Announce: FayAngband 1.0

Mikko Lehtinen · April 25, 2011, 12:33

Hello all,

I've reanimated an old favorite, EyAngband! Since I'm not Eytan Zweig, I'm calling this attempt FayAngband. I've chosen Fay as a prefix because faeries have a very important role in EyAngband.

I've had three major design goals:

FayAngband should not reward slow playing. Instead, it should reward good tactics, and taking calculated risks.
Make the gameplay faster. Remove unnecessary tedium.
Characters should be different from each other. All character classes should have their distinct personality, and all stats should be important for all classes.

All the features I wanted are already in place, and I've been playtesting this for some months. So I'm brave enough to give version number 1.0.

A quick list of changes:

Radically different stairs
More pressure to dive
Mapping skill
Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma rebalanced
Perception governs trap detection, trap detection spells removed
Identify is less important
Critical hits are more interesting
Rebalanced character classes
Throwing fixed and rebalanced
Arcane spellcasters specialize in Fire or Frost

You can download the game here.

Read about the major new features here.

At the moment, there are only two executables, for 64-bit Linux and for DOS. The DOS-version should also work on Windows. Could some kind soul please help me build the Windows version? It should compile just like the latest version of EyAngband.

I've never before coded anything in C. Mostly I just copied and pasted stuff from other places. The code might be ugly in some places. But hey, it works!

Big thanks for all the Angband coders for making the code so readable and easy to understand. Most of all, thanks to Eytan Zweig. EyAngband is a wonderful variant, and easy to build on.

Mikko Lehtinen
www.mikkolehtinen.net in English / in Finnish

takkaria · April 25, 2011, 15:06

Exciting, I'll have to give it a play and try to put together an OS X compile.

fph · April 25, 2011, 17:17

Linux 32 bit (Ubuntu 10.04LTS) build

Therem Harth · April 25, 2011, 17:23

This sounds awesome. I must try it!

Nick · April 27, 2011, 04:31

Excellent. I particularly like the fact the we now have FAngband, FAangband and FayAngband, and I eagerly await FaylAngband.

Mikko Lehtinen · April 27, 2011, 10:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by fph

Linux 32 bit (Ubuntu 10.04LTS) build

Thank you! I added the 32-bit Linux version to the web site.

This works fine on Knoppix live-cd, which is essentially 32-bit Debian Squeeze.

Mikko

SaThaRiel · April 27, 2011, 12:48

Thanks a lot - i really like EyAngband which sadly is inactive since years.

ArchLinux build script for FayAngband 1.0 was just uploaded (i386/x86_64)

Keep it running.

ewan · April 27, 2011, 16:41

Looking forward to an OS X build

Mikko Lehtinen · April 27, 2011, 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaThaRiel

ArchLinux build script for FayAngband 1.0 was just uploaded (i386/x86_64)

Keep it running.

Wow, cool! Fay is doing really well on the Linux front.

getter77 · April 27, 2011, 20:36

Always nice to see a meaty looking lively variant. Looking forward to an eventual solid Windows version and I encourage you to get a page going and keep it generally updated on Roguebasin the way DaJAngband has for the most part.

April 25, 2011, 12:33	#1
Mikko Lehtinen Veteran Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,246	Announce: FayAngband 1.0 Hello all, I've reanimated an old favorite, EyAngband! Since I'm not Eytan Zweig, I'm calling this attempt FayAngband. I've chosen Fay as a prefix because faeries have a very important role in EyAngband. I've had three major design goals: FayAngband should not reward slow playing. Instead, it should reward good tactics, and taking calculated risks. Make the gameplay faster. Remove unnecessary tedium. Characters should be different from each other. All character classes should have their distinct personality, and all stats should be important for all classes. All the features I wanted are already in place, and I've been playtesting this for some months. So I'm brave enough to give version number 1.0. A quick list of changes: Radically different stairs More pressure to dive Mapping skill Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma rebalanced Perception governs trap detection, trap detection spells removed Identify is less important Critical hits are more interesting Rebalanced character classes Throwing fixed and rebalanced Arcane spellcasters specialize in Fire or Frost You can download the game here. Read about the major new features here. At the moment, there are only two executables, for 64-bit Linux and for DOS. The DOS-version should also work on Windows. Could some kind soul please help me build the Windows version? It should compile just like the latest version of EyAngband. I've never before coded anything in C. Mostly I just copied and pasted stuff from other places. The code might be ugly in some places. But hey, it works! Big thanks for all the Angband coders for making the code so readable and easy to understand. Most of all, thanks to Eytan Zweig. EyAngband is a wonderful variant, and easy to build on. Mikko Lehtinen www.mikkolehtinen.net in English / in Finnish

April 25, 2011, 15:06	#2
takkaria Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,950 Donated: $40	Exciting, I'll have to give it a play and try to put together an OS X compile. __________________ takkaria whispers something about options. -more-

April 27, 2011, 04:31	#5
Nick Vanilla maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 57 Posts: 9,463 Donated: $60	Excellent. I particularly like the fact the we now have FAngband, FAangband and FayAngband, and I eagerly await FaylAngband. __________________ One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

April 27, 2011, 12:48	#7
SaThaRiel Adept Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 174	Thanks a lot - i really like EyAngband which sadly is inactive since years. ArchLinux build script for FayAngband 1.0 was just uploaded (i386/x86_64) Keep it running. __________________ Proud candidate for the Angband Darwin Award!

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April 25, 2011, 17:17	#3
fph Veteran Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pisa / DL0 Posts: 1,020	Linux 32 bit (Ubuntu 10.04LTS) build

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Therem Harth Knight Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 926	This sounds awesome. I must try it!

April 27, 2011, 16:41	#8
ewan Adept Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 108	Looking forward to an OS X build

April 27, 2011, 20:36	#10
getter77 Adept Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: GA, USA Age: 38 Posts: 240	Always nice to see a meaty looking lively variant. Looking forward to an eventual solid Windows version and I encourage you to get a page going and keep it generally updated on Roguebasin the way DaJAngband has for the most part.

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