What equipment should I wear? This is a common question, and a while ago there was interest in making a program to help out with this.
So, fph and I have been developing Gripes (Generic Roguelike Integer Programming Equipment Selector), and we have a first release available for download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gripes/
Gripes is a command-line tool that reads a chardump and reports the optimal set of equipment to wear, and it shows how its recommendation compares to your current equipment set. You can configure what "optimal" means by changing the importance of different resists/bonuses, and you can force certain items to be worn (e.g., if you have a cursed item that you can't take off). While Gripes is especially useful for novice and intermediate players with a complex set of equipment, it may also be fun for veteran players to see how well a computer program stands up to their expert choices!
Gripes currently works with Angband 3.x and PosBand 0.9.9a, but it may work with chardumps from other variants, too. It is written in perl, so it's cross-platform (we've tested it on Mac OS X and Linux).
Please try it out and let us know what you think! Comments, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome, and if you're an expert player and you don't agree with the recommendations of Gripes, tell us why so we can improve it.
So, fph and I have been developing Gripes (Generic Roguelike Integer Programming Equipment Selector), and we have a first release available for download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gripes/
Gripes is a command-line tool that reads a chardump and reports the optimal set of equipment to wear, and it shows how its recommendation compares to your current equipment set. You can configure what "optimal" means by changing the importance of different resists/bonuses, and you can force certain items to be worn (e.g., if you have a cursed item that you can't take off). While Gripes is especially useful for novice and intermediate players with a complex set of equipment, it may also be fun for veteran players to see how well a computer program stands up to their expert choices!
Gripes currently works with Angband 3.x and PosBand 0.9.9a, but it may work with chardumps from other variants, too. It is written in perl, so it's cross-platform (we've tested it on Mac OS X and Linux).
Please try it out and let us know what you think! Comments, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome, and if you're an expert player and you don't agree with the recommendations of Gripes, tell us why so we can improve it.
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