Next competition

[murphy]

hehe wow!!

[Roch]

The last messages are good:

> You spin around. (x5)
...
> Death hits you.
> You die.

The spin moves to try to confuse death are something I'll tuck away for later. Should have worked.

[wobbly]

Next week is pretty much Christmas, are we having a Sil Christmas present comp? Doriath? As much as I hate Christmas carrols I have to admit it is fun to sing a slaying song.

[darkdrone]

Ok here we go:

- download latest PWMAngband binaries (it should say version 1.1.11 beta 2) at http://powerwyrm.monsite-orange.fr (or use the direct link here: http://1drv.ms/1R4XR19)
- unzip the file somewhere
- get the attached file (rydia.zip)
- replace mangband.cfg and mangclient.ini at the root of the directory
- copy "account", "Admin", "Rydia" and "server" in /lib/user/save
- run mangband.exe
- launch mangclient.exe
- and that's it...

Character: Rydia, Human Summoner. She's hot and dominating.

From the help file:

A Summoner is the weakest of all classes you may choose. They have pathetic
stats, no fighting abilities, and little spells to kill enemies with magic.
However, all these weaknesses don't trouble them much, because they can
summon creatures to help them in battle, and still gain some experience from
their kills. Summoners use wisdom to cast spells and summon allies, and to
determine how many of them they can control and how effectively they can
control them.

To compensate for the weakness of the class, the character starts with a Whip of Flame (and I felt it was appropriate). If you play the starting character and you die, you have two ways of playing another character: you can simply relaunch the client (mangclient.exe), choose the deceased character, choose to reroll the same character and use the quickstart mode (in that case you won't start with the Whip of Flame); or you can ctrl-c the server, copy the original "Rydia" and "server" files again in /lib/user/save, relaunch mangband.exe and mangclient.exe and choose the starting character again.

Here are the main server options that were set in the configuration file:
- ALLOW_RANDOM_ARTIFACTS = true (random artifacts)
- LIMIT_STAIRS = 1 (non-connected stairs)
- NO_GHOST = true (permanent death)
- TOWN_WALL = true (no wilderness)
- BASE_MONSTERS = true and EXTRA_MONSTERS = true (PWMAngband monsters)
- PRESERVE_ARTIFACTS = 1 (preserve on, but artifacts are lost if left behind)
- TURN_BASED = true (turn-based mode)
- LIMITED_ESP = true (Angband-like telepathy)

Birth options are the same as default Angband options (this means no selling is on).

This will make a really challenging game, but I'm confident that there will be wins (or close calls). Just look at the last comp

How do I do a post death dump ? (I'm guessing , "I don't") ...

[PowerWyrm]

How do I do a post death dump ? (I'm guessing , "I don't") ...

An automatic dump is generated if you either die or win. Dumps are in /lib/user if you play locally (server + client using the same /lib). If you don't play locally, you have to launch the client after death, choose your deceased character and choose a) Get a character dump.

[debo]

Starting Dec 24 we'll do our yearly Sil Xmas Presents Competition. I'll keep it short this year (probably 7-10 days.)

[taptap]

Starting Dec 24 we'll do our yearly Sil Xmas Presents Competition. I'll keep it short this year (probably 7-10 days.)

Where is it?

[debo]

Where is it?

Been too busy to post it -- also I changed my mind. We'll be doing a different festive competition instead. Will try to get it out soon.

[PowerWyrm]

A nice competition would be to take any variant and tweak the code so that Morgoth gets generated on *every* level, starting at 50ft. The goal being to kill him before he kills you...

[HugoVirtuoso]

Let's say the winner would be the one with the most Morgoth kills

[Thraalbee]

And small levels only. Otherwise too easy. Right?

[wobbly]

Why wait for 50'? Surely Morgoth pops in to town from time to time to do his shopping.

[fph]

Sounds accurate...

Evil Overlord List item #80: If my weakest troops fail to eliminate a hero, I will send out my best troops instead of wasting time with progressively stronger ones as he gets closer and closer to my fortress.

[Yottle]

What about a Tome 2.3.5 lost soul maia rogue with small levels and connected stairs off? You start out at dungeon level 99 with inherent aggravate. Winner would be the first player to get to turn count 100.

[caruso]

What about a Tome 2.3.5 lost soul maia rogue with small levels and connected stairs off? You start out at dungeon level 99 with inherent aggravate. Winner would be the first player to get to turn count 100.

I like that one

Or how about an UnAngband comp, to celebrate that a new version has been released after almost four years?