
  Ballistic Cannon         Linear Accelerator
  Launcher                 Missile Launcher
  Slashing Weapon          Axe
  Piercing Weapon          Plasma Lance

 Stats
-------
Bonus Breakdown            14311
  High Alert Combat Kills  7436
  Follower Combat Kills    165
  Entered Garrisons        200
  Met Zhirov               300
  Win                      3000
  Win Speed                3244
  Friendly Fire            -34
Classes Destroyed          20
  Worker                   32
  Builder                  28
  Tunneler                 1
  Hauler                   13
  Recycler                 21
  Minesweeper              1
  Mechanic                 7
  Operator                 1
  Drone                    1
  Watcher                  5
  Swarmer                  90
  Saboteur                 3
  Grunt                    100
  Brawler                  7
  Duelist                  10
  Protector                6
  Sentry                   31
  Hunter                   35
  Programmer               60
  Behemoth                 4
Major NPCs Destroyed       0
Best Kill Streak           23
  Combat Bots Only         13
Best States                0
  Heat Dissipation         129
  Coolant Potential        100
  Energy Generation        45
  Energy Capacity          1740
  Matter Stores            300
  Matter Capacity          300
  Sight Range              16
  Robot Scan Range         16
  Terrain Scan Density     10
  Jamming Range            16
  Cloak Strength           2
  Armor Coverage (%)       47
  Resistance: KI           25
  Resistance: TH           30
  Core Shielding           30
  Utility Shielding        66
  Weapon Cycling           15
  Phase Shifting           20
  Evasion (%)              60
  Targeting Accuracy       24
  Target Analysis          8
  Core Analysis            8
  Recoil Reduction         7
  Particle Charging        30
Matter Collected           14935
  Salvage Created          23616
Parts Attached             469
  Power                    42
  Propulsion               106
  Utility                  100
  Weapon                   221
Parts Lost                 123
  Power                    11
  Propulsion               34
  Utility                  28
  Weapon                   50
Average Slot Usage (%)     91
  Naked Turns              2
Spaces Moved               7667
  Fastest Speed (%)        200
  Average Speed (%)        80
  Slowest Speed (%)        45
  Overloaded Moves         0
  Propulsion Burnouts      0
  Targets Rammed           23
  Targets Kicked           13
  Targets Crushed          0
  Cave-ins Triggered       2
  Teleports                1
Heaviest Build             148
  Greatest Support         253
  Greatest Overweight (x)  10
  Average Overweight (x)   0
Largest Inventory          16
  Average Capacity         10
  Most Carried             16
  Average Carried          10
  Final Capacity           16
  Final Carried            4
Damage Taken               34493
  Core                     2523
  Absorbed by Shields      4658
Average Core Remaining (%) 74
  Depth 11 Exit            100
  Depth 10 Exit            100
  Depth 9 Exit             43
  Depth 8 Exit             83
  Depth 7 Exit             93
  Depth 6 Exit             31
  Depth 5 Exit             85
  Depth 4 Exit             64
  Depth 3 Exit             67
  Depth 2 Exit             96
  Depth 1 Exit             60
Volleys Fired              866
  Largest                  4
  Hottest                  376
Shots Fired                2576
  Gun                      2274
  Cannon                   195
  Launcher                 107
  Special                  0
  Kinetic                  1610
  Thermal                  506
  Explosive                107
  Electromagnetic          353
  Secondary Targets        104
Shots Hit Robots           1803
  Core Hits                1000
  Critical Hits            115
  Critical Kills           48
  Critical Parts Destroyed 56
Overload Shots             0
  Energy Bleed             0
  Heat Surge               0
  Short Circuit            0
  Meltdown                 0
Melee Attacks              66
  Impact                   0
  Slashing                 34
  Piercing                 32
  Sneak Attacks            8
  Follow-up Attacks        0
Damage Inflicted           62388
  Projectiles              43918
  Explosions               16789
  Melee                    1367
  Ramming                  314
  Kinetic                  28295
  Thermal                  10383
  Explosive                15538
  Electromagnetic          6491
  Impact                   0
  Slashing                 1367
  Piercing                 0
Overflow Damage            104
  Projectiles              45
  Explosions               17
  Melee                    42
Self-Inflicted Damage      342
  Shots                    12
  Rammed                   10
Highest Temperature        378
  Average Temperature      84
  Received Heat Transfer   3299
  Interference             1
  Damage (minor)           1
Highest Corruption         51
  Average Corruption       16
  Corruption Purged        0
  Message Errors           86
  Matter Fused             94
  Heat Flow Error          49
  Energy Discharge         29
  Parts Rejected           10
  Data loss (database)     48
  Misfires                 12
  Misdirections            39
  Targeting Errors         284
  Weapon Failures          61
  Depth 6 End              7
  Depth 4 End              5
  Depth 3 End              26
  Depth 2 End              3
  Depth 1 End              51
  Impact Corruptions       0
Haulers Intercepted        13
Robots Corrupted           30
  Parts Fried              84
  Impact Corruptions       4
Robots Melted              2
  Parts Melted             19
  Heat Transferred         14374
Parts Sabotaged            0
Parts Stolen               0
Parts Stripped             0
Parts Self-Destructed      8
  Prevented                0
Power Chain Reactions      5
Communications Jammed      0
Times Spotted              481
  Peak Tracking Total      11
  Tactical Retreats        33
Parts Field Recycled       0
  Retrieved Matter         0
Parts Merge Repaired       0
Drone Launches             10
  Drone Recoveries         0
Traps Triggered            12
  Indirectly               0
Trap Hack Attempts         0
  Triggered                0
  Disarmed                 0
  Reprogrammed             0
  Reused                   5
Traps Extracted            0
  Installed                1
  Triggered                5
Machines Disabled          30
Machines Sabotaged         0
Data Cores Recovered       0
  Used                     0
Machines Hacked            21
  Terminals                11
  Fabricators              3
  Repair Stations          0
  Recycling Units          1
  Scanalyzers              0
  Garrison Access          1
Total Hacks                61
  Successful               32
  Failed                   24
  Catastrophic             9
  Database Lockouts        0
  Manual                   16
  Unauthorized             7
  Terminals                31
  Fabricators              4
  Repair Stations          0
  Recycling Units          2
  Scanalyzers              0
  Garrison Access          1
Terminal Hacks             44
  Record                   6
  Part Schematic           4
  Robot Analysis           4
  Prototype ID Bank        4
  Level Access Points      1
  Unreport Threat          2
  Locate Traps             2
  Registered Components    1
  Zone Layout              2
Hacking Detections         15
  Full Trace Events        2
  Feedback Events          0
  Feedback Corruption      0
  Feedback Hackware Fried  0
  Feedback Blocked         0
Trojans Installed          3
  Terminals                3
  Fabricators              0
  Repair Stations          0
  Recycling Units          0
  Scanalyzers              0
  Garrison Access          0
Fabricators Overloaded     1
Fabricator Schematic DLs   0
Garrisons Disabled         0
Garrisons Compromised      0
Fab Network Shutdowns      0
Robot Schematics Acquired  0
  Robots Built             0
  Total Robot Build Rating 0
  Robot Fabrication Matter 0
  Robot Fabrication Time   0
Part Schematics Acquired   4
  Parts Built              2
  Total Part Build Rating  14
  Part Fabrication Matter  234
  Part Fabrication Time    117
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             0
Robots Hacked              0
  Non-combat               0
  Combat                   0
Robot Hack Failures        0
Allies Hacked              0
Hacks Repelled             0
Total Allies               13
  Largest Group            6
  Highest-Rated Group      288
  Highest-Rated Ally       48
Total Orders               11
  STAY                     2
  EXPLORE                  9
Terraforming Orders        0
  Walls Tunneled           0
Ally Attacks               45
  Total Damage             531
  Kills                    9
Allies Corrupted           1
Allies Melted              0
Peak Influence             1993
  Average Influence        546
  Final Influence          1993
Maximum Alert Level        5
  Low Security (%)         27
  Level 1                  19
  Level 2                  22
  Level 3                  18
  Level 4                  9
  Level 5                  2
Triggered High Security    0
  Turns                    0
Squads Dispatched          75
  Investigation            5
  Extermination            24
  Reinforcement            21
  Assault                  17
  Garrison                 8
  Intercept                0
Derelict Logs Recovered    2
Scrap Searched             1
Exploration Rate (%)       19
  Regions Visited          18
  Pre-discovered Areas     3
Garrisons Visited          1
  Relays Disabled          0
  Generators Disabled      0
Network Hubs Disabled      0
Actions Taken              11687
Turns Passed               15408
  Depth 11                 59
  Depth 10                 175
  Depth 9                  940
  Depth 8                  596
  Depth 7                  302
  Depth 6                  1821
  Depth 5                  2075
  Depth 4                  971
  Depth 3                  2216
  Depth 2                  1062
  Depth 1                  5191
  Scrapyard                59
  Materials                1142
  Factory                  2631
  Research                 3278
  Access                   5191
  Mines                    569
  Garrison                 781
  Upper Caves              825
  Proximity Caves          556
  Zhirov                   376

