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A previous update to angband broke the shared scorefile, so I stopped playing (and need at some point to see if I can fish the old score file out of the backups). But 3.5.1 is in unstable, and has restored the shared savefiles, so I thought I'd backport it to stable and have a try. Quite a lot has changed!
The most obvious changes relate to the display - in a VT with more than 80x24, SDL is used to make more use of the space, so you get the dungeon view, your inventory, and recent messages. Also the walls and lighting are a bit fancier.
Game-play wise, plenty has changed - shops don't buy things any more (except to ID them), so there's less temptation to load up on loot and then go back to the town to sell; but on the flip side, if you find shiny stuff that you can't use (because of character class, or whatever), then you don't get the "at least it'll sell for $$$" benefit. It does mean I've only been to the town a couple of times (I may do so again to drop off the current melee weapon until it's not quite so over-heavy for my STR). And going up a level restores any stats that have been drained, which makes stat-drains of your non-primary stat a bit less dangerous. OTOH, some of the better book-4 spells have vanished, and I've yet to find any of the dungeon spell-books.
I think I was a bit lucky to avoid seeing any uniques in the early stages when Mages are particularly weak. OTOH, I've not found much great loot yet!
There are a few bugs, too:
the help menu doesn't work properly
the terminal isn't tidied up on exit
"Reveal Monsters" doesn't reveal mimics and the like
the spoiler file isn't accurate
1. 20709 Matthew the High-Elf Mage, level 22
Killed by nobody (yet!) on dungeon level 20
(User 1024, Date TODAY, Gold 36257, Turn 631806).
The most obvious changes relate to the display - in a VT with more than 80x24, SDL is used to make more use of the space, so you get the dungeon view, your inventory, and recent messages. Also the walls and lighting are a bit fancier.
Game-play wise, plenty has changed - shops don't buy things any more (except to ID them), so there's less temptation to load up on loot and then go back to the town to sell; but on the flip side, if you find shiny stuff that you can't use (because of character class, or whatever), then you don't get the "at least it'll sell for $$$" benefit. It does mean I've only been to the town a couple of times (I may do so again to drop off the current melee weapon until it's not quite so over-heavy for my STR). And going up a level restores any stats that have been drained, which makes stat-drains of your non-primary stat a bit less dangerous. OTOH, some of the better book-4 spells have vanished, and I've yet to find any of the dungeon spell-books.
I think I was a bit lucky to avoid seeing any uniques in the early stages when Mages are particularly weak. OTOH, I've not found much great loot yet!
There are a few bugs, too:
the help menu doesn't work properly
the terminal isn't tidied up on exit
"Reveal Monsters" doesn't reveal mimics and the like
the spoiler file isn't accurate
[Angband 3.5.1 Character Dump]
Name Matthew Age 110 Self RB CB EB Best
Sex Male Height 7'2" STR: 18 +1 -3 +0 16
Race High-Elf Weight 12st 6lb INT: 16 +3 +3 +0 18/40
Class Mage Turns used: WIS: 10 -1 +0 +0 9
Title Spellbinder Game 631806 DEX: 16 +3 +0 +0 18/10
HP 131/131 Standard 62973 CON: 10 +1 -2 +0 9
SP 33/42 Resting 30503
Level 22 Armor [5,+27] Saving Throw 70%
Cur Exp 18709 Stealth Good
Max Exp 18709 Melee 2d5,+6 Disarming 52%
Adv Exp 19320 To-hit 25,+10 Magic Devices 87
Blows 1.0/turn Perception 1 in 16
Gold 36257 Searching 19%
Burden 105.0 lbs Shoot to-dam +1 Infravision 40 ft
Speed Normal To-hit 26,+5
Max Depth 1000' (L20) Shots 1/turn
You are one of several children of a Noldorin Ranger. You have light
blue eyes, straight black hair, and a fair complexion.
rAcid:+...+........ Nexus:.............
rElec:......+...... Nethr:.............
rFire:..+.......... Chaos:.............
rCold:..++......... Disen:.............
rPois:............. Feath:.............
rLite:............+ pFear:.............
rDark:............. pBlnd:.............
Sound:............. pConf:.............
Shard:............. pStun:.............
Light:.....+....... Tunn.:.............
Regen:............. Speed:.............
ESP:............. Blows:.............
Invis:............+ Shots:.............
FrAct:............. Might:.............
HLife:............. S.Dig:.............
Stea.:.......+..... ImpHP:.............
Sear.:............. Fear:.............
Infra:............+ Aggrv:.............
[Character Equipment]
a) a Pike of Acid (2d5) (+7,+5)
Dropped by Bolg, Son of Azog at 1000 feet (level 20).
Branded with acid.
Provides resistance to acid.
Cannot be harmed by acid.
Combat info:
1.0 blows/round.
With +8 STR and +0 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
Average damage/round: 26.7 vs. creatures not resistant to acid,
and 13.3 vs. others.
b) a Light Crossbow (x3) (+2,+1)
Bought from a store.
c) a Ring of Resist Fire and Cold
Found lying on the floor at 600 feet (level 12).
Provides resistance to fire, cold.
