Topic: Weekly Seed #67 [Alpha 12] [Seed: Terra Incognita] (Read 2801 times)

zxc · « **on:** December 01, 2016, 06:02:02 AM »

This week's seed: Terra Incognita

The great unknown awaits...

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!

No screenshots because I have a game in progress already and I don't like messing around with save files.

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: Terra Incognita] should display in the log window.

Congratulations on entering the seed, now get in there!

Kyzrati · « **Reply #1 on:** December 06, 2016, 12:30:15 AM »

So, I guess I did exactly the opposite of what the seed is about, given that I took a direct shot straight for the surface (and made it). Was a really fun run, though!

I streamed the whole thing, and saved these videos permanently to Twitch as highlights. You can watch part 1 here, and part 2 here.

I was trying to focus on a thermal combat build for the new heat transfer mechanic, and ended up spending a good chunk of the game doing that and crushing all opposition, even switching to a hover build for the first time after taking out a pair of Demolishers. Still rocking that hover build in -4:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Then came a fateful corridor in -2/Research where I fought Hunter after Hunter and Programmer after Programmer, surviving the last group by sprinting across a room and grabbing a Force Lance to skewer them all.

As you can see, after rebuilding from all the rubble from that encounter my "combat" build was a little weird, with tons of processors and not much else.(I was also short on storage for a good floor or so.)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I later carried that trusty lance almost to the surface--too important as backup to let it go

I searched all over the place and almost succumbed to attrition--that layout was crazy--but with only 100 core remaining found an exit behind a Sentry.

And that turned out to be the only branch I took the whole run. Found myself in Testing with no core... BUT

Spoiler: branch spoilers (click to show/hide)

Access was not much trouble (alert overnerfed in Alpha 12...), which is good because my build was pretty crappy by that time:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

(Well, I say crappy, but that was a heck of a lot of targeting--it was actually 5x Adv. at its peak, something I've never done before, all those stacking processors just sort of... happened. I normally wouldn't use more than 2-3, but I admit it was nice to be able to not even care about movement and other factors that affect targetin--everything was just getting hit

) But seriously, if the alert level weren't so lenient this time I probably wouldn't have survived those issues in -2

. According to the stats I only made it to 7% Alert 4 despite all the chaos.

Great run overall!

Spoiler: Score: 30,196 (win) (click to show/hide)