 Prototype IDs
---------------
Cold Fusion Reactor
Heavy Antimatter Reactor
Centrium Heavy Treads
Advanced Myomer Leg
Diametric Drive
Experimental Heat Sink
Advanced Energy Well
Experimental Optical Array
Advanced Salvage Targeting Computer
Experimental Core Analyzer
Particle Accelerator
Experimental Transmission Jammer
Centrium Heavy Armor Plating
Experimental Thermal Shield
Assault Drone Bay
Gamma Rifle
Precision Phase Gun
Heavy Proton Cannon
Cooled Phase Cannon
Helical Railgun
Multirail
Antimatter Cannon
Light Antimatter Cannon
Hellfire Missile Launcher
Molecular Scythe
Kinetic Spear
Plasma Lance

 Fabricated
------------
2x Adv. Coolant Injector (-6/Factory)

 Alien Tech Used
-----------------
Integrated Dissipator
Transdimensional Reconstructor

 Route
-------
-11/Scrapyard
-10/Materials
-9/Materials
-9/Mines
-8/Materials (discovered 3 exits: *Fac x3)
-7/Factory
-6/Factory
-6/Garrison
-6/Factory
-5/Factory
-5/Upper Caves
-5/Upper Caves
-5/Zhirov
-4/Proximity Caves
-4/Factory
-3/Research
-2/Research
-1/Access (discovered 2 exits: [*Sur] / [Com])
To Epsilon Eridani

 Challenges
------------
None

 Game
------
Seed: OpticalDataBeam
  Manual?: 1
Play Time: 283 min
  Cumulative: 2027 min
Sessions: 3
Easy Mode: 0
Game No.: 16
  Easier: 0
  Easiest: 0
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zxc:
Caught the end of your stream (last couple of floors), and I was surprised how easy it looked. I think you got just a little bit lucky with patrols and map layout. :P

Kyzrati:
HA, I'll agree there was certainly luck involved in finding the exit before too long, but throughout Access I also had a really strong build with the targeting + shields + good weapons. As you saw I could keep farming the exit for a while. A broader search wouldn't have been too difficult either.

I tend to be "lucky" with exits in general (I hit quite a few of them in intermediate floors without much wasted search time), but I also have a general sense of where they might be. The strongest sense. Dev sense!

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