Weekly Seed #72 [Alpha 13] [Seed: Dangers Deep]

[zxc]

This week's seed: Dangers Deep

Who knows what dark terrors await you...

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.

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: Dangers Deep] should display in the log window.

Congratulations on entering the seed, now get in there!

[Morlock]

My run didn't last very long, but at least I was able to get to the Mines and find companions. They didn't last too long either!

I know I'm supposed to avoid killing as much as possible, but I keep bumping into these hostiles. Since they follow me, I don't feel like I can avoid them much. Then the amount of hostiles just goes up and up and I die pretty early

I scored 2254 points and was destroyed on Materials -8

[Raine]

Pretty terrible run, kept bumbling into squads, fighting them, attracting more squads, then fighting them too. Died getting corned in Lower Caves after I got swamped in -7 and had to bail into the nearest stairs. Normally I'd be about 4 levels deeper with this number of Robots Destroyed lol.

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Cogmind - Alpha 13

Name: Raine

---[ CORE DESTROYED ]---

Performance
-------------
Evolutions (3)             1500
Robots Destroyed (93)      465
Value Destroyed (2790)     2790
Prototype IDs (6)          120
Alien Tech Used (0)        0
Bonus (0)                  0
              TOTAL SCORE: 4875

Cogmind
---------
Core Integrity             0/700
Matter                     151/300
Energy                     72/100
System Corruption          1%
Temperature                Cool (9)
Location                   -7/Lower Caves

Parts
-------
Power (2)
  (None)
Propulsion (4)
  (None)
Utility (5)
  Visual Processing Unit
  Improved Targeting Computer
  Improved Light Armor Plating
  Hacking Suite
Weapon (2)
  (None)
Inventory (4)
  Improved Cooling System
  Coolant Injector
  Medium Storage Unit

Peak State
------------
Power
  Improved Deuterium Engine
  Light Angular Momentum Engine
Propulsion
  Carbon-fiber Leg
  Improved Carbon-fiber Leg
  Improved Carbon-fiber Leg
  Improved Titanium Leg
Utility
  Medium Storage Unit
  Visual Processing Unit
  Improved Targeting Computer
  Improved Light Armor Plating
  Hacking Suite
Weapon
  Precision Shock Rifle
  High-powered Shotgun
Inventory
  Improved Cooling System
  Coolant Injector
  Improved Light Armor Plating
  Heavy Particle Gun
  High-powered Shotgun
  Gauss Rifle
  Gauss Cannon
  Remote Datajack
[Rating: 46]

Favorites
-----------
Power                      Light Nuclear Core
  Engine                   Light Ion Engine
  Power Core               Light Nuclear Core
Propulsion                 Aluminum Leg
  Treads                   Light Treads
  Leg                      Aluminum Leg
Utility                    Medium Storage Unit
  Device                   Improved Heat Sink
  Storage                  Medium Storage Unit
  Processor                Improved Targeting Computer
  Hackware                 Hacking Suite
  Protection               Weapon Shielding
Weapon                     EM Pulse Gun
  Energy Gun               EM Pulse Gun
  Energy Cannon            Light EM Pulse Cannon
  Ballistic Gun            High-powered Shotgun
  Ballistic Cannon         Light Cannon
  Launcher                 Grenade Launcher
  Special Weapon           Remote Datajack

