Torches

[d_m]

I know we're not really going there now, but if such a rewrite is ever undertaken, I have always thought that the number of inventory slots should be unlimited (or at least large enough to almost never be reached) but that the number of items that can be carried should be constrained by volume.

If you ever played Quarterstaff: The Tombs of Setmoth [1] it used this mechanic. I found it to be basically OK although occasionally it could be confusing to figure out which thing(s) you needed to drop to pick something else up.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter...omb_of_Setmoth

[dos350]

sorry but i rofld,

[Remuz]

pls no rage ~~

[JohnCW9]

I know we're not really going there now, but if such a rewrite is ever undertaken, I have always thought that the number of inventory slots should be unlimited (or at least large enough to almost never be reached) but that the number of items that can be carried should be constrained by volume. So in addition to weight, each item would be given a volume and once the total volume of your pack is exceeded, the item that was just added will overflow, just like slot 'x' does now. This solves the nonsense that you can carry 99 scrolls of the same type, but not 24 scrolls of different types, or that the same pack that maxes out at 23 distinct potions can also hold 23 sets of full plate armor.

After that we would get to argue about whether max volume should be fixed for all characters, variable by race/class but otherwise fixed, or variable by some combination of DEX, CLev, race, class, etc. What fun!

There used to be a varirant that was call some thing like realband that I tried once and it gave you only so much room.

[Raxmei]

Kamband gave you unlimited slots but reduced your weight limit.

[zaimoni]

While I'm not fluent in C and have no knowledge of the Angband code-base, which is where I suspect the majority of the problem lies, how hard would it be to just expand the inventory slots behind the scenes and then consolidate the info when displayed.

If the equipment slots were the first slots, rather than the last slots, this would be viable.

This is a mechanical change, fortunately.