Forum: Variants
January 15, 2021, 02:01
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Replies: 246
Views: 16,828
Monsters' hit probability as calculated for...
Monsters' hit probability as calculated for display here (https://github.com/NickMcConnell/FirstAgeAngband/blob/master/src/mon-lore.c#L1669) is probably wrong; it uses the new numbers from Vanilla's...
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Forum: AAR
January 15, 2021, 00:32
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Replies: 8
Views: 370
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Forum: AAR
January 14, 2021, 03:06
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Replies: 8
Views: 370
Up now: some Vanilla action for a change, with...
Up now: some Vanilla action for a change, with wobbly's Morgoth fight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly-P3hrJoxw) from Competition 219.
Considering the turncount pressure wobbly was under, this...
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Forum: Variants
January 13, 2021, 21:40
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
That's an absurd drop! Though increased item...
That's an absurd drop! Though increased item drops in instant-coffee, and increased likelihood of rings from tailoring rewards for a dragon, do make the odds much better than they'd normally be.
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Forum: AAR
January 13, 2021, 06:20
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Replies: 8
Views: 370
2 is the default number of pantheons, your...
2 is the default number of pantheons, your character sheet will show which ones you rolled (and of course, if you aren't playing coffee you can also just look at the dungeons on the map). It is...
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Forum: AAR
January 13, 2021, 01:57
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Replies: 8
Views: 370
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Forum: AAR
January 12, 2021, 00:23
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Replies: 8
Views: 370
More *band videos
Thought I'd upload some highlights from my Angband/FrogComposband/Sil-Q/etc. video collection :)
Would have been nice to start with Bostock's T-shirt Serpent kill to win competition 235; but...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 10, 2021, 19:02
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Replies: 19
Views: 721
Extra shots is shooting speed, if you inspect...
Extra shots is shooting speed, if you inspect your Extra Shots bow it should say +3 shooting speed.
Are you playing a Ranger? An endgame ranger gets +16 shooting speed with bows just from being a...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 10, 2021, 05:22
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,580
Was it a floor item or a monster drop?
Red...
Was it a floor item or a monster drop?
Red dragon scale mail is native to DL 40 and below, and so is the (Dwarven) DSM ego; but Vanilla Angband is very happy to generate stuff out of depth.
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Forum: Vanilla
January 9, 2021, 20:13
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Replies: 19
Views: 721
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Forum: Vanilla
January 9, 2021, 03:27
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Replies: 19
Views: 721
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Forum: Variants
January 6, 2021, 04:44
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
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Forum: Variants
January 5, 2021, 03:11
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Replies: 6
Views: 282
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Forum: Variants
January 4, 2021, 19:33
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
Thanks, this look like a bug. (What keys like...
Thanks, this look like a bug. (What keys like Shift+5 do is entirely dependent on keyboard layout, but I presume you're using it to trigger Recenter Viewport; and I can reproduce the issue using ^V.)
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Forum: Variants
January 3, 2021, 20:09
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Replies: 6
Views: 282
You can confuse (and slow) most of Othrod's...
You can confuse (and slow) most of Othrod's summons, so fighting him in an open area isn't quite as bad as fighting most other summoners in an open area. Just have some way - any way - to hurt him;...
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Forum: Variants
January 3, 2021, 17:12
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
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Forum: Variants
December 28, 2020, 03:47
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
Normal player rogues suffer glove encumbrance...
Normal player rogues suffer glove encumbrance (i.e. their mana pool is reduced if they wear gloves without at least one of +Dex, +Md or Fa); and novice rogues have "rogue" as their possessor...
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Forum: Vanilla
December 28, 2020, 01:09
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Replies: 4
Views: 216
"Unignoring" means all ignored items are shown...
"Unignoring" means all ignored items are shown normally; you can toggle it with K (normal keyset) or O (roguelike), although there's no need to if you're not ignoring anything anyway.
Green DTrap...
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Forum: Variants
December 27, 2020, 16:27
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
In general you're better off using a ranged...
In general you're better off using a ranged weapon (and/or offensive devices) than throwing your projectiles; but at the very beginning (when your proficiency with a sling or a bow might be abysmally...
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Forum: Variants
December 25, 2020, 15:27
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
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Forum: Variants
December 23, 2020, 16:02
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
Monster-mode vampires have night vision, but...
Monster-mode vampires have night vision, but "normal" vampires do not, instead they see with light-producing items and their intrinsic "light" of radius 1. Vampires (both types) start with...
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Forum: Variants
December 18, 2020, 02:43
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
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Forum: Variants
December 17, 2020, 15:31
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
The effects of heavy armor depend somewhat on...
The effects of heavy armor depend somewhat on your class. On Ninjas and Ninja-Lawyers specifically, heavy armor gives penalties to your stealth and speed and cancels out several class-specific...
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Forum: Variants
December 14, 2020, 01:18
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
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Forum: Variants
December 14, 2020, 01:07
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Replies: 200
Views: 16,246
FrogComposband does not inherently favor either...
FrogComposband does not inherently favor either light weapons or heavy weapons. On a class like warrior, both are entirely competitive throughout the game; which weapon works best for you is likely...
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