Should any monsters be changed for 3.1.0?

Skyknight · June 9, 2008, 04:22

Admittedly, the big thing I'm championing is for Glaurung to get the FORGET flag (Boromir and Nienor, anyone?), but are there any other balance/flavor/etc. issues that the maintainers should deal with? Monsters from variants that should be in, existing monsters that SHOULDN'T be in, flag adjustment, etc.

On a related note...If you do a search for posts I made here, you'll also find a post where I put up a set of seven unique dragons, one for each of the dragon types in the game (tweaked versions of Scatha and Smaug, and five new ones drawing from Iron Crown's dragons from their now-defunct Middle-Earth RPG). I'm still not sure if I left anything out of balance in them.

Antoine · June 9, 2008, 04:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyknight

Admittedly, the big thing I'm championing is for Glaurung to get the FORGET flag (Boromir and Nienor, anyone?), but are there any other balance/flavor/etc. issues that the maintainers should deal with? Monsters from variants that should be in, existing monsters that SHOULDN'T be in, flag adjustment, etc.

I guess the question comes back... what principles would you apply in expanding the monster list? E.g.

- more is better
- don't fix it if it ain't broken
- want more interesting monsters
- want a bigger selection of uniques
- want more challenge in the deeper / mid / shallow levels
- ...?

A.

zaimoni · June 9, 2008, 13:44

The tack I've taken is "fix AI before fixing anything else".

Antoine · June 9, 2008, 22:50

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Originally Posted by zaimoni

The tack I've taken is "fix AI before fixing anything else".

Then no point in worrying about the monster list yet.

A.

momo125 · June 11, 2008, 00:55

I like a lot of stuff from NPP
One of the NPC undead had an aura of unlight arround him and as he walked the dungeon blacked out arround him.
Same for light and dark hounds, the breath caused effect of darkness and light that I don't see in V.
Bronze dragons should have an aura of confusion arround them also.
I woudln't mind seeing more diverse enemies but don't want to see Time Wurms.
Small dungeons and strongholds are cool too.

momo125 · June 11, 2008, 23:53

The mimics make more sense also in NPP. Ring and potions show as unidentified ? or ! and they can't be targeted until attacked.
Is that a pile of loot I can grab or creeping coins??

pav · June 16, 2008, 15:35

But auras are sooo annoying. Especially acid/fire auras that keep killing your equipment while meleeing the dragon.

June 9, 2008, 04:22	#1
Skyknight Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 13	Should any monsters be changed for 3.1.0? Admittedly, the big thing I'm championing is for Glaurung to get the FORGET flag (Boromir and Nienor, anyone?), but are there any other balance/flavor/etc. issues that the maintainers should deal with? Monsters from variants that should be in, existing monsters that SHOULDN'T be in, flag adjustment, etc. On a related note...If you do a search for posts I made here, you'll also find a post where I put up a set of seven unique dragons, one for each of the dragon types in the game (tweaked versions of Scatha and Smaug, and five new ones drawing from Iron Crown's dragons from their now-defunct Middle-Earth RPG). I'm still not sure if I left anything out of balance in them.

June 16, 2008, 15:35	#7
pav Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Prague, Czech republic Age: 42 Posts: 792	But auras are sooo annoying. Especially acid/fire auras that keep killing your equipment while meleeing the dragon. __________________ See the elves and everything! http://angband.oook.cz

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momo125 Scout Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 42	I like a lot of stuff from NPP One of the NPC undead had an aura of unlight arround him and as he walked the dungeon blacked out arround him. Same for light and dark hounds, the breath caused effect of darkness and light that I don't see in V. Bronze dragons should have an aura of confusion arround them also. I woudln't mind seeing more diverse enemies but don't want to see Time Wurms. Small dungeons and strongholds are cool too.

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momo125 Scout Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 42	The mimics make more sense also in NPP. Ring and potions show as unidentified ? or ! and they can't be targeted until attacked. Is that a pile of loot I can grab or creeping coins??

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