YACD: ESP vs. _dEvil, stat gain

[PowerDiver]

Do I really need _dEvil now that I have Thranduil?

Not really. The only point of _dEvil would be to see stuff like dreads off in the distance. Occasionally you will run down a long corridor, and if you set the disturbance options the way I do, a pack of passwall creatures could surround you. I would not worry about it.

[vorondil]

Well, I've done my best of any character yet with a human warrior. I'm at cl31, at depth 1500'. Here's the dump:

http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=8387

Do I really need _dEvil now that I have Thranduil? ESP is awesome in any case.

In order to stat gain, do I need to go any deeper than 1600'? I thought I read somewhere that the object generation depth is now max{monster level, dungeon level}.