angband speedrun

[HugoVirtuoso]

You just start it and run whatever unix terminal stuff you want and it records the byte stream that goes to your terminal to a file. You can even stream that file on the intertron using the termcast service and a utility called ttrtail. People already do this with sil and poschengband.

Will this work on Windows 10 too?

[Derakon]

Will this work on Windows 10 too?

The big thing to be aware of with ttyrec is that it is specifically for recording stuff that happens in terminals ("tty" is for some reason a shorthand for "terminal"). Terminals are what Windows' old "cmd" shell is a crude imitation of. ttyrec doesn't generate video files, either -- it records the characters that the terminal displays. A compact, lossless "video format", but not exactly one you can share on YouTube.

There are significant advantages in using terminals, the big one being that you can (potentially) play the game on a server via SSH or similar and let other players spectate on your games.

[chknflyrice]

I know I'm about 5 days late to reply but....

I don't really know if this laptop has the ability to record (my wifes and its not very nice) but in a week or two I am moving and I can get my laptop and record it in 1080 (or higher? have 4k res on the piece but I don't know what the max recording resolution is with the recorder) with shadow play. So you can get all those bits and watch me bang my head into a wall in ultra high resolution. 1Tb disk hard drive and 1Tb SSD should be enough, but idk, Angband is pretty demanding.

I really like the idea of speed runs on the older versions. Seems that the most recent updates (recent being within prospective considering the last v I played before the current vanilla was 1.7 something) were to streamline the ui and make less user input to complete player turns/moves. Without that a speed run really relies on the player optimizing their turn and memorizing their inventory positions.

BTW whoever was responsible for the auto * after using keys like i, e, z, a (ect) is my hero.

[Pete Mack]

You don't need a very high resolution video for YouTube. 480 is fine, so long as you use a 40x80 screen size.

[HugoVirtuoso]

What's a good font size to use for ttyrec purposes?

[Derakon]

What's a good font size to use for ttyrec purposes?

Completely irrelevant, because ttyrec doesn't record video, it records which letters/symbols are displayed at which time. You can then transplant the recording to a different terminal with a different font size (or different font altogether).

[HugoVirtuoso]

You don't need a very high resolution video for YouTube. 480 is fine, so long as you use a 40x80 screen size.

As long as viewers can see how it's played.

[dos350]

attention: please everyone follow game "angband" if u are a twitch user, peradventure u see som1 speedrunning it!!!

[Zababa]

("tty" is for some reason a shorthand for "terminal").

tty is short for teletype, from times when the keypresses of a terminal were relayed to a remote computer.

[dos350]

bump!

hi every1 , im gonna try this soon,, please some tips,,, i think im gonna try as rogue or warrior but open to suggestions,,,

please any1 else post ur twitch here if u try it and follow angband (game) at twitch for major speedruns soon!!

thanks in advance

[Grotug]

I gave this a try but died from hummerhorns on DL17.

Tried again, and my recording stopped without my knowing before Bolder dropped me, on DL24, the ring of Dilion:

<+11> speed <+5> CON (+1, +6) activates to restore mana.
rAcid, rLightn, rFire, rNexus, rNether, hLife, SI, Aggravates

I could not contain my incredulity. That is an insane item to find at any depth. And it's the first time I've found an aggravating item and been happy to wear it. It's very rare the power of an item is worth the aggravation.

I also found boots of speed <+4> on the floor of DL14. Feeling? 4...... 4. (four). 4. Then, right after entering DL43 I find boots of speed <+10> hanging out on the floor, and a short distance below me is a small vault. But the best item on the level, the boots, was within easy reach. So at DL43 I already have all the speed I'm going to need to win the game. I'm about 3 hours already into my game. I think maybe a better idea is instead of trying to beat the game in three hours, people who are interested should just see how quickly they can beat it and then post their videos and time. I think 7 hours is about what I could do it in. Maybe 5 or 6 if things go really smoothly.

[dos350]

ye it not about 3 hours, honestly any completed time with evidence would be a world record , please every lets do this, angband hype!!

edit : wow nice ring! badluck on rip , can i ask wat class / race ur trying

[Grotug]

I'm playing H/T Warrior, my favorite class/combo.

I have a pretty bad internet connection so I never got around to uploading my games. A lot of my @s have died since. My current one, which is supposed to be a speed run, has been pretty interesting given that early ring of power <+11> <+5>. I don't normally find cursed artifacts, but this game I've found 3, and the latest is very interesting.

Basically, a million arrows please.

