FAangband 1.2

[joelsanda]

MacOS X and 1.2.1

Thanks for the new build! Created my favorite Beorning Ranger and noticed just a few things:

• Any change to a tile set displays the following error: "Parse error in "/Applications/FAangband/FAangband.app/Contents/Resources/lib/pref/graf-xxx.prf line 431 column 5: char: missing field" with the only difference being the reported line. The tiles do load, but creatures and you have their ASCII character and not a graphic.
• 32x32 Tiles seems to load all of them after hitting 'return' through the parser errors.
• The fourth graphic option, 8x16, displays ASCII characters and not graphics.
• Term 3 displays messages and an error: "Parse error in /Applications/FAangband/FAangband.app/Contents/Resources/lib/pref" three - four times after a message is delivered to that terminal window.
• Oddly the Terminal preferences I first selected did not stick - I had to go back in a second time to select my windows. Subsequent loads of the 'Subwindow display settings' did correctly show my selection. I hit 'esc', as always, after first selecting my subwindow choices.
• The 'Character Equipment' section of the Character Dump appears to have a lot of extra lines for each entry. It looks like each item has four lines, with only some containing text. I've attached a screenshot of that window.

Thanks again for the work you do with this!

- joel

[Nick]

OK, 1.2.1 is now up. I think all the important bugs are fixed; things that are still missing/broken include:

• NDS port
• WinCE port
• Sound (I think)
• Nomad's tiles
• Mouse movement

Thanks to everyone who has reported bugs; please continue to do so.

[joelsanda]

There are still a few things that need to be fixed before I release a bugfix version - my guess is I should have it out in a week or two.

That's great - look forward to playing it!

[Nick]

I know you said Mac menus were not functional but figured I'd toss in what I saw.

Thanks - I think I have actually fixed all of these in development. I had just failed to replace two of the mac port files

There are still a few things that need to be fixed before I release a bugfix version - my guess is I should have it out in a week or two.

[joelsanda]

Some Mac OSX reactions

• Under the "Appearance" menu the only selectable option, which is selected, is "ASCII Graphics". The three tile options cannot be selected.
• Mouse movement is *very* Squirrely - clicking two squares south of @ will have me end up northeast of my current position.
• All options under "Window" are inactive, with the exception of a series of numbers that appear to be font sizes?
• Sub-windows can't be opened with the keyboard shortcuts.
• Tile Width and Tile Height appear to be active, but when selected with the mouse there's no sub-menu

I know you said Mac menus were not functional but figured I'd toss in what I saw.

[Fendell Orcbane]

I mean the last books for the other casters - 'Wrath of the Valar' (priest), 'Powers of Aman' (druid) or 'Necronomicon' (necromancer). These have the same rarity, and I'm trying to get a feel for if that's too low, or if you've just been unlucky. Or both

I have seen a Wrath of the Valar and a couple of Powers of Aman and no Necronomicon. I honestly do think they are a lot more rare than they should be. What is the point of having these spell books if they are almost as rare as Feanors?

[HallucinationMushroom]

Maybe try interlibrary loan.

[Nick]

What do you mean?

I mean the last books for the other casters - 'Wrath of the Valar' (priest), 'Powers of Aman' (druid) or 'Necronomicon' (necromancer). These have the same rarity, and I'm trying to get a feel for if that's too low, or if you've just been unlucky. Or both

[Fendell Orcbane]

Have you found any of the last books from the other realms?

What do you mean? I'm guessing that I have all of the other books, it took forever to find Power and Destruction. I want to find the Book of Runes, but I'm getting shitty lvl 99's and even two dragon pits failed to yield it. Arrrggghhh.

[LostTemplar]

Final books are rare, I have not found one with my mage too. final fight is ok without it, you want to teleport a lot anyway. Btw I have found a few rune books with my warriors.

[Nick]

I've been scumming lvl99 forever and I haven't found a single book of runes : (
I have a 50lvl high elf mage btw.

Have you found any of the last books from the other realms?

[Fendell Orcbane]

I've been scumming lvl99 forever and I haven't found a single book of runes : (
I have a 50lvl high elf mage btw.

[Nick]

When trying to read a scroll of Word of Recall; select "read" then crash when I press the letter key to select the correct scroll.

Thanks for the report. All the menus in the game have had to be changed; looks like I missed this one.

That's the worst bug I've seen yet - I'll try to get a bugfixed version out soon.

[Chud]

Doh - crash!

When trying to read a scroll of Word of Recall; select "read" then crash when I press the letter key to select the correct scroll.

[Nick]

Bug reports in this thread are fine - I'm using it for that too.

So is a shapeshift supposed to ever wear off?

No, it isn't. Looks like there's an issue with spell info.