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  • will_asher
    DaJAngband Maintainer
    • Apr 2007
    • 1124

    Announce: DaJAngband v1.1.0 released

    (a.k.a. the "I have no life so I design my own variant" variant.)
    Savefiles are broken since the previous version.

    changes since 1.0.99:

    Fixed bugs since 1.0.99 (9/9/99 update):
    fixed: hidden attributes on randarts (I consider that a bug anyway)
    fixed: power sprite character history is sometimes messed up
    fixed: see invisible doesn't let you see monsters which are temporarily invisible.
    fixed: when arrows get brand/slays from a bow, it sometimes reads flags from the bow which aren't there (this only had an effect on the artifact short bows Amrod and Amras).
    fixed: flags from weapon in shield slot (usually main gauche) can add extra blows to melee.
    fixed: sometimes disturbs when it's not supposed to
    fixed: slime and silver poison display doesn't always update when it should
    fixed: most recommended classes for each race aren't highlighted in the birth menu.
    fixed: doesn't display correct damage for acid-coated ammo
    fixed: wizard lock doesn't work when targetting a space with an object
    fixed: potion of see invisible often only lasts a couple turns
    fixed: Elven cloak of enveloping came up as {splendid} instead of {cursed}.
    fixed: Monsters try to summon even if all spaces are filled and no new monsters can be brought in: this still may happen with monsters who don't have the SMART flag

    Information Stuff:
    - can now recognise trap types on the map (usually..)
    - if you know that a monster never moves, then you remember where it is.
    - monster list is now displayed in backwords order, so it will usually be toughest to weakest (but it's still by index number).
    - object list added, and object list command ']'
    - Cursed egos (as well as cursed artifacts) now psuedo as 'terrible'. Stuff which previously psuedoed as 'broken' now psuedos (more accurately) as 'worthless'.

    Cool New Features:
    - golem race added: powerful but has NOREGEN flag
    - monsters in groups sometimes wake up their friends
    - themed levels added along with appropriate terrain (water for swamps, ponds & trees for the forests, extra rubble for dwarf mine & earth cave). Ordinary trees are in as monsters but have several hacks which make them more like terrain features (They are detected by mapping, but not by detect monster.)
    - autosaves whenever a new level is generated

    Minor Tweaks:
    - slowing is more likely to work against hasted monsters
    - torch/lantern of darkvision no longer gives darkvision when it's out of fuel
    - amnesia sometimes causes the map to be forgotten like it used to
    - added a couple new potions (replacing !boldness and !lose memories).
    - humans get one extra stat point to spend at birth.
    - Mist of amnesia affects monsters within 14 spaces whether in LOS or not
    - monsters that resist nexus have a small chance to resist teleother
    - breath shield effect is a little more effective than it was
    - stat potion allocation modified again to even out stat gain throughout the dungeon.

    Other Improvements & new stuff:
    - IMPACT blows: the earthquake is triggered before the monster actually dies so the monster's drop isn't affected. Quakes are triggered with critical hits and rarely otherwise.
    - re-arranged prayers so that priests only use eight books (previously they were the only class which still used all nine books in its realm). No one should have to lug around nine books to have access to all their spells.
    - added some new alchemy realm spells. The chemical combat spellbook is almost completely redone.
    - player now gets XP for earthquake damage when purposely cast by a spell (for spells like nature-volcanic eruption and black-ball of destruction).
    - heard but unseen monsters now appear on the monster list and can be targetted, both without showing the specific race name (just the type).
    - tree monsters and wall monsters block line of sight.
    - damage through immunity fixed: can only happen in melee: 3/4 element damage, 1/4 hurt damage
    - *enchant* scrolls can re-enchant disenchanted artifacts.
    - chance for double ego 'of lightness' on heavy armor (meaning a heavy armor can get "of resist acid of lightness").
    - nature realm re-organized a little (added fire spray and resist silver, removed detect evil)
    - spread effect added for fire spray, bug spray, and thunderclap spells. It's like a ball spell centered on the caster which does full damage to everything within 2 spaces away and damage diminishes slowly further away than that.
    - artifacts now have a maximum depth they can appear.
    - HURT_COLD and HURT_FIRE flags are implemented. Not a lot of monsters have them: mainly HURT_FIRE is for tree monsters and HURT_COLD is for glass/crystal monsters.
    - White knight and Black knight classes added.