Stats
-------
Bonus Breakdown            0
Classes Destroyed          15
  Worker                   4
  Builder                  2
  Tunneler                 1
  Hauler                   6
  Recycler                 3
  Mechanic                 1
  Operator                 2
  Watcher                  1
  Swarmer                  22
  Grunt                    37
  Brawler                  2
  Duelist                  1
  Sentry                   8
  Hunter                   2
  Programmer               1
NPCs Destroyed             0
Best Kill Streak           12
  Combat Bots Only         8
Best States                0
  Heat Dissipation         61
  Energy Capacity          480
  Matter Capacity          300
  Sight Range              18
  Terrain Scan Density     10
  Overheat Threshold       200
  Armor Coverage (%)       18
  Weapon Shielding         33
  Evasion (%)              40
  Targeting Accuracy       6
  Recoil Reduction         4
  Offensive Hacking        10
Matter Collected           1677
  Salvage Created          3170
Parts Attached             110
  Power                    15
  Propulsion               39
  Utility                  22
  Weapon                   34
Parts Lost                 25
  Power                    4
  Propulsion               8
  Utility                  2
  Weapon                   11
Average Slot Usage (%)     93
  Naked Turns              1
Spaces Moved               2414
  Fastest Speed (%)        200
  Average Speed (%)        82
  Slowest Speed (%)        25
  Overloaded Moves         0
  Propulsion Burnouts      0
  Targets Rammed           3
  Cave-ins Triggered       0
Heaviest Build             43
  Greatest Support         80
  Greatest Overweight (x)  7
  Average Overweight (x)   0
Largest Inventory          8
  Average Capacity         7
  Most Carried             8
  Average Carried          6
  Final Capacity           4
  Final Carried            3
Core Damage Taken          1099
Average Core Remaining (%) 70
  Depth 11 Exit            100
  Depth 10 Exit            24
  Depth 9 Exit             80
  Depth 8 Exit             76
Volleys Fired              181
  Largest                  2
  Hottest                  130
Shots Fired                333
  Gun                      242
  Cannon                   66
  Launcher                 23
  Special                  2
  Kinetic                  92
  Thermal                  32
  Explosive                23
  Electromagnetic          184
Shots Hit Robots           251
  Core Hits                166
Critical Hits              2
  Kills                    2
  Parts Destroyed          0
Overload Shots             0
  Energy Bleed             0
  Heat Surge               0
  Short Circuit            0
  Meltdown                 0
Melee Attacks              0
  Impact                   0
  Slashing                 0
  Piercing                 0
Damage Inflicted           6303
  Projectiles              4059
  Explosions               2235
  Melee                    0
  Ramming                  9
  Kinetic                  1365
  Thermal                  1148
  Explosive                1463
  Electromagnetic          2318
  Impact                   0
  Slashing                 0
  Piercing                 0
Overflow Damage            146
  Projectiles              9
  Explosions               137
  Melee                    0
Self-Inflicted Damage      507
  Shots                    10
  Rammed                   3
Highest Temperature        344
  Average Temperature      60
  Received Heat Transfer   1440
  Shutdowns                0
  Energy Bleed             0
  Interference             1
  Matter Decay             1
  Short Circuit            0
  Damage (minor)           0
  Damage (major)           0
  Damage (core)            0
Highest Corruption         3
  Average Corruption       1
  Message Errors           4
  Matter Fused             1
  Heat Flow Error          3
  Energy Discharge         3
  Parts Rejected           1
  Data loss (map)          0
  Data loss (database)     4
  Misfires                 1
  Misdirections            1
  Targeting Errors         3
  Weapon Failures          0
  Depth 10 End             3
Haulers Intercepted        6
Robots Corrupted           1
  Parts Fried              10
Robots Melted              0
  Parts Melted             2
  Heat Transferred         1451
Parts Sabotaged            0
Parts Stolen               0
Parts Stripped             0
Parts Self-Destructed      7
  Prevented                0
Power Chain Reactions      8
Communications Jammed      0
Times Spotted              122
  Peak Tracking Total      10
  Tactical Retreats        9
Parts Field Recycled       0
  Retrieved Matter         0
Parts Merge Repaired       0
Drone Launches             0
  Drone Recoveries         0
Derelicts Assembled        0
Traps Triggered            3
  Indirectly               0
Trap Hack Attempts         0
  Triggered                0
  Disarmed                 0
  Reprogrammed             0
  Reused                   0
Traps Extracted            0
  Installed                0
  Triggered                0
Machines Disabled          10
Data Cores Recovered       0
  Used                     0
Machines Hacked            33
  Terminals                21
  Fabricators              0
  Repair Stations          2
  Recycling Units          4
  Scanalyzers              4
  Garrison Access          2
Total Hacks                97
  Successful               50
  Failed                   47
  Catastrophic             10
  Database Lockouts        0
  Manual                   30
  Unauthorized             7
  Terminals                59
  Fabricators              0
  Repair Stations          10
  Recycling Units          11
  Scanalyzers              14
  Garrison Access          3
Terminal Hacks             21
  Record                   2
  Robot Analysis           1
  Prototype ID Bank        2
  Level Access Points      2
  Branch Access Points     2
  Terminal Index           1
  Alert Level              1
  Transport Status         1
  Registered Components    2
  Zone Layout              2
  Machine Controls         5
Hacking Detections         28
  Full Trace Events        4
  Feedback Events          1
  Feedback Corruption      1
  Feedback Part Disabled   0
  Feedback Blocked         0
Trojans Installed          3
  Terminals                3
  Fabricators              0
  Repair Stations          0
  Recycling Units          0
  Scanalyzers              0
  Garrison Access          0
Fabricators Overloaded     0
Garrisons Disabled         2
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   7
  Parts Built              0
  Total Part Build Rating  0
  Part Fabrication Matter  0
  Part Fabrication Time    0
Parts Repaired             3
  Part Repair Time         78
Parts Recycled             0
  Recycled Matter          0
  Retrieved Matter         0
  Retrieved Components     12
Parts Scanalyzed           5
  Part Schematics Acquired 3
  Parts Damaged            0
Robot Analysis Total       1
Robots Rewired             0
Robots Hacked              0
  Non-combat               0
  Combat                   0
Robot Hack Failures        1
Allies Hacked              0
Hacks Repelled             0
Total Allies               0
  Largest Group            0
  Highest-Rated Group      0
  Highest-Rated Ally       0
Total Orders               0
Terraforming Orders        0
  Walls Built              0
  Walls Tunneled           0
Ally Attacks               0
  Total Damage             0
  Kills                    0
Allies Corrupted           0
Allies Melted              0
Peak Influence             574
  Average Influence        173
  Final Influence          0
Maximum Alert Level        2
  Low Security (%)         64
  Level 1                  27
  Level 2                  8
  Level 3                  0
  Level 4                  0
  Level 5                  0
Squads Dispatched          11
  Investigation            5
  Extermination            1
  Reinforcement            5
  Assault                  0
  Garrison                 0
  Intercept                0
Derelict Logs Recovered    1
Scrap Searched             0
Exploration Rate (%)       31
  Regions Visited          6
  Pre-discovered Areas     0
Garrisons Visited          0
  Relays Disabled          0
  Generators Disabled      0
Network Hubs Disabled      0
Actions Taken              3246
Turns Passed               4083
  Depth 11                 55
  Depth 10                 1482
  Depth 9                  354
  Depth 8                  931
  Depth 7                  1261
  Scrapyard                55
  Materials                2767
  Factory                  926
  Lower Caves              335

