Print Page - Weekly Seed #39 [Alpha 8] [Seed: Salami Tactics]

This week's seed: Salami Tactics

Slice by slice

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: Salami Tactics] should display in the log window.

Congratulations on entering the seed, now get in there!

Noooo... I was going for a high score this time, living on the edge by causing lots of extra destruction and generally keeping the alert level higher, but went down on -4.

I was doing a one-Storage heavy combat run as usual, but there was too much stuff lying around in Zion so at that point I attached a second Lrg. and never dropped back down later despite eventually carrying a bunch of only semi-useful stuff. Overall my build was all over the place.

Really should've focused a bit more. There was certainly no shortage of good launchers in this seed, though. I was finding them everywhere.

This is what I always fear will happen when I head towards danger--more danger comes from another direction :P

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I was headed towards the garrison to take it out when a patrolling ARC suddenly came in behind me... I was in good shape so got out of that mess okay, though. Had to do some point blank AOE, though.

And while still on -5 I was really blasting the crap out of their machine infrastructure when I got into a bit of trouble.

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I attached a bunch of hacking gear I'd borrowed from the Zionites and immediately sealed a pair of garrisons on -4, at which point I figured the floor would be much less trouble.

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(I also blasted that Behemoth :))

In an interesting turn of events, I lost all power on -4, while fighting lots of guys right outside a garrison, then was getting torn to pieces as I retreated, but wound my way back to a stash of Fusion Compressors which was plenty to power my last Tesla Bomb Launcher for a comeback :)

Tesla Bombs are freaking awesome.

-4 is always where things start to get really rough, and my security level was high enough to quickly start drawing assaults, but at least I'd already shut down three of their garrisons, so it took them a while to reach me.

Here I've set up the terminal to disrupt enemy targeting and intercepted two ARCs.

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Then not too long after that I got pretty beat up, and all I needed was a few weapons, but neither of the two Haulers that got blown up in the fight had anything for me (both carrying power).

Here's where I went naked :(

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Down to 69 core...

And made it out of there to spot a prototype launcher not far away, hm ;)

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In getting it--more Tesla!--I was brought down to 5 core, but found myself in a corner where I equipped everything to wait for the last two grunts who were after me.

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They searched all the way to the door and it turns out they'd lost me, but having come to the doorway it wasn't long before they spotted me again and we fought again. I almost had the last grunt dead before he got me...

I'm not very good at hide and seek anymore, though I'm pretty sure I could've gotten away from at least them by hiding behind the machines and they'd leave. But without finding an exit soon after I'd be dead before long with such low core integrity, anyway.

(Note: I also first tried overloading that fabricator as another last-ditch approach, but failed and didn't want to get it traced on the off chance I managed to win the battle.)

...

And now after writing all that and thinking back over the run, I have to say NOOOOOOOOOOOOO again... I could've saved myself using the code O8 gave me in Zion. Crap.

Spoiler: Score: 17,113 (click to show/hide)

