Modern variant with interesting dungeon(s)/designs?

stabwound · November 20, 2013, 03:32

I'm not a big fan of how dungeons are typically generated in Vanilla Angband where every floor is basically the same thing.

What I'm looking for is a variant with interesting/varied dungeon design, for example maybe rivers/lakes, themed dungeons/floors, different boss floors, stuff like that. I come from Crawl/ADOM/Nethack which all obviously have dungeons/areas that pose different kinds of threats.

What would be cool is themed dungeons where you have to prepare accordingly, like the Tower of Eternal Flames in ADOM. I know resistances tend to be binary in Angband but I like the idea of having to prepare specially for certain areas.

Failing that, just having unique dungeon floor elements would be cool.

debo · November 20, 2013, 03:48

Crawl has the best maps of life. So awesome

T-Mick · November 20, 2013, 04:27

FAangband has a few unusual rooms every so often, and you can also choose to play with the wilderness. Fairly certain that O has a few as well.

Halls of Mist generates smaller levels, which are fraught with unique dungeon features and bizarre layouts.

Playing a Half-Elf with auto-scum in Quickband will guarantee loads of fun on every level.

I haven't played TOME 2, but you may try that if you can find it.

Outside of Angband, Brogue has fun levels, and Diggr is awesome. If you're a Nethack fan, Diggr is like all the unique elements that define Nethack distilled into a short, well polished gem.

Derakon · November 20, 2013, 07:19

UnAngband has plenty of thematic levels; NPP also does the occasional bit of theming if I recall correctly.

Nick · November 20, 2013, 07:34

FAangband hybrid dungeon with hard mode on should be pretty entertaining.

stabwound · November 21, 2013, 00:10

Thanks for the suggestions, I always get overwhelmed by all the variants when I get the Angband urge. The only one I've played to any real extent is ToME2 which I liked a lot because of the varied areas, but it gets a little old doing them all in the same order over and over if you die.

So many variants, not enough time. It's hard to get a good idea without sinking a good amount of time into them.

November 20, 2013, 03:32	#1
stabwound Rookie Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 6	Modern variant with interesting dungeon(s)/designs? I'm not a big fan of how dungeons are typically generated in Vanilla Angband where every floor is basically the same thing. What I'm looking for is a variant with interesting/varied dungeon design, for example maybe rivers/lakes, themed dungeons/floors, different boss floors, stuff like that. I come from Crawl/ADOM/Nethack which all obviously have dungeons/areas that pose different kinds of threats. What would be cool is themed dungeons where you have to prepare accordingly, like the Tower of Eternal Flames in ADOM. I know resistances tend to be binary in Angband but I like the idea of having to prepare specially for certain areas. Failing that, just having unique dungeon floor elements would be cool.

November 20, 2013, 03:48	#2
debo Veteran Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,386	Crawl has the best maps of life. So awesome __________________ Glaurung, Father of the Dragons says, 'You cannot avoid the ballyhack.'

November 20, 2013, 07:34	#5
Nick Vanilla maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 55 Posts: 8,648 Donated: $60	FAangband hybrid dungeon with hard mode on should be pretty entertaining. __________________ One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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T-Mick Adept Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 117	FAangband has a few unusual rooms every so often, and you can also choose to play with the wilderness. Fairly certain that O has a few as well. Halls of Mist generates smaller levels, which are fraught with unique dungeon features and bizarre layouts. Playing a Half-Elf with auto-scum in Quickband will guarantee loads of fun on every level. I haven't played TOME 2, but you may try that if you can find it. Outside of Angband, Brogue has fun levels, and Diggr is awesome. If you're a Nethack fan, Diggr is like all the unique elements that define Nethack distilled into a short, well polished gem.

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Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,024	UnAngband has plenty of thematic levels; NPP also does the occasional bit of theming if I recall correctly.

November 21, 2013, 00:10	#6
stabwound Rookie Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 6	Thanks for the suggestions, I always get overwhelmed by all the variants when I get the Angband urge. The only one I've played to any real extent is ToME2 which I liked a lot because of the varied areas, but it gets a little old doing them all in the same order over and over if you die. So many variants, not enough time. It's hard to get a good idea without sinking a good amount of time into them.

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