Randarts and light sources--mapping?

[Egavactip]

Since one of the new iterations of vanilla, no artifacty light source I have gotten in any of my randart games has had any sort of mapping ability. Weren't these abilities included with randart light sources previously, or am I going senile. If this was changed, was there a reason why? Because I am finding it a serious detriment. My last x number of games, including my last 2 wins, all had to do it without any artifacty mapping ability, which I found irritating.

[Estie]

It is one of many changes I find irritating, too. I have gone back to playing an older version because of this and other reasons.

[PowerWyrm]

Any randart Star should have mapping. If not, that's a bug.

[Egavactip]

Any randart Star should have mapping. If not, that's a bug.

NONE of them do. In fact, I am not sure any randart object has had mapping. I've played multiple games through to a win without finding any artifact with mapping, but the lack of light sources with mapping has been the most irritating.

[Egavactip]

Well, I involuntarily ended my most recent game, or I should say Osse and a teleport other fail ended the game for my 50cl half-troll warrior at around level 76 or so. But before he died, he had found every artifact star/phial/whatever and once again, NONE of them had ANY mapping ability.

I find this to be seriously irritating and I wish this bug could be fixed ASAP.

[Elrond]

I just finished a game and had the same problem. The Star did not have mapping, nor any of the other randart lights I found.

[luneya]

The workaround is the same as for the last annoying randart bug: just play with standard artifacts until it's fixed.

[Nick]

1. I didn't want to go back and add to the web of hacks resulting from ensuring 3.5 randart behaviour in 4.0 code
2. I was trying to avoid the onslaught of "not found" jokes resulting from releasing a version 4.0.4

but clearly I'm going to fail on both counts.

[Estie]

1. I didn't want to go back and add to the web of hacks resulting from ensuring 3.5 randart behaviour in 4.0 code
2. I was trying to avoid the onslaught of "not found" jokes resulting from releasing a version 4.0.4

but clearly I'm going to fail on both counts.

This is excellent news, I was worried the change might be intended.

[PowerWyrm]

1. I didn't want to go back and add to the web of hacks resulting from ensuring 3.5 randart behaviour in 4.0 code
2. I was trying to avoid the onslaught of "not found" jokes resulting from releasing a version 4.0.4

but clearly I'm going to fail on both counts.

Just say it's a 4.0.3.1 version

[Rydel]

Just make it 4.0.number_after_3

[fph]

4.0.Bleem, the secret number between 3 and 4: http://kasmana.people.cofc.edu/MATHF...lnumber=mf1051

[Egavactip]

Well, I'm getting to the final stage of yet another game without any randarts (lights or otherwise) with any mapping abilities whatsoever. have had to carry rods of magic mapping around, or just brave it alone. since the latest version came out, none of my games have seen a single randart with any mapping abilities whatsoever.

[Nick]

Well, I'm getting to the final stage of yet another game without any randarts (lights or otherwise) with any mapping abilities whatsoever. have had to carry rods of magic mapping around, or just brave it alone. since the latest version came out, none of my games have seen a single randart with any mapping abilities whatsoever.

Your wish is my command.

[Egavactip]

Awesome, thanks!