[Announce] PosChengband 6.0.0 Released

[HugoVirtuoso]

Edit: How do I get past DL15 in the Stronghold? I can't find any down stairs...

DL15 is the max depth in the Stronghold. After you kill Stronghold's dungeon master, you'll have to go on expeditions to other dungeons. Each dungeon has a different max depth.

[GenericPseudonym]

The important thing is to press < on the surface level to get to the world map so you can quickly travel to other towns and dungeons.

Apparently some new players miss this bit and think they have to walk everywhere on the zoomed-in map.

[penster]

OMG! I was walking for EVER outside... and then I ran out of road.

[Avatar]

Overland map

If you don't mind a small spoiler, there's a handy map here:

http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=7812

Bring teleport scrolls when you wander on the overland map, it can be a lot more dangerous that you might expect.

Also, "Warlock of Dragons" !! Heck yeah, there's my next character

[Pete Mack]

Feature request: character changes color with HP, as in V. I've lost a number of characters in this game because I keep thinking the character is healthy.

Also, don't lose turns when you are "too scared" to do something, or there are 0 charges left on a device. Just don't do it and give the time to try something else.

[chem]

I just looted:

The Lochaber Axe 'Hand of God' (8d9) (+26,+28) (+2) {Cn;Lu|F/*UL}

...on my berserker. It slays evil, demons, undead, and is flame branded. Score:484k

[HugoVirtuoso]

I just looted:

The Lochaber Axe 'Hand of God' (8d9) (+26,+28) (+2) {Cn;Lu|F/*UL}

...on my berserker. It slays evil, demons, undead, and is flame branded. Score:484k

chem, what was the melee damage number on that? 2000?

[wobbly]

Also, don't lose turns when you are "too scared" to do something, or there are 0 charges left on a device. Just don't do it and give the time to try something else.

You no longer lose turns for 0 charges (you probably need to update to 6.0.5). Fear resistance is pretty important in pos. Stack as much as you can & carry heroism if you're not at 2 or more pips (you want 3 in the late game). Not sure how the craven personality works, perhaps you need an extra pip?

[wobbly]

Do rings of wizardry not work for blue magic? It's certainly not displaying a damage bonus in the menu.

[Pete Mack]

Craven reduces the three melee stats by 1, as well as CHA by 3--which is nasty for a character so dependent on gold.

[debo]

Craven reduces the three melee stats by 1, as well as CHA by 3--which is nasty for a character so dependent on gold.

What are you spending gold on that is making store prices matter that much?

[GenericPseudonym]

Also, don't lose turns when you are "too scared" to do something

Note that being "too scared" isn't a binary yes/no check to see whether your fear is too high. When you are afraid you get a failure chance on lots of things, including melee and devices: you roll your character's fear resist (and charisma) vs your current fear level (so more scared = higher fail chance), and you lose a turn and get "you are too scared!" only if this roll fails. Failing something one time due to fear doesn't mean you'll fail it every time. It's more like stunning, except the chance to fail various actions is not communicated as well.

What are you spending gold on that is making store prices matter that much?

Well competition #204 is a Craven Leprechaun.

[wobbly]

If you can get to arena dungeon depth (50?) everything starts dropping 30k+ items & that's without the leprechaun's white aura. Alternatively the hydras in the swamps drop piles of gold or a couple of minutes in the mine dungeon (dangerous) with a wand of stone to mud.

[HugoVirtuoso]

If you can get to arena dungeon depth (50?) everything starts dropping 30k+ items & that's without the leprechaun's white aura. Alternatively the hydras in the swamps drop piles of gold or a couple of minutes in the mine dungeon (dangerous) with a wand of stone to mud.

These are expected to happen, imo. I'm sure a similar effect happens in the Mt Olympus dungeon

[Pete Mack]

Leprechaun needs gold for other reasons than purchases.

What are you spending gold on that is making store prices matter that much?