Prototype IDs
---------------
Improved Flight Unit
Improved Medium Laser
Heavy Particle Gun
Heavy EM Shotgun
Precision Shock Rifle
Advanced Beam Cannon

Fabricated
------------
Nothing

Alien Tech Used
-----------------
None

Route
-------
-11/Scrapyard
-10/Materials (discovered 2 exits: *Mat / *Min)
-9/Materials (discovered 2 exits: *Mat / [*Min])
-8/Materials (discovered 3 exits: *Fac x3)
-7/Factory
-7/Lower Caves

Game
------
Seed: Dangers Deep
^Manual?: 1
Play Time: 59 min
Sessions: 1
Mod: N/A
Game No.: 9
Lore%: 15
Gallery%: 18
ASCII: 0
Keyboard: 1
Movement: Numpad
Fullscreen: 0
Font: 16/SmallcapsGlow
Map View: 76x50
FOV Handling: Fade In


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[Kyzrati]

Dang, 93 is... quite a record for that early!

[DDarkray]

Worst seed run I ever had. I died at -10 Mines. 

I entered Mines when I had ~50 core health left (from attracting too many grunts and swarmers), but I was like, "I can do this. Mines are pretty easy now, right?"

Nope!

[close]

My hero!!

[close]

Nevermind

[close]

And more company

[close]

At the end, I was able to run away (awesome!). The grenadiers picked off most of the assembles, but only two are still alive. Since they're just two, I was like, "That's easy! pew pew pew." And then I died.  Whoops!

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Cogmind - Alpha 13

Name: ddarkray

---[ CORE DESTROYED ]---

Performance
-------------
Evolutions (0)             0
Robots Destroyed (75)      375
Value Destroyed (690)      690
Prototype IDs (0)          0
Alien Tech Used (0)        0
Bonus (0)                  0
              TOTAL SCORE: 1065

Cogmind
---------
Core Integrity             0/250
Matter                     77/300
Energy                     96/100
System Corruption          0%
Temperature                Cool (0)
Location                   -10/Mines

Parts
-------
Power (1)
  (None)
Propulsion (2)
  Wheel
  Wheel
Utility (2)
  Large Storage Unit
Weapon (2)
  EM Pulse Gun
  Assault Rifle
Inventory (10)
  Ion Engine
  Light Ion Engine
  Light Treads
  Aluminum Leg
  Wheel
  Wheel
  Large Storage Unit
  Weapon Shielding
  Assault Rifle
  Mining Laser

Peak State
------------
Power
  Ion Engine
Propulsion
  Aluminum Leg
  Aluminum Leg
Utility
  Medium Storage Unit
  Large Storage Unit
Weapon
  Medium Laser
  EM Pulse Gun
Inventory
  Ion Engine
  Light Treads
  Light Treads
  Aluminum Leg
  Medium Storage Unit
  Weapon Shielding
  Weapon Shielding
  Light Assault Rifle
  Light Assault Rifle
  Grenade Launcher
[Rating: 8]

Favorites
-----------
Power                      Ion Engine
  Engine                   Ion Engine
Propulsion                 Aluminum Leg
  Treads                   Light Treads
  Wheel                    Wheel
  Leg                      Aluminum Leg
Utility                    Medium Storage Unit
  Storage                  Medium Storage Unit
  Protection               Weapon Shielding
Weapon                     EM Pulse Gun
  Energy Gun               EM Pulse Gun
  Ballistic Gun            Assault Rifle
  Launcher                 Grenade Launcher

