/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6068282
1. Play On "Hey, Not Too Rough" for lowest monster count, or on "I'm Too Young To Die" for lowest monster count, double ammo from pickups, and half damage. Difficulty settings exist for a reason.

2. Watch and learn from this curriculum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJcf0aOwmiA
The monster AI is actually quite predictable. You don't have to memorize every aspect, but know they will constantly B-line it towards you, regardless of if this is at all a good idea or not, meaning they'll happily walk in under crushers to try to reach you, walk into walls or obstacles, walk along a pile of explosive barrels, or walk in front of the blazing guns of their allies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0KBAZkPFmI
The BFG9000 is quirky, but a lot more powerful than it lets on.
The chaingun is always perfectly accurate on the first two shots, you can use it at long range by tapping repeatedly to fire two-shot bursts.

3. Certain authors like Skillsaw prefer a challenge, his maps are played under the assumption that you're familiar with the game and that you've probably tangoed with Plutonia.
Also if a map is described by an author as slaughter, it will likely be designed to be pretty hard, employing many many monsters at any one time.