Cannot be harmed by fire, cold.
d) a Ring of Ice [+6]
Dropped by a Paladin at 700 feet (level 14).
Provides resistance to cold.
Cannot be harmed by cold.
e) an Amulet of Resist Acid
Dropped by a Dark elven warrior at 500 feet (level 10).
Provides resistance to acid.
Cannot be harmed by acid.
f) a Lantern (7809 turns)
Cannot be harmed by fire.
Radius 2 light.
g) a Robe of Resist Lightning [2,+7]
Bought from a store.
Provides resistance to lightning.
Cannot be harmed by electricity.
h) a Cloak of Stealth [1,+5] <+1>
Dropped by a Half-orc at 900 feet (level 18).
+1 stealth.
l) a Pair of Leather Boots [2,+7]
Found lying on the floor at 200 feet (level 4).
[Character Quiver]
n) 25 Bolts (1d5) (+5,+4)
Dropped by a Paladin at 700 feet (level 14).
Combat info:
Hits targets up to 120 feet away.
Average damage/round: 24.2.
25% chance of breaking upon contact.
o) 6 Bolts of Acid (1d5) (+6,+3)
Found lying on the floor at 350 feet (level 7).
Branded with acid.
Cannot be harmed by acid.
Combat info:
Hits targets up to 120 feet away.
Average damage/round: 42.4 vs. creatures not resistant to acid,
and 21.2 vs. others.
25% chance of breaking upon contact.
[Character Inventory]
a) 2 Books of Magic Spells [Magic for Beginners]
b) 4 Books of Magic Spells [Conjurings and Tricks]
c) a Book of Magic Spells [Incantations and Illusions]
d) a Book of Magic Spells [Sorcery and Evocations]
e) a Mushroom of Clear Mind
f) 5 Flasks of oil
Branded with flames.
g) 10 Potions of Cure Serious Wounds
h) 8 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
i) 3 Potions of Neutralize Poison
j) 2 Potions of Restore Mana
k) a Potion of Speed
l) 2 Potions of Resist Poison
m) 4 Scrolls of Word of Recall
n) 3 Rods of Light
o) a Wand of Lightning Bolts (9 charges)
p) a Wand of Stinking Cloud (14 charges)
q) a Wand of Slow Monster (7 charges)
r) a Wand of Sleep Monster (17 charges)
s) a Pair of Ethereal Slippers of Stability [0,+6]
Dropped by Sangahyando of Umbar at 900 feet (level 18).
Provides resistance to nexus.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Feather Falling.
t) a Main Gauche (1d5) (+5,+3)
Found lying on the floor at 850 feet (level 17).
Combat info:
1.0 blows/round.
With +2 STR and +0 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
Average damage/round: 7.4.
[Home Inventory]
a) an Amulet of Resist Lightning
Provides resistance to lightning.
Cannot be harmed by electricity.
b) Soft Leather Armour [8,+5]
Found lying on the floor at 300 feet (level 6).
c) a Lucerne Hammer of Frost (2d5) (+7,+8)
Found lying on the floor of a cavern at 900 feet (level 18).
Branded with frost.
Provides resistance to cold.
Cannot be harmed by cold.
Combat info:
1.0 blows/round.
With +6 STR and +0 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
Average damage/round: 29.8 vs. creatures not resistant to cold,
and 16.5 vs. others.
d) a Long Bow of Power (x3) (+13,+15)
Dropped by a Paladin at 700 feet (level 14).
e) 15 Mithril Shots (2d4) (+6,+7)
Found lying on the floor of a special room at 600 feet (level 12).
Cannot be harmed by acid.
[Player history]
Turn Depth Note
0 0' Began the quest to destroy Morgoth.
2014 50' Reached level 2
3002 50' Reached level 3
4667 100' Killed Grip, Farmer Maggot's dog
4667 100' Reached level 4
6458 100' Killed Fang, Farmer Maggot's dog
6458 100' Reached level 5
8076 150' Reached level 6
10742 250' Reached level 7
12107 250' Reached level 8
14671 300' Reached level 9
15232 300' Reached level 10
16919 350' Reached level 11
19385 400' Reached level 12
22606 500' Reached level 13
22607 500' Killed Orfax, Son of Boldor
25938 500' Reached level 14
28260 550' Killed Lagduf, the Snaga
29553 550' Killed Mughash the Kobold Lord
29553 550' Reached level 15
31191 600' Killed Wormtongue, Agent of Saruman
34427 650' Reached level 16
38212 700' Reached level 17
39970 700' Reached level 18
44593 750' Reached level 19
48627 800' Reached level 20
54117 900' Killed Angamaitë of Umbar
54117 900' Reached level 21
54200 900' Killed Sangahyando of Umbar
59368 1000' Killed Nár, the Dwarf
59687 1000' Reached level 22
62382 1000' Killed Bolg, Son of Azog
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I really like no_selling, although it does increase my desire for a mathom house to put all the $wrong books.
I also like randarts, really mixes things up; although I think one has to be willing to cheat by increasing the size of the home inventory somewhat (I think it's fair enough, since you can't anticipate what's coming as you can with standarts).
I'd play randuniques if it existed.