Stats
-------
Bonus Breakdown            0
Classes Destroyed          10
  Worker                   17
  Builder                  11
  Tunneler                 1
  Hauler                   1
  Recycler                 13
  Operator                 2
  Watcher                  3
  Swarmer                  18
  Grunt                    7
  Assembled                2
NPCs Destroyed             0
Best Kill Streak           5
  Combat Bots Only         4
Best States                0
  Heat Dissipation         25
  Energy Capacity          250
  Matter Capacity          300
  Sight Range              16
  Terrain Scan Density     10
  Overheat Threshold       200
  Weapon Shielding         33
  Evasion (%)              50
Matter Collected           443
  Salvage Created          2292
Parts Attached             33
  Power                    3
  Propulsion               9
  Utility                  7
  Weapon                   14
Parts Lost                 7
  Power                    1
  Propulsion               3
  Utility                  0
  Weapon                   3
Average Slot Usage (%)     93
  Naked Turns              1
Spaces Moved               822
  Fastest Speed (%)        200
  Average Speed (%)        86
  Slowest Speed (%)        55
  Overloaded Moves         0
  Propulsion Burnouts      0
  Targets Rammed           0
  Cave-ins Triggered       0
Heaviest Build             42
  Greatest Support         20
  Greatest Overweight (x)  2
  Average Overweight (x)   0
Largest Inventory          16
  Average Capacity         9
  Most Carried             16
  Average Carried          9
  Final Capacity           10
  Final Carried            10
Core Damage Taken          252
Average Core Remaining (%) 100
  Depth 11 Exit            100
Volleys Fired              142
  Largest                  2
  Hottest                  90
Shots Fired                260
  Gun                      250
  Cannon                   0
  Launcher                 10
  Special                  0
  Kinetic                  27
  Thermal                  44
  Explosive                10
  Electromagnetic          179
Shots Hit Robots           163
  Core Hits                96
Critical Hits              1
  Kills                    1
  Parts Destroyed          0
Overload Shots             0
  Energy Bleed             0
  Heat Surge               0
  Short Circuit            0
  Meltdown                 0
Melee Attacks              0
  Impact                   0
  Slashing                 0
  Piercing                 0
Damage Inflicted           3157
  Projectiles              2094
  Explosions               1063
  Melee                    0
  Ramming                  0
  Kinetic                  160
  Thermal                  883
  Explosive                581
  Electromagnetic          1533
  Impact                   0
  Slashing                 0
  Piercing                 0
Overflow Damage            28
  Projectiles              5
  Explosions               18
  Melee                    5
Self-Inflicted Damage      97
  Shots                    7
  Rammed                   0
Highest Temperature        246
  Average Temperature      41
  Received Heat Transfer   244
  Shutdowns                0
  Energy Bleed             0
  Interference             0
  Matter Decay             0
  Short Circuit            0
  Damage (minor)           0
  Damage (major)           0
  Damage (core)            0
Highest Corruption         0
  Average Corruption       0
  Message Errors           0
  Matter Fused             0
  Heat Flow Error          0
  Energy Discharge         0
  Parts Rejected           0
  Data loss (map)          0
  Data loss (database)     0
  Misfires                 0
  Misdirections            0
  Targeting Errors         0
  Weapon Failures          0
Haulers Intercepted        1
Robots Corrupted           2
  Parts Fried              7
Robots Melted              0
  Parts Melted             3
  Heat Transferred         1784
Parts Sabotaged            0
Parts Stolen               0
Parts Stripped             0
Parts Self-Destructed      0
  Prevented                0
Power Chain Reactions      7
Communications Jammed      0
Times Spotted              54
  Peak Tracking Total      17
  Tactical Retreats        4
Parts Field Recycled       0
  Retrieved Matter         0
Parts Merge Repaired       0
Drone Launches             0
  Drone Recoveries         0
Derelicts Assembled        0
Traps Triggered            0
  Indirectly               0
Trap Hack Attempts         0
  Triggered                0
  Disarmed                 0
  Reprogrammed             0
  Reused                   0
Traps Extracted            0
  Installed                0
  Triggered                0
Machines Disabled          2
Data Cores Recovered       0
  Used                     0
Machines Hacked            8
  Terminals                4
  Fabricators              0
  Repair Stations          1
  Recycling Units          2
  Scanalyzers              1
  Garrison Access          0
Total Hacks                21
  Successful               8
  Failed                   13
  Catastrophic             5
  Database Lockouts        0
  Manual                   6
  Unauthorized             0
  Terminals                12
  Fabricators              0
  Repair Stations          3
  Recycling Units          2
  Scanalyzers              4
  Garrison Access          0
Terminal Hacks             4
  Unreport Threat          2
  Hauler Manifests         1
  Zone Layout              1
Hacking Detections         8
  Full Trace Events        0
  Feedback Events          0
  Feedback Corruption      0
  Feedback Part Disabled   0
  Feedback Blocked         0
Trojans Installed          0
  Terminals                0
  Fabricators              0
  Repair Stations          0
  Recycling Units          0
  Scanalyzers              0
  Garrison Access          0
Fabricators Overloaded     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   1
  Parts Built              0
  Total Part Build Rating  0
  Part Fabrication Matter  0
  Part Fabrication Time    0
Parts Repaired             1
  Part Repair Time         13
Parts Recycled             0
  Recycled Matter          0
  Retrieved Matter         0
  Retrieved Components     0
Parts Scanalyzed           1
  Part Schematics Acquired 1
  Parts Damaged            0
Robot Analysis Total       0
Robots Rewired             0
Robots Hacked              0
  Non-combat               0
  Combat                   0
Robot Hack Failures        0
Allies Hacked              0
Hacks Repelled             0
Total Allies               0
  Largest Group            0
  Highest-Rated Group      0
  Highest-Rated Ally       0
Total Orders               0
Terraforming Orders        0
  Walls Built              0
  Walls Tunneled           0
Ally Attacks               0
  Total Damage             0
  Kills                    0
Allies Corrupted           0
Allies Melted              0
Peak Influence             215
  Average Influence        63
  Final Influence          0
Maximum Alert Level        1
  Low Security (%)         98
  Level 1                  1
  Level 2                  0
  Level 3                  0
  Level 4                  0
  Level 5                  0
Squads Dispatched          4
  Investigation            0
  Extermination            0
  Reinforcement            4
  Assault                  0
  Garrison                 0
  Intercept                0
Derelict Logs Recovered    0
Scrap Searched             0
Exploration Rate (%)       37
  Regions Visited          3
  Pre-discovered Areas     0
Garrisons Visited          0
  Relays Disabled          0
  Generators Disabled      0
Network Hubs Disabled      0
Actions Taken              1581
Turns Passed               2072
  Depth 11                 75
  Depth 10                 1997
  Scrapyard                75
  Materials                1714
  Mines                    283

