Print Page - Weekly Seed #47 [Alpha 9] [Seed: Welding Warlock]

This week's seed: Welding Warlock

Take part in the mysterious art of the weld.

The Weekly Seed is open to anyone, and we encourage you to 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.

Good luck and have fun!

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HOW TO ENTER A SEED

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

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Select GAME, select ABORT:

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

Congratulations on entering the seed, now get in there!

Haha, I predicted where I was going to die, even while still in wonderful condition, and sure enough I died there:
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I was going for a straight shot to the surface, and aside from getting side-tracked in the Lower Caves for a bit, everything was going pretty well... then I suddenly found myself in -4 surrounded by four garrisons in close proximity. I really should've retreated and found/made another route, but I was in a hurry and decided I'd just try to blast through whatever showed up. That worked for a while, but in that kind of situation, reinforcements were too quick to arrive and I was eventually overwhelmed. Really should've gone another way :P

That spot I was standing on turned into a massive battlefield and I lost all propulsion, which was the biggest problem since I didn't have spares. As usual I may have still survived even then had I jettisoned parts and retreated quickly, but I'm stubborn (stupid) like that and usually try to fight it out anyway...

Spoiler: Score: 9,796 (click to show/hide)

Cogmind - Alpha 9 Name: Kyzrati ---[ CORE DESTROYED ]--- Performance ------------- Evolutions (6) 3000 Robots Destroyed (140) 700 Value Destroyed (5856) 5856 Prototype IDs (12) 240 Alien Tech Identified (0) 0 Bonus (0) 0 TOTAL SCORE: 9796 Cogmind --------- Core Integrity 0/1150 Matter 16/300 Energy 46/50 System Corruption 18% Temperature Cool (0) Location -4/Factory Parts ------- Power (2) (None) Propulsion (4) (None) Utility (8) Medium Storage Unit Weapon (5) Compact Tesla Bomb Launcher Inventory(8) Long-range Sensor Array Improved Targeting Computer Advanced Plasma Cannon Matter Neutralizer Enhanced Gauss Cannon Heavy Gauss Cannon Grenade Launcher Molecular Scythe Peak State ------------ Power Light Fission Core Micro Fission Core Propulsion Light Treads Improved Treads Improved Treads Myomer Leg Utility Advanced Heat Sink Advanced Heat Sink Medium Storage Unit Large Storage Unit Large Matter Storage Unit Long-range Sensor Array Layered Heavy Armor Plating Weapon Ion Burst Cannon Advanced Plasma Cannon KE Penetrator Enhanced Coil Gun Molecular Scythe Inventory Layered Heavy Armor Plating Advanced Focal Shield Improved Targeting Computer Ion Burst Cannon Ion Burst Cannon Neutron Cannon Matter Neutralizer Enhanced Gauss Cannon Heavy Gauss Cannon Grenade Launcher Micro-nuke Launcher Compact Tesla Bomb Launcher Plasma Lance [Rating: 93] Favorites ----------- Power Light Nuclear Core Engine Ion Engine Power Core Light Nuclear Core Propulsion Light Treads Treads Light Treads Leg Myomer Leg Utility Large Storage Unit Device Improved Heat Sink Storage Large Storage Unit Processor Targeting Computer Protection Powered Armor Weapon Mini Assault Cannon Energy Gun Medium Laser Energy Cannon Ion Burst Cannon Ballistic Gun Light Assault Rifle Ballistic Cannon Mini Assault Cannon Launcher Micro-nuke Launcher Slashing Weapon Axe Piercing Weapon Plasma Lance Stats ------- Bonus Breakdown 0 Classes Destroyed 15 Worker 11 Builder 7 Tunneler 2 Hauler 2 Recycler 11 Mechanic 2 Operator 2 Watcher 2 Swarmer 26 Grunt 42 Brawler 2 Duelist 4 Sentry 9 Hunter 7 Programmer 11 NPCs Destroyed 0 Best Kill Streak 17 Combat Bots Only 9 Matter Collected 3247 Salvage Created 5024 Parts Attached 130 Power 14 Propulsion 17 Utility 41 Weapon 58 Parts Lost 47 Power 7 Propulsion 11 Utility 16 Weapon 13 Average Slot Usage (%) 90 Naked Turns 2 Spaces Moved 3207 Fastest Speed (%) 200 Average Speed (%) 61 Slowest Speed (%) 8 Overloaded Moves 0 Propulsion Burnouts 0 Targets Rammed 3 Cave-ins Triggered 0 Teleports 0 Heaviest Build 90 Greatest Support 88 Greatest Overweight (x) 24 Average Overweight (x) 0 Largest Inventory 14 Most Items Carried 14 Average Items Carried 8 Core Damage Taken 1571 Average Core Remaining (%) 87 Depth 10 Exit 83 Depth 9 Exit 100 Depth 8 Exit 74 Depth 7 Exit 74 Depth 6 Exit 100 Depth 5 Exit 94 Volleys Fired 226 Largest 5 Hottest 309 Shots Fired 645 Gun 309 Cannon 292 Launcher 44 Special 0 Kinetic 422 Thermal 179 Explosive 38 Electromagnetic 6 Entropic 0 Shots Hit Robots 387 Core Hits 273 Overload Shots 0 Energy Bleed 0 Heat Surge 0 Short Circuit 0 Meltdown 0 Melee Attacks 2 Impact 0 