Cogmind - Alpha 12 Name: Kyzrati ---[ ESCAPED! ]--- Performance ------------- Evolutions (9) 4500 Robots Destroyed (284) 1420 Value Destroyed (15822) 15822 Prototype IDs (15) 300 Alien Tech Recovered (0) 0 Bonus (8154) 8154 TOTAL SCORE: 30196 Cogmind --------- Core Integrity 1088/1600 Matter 41/300 Energy 280/280 System Corruption 14% Temperature Cool (0) Location Surface Parts ------- Power (3) Light Quantum Reactor Light Quantum Reactor Propulsion (6) Myomer Leg Myomer Leg Myomer Leg Myomer Leg Biometal Leg Biometal Leg Utility (12) Advanced Heat Sink Advanced Heat Sink Medium Storage Unit Large Storage Unit Advanced Target Analyzer Advanced Target Analyzer Improved Core Shielding Advanced Focal Shield Weapon (4) Point Singularity Launcher Inventory (14) Myomer Leg Myomer Leg Advanced Heat Sink Phase Gun Smartbomb Launcher Force Lance Peak State ------------ Power Micro Fission Core Light Quantum Reactor Light Quantum Reactor Propulsion Myomer Leg Myomer Leg Myomer Leg Biometal Leg Biometal Leg Biometal Leg Utility Advanced Heat Sink Advanced Heat Sink Large Storage Unit Advanced Targeting Computer Advanced Targeting Computer Advanced Targeting Computer Advanced Targeting Computer Improved Target Analyzer Advanced Target Analyzer Advanced Target Analyzer Advanced Cloaking Device Improved Core Shielding Weapon Enhanced Quantum Rifle Heavy Quantum Rifle Railgun Heavy Gauss Cannon Inventory Light Quantum Reactor Advanced Heat Sink Medium Storage Unit Improved Hacking Suite Heavy Tesla Rifle Enhanced Nova Cannon Heavy Machine Gun KE Penetrator Point Singularity Launcher Force Lance [Rating: 167] Favorites ----------- Power Light Quantum Reactor Engine Angular Momentum Engine Power Core Micro Nuclear Core Reactor Light Quantum Reactor Propulsion Myomer Leg Treads Medium Treads Leg Myomer Leg Hover Unit Combat Gravmag System Utility Advanced Targeting Computer Device Advanced Heat Sink Storage Large Storage Unit Processor Advanced Targeting Computer Hackware Improved Hacking Suite Protection Improved Core Shielding Weapon KE Penetrator Energy Gun EM Pulse Gun Energy Cannon Neutron Cannon Ballistic Gun KE Penetrator Ballistic Cannon Heavy Gauss Cannon Launcher Heavy Shock Bomb Launcher Piercing Weapon Force Lance Stats ------- Bonus Breakdown 8154 Win 3000 Win Speed 5154 Classes Destroyed 20 Worker 17 Builder 8 Tunneler 4 Hauler 9 Recycler 8 Mechanic 2 Operator 3 Watcher 3 Swarmer 35 Saboteur 1 Grunt 77 Brawler 5 Duelist 1 Protector 1 Sentry 31 Demolisher 2 Hunter 29 Programmer 43 Behemoth 1 Assembled 4 NPCs Destroyed 0 Best Kill Streak 17 Combat Bots Only 9 Matter Collected 9201 Salvage Created 15301 Parts Attached 434 Power 51 Propulsion 109 Utility 111 Weapon 163 Parts Lost 145 Power 20 Propulsion 36 Utility 37 Weapon 52 Average Slot Usage (%) 95 Naked Turns 2 Spaces Moved 5469 Fastest Speed (%) 200 Average Speed (%) 95 Slowest Speed (%) 37 Overloaded Moves 0 Propulsion Burnouts 0 Targets Rammed 4 Cave-ins Triggered 0 Heaviest Build 124 Greatest Support 162 Greatest Overweight (x) 14 Average Overweight (x) 0 Largest Inventory 22 Average Capacity 11 Most Carried 16 Average Carried 10 Final Capacity 14 Final Carried 7 Core Damage Taken 2161 Average Core Remaining (%) 84 Depth 11 Exit 100 Depth 10 Exit 95 Depth 9 Exit 96 Depth 8 Exit 97 Depth 7 Exit 87 Depth 6 Exit 100 Depth 5 Exit 93 Depth 4 Exit 95 Depth 3 Exit 96 Depth 2 Exit 6 Depth 1 Exit 68 Volleys Fired 576 Largest 4 Hottest 387 Shots Fired 1841 Gun 1221 Cannon 577 Launcher 43 Special 0 Kinetic 932 Thermal 735 Explosive 37 Electromagnetic 137 Shots Hit Robots 1295 Core Hits 615 Critical Hits 147 Kills 52 Parts Destroyed 68 Overload Shots 1 Energy Bleed 0 Heat Surge 0 Short Circuit 0 Meltdown 0 Melee Attacks 53 Impact 0 Slashing 0 Piercing 53 Damage Inflicted 44272 Projectiles 35073 Explosions 8059 Melee 1091 Ramming 49 Kinetic 15980 Thermal 16875 Explosive 7656 Electromagnetic 2621 Impact 0 Slashing 0 Piercing 1091 Overflow Damage 322 Projectiles 40 Explosions 163 Melee 119 Self-Inflicted Damage 587 Shots 11 Rammed 4 Highest Temperature 470 Average Temperature 111 Received Heat Transfer 2633 Shutdowns 4 Energy Bleed 1 Interference 3 Matter Decay 2 Short Circuit 0 Damage (minor) 0 Damage (major) 0 Damage (core) 0 Highest Corruption 39 Average Corruption 15 Message Errors 59 Matter Fused 60 Heat Flow Error 19 Energy Discharge 16 Parts Rejected 21 Data loss (map) 0 Data loss (database) 46 Misfires 14 Misdirections 46 Targeting Errors 196 Weapon Failures 45 Depth 10 End 2 Depth 8 End 2 Depth 7 End 3 Depth 5 End 5 Depth 3 End 10 Depth 2 End 39 Depth 1 End 14 Haulers Intercepted 9 Robots Corrupted 5 Parts Fried 17 Robots Melted 0 Parts Melted 35 Heat Transferred 18133 Parts Self-Destructed 0 Prevented 0 Power Chain Reactions 2 Tactical Retreats 14 Communications Jammed 583 Parts Field Recycled 0 Retrieved Matter 0 Parts Merge Repaired 0 Drone Launches 8 Drone Recoveries 0 Derelicts Assembled 0 Traps Triggered 9 Indirectly 0 Trap Hack Attempts 0 Triggered 0 Disarmed 0 Reprogrammed 0 Reused 2 Traps Extracted 0 Installed 0 Triggered 2 Machines Disabled 31 Data Cores Recovered 2 Used 1 Machines Hacked 26 Terminals 23 Fabricators 0 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 1 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 2 Total Hacks 73 Successful 31 Failed 42 Catastrophic 13 Database Lockouts 0 Manual 43 Unauthorized 28 Terminals 66 Fabricators 0 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 2 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 5 Terminal Hacks 14 Prototype ID Bank 1 Level Access Points 3 Emergency Access Points 2 Alert Level 2 Locate Traps 1 Registered Prototypes 1 Zone Layout 4 Hacking Detections 25 Full Trace Events 3 Feedback Events 0 Feedback Corruption 0 Feedback Part Disabled 0 Feedback Blocked 0 Trojans Installed 13 Terminals 13 Fabricators 0 Repair Stations 0 Recycling Units 0 Scanalyzers 0 Garrison Access 0 Fabricators Overloaded 0 Garrisons Disabled 4 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 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 Robot Hack Failures 0 Allies Hacked 0 Hacks Repelled 0 Total Allies 10 Largest Group 6 Highest-Rated Group 228 Highest-Rated Ally 79 Total Orders 17 STAY 3 GOTO 8 FOLLOW 2 COLLECT 4 Terraforming Orders 0 Walls Built 0 Walls Tunneled 0 Ally Attacks 17 Total Damage 3496 Kills 16 Allies Corrupted 1 Allies Melted 0 Peak Influence 1443 Average Influence 423 Final Influence 1278 Maximum Alert Level 4 Low Security (%) 36 Level 1 14 Level 2 31 Level 3 9 Level 4 7 Level 5 0 Squads Dispatched 58 Investigation 10 Extermination 13 Reinforcement 16 Assault 11 Garrison 8 Intercept 0 Derelict Logs Recovered 0 Exploration Rate (%) 19 Regions Visited 12 Pre-discovered Areas 0 Garrisons Visited 0 Relays Disabled 0 Generators Disabled 0 Network Hubs Disabled 0 Actions Taken 7540 Turns Passed 9699 Depth 11 56 Depth 10 621 Depth 9 304 Depth 8 292 Depth 7 454 Depth 6 808 Depth 5 933 Depth 4 387 Depth 3 556 Depth 2 2955 Depth 1 2333 Scrapyard 56 Materials 1217 Factory 2582 Research 3145 Access 2333 Testing 366 Prototype IDs --------------- F-cell Engine Improved Flight Unit Improved Fusion Compressor Improved Medium Laser Heavy Particle Gun Precision Beam Rifle Advanced Beam Rifle Advanced Plasma Rifle Heavy Quantum Rifle Heavy Tesla Rifle Improved Assault Rifle Precision Assault Rifle Point Singularity Launcher Fabricated ------------ Nothing Alien Tech Recovered ---------------------- None Route ------- -11/Scrapyard -10/Materials (discovered 2 exits: *Mat / [*Min]) -9/Materials (discovered 2 exits: *Mat / [*Min]) -8/Materials -7/Factory -6/Factory -5/Factory (discovered 5 exits: *Fac x4 / [*Upp]) -4/Factory -3/Research (discovered 3 exits: *Res x3) -2/Research -2/Testing -1/Access Surface Game ------ Seed: Terra Incognita ^Manual?: 1 Play Time: 250 min Sessions: 3 Mod: N/A Game No.: 7 Lore%: 7 Gallery%: 30 ASCII: 0 Keyboard: 1 Movement: Numpad Fullscreen: 2 Font: 20/SmallcapsGlow Map View: 66x50 FOV Handling: Fade In

