Strategy:Arch-vile - Revision history

Ashes999 at 14:26, 6 June 2013

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Ashes999: Added guide for The Chained Court: berserk chainsaw rush!

2013-06-06T14:26:09Z

Added guide for The Chained Court: berserk chainsaw rush!

Tylor: Three measures

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Three measures

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Arch-viles are the most dangerous monster seen in a standard game. They have a dangerous direct attack (a constant 20 fire damage) and the ability to resurrect lesser monsters in their line-of-sight. They typically spawn with a horde of such lesser monsters, particularly mancubi, revenants and formers. It is not uncommon for two or three arch-viles, with associated hordes, to spawn in the same room for extra fun. When they first start showing up, such a combined horde may be all the monsters on the level.

Since the damage and AI changes in 0.9.9.5, the direct damage from them is significantly less dangerous than their horde. Nevertheless, they need targeted as soon as possible, as they will (barring truly impressive firepower on your part) be able to resurrect the horde faster than you can eliminate them with your primary weapon. This tends to prevent using corner shooting, as the Arch-viles usually hang back out of range.

One good tactic is to use a BFG to damage the Arch-vile(s) and horde at once. This both kills them quickly, and tends to disperse them, reducing the amount of damage received. This is also a situation where a shockwave or Hellwave pack can be used to good effect.

If you don't have any of the above, a rocket launcher may be used to open up a passage behind the horde, for easy access to the Arch-viles.

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	So, explosive weapons (rockets, BFG shockwave/hellwave packs) often do all those three things at once (corpse destroying, enemy dispersing, damage at vile even if you can't see it), and therefore highly recommended.		So, explosive weapons (rockets, BFG shockwave/hellwave packs) often do all those three things at once (corpse destroying, enemy dispersing, damage at vile even if you can't see it), and therefore highly recommended.

−	~~Also, notice~~ melee damage (8) is currently less than half of projectile damage (20). If you encounter this enemy in the Chained Court, an effective strategy is to grab the chainsaw and a beserk pack, and rush the arch-vile. (You may want to first clear out some former humans with a rocket-launcher, and then take down the arch-vile.)	+	== In The Chained Court ==
		+	Notice melee damage (8) is currently less than half of projectile damage (20). If you encounter this enemy in the Chained Court, an effective strategy is to grab the chainsaw and a beserk pack, and rush the arch-vile. (You may want to first clear out some former humans with a rocket-launcher, and then take down the arch-vile.)

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	So, explosive weapons (rockets, BFG shockwave/hellwave packs) often do all those three things at once (corpse destroying, enemy dispersing, damage at vile even if you can't see it), and therefore highly recommended.		So, explosive weapons (rockets, BFG shockwave/hellwave packs) often do all those three things at once (corpse destroying, enemy dispersing, damage at vile even if you can't see it), and therefore highly recommended.
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		+	Also, notice melee damage (8) is currently less than half of projectile damage (20). If you encounter this enemy in the Chained Court, an effective strategy is to grab the chainsaw and a beserk pack, and rush the arch-vile. (You may want to first clear out some former humans with a rocket-launcher, and then take down the arch-vile.)

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−	Arch-viles are the most dangerous monster seen in a standard game. They have a dangerous direct attack (a constant 20 fire damage) and the ability to resurrect lesser monsters in their line-of-sight. They typically spawn with a horde of such lesser monsters, particularly mancubi, revenants and formers. It is not uncommon for two or three arch-viles, with associated hordes, to spawn in the same room for extra fun. When they first start showing up, such a combined horde may be all the monsters on the level.	+	== Major changes in 0.9.9.6 ==
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		+	None.
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		+	== Main Guide ==
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		+	''(v 0.9.9.5)'' Arch-viles are the most dangerous monster seen in a standard game. They have a dangerous direct attack (a constant 20 fire damage) and the ability to resurrect lesser monsters in their line-of-sight. They typically spawn with a horde of such lesser monsters, particularly mancubi, revenants and formers. It is not uncommon for two or three arch-viles, with associated hordes, to spawn in the same room for extra fun. When they first start showing up, such a combined horde may be all the monsters on the level.

	Since the damage and AI changes in 0.9.9.5, the direct damage from them is significantly less dangerous than their horde. Nevertheless, they need targeted as soon as possible, as they will (barring truly impressive firepower on your part) be able to resurrect the horde faster than you can eliminate them with your primary weapon. This tends to prevent using corner shooting, as the Arch-viles usually hang back out of range.		Since the damage and AI changes in 0.9.9.5, the direct damage from them is significantly less dangerous than their horde. Nevertheless, they need targeted as soon as possible, as they will (barring truly impressive firepower on your part) be able to resurrect the horde faster than you can eliminate them with your primary weapon. This tends to prevent using corner shooting, as the Arch-viles usually hang back out of range.

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 Since the damage and AI changes in 0.9.9.5, the direct damage from them is significantly less dangerous than their horde. Nevertheless, they need targeted as soon as possible, as they will (barring truly impressive firepower on your part) be able to resurrect the horde faster than you can eliminate them with your primary weapon. This tends to prevent using corner shooting, as the Arch-viles usually hang back out of range.
-One good tactic is to use a BFG to damage the Arch-vile(s) and horde at once. This both kills them quickly, and tends to disperse them, reducing the amount of damage received. This is also a situation where a shockwave or Hellwave pack can be used to good effect.
+Note that it can be used to your advantage, if revived monster drop some kind of ammo, because you can get nearly unlimited amount of it from single resurrected monster.
-If you don't have any of the above, a rocket launcher may be used to open up a passage behind the horde, for easy access to the Arch-viles.
+There are three ways to stop arch-vile from resurrecting enemies to no end: destroy corpse, make corpse where vile can't see it, or kill vile itself.