FAangband 1.0

[Nick]

I updated to 1.0.1 from 1.0 and am finding it much less stable. The arrow keys don't work for me on Win XP, so I was using the numbers but had many movement related crashes. Back to 1.0.

Better to still use 1.0.1, but copy lib\pref\pref-win.prf from 1.0.0. Savefiles can be loaded by either version (as far as I'm aware...)

One thing I see in both is that there are some incorrect spell names showing up in Battle Magic ( last spell is listed as Rune of Magic Influence while the description looks like Hold Monsters) and Magical Defence where the first spell is listed as Hold Monsters but works as Clear Mind, and all the other spell names (but not descriptions or details) are pushed down one with Strengthen Defenses not showing up.

Thanks for this - I made a last minute change to spell placement, and apparently failed to move the names correctly. There will be a 1.0.2 before too long.

[jevansau]

FAangband 1.0 and 1.0.1 minor bugs

I updated to 1.0.1 from 1.0 and am finding it much less stable. The arrow keys don't work for me on Win XP, so I was using the numbers but had many movement related crashes. Back to 1.0.

One thing I see in both is that there are some incorrect spell names showing up in Battle Magic ( last spell is listed as Rune of Magic Influence while the description looks like Hold Monsters) and Magical Defence where the first spell is listed as Hold Monsters but works as Clear Mind, and all the other spell names (but not descriptions or details) are pushed down one with Strengthen Defenses not showing up.

Anyway, even with these difficulties this has been a lot of fun to play and the new mage spells are interesting. The lack of any cure spells certainly changes what's valuable.

Regards,
Jonathan

[Nick]

Map troubles ... or Girdle of Melian ?
Started as Adan in Ephel Brandir. Planned to get to a real town and chose Menegroth.
Left Ephel Brandir to the south.
Came to Taur-Im-Duinath.
Followed the Ent Path to Ossiriand.
Left Ossiriand to the north-west (at least I thought I did. I'm pretty sure I didn't followed the Ent Path again - would have noticed, as levels are much lower there...)

.. and going through East Beleriand, I ended up in Ephel Brandir again, instead of Doriath and Menegroth.

Girdle of Melian at work ?

Nothing has changed with the map, and it all looks in order. Looks to me like player error or divine intervention

Wizard mode is broken
Started in Gladden Fields, activated Wiz Mode, went into the wilderness, was killed, was thrown back into Gladden Fields, but seemingly stuck somewhere - "@" is not visible, all movement results in "There's a wall in the way!"
Debug-PhaseDoor got me into the "working" area of the map again ...

Yes, the player placement doesn't deal with wizard mode properly, and it's not a very high priority for me to fix it. But I probably will some time.

[Arralen]

Map troubles ... or Girdle of Melian ?
Started as Adan in Ephel Brandir. Planned to get to a real town and chose Menegroth.
Left Ephel Brandir to the south.
Came to Taur-Im-Duinath.
Followed the Ent Path to Ossiriand.
Left Ossiriand to the north-west (at least I thought I did. I'm pretty sure I didn't followed the Ent Path again - would have noticed, as levels are much lower there...)

.. and going through East Beleriand, I ended up in Ephel Brandir again, instead of Doriath and Menegroth.

Girdle of Melian at work ?


Wizard mode is broken
Started in Gladden Fields, activated Wiz Mode, went into the wilderness, was killed, was thrown back into Gladden Fields, but seemingly stuck somewhere - "@" is not visible, all movement results in "There's a wall in the way!"
Debug-PhaseDoor got me into the "working" area of the map again ...

[Nick]

I just installed the new version of the NDS port and am a little confused. The B key is mapped to m, not to rest/attack nearest? Can I easily fix this? I tried using the buttons.def for the previous version but it had no effect.

In previous releases weren't the recommended options (auto-more, term1 messages, centre player) already on by default? And what are the new touch screen buttons (m1a,m0b,nox) for? I remember seeing them a couple version ago, but they disappeared in either 0.3.5 or 0.3.6. They all seemed to be mapped to m as well.

I've probably used on old version of the button code. I'll look into that and post here when it's fixed.

[Mr.Peanut]

NDS B-key etc.

I just installed the new version of the NDS port and am a little confused. The B key is mapped to m, not to rest/attack nearest? Can I easily fix this? I tried using the buttons.def for the previous version but it had no effect.

In previous releases weren't the recommended options (auto-more, term1 messages, centre player) already on by default? And what are the new touch screen buttons (m1a,m0b,nox) for? I remember seeing them a couple version ago, but they disappeared in either 0.3.5 or 0.3.6. They all seemed to be mapped to m as well.

[Nick]

Thanks a lot ! The first «Initializing arrays ...» was very long (few minutes) but after this it works fine (I have probably a problem with my SD card too slow).

Yes, I should have mentioned that. There's a lot of calculation to be done on the first start up, and it's actually the speed of the DS processor that's making it take a long time.

[chris28]

OK, correct DS version is there now.

Thanks a lot ! The first «Initializing arrays ...» was very long (few minutes) but after this it works fine (I have probably a problem with my SD card too slow).

[Mr.Peanut]

Yes, I have apparently forgotten how to compile for the DS - you can expect the DS release when my brain comes back from its holiday.

