Current master post 4.2.0

[Nick]

New builds are up on the nightlies page and angband.live (source is here) with the following changes:

• Fixed a couple of bugs in curses (#4190, #4334) caused by not fully storing learned knowledge
• Updated help as indicated by PowerWyrm (#4227)
• Improved datafile documentation (#4229)
• Implemented backwardsEric's fix to targeting hang (#4217)
• Allowed wizard mode tweaking of curses (entirely done by backwardsEric)
• More plugging of memory leaks (backwardsEric again)

[PowerWyrm]

Fixing typos in the help files added more typos

"Many items found, especially early in the game, will unidentified or partially"

"however, when youreach this point"

"Each iteration through, the this loop runs the level main loop"

[Nick]

Fixing typos in the help files added more typos

Not as many, though...

[Nick]

New builds are up on the nightlies page and angband.live (source is here) with the following changes:

• Correct several errors found by PowerWyrm (#4240)
• Remove some redundant flags in monster.txt (thanks eastwind) (#4265)
• Made some improvements to necromancers, including notable replacing Noxious Fumes by a chaos attack (suggested by Sinquen, #4331)
• Fix some quiver anomalies pointed out by wobbly (#4238); there's still some slight weirdness where you can carry more stuff with careful use of inscriptions, but it's pretty intuitive now
• Implementation by backwardsEric of his idea that detect/sense objects should also wipe things that the player thought were objects but now aren't, and some other code improvements

Big change to blackguards from David Medley should be landing soon, too.

[fph]

Inventory letters aren't supposed to go up to x, are they? Recent master, g0130e370. I can provide a savefile on request.

[fph]

Another small report: I just found Draught of the Ents at the Black Market for 6000 gold. That seems insanely cheap, considering that it is worth at least as much as a !str plus a !con.

[Nick]

Inventory letters aren't supposed to go up to x, are they? Recent master, g0130e370. I can provide a savefile on request.

This is precisely the bug I just fixed in the most recent build

Another small report: I just found Draught of the Ents at the Black Market for 6000 gold. That seems insanely cheap, considering that it is worth at least as much as a !str plus a !con.

It does, but somehow it seems appropriate.

[fph]

This is precisely the bug I just fixed in the most recent build

Oops, thanks, I will update right now!

[wobbly]

• Make Alchemist's gloves have a better AC bonus (they needed something now gloves don't hamper spellcasting) (#4221)

Surely there are better options then AC for alchemist gloves? Perhaps a set of mage-y egos for them?

[Pete Mack]

Ooh ..

Gloves of the Mage: +INT, FA
Gloves of the Forge: +STR, rDis, rFire. Activate for rFire

[DavidMedley]

Gloves of the Forge

+2 smithing?

[Pete Mack]

In V? Heaven forbid.

[Voovus]

Surely there are better options then AC for alchemist gloves? Perhaps a set of mage-y egos for them?

+20 magic device skill?

[Nick]

New builds are now up on the nightlies page and angband.live (source is here) with some big changes. Changes are:

• Massive changes to blackguards, mainly by David Medley. They have a completely reworked spell list, and now *lose* mana over time but *regain it* from hitting monsters. Please check for balance and fun-ness
• Big effort to reduce object-related crashes and difficulties from backwardsEric. This has potential to be a step forward in stability of the game - please report if you find any problems.

I would greatly appreciate play and comment - this is likely to be the last gameplay change before 4.2.1.

[mrfy]

Using my already existing Blackguard character with the new version. Is there still a chance of hitting multiple nearby enemies through normal melee or does that require the Whirlwind Attack spell?