Chest generation in 4.2.5?

[Grotug]

My Angband has issues sometimes with auto saving upon closing. So I had opened a chest with two good Xbows in it, one a heavy with +18 dam and another light xbow with lightning brand. I assumed, since the chest I got these xbows from were on the dungeon floor, that they’d have the same items in it when I reloaded my game from the start at the level after Angband closed shortly after getting these xbows, because it didn’t save; that is, that the items in the chest had been generated at the start of the level, which is where the game last saved. But, something strange happened: I opened the chest and instead of two xbows popping out: two arrow bows did instead. One a long bow of *power* and a short bow of more *power*. It’s almost as if the chest is programmed to hold two good launchers, but what kind they’ll be is determined at the precise moment the chest is opened; (or maybe when it’s disarmed?) anyone know anything about what’s going on here?

So anyway, bye bye light xbow of lightning, but hello long bow of damage +24.

[Sky]

.. there's branded launchers in 4.2.5 ?????

[backwardsEric]

My Angband has issues sometimes with auto saving upon closing.

Is this with the Windows front end? And by closing, are you exiting by using the option in the menus or the control on the window's frame?

It’s almost as if the chest is programmed to hold two good launchers, but what kind they’ll be is determined at the precise moment the chest is opened; (or maybe when it’s disarmed?) anyone know anything about what’s going on here?

The contents are determined when it is opened and are not set when the chest is created. The number of items is set by the type of chest, but it was random chance that you got two launchers both times you opened it.

[Pete Mack]

Cubragol has been branded for years. There is a small chance of getting a randart with a brand or slay. And the best rogue spell is arguably weak poison branded ammo.

[Sky]

Cubragol has been branded for years. There is a small chance of getting a randart with a brand or slay. And the best rogue spell is arguably weak poison branded ammo.

well yeah but those are artifacts. the original post just said "light xbow with lightning brand" which i assumed was a Ego, not an artifact.

Dont worry buddy, if it's an artifact, you'll find it.

[Grotug]

Sorry, I should have clarified, but my tendency to verbosity is high when posting, so I neglected to include that detail. I just found an ego xbow X5 +22, so I don't think the x3 +14 lightning branded randart is as good. I'll do a char dump soon.