Well, here's the thing. I found a short bow <+3> <+2>. The bow has no stat boosts. The <+3> is shots and the <+2> is power. So it's an x4 with 3 shooting speed. But it's (+7, +5) (since finding it I've enchanted it to +10, +7). I also found boots of speed <+13> and now I'm up to +28 base speed. But now I find cursed boots that reduce my AC by a whopping 30 from my current boots as well as drain exp (but I do hLife). However, they have +2 shooting speed and immunity to fire. The curse makes me vulnerable to cold. If I could remove the curse, the boots might be worth wearing, except I lose 13 speed doing so. I could swap a ring of damage for a ring of speed though. If I were to wear the boots I'd have +5 shooting speed. With +3 shooting speed the low enchantment bow was doing 800 to evil with seeker arrows of evil. I could go full on ranged combat and wear a dagger of <+5> speed.

However, my current setup I'm doing 701 to non-rFire with one weapon and 534 vs evil/550 vs acid with a swap. The non-rFire weapon only has +7 to-dam.

So basically Angband has presented me with a rather intriguing crossroads. Do I choose primary melee and ?*Enchant* the melee weapon or do I go primary ranger and ?*Enchant* the bow? I have decent AC at 181 in my current melee setup with very good ranged combat. Maybe I should keep both and have very good melee and very good ranged (warriors do both well, tho their melee is better than their ranged) vs having Insane ranged and okay melee. But I've never had +5 shooting speed, even as a ranger (to think I could have +7 shooting speed right now ). And I just wonder; everyone says shooting speed is overpowered, but I'd have to carry 4 stacks of arrows.

I'm also wondering about aggravation at this point. It's pretty annoying, but manageable.

Lately I'm enjoying Angband too much to speed through it, though. However, I would like to see a competition for winning the game in least number of turns. Currently my best is 33,002 turns, and I am not aware of anyone who has done it quicker in Vanilla. If there is a ladder post or char dump in the neighborhood of this number of turns or faster, I'd love to see it. Here is mine on the ladder. Anyway, below is my current adventurer:

  [Angband 4.1.2 Character Dump]

 Name   Aelien       Age             22          Self  RB  CB  EB   Best
 Race   Half-Troll   Height       8'11"   STR:  18/87  +4  +3  +8 18/***
 Class  Warrior      Weight    14st 9lb   INT:  18/73  -4  -2  +0  18/13
 Title  Hero         Turns used:          WIS:  18/85  -2  -2  +3  18/75
 HP     1027/1027    Game        237964   DEX! 18/100  -4  +2  +9 18/170
 SP     0/0          Standard     48011   CON:  18/75  +3  +2 +10 18/***
                     Resting       1306

 Level                 42    Armor     [60,+118]    Saving Throw     57%
 Cur Exp          1992109                           Stealth          Bad
 Max Exp          1992109    Melee       4d6,+49    Disarm - phys.   83%
 Adv Exp          2160000    To-hit       93,+38    Disarm - magic   44%
                             Blows      7.2/turn    Magic Devices     42
 Gold              234919                           Searching        81%
 Burden          153.5 lb    Shoot to-dam     +7    Infravision    70 ft
 Overweight      -26.4 lb    To-hit       78,+37    Speed      28 (x3.7)
 Max Depth    4050' (L81)    Shots        4/turn

 Your mother was a Stone-Troll Warrior.  You have slime-green eyes,
 dirty dark purple hair, and green leprous skin.



rAcid:......+.+.... Nexus:..+.+........
rElec:..+...*.+.... Nethr:.....+.......
rFire:+.+...+.+.... Chaos:.............
rCold:..+.....+.... Disen:.............
rPois:....+...+.... pFear:..+...+.....+
rLite:.+........... pBlnd:......+......
rDark:..+.......... pConf:.............
Sound:......++..... pStun:.............
Shard:............. HLife:..+..........

Regen:............+ Stea.:....+........
  ESP:.........+... Sear.:....+........
Invis:..+..+..+.... Infra:....+.......+
FrAct:......+...... Tunn.:.............
Feath:............. Speed:..+.+..+...+.
S.Dig:+....+....... Blows:+............
ImpHP:............. Shots:.+...........
 Fear:............. Might:.+...........
Aggrv:..+.......... Light:.....+..+....


  [Character Equipment]

a) the Glaive of Baraxar (4d6) (+11,+7) <+2> {@1}
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 2500 feet (level 50)
     
     +2 attack speed.
     Branded with fire.
     Provides resistance to fire.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
     Slows your metabolism.  
     
