Next competition

[Jungle_Boy]

My idea is a Half-Orc Rogue named Slink. Forced descend, no preserve, disconnected stairs. Savefile attached, I think.

[debo]

Pixies are suggested for a future release according to the trac database. For 3.5.1, I was suggesting ranger because it's the race that has been played the oldest (comp #128). HT mage is fun too...

If someone wants to come up with a 3.5.1 comp character, I am open to savefile submissions. I agree that it would be nice to have a 'harder' comp this time around (with some of the sillier difficulty options turned on.)

We have 3ish days until the next competition.

[PowerWyrm]

The Angband 3.5.1 compo should feature a Pixie for a change...

Edit:
Wait, are Pixies in the official Angband 3.5.1 release? I thought they were in a certain devel version of Angband 3.5....

Alternative option:
Half-Troll Ranger!!

Pixies are suggested for a future release according to the trac database. For 3.5.1, I was suggesting ranger because it's the race that has been played the oldest (comp #128). HT mage is fun too...

[Derakon]

No pixies in Vanilla.

Half-troll mage. We haven't done one of those in awhile.

[HugoVirtuoso]

The Angband 3.5.1 compo should feature a Pixie for a change...

Edit:
Wait, are Pixies in the official Angband 3.5.1 release? I thought they were in a certain devel version of Angband 3.5....

Alternative option:
Half-Troll Ranger!!

[debo]

New V version is out... good candidate for next comp no? And this time something like a force_descent hobbit ranger (randarts on)...

3.5.1 will definitely be the next comp. I'm very open to character suggestions

The last Vanilla dude we did was a hobbit, but he started with the one ring so it wasn't much like playing a normal game at all.

[PowerWyrm]

New V version is out... good candidate for next comp no? And this time something like a force_descent hobbit ranger (randarts on)...

[Derakon]

You could start a character, generate the One Ring, equip it, and then generate and throw away every other artifact. A bit tedious to set up, but effectively you'd get an "artifactless except the One Ring" game.

Play as Feanor the Elf Warrior (or maybe Elf Paladin?) in a forced-descent, no-town, no-item-stacking, monsters-learn-from-experience game. That's about as hard as I can think to make it using the Vanilla option set, given that he starts with the One.

[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.

[MattB]

Maybe a replay of comp 84, to compare versions.

Oooh, I like this idea!

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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