Prototype IDs
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None

Fabricated
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Nothing

Alien Tech Used
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None

Route
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-11/Scrapyard
-10/Materials (discovered 2 exits: [*Mat] / [*Min])
-10/Mines

Game
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Seed: dangers deep
^Manual?: 1
Play Time: 28 min
Sessions: 1
Mod: N/A
Game No.: 58
Lore%: 42
Gallery%: 54
ASCII: 1
Keyboard: 0
Movement: Mouse
Fullscreen: 1
Font: 12/Smallcaps
Map View: 83x54
FOV Handling: Fade In


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BTW, I killed a bunch of robots in the beginning because I saw there's 2 whole columns of shock traps in one hallway, and that's the only hallway to progress, so I ended up shooting a lot of workers using EM guns to cause chain reaction:

Ka-boom!

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Other interesting effect

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[Kyzrati]

Hehe, your hero died in vain, eh? Almost!

And chain reactions can be useful . Certainly don't want to "forget" about them at the wrong time, at least!

[Kyzrati]

Well, I haven't been able to stream due to being sick and/or out of town, so this week I played the seed on my own. Damn Alpha 13 is a lot of fun--wish I could've shared all my thoughts at the time on Twitch! Anyway, I did do some screenshots...


Materials was uneventful, though the Mines I went through had quite a lot going on. No problem there, just enjoying the different encounters (one of which left me with a nice Beamcaster which was great to have so early, especially in combination with my 4-weapon start).

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The action started at -7, where I decided to head into a Factory garrison because magi163 seems to be having so much fun there.

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Of course I triggered an alarm as soon as I entered, then shortly after stepped on a bomb while fighting off enemies from my cover, completely obliterating my cover xD

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I made a pretty big mess, but only cleared about half of it before making it out from the first exit! It was a fun little side trip that helped lower resistance back on the main floor, which was noticeably helpful, so worth it overall.

Back in -7/Factory my favorite part was where I was minding my own business amidst a giant array of reactors and my Gauss Cannon decided to misfire...

From -6 I made sure to enter the caves, because that's where a log in the Mines told me where Zion would be. I brought a couple of drones with me to scout ahead, and the first dutifully mapped out half of the first cave before having its sole hover unit ripped off by a thief . I felt a lot less safe in the second cave area without my scouts... Scrap was definitely helpful, though! Picked up a Hvy. Rocket Launcher in one, and another gave me both an Adv. Sensor Array and Enh. Optical Array, so I attached both and snuck my way into Zion

On my way out of Zion of course my friends and I run into a Behemoth, but the sensors saved the day there since I was able to find a way to tunnel around it.

I had quite a lot of random useful stuff in my inventory, that's for sure. (This was just before I was about to extract that Proton Bomb Trap for... my own uses )

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This is where my lone friend walked right up to an Assassin and outright melted the thing <3 (Oh, and my legs were shabby and I didn't have any replacements, so that giant pile of shiny treads looked mighty nice. I was walking overweight most of the time, anyway--TANK OF DEATH TIME!)

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By Research I was stealthy treading death. By the time they spotted me, they were staring down the barrels of several cannons.

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And as if I couldn't get stealthier, I lost my jammer but gained a Triangulator. Got to use all the new toys this run

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My main problem was staying cool because I didn't have enough slots for it, so longer fights didn't go so well and I decided to drop the interpreter for another heat sink. I also discovered that it's very satisfying to watch that TRACKING number go down as I take out pursuers, too.

I hung out on -3 so long that things started to get weird and I was datajacking... Figured I may as well put to use fthe hackware I'd been carrying around. Combined with a couple of EM weapons, I was basically able to reboot and destroy everything that came into sight.

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Got some assaults called down on me and here was where I was thinking I've been hanging around at this depth for a little to long! (Couldn't help it, was too much fun running around causing chaos--wasn't even searching for an exit )

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Took all that down, then I met two patrols and had programmers and another assault called before long. Reeeeeally looking for the exit now... (they really ripped me up)

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Then I did... this... yeah... (very not like me!)

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Aw yeah, home free (home as in, more Research...)

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What to do next was a tough decision, since I should probably upgrade propulsion if I want to keep flying, but I was also having power problems. I've done that many legs before, so I went with +1 propulsion and +1 utility. So I'm heading into -2 as a flier, but it's really unfortunate I had to ditch my hackware to attach spare armor to survive the later onslaughts, so I'm a hackless flier xD

Okay, so flight lasted about 3 minutes into -3, because I summoned some friends who cleared out a Sentry guarding a cache of pretty legs. Basically, we're back in the business of blowing stuff up. "You guys guard the door while I gear up here..."

