player ghosts

daft · April 14, 2008, 03:18

Does anyone else miss the 'player ghost' feature of Angband past?

--For those who might not have experienced it, when a character died some of its stats, along with the character's name, would be saved in a file and it could reappear in future games as a zombie. It was a hoot!

Garrie · April 14, 2008, 09:39

Um maybe you should repost as a poll...

I vote YES!!! I miss @ghosts.

Melchizedek · April 14, 2008, 18:06

That would be rock hard awesome. I've never played a version with ghosts, and I would personally love to see it.

takkaria · April 15, 2008, 00:29

One day they'll come back, but I don't know when.

EricCamp · April 15, 2008, 05:34

Count my vote for a BIG yes!

wastedyouth · April 15, 2008, 15:39

I'm all for player ghosts, but as in my previous post, I'd prefer my 1st level characters not get attacked on the town level by uber ghosts! Its a feature that I really miss, though.

I also miss Wormtongue dropping upto 8 excellent items.

daft · April 16, 2008, 00:47

[QUOTE=wastedyouth;7294]I'm all for player ghosts, but as in my previous post, I'd prefer my 1st level characters not get attacked on the town level by uber ghosts!

That's funny...I would rather lose a 1st level character, right out of the gate, to a former self, rather than lose a high level character to one. I like the irony of going to the general store, buying the lantern, heading out to kill Morgoth, and getting whacked into the dust by a familiar looking zombie.

Time to roll a new character!

Jenks · April 25, 2008, 08:19

Yeah, used to get a real buzz when seeing a ghost with my name on! Meant you were in for a good fight with some nice items. Bring it back!

will_asher · April 26, 2008, 00:21

Since no one has voted against ghosts, I thought I should put my vote in. I'd really rather play Angband without ghosts. I think of ghosts as a Nethack thing. They work well in Nethack, but I don't think they would in Angband. Maybe have it as a birth option to have player ghosts. Birth options are a good thing, I like having a choice about this kind of thing.

Rizwan · April 27, 2008, 07:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by will_asher

Since no one has voted against ghosts, I thought I should put my vote in. I'd really rather play Angband without ghosts. I think of ghosts as a Nethack thing. They work well in Nethack, but I don't think they would in Angband. Maybe have it as a birth option to have player ghosts. Birth options are a good thing, I like having a choice about this kind of thing.

I think this is a very PC solution

This way everybody is happy and if your ghost kills you, you have no one to blame but yourself

April 14, 2008, 03:18	#1
daft Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northwest Mississippi (really!) Posts: 17	player ghosts Does anyone else miss the 'player ghost' feature of Angband past? --For those who might not have experienced it, when a character died some of its stats, along with the character's name, would be saved in a file and it could reappear in future games as a zombie. It was a hoot! __________________ "Beer: the 5th food group"

April 14, 2008, 09:39	#2
Garrie Adept Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 147	Um maybe you should repost as a poll... I vote YES!!! I miss @ghosts. __________________ Best /favorite character

April 14, 2008, 18:06	#3
Melchizedek Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 17	That would be rock hard awesome. I've never played a version with ghosts, and I would personally love to see it. __________________ There is no sanity or insanity here; only the thousand faces of madness.

April 15, 2008, 05:34	#5
EricCamp Rookie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida USA Age: 46 Posts: 16	Count my vote for a BIG yes! __________________ ------------------------------------- So there @ was, broken blade in hand, defiantly telling a D where he could stick it.

April 16, 2008, 00:47	#7
daft Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northwest Mississippi (really!) Posts: 17	[QUOTE=wastedyouth;7294]I'm all for player ghosts, but as in my previous post, I'd prefer my 1st level characters not get attacked on the town level by uber ghosts! That's funny...I would rather lose a 1st level character, right out of the gate, to a former self, rather than lose a high level character to one. I like the irony of going to the general store, buying the lantern, heading out to kill Morgoth, and getting whacked into the dust by a familiar looking zombie. Time to roll a new character! __________________ "Beer: the 5th food group" Last edited by daft; April 16, 2008 at 02:51.

April 15, 2008, 00:29	#4
takkaria Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,951 Donated: $40	One day they'll come back, but I don't know when.

April 15, 2008, 15:39	#6
wastedyouth Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	I'm all for player ghosts, but as in my previous post, I'd prefer my 1st level characters not get attacked on the town level by uber ghosts! Its a feature that I really miss, though. I also miss Wormtongue dropping upto 8 excellent items.

April 25, 2008, 08:19	#8
Jenks Rookie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 19	Yeah, used to get a real buzz when seeing a ghost with my name on! Meant you were in for a good fight with some nice items. Bring it back!

April 26, 2008, 00:21	#9
will_asher DaJAngband Maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,124 Donated: $10	Since no one has voted against ghosts, I thought I should put my vote in. I'd really rather play Angband without ghosts. I think of ghosts as a Nethack thing. They work well in Nethack, but I don't think they would in Angband. Maybe have it as a birth option to have player ghosts. Birth options are a good thing, I like having a choice about this kind of thing. __________________ Will_Asher aka LibraryAdventurer My old variant DaJAngband: http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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