I have the same crash on two different computers... maybe I unwittingly changed some crucial ingredient of my MacOS but I really don't know what it is.
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Does it quit just after double clicking on the icon, before any windows appear? It did this on a small percentage of Mac systems since it was first released and we never managed to fix that bug (nor the one where it sometimes asks for an admin password before opening saved games). When it moves to the Cocoa main file these will be hopefully disappear. I have no idea what turns a system from one where it quits at launch to one where it doesn't though...Comment
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By the way HallucinationMushroom, if you're a fan of secret techs, you should read about HoMM3 strategy. It has literally 1000s of secret techs due to how complex the game is, a lot of them to do with weird AI exploits and manipulation.
See for example this huge thread http://heroescommunity.com/viewthrea...4&pagenumber=1My Chiptune music, made in Famitracker: http://soundcloud.com/patashuComment
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I look forward to your coffee table book, "Patashu's Secret Techs: Enriching Your Life through the Wisdom of Roguelikes."
Or, better yet, "Secret Tech: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Roguelike Players."You are on something strangeComment
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Then, I watched http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ4OPBVGLVg, and if that isn't a charge, then I don't know what is.Comment
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Can you explain what it is that you don't enjoy about the current behaviour? While it wouldn't be entirely impossible to build a version with persistent floors, a lot of the game balance is built upon the current behaviour, so it would be a major undertaking (and not something we're likely to consider without understanding the need).Comment
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@Scatha
1. It's logical that floors doesn't shift when you leave them. It also breaks immersion.
2. You can't make a stack, and all items left on the floor are lost.
3. Why go deeper - to a more dangerous floor if you can go up and grind some easy exp? This encourages grinding.
4. No satisfaction of clearing the floor of enemies.
5. Discourages exploring and item conservation. With persistent floors you don't have infinite resources. This encourages smart usage of potions and other useable items and rewards exploration.
6. Traversing Angband should be a big commitment, instead you can run across all floors up and down like it was your own house. I would even opt for no possibility of going backwards.
@taptap
That's exactly what I'm doing right now. I just wish that would be a part of the gameplay instead of self imposed challenge.Comment
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2. You can't make a stack, and all items left on the floor are lost.
3. Why go deeper - to a more dangerous floor if you can go up and grind some easy exp? This encourages grinding.
4. No satisfaction of clearing the floor of enemies.
5. Discourages exploring and item conservation. With persistent floors you don't have infinite resources. This encourages smart usage of potions and other useable items and rewards exploration.
6. Traversing Angband should be a big commitment, instead you can run across all floors up and down like it was your own house. I would even opt for no possibility of going backwards.Comment
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2. You can't make a stack, and all items left on the floor are lost.
3. Why go deeper - to a more dangerous floor if you can go up and grind some easy exp? This encourages grinding.
4. No satisfaction of clearing the floor of enemies.
6. Traversing Angband should be a big commitment, instead you can run across all floors up and down like it was your own house. I would even opt for no possibility of going backwards.Comment
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I still prefer how it's done in DC:SS. You have the same objective: go down, take something and escape. The floors are persistent and if you played it, you know how important resources are. I don't have the same feeling of urgency or importance of resources in Sil.
I think the best solution would be to prohibit backtracking. As soon as you go down, the staircase disappears. Because what's even the reason the main hero would go back up? There's no time for backtracking and it's unsafe. It would be easier to implement than persistent floors. You could make it optional, like conducts in NetHack.
As for the point made by Derakon where you'll get into unwinnable situations. I don't see how random floors improve this. This is a roguelike, and like all roguelikes it's controlled by RNG which sometimes can just fuck you up. Whether you're a master or not, you can't expect to win 100% or always avoid dangers.
All in all, it's just how I experience this game. If you as the author think that random floors and backtracking improve the gameplay then stick to it. It's not like you have to change the game to my taste.Comment
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That would be a huge change. Very bad in my opinion. Sil has [almost] no escapes like Angband and it's variants, except stairs. Not ever having a known staircase on new levels would slow down diving significantly. Or increase the failure rate. Falling though a false floor every now and then is scary enough.Comment
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