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And our first bit of company! About face, legged squad of death--time to destroy some Unaware. (I didn't get off a single shot, as they killed everything that popped out before it could even open fire.)

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I lost all my friends just down the corridor to multiple patrols come by at once, just down the corridor, but was very grateful for their help!

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As expected it was a terrible idea to continue traveling along the route with all the patrols, as that plus the assaults kept pounding on me and I ended up having to run for it after losing all my... everything xD. BUT! I entered this room with full matter and it looked like maybe I could make a last stand and potentially rebuild? (Definitely not from what won't be left of my pursuers, though...)

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You guys followed the WRONG bot!

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The main thing I was worried about was the Archangel, which could intercept the bombs, but it only got one of them, so two volleys, six bombs later and everything inside and outside the room was toast

I did manage to rebuild a bit before attracting too much attention (yes, in the same area...) and also getting more programmers dispatched, but I also found some new sources of AOE destruction . Decided it would be more fun to fight the losing battle than try to hightail it again.

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Oh well, I know I could've played better but it was a fun run, in any case. That and as you can see the build I used was all over the place! And I beat my previous score by like... 30 points

Score: 25,015

Cogmind - Alpha 13

Name: Kyzrati

---[ CORE DESTROYED ]---

Performance
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Evolutions (             4000
Robots Destroyed (401)     2005
Value Destroyed (17630)    17630
Prototype IDs (29)         580
Alien Tech Used (0)        0
Bonus (800)                800
              TOTAL SCORE: 25015

Cogmind
---------
Core Integrity             0/1450
Matter                     146/300
Energy                     83/100
System Corruption          12%
Temperature                Cool (0)
Location                   -2/Research

Parts
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Power (2)
  (None)
Propulsion (6)
  (None)
Utility (10)
  Focal Shield
Weapon (5)
  (None)
Inventory (4)
  Advanced Heat Sink

Peak State
------------
Power
  Zionite Heavy DM Reactor
  Light Quantum Reactor
Propulsion
  Myomer Leg
  Myomer Leg
  Myomer Leg
  Zionite Composite Leg II
  Zionite Composite Leg II
  Centrium Leg
Utility
  Advanced Heat Sink
  Experimental Cooling System
  Experimental Cooling System
  Advanced Coolant Injector
  Large Storage Unit
  Zionite Biocell
  Advanced Targeting Computer
  Improved Particle Charger
  Improved Weapon Cycler
  Advanced Transmission Jammer
Weapon
  Phase Gun
  Zionite Phaser-H
  Zionite Phaser-H
  Heavy Machine Gun
  KE Penetrator
Inventory
  Zionite Heavy DM Reactor
  Myomer Leg
  Zionite Composite Leg II
  Biometal Leg
  Biometal Leg
  Advanced Heat Sink
  Advanced Targeting Computer
  Focal Shield
  Heavy Laser
  Nanosword
[Rating: 169]

Favorites
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Power                      Neutrino Core
  Engine                   Heavy Ion Engine
  Power Core               Neutrino Core
  Reactor                  Light Antimatter Reactor
Propulsion                 Carbon-fiber Leg
  Treads                   Improved Medium Treads
  Wheel                    Wheel
  Leg                      Carbon-fiber Leg
  Hover Unit               Improved Hover Unit
  Flight Unit              Xenon Bombardment Thruster
Utility                    Large Storage Unit
  Device                   Advanced Heat Sink
  Storage                  Large Storage Unit
  Processor                Advanced Targeting Computer
  Hackware                 Experimental Hacking Suite
  Protection               Improved Light Armor Plating
Weapon                     Enhanced Gauss Cannon
  Energy Gun               Gatling Laser
  Energy Cannon            Heavy Neutron Cannon
  Ballistic Gun            Flak Gun
  Ballistic Cannon         Enhanced Gauss Cannon
  Launcher                 Fusion Bomb Launcher
  Special Weapon           Advanced Remote Datajack
  Slashing Weapon          Nanosword
  Piercing Weapon          Spear
  Special Melee Weapon     Welding Torch

