Next competition

[Nick]

If randarts, would we all have the same start file and randart file for the comp? I know for the past year or so, comps have foregone the start file that used to be integral to the experience, but without it the @s in the competition aren't really comparable.

I would supply a starting savefile and encourage people to use it; that said, there's also been a push to encourage playing the comp on angband.live, which doesn't allow using the starting file.

So, kind of?

[Estie]

Starting save file plus ranadart file should work fine ?

[Ingwe Ingweron]

I would supply a starting savefile and encourage people to use it; that said, there's also been a push to encourage playing the comp on angband.live, which doesn't allow using the starting file.

So, kind of?

Yeah, for start files on angband.live, Gwarl used to have to make a separate angband entry just for the comp. Though having one dedicated comp entry on angband.live might not be a bad idea, if it were easy to do.

[malcontent]

Yeah, for start files on angband.live, Gwarl used to have to make a separate angband entry just for the comp. Though having one dedicated comp entry on angband.live might not be a bad idea, if it were easy to do.

I haven't tried angband.live with 4.2.4 much - is it still pretty laggy for US west coast US folks?

[malcontent]

I've had a suggestion to have a pair of successive competitions, 3.5.1 and 4.2.4, with the same race/class, point being to compare changes pre- and post-restructure.

Good idea? I'm thinking priest, maybe Dunadan.

I like the idea, except for the priest part. Is the feeling that a priest would better show the differences between the versions?

[Nick]

I like the idea, except for the priest part. Is the feeling that a priest would better show the differences between the versions?

Yes, the general idea is to get a class that doesn't play too differently between the versions (so mage and ranger had big changes, for example), but still had spellcasting (so not a warrior). Priest seemed to fit the bill best, and we haven't had one for a while.

[malcontent]

Yes, the general idea is to get a class that doesn't play too differently between the versions (so mage and ranger had big changes, for example), but still had spellcasting (so not a warrior). Priest seemed to fit the bill best, and we haven't had one for a while.

OK, I'm game

[Nick]

Can we have a Touhou Kattebatan comp next?

Can someone do a savefile for this?

[Cryomaniac]

I can think of something; shouldn't we need a separate ladder first, though?

[Nick]

I can think of something; shouldn't we need a separate ladder first, though?

Good point.

[Cryomaniac]

pav is the ladder maintainer, right?

[Nick]

pav is the ladder maintainer, right?

Yep, I've emailed him.

[clouded]

Can someone do a savefile for this?

The game has score modifiers for everything so perhaps an anything goes competition could be fun, see how the score system works out. Cryomaniac can suggest some newbie friendly options to put in the description.

[Cryomaniac]

The most 'newbie friendly' options would be hybrid classes that can perform well in melee and have some support abilities.

If you're using unique classes, that's Yuuka, Aya, Eiki, Toyosatomimi, Mayumi, Keiki, Momoyo, Yorihime + some others. If you're using standard race/class combos, Celestials/Shinigami/Great-Youkai have excellent racial bonuses, while Magic-Knights/Shugenja are good at melee and can study magic well, and Mindcrafters still have their 'toolbox' set of abilties with decent melee as well.

[Nick]

OK, there's a ladder now. Somebody should:

1. Try submitting a dump and
2. Prepare a savefile