Specials - Revision history

Epyon at 12:00, 11 August 2025

2025-08-11T12:00:32Z

Omega Tyrant: Update for 0.10.0. Also not sure what is with the ordering here but it'll be too much work to fix it right now

2025-08-11T06:45:40Z

Update for 0.10.0. Also not sure what is with the ordering here but it'll be too much work to fix it right now

Omega Tyrant at 06:51, 2 February 2025

2025-02-02T06:51:59Z

GinDiamond at 16:07, 12 May 2013

2013-05-12T16:07:29Z

Evilpotatoe: unique's not dropped when monster carrying it is gibbed

2013-04-18T21:40:43Z

unique's not dropped when monster carrying it is gibbed

Radagast: Unique Items - Immune to nuking

2013-04-15T09:28:37Z

Unique Items - Immune to nuking

Radagast: added doom version note

2013-04-03T10:29:28Z

added doom version note

Radagast: added Nyarlaptotep's Boots in list, hopefully the list is full now

2013-04-01T10:37:35Z

added Nyarlaptotep's Boots in list, hopefully the list is full now

Radagast: added missing uniques: Mjollnir, Subtle Knife, Frag Shotgun

2013-03-31T18:35:17Z

added missing uniques: Mjollnir, Subtle Knife, Frag Shotgun

Radagast: added Charch's Null Pointer to Unique List

2013-03-31T14:48:57Z

added Charch's Null Pointer to Unique List

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 Each type of special is differentiated thusly:
 * '''Exotics''' are the more common of specials. They are fully [[Items#Modification Packs|moddable]] (with a few exceptions) and can appear multiple times over the course of a single game.
-* '''Uniques''' are, just as the name says, unique in any particular run of DoomRL. Each individual unique can only be found once per game (though a unique must be picked up to be counted as found, otherwise the same unique can spawn multiple times in a single run if the player never picks it up), and can only be modded by [[Technician]]s (though the extent they can be modded depends on the unique, see the below list). If any floor has a unique spawn in it, you will get a [[level feeling]] that states "You feel there is something really valuable here!". Uniques are normally indestructible by normal means (such as being dropped in destructive [[fluid]]s and caught in explosions, even being able to survive nuking the level), but in the case of unique armors, they will be lost if an enemy wearing them is [[gib]]bed.
+* '''Uniques''' are, just as the name says, unique in any particular run of DRL. Each individual unique can only be found once per game (though a unique must be picked up to be counted as found, otherwise the same unique can spawn multiple times in a single run if the player never picks it up), and can only be modded by [[Technician]]s (though the extent they can be modded depends on the unique, see the below list). If any floor has a unique spawn in it, you will get a [[level feeling]] that states "You feel there is something really valuable here!". Uniques are normally indestructible by normal means (such as being dropped in destructive [[fluid]]s and caught in explosions, even being able to survive nuking the level), but in the case of unique armors, they will be lost if an enemy wearing them is [[gib]]bed.
 * '''Artifacts''' are the rarest special. Whereas exotics and uniques can spawn randomly, artifacts can only appear specifically as rewards in certain [[special level]]s. They can be possibly obtained on every run as a result if the player is able to complete their inhabitant special levels, provided the game is being played above the [[I'm Too Young to Die]] difficulty (otherwise a couple special levels with artifacts will not be accessible) and not in the [[Angel of 100]] nor [[Archangel of 666]] challenges (where none of the special levels are accessible).