    Notable changes between 1.0.98 and 1.0.99 (9/9/99 update):
    - graphics tiles done for old tileset.
    - detection radius is now fixed (like in new V, but not as big an area as new V).
    - probing now reveals everything that cheak_peak reveals except doesn't always reveal spells.
    - slays/brands have partial stacking: (+25% added to x3 multiplier)
    - ability to target monsters in walls
    - new room types: empty vaults (including some room designs in vault.txt which aren't used for real vaults) ..for dungeon veriety.
    - nexus now has approprate effects on monsters
    - polymorph should be much less dangerous now (usually doesn't heal). Polymorph spells/wands are also more likely to work now.
    - chance based on (clevel + luck + device skill) for wand damage to get a boost (not too big a boost)
    - static resistance added (for drain charges) (included in random resistances). IMPORTANT: This is not complete protection like disenchantment resistance is.
    - objects in rubble can be found by searching without digging up the rubble. This is done so people like me don't feel like we have to dig up every pile of rubble.


    Download link:
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    The DaJAngband website is not updated yet (it still says the newest release is the 1.0.99 update) because I'm having trouble getting to the webpage to edit it.
    EDIT: DaJAngband website is now updated. The link (as always) is in my sig.

    The Knight classes: The knight classes are all pretty similar to each other except they each use a different magic realm. They are very tough fighters with mediocure skills and a little bit of magic. They are horrible at stealth and do not like to run away from a fight. There is planned to be a knight class for each magic realm eventually. (The Chaos Warrior is the knight class of the chance magic realm. It is not called a knight because the chance realm is chaotic and knights are lawful).
    Last edited by will_asher; November 16, 2009, 08:12.
    Will_Asher
    aka LibraryAdventurer

    My old variant DaJAngband:
    http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)
  • fizzix
    Prophet
    • Aug 2009
    • 3025

    #2
    any recommended class types that you might want feedback on?

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    • will_asher
      DaJAngband Maintainer
      • Apr 2007
      • 1124

      #3
      Yes. I've kindof given up on actual gameplay testing the deeper stuff myself before releasing a version because I very rarely get that far, and other people have been very effective finding those bugs or things which aren't quite right for me.
      The knight classes are new and untested, but honestly the balance of the knight classes doesn't matter to me that much. The knight classes are mainly meant for beginners who want to play a tough fighter who can still cast spells. (Then again, the knight classes might teach beginners bad habits because their horrible stealth discourages running away and picking fights.)
      I think the war mage and the alchemist are the classes most in need of testing. I'd like feedback on my changes to the alchemist class (which are mostly in the chemical combat spellbook- the 1st alchemy dungeon book). Also, the black magic realm hasn't had much testing (necromancer, assassin, and now the black knight). Then there's also the tourist class which I've never gotten very far with because they're a hard class to play.
      ..basically I'd appreciate any feedback you have on any classes because nearly all of them could use more testing.
      Will_Asher
      aka LibraryAdventurer

      My old variant DaJAngband:
      http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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      • The GP Fury
        Apprentice
        • May 2007
        • 66

        #4
        Mirrored at FuryTech: http://furytech.net/mirror.php?go=li...ant/DajAngband
        Photography ~ Tech Blog

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        • will_asher
          DaJAngband Maintainer
          • Apr 2007
          • 1124

          #5
          Originally posted by The GP Fury
          cool, thanks
          Will_Asher
          aka LibraryAdventurer

          My old variant DaJAngband:
          http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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          • AnonymousHero
            Veteran
            • Jun 2007
            • 1393

            #6
            A very minor bug:

            When using point-based, the amount of Gold "rerolls" when you try to increase a stat which you cannot actually "afford" to increase.

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            • ekolis
              Knight
              • Apr 2007
              • 921

              #7
              Hmm, it's not working on my 64-bit Vista machine... I run the exe, and nothing happens... I do get a DajAngband.exe (32-bit) process in my task manager, but it's only using 900K or so of memory...
              You read the scroll labeled NOBIMUS UPSCOTI...
              You are surrounded by a stasis field!
              The tengu tries to teleport, but fails!

