[Announce] PosChengband 1.0.0

[chris]

So I'm just lucky getting Dark Hound every single time.

Or unlucky ... For the first evolution, you either get Light or Dark Hound so there isn't too much choice. I'd prefer light myself since the darkness breath tends to hide stuff and my hounds rarely have any source of illumination at that point in the game.

[Arjen]

I was sarcastic as orcs resist dark and are hurt by light.

[clouded]

Found a nice bug... My Angel has ultra dispel evil, which doesn't cost mp and doesn't take any time to cast. I haven't used it much, so I've only just noticed it... though I think I used it earlier on and it didn't act that way. The main thing which I can see which may have caused it is Thengel's spellpower+ thing.

I'll send my savefile to your email, chris.

[chris]

Found a nice bug... My Angel has ultra dispel evil, which doesn't cost mp and doesn't take any time to cast. I haven't used it much, so I've only just noticed it... though I think I used it earlier on and it didn't act that way. The main thing which I can see which may have caused it is Thengel's spellpower+ thing.

I'll send my savefile to your email, chris.

Nice catch ... I uploaded a fix (1.0.12) in the usual place. In addition, I made a few changes to Hounds giving them extra speed per evolution (starting with Fire/Cold/etc) as well as a smidgen more melee damage.

[emulord]

Suggestion: Make Dog collars amulets, and very low spawn chance for non-hound characters.
I think it'd be fun to have a random character occasionally find one.

[Arjen]

They are amulets, found one with a Mauler.

[kingvictory2003]

Found a nice bug... My Angel has ultra dispel evil, which doesn't cost mp and doesn't take any time to cast. I haven't used it much, so I've only just noticed it... though I think I used it earlier on and it didn't act that way. The main thing which I can see which may have caused it is Thengel's spellpower+ thing.

I'll send my savefile to your email, chris.

Good Lord! Where was I when I needed that

[chris]

Good Lord! Where was I when I needed that

You just got unlucky, I guess! Or did you never even try Dispel Evil? I tend to ignore that spell as it isn't very useful ...

[chris]

1.0.13 has been uploaded here.

* This release fleshes out the Demon monster race adding new 3 new forms: Tanar'ri, Cyberdemon, and Servant of Khorne.

* Brought back offensive scrolls (cf the Speed Reader demigod power for a combo).

* Added a new uber-rare, uber-powerful amulet type.

* Added rods of escaping.

* The Trump Card now activates for teleport every turn.

* The Armageddon Stone now activates for destruction (Perhaps jellies now have a chance?)

[Djabanete]

This might have been fixed in a more recent version, but in 1.0.8, Stone Giants don't lose skin when you Stone to Mud them. (I assume this crept in when you completely redesigned the Giants, a change that I really liked, by the way.)

[chris]

This might have been fixed in a more recent version, but in 1.0.8, Stone Giants don't lose skin when you Stone to Mud them. (I assume this crept in when you completely redesigned the Giants, a change that I really liked, by the way.)

Actually, this is from Hengband. Stone Giants live in mountains. They are not made of stone!

If you'd like them to be hurt by stone to mud, you may add the HURT_ROCK flag in r_info.txt.

[chris]

1.0.14 release here:

* Cyberdemon playtest changes.
* All monster races have had their skills redone. Skills are generally class based while monster races are race based, so I recoded the skill system to accommodate the monster races. In the process, I think many monster races had too much fighting prowess, so they have been suitably adjusted. Here is a table of current racial skills (Feel free to comment):

