Competition 87

[Nick]

Competition 87 is now available from the competition page; it is a dungeon-only FAangband 1.1 Beorning Warrior.

Note that competition 86 only has a few hours to run.

[buzzkill]

Shouldn't dis-connected stairs be turned on?

[Nick]

There is no disconnected stairs option in FA. Until later in the dungeon

[Nick]

Just worth mentioning too - this character has decent (but not quite complete, I think) monster memory, and also a fair ego-item memory. ID-by-use in FA requires an ego type to have been (spell) ID'd by the character or an ancestor before it can be recognised by use.

[Matthias]

Re: Sensing: {Dubios} is always negative plusses nothing else right?

edit: Also there seems to be a problem with the ladder. The first three share place 0

[Nick]

Re: Sensing: {Dubios} is always negative plusses nothing else right?

Yes. For strong pseudo-ID (including warriors) dubious means minuses, good means pluses, perilous means ego with some drawback, excellent means ego with no drawback, special means artifact.

edit: Also there seems to be a problem with the ladder. The first three share place 0

Fixed now.

[Matthias]

Hmm a ring gives me prevent teleport and random teleport but doesn't prevent the random teleport?

edit: Oh more questions: I read that *charisma* is used to increase stats to higher than 18. What happens if I drink one before that?

[thapper]

Oh more questions: I read that *charisma* is used to increase stats to higher than 18. What happens if I drink one before that?

Before you reach 18 for a stat the *stat* potion will work as a normal stat potion, sometimes it gives +2 though (at least the *charisma*), but I'm not sure how frequent that is.

[Nick]

Hmm a ring gives me prevent teleport and random teleport but doesn't prevent the random teleport?

edit: Oh more questions: I read that *charisma* is used to increase stats to higher than 18. What happens if I drink one before that?

It just acts like an ordinary !Charisma.

[Nick]

Another thing that's worth mentioning is that at the bottom of most of the dungeons (Amon Rudh, Nargothrond, Nan Dungortheb, Tol-In-Gaurhoth) is a guardian (you will get a message when you arrive on that level). Fighting the guradian is optional, but if you go 'down' from that level, there will be no way back up (apart from leaving your recall point there, or walking down the stairs again).

[buzzkill]

There is no disconnected stairs option in FA. Until later in the dungeon

Well, there is a "Generate dungeon with connected stairs" option (dungeon_stair) which could be set to "no".

[Nick]

Well, there is a "Generate dungeon with connected stairs" option (dungeon_stair) which could be set to "no".

Yes, you're right - I don't know what I was thinking. Given that it's a changeable option, though, it's up to personal choice...

[murphy]

2 minor bugs I noticed

1. I was trying to set a trap on an (apparently) empty square and kept getting prompted if I wanted to destroy objects in order to a trap. I was confused by the messages. But in hindsight, maybe there was a squelched object on that square and I just couldn't see it, would that explain it?

2. In stores the help text at the bottom says "l) Look at item" but (with roguelike keys) the key is "x" not "l"

Murphy S

[Nick]

1. I was trying to set a trap on an (apparently) empty square and kept getting prompted if I wanted to destroy objects in order to a trap. I was confused by the messages. But in hindsight, maybe there was a squelched object on that square and I just couldn't see it, would that explain it?

Yes, exactly.

2. In stores the help text at the bottom says "l) Look at item" but (with roguelike keys) the key is "x" not "l"

OK, thanks.

[buzzkill]

1. I was trying to set a trap on an (apparently) empty square and kept getting prompted if I wanted to destroy objects in order to a trap. I was confused by the messages. But in hindsight, maybe there was a squelched object on that square and I just couldn't see it, would that explain it?

Would you consider suppressing this message? I couldn't imagine someone getting bent out of shape over accidentally destroying squelched items.

Also, I don't don't need to be told when a squelched item rolls beneath my feet.