HP & DPS - Terminal Velocity - ADG Pro 33

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Published on May 24, 2025 5:01:47 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Bde0pBLLY

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Terminal Velocity (1995)

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So... how big do you like your HP numbers? ;)

For today's Ancient DOS Games Pro video, Gemini's going back to Terminal Velocity to determine not just how much damage each of its weapons are capable of doing, but to figure out the HP totals of the various targets found throughout the game. At first glance this looks like it's going to be a simple process, but it quickly descends into madness...

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Additional Information and Corrections:

One EXTREMELY important point I missed in the video, and have since confirmed, is that the multiplier applied to enemy HP on Hard and Terminal difficulty levels is applied AGAIN each time you exit a tunnel! This means for every separate tunnel you fly through enemy HP will raise to 2.25x, 3.375x, 5.0625x and beyond on Hard, or 4x, 8x, 16x, and FAR HIGHER on Terminal! 8O

To download the PDF of the results of this testing simply follow this link: https://www.pixelships.com/adg/files/terminal_velocity_hp_dps.pdf

Throughout the video when I refer to something taking x "number of shots" I am referring to single shots from the PAC or RTL, as to save myself some time I was often using more powerful weapons to widdle down enemy HP first, then counting out single shots following.

I actually had to re-test the bosses multiple times because often the bosses were running into my ship and taking collision damage; Many of the bosses have MUCH larger collision volumes than they really should have. For instance, those claws you see going back and forth on the boss of the first planet Ymir can reach a SURPRISINGLY far distance... and are also valid targets to shoot to deal damage.

It's been confirmed that buying Terminal Velocity: Boosted Edition on Steam will ALSO get you "Terminal Velocity: Legacy" added to your Steam Library, which is just the original game with a DOSBox emulation layer included. So yes, Steam or GOG both work for getting the original game still! :B

I also failed to notice that the DAM restores your health to maximum when used, so in a strange way it's kinda more useful as a "Medkit" than as a "Smart Bomb". :P

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Chapters:
00:00 Title and Intro
02:35 The Weapons
04:02 Cheat Codes
05:16 Initial Testing
08:06 Difficulty Levels
09:02 Testing Continues
12:09 RAMMING SPEED!!
15:14 Multipliers
17:27 Final HP Results
19:48 Damage per Second
21:37 Credits

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