Angband 4.2.3

[Nick]

If I hit escape, the potions aren't identified, they're still listed as "Gold Potions". But I already know what they are from the attempt to quaff. Selecting an option to breathe then does it and identifies them as Dragon Breath. Seems like a bug.

This is fixed in the latest build, fix by backwardsEric.

There is also a change, suggested by Julian, so the keymap termination key is '=' instead of '$'. This is to allow the $ key to be used for future commands or keymaps, where the = kay is already a command and unlikely to be used in keymaps. Apologies to all the people who had a keymap for changing their hitpoint warning or whatever

[sffp]

Is there any reason that rods of Magic Mapping had their success rates nerfed?

I mean, it's a utility spell. I don't use it much in battle. I just have to keep hitting n 10 times in a row (33% - sure it is...)

It's really just an annoyance.

[Pete Mack]

No. It should be depth 30 with initial frequency 0 to make it easier.

Is there any reason that rods of Magic Mapping had their success rates nerfed?

I mean, it's a utility spell. I don't use it much in battle. I just have to keep hitting n 10 times in a row (33% - sure it is...)

It's really just an annoyance.

[Nick]

Is there any reason that rods of Magic Mapping had their success rates nerfed?

There was a long discussion about the change that led to this in this development thread and this issue.

This is not the first complaint there's been, we may need to tweak parameters.

[ewert]

Well, it is an opinion thing yeah. Personally, I feel that level should play a bigger role than race/class. I am lacking in my lore to give good examples I guess, but in the line of thinking for example that an epic level warrior is so experienced that yes, he can activate magic items. Whereas a newb mage's only skills are in activating stuff and casting a single spell.

Total skill (class*level+race) would be more the bonus effects, while level modified with class would be the activate chance (level+class+race). In order of importance.

[mountain_monk]

Bug?

Hello,

I don't really use github not sure if bug anyway. A few things I've never seen before and not listed as new features/changes.

Recently had a new level which was peculiar in how long it took to create.

Then it was a cave level that had a simple vault in it, but the vault would not be revealed by a magic map.

I've attached screenshot. I was coming from the left side of screen, as I hit the vault I did a magic map and everything to the right showed up, but not the vault. Also attached screen after clearing vault.

edit - fyi, compiled (which I've done many times) for raspberry pi

[Werbaer]

Then it was a cave level that had a simple vault in it, but the vault would not be revealed by a magic map.

Not a bug

This is a new, rare type of level ("gauntlet") first introduced in 4.2.1. It features two caverns joined by a labyrinth section, with the special conditions that

• The player always arrives on the left cavern, and the only downstairs are on the right;
• The centre labyrinth portion (the gauntlet) is not mappable;
• You cannot teleport from either the left cavern or the gauntlet (although you seem to have teleported from the left cavern - so maybe a bug there).

So far this is the only use of unmappable areas and no teleport areas; there is no use of no ESP areas yet.

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[mountain_monk]

change to keymaping?

Thanks for info on map design not being a bug.

Noticed another change that has caused me a bit of a problem. I use roguekeys. When I hit 'x' to examine, all the navigation keys work to move around map at objects, except 'k' which seems to be working non-rogue like as 'ignore'. Pretty sure that's not how it worked before.

[tangar]

there is a suggestion from Tangaria player Linker to auto show spells descriptions at 'b'rowse screen



so you won't need to push '?'

[backwardsEric]

Noticed another change that has caused me a bit of a problem. I use roguekeys. When I hit 'x' to examine, all the navigation keys work to move around map at objects, except 'k' which seems to be working non-rogue like as 'ignore'. Pretty sure that's not how it worked before.

Thanks for reporting that. It should be fixed in the post 4.2.3 builds (another report is here, https://github.com/angband/angband/issues/4973 , and the intended fix is here, https://github.com/angband/angband/pull/4977 ).

there is a suggestion from Tangaria player Linker to auto show spells descriptions at 'b'rowse screen

That, I believe, has also been implemented in the post 4.2.3 builds, thanks to MarbleDice. The change is here, https://github.com/angband/angband/pull/4991 .

[tangar]

That, I believe, has also been implemented in the post 4.2.3 builds, thanks to MarbleDice. The change is here, https://github.com/angband/angband/pull/4991 .

Cool, thanks it's funny that this idea was implemented just recently.. so the same idea came to different heads at the same moment (often situation in real life)

[PowerWyrm]

there is a suggestion from Tangaria player Linker to auto show spells descriptions at 'b'rowse screen so you won't need to push '?'

This was the case before and was changed around v3-v4 for a reason that eludes me...

[Ingwe Ingweron]

Just for flavor, I'd love to see some of the dialogue from FAAngband incorporated into Vanilla. Just finished knocking off Morgoth there, and it was a real pleasure to read all the diatribes he was spouting, him along with many of the other uniques.

[Ingwe Ingweron]

Is it just me, or is "Notify recharge" not working?

EDIT: Ok, it is working, but no audible sound is played on the notification. Shouldn't there be?

[Selkie]

Every time I leave a level I can see a purple unique flash up very briefly in the monster display window. Is this a thing?