Video LP and tutorial for angband.

**Netbrian** · May 15, 2011, 06:45

This is great!

The normal tutorial is far outdated -- you can't buy lanterns in the general store anymore.

**Derakon** · May 15, 2011, 16:39

On the flipside, lanterns aren't as crucial anymore either since torches provide a radius-2 light source.

**Tobias** · May 15, 2011, 18:29

Originally posted by Derakon

On the flipside, lanterns aren't as crucial anymore either since torches provide a radius-2 light source.

I usually try to find a Lantern at the BM these days.
On a related note the next set of videos is out.

I ran into bug #1389 with my macros, hadn't played since it happened. Does anybody here know how I put space and escape into macros these days?

Spent half my starting money on a Lantern at the BM. Couldn't buy healing potions. Met Grip in the first room. Almost died.

**fph** · May 15, 2011, 19:10

Originally posted by Tobias

Spent half my starting money on a Lantern at the BM. Couldn't buy healing potions. Met Grip in the first room. Almost died.

Throw your flasks of oil to the bastard as soon as you see him. They do a respectable damage, he should run away scared after the first hit.

**Derakon** · May 15, 2011, 19:44

My typical starting purchases these days look something like this for warriors and hybrid classes. Note that I start with no equipment in exchange for having more money (a birth option).

* Two rations
* Two torches
* A few scrolls of Phase Door
* A couple potions of Heroism
* A couple potions of Cure Light Wounds
* A scroll of Word of Recall
* A dagger
* Spend the rest on armor (leather armor, shield, helm, boots, gloves, cloak)

Obviously priests and mages grab a spellbook, and priests go for a different weapon, probably a whip. Any spare cash goes towards more healing potions; they'll get used.

**Timo Pietilä** · May 15, 2011, 20:19

Originally posted by Derakon

Obviously priests and mages grab a spellbook, and priests go for a different weapon, probably a whip.

Priests needs to kill things with melee quite a long while at the start of the game, and they get only one blow also for a long time, so they go for biggest weapon they can get, not the smallest. Missile weapons are alternative, but those costs a lot in current vanilla.

I don't buy recall, I use stairs for first few trips into dungeon (I might buy second book instead). With no selling 3.2.0 gives so much money in early levels that you might want to buy a shovel to get money for more gear asap.

Otherwise my gear is pretty similar to yours.

**Tobias** · May 15, 2011, 20:26

Originally posted by Timo Pietilä

Priests needs to kill things with melee quite a long while at the start of the game, and they get only one blow also for a long time, so they go for biggest weapon they can get, not the smallest. Missile weapons are alternative, but those costs a lot in current vanilla.

I don't buy recall, I use stairs for first few trips into dungeon (I might buy second book instead). With no selling 3.2.0 gives so much money in early levels that you might want to buy a shovel to get money for more gear asap.

Otherwise my gear is pretty similar to yours.

Yea if I hadn't seen the lantern I would have bought a shovel. I usually play pure mages. Used to sell my starting weapon to get a lantern from the BM or a shovel.

My next char will be a mage again.

Originally posted by fph

Throw your flasks of oil to the bastard as soon as you see him. They do a respectable damage, he should run away scared after the first hit.

I thought extra damage from Oil was broken?

**myshkin** · May 15, 2011, 21:21

Originally posted by Tobias

I ran into bug #1389 with my macros, hadn't played since it happened. Does anybody here know how I put space and escape into macros these days?

Unfortunately, the keymap editor doesn't know how to handle some special characters yet. You'll need to edit the preference files by hand, and insert "[Escape]" where you need the escape key. Space should work just like letters, though. Are you seeing different behavior?

**Tobias** · May 15, 2011, 21:35

Originally posted by myshkin

Unfortunately, the keymap editor doesn't know how to handle some special characters yet. You'll need to edit the preference files by hand, and insert "[Escape]" where you need the escape key. Space should work just like letters, though. Are you seeing different behavior?

I haven't gotten around to testing much yet. Space might work, don't need it much with auto_more on. I will try "[Escape]".

**Tobias** · May 22, 2011, 22:37

The next Session is out.
I thought that my previous videos are a little to detailed for a tutorial, so I recorded a normal first session for a new character.

I roll up a gnome rogue and take her for a dive. I go to dlvl 6, then my backpack was full and I recalled and sold my loot. I had planned to explain the forum and ladder too, but totally forgot about it. Didn't run into an unique either, so I couldn't explain those.

Next session will probably be next weekend.

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