Slashing 2 Piercing 0 Damage Inflicted 15883 Projectiles 8058 Explosions 7769 Melee 31 Ramming 25 Kinetic 4958 Thermal 4235 Explosive 6213 Electromagnetic 421 Impact 0 Slashing 31 Piercing 0 Entropic 0 Self-Inflicted Damage 455 Shots 10 Rammed 3 Highest Temperature 376 Average Temperature 98 Shutdowns 0 Energy Bleed 3 Interference 6 Matter Decay 1 Short Circuit 1 Damage (minor) 0 Damage (major) 0 Damage (core) 0 Highest Corruption 17 Average Corruption 2 Message Errors 8 Parts Rejected 6 Data loss (map) 8 Data loss (database) 9 Misfires 1 Misdirections 2 Targeting Errors 16 Weapon Failures 4 Depth 10 End 1 Depth 8 End 2 Depth 7 End 1 Haulers Intercepted 2 Robots Corrupted 1 Robots Melted 0 Power Chain Reactions 1 Tactical Retreats 22 Communications Jammed 0 Parts Field Recycled 0 Retrieved Matter 0 Parts Merge Repaired 0 Drone Launches 2 Drone Recoveries 0 Derelicts Assembled 0 Traps Triggered 0 Indirectly 0 Trap Hack Attempts 0 Triggered 0 Disarmed 0 Reprogrammed 0 Reused 0 Machines Disabled 33 Data Cores Recovered 0 Used 0 Machines Hacked 15 Terminals 10 Fabricators 0 Repair Stations 1 Recycling Units 2 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 2 Total Hacks 44 Successful 15 Failed 29 Catastrophic 6 Database Lockouts 0 Manual 11 Unauthorized 7 Terminals 34 Fabricators 0 Repair Stations 3 Recycling Units 5 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 2 Terminal Hacks 9 Record 0 Part Schematic 0 Robot Schematic 0 Robot Analysis 0 Prototype ID Bank 1 Open Door 0 Level Access Points 0 Branch Access Points 2 Emergency Access Points 0 Machine Index 0 Terminal Index 0 Fabricator Index 0 Repair Station Index 0 Recycling Unit Index 0 Scanalyzer Index 0 Garrison Index 0 Alert Level 1 Unreport Threat 1 Locate Traps 2 Disarm Traps 0 Reprogram Traps 0 Dispatch Records 0 Maintenance Status 1 Security Status 0 Surveillance Status 0 Patrol Status 0 Transport Status 0 Investigation Status 0 Extermination Status 0 Reinforcement Status 0 Assault Status 0 Garrison Status 0 Intercept Status 0 Recall Investigation 0 Recall Extermination 0 Recall Reinforcements 0 Recall Assault 0 Hauler Manifests 1 Registered Components 0 Registered Prototypes 0 Zone Layout 0 Sector Layout 0 Machine Controls 0 Hacking Detections 14 Full Trace Events 2 Feedback Events 0 Feedback Corruption 0 Feedback Part Disabled 0 Feedback Blocked 0 Trojans Installed 4 Terminals 4 Fabricators 0 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 0 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 0 Fabricators Overloaded 0 Garrisons Disabled 2 Garrisons Compromised 0 Fabrication Nework Shutdowns0 Robot Schematics Acquired 0 Robots Built 0 Total Robot Build Rating 0 Robot Fabrication Matter 0 Robot Fabrication Time 0 Part Schematics Acquired 0 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 0 Robots Rewired 1 Robots Hacked 0 Non-combat 0 Combat 0 Parse 0 Link 0 Rebooted 0 Overloaded 0 Assimilated 0 Manual 0 Secondary 0 Robot Hack Failures 0 Allies Hacked 0 Hacks Repelled 0 Total Allies 3 Largest Group 2 Highest-Rated Group 76 Highest-Rated Ally 38 Total Orders 9 STAY 1 GOTO 0 ROAM 0 FOLLOW 4 GUARD 0 AID 0 BUILD 0 TUNNEL 0 DROP 0 PICKUP 0 COLLECT 0 EXPLORE 4 RETURN 0 Terraforming Orders 0 Walls Built 0 Walls Tunneled 0 Ally Attacks 1 Total Damage 18 Kills 0 Allies Corrupted 1 Allies Melted 0 Peak Influence 1086 Average Influence 279 Final Influence 1086 Maximum Alert Level 3 Low Security (%) 58 Level 1 17 Level 2 8 Level 3 16 Level 4 0 Level 5 0 Squads Dispatched 28 Investigation 5 Extermination 6 Reinforcement 9 Assault 0 Garrison 8 Intercept 0 Derelict Logs Recovered 3 Exploration Rate (%) 19 Regions Visited 10 Pre-discovered Areas 0 Garrisons Visited 0 Relays Disabled 0 Generators Disabled 0 Network Hubs Disabled 0 Actions Taken 3869 Turns Passed 6414 Depth 11 54 Depth 10 927 Depth 9 218 Depth 8 493 Depth 7 2470 Depth 6 129 Depth 5 854 Depth 4 1269 Scrapyard 54 Materials 1638 Factory 3658 Lower Caves 1064 Prototype IDs --------------- Enhanced Nuclear Core Experimental Terrain Scan Processor Inertial Stasis Machine Experimental Propulsion Shielding Precision Shock Rifle Ion Burst Cannon Enhanced Coil Gun Mini Assault Cannon Neutron Missile Launcher Compact Tesla Bomb Launcher Molecular Scythe Plasma Lance Fabricated ------------ Nothing Alien Tech Recovered ---------------------- None Route ------- -11/Scrapyard -10/Materials (discovered 2 exits: *Mat / Min) -9/Materials -8/Materials -7/Factory -7/Lower Caves -7/Lower Caves -6/Factory (discovered 2 exits: *Fac / [*Low]) -5/Factory (discovered 3 exits: [*Fac] / Upp x2) -4/Factory Game ------ Seed: Welding Warlock ^Manual?: 1 Play Time: 74 min Sessions: 3 Mod: N/A Game No.: 8 ASCII: 1 Keyboard: 1 Movement: Numpad Fullscreen: 0 Font: 12/Smallcaps Map View: 66x50 FOV Handling: Fade In