Stats
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Bonus Breakdown            800
  Entered Garrisons        200
  Met Imprinter            300
  Was Imprinted            300
Classes Destroyed          17
  Worker                   30
  Builder                  31
  Tunneler                 5
  Hauler                   10
  Recycler                 27
  Operator                 1
  Watcher                  8
  Swarmer                  64
  Saboteur                 1
  Grunt                    127
  Brawler                  5
  Duelist                  8
  Protector                1
  Sentry                   22
  Demolisher               2
  Hunter                   26
  Programmer               33
NPCs Destroyed             0
Best Kill Streak           15
  Combat Bots Only         9
Best States                0
  Heat Dissipation         144
  Coolant Potential        100
  Energy Capacity          1190
  Matter Capacity          450
  Sight Range              24
  Robot Scan Range         16
  Terrain Scan Density     10
  Jamming Range            16
  Cloak Strength           2
  Overheat Threshold       200
  Armor Coverage (%)       31
  Resistance: KI           30
  Core Shielding           30
  Propulsion Shielding     66
  Utility Shielding        66
  Weapon Shielding         100
  Weapon Cycling           20
  Melee Speed Boost        20
  Phase Shifting           10
  Evasion (%)              50
  Targeting Accuracy       16
  Target Analysis          16
  Recoil Reduction         5
  Particle Charging        35
  Datajack Penetration     80
  Offensive Hacking        30
Matter Collected           11684
  Salvage Created          17141
Parts Attached             504
  Power                    45
  Propulsion               119
  Utility                  145
  Weapon                   195
Parts Lost                 227
  Power                    22
  Propulsion               58
  Utility                  48
  Weapon                   99
Average Slot Usage (%)     93
  Naked Turns              21
Spaces Moved               8926
  Fastest Speed (%)        200
  Average Speed (%)        69
  Slowest Speed (%)        9
  Overloaded Moves         0
  Propulsion Burnouts      0
  Targets Rammed           7
  Cave-ins Triggered       2
Heaviest Build             126
  Greatest Support         164
  Greatest Overweight (x)  23
  Average Overweight (x)   0
Largest Inventory          16
  Average Capacity         13
  Most Carried             16
  Average Carried          12
  Final Capacity           4
  Final Carried            1
Core Damage Taken          3889
Average Core Remaining (%) 64
  Depth 11 Exit            100
  Depth 10 Exit            38
  Depth 9 Exit             57
  Depth 8 Exit             74
  Depth 7 Exit             50
  Depth 6 Exit             76
  Depth 5 Exit             82
  Depth 4 Exit             68
  Depth 3 Exit             31
Volleys Fired              784
  Largest                  5
  Hottest                  447
Shots Fired                2421
  Gun                      1171
  Cannon                   1169
  Launcher                 77
  Special                  4
  Kinetic                  1243
  Thermal                  813
  Explosive                72
  Electromagnetic          260
  Phasic                   29
Shots Hit Robots           1479
  Core Hits                772
Critical Hits              95
  Kills                    35
  Parts Destroyed          54
Overload Shots             3
  Energy Bleed             0
  Heat Surge               0
  Short Circuit            0
  Meltdown                 0
Melee Attacks              34
  Impact                   0
  Slashing                 33
  Piercing                 1
Damage Inflicted           52867
  Projectiles              39535
  Explosions               11889
  Melee                    1411
  Ramming                  32
  Kinetic                  18171
  Thermal                  16620
  Explosive                10691
  Electromagnetic          5282
  Impact                   0
  Slashing                 1386
  Piercing                 25
  Phasic                   660
Overflow Damage            177
  Projectiles              0
  Explosions               100
  Melee                    77
Self-Inflicted Damage      767
  Shots                    19
  Rammed                   7
Highest Temperature        546
  Average Temperature      110
  Received Heat Transfer   5054
  Shutdowns                6
  Energy Bleed             4
  Interference             15
  Matter Decay             3
  Short Circuit            0
  Damage (minor)           1
  Damage (major)           4
  Damage (core)            0
Highest Corruption         41
  Average Corruption       8
  Message Errors           65
  Matter Fused             67
  Heat Flow Error          31
  Energy Discharge         28
  Parts Rejected           5
  Data loss (map)          0
  Data loss (database)     51
  Misfires                 9
  Misdirections            43
  Targeting Errors         158
  Weapon Failures          33
  Depth 10 End             1
  Depth 7 End              4
  Depth 5 End              5
  Depth 4 End              8
  Depth 3 End              41
Haulers Intercepted        10
Robots Corrupted           14
  Parts Fried              44
Robots Melted              0
  Parts Melted             25
  Heat Transferred         21667
Parts Sabotaged            0
Parts Stolen               0
Parts Stripped             0
Parts Self-Destructed      19
  Prevented                0
Power Chain Reactions      6
Communications Jammed      1225
Times Spotted              476
  Peak Tracking Total      10
  Tactical Retreats        37
Parts Field Recycled       0
  Retrieved Matter         0
Parts Merge Repaired       0
Drone Launches             10
  Drone Recoveries         0
Derelicts Assembled        0
Traps Triggered            7
  Indirectly               0
Trap Hack Attempts         0
  Triggered                0
  Disarmed                 0
  Reprogrammed             0
  Reused                   0
Traps Extracted            0
  Installed                0
  Triggered                1
Machines Disabled          65
Data Cores Recovered       0
  Used                     0
Machines Hacked            18
  Terminals                12
  Fabricators              2
  Repair Stations          0
  Recycling Units          2
  Scanalyzers              1
  Garrison Access          1
Total Hacks                34
  Successful               20
  Failed                   14
  Catastrophic             5
  Database Lockouts        0
  Manual                   49
  Unauthorized             13
  Terminals                25
  Fabricators              2
  Repair Stations          0
  Recycling Units          3
  Scanalyzers              3
  Garrison Access          1
Terminal Hacks             7
  Branch Access Points     1
  Alert Level              3
  Unreport Threat          1
  Locate Traps             2
Hacking Detections         20
  Full Trace Events        0
  Feedback Events          0
  Feedback Corruption      0
  Feedback Part Disabled   0
  Feedback Blocked         0
Trojans Installed          6
  Terminals                6
  Fabricators              0
  Repair Stations          0
  Recycling Units          0
  Scanalyzers              0
  Garrison Access          0
Fabricators Overloaded     1
Garrisons Disabled         3
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   1
  Parts Built              2
  Total Part Build Rating  12
  Part Fabrication Matter  212
  Part Fabrication Time    106
Parts Repaired             0
  Part Repair Time         0
Parts Recycled             0
  Recycled Matter          23
  Retrieved Matter         0
  Retrieved Components     0
Parts Scanalyzed           1
  Part Schematics Acquired 1
  Parts Damaged            0
Robot Analysis Total       0
Robots Rewired             1
Robots Hacked              4
  Non-combat               0
  Combat                   4
  Rebooted                 3
  Overloaded               1
Robot Hack Failures        0
Allies Hacked              1
Hacks Repelled             0
Zionite Intel Received     3
  Unaware Analyses         1
  Trap Installations       1
  Depthwide Sectors/0      1
Total Allies               11
  Largest Group            6
  Highest-Rated Group      43
  Highest-Rated Ally       43
Total Orders               4
  EXPLORE                  4
Terraforming Orders        0
  Walls Built              0
  Walls Tunneled           0
Zionite Dispatches         11
  Heavy                    3
  Light                    1
  Fire                     4
  Hacker                   3
Ally Attacks               11
  Total Damage             384
  Kills                    3
Allies Corrupted           2
Allies Melted              0
Peak Influence             1244
  Average Influence        399
  Final Influence          446
Maximum Alert Level        4
  Low Security (%)         28
  Level 1                  27
  Level 2                  27
  Level 3                  15
  Level 4                  0
  Level 5                  0
Squads Dispatched          68
  Investigation            3
  Extermination            17
  Reinforcement            32
  Assault                  6
  Garrison                 10
  Intercept                0
Derelict Logs Recovered    8
Scrap Searched             14
Exploration Rate (%)       29
  Regions Visited          17
  Pre-discovered Areas     13
Garrisons Visited          1
  Relays Disabled          1
  Generators Disabled      0
Network Hubs Disabled      0
Actions Taken              11423
Turns Passed               17315
  Depth 11                 95
  Depth 10                 474
  Depth 9                  1461
  Depth 8                  814
  Depth 7                  2195
  Depth 6                  3373
  Depth 5                  2071
  Depth 4                  2413
  Depth 3                  3352
  Depth 2                  1067
  Scrapyard                95
  Materials                1817
  Factory                  6397
  Research                 4419
  Mines                    932
  Garrison                 434
  Lower Caves              1105
  Proximity Caves          798
  Zion                     1318