Cogmind - Alpha 8 Name: Kyzrati ---[ CORE DESTROYED ]--- Performance ------------- Evolutions (6) 3000 Robots Destroyed (298) 1490 Value Destroyed (11883) 11883 Prototype IDs (22) 440 Alien Tech Identified (0) 0 Bonus (300) 300 TOTAL SCORE: 17113 Cogmind --------- Core Integrity 0/1150 Matter 226/300 Energy 198/270 System Corruption 21% Temperature Warm (156) Location -4/Factory Parts ------- Power (2) F-Cell Engine Propulsion (3) Improved Treads Utility (9) Large Storage Unit Weapon (5) Compact Tesla Bomb Launcher Matter Neutralizer Inventory ----------- Empty Peak State ------------ Power Light Angular Momentum Engine Light Anti-Matter Reactor Propulsion Improved Treads Heavy Treads Utility Large Storage Unit Large Storage Unit Makeshift System Shield Makeshift Hacking Suite Makeshift Hacking Suite Advanced Heat Sink Experimental Targeting Computer Advanced Heat Sink Makeshift Transmission Jammer Weapon Mass Driver Heavy Laser Railgun Plasma Rifle Long-range Phase Cannon [Rating: 90] Favorites ----------- Power Improved Deuterium Engine Engine Improved Deuterium Engine Power Core Neutrino Core Reactor Light Anti-Matter Reactor Propulsion Medium Treads Treads Medium Treads Leg Flexi-carbon Leg Hover Unit Anti-Grav System Utility Large Storage Unit Device Advanced Heat Sink Storage Large Storage Unit Processor Improved Targeting Computer Hackware Makeshift Hacking Suite Protection Reactive Medium Armor Weapon Heavy Machine Gun Energy Gun Gatling Laser Energy Cannon Heavy Plasma Cannon Ballistic Gun Heavy Machine Gun Ballistic Cannon Gauss Cannon Launcher Tesla Bomb Launcher Special Weapon Enhanced Flamer Slashing Weapon Katana Piercing Weapon Makeshift Spear Stats ------- Bonus Breakdown 300 Met Data Miner 300 Classes Destroyed 18 Worker 22 Builder 27 Tunneler 1 Hauler 8 Recycler 12 Operator 2 Watcher 11 Swarmer 56 Saboteur 2 Grunt 88 Brawler 10 Duelist 6 Protector 2 Sentry 22 Hunter 7 Programmer 18 Behemoth 3 Samaritan 1 NPCs Destroyed 0 Best Kill Streak 13 Combat Bots Only 8 Matter Collected 6540 Salvage Created 12278 Parts Attached 351 Power 46 Propulsion 49 Utility 82 Weapon 174 Parts Lost 139 Power 18 Propulsion 17 Utility 35 Weapon 69 Average Slot Usage (%) 93 Naked Turns 25 Spaces Moved 7916 Fastest Speed (%) 200 Average Speed (%) 61 Slowest Speed (%) 14 Overloaded Moves 0 Propulsion Burnouts 0 Targets Rammed 13 Cave-ins Triggered 0 Teleports 0 Heaviest Build 130 Greatest Overweight (x) 20 Average Overweight (x) 0 Largest Inventory 16 Most Items Carried 16 Average Items Carried 10 Core Damage Taken 2611 Average Core Remaining (%) 63 Depth 10 Exit 56 Depth 9 Exit 80 Depth 8 Exit 71 Depth 6 Exit 65 Depth 5 Exit 106 Volleys Fired 528 Largest 5 Hottest 442 Shots Fired 1330 Gun 852 Cannon 337 Launcher 133 Special 8 Kinetic 557 Thermal 436 Explosive 76 Electromagnetic 261 Shots Hit Robots 864 Core Hits 552 Overload Shots 6 Energy Bleed 0 Heat Surge 0 Short Circuit 0 Meltdown 1 Melee Attacks 26 Impact 0 Slashing 26 Piercing 0 Damage Inflicted 31840 Projectiles 16384 Explosions 14702 Melee 720 Ramming 34 Kinetic 6557 Thermal 8198 Explosive 8786 Electromagnetic 7545 Impact 0 Slashing 720 Piercing 0 Self-Inflicted Damage 1577 Shots 53 Rammed 13 Highest Temperature 546 Average Temperature 104 Shutdowns 6 Energy Bleed 8 Interference 6 Matter Decay 1 Short Circuit 0 Damage (minor) 0 Damage (major) 0 Damage (core) 0 Highest Corruption 21 Average Corruption 6 Message Errors 34 Parts Rejected 14 Data loss (map) 53 Data loss (database) 31 Misfires 5 Misdirections 14 Targeting Errors 64 Weapon Failures 11 Depth 6 End 4 Depth 5 End 19 Haulers Intercepted 8 Robots Corrupted 19 Robots Melted 0 Power Chain Reactions 0 Tactical Retreats 17 Communications Jammed 507 Parts Field Recycled 0 Retrieved Matter 0 Parts Merge Repaired 0 Drone Launches 4 Drone Recoveries 0 Derelicts Assembled 0 Traps Triggered 0 Indirectly 0 Trap Hack Attempts 0 Triggered 0 Disarmed 0 Reprogrammed 0 Reused 0 Data Cores Recovered 0 Used 0 Machines Hacked 23 Terminals 11 Fabricators 1 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 0 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 3 Total Hacks 69 Successful 38 Failed 23 Catastrophic 7 Database Lockouts 0 Manual 26 Unauthorized 23 Terminals 29 Fabricators 1 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 0 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 