🚀 go-pugleaf

k...@st-andrews.ac.uk (Keith Sibson) wrote:


>Hi folks, 
>         I'm having MAJOR problems getting past the huge guy with 
>those totally lethal missiles at the end of level 7 in Descent. 
>It's where you're in this cylindrical room and he can transport
>randomly. I've tried everything possible and nothing seems to be able 
>to kill him :(   Anyone have any advice?

Here's some different advice:
 
I go into the room at maximum velocity and circle around the wall
(clockwise or counter-clockwise, doesn't matter either way).   While
doing so, I take out the silver ships first, since their Vulcan guns
are harder to avoid than the Boss' plasma bolts.     Slide up or down
and left or right to avoid collisions, but do NOT slow down or reverse
direction.
 
Try going into one of the "rooms" in the center of the cylinder to get
shields, energy and (at the very bottom) a cloak.

Get a rhythm set up where you  circle,  see the Big Boss materialize,
fire off a few shots, then slide up (or down) FAST, firing all the
while and coming around for the next pass.  

The longer you can avoid (and shoot) the other ships, the easier it'll
be to face the boss.

I prefer my method over the others suggested in this thread because
while it seems more dangerous, you have much more maneuverability.
The problem I had with the "stay in the doorway" tactic is that the
moment some ship came around with its Vulcans, I'd be stuck there and
die.   The hardest part of my strategy is in starting to enter and
circle for your initial pass (with all those ships around) but if you
can get past that, it's a good method.  YMMV.
 
Dave

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