     Combat info:
     7.2 blows/round.
     With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 7.5 blows
     Average damage/round: 701.3 vs. creatures not resistant to fire,
     and 475.5 vs. others.
     
b) the Short Bow of Ephelluth (x4) (+10,+7) <+3, +2>
     Dropped by Eˆl, the Dark Elf at 2500 feet (level 50)
     
     +3 shooting speed.
     +2 shooting power.
     Provides resistance to light.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
     
c) the Ring of Dilion (+1,+6) <+5, +11>
     Dropped by Orfax, Son of Boldor at 1200 feet (level 24)
     
     +5 constitution.
     +11 speed.
     Provides resistance to lightning, fire, cold, dark, nexus.
     Provides protection from fear.
     Cannot be harmed by lightning.
     Grants the ability to see invisible things.  Sustains your life
     force.  Aggravates creatures nearby.  
     
     When activated, it restores your mana points to maximum.
     Takes 606 to 888 turns to recharge at your current speed.
     Your chance of success is 89.5%
     
d) a Ring of Damage (+0,+12) {@2}
     Found lying on the floor at 2500 feet (level 50)
     
e) an Amulet of Trickery <+5, +3, +6, +4, +2>
     Taken from a chest found at 4050 feet (level 81)
     
     +5 dexterity.
     +3 stealth.
     +6 searching skill.
     +4 infravision.
     +2 speed.
     Provides resistance to poison, nexus.
     Sustains dexterity.
     
f) the Phial 'Wendel' <+3>
     Dropped by Gorbag, the Orc Captain at 1050 feet (level 21)
     
     +3 light.
     Provides resistance to nether.
     Cannot be harmed by fire.
     Slows your metabolism.  Grants the ability to see invisible
     things.  
     Radius 3 light.
     
     When activated, it lights up the surrounding area, hurting
     light-sensitive creatures.
     Takes 40 to 74 turns to recharge at your current speed.
     Your chance of success is 85.0%
     
g) the Metal Scale Mail 'Hilostin' (-2) [38,+14] <+3, +5>
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 3750 feet (level 75)
     
     +3 wisdom.
     +5 constitution.
     Provides immunity to lightning.
     Provides resistance to acid, fire, sound.
     Provides protection from fear, blindness.
     Cannot be harmed by acid.
     Prevents paralysis.  
     
     When activated, it creates a fire ball with damage 72.
     Takes 270 to 299 turns to recharge at your current speed.
     Your chance of success is 90.4%
     
h) the Ethereal Cloak of Angor [0,+29] <+3, +4, +2>
     Dropped by The Witch-King of Angmar at 4050 feet (level 81)
     
     +3 strength.
     +4 dexterity.
     +2 speed.
     Provides resistance to sound.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
     
i) the Wicker Shield of Machonwe [2,+19] <+5, +1>
     Dropped by a dread at 2450 feet (level 49)
     
     +5 strength.
     +1 light.
     Provides resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, poison.
     Cannot be harmed by acid.
     Sustains dexterity.
     Grants the ability to see invisible things.  
     
     When activated, it magically renders you well-fed, curing any
     gastrointestinal problems.
     Takes 210 to 233 turns to recharge at your current speed.
     Your chance of success is 87.5%
     
j) an Iron Helm of Telepathy [7,+9]
     Dropped by a greater Maia at 3200 feet (level 64)
     
     Grants telepathy.  
     
k) a Set of Mithril Gauntlets of Slaying (+1,+4) [6,+14]
     Bought from a store
     
     Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
     
l) the Pair of Steel Shod Boots of Oiori [7,+21] <+13>
     Dropped by Akhorahil the Blind at 3650 feet (level 73)
     
     +13 speed.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
     Sustains wisdom.
     




  [Character Inventory]

a) 5 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
b) 6 Potions of Healing
c) 6 Potions of *Healing*
     It can be thrown at creatures with damaging effect.
     
d) 4 Potions of Enlightenment
e) 14 Potions of Speed
f) 4 Scrolls of Phase Door
g) 5 Scrolls of Teleportation {!r}
h) 5 Rods of Treasure Location {@3}
i) 2 Rods of Detection {@6}
     Cannot be harmed by lightning.
     
j) 4 Rods of Magic Mapping {@7}
k) 4 Rods of Curing {@5!g}
l) a Rod of Healing
     Cannot be harmed by lightning.
     
