Beta version of PWMAngband 1.2.0 released

[tangar]

New 'out-of-box' setup: http://angband.online/new-out-of-box-setup/

[tangar]

/rfe
Angband got awesome feature: when you first time run client - it rearrange all windows for user's resolution and _then_ creates .ini file.

PWMA also got this feature for classic 'mangclient.exe' client, but currently PWMA distributed with pre-defined config files (and they got only one window by default). Also when I've deteled config file (to use 'auto-creation' feature in .exe setup) - client glitches and gives an error ('Can't find graphics!') about tileset and run with ascii (but still open all windows).

Suggestion:
1) assign Gervais tileset to default mangclient.exe settings
2) assign Shockbolt tileset to sdl client
3) reassign all windows in other positions (move message window on top, near monster list and chat; move inventory to the right; map to the bottom). I suggest using this layeouts (predefined for 1920x1080):
mangclient.ini: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mc...LDkqo7HM0OV-ju
sdlinit.txt: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nV...jp5ZmYfbpePcX6
4) start sdl client by default in fullscreen
5) add possibility to assign other fonts and show-hide windows in mangclient_gcu client - then I'll use there my 21x31 blind-friendly setup with which I stream. It would give really great possbility to have 3 client options available from 'out-of-box'!

[tangar]

Eat and run

http://angband.online/eat-and-run/

[PowerWyrm]

Eat and run
http://angband.online/eat-and-run/

Next version will also have chance of item being good and chance of item being great as parameters in constant.txt, so fine tuning object generation will be complete.

[tangar]

Next version will also have chance of item being good and chance of item being great as parameters in constant.txt, so fine tuning object generation will be complete.

Great DD


Spade vs Shovel! http://angband.online/spade-vs-shovel/

/bug
when I put 'Pick' at '1' as 'normal' - it generates there loads of Picks of Earthquakes and other valuable pickaxes for very cheap prices
please note that it seems V-devs are going to add more customization of shops flags: http://trac.rephial.org/ticket/2093 ; so maybe this bug would be fixed in 'core' soon

[tangar]

Archers got inheritance http://angband.online/archers-got-inheritance/

[tangar]

/rfe
add a client option (for advanced players, turned off by default): do not show deceased character screen on login, but to recreate new incarnation of previous character at once after death automatically (so char would have name with roman numbers IX, X, XI..). As we are going to die _a lot_ this option would be very handy in long perspective - it would safe a time and also you won't forget to reincarnate with roman number (I do it all the time... so I don't know correct number of my 'Tangars' lol.. other players forget it too quite often I suppose).


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News: website redesigned

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Fixed bug with low $ for new chars

[tangar]

/rfe add admin '&' command to return all players to town immediately - so it would be easier to restart server and provide technical works. Currently I have to 'ask' all players to go to safe place via chat and wait sometimes up to several minutes when they would do so (chat is the only way - because as I reported before, admin character doesn't work at all atm, so I can't & them out even 1 by 1).

It's appeared to be a problem as we got more players and I have to test a lot of new features during the day which require server restart.

[tangar]

Rations of food’ shortage http://angband.online/rations-of-food-shortage/

Also something BIG is comming... Do you hear it??...

[PowerWyrm]

/rfe add admin '&' command to return all players to town immediately - so it would be easier to restart server and provide technical works. Currently I have to 'ask' all players to go to safe place via chat and wait sometimes up to several minutes when they would do so (chat is the only way - because as I reported before, admin character doesn't work at all atm, so I can't & them out even 1 by 1).

It's appeared to be a problem as we got more players and I have to test a lot of new features during the day which require server restart.

Admin char will work tonight

[tangar]

yay

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PvP madness http://angband.online/pvp-madness/

[PowerWyrm]

New PWMAngband 1.2.0 beta 3 released!

Few bug fixes and rebalancing + fire-till-kill mode.

List of changes:

- Add 16x24tx.fon, 21x31tg.fon and 24x36tg.fon from Tangar
- Stop treating back-quote as escape
- Allow lowercase Dungeon Master names in mangband.cfg
- Fix incorrect options/ignore packets crashing the server
- Lower Expensive Black Market price factor from 10x to 8x
- Increase the number of items that can be ordered in the Expensive Black Market from 6 to 8
- New fire-till-kill option (MAngband submenu)
- Implement fire-till-kill mode for "fire at nearest" command
- Implement fire-till-kill mode for spells
- Remove score bonuses from challenge options
- Add more birth options to server configuration file (no artifacts, no selling, no stores)
- Add chance of generating "good" and "great" items in constant.txt
- Fix scene of death in character dumps when using tiles
- Add "fast" wilderness mode via DIVING_MODE server option to make everyone aware of the location of the base town (Carn Dûm) at birth
- Fix client not displaying the last messages before death
- Don't drop gold either when permanently dying

Client has been updated. Players must get the new client to play on beta 3 servers.

Important note: server savefile is not compatible with beta 2!
This means either delete the server savefile (lib/user/save/server) or restart a clean instance (otherwise the game will crash upon launch).

Files are available for download at the usual location: http://powerwyrm.monsite-orange.fr

[tangar]

Awesome, great work!!

Ragnarok & PWMAngband 1.2.0 beta 3 release! http://angband.online/ragnarok-pwman...eta-3-release/

[tangar]

Make ‘Old Forest’ great again! http://angband.online/make-old-forest-great-again/

[tangar]

Critical bug from yesterday:

1) Lichbane created new character
2) entered the dungeon from the surface
3) server crushed (closed)
4) debug log:
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Error occured on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 13:31:50.

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Error occured on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 14:56:53.

C:\PWMAngband\mangband.exe caused

5) game log:

260119 221400 Lavas: Grip, Farmer Maggot's Dog flees in terror!
260119 221400 Iolaus III: Examining a Cloak [1,+2] {cursed}...
260119 221400 Lavas: You hear a door burst open!
260119 221401 Lavas: Grip, Farmer Maggot's Dog is targeted.
260119 221402 Lichbane: You enter a maze of down staircases.
260119 221402 Shutting down (panic save).
260119 221402 Server panic info save succeeded!

6) when he re-enter the game __server do not crush__ (in compare to http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showpos...0&postcount=40 ); but the player has dual-dungeon mode.... he got town and dungeon at the same time

He appeared there:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/531175775760678933/538800478968872966/unknown.png

I asked him to relog.. It didn't help. I asked him to move and he got this picture:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/531175775760678933/538801497916309529/unknown.png

7) I see his character at -50 as normal with admin char. I see this dungeon layout as normal too

8) second relog didn't help

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Notes:

1) History of this bug (or maybe it's new - cause player are able to reenter the game without crushing server?):

http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showpost.php?p=135230&postcount=40

2) It's strange that debug didn't work this time - debug log doesn't have details in it. But actually it works with other issues (tested it with wrong format for 'store.txt')
3) We had an idea that it could happens because of two players interaction at the same server tick. I've tried to reproduce it by digging with one character and entering-leaving dungeon with another (@ localhost and connected stairs) - failed so far (tried manually ~ 200 times). I'll try to write a macro to test it during several minutes and report soon.