3.4.0 Release Candidate is available

[PowerWyrm]

Just a minor glitch: hints didn't get updated for 3.4, so you can still get the wrong info that you can put 99 missiles in a quiver slot.

[Magnate]

Just had a strange one: you were wearing 39 bolts, you add 2 bolts to your quiver.

Picking up the 2 bolts removed the bolts from my quiver.

Ah yes, the quiver overflow bug - I thought we had fixed this? If not then we need a ticket for it.

[wobbly]

Just had a strange one: you were wearing 39 bolts, you add 2 bolts to your quiver.

Picking up the 2 bolts removed the bolts from my quiver.

[saarn]

or to move diagonally you can just change the movement delay in settings to around 3 milliseconds and then pressing say for example down and left at the same time is the same effect as pressing 1 with a standard numpad. It's not perfect, but it works pretty well.

I tried this several years ago and gave up-- ended up moving not diagonally and screwing up too much. being able to do something like alt+left+up would be pretty swell, but I'm mostly used to the numbers now (except when I used to hit destroyed levels-- that was too painful-- but I think those are gone).

[fizzix]

Since people seem to be hovering on the topic of diagnol movement on a laptop, I'll throw my 2 cents into the pot. I actually have no difficulty just using the entire row of numeric keypads on the top. However, to do this, I need to have 2 hands on the keyboard at all times. In the resting position, I rest my two index fingers on 3 and 7, my two middle fingers on 2 and 8, and my two ring fingers on 1 and 9. Then, I slide either of my index fingers over to hit 4, 5, and 6. Then, both of my thumbs are naturally resting on the space bar key, so I map the . key to spacebar for running purposes.

The difficulty is with ctrl+movement and shift+movement. These do not work on the top keys but they do work on the numpad and the arrow keys. I consider this a bug, but I've failed in all my attempts to fix it. The only way to do a ctrl+diagonal movement is to ctrl+function+numpad equivalent. It may be possible that movement delaying as Angelus has suggested has developed enough that it fixes the problem, but I"m not sure.

[tg122]

Since people seem to be hovering on the topic of diagnol movement on a laptop, I'll throw my 2 cents into the pot. I actually have no difficulty just using the entire row of numeric keypads on the top. However, to do this, I need to have 2 hands on the keyboard at all times. In the resting position, I rest my two index fingers on 3 and 7, my two middle fingers on 2 and 8, and my two ring fingers on 1 and 9. Then, I slide either of my index fingers over to hit 4, 5, and 6. Then, both of my thumbs are naturally resting on the space bar key, so I map the . key to spacebar for running purposes.

At first, it was very frustrating to the point where I nearly gave up, but it actually only took me a few days of playing to train my mind to a point where I didn't have to think too much about it. Over the next few weeks, it became easier and easier to the point where even when I was playing on a full keyboard, I'd find myself using the top numerics out of habit (I switch on and off from desktop to laptop, depending on where I am in the house). It just takes a little bit of practice, but at this point, i'm indifferent between the top numerics or the side numerics.

[Angelus]

or to move diagonally you can just change the movement delay in settings to around 3 milliseconds and then pressing say for example down and left at the same time is the same effect as pressing 1 with a standard numpad. It's not perfect, but it works pretty well.

[fizzix]

I'm on a laptop... the way I play is pretty hacky. I use standard arrow keys to move up/down/left/right, and I use the standard number keys 2 4 6 8 to move diagonally. Which means I just never run diagonally lol

It's suboptimal, but it's how I played nethack for like 3 years and so I've never really broken the habit...

If you need to you can simulate the numpad with the function key on most laptops. You can use this to run or swing diagonally.

[ekolis]

I'm on a laptop... the way I play is pretty hacky. I use standard arrow keys to move up/down/left/right, and I use the standard number keys 2 4 6 8 to move diagonally. Which means I just never run diagonally lol

It's suboptimal, but it's how I played nethack for like 3 years and so I've never really broken the habit...

Haha, I remember playing ADOM like that back in the day... or maybe it was ToME2?

[PowerWyrm]

Isn't ASCII mode still the default? You just select the "none" option in the graphics menu, and it should default to ASCII.

No, the default is now Shockbolt tiles, at least with the Win32 client. To play ASCII, you need to start a character and then change the option to "none".

[debo]

debo, how are you running diagonally? Also, are these the arrows on the numeric keypad or the arrows near the main part of the keyboard?

I'm on a laptop... the way I play is pretty hacky. I use standard arrow keys to move up/down/left/right, and I use the standard number keys 2 4 6 8 to move diagonally. Which means I just never run diagonally lol

It's suboptimal, but it's how I played nethack for like 3 years and so I've never really broken the habit...

[debo]

Shift+arrow key *should* let you run. I have done very little testing in the standard keyset, though. Thanks for the report.

For the time being, you can create the keymappings for yourself manually by pressing = and then m to enter the keymap editor. For each direction, press d to create a new keymap; press shift-arrow for the key; and then type in ".N$", where N is 2, 4, 6, or 8 depending on the direction. (Compare with the keypad arrows to figure out which number.) You can also edit the preferences file .../Angband.app/Contents/Resources/lib/pref/pref.prf if you choose.

Cool thanks, I'll try that!

[Magnate]

Sorry for my noobish question, but will there be a way to continue playing in ASCII mode on V3.4.?
I have became quite accustomed to this set of "graphics" which lets my imagination do the visual job, + an ugly window in my computer edge with ugly ASCII weirds things attracts MUUCCH less attention at my work place.

Isn't ASCII mode still the default? You just select the "none" option in the graphics menu, and it should default to ASCII.

[myshkin]

Something that is befuddling me -- I could have sworn that in 3.3.x on the standard controls (i.e. non-roguelike), I was able to hit shift+arrow key to run. I can't seem to do that anymore -- I have to use '.' instead.

Am I just remembering this wrong? And, sorry for the newb question, but is there a way to alter just this one keymapping so that I can hold shift+hit dir instead of typing '.' and then dir?

debo, how are you running diagonally? Also, are these the arrows on the numeric keypad or the arrows near the main part of the keyboard?

[Lantar]

Sorry for my noobish question, but will there be a way to continue playing in ASCII mode on V3.4.?
I have became quite accustomed to this set of "graphics" which lets my imagination do the visual job, + an ugly window in my computer edge with ugly ASCII weirds things attracts MUUCCH less attention at my work place.