Coming soon: DaJAngband 1.0.98 (teaser)

[will_asher]

I thought I'd make a wizard mode character dump with as much new features showing in the dump as I could get, just as a teaser for DaJAngband 1.0.98.
I'll have to get it so the whole object descriptions show in the character dump instead of only some parts. Weapon description shows average damage, chance of critical hit, and notes whether it will cause an edged weapon penalty.
I've separated the throwing and shooting skills and added throwing weapons (as you can see). I combined alertness with seaching frequency.
Only main gauches and certain (uncommon) defender weapons can be wielded in the shield slot. It is only for defence, I haven't put in duel-wielding.
Staffs being able to get weapon bonuses can cause problems with stacking, so I added a free command "&" which will remove combat bonuses from a magic staff to allow it to stack with others of its type. Also, ammo "of wounding" stacks with normal ammo with the same amount of bonuses now, since "of wounding" has no special powers.
Some monsters are not asleep before they notice the player. They walk around the dungeon, going about their business until they notice you.
There's been several spell changes (epecially in the prayer and alchemy magic realms), and a few new magic items and egos.
Of course, I'll include a full changelist with the release announcement, but I thought I'd rattle off a few things early caused I'm excited about it. I've done a lot with it in the past few months.

Complete Unnessesary Disclaimer: The following is not a real game. It is kindof an advertisement dump from a wizard mode game where I just created a bunch of new stuff to put on display in my inventory.

  [DaJAngband v1.0.98 (pre 1.1.0) Character Dump]

 Name   Ilbobay                                  Self  RB  CB  EB   Best
 Sex    Male              Age        23   STR:  18/72  -2  +1  +0  18/62
 Race   Hobbit            Height     38   INT:     15  +2  +2  +0  18/10
 Class  Thief             Weight     57   WIS:     14  +1  -1  +0     14
 Title  Silent Menace     Status     34   DEX:     17  +3  +3  +0  18/50
 HP     194/324           Maximize    Y   CON:     17  +3  -1  +0  18/10
 SP     65/69                             CHR:     15  +1  +1  +0     17

 Level           44       Armor    [40,+80]     Saving Throw          91
 Cur Exp    2844471       Fight    (+18,+8)     Fighting             217
 Max Exp    2844471       Melee   (+27,+20)     Shooting             331
 Adv Exp    3192000       Shoot   (+41,+12)     Throwing             290
 MaxDepth    Lev 88       Blows      3/turn     Disarming            118
 Turns         3267       Shots      1/turn     Magic Device          86
 Gold         89036       Stealth        13     Alertness             49
 Burden   148.7 lbs       Energy       160%     Searching             38

 You are one of several children of a Hobbit Miller.  You are a credit
 to the family.  You have brown eyes, straight black hair, and a dark
 complexion.


      abcdefghijkl@       abcdefghijkl@
 Acid:............. Blind:.......+.....
 Elec:..+.......... Confu:.+...........
 Fire:............. Sound:...........+.
 Cold:.......+..... Shard:.............
 Pois:............. Nexus:.............
1.2Po:............. Nethr:...+.........
 Fear:+............ Chaos:.............
 Lite:............. Disen:.............

      abcdefghijkl@       abcdefghijkl@
S.Dig:............. Stea.:.........+.+.
Feath:......+...... Alert:.+..+........
PLite:............. Tunn.:.............
Regen:.........+... Speed:...+....+....
Telep:............. Blows:.............
Dkvis:.....+.+..... Shots:.............
Invis:............. Might:.............
FrAct:.............      :.............


  [Last Messages]

> You do 30 (out of 99) damage.
> The baby orange dragon misses you. <3x>
> Target Aborted. <2x>
> Target Selected. <3x>
> The skill boost wears off.
> You have no alchemy books!
> You have no rod to zap.
> You sense the presence of monsters! <3x>
> There is a pile of rubble blocking your way.
> You're carrying too much to climb over the rubble.
> There is a pile of rubble blocking your way. <2x>
> You're carrying too much to climb over the rubble.
> You can learn 40 more spells.
> There is a pile of rubble blocking your way.
> You climb over the rubble.


  [Character Equipment]

a) an Elm Staff of Mana-free Spellcasting (Holy Avenger) (1d5) (+9,+12) [+1] (8 charges)
   It slays demons, undead, and all evil creatures.  It provides
   resistance to fear and life draining.  It sustains your wisdom and 
   dexterity.  It is good and hates evil.  
b) handheld catapult of Steady Aim (ML3) (+23,+12) (+1)
    It increases your alertness by 5.  It provides resistance to dark, 
   confusion, and charming.  
c) an Amethyst Ring of Lightning [+16]
   It brands your melee blows with lightning.  It provides resistance
   to electricity.  It activates for electricity resistance (20+d20
   turns) and electricity ball (85) every 50+d50 turns.  It cannot be
   harmed by lightning.  
d) an Opal Ring of Nether Resistance of Eregion (+1 to speed)
   It increases your speed by 1.  It provides resistance to dark and 
   nether.  
e) a Malachite Amulet of Alertness (+3)
    It increases your alertness by 15.  
f) a brass lantern of Darkvision (1969 turns) {@w4}
   It usually provides light of radius 1.  It grants you darkvision.  
   It cannot be harmed by fire.  
g) mithril chain mail of Lightness [28,+13]
   It is lighter than most armor of its type and makes you fall like a
   feather.  It cannot be harmed by acid.  
h) a fur cloak of Dungeon Sight (+2) [2,+17]
   It provides resistance to cold and blindness.  It grants you 
   darkvision.  It cannot be harmed by acid.  
i) a main gauche of Shielding (1d3) (+5,+3) [2,+4] (+1 to speed)
   It increases your speed by 1.  It sustains your intelligence.  It is
   blessed by the gods.  It cannot be harmed by acid or fire.  
j) an elven leather cap of Regeneration [3,+12] (+1 to stealth)
   It increases your stealth by 1.  It speeds your regeneration.  
k) a set of mail gauntlets of Magic Mastery [2,+6]
   It raises your magic device skill.  
l) a pair of hard leather boots of Elvenkind [3,+6] (+2)
   It increases your stealth by 2.  It provides resistance to sound.  
   It cannot be harmed by acid or fire.  


