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  • Fendell Orcbane
    Swordsman
    • Apr 2010
    • 460

    Play FAangband.

    I downloaded one of the nightly versions of Angband and while I could play my character with it, I couldn't use the save file to create a new character. So in frustration I started playing FA. I'm really liking the change of pace and the expanded world in FA. It seems that its a lot harder than Angband though...which is fine since I feel like I can get a win without too much trouble in angband. Which isn't to say that i'm as good as a lot of you vets, but I do feel like I have a basic understanding of what you can't and can do in the game. So FA is a whole new challenge, I feel like its built for people that are a bit bored with just going down into the dungeon. Its like Angband but more fun basically. I just wish that more people were playing it as I think that it could be even better with more involvement from the community.
    When I have a question about Angband I know that I'll be able to get several different and equally valid opinions...FA, not really other than Nick. Which makes FA a good challenge since its virgin ground. Anyway what I'm really trying to say is that we should support FA a bit since its really fun game that Nick has put a lot of effort into and I think some of the Angband vets would like it just as much as V.
  • Psi
    Knight
    • Apr 2007
    • 870

    #2
    I second the call to play FA!

    I would say there is a little more FA experience around than you give credit for. Though a little quiet of late, discussion tends to take place through character dumps rather than on the forums.

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    • Fendell Orcbane
      Swordsman
      • Apr 2010
      • 460

      #3
      Well, I'd love to take advantage of that experience although maybe I'd get more out of the game if I just toughed it out and discovered things for myself? What do you think?

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      • buzzkill
        Prophet
        • May 2008
        • 2939

        #4
        Originally posted by Fendell Orcbane
        Well, I'd love to take advantage of that experience although maybe I'd get more out of the game if I just toughed it out and discovered things for myself? What do you think?
        Self-discovery is a big part of self-development. It's not all that different, just use the map to see where you're going. Shift-O to learn special abilities, Shift-H to move your home, IIRC. FA rocks.
        www.mediafire.com/buzzkill - Get your 32x32 tiles here. UT32 now compatible Ironband and Quickband 9/6/2012.
        My banding life on Buzzkill's ladder.

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        • shawnosullivan
          Apprentice
          • Aug 2009
          • 61

          #5
          i haven't played much FA in a while, and usually play it in dungeon-only mode, but i concur that it is a truly exceptional variant, and has more than a few ideas that would greatly benefit vanilla.

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          • Nick
            Vanilla maintainer
            • Apr 2007
            • 9637

            #6
            Thanks guys

            I think that people are playing V more and variants less these days, largely due to the resurgence in V development from takkaria's maintainership and the resulting community engagement.

            Not that I would complain if more people played FA...
            One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
            In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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            • andrewdoull
              Unangband maintainer
              • Apr 2007
              • 872

              #7
              Originally posted by Psi
              Though a little quiet of late, discussion tends to take place through character dumps rather than on the forums.
              Based on that metric, FAAngband is almost as popular as EyAngband.

              Andrew
              The Roflwtfzomgbbq Quylthulg summons L33t Paladins -more-
              In UnAngband, the level dives you.
              ASCII Dreams: http://roguelikedeveloper.blogspot.com
              Unangband: http://unangband.blogspot.com

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              • Nick
                Vanilla maintainer
                • Apr 2007
                • 9637

                #8
                Originally posted by andrewdoull
                Based on that metric, FAAngband is almost as popular as EyAngband.
                Note that 67 of those are Psi's (with 24 winners) and 38 are mine (with 1 winner).
                One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
                In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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                • AnonymousHero
                  Veteran
                  • Jun 2007
                  • 1393

                  #9
                  I don't care about metrics (at least when they're not related to metric spaces/topologies), but FA is just feckin' cool.

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                  • will_asher
                    DaJAngband Maintainer
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 1124

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Nick
                    Note that 67 of those are Psi's (with 24 winners) and 38 are mine (with 1 winner).
                    You could certainly never use that way of measuring with DaJAngband. At least 90% of the ladder dumps are mine.
                    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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                    • HallucinationMushroom
                      Knight
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 785

                      #11
                      I'm 6 for 24. But really, I'm more like 6 for 2,400. I <3 FA.
                      You are on something strange

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                      • myshkin
                        Angband Devteam member
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 334

                        #12
                        Originally posted by AnonymousHero
                        I don't care about metrics (at least when they're not related to metric spaces/topologies), but FA is just feckin' cool.
                        Do we need to have Borelband? Not sure what the quest monsters would be...

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                        • Nick
                          Vanilla maintainer
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 9637

                          #13
                          Originally posted by myshkin
                          Do we need to have Borelband? Not sure what the quest monsters would be...
                          Limit points, I guess.
                          One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
                          In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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                          • Fendell Orcbane
                            Swordsman
                            • Apr 2010
                            • 460

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Nick
                            Note that 67 of those are Psi's (with 24 winners) and 38 are mine (with 1 winner).
                            Well I'm trying to add another winner to the ladder: ) I still haven't got the diving/to being cautious ratio down quite yet. I also don't know if I'm beter of hanging about the dungeon vs. the plains.

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                            • fph
                              Veteran
                              • Apr 2009
                              • 1030

                              #15
                              Originally posted by myshkin
                              Do we need to have Borelband? Not sure what the quest monsters would be...
                              Banach-Alaoglu, the Orc Captain.
                              --
                              Dive fast, die young, leave a high-CHA corpse.

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