After 40 my brain never came back from holiday.

[Nick]

Maybe you should add that to the readme.

Yes, indeed.

And -for added malignity- make some items have both types of curses

Currently either all curses are shown or none are - that is an appealling idea, though...

Btw., up to now I like what I have seen of the new curses, what is not much, I must admit. Lightyears better than simply "this sucks, throw it away" type of items: I'm really using that wolfskin at the moment, and I'm pretty sure it will get me killed with it's low-level poisoning, or the drugging, soon. After all, it just saved me from those nasty white "Z" ...

Nice - this is just the sort of dilemma I was aiming for.

[Arralen]

calulation of starting HP seems off

Adan rogue starts with 36/38 HP (or something like that ... memory again..); CON was boosted to 18/10 (7pts IIRC)
That's an odd one. You hadn't just taken the Athletics specialty, had you?

Figured that out - rogue starts with "Dagger of the Noldor (+1)", which boosts CON +1. This +1 is not figured in on "turn 0".

I presume this is not suppose to happen, as "now regular ID shows everything except curses, which are
discoverable either by *ID* or (automatically) noticing when they show up."

NO, this is OK. "Standard" curses on items are discoverable by regular ID - in this case, this ego type always has this curse. Some ego types (and randarts) have random curses; these are the ones you can't get from regular ID.

Maybe you should add that to the readme.
And -for added malignity- make some items have both types of curses


Btw., up to now I like what I have seen of the new curses, what is not much, I must admit. Lightyears better than simply "this sucks, throw it away" type of items: I'm really using that wolfskin at the moment, and I'm pretty sure it will get me killed with it's low-level poisoning, or the drugging, soon. After all, it just saved me from those nasty white "Z" ...

[Nick]

Spell "Detect Objects" - visual depiction results in flickers
Screen flickers twice when casting the spell with a rogue: Looks like first the detection radius is drawn, then the visible rock squares, then again the detection radius, then the map. Happens quite fast, so I'm not even 50% sure.

Odd; I don't know what is causing that. I'll look into it.

Selling prices are off
Selling a *average* broadsword to the travelling merchant results in ~100 gold, selling a *average* spear only nets 12 gold (numbers may be a little bit off, as this is from memory, but we're talking orders of magnitude here anyway...)

Prices are now, um, different. They may need some tweaking.

arrows keys are broken in most menues now
.. but not all: Sometimes they work, but only in one direction or the other. Inconsistency can be annoying, too

Assuming you're using windows, you could try copying the pref-win.prf file from 1.0.0 and see if you prefer that.

calulation of starting HP seems off
Adan rogue starts with 36/38 HP (or something like that ... memory again..); CON was boosted to 18/10 (7pts IIRC)

That's an odd one. You hadn't just taken the Athletics specialty, had you?

Number keys do not work in (F)iring menue
.. for choosing quivers slots, despite the text says so - but thats an old bug aint it?

Again, it's the pref file thing. I'll have to think about this.

ID (not *ID*) resulted in fully recognised curses on "perilous" item
Reading a "Scroll of Identify {25% off} on a "Hard Leather Armor [6] {perilous}" resulted in full description text, plus "It gives you -1 to your charisma. It provides resistance to frost (55%), It renders you fearless. It is cursed; it occasionally poisons you and sometimes makes you hallucinate. It cannot be uncursed. You know all the curses on this object. It cannot be damaged by frost".
I presume this is not suppose to happen, as "now regular ID shows everything except curses, which are
discoverable either by *ID* or (automatically) noticing when they show up."

NO, this is OK. "Standard" curses on items are discoverable by regular ID - in this case, this ego type always has this curse. Some ego types (and randarts) have random curses; these are the ones you can't get from regular ID.

Travelling merchant is missing the (l)ook command option hint in the bottom text
Works nevertheless, though.

Hm, that must have been missing for a while.

?TL results in (Dungeon) show up on (M)ap screen :
I read a ?TL on Talath Dirnen 20, taking me to Underworld 21, then another one to take me up again ... and as I wasn't sure where I ended up, I looked at the (M)ap .. and it showed a (Dungeon) entry below Talath Dirnen 20, right to the left of Ephel Brandir, where surely is no dungeon normally ...

Yes, this is a minor funniness with the way I handle teleport level in wilderness which I haven't bothered to fix. I should, and probably will at some point.

[Nick]

you can wait for me to upload the correct thing in 10 hours or so.

OK, correct DS version is there now.

[Arralen]

One more and last for today ...

?TL results in (Dungeon) show up on (M)ap screen :
I read a ?TL on Talath Dirnen 20, taking me to Underworld 21, then another one to take me up again ... and as I wasn't sure where I ended up, I looked at the (M)ap .. and it showed a (Dungeon) entry below Talath Dirnen 20, right to the left of Ephel Brandir, where surely is no dungeon normally ...

[Nick]

Thanks Nick to continue the DS port but i have an error at beginning when "Initializing array size"
- error at line 14 of 'limits.txt' Record -1 contains a 'obsolete file' error Parsing V:1.0.0

OK, that's the "Nick is a moron" error. You can fix it by going to the top of all the files in lib/edit and changing the line "V:1.0.0" to "V:1.0.1", or you can wait for me to upload the correct thing in 10 hours or so.