Class/magic feature branch

[Sphara]

That's OK, I'd rather people on the forum complaining than not playing.

I know you're on hiatus for working the feature branch but for me it's unplayable. Something is wrong with player AC/monster melee and it breaks the game

Brodda, the Easterling misses you. <21x>
Brodda, the Easterling hits you.
Brodda, the Easterling misses you. <10x>
Brodda, the Easterling hits you.
Brodda, the Easterling misses you. <2x>
Brodda, the Easterling hits you.
Brodda, the Easterling misses you. <21x>

^ 38 AC, just holding down ',' key and barely taking damage against the most dangerous melee opponent of the early game.

I KNOW I've mentioned this earlier but when you get back working on the branch, this should be the first thing to investigate.

[Nick]

Fair enough, though I was thinking more of the "passive aggressive" bit, rather than the "complaining" bit.

(Being passive-aggressive never helps over just being straightforward, IME.)

Nice work, bad cop

[AnonymousHero]

That's OK, I'd rather people on the forum complaining than not playing.

Fair enough, though I was thinking more of the "passive aggressive" bit, rather than the "complaining" bit.

(Being passive-aggressive never helps over just being straightforward, IME.)

[Nick]

Please don't be passive-aggresive. As has already been pointed out this is a volunteer effort and you're not helping. (If anything, you's hindering.)

That's OK, I'd rather people on the forum complaining than not playing.

I've just done some fixes to master that I want to let sit for a bit, so I might actually get back to this branch actually soon.

[AnonymousHero]

unfortunately, it's not you. here's hoping nick will release a non laggy build prior to him nerfing the blackguard.

Please don't be passive-aggresive. As has already been pointed out this is a volunteer effort and you're not helping. (If anything, you's hindering.)

[Sky]

unfortunately, it's not you. here's hoping nick will release a non laggy build prior to him nerfing the blackguard.

[Estie]

angband-4.1.2-168-gaa672ce06 has serious speed issues. With delay set to 0 (my standard setting), the play is bumpy and unreactive

Is this known issue or just me ?

[Nick]

Successfully ran a Dunadan Druid through to killing Morgoth. http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=21601

I think the Druid class needs some more tweaks. No starting weapon or launcher is a problem. Shape-changing was essentially useless compared to @'s regular combat by the time the spells were viable. The lack of utility spells, forcing device reliance, is okay, but probably has gone too far. An earlier attempt also had a severe HP shortage, barely crossing 400 hps at CL 43 with maxed Con, but this run-through didn't have as much of a problem.

Thanks, I'm hoping too get back to this before too long.

[Ingwe Ingweron]

Successfully ran a Dunadan Druid through to killing Morgoth. http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=21601

I think the Druid class needs some more tweaks. No starting weapon or launcher is a problem. Shape-changing was essentially useless compared to @'s regular combat by the time the spells were viable. The lack of utility spells, forcing device reliance, is okay, but probably has gone too far. An earlier attempt also had a severe HP shortage, barely crossing 400 hps at CL 43 with maxed Con, but this run-through didn't have as much of a problem.

[Derakon]

Development takes time, and more importantly, interest and energy. Nick and the other devs all donate theirs to the game, the least we can do is be gracious about it.

[Nick]

ermm.. still .. nothing?

i want to play blackguard, but those slowdowns made it impossible to play. i mean impossible.

I'm afraid not. I'm doing some work on the master branch at the moment (when I'm doing anything...) to attempt to fix some crash/broken savefile bugs; there's also the rebalance of traps etc talked about on the "New Angband" thread. Once that's done I'll be getting back to the feature branch.

[Sky]

ermm.. still .. nothing?

i want to play blackguard, but those slowdowns made it impossible to play. i mean impossible.

[Sky]

righty-oh.

[Nick]

so, how's the blackguard progressing? can someone tell me the name of the latest build with it in it?

There haven't been any new builds for a while (I've taken a break to play the competition), so the last one I told you is the latest, I believe.

[Sky]

so, how's the blackguard progressing? can someone tell me the name of the latest build with it in it?