Cornered on -6...things were going pretty swimmingly at the start - my 'peak' below but had another med. storage with more armor:

Peak State
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Power
Light Angular Momentum Engine
Cold Fusion Reactor
Propulsion
Gravmag System
Experimental Cesium-ion Thruster
Nuclear Pulse Thruster
Utility
Medium Storage Unit
Weight Redist. System
Hardened Medium Armor Plating
Powered Armor
Hacking Suite
System Backup Module
Weapon
Coil Gun
Coil Gun
Inventory
Long-range Sensor Array
Hardened Medium Armor Plating
Powered Armor
Improved Force Field
Makeshift Salvage Targeting Computer
Makeshift Salvage Targeting Computer
Remote Datajack
Makeshift Sword

Had been up and down up to that point (used every form of propulsion but legs getting there) but couldn't quite find the flight units to move at speed. While trying to grab the flight unit that would've put me under my weight limit (in a dead-end room, of course) I was shot down by a half-dozen solders and a pair of viruses.

Welcome Xanthos! Things sure can fall apart quickly, and a big part of survival (really in almost any roguelike) is accumulating enough experience to predict situations like that before they occur, though of course there some you might lack the intel to fully analyze and end up fighting for your life :P

Thanks - both for the welcome and the excellent game you're creating.

After buying in mid-June, I'm at perhaps 30 educational runs (ended higher than -9 ), and still trying to find the 'right' way to upgrade for the first few levels. I've usually favored propulsion, utility/propulsion, and power/utility for the first few levels (trying to fight my way up is clearly a Bad Idea as of right now).

Also still trying to figure out the intel situation. I usually either a) don't find useful scanners or b) don't have enough utility slots when I do - storage, armor and hacking utilities all feel like higher priority to me for those slots, although perhaps my failure to make it higher than -4 should tell me otherwise. This seed actually left me feeling more comfortable with the armor/utility situation than most have, I just wonder if I could've found some way to wear that lrn. sensor if I might not have died.

Quote from: Xanthos on July 07, 2016, 11:03:31 AM

I just wonder if I could've found some way to wear that lrn. sensor if I might not have died.

Ha! I was thinking the exact same thing while looking at your list :)

I often end up in a similar situation, favoring combat over intel, though still carrying around spare parts for the latter... It's usually better to go all in one way or another, and focus on your strengths. In your case you were half-combat, half-speed, and that's an especially challenging way to play.

Propulsion and Utility are the safest first evolutions, for sure. You can wait on Power for a while as long as you carry spares to slot them in immediately.

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