DDarkray · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2016, 12:11:45 PM »

I know there's already a new seed, but I finished this one a week ago, so I guess I better post this late than never.

This is actually one of the most fun runs I had! I was able to reach -2 Research level, the highest ascent I've ever climbed so far (mostly because of the alert level nerf), and with a combat build! The best moment I had was when I reached Extension branch, which I guess you could already imagine:

http://imgur.com/a/RHDeE Woah...
http://imgur.com/a/Y9A1Z WOAH...
http://imgur.com/a/DQWbz WOAHHH!!!

And then... CHARRRRRRGE!!!!
http://imgur.com/a/9VQFM
http://imgur.com/a/leLjZ
Boy, that was fun.

But the one lesson I learned is knowing when you should dig excavate or not. It's fun to dig through walls, and this is the proper way to do it:

http://imgur.com/a/ItgSv
With the exit so close by, you should just go for it.

But this is NOT the proper way to do it!

http://imgur.com/a/CNU4K
Here I thought I could just avoid all the troubles in the world by digging...

http://imgur.com/a/9u3jE
Until this happens.

http://imgur.com/a/1hs7b

Aaaaaaand I got screwed:
http://imgur.com/a/QSVlv
http://imgur.com/a/VUWGJ
http://imgur.com/a/7KkYq

But good game overall! I think I should just blast everything away. Maybe I could've won like that.

zxc · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2016, 12:43:22 AM »

That was a pretty nutters run Dark. Soon as I saw http://imgur.com/a/CNU4K I was shouting NO! It doesn't take many such experiences to turn you right off major digging like that.

Kyzrati · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2016, 01:55:20 AM »

Oh man, nice run. And yes you learned a valuable lesson there! Digging is good, to an extent

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Weekly Seed #67 [Alpha 12] [Seed: Terra Incognita]

Kyzrati

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DDarkray

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zxc

Re: Weekly Seed #67 [Alpha 12] [Seed: Terra Incognita]

Kyzrati

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