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[SaThaRiel]

Well, i'm really making progress with my angband gaming thanks to this great forum. Having a char lungering around 500' - killed some uniques but somehow its a hard game, found nothing interesting at all.

Also i picked an "easy" class/race combination (for i really want to win someday).

http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=9930

At least i could avoid to get killed. Will recall soon since i'm almost out of escapes. But i fear this char won't survive much longer

[SaThaRiel]

Originally Posted by SaThaRiel

[...]Will recall soon since i'm almost out of escapes. But i fear this char won't survive much longer

Stupid me - should listen to myself sometimes. Got killed by Orfax and had no chance to get yanked upwards before. Phase door didnt help me, mana was down and no curing.
Well - the most important rule is not to die.

[Zikke]

You're going to die. The most important rule is Learn From Your Deaths.

LFYD

[jsv]

Originally Posted by SaThaRiel

Phase door didnt help me, mana was down and no curing.

Potions of cure criticals are indispensable for a low level character.

[PowerDiver]

Originally Posted by jsv

Potions of cure criticals are indispensable for a low level character.

Not nearly as important as learning to return home *immediately* when you run out of something vital. In fact, should recall sooner when it was merely getting low.

[SaThaRiel]

Well - you know, if i go just some steps further it wont harm...well, went good, just some more steps...oh, there is a pile of silver coins....and those black orcs may give some good exp...oh, too hard - teleport away...some blue yeeks, no problem - got commanded to return, confused, insulted...the whole thing.

Yes, play save - avoid death. I know, i always knew, maybe one day i will learn

[buzzkill]

Originally Posted by jsv

Potions of cure criticals are indispensable for a low level character.

I disagree. I start with the CLW's (for blindness), then CSW's (for confusion+blindness), they are a lot cheaper than CCW's which you really don't have to have until your HP's are a bit higher.

Potions should be used primarily to cure the side effects. You can always just rest to restore HP.

[Zikke]

Originally Posted by buzzkill

I disagree. I start with the CLW's (for blindness), then CSW's (for confusion+blindness), they are a lot cheaper than CCW's which you really don't have to have until your HP's are a bit higher.

Potions should be used primarily to cure the side effects. You can always just rest to restore HP.

On my new rogue, the CLW's also cure confusion along with blindness. Is this intended?

[PowerDiver]

Originally Posted by Zikke

On my new rogue, the CLW's also cure confusion along with blindness. Is this intended?

Somehow I doubt it. It was not listed on the changelist. I think someone copied too much while creating effects.c. Nevertheless, that's clearly the current behavior.

[PowerDiver]

Originally Posted by PowerDiver

Somehow I doubt it. It was not listed on the changelist. I think someone copied too much while creating effects.c. Nevertheless, that's clearly the current behavior.

On second look, it was clearly intentional. Cuts and confusion are reduced by a different amount from CSW, although it is probably more than enough.

IMO this should have been mentioned prominently in the changelist.