Angband 4.2.0

[PopTart]

I absolutely LOVE playing as a mage in 4.2.0. The mana management is so much more interesting! I love how I can hold mana in magical devices. The ability to recharge magical devices has made them such a huge part of the game for me. The offense spells are so much more logical, one element is missile-shaped, one is cone-shaped, one is bolt-shaped, one is ball-shaped.

[DavidMedley]

Can you miss with a ranged weapon and not wake up an enemy, but if you miss with a melee weapon they wake?

[Nick]

Can you miss with a ranged weapon and not wake up an enemy, but if you miss with a melee weapon they wake?

Correct. An attempt at melee explicitly wakes the monster, but a monster hit by a missile is only woken if the missile hits.

[Choronzon]

Just started back up again after a bit of a break and digging this version a lot. Thanks

[Mudd]

There is a new stat I am not familiar with. Damage Reduction +5 was on a pc of armor i found. Not sure how this translates?!

[Nick]

There is a new stat I am not familiar with. Damage Reduction +5 was on a pc of armor i found. Not sure how this translates?!

It's just a flat reduction of damage from every time you take damage. So it's great when you're surrounded by weak monsters that are doing small amounts of damage per blow, but not very helpful against big breathers and spellcasters.

[Mudd]

It's just a flat reduction of damage from every time you take damage. So it's great when you're surrounded by weak monsters that are doing small amounts of damage per blow, but not very helpful against big breathers and spellcasters.

seems pretty useless to me...sorry.

[DavidMedley]

seems pretty useless to me...sorry.

I'll take it, if you're not using it.

[eastwind]

AGGRAVATE on artifacts

15 artifacts have AGGRAVATE on their flags. Shouldn't this be a curse and therefore have some chance of removal?

I entered a bug for this.

https://github.com/angband/angband/issues/4247

[Pete Mack]

NOT a bug. Many extremely powerful artifacts have permanent aggro. Some perilous ones have it too. Some are both.

15 artifacts have AGGRAVATE on their flags. Shouldn't this be a curse and therefore have some chance of removal?

I entered a bug for this.

https://github.com/angband/angband/issues/4247

[Nick]

15 artifacts have AGGRAVATE on their flags. Shouldn't this be a curse and therefore have some chance of removal?

I entered a bug for this.

https://github.com/angband/angband/issues/4247

Pete was correct, so the first bug report under the new regime has been successfully resolved

[eastwind]

My argument is that, given the implementation of curses within the code, the *proper* way to implement a permanent malus is a curse with a power that is too high to overcome with any remove curse spell available.

That way, it will show up as {cursed} and, for aggravate, the description will have Aggravates nearby monsters. (red text as opposed to white).

This would then be consistent with other non-artifact weapons that have curses that apply the aggravation effect, such as curse of irritation.

I would argue that all new malus effects should be implemented this way, for consistency.

[Pete Mack]

@Eastwind--
I thought about that before. But I realized that curses per se don't show up on the character screen, where attributes like Aggravate show up. Your argument originally was "should stand some chance of removal" in any case.

[WindLord]

Dual Screen

Hello,
I have a dual screen When I detach my laptop and go somewhere else, I try to play Angband. It seems to start, thinks a while then shuts down. Do I need to reset the game to my laptop screen to be able to play it on travel?
Thank you,
WindLord

[Nick]

I can produce a version of this. Stand next to gold or an object that would normally be auto-picked up. Wizard mode in a monster to interrupt run. Walking onto the object will pick it up. Running onto it wont.

This doesn't work for me in current dev version. I'm hoping it's because the bug has been accidentally fixed...