Something that would be nice

[Jungle_Boy]

I haven't gotten a chance to play a whole lot in the new version but I really like seeing when I have certain statuses like bless or hero or berserk. It would be pretty cool if there were a counter or something on there to let us know how long it's going to last. Especially if we're repeatedly casting a spell to try to get it to last a whole trip like I've seen suggested elsewhere.

[takkaria]

I haven't gotten a chance to play a whole lot in the new version but I really like seeing when I have certain statuses like bless or hero or berserk. It would be pretty cool if there were a counter or something on there to let us know how long it's going to last. Especially if we're repeatedly casting a spell to try to get it to last a whole trip like I've seen suggested elsewhere.

I considered this when I put in the new display, but decided against it; part of the point of the randomness in status changes is that you don't know quite how long they'll last. It's also pretty unjustifiable in game terms; how would the character know that information?

[Donald Jonker]

I considered this when I put in the new display, but decided against it; part of the point of the randomness in status changes is that you don't know quite how long they'll last. It's also pretty unjustifiable in game terms; how would the character know that information?

Maybe not exactly how long it would last, but you could ballpark it. If you can know that you're buzzed/tipsy/jolly/raucous/fall-down drunk, and can infer how long drunkenness will last from that, you can apply that to how poisoned/blessed (you feel pious/holy/angelic/a god among insects)/&c you are and how long it will last.

So, maybe not a specific number of turns, but a general indicator?

Edit: Perhaps by color, or poison/bless level 1/2/3.

[takkaria]

Maybe not exactly how long it would last, but you could ballpark it. If you can know that you're buzzed/tipsy/jolly/raucous/fall-down drunk, and can infer how long drunkenness will last from that, you can apply that to how poisoned/blessed (you feel pious/holy/angelic/a god among insects)/&c you are and how long it will last.

So, maybe not a specific number of turns, but a general indicator?

Edit: Perhaps by color, or poison/bless level 1/2/3.

Some effects it is plausible for, some it is not. Those for which it is not are those which are on/off effects, such as berserk, bless, heroism, resistances etc. -- these end suddenly rather than get weaker. Maybe poison could be put in the plausible category but I don't see any real need to change that at the moment.

[buzzkill]

Some effects it is plausible for, some it is not. Those for which it is not are those which are on/off effects, such as berserk, bless, heroism, resistances etc. -- these end suddenly rather than get weaker. Maybe poison could be put in the plausible category but I don't see any real need to change that at the moment.

Poison is the only one that it is really needed for, since it is the only one that can kill you, and it's easy to lose track of how many times you have been poisoned.

The argument could be made that warrior classes, being more familiar with such spell-like effects would be able to 'feel' the heroism/berserk strength about to wear off. The same with priestly types and blessings, mages and resistances.

[takkaria]

Poison is the only one that it is really needed for, since it is the only one that can kill you, and it's easy to lose track of how many times you have been poisoned.

The argument could be made that warrior classes, being more familiar with such spell-like effects would be able to 'feel' the heroism/berserk strength about to wear off. The same with priestly types and blessings, mages and resistances.

I'm happy enough to do it with poison, but not anything else.

[vorondil]

I'd like to see when I have it, if not how long it lasts.

How many buffs are there? There's shield, bless, protection from evil, berserk, hero...anything else?

[takkaria]

I'd like to see when I have it, if not how long it lasts.

How many buffs are there? There's shield, bless, protection from evil, berserk, hero...anything else?

V 3.1 beta shows all the buffs along the bottom lines already.

[vorondil]

Awesome. Just goes to show I should play my 3.1 character more...

[Zikke]

I'm happy enough to do it with poison, but not anything else.

Do you think stun too? That stacks and you would know how badly you're stunned, I would think.

[takkaria]

Do you think stun too? That stacks and you would know how badly you're stunned, I would think.

I'm guessing you've never been at "Heavy stun" or "Knocked out", then?

[Zikke]

I'm guessing you've never been at "Heavy stun" or "Knocked out", then?

Personally I always thought that the stun level right before Knocked Out should include a blindness status as well. It would fit with realism; your vision and hearing go and that's usually the beginning of the end.

[takkaria]

Personally I always thought that the stun level right before Knocked Out should include a blindness status as well. It would fit with realism; your vision and hearing go and that's usually the beginning of the end.

Yeah, it's a fair point, but stunning is nasty enough as it is. Realism by itself generally isn't a good reason to change things.

[Atarlost]

You could add a stun level instead of adding blind to the current penultimate level.
Maybe go "Heavy Stun" to "Vision Loss" to "Knocked Out" instead of "Heavy Stun" directly to "Knocked Out".

[Zikke]

It certainly would give the player a visual cue when they're about to be knocked out. Not sure if rBlind would actually prevent this or not