Poschengband game mechanic questions

[wobbly]

How are multiple blows calculated in poschengband? I just switched from a 8.0 lb Short sword to a 10.0 lb Ninjato expecting my no. of blows to go down for the heavier weapon. Instead it went up from 1.9 to 2.1. Neither are egos, I'm beginner in the short sword, unskilled in the Ninjato, STR 18/30, DEX 18, draconian warrior-mage.

Edit: Is this just the fact I can double-hand the Ninjato? where the short sword is a 1-hnder

[chris]

How are multiple blows calculated in poschengband? I just switched from a 8.0 lb Short sword to a 10.0 lb Ninjato expecting my no. of blows to go down for the heavier weapon. Instead it went up from 1.9 to 2.1. Neither are egos, I'm beginner in the short sword, unskilled in the Ninjato, STR 18/30, DEX 18, draconian warrior-mage.

Edit: Is this just the fact I can double-hand the Ninjato? where the short sword is a 1-hnder

Short answer: Yes, wielding two-handed can increase the number of blows.

Long answer: Calculating number of blows is complicated (see calculate_base_blows). Just keep in mind that strength and dex help, and that lighter weapons usually get more blows as well. Also, two-handed wielding increases the strength aspect of the calculation.

[HugoVirtuoso]

More bugs:
Female Mimic characters...sex does not return back to female when you Stop Mimicking monsters!!

And Mimics start the game with "zero" mana. e.g. my Mighty Mimic, "Cherish 94" started the game with 0/12 mana.

[krazyhades]

I've been hanging around in a roguelike thread on another site and getting some folks into PosChengband. It's generally well-liked, but a few people have had serious serious trouble getting a Ring going. I tried it myself, and I think there's something wrong. It's been damn near impossible to get picked up by anybody...they all see you as you really are. Even blubbering idiots.

I recall when Rings were first released that one could easily tempt a townsperson or novice archer or whatever into picking you up. This is certainly not true right now. It is nearly impossible to find a first bearer. What happened? It's frustrating.

[HugoVirtuoso]

Hmm...I don't think Rings have changed much. Now that I have a bit more time, I'll test a new one for 3.4.4 later

[wobbly]

I've just tried several times. I wasn't being picked up at 18/10 or 18/20 chr. Smeagol disappointingly didn't even consider me. By forcing 18/30 chr (you'll need to be fearless or mighty) I got immediate success both goes.

[wobbly]

Hmm...I don't think Rings have changed much. Now that I have a bit more time, I'll test a new one for 3.4.4 later

My guess is this:

I new minor version (3.4.4) is available
Game Changes
* Monster saving throws now use a competing dice approach

Edit: Got a craven ring going with 12 chr but it took an annoyingly long time.

http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=17705

[wobbly]

Played a couple more turns & finding it odd as a ring-bearer that I can't 'w'ield weapons & armour.

[krazyhades]

It seems like they especially don't like active Glitering, at least at level 1

[chris]

Looks like things got broken here. I pushed a simple fix here.

[chris]

Since rings are broken so badly and I'm not sure when the next release will be forthcoming, I pushed a quick patch for Windows. With this patch you get the fix for glittering rings as well as a few minor fixes in the curses port (e.g. the backspace key now works). Also, the requested patch for the object display command (']') listed in another thread.

[budswell]

Hi, a question on Weapon Skills and dual wielding.

My current beserker has a blade of chaos in slot (a) and a sabre in slot (b).
But my skills are:
Blade of Chaos: Expert
Sabre: Beginner
Dual Wielding: Expert

So wondering why the Sabre skill has not improved at all. Does the (b) slot weapon not improve skills? Or does dual wielding only improve one weapon?

Other info which may (or may not) be relavent:
- I have been dual wielding the whole time
- There wasn't too much time between when I picked up both weapons. About 2 character levels - in the mid 20s, I'm now 35
- The sabre is not normal, its "Armageddon 5d8" (woo hoo!)

[HugoVirtuoso]

Forgot to mention this:
After losing pet (and/or getting off pet), Ring characters may still display 'Riding' on bottom of screen.

[chris]

Hi, a question on Weapon Skills and dual wielding.

My current beserker has a blade of chaos in slot (a) and a sabre in slot (b).
But my skills are:
Blade of Chaos: Expert
Sabre: Beginner
Dual Wielding: Expert

So wondering why the Sabre skill has not improved at all. Does the (b) slot weapon not improve skills? Or does dual wielding only improve one weapon?

Other info which may (or may not) be relavent:
- I have been dual wielding the whole time
- There wasn't too much time between when I picked up both weapons. About 2 character levels - in the mid 20s, I'm now 35
- The sabre is not normal, its "Armageddon 5d8" (woo hoo!)

You are probably killing everything with your first weapon, never giving your off hand weapon a chance to actually attack. Weapon skills improve only when you actually attack with that weapon, so if the first hand kills, the second hand never gets a chance to actually train. You could swap the order of your weapons to build up sabre skills, and then swap back if, for some reason such as vamp, you really want the blade of chaos first.

[chris]

Forgot to mention this:
After losing pet (and/or getting off pet), Ring characters may still display 'Riding' on bottom of screen.

Thanks. I know there have been lots of unaddressed bug reports accumulating. At some point, I will scour the threads for them ... I promise!