  [Character Inventory]

a) a Book of Alchemy [Beginner's Mixing]
   
b) a Book of Alchemy [Commonly Used Potions]
   It cannot be harmed by acid.  
c) a Book of Alchemy [Chemical Detections & Tools]
   
d) a Book of Alchemy [Quick Getaways: Thieves' edition]
   
e) a Book of Alchemy [Advanced Thievery]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
f) a Flat Mushroom of Idiocy
   
g) 2 Moist Mushrooms of Clear Mind
   
h) 3 Scrolls titled "epro ertino" of Object and Treasure Detection
   
i) a Golem Clay Wand of Tunnel-digging (5 charges)
   
j) a Kracken Fin Wand of Storms (2 charges)
   It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
k) a Poplar Staff of Charm Animals of Natural Light (1d5) (+21,+9) (4 charges)
   It slays demons.  It provides resistance to dark and nether.  It
   sustains your charisma.  It usually provides light of radius 1.  It 
   is blessed by the gods.  It grants you the ability to see invisible
   things.  
l) a Pearl Ring of Sustain Brawn of Warfare (+6,+2)
   It sustains your strength and constitution.  
m) The large metal shield of the Sun [6,+18] (+4 to speed)
   It increases your speed by 4.  It provides resistance to fire and 
   fear.  It usually provides light of radius 4.  It grants you 
   immunity to paralysis.  It activates for daylight and berserk rage
   every 250+d50 turns.  It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
n) a knight shield of Dragonbreath Blocking [11,+8]
   It provides damages reduction against monster breath.  It cannot be
   harmed by the elements.  
o) a barbut of Beauty [4,+9] (+3)
   It increases your charisma by 3.  It sustains your charisma.  
p) The broken sword 'Narsil' (3d3) (+6,+10) (+2)
   It increases your strength and dexterity by 2.  It increases your 
   speed and attack speed by 2.  It slays orcs and trolls.  It provides
   resistance to fire.  It is blessed by the gods and corrupts those
   who wield it for too long.  It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
q) The throwing axe 'Dancer' (1d5) (+5,+5) (+2 attacks) {@v1=g}
   It slays bugs, silver monsters, and demons.  It is balanced for
   throwing and can't be used for melee and (usually) returns to your
   hand when thrown.  It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
r) a javelin of Returning (1d7) (+14,+6) {@v2=g}
   It is balanced for throwing and can't be used for melee and 
   (usually) returns to your hand when thrown.  
s) a walking staff of Natural Instincts (1d5) (+12,+8) (+1 to stealth)
   It increases your stealth by 1.   It increases your alertness by 5.  
   It slays animals.  It provides resistance to confusion and sound.  
   It sustains your dexterity.  It slows your metabolism.  
t) 44 mithril shots of Holy Might (3d4) (+12,+14) {@f1=g}
   It slays demons, undead, and all evil creatures.  It is good and
   hates evil.  It cannot be harmed by acid or fire.  
u) a Treasure map
   
v) 4 manticore tail spikes of Wounding (1d7) (+12,+13) {@v3=g}
   It is balanced for throwing and can't be used for melee.  


  [Options]

Adult: Maximize effect of race/class bonuses : yes (adult_maximize)
Adult: Randomize some of the artifacts (beta): no  (adult_randarts)
Adult: Auto-scum for good levels             : yes (adult_autoscum)
Adult: Restrict the use of stairs/recall     : no  (adult_ironman)
Adult: Restrict the use of stores/home       : no  (adult_no_stores)
Adult: Restrict creation of artifacts        : no  (adult_no_artifacts)
Adult: Don't stack objects on the floor      : no  (adult_no_stacking)
Adult: Preserve artifacts when leaving level : no  (adult_no_preserve)
Adult: Don't generate connected stairs       : no  (adult_no_stairs)
Adult: Enable selling to shops               : no  (adult_cansell)
Adult: Monsters chase current location       : yes (adult_ai_sound)
Adult: Monsters chase recent locations       : no  (adult_ai_smell)
Adult: Monsters act smarter in groups        : no  (adult_ai_packs)
Adult: Monsters learn from their mistakes    : no  (adult_ai_learn)
Adult: Monsters exploit players weaknesses   : no  (adult_ai_cheat)
Adult: Monsters behave more intelligently (broken): no  (adult_ai_smart)
Score: Peek into object creation             : no  (score_peek)
Score: Peek into monster creation            : no  (score_hear)
Score: Peek into dungeon creation            : no  (score_room)
Score: Peek into something else              : no  (score_xtra)
Score: Know complete monster info            : no  (score_know)
Score: Allow player to avoid death           : yes (score_live)

[PaulBlay]

Originally Posted by will_asher

Staffs being able to get weapon bonuses can cause problems with stacking, so I added a free command "&" which will remove combat bonuses from a magic staff to allow it to stack with others of its type.

Seeing as you are 'sacrificing' the bonuses, how about translating them into an appropriate number of charges?

[will_asher]

Originally Posted by PaulBlay

Seeing as you are 'sacrificing' the bonuses, how about translating them into an appropriate number of charges?

Inventory slots are plenty valuble enough for the tradeoff.

[Dark]

I'll look forward to seeing what's been changed in prayer, and the throwing weapons sound incredibly fun.