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 | '''{{exotic link|hatred skull}}'''                || '''{{exotic link|chainsaw}}'''
 |-
-| '''{{exotic link|BFG 9000}}'''
+| '''{{exotic link|BFG 9000}}'''                    || '''{{exotic link|blood boots}}'''
 |}
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-Specials are the collective grouping of exotics, uniques, and artifacts. They are harder to find than the more standard equipment and items in the game and, for that reason, are far more useful and/or powerful.
+Specials are the collective grouping of exotics, uniques, and artifacts. They are harder to find than the more standard equipment/items in the game and, for that reason, tend to be more powerful or have unusual abilities.
 Each type of special is differentiated thusly:
-* '''Exotics''' are the most common of specials. They are fully [[Items#Modification Packs|moddable]] and can appear multiple times over the course of a single game.
+* '''Exotics''' are the more common of specials. They are fully [[Items#Modification Packs|moddable]] (with a few exceptions) and can appear multiple times over the course of a single game.
-* '''Uniques''' are, just as the name says, unique in a particular run-through of DoomRL. They only appear once per game, and can only be modded by Technicians (though this depends on the unique, see below). Uniques are normally indestructible by normal means (explosions, including nuking a level), but will be lost if an enemy carries them, and is [[Gibbing|gibbed]].
+* '''Uniques''' are, just as the name says, unique in any particular run of DoomRL. Each individual unique can only be found once per game (though a unique must be picked up to be counted as found, otherwise the same unique can spawn multiple times in a single run if the player never picks it up), and can only be modded by [[Technician]]s (though the extent they can be modded depends on the unique, see the below list). If any floor has a unique spawn in it, you will get a [[level feeling]] that states "You feel there is something really valuable here!". Uniques are normally indestructible by normal means (such as being dropped in destructive [[fluid]]s and caught in explosions, even being able to survive nuking the level), but in the case of unique armors, they will be lost if an enemy wearing them is [[gib]]bed.
-* '''Artifacts''' are the rarest special, or at least in the broader sense. Whereas exotics and uniques are discovered randomly, artifacts can only appear in particular places in the game. They can be gained each time, of course, although the requirements to get them are often quite dangerous.
+* '''Artifacts''' are the rarest special. Whereas exotics and uniques can spawn randomly, artifacts can only appear specifically as rewards in certain [[special level]]s. They can be possibly obtained on every run as a result if the player is able to complete their inhabitant special levels, provided the game is being played above the [[I'm Too Young to Die]] difficulty (otherwise a couple special levels with artifacts will not be accessible) and not in the [[Angel of 100]] nor [[Archangel of 666]] challenges (where none of the special levels are accessible).
-Here is a complete list of specials (as of 0.9.9.7G), as seen in the game itself.
+Here is a complete list of specials in the game (as of 0.9.9.8).
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 | '''{{unique link|Hell Staff}}'''                  || '''{{unique link|Dragonslayer}}''' <font color="#FFFF50">(MAJOR SPOILERS!!!)</font>
 |-
-| '''{{unique link|Butcher's Cleaver}}'''           || '''{{unique link|Trigun}}'''
+| '''{{unique link|Butcher's Cleaver}}'''<sup>1</sup>           || '''{{unique link|Trigun}}'''<sup>1</sup>
 |-
-| '''{{unique link|Anti-Freak Jackal}}'''           || '''{{unique link|Grammaton Cleric Beretta}}'''
+| '''{{unique link|Anti-Freak Jackal}}'''<sup>1</sup>           || '''{{unique link|Grammaton Cleric Beretta}}'''
 |-
-| '''{{unique link|Jackhammer}}'''                  || '''{{unique link|Revenant's Launcher}}'''
+| '''{{unique link|Jackhammer}}'''<sup>1</sup>                  || '''{{unique link|Revenant's Launcher}}'''<sup>2</sup>
 |-
 | '''{{unique link|Acid Spitter}}'''                || '''{{unique link|BFG 10K}}'''<sup>1</sup>
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 | '''{{unique link|Mega Buster}}'''                 || '''{{unique link|Charch's Null Pointer}}'''
 |-
-| '''{{unique link|Mjollnir}}'''                    || '''{{unique link|Subtle Knife}}'''
+| '''{{unique link|Mjollnir}}'''<sup>1</sup>                    || '''{{unique link|Subtle Knife}}'''<sup>1</sup>
 |-
-| '''{{unique link|Frag Shotgun}}'''                || '''{{unique link|Nyarlaptotep's Boots}}'''
+| '''{{unique link|Frag Shotgun}}'''<sup>1</sup>                || '''{{unique link|Nyarlaptotep's Boots}}'''
 |-
 |}

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 |-
-| '''{{unique link|Hell Staff}}'''                  || '''{{unique link|Dragonslayer}}'''
+| '''{{unique link|Hell Staff}}'''                  || '''{{unique link|Dragonslayer}}''' <font color="#FFFF50">(MAJOR SPOILERS!!!)</font>
 |-
 | '''{{unique link|Butcher's Cleaver}}'''           || '''{{unique link|Trigun}}'''

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 Each type of special is differentiated thusly:
 * '''Exotics''' are the most common of specials. They are fully [[Items#Modification Packs|moddable]] and can appear multiple times over the course of a single game.
-* '''Uniques''' are, just as the name says, unique in a particular run-through of DoomRL. They only appear once per game, and can only be modded by Technicians (though this depends on the unique, see below). Uniques can not be destroyed by nuking a level.
+* '''Uniques''' are, just as the name says, unique in a particular run-through of DoomRL. They only appear once per game, and can only be modded by Technicians (though this depends on the unique, see below). Uniques are normally indestructible by normal means (explosions, including nuking a level), but will be lost if an enemy carries them, and is [[Gibbing|gibbed]].
 * '''Artifacts''' are the rarest special, or at least in the broader sense. Whereas exotics and uniques are discovered randomly, artifacts can only appear in particular places in the game. They can be gained each time, of course, although the requirements to get them are often quite dangerous.