Next competition

[Nick]

I honestly was volunteering to help with it if I could

I actually don't know if you can. When I go to the tab I am able to add and edit downloads and releases, but maybe that's because I'm special

[debo]

Does anyone have any experience with xangband? Someone just uploaded a dump a few days ago and before that I had literally never heard of it before. Might be an interesting option for next comp!

http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=XAngband

[HugoVirtuoso]

Does anyone have any experience with xangband? Someone just uploaded a dump a few days ago and before that I had literally never heard of it before. Might be an interesting option for next comp!

http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=XAngband

Its interface is similar to ZAngband with monsters from Tolkien-lore and Japanese stuff.

Suggestion - Any race + Snatcher. And then we can compare with PosChengband's Possessor

[debo]

I'm thinking Steamband or Sangband for the next comp. Other suggestions? Ideas for builds? I played Steamband a bit but it's another variant where I'm not sure which things are totally busted or not. Sangband usually makes me want to hurl my computer across the room, but people seem to like it.

[MattB]

I've been getting back into FA over the last couple of days because it's been a while since the last FAangband comp...

[wobbly]

Has there been a hall of mist comp yet? I keep meaning to try it out again, though I remember dying quite quickly last I tried.

[krazyhades]

Has there been a hall of mist comp yet? I keep meaning to try it out again, though I remember dying quite quickly last I tried.

Only one back in 2012.

[getter77]

What about any Yeekband competitions? Rare is the variant that is actually, mostly "done" while also being "mostly done" as far as what it set out to be and do. Few new classes and races into an odd mix of an Angband frozen in time and prodded with a stick and all. The downloads still work too I think...

http://www.gratisgames.webspace.virginmedia.com/yeekband.html

[HugoVirtuoso]

Completely forgot this one:
Final Fantasy VII Angband - Final Fantasy VII themed, right...! Definitely a contender for a future competition.

This can be downloaded here:

http://www.ff7citadel.com/downloads/games.shtml

[T-Mick]

Last I heard, Halls of Mist was just about ready to be updated. Of course, that was about a month or two ago.

[bron]

I realize it's a bit too soon for another Vanilla comp, but given the number of winners in the last two 3.5 Vanilla comps, I'd suggest doing something more challenging and have a Vanilla comp with no-artifacts. I'd say go with a Human Warrior to raise the difficulty level even a little bit more. But given that we just did a Half-Troll Warrior, maybe people would want something else. Maybe a replay of comp 84, to compare versions.

[krazyhades]

Ironman forced descend descend-extra-level starting wearing The One Ring, Gorlim, Wormtongue, Calris, and other cursed equipment.

That sounds so fun that I might craft the savefile just for fun regardless of whether it's the comp.

edit: on reflection, it sounds too easy with the immunities from the ring.

[MattB]

Completely forgot this one:
Final Fantasy VII Angband - Final Fantasy VII themed, right...! Definitely a contender for a future competition.

This can be downloaded here:
http://www.ff7citadel.com/downloads/games.shtml

I actually gave this a whirl recently - fun, if a little basic.

[MattB]

Maybe a replay of comp 84, to compare versions.

Oooh, I like this idea!

[PowerWyrm]

Ironman forced descend descend-extra-level starting wearing The One Ring, Gorlim, Wormtongue, Calris, and other cursed equipment.

That sounds so fun that I might craft the savefile just for fun regardless of whether it's the comp.

edit: on reflection, it sounds too easy with the immunities from the ring.

Hobbit Rogue named Gollum starting with the One Ring would be nice. Easiness would be counterbalanced by permanently aggravating (annihilating the stealth bonuses), and by hard birth options like ironman (birth_force_descend + birth_no_recall), preserve off (birth_no_preserve), and no level feelings (birth_no_feelings). Winner would be lowest turn count, so you would have to balance diving/exploring.