m) 7 Wands of Teleport Other (20 charges)
n) a Staff of Banishment (3 charges)
o) 3 Staves of Teleportation (15 charges) {!u}
p) a Staff of Speed (1 charge)
q) a Ring of Digging <+5> {@2}
     Dropped by an unknown monster at 1150 feet (level 23)
     
     +5 tunneling.
     
r) the Amulet of Umori <+3>
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 2050 feet (level 41)
     
     +3 strength.
     +3 constitution.
     Provides resistance to poison.
     Prevents paralysis.  
     
s) a Mithril Amulet (+3,+3) <+2> {tried, ??}
     Dropped by a great storm wyrm at 4050 feet (level 81)
     
     You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
     +2 strength.
     Provides protection from fear.
     Sustains strength, constitution.
     Prevents paralysis.  
     
t) the Pair of Iron Shod Boots 'Habil' [4,-7] <+3, +2> {cursed, ??}
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 4050 feet (level 81)
     
     You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
     It makes you vulnerable to cold attacks, but resistant to fire.
     +3 intelligence.
     +2 searching skill.
     +2 shooting speed.
     Provides immunity to fire.
     Provides resistance to acid, lightning, cold.
     Provides protection from fear.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
     Sustains intelligence.
     Speeds regeneration.  Drains experience.  
     
u) the Whip of Aegoth (1d3) (+15,+20) [+4] <+3, +2>
     Dropped by Akhorahil the Blind at 3650 feet (level 73)
     
     +3 dexterity.
     +2 attack speed.
     Slays undead, orcs, evil creatures.
     Branded with acid.
     Provides resistance to acid.
     Provides protection from fear.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
     Blessed by the gods.  
     
     Combat info:
     7.8 blows/round.
     With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 8.0 blows
     Average damage/round: 550.8 vs. creatures not resistant to acid,
     550.8 vs. undead, 550.8 vs. orcs, 534.2 vs. evil creatures, and
     516.9 vs. others.
     




  [Character Quiver]

0) 2 Arrows (1d4) (+0,+0)
     Combat info:
     Hits targets up to 140 feet away.
     Average damage/round: 156.4.
     35% chance of breaking upon contact.
     
1) 9 Arrows (1d4) (+8,+2)
     Combat info:
     Hits targets up to 140 feet away.
     Average damage/round: 191.2.
     35% chance of breaking upon contact.
     
2) 8 Arrows (1d4) (+6,+5)
     Combat info:
     Hits targets up to 140 feet away.
     Average damage/round: 241.2.
     35% chance of breaking upon contact.
     
3) 23 Arrows (1d4) (+8,+4)
     Combat info:
     Hits targets up to 140 feet away.
     Average damage/round: 224.4.
     35% chance of breaking upon contact.
     


  [Home Inventory]

a) 11 Potions of Cure Serious Wounds
b) 31 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
c) 2 Potions of *Healing*
     It can be thrown at creatures with damaging effect.
     
d) 40 Potions of Heroism
e) 11 Potions of Berserk Strength
f) 7 Scrolls of Teleportation {!r}
g) 8 Scrolls of Identify Rune
h) a Scroll of Banishment
i) 3 Staves of Teleportation (18 charges) {!u}
j) a Ring of Strength <+4> {ignore}
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 1150 feet (level 23)
     
     +4 strength.
     Sustains strength.
     
k) a Ring of Dexterity <+2>
     Bought from a store
     
     +2 dexterity.
     Sustains dexterity.
     
l) a Ring of Slaying (+15,+6) {@2}
     Dropped by a dread at 3350 feet (level 67)
     
m) an Amulet of the Magi [+4] <+4, +2>
     Dropped by Harowen the Black Hand at 3250 feet (level 65)
     
     +4 intelligence.
     +2 searching skill.
     Provides protection from blindness.
     Sustains intelligence.
     Grants the ability to see invisible things.  Prevents paralysis.  
     
n) a Lantern of True Sight (7500 turns)
     Dropped by an ancient green dragon at 3250 feet (level 65)
     
     Provides protection from blindness.
     Cannot be harmed by fire.
     Grants the ability to see invisible things.  
     Radius 2 light.
     
o) the Augmented Chain Mail of Linquenwe (+3,+2) [42,+15] <+3>
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 2200 feet (level 44)
     
     +3 strength.
     Provides resistance to light, dark.
     Cannot be harmed by acid.
     
p) an Elven Cloak [6,+7] <+1>
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 2250 feet (level 45)
     
     +1 stealth.
     +1 speed.
     
q) the Lead-Filled Mace of Goringri (5d3) (+15,+29) [+9] <+2, +3, +4>
     Dropped by an imp at 2900 feet (level 58)
     
     +2 strength.
     +2 intelligence.
     +3 infravision.
     +4 tunneling.
     Slays undead (powerfully), dragons (powerfully), demons
     (powerfully), giants, trolls, orcs, animals, evil creatures.
     Branded with cold.
     Provides resistance to light, sound, nexus.
     Provides protection from fear.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
     Grants the ability to see invisible things.  Blessed by the gods. 
     Aggravates creatures nearby.  
     