--- Table 2 - Monster Skill Bonus Table ---

                      Dsrm   Dvce   Save   Stlh  Srch  Prcp  Melee  Bows
Jelly                 25+12  18+7   37+11   8+0  14+0   7+0  70+30  30+7 
Spider                25+8   40+15  38+10   6+0  20+0  15+0  56+18  30+7 
Great Hell Wyrm       28+8   35+9   38+10   2+0  25+0  26+0  70+20  30+7 
Great Ice Wyrm        28+8   35+9   38+10   2+0  25+0  26+0  70+20  30+7 
Great Storm Wyrm      28+8   35+9   38+10   2+0  25+0  26+0  70+20  30+7 
Great Bile Wyrm       28+8   35+9   38+10   2+0  25+0  26+0  70+20  30+7 
Great Venom Wyrm      28+8   35+9   38+10   2+0  25+0  26+0  70+20  30+7 
Spectral Wyrm         28+8   35+10  38+11   4+0  25+0  26+0  50+15  30+7 
Great Wyrm of Law     28+8   40+11  40+11   2+0  25+0  26+0  55+15  30+7 
Great Wyrm of Chaos   28+8   40+11  40+11   2+0  25+0  26+0  55+15  30+7 
Great Wyrm of Balance 28+8   35+10  35+10   2+0  25+0  26+0  50+15  30+7 
Ethereal Dragon       28+8   35+10  37+11   4+0  25+0  26+0  52+15  30+7 
Great Crystal Drake   28+8   35+7   40+12   1+0  25+0  26+0  70+22  30+7 
Ancient Bronze Dragon 28+8   35+10  38+11   3+0  25+0  26+0  55+15  30+7 
Ancient Gold Dragon   28+8   35+9   38+11   2+0  25+0  26+0  55+20  30+7 
Steel Dragon          28+8   18+7   40+15   0+0  10+0   7+0  75+30  30+7 
Lich                  30+7   45+15  38+12   5+0  20+0  30+0  34+6   20+7 
Xorn                  25+12  20+8   31+10   1+0  14+0   5+0  56+20  30+7 
Angel                 25+7   35+13  40+15   3+0  18+0  12+0  48+18  35+13
Hound                 25+8   20+8   31+10   4+1  20+0  15+0  56+20  30+7 
Fire Giant            25+10  18+7   30+10  -1+0  13+0   7+0  75+34  55+31
Frost Giant           25+10  18+7   30+10  -1+0  13+0   7+0  75+34  55+31
Storm Giant           25+10  18+7   30+10  -1+0  13+0   7+0  70+30  55+30
Greater Titan         25+11  20+8   32+10  -1+0  15+0  10+0  75+35  50+30
Beholder              30+10  50+20  47+15   7+1  20+20 20+20 34+12  20+7 
Greater Balrog        20+12  35+11  40+15  -2+0  10+0   7+0  75+35  30+7 
Marilith              20+12  35+11  36+10   1+0  16+0  10+0  56+20  35+11
Bloodthirster         20+12  20+8   40+10  -1+0  13+0   7+0  70+32  30+7 
Cyberdemon            20+12  18+6   31+9   -1+0  13+0   7+0  75+35  30+7 
Hydra                 25+12  21+10  35+10   1+0  10+0   7+0  62+25  30+7 
Leprechaun            30+12  45+18  38+11  12+2  24+0  16+0  48+13  60+28

[Djabanete]

I like tables! Thanks for sharing. How do the melee numbers relate to the + to hit on my weapons?

[chris]

I like tables! Thanks for sharing. How do the melee numbers relate to the + to hit on my weapons?

Pluses to hit from weapons and stats count for 3 points each. So your effective skill is something like

chance = fighting_skill + to_h_bonuses * 3

And then to hit a monster requires:

randint0(chance) >= ac*3/4

Also, the second number in the table is applied every 10 levels while the first number is granted up front. For example, if you are CL34 with fighting skills of "70+30", your skill is 70 + 30*34/10 = 70 + 102 = 172.

[chris]

I just uploaded 1.0.15 here.

This release adds trolls to the list of player monster races. Another strong melee race, trolls have amazing powers of regeneration. In addition, players may choose from the following subtypes:
* Ettin: Two headed trolls that get extra amulet and helmet slots.
* Storm Troll: A fast troll with access to elemental attack spells.
* Spirit Troll: A passwall troll.
* Troll King: A fast troll with an extra damage bonus in melee.
The boss monster for trolls is Ulik the Troll, of course!

Also, I toned down Death Scythes a bit, but they are still best avoided.

Jellies have been redone. Please do not upgrade existing jellies from older releases!
* Jellies can now read scrolls (Suspend you disbelief ... Nobody has ever heard a jelly, so its hard to understand how they do it). Of course, their device skills are really bad.
* Jellies lose 2 equipment slots and 1 max attack.
* Jellies lose 10% of their hp.