Competition 148

[Psi]

Is it possible to turn on flanking on sleeping monsters?

I've been meaning to post the same! ISTR it was turned off at some point, but an option (if I haven't just missed it) would be very welcome.

[debo]

Friendly reminder that there are just under 48hrs to go in the current Sil contest, if someone wants to give a shot at dethroning Psi.

[Nick]

I like the way there are two winners and everyone else is dead.

[taptap]

I like the way there are two winners and everyone else is dead.

There is one inofficial winner as well outside the competition (but from the same savefil) in mpa-Sil.

Automatic flanking on sleeping monsters may have been useful here (although I managed to make enough noise with my chars), but it can be a real pain for light weapon builds that diversify into stealth. (Just imagine they sleep lying on the ground so you can't just hit them when running past them.) And the only point about this request is keeping up speed in the initial attack, isn't it?

[debo]

i like the way there are two winners and everyone else is dead.

haaaaddddddoooooorrrrrrr

[debo]

There is one inofficial winner as well outside the competition (but from the same savefil) in mpa-Sil.

Automatic flanking on sleeping monsters may have been useful here (although I managed to make enough noise with my chars), but it can be a real pain for light weapon builds that diversify into stealth. (Just imagine they sleep lying on the ground so you can't just hit them when running past them.) And the only point about this request is keeping up speed in the initial attack, isn't it?

I think a simple solution to this would be a toggle mode of "turn on/off autotriggered attacks" -- I've hosed myself in the throne room a few times because ZoC hit someone and broke tension when I was just trying to get into position, for example, and this would also "fix" that case, provided you remembered to turn it on.

You can do it right now by toggling all the flags in the ability menus (or via a macro I guess), but that's a bit of tedium

[Psi]

Friendly reminder that there are just under 48hrs to go in the current Sil contest, if someone wants to give a shot at dethroning Psi.

Honestly, don't trouble yourselves on account of me. I'm quite happy where I am.

[debo]

The sad thing is that this is probably the only contest in the history of time where I could see myself even having a glimpse of a shot at beating you, and I just don't have it in me to deal with 2 Con right now

[HallucinationMushroom]

Honestly, don't trouble yourselves on account of me. I'm quite happy where I am.

I would bet Feanor's boots that you already have a better score savefile ready to submit in-case-of-emergency.

[debo]

Congrats to Psi for taking comp 148! Also kudos to taptap for setting the bar within the first couple of days of the contest!

Now let's never do anything with < 3 Con again...............

(PS - If any of you have any insights or comments on the flanking / charge thing, I'm sure half and Scatha would love to hear them.)

[taptap]

(PS - If any of you have any insights or comments on the flanking / charge thing, I'm sure half and Scatha would love to hear them.)

Wall chaaaaaaaaarge! Thanks to debo for bringing this to public attention. And I fell into love with momentum and really enjoyed the experience of clubbing dragons to death. Big fun, although I unfortunately didn't manage to get my attention together after the first two attempts. Admittedly going through scores of failed attempts afterwards when trying to beat psi was much less fun.

[Scatha]

Thanks for running this, debo, and congratulations to those who reached the depths or emerged victorious! I had a half-dozen attempts, but I kept falling around the 200-350' mark.

[Psi]

I had a half-dozen attempts, but I kept falling around the 200-350' mark.

I'd be surprised if I had less than 60-70 attempts - most of which lasted two to three minutes. I could have done the route to the leather armour and back for the boots before heading to the stairs even having quaffed a potion of blindness...

[half]

I'd intended to try this competition, but sadly didn't have time (well, I keep using my free time on the dev version...).

I'm curious as to whether people used:
- Sprinting
- Knock Back

and what you thought of them if so. It seems to me that these go very well with such a character.

[Psi]

What it has done is taught me how powerful flanking is. Since the comp I've been starting Noldor with 8 evasion and then going diving.