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kakhome1

I just saw that and edited my post above to show that.

But as I say, not everyone is going to fly through immediately. Some people are likely to think to retreat right away and snipe before flying through. That is what I did, and my punishment? A cold start.

kakhome1

Try flying over the trigger to open it, then immediately flying back, letting it close, and then try to shoot or bump into it. That's what I did. A lot of people could do this as they try to snipe the enemies in the room beyond rather than flying in. As for the other part, you're right; once you act...

kakhome1

At any point if I go back into the second room and the door closes again behind me, I'm stuck.

The fly through trigger that opens the door only works once. In D1, it worked repeatedly.

kakhome1

In Level 16 of Vignettes (both D1 and D2), the second room contains a door on the ceiling you cannot open manually, but there is a fly-over trigger very close to the door to open it. In the original D1 Vignettes, you can keep flying over this trigger and activating it as many times as you want. Howe...

kakhome1

Basically what the title says. This could be referring to actual D1 custom levels (First Strike itself is excluded from consideration here), or to D2 custom levels that use all or almost all D1 robots (Cascade Aquaduct is a recent example of one). Any commentary to go with the poll here is welcome. :)

kakhome1

Not for me - it can steal three primaries at a time, usually but not always including the one I have selected.

This is a total game-breaker as it makes the Thief ridiculously potent. Basically you're at 'Threat: Extreme' instead of 'Threat: Moderate'.

kakhome1

This is with latest nightly build of Rebirth, dated 7/30/2017. In Dos, the Thief in D2 steals one one item at once. It also can NOT steal any primary weapons that uses energy (except the Quad Laser upgrade). In this latest version of Rebirth, the Thief can steal up to three items at once and it can ...

kakhome1

How serious are robot generator issues in Anthology (using XL 1.16.27)?

kakhome1

Do robots still work okay in XL 1.16.27? If they don't work entirely as intended, is the level still playable and how much does it affect things?

kakhome1

What brightness bug? Dos blinds you 100% for about 2 seconds with single hit while Rebirth caps at about 85% blinding (these are both results on Hotshot). Which is the correct behavior based on the original D2 exe?

kakhome1

All three levels have an hxm. I don't know what changes in the hxm's may have actually existed in the non-split version and which ones don't. Is there any way to see if any D1 or D2 robots were altered in the non-split hxm? DLE won't load hxm's. HXM changes also include robot AI and item drop probab...

kakhome1

It turns out Anthology Split has a major bug as well - the Class 1 Drone robots fire Phoenix Cannon right off the bat (second room in Level 1!) instead of their normal weak weapons! That would totally change the hardness and I have no idea what other robots could also be firing the wrong weapon. The...

kakhome1

Are flash missiles from robots in D2 supposed to blind you 100% with a single hit, for about two seconds? They do for me in Dos, at least at Hotshot or above, but not in all source ports. I'm wondering if DosBOX might have an issue handling flash missile hits or if Dos is doing it right.

kakhome1

@Sirius Was Anthology Split designed to be compatible to cold start on Level 2 or 3?

kakhome1

The link to the split of Dimensional Intersect is dead. Also, XL 1.16.27 erroneously cold starts you every time you return to the main hub in the split version of DI. Doesn't do that in single level version. Anthology 3-level is fine as far as I can tell though it's extremely hard for me to cold sta...

kakhome1

D2X-XL is a lot less like classic than Rebirth. But Anthoology, Dimensional Intersect, and Black Prophecy XL are worth trying for it. The first two in the list, despite technically being only one level, deserve to be treated as a full length mission (so no save through the whole level wouldn't be a ...

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov The first two levels give me a harder time as well. My best bet is Vulcan with all those 'light' robots at least until I find the Missile Launcher in a secret on Level 2. Gets easier for me past that, but I'm only playing Hotshot so AI is less. Phoenix is a pretty high power weapon...

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov I have no idea if LL can be done on Insane without save-scum. When you say canaries, are you talking about the WASP? With the weapons mod they're actually Nega Missiles, which are Mercury Missiles that give off deadly shards on impact. I'm working on a message for all other items B...

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov Just notifying I sent a reply; thanks for the message.

