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Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!parc!biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!an237
From: an237@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Gordon Taylor)
Subject: Re: Chainsaw strategies??
Message-ID: <CtqKq3.DCG@freenet.carleton.ca>
Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca (Usenet News Admin)
Reply-To: an237@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Gordon Taylor)
Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 04:34:51 GMT
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In Article #35320, Rick Schofield asked:
>How many people use the chainsaw? I have not yet been able to develop a
>strategy for this weapon! In those situations where I could best use it,
>I don't have the time to switch from my distance weapons to it.
>Do any of you use it as your default weapon? I would assume the majority
>would choose the shotgun for that. So if you do use the chainsaw, what's
>your strategy? Also any tips on specific tactics of chainsaw technique
>would also be appreciated!
There is at least one perfect place to use the chainsaw: the entrance
corridor to the large NE room in level E2M7 - Spawning Vats. This room
is easy to get to upon entering the level - just keep to the left. This
room is littered with boxes and on the Ultra-Violent mode is just filled
with demons, the perfect enemy for the chainsaw since they can't shoot
at you - they just want to get close and bite your head off!
Anyhow the entrance is a narrow corridor with descending steps and some
kind of switch that stops you backing out once you descend the stairs.
If you're armed with the chainsaw you can calmly carve up all the demons
without losing any health or bullets. Just plant yourself firmly in
the middle of the corridor facing forward so the demons can't
outflank you - if you're too much to one side they can kind of nibble
on your flank. When all in front of you are dead, run out into the
room and then back to lure some more demons to their death. Soon the
entire corridor will be littered with dead demons!
There may be other good places to use the chainsaw but for me this
was the defining instance - a narrow hallway and lots of enemies who
couldn't shoot at me.