     When activated, it creates a lightning ball with damage 64.
     Takes 270 to 299 turns to recharge at your current speed.
     Your chance of success is 89.5%
     
     Combat info:
     5.2 blows/round.
     With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 5.5 blows
     Average damage/round: 566.5 vs. creatures not resistant to cold,
     683.2 vs. undead, 683.2 vs. dragons, 683.2 vs. demons, 566.5 vs.
     giants, 566.5 vs. trolls, 566.5 vs. orcs, 508.1 vs. animals, 508.1
     vs. evil creatures, and 449.7 vs. others.
     
r) a Sling of Power (x2) (+6,+16)
     Bought from a store
     
s) 19 Bolts of Slay Animal (1d5) (+5,+4)
     Slays animals.
     
t) 23 Bolts of Wounding (1d5) (+7,+9)
u) 19 Rounded Pebbles of Acid (1d2) (+12,+8)
     Branded with acid.
     
v) 20 Iron Shots (1d4) (+7,+6)
w) 9 Mithril Shots (2d4) (+5,+8)
x) 11 Mithril Shots (2d4) (+8,+11)


[Player history]
      Turn   Depth  Note
         0      0'  Began the quest to destroy Morgoth.
       240     50'  Reached level 2
       265     50'  Killed Grip, Farmer Maggot's Dog
       265     50'  Reached level 3
       842     50'  Reached level 4
      1346    100'  Reached level 5
      1519    100'  Killed Fang, Farmer Maggot's Dog
      1571    100'  Reached level 6
      2053    200'  Reached level 7
      2489    200'  Reached level 8
      4032    300'  Reached level 9
      4289    350'  Reached level 10
      4474    350'  Killed Lagduf, the Snaga
      4474    350'  Reached level 11
      5259    350'  Reached level 12
      6202    450'  Reached level 13
      7482    700'  Reached level 14
      7977    800'  Reached level 15
      8645    850'  Reached level 16
      9310    900'  Reached level 17
      9518    900'  Killed Ulfast, Son of Ulfang
      9904    950'  Reached level 18
     10126   1000'  Reached level 18
     10745   1050'  Reached level 19
     11014   1050'  Killed Golfimbul, the Hill Orc Chief
     11265   1050'  Reached level 20
     11281   1050'  Killed Gorbag, the Orc Captain
     11300   1050'  Found the Phial 'Wendel'
     11409   1050'  Reached level 21
     12115   1100'  Killed Lugdush, the Uruk
     12115   1100'  Reached level 22
     12246   1100'  Killed Uglâ?šâ?«k, the Uruk
     12514   1100'  Killed Bolg, Son of Azog
     12514   1100'  Reached level 23
     13012   1150'  Killed Sangahyando of Umbar
     13019   1150'  Killed Angamaitâ?š´ of Umbar
     13181   1150'  Reached level 24
     13957   1200'  Killed Orfax, Son of Boldor
     13968   1200'  Found the Ring of Dilion
     14791   1300'  Reached level 25
     15789   1350'  Reached level 26
     17331   1500'  Reached level 27
     19382   1850'  Reached level 28
     19767   1900'  Reached level 29
     20424   1900'  Killed Ufthak of Cirith Ungol
     20610   1900'  Reached level 30
     22014   2000'  Reached level 31
     23376   2050'  Found the Amulet of Umori
     24814   2100'  Reached level 32
     25328   2150'  Killed Azog, King of the Uruk-Hai
     25607   2150'  Found the Dagger of Glinen
     25678   2150'  Found the Elfstone of Handung (LOST)
     25839   2150'  Killed Adunaphel the Quiet
     26539   2200'  Reached level 33
     26543   2200'  Found the Augmented Chain Mail of Lin

[dos350]

33k turns! very cool,,, only hav 3 winners and none under 100k turn but im gonna try for the real time attack soon and this is inspiring me to go for gold! thank u

[Pete Mack]

AC does not matter for an archer type. And 5 shots is sick