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              • will_asher
                DaJAngband Maintainer
                • Apr 2007
                • 1124

                #8
                Originally posted by ekolis
                Hmm, it's not working on my 64-bit Vista machine... I run the exe, and nothing happens... I do get a DajAngband.exe (32-bit) process in my task manager, but it's only using 900K or so of memory...
                That happens to me occationally too (I'm pretty sure it happens with vanilla also). It always worked for me after a restart. did you try that?
                Will_Asher
                aka LibraryAdventurer

                My old variant DaJAngband:
                http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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                • fizzix
                  Prophet
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 3025

                  #9
                  hrm, it seems that DJA has note-taking ability. (With : ) but those guys won't show up on file-dump. In fact, I have no idea where they go.

                  I'll try to take notes by hand.

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                  • will_asher
                    DaJAngband Maintainer
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 1124

                    #10
                    Originally posted by fizzix
                    hrm, it seems that DJA has note-taking ability. (With : ) but those guys won't show up on file-dump. In fact, I have no idea where they go.
                    I didn't know DJA had note taking ability. <looks in the code> Looks like the notes just go to the message recall, so the only way they'll appear in your dump is if they're your final words.

                    a warning: Themed levels allow out of depth monsters much easier than normal levels, so if you find a themed level early, be careful. (This will be lessened in next version).
                    Will_Asher
                    aka LibraryAdventurer

                    My old variant DaJAngband:
                    http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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                    • will_asher
                      DaJAngband Maintainer
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 1124

                      #11
                      I'd kinda hate to do this but..

                      A bugfix update already. It's not really a serious bug, but I consider it serious enough to post an update because it makes certain monsters stupidly easy if you notice the exploit. sorry bout that..

                      (download link updated in original post)
                      Last edited by will_asher; November 16, 2009, 08:17.
                      Will_Asher
                      aka LibraryAdventurer

                      My old variant DaJAngband:
                      http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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                      • fizzix
                        Prophet
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 3025

                        #12
                        jeez necromancer class is brutal.

                        weak attack, weak hp, and random summoning of demons. I mean, random summoning of demons would be fine *if* the class was too powerful, or if it had an early escape or charm demon spell. Even if it couldn't summon OoD demons, it'd be doable.

                        (I think i'll play around with another class...)

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                        • will_asher
                          DaJAngband Maintainer
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 1124

                          #13
                          noted. I'll improve the necromancer's playability for next release. <looks at the class and demon summoning code> I think I'll ease the demon summoning a little (more rarely out of depth, not quite as common), and re-arrange his spells a little so he'll have earlier access to some important ones. This will involve abolishing my plans for a witch class so that the necromancer can use four town books. I probably wouldn't have gotten around to implementing it anyway.
                          Last edited by will_asher; November 17, 2009, 04:03.
                          Will_Asher
                          aka LibraryAdventurer

                          My old variant DaJAngband:
                          http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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                          • will_asher
                            DaJAngband Maintainer
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 1124

                            #14
                            AAaaarrrrggghhh

                            I had played with themed levels for about three weeks and they worked fine. Then, just before I released 1.1.0, I made a tweak which introduced a bug which makes theme-only monsters appear in the wrong themed levels sometimes.

                            This is only a test ..pretty soon after a little more testing, I'll release the REAL 1.1.0.. feel free to find some more bugs for me before I make another release.
                            Will_Asher
                            aka LibraryAdventurer

                            My old variant DaJAngband:
                            http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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                            • fizzix
                              Prophet
                              • Aug 2009
                              • 3025

                              #15
                              Originally posted by will_asher
                              I had played with themed levels for about three weeks and they worked fine. Then, just before I released 1.1.0, I made a tweak which introduced a bug which makes theme-only monsters appear in the wrong themed levels sometimes.

                              This is only a test ..pretty soon after a little more testing, I'll release the REAL 1.1.0.. feel free to find some more bugs for me before I make another release.
                              I was cataloging as I go. But I can also post as I find them.

                              There's a bizarre bug in the item-list subwindow. I think it's failing to update properly. It updates when you enter/leave a level. pick-up/drop an item. However, it does not update when you see a new item on the floor either from entering a room or from killing a monster. I do not know about detections because I haven't tried a detect object spell/scroll yet.

                              (started a war-mage character, after giving up on the necro)

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