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov I left you a private message regarding Lost Levels.

kakhome1

Rebirth isn't as pure as Dos and doesn't seem to have as good of an RNG. Robots may seem to drop power ups too much making it easier.

kakhome1

So they're not teasing when they say Infestation: Extreme? Usually I wouldn't expect the first level in a cluster to be one of the hardest.

What's your favorite level in this cluster and your favorite in the set as a whole?

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov 1. I could play and see but many levels I don't die that much on. So they could start accumulating and I would lose track. 2. What is DRP? 3. Since I like to play levels only once, I prefer being able to best therm under the same standards and assumptions I use for the original D2 ...

kakhome1

Well with D1 primaries only except in extreme conditions (and Level 5 laser allowed) it is either Vulcan or Plasma.

kakhome1

Usually even infinite save no death is tougher than I want. That's why I prefer limited deaths with (limited) saving only on my last life or in extremely hard areas. If playing continuous, I build too many lives up. I want my lives to always be what they'd be if I cold started. In Obsidian, what rob...

kakhome1

Can you get past the first few on Level 7, Hotshot, cold start, no Gauss, hit no more than once or twice?

(You even get a Vulcan and a Super Laser upgrade right away with an energy center in the second room.)

kakhome1

Nothing is *supposed* to be tougher than TEW on Insane. (MAYBE Enemy Vignette.) I've never done LL above Hotshot. I recall a tough start but then it didn't become as hard as I had expected. At the time I was playing with Rebirth and both new enemies and weapons. The constant homages to original leve...

kakhome1

What are the best strategies to avoid pushing robots around (it can get especially bad for me when sniping small(ish) ones from afar and using lasers)?

kakhome1

The biggest thing I like about cold start is to always begin a level with no score and only two lives. If I accumulate too many lives it is too easy. If I go entirely no death it's often too hard. I also am not a fan of playing the same level twice unless it is far apart. How critical do you conside...

kakhome1

I play Hotshot cold start no save unless either I'm on my last life or there is a particularly hard encounter that I'm engaged in.

kakhome1

Seems to be the most common solution I'm seeing (lacking powerful primaries or secondaries) is to snipe, which looks on its face to be reasonable (and logical). However, these particular robots (the same ones at the start of Level 14) seem to be particularly hard for me not to be seen by, and when t...

kakhome1

So Obsidian is giving me a hard time with these. They are a really, REALLY high-powered weapon when they home so accurately and blind you 100% for a full two or three seconds, even on Hotshot. If you only have weak primaries and secondaries available, and can't fire from out of firing range, how do ...

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov That's a really impressive job starting out even if you do run out of energy. I can't seem to keep them out of firing range (even on Hotshot!). But those homing flash missile enemies look to be a pretty common type in Obsidian. Sadly, I hate HATE H--A--T--E homing flash missiles, I...

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov The author either did not consider Insane, or expects you to just give up a life or two. You could also try packing yourself up with Vulcan and using missiles whenever possible. Taking a long time to reach energy centers is not considered a design flaw in and of itself. Level 13 (o...

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov 1. Worth trying though I haven't finished them: Anthology, Dimensional Intersect, Black Prophecy XL, and The Sphere. Also I know this isn't an XL mission but if you like themed level clusters you need to try The Lost Levels, if you haven't already. You can remove new weapons if you...

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov Thanks for the response. Some items I don't have to add on so I didn't include them: 1&2. Do you ever play XL missions, which of course require XL? I don't mind it for missions that are specific to it. 3A. Insane, alone, is a lot different from Hotshot, and no death no save is ...

kakhome1

@AlexanderBorisov Any thoughts or comments on the points I made in a list a few posts above?

kakhome1

So...is there anything you (or anyone else) remember(s) regarding setting XL up to match Dos best?

kakhome1

1&2. I just prefer to have my Descent served as classic and vanilla as possible with the fewest number of deviations from the original experience or at least the experience the author of the mod intended when it was built. 3A. I don't know how well tested they were on Insane, but Phobos Encounte...

kakhome1

How do I make sure DosBOX has access to the highest possible amount of memory when playing Descent, so the chance of the game freezing up and/or needing to be restarted is minimized? Also, is there a way to reduce how much the ship bounces up and down (especially when idle)? Not serious, but if it c...

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