Prototype IDs
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Zionite Heavy DM Reactor
Compact Particle Reactor
Zionite Composite Leg II
Cooled Airjet
Experimental Heat Sink
Experimental Cooling System
Improved Energy Well
Zionite Biocell
Experimental Optical Array
Spectral Analyzer
Advanced Particle Charger
Zionite Weapon Casing
Experimental Focal Shield
Experimental Hacking Suite
Improved Spread Laser
Zionite Laser-H
Zionite Phaser-H
Advanced Beam Cannon
Cooled Plasma Cannon
Heavy Proton Cannon
Cooled Proton Cannon
Helical Railgun
Tri-rail Accelerator
Guided Missile Launcher
Precision Grenade Launcher
Rocket Array
Enhanced Gamma Bomb Array
Nanosword

Fabricated
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2x Hvy. Phase Cannon (-5/Factory)

Alien Tech Used
-----------------
None

Route
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-11/Scrapyard
-10/Materials
-9/Materials
-9/Mines
-8/Materials
-7/Factory
-7/Garrison
-7/Factory
-6/Factory (discovered 3 exits: *Fac / *Low x2)
-6/Lower Caves
-6/Lower Caves
-6/Zion
-5/Proximity Caves
-5/Factory
-4/Factory (discovered 2 exits: *Res / *Upp)
-3/Research
-2/Research

Game
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Seed: Dangers Deep
^Manual?: 1
Play Time: 235 min
Sessions: 7
Mod: N/A
Game No.: 4
Lore%: 6
Gallery%: 30
ASCII: 1
Keyboard: 1
Movement: Numpad
Fullscreen: 2
Font: 20/SmallcapsGlow
Map View: 66x50
FOV Handling: Fade In

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[zxc]

I finally finished this weekly seed the other day. It scored pretty well!

http://www.gridsagegames.com/cogmind/scores/
Morgue: http://www.gridsagegames.com/cogmind/scores/170117/zzxc-170223-221649-276549_w.txt

Morgue is a bit spoilery if you look at the bonus breakdown and maybe the map progression.

I don't have the energy to do a full write-up, but I'll just say that I could've farmed a whole lot longer in Access if A14 weren't right around the corner. This build was broken strong... I'm not sure we'll see the likes of it again, especially considering the coming changes to high alert levels (high security).

Fun fact: This was my only A13 run, and directly followed my A12 90k high score run.

[Kyzrati]

This one will no doubt go down in history

I only did one A13 run myself, which I sort of regret since that'll leave me without a win this round, but putting the effort into A14 has been more important!

[zxc]

237 to hack success is also unlikely to be beaten unless changes are introduced... or someone goes to a lot of trouble. There's no point getting that much right now unless you just want to beat how much I got