4 Terminal Hacks 59 Record 11 Part Schematic 8 Robot Schematic 3 Robot Analysis 0 Prototype ID Bank 4 Open Door 2 Level Access Points 0 Branch Access Points 0 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 0 Locate Traps 1 Disarm Traps 0 Reprogram Traps 0 Dispatch Records 0 Maintenance Status 0 Security Status 1 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 0 Registered Components 0 Registered Prototypes 0 Zone Layout 1 Sector Layout 0 Machine Controls 0 Hacking Detections 12 Full Trace Events 2 Feedback Events 1 Feedback Corruption 1 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 5 Garrisons Compromised 0 Robot Schematics Acquired 3 Robots Built 0 Total Robot Build Rating 0 Robot Fabrication Matter 0 Robot Fabrication Time 0 Part Schematics Acquired 8 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 2 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 6 Largest Group 2 Highest-Rated Group 37 Highest-Rated Ally 20 Total Orders 3 STAY 1 GOTO 0 ROAM 0 FOLLOW 0 GUARD 0 AID 0 BUILD 0 TUNNEL 0 DROP 0 PICKUP 0 COLLECT 0 EXPLORE 2 RETURN 0 Terraforming Orders 0 Walls Built 0 Walls Tunneled 0 Ally Attacks 2 Total Damage 36 Kills 0 Allies Corrupted 0 Allies Melted 0 Peak Influence 1183 Average Influence 356 Final Influence 1038 Maximum Alert Level 4 Low Security (%) 40 Level 1 21 Level 2 23 Level 3 13 Level 4 1 Level 5 0 Squads Dispatched 31 Investigation 3 Extermination 8 Reinforcement 8 Assault 7 Garrison 5 Intercept 0 Derelict Logs Recovered 10 Exploration Rate (%) 33 Regions Visited 17 Pre-discovered Areas 5 Garrisons Visited 0 Relays Disabled 0 Generators Disabled 0 Network Hubs Disabled 0 Actions Taken 9614 Turns Passed 15702 Depth 11 109 Depth 10 560 Depth 9 1548 Depth 8 726 Depth 7 3691 Depth 6 4586 Depth 5 3289 Depth 4 1193 Scrapyard 109 Materials 2181 Factory 4643 Mines 653 Lower Caves 4682 Proximity Caves 1983 Zion 1287 Data Miner 164 Prototype IDs --------------- F-Cell Engine Heavy Particle Gun Improved Spread Laser Cooled Plasma Rifle Heavy Gatling Laser Advanced Plasma Rifle Improved EM Shotgun Heavy EM Shotgun Improved Lightning Gun Advanced Beam Cannon Long-range Phase Cannon Precision Assault Rifle Precision Grenade Launcher Advanced EMP Blaster Tesla Bomb Launcher Compact Tesla Bomb Launcher Experimental Optical Array Experimental Terrain Scanner Experimental Targeting Computer Combat Drone Bay Alien Tech Recovered ---------------------- None Route ------- -11/Scrapyard -10/Materials -9/Materials -9/Mines -8/Materials -7/Factory -7/Lower Caves -7/Lower Caves -7/Data Miner -6/Proximity Caves -6/Factory -6/Lower Caves -6/Lower Caves -6/Zion -5/Proximity Caves -5/Factory -4/Factory Game ------ Seed: Salami Tactics ^Manual?: 1 Play Time: 166 min Sessions: 1 Mod: N/A Game No.: 5 ASCII: 1 Keyboard: 1 Movement: Numpad Fullscreen: 0 Font: 12/Smallcaps Map View: 66x50 FOV Handling: Fade In

I can't even remember I started in that specific room, but since it shows the seed name in the scores file I guess I just forgot about it. My first humble try. Can't really post much about it, but I wanted to participate! x)

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That's a really high score for having not evolved, rumpel. Not always easy to survive that long with such a weak core :P

That said, seeds are actually case-sensitive, so your 't'actics would've thrown you into a different world. You can compare your starting room to the OP images to confirm whether a seed was entered correctly.

But based on what happened here, I think it would be sensible in the next release to make seeds not case-sensitive for the heck of it.

Oh, I didn't even notice that - I just checked and I know why; The default font looked like it was all upper case automatically, so I just typed it in. :D

Yeah, I really started wondering about the missing evolve screen because I didn't really figure out how it worked yet when I was playing that attempt. In my best try so far, I got to -7 with a score of ~4100, but with a random seed.

Yeah, the font, depending on which you have selected, can be part of the problem there. Due to your post I already changed it to case-insensitive for Alpha 9. No point in differentiating, really.

And I did see you on the leaderboards, today--good that you're already making it to the Factory :)

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