Angband 3.2.0 Borg

[APWhite]

I just had a clvl 29 Borg (half troll warrior) die of starvation on dlvl 1. I forgot to make a file dump but I've attached the .map file if it helps.

Too bad he didn't quaff the potions. He could have received at least a minimal amount of nutrition from them.

[APWhite]

Thanks for borg, and sorry for my bad english. It is possibly to make borg to autosave on depth change, or after some game turns (with key in BORG.txt or in ^zf flags)?

Using ^zfs would be the correct way of doing so. Set the borg_flag_save == 1 and it will save at the beginning of each level except when in munchkin_mode (because it is changing levels so quickly).

[thapper]

I just had a clvl 29 Borg (half troll warrior) die of starvation on dlvl 1. I forgot to make a file dump but I've attached the .map file if it helps.

[KALLIAK]

Thanks for borg, and sorry for my bad english. It is possibly to make borg to autosave on depth change, or after some game turns (with key in BORG.txt or in ^zf flags)?

[APWhite]

This borg is buying and selling scrolls of enchant weapon in between enchanting some arrows with his own spell.

Also, the last few times he went down in the dungeon he did not bring very much healing (typically 3 healing + 1 *healing*) with him and believed he was ready for dlvl 101 (but not ready for the big fight?!).

EDIT: This happens again from the point of the save file if you just destroy the scrolls of enchant weapon and wait until he recalls into the dungeon.

This savefile revealed a couple of other problems as well. They are now resolved and the upload has been made.

[Jungle_Boy]

Also I noticed the borg does not use speed potions, is there a reason for this? Would he use them if I set the worships speed flag in BORG.txt?

[thapper]

This borg is buying and selling scrolls of enchant weapon in between enchanting some arrows with his own spell.

Also, the last few times he went down in the dungeon he did not bring very much healing (typically 3 healing + 1 *healing*) with him and believed he was ready for dlvl 101 (but not ready for the big fight?!).

EDIT: This happens again from the point of the save file if you just destroy the scrolls of enchant weapon and wait until he recalls into the dungeon.

[kurie]

Thanks for all you do, Andrew!

[APWhite]

The map file is attached, it's possible he may have been trying to cast the satisfy hunger spell instead of just eating the rations he had.

Fixed and update posted.

[Jungle_Boy]

Can you send me the .map file of his death. I'd like to see what kept him from eating.

The map file is attached, it's possible he may have been trying to cast the satisfy hunger spell instead of just eating the rations he had.

[APWhite]

I downloaded the most recent borg, 9/21 I think and it looks like he is still trying to flow toward stairs behind walls, or maybe he is wasting time for some other reason of his own. Also my paladin just died of starvation with two rations of food in his pack, not cool.

Can you send me the .map file of his death. I'd like to see what kept him from eating.

[Tobias]

As I told you on your blog.
This one just hung in a throw menu.

[Jungle_Boy]

I downloaded the most recent borg, 9/21 I think and it looks like he is still trying to flow toward stairs behind walls, or maybe he is wasting time for some other reason of his own. Also my paladin just died of starvation with two rations of food in his pack, not cool.

[APWhite]

I think I might have found it. When the borg visits his home and he has some equipment with an immunity stored there, he picks up a temporary resistance for that element. Since this is not true there will never be a message cancelling it.

I think this happens because he evaluates all equipment at home and when he hits something with immunity that tells him that he has both resistance and temp_resistance to that element so that he won't get any bonus to power from additional sources of this.

The same seems to happen it the borg has wielded a piece of equipment with an immunity but taken it off. He then keeps on believing that he has a temporary resistance for that element.

Your assessment is correct. The borg_oppose_fire (and other elements) was not being turned off. In addition, there are a few places where the borg_oppose_fire needs to be added with an "or" to fire immunity. I will make the appropriate fixes (and include a backup check) and get update posted tomorrow.

I also fixed the messages for the hero and the other things. There were about 5 other temp effects that had message changes. They are up to date now.

[Jungle_Boy]

You can edit the top part of the borg.txt file with no bad repercussions. Editing the bottom half (after the warning) is not a good idea unless you really know what you are doing. But by default, the bottom stuff is turned off. You you would have to chance the borg_uses_dynamic_calcs to true in order for the borg to use the bottom half of the borg.txt.


the bounce is fixed. I recognized it right away. I saw this in the zborg about 2 weeks ago and thought I made the correction for vborg as well. Basically, it wanted to flow to the stairs that were stuck behind a wall.

Thanks for the info and glad you were able to fix the issue. I also noticed something else that seems off this morning. The borg would empty his quiver shooting at a floating eye that was out of sight, then he'd recover his ammo, move back to the previous spot and empty his quiver shooting again. He did this several times before I broke him out of it.