Beta version of PWMAngband 1.4.0 released

[PowerWyrm]

New PWMAngband 1.4.0 beta 13 released!

List of changes:

- Slight tweak to gold drop rates at low level
- Don't wipe townies at dawn if the number of townies is less than the max for that town
- Add message when using chargeable items from the ground
- Remove "wield" command from quick_floor option
- Stop Create Arrows creating special artifacts
- Fixed bug with food counter that stopped starvation when the counter hit 0 and caused the food indicator to disappear
- Fixed apparent issue with trampling of shape-changed monsters
- Fixed bugs with tracking of shape-changed monsters
- Don't close VERSION_BETA servers if an object cannot be placed, but just discard the object
- Allow full home capacity on VERSION_BETA servers
- Don't generate custom stores in the base town
- Give Bert, Bill and Tom the DROP_GREAT flag like all other dungeon bosses
- Add new terrain "training grounds" for the Target Dummy, fix its location to a random lot in the base town
- Fix ghostly powers for deceased warriors/unbelievers/monks

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

[PowerWyrm]

New PWMAngband 1.4.0 beta 14 released!

This release fixes a CRITICAL security bug that was present since forever. Please delete your server savefile AT ONCE and upgrade IMMEDIATELY.

List of changes:

- Add level_golds.txt to define gold drop rates instead of using a hardcoded table
- Don't wipe items on the surface at dawn if there are players on the level
- Save player id counter + player names in a separate file
- Check saved password vs provided password when loading player savefile
- Don't display Target Dummy in the list of uniques
- Don't display pain/death message for Target Dummy
- Add message for projected damage if show_damage option is set
- Reveal mimics when using teleport other
- Remove duplicates from the player name database when loading player names
- Use new player id if player id already exists in the player name database when loading player savefile

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

[PowerWyrm]

New PWMAngband 1.4.0 beta 15 released!

List of changes:

- Allow "fire at nearest" command to throw missiles when no launcher is equipped
- Allow quick_floor on wield if there is something to wield in the inventory
- Fix OPP_CONF timed effect not ending properly
- Move decrease_timeouts() before process_pending_commands() to make effects last the proper amount of turns
- Add HOUSE_FLOOR_SIZE server option to limit the size of object piles in houses

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

[PowerWyrm]

New PWMAngband 1.4.0 beta 16 released!

List of changes:

- Make secret doors properly use custom wall features
- Fix throwing multiplier in calc_damage()
- Add time limit of 7 days on Expensive Black Market orders
- Increase house price a bit depending on the HOUSE_FLOOR_SIZE option
- Make ego torches more common

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

Note: this is the final beta for version 1.4.0 (numbering goes to 16 max anyway). I will now take 3 week holidays, so take this time to test the beta version so I can release 1.4.0 proper when I come back and start working on porting the MAngband features for 1.5.0.

[PowerWyrm]

Version 1.4.0 is about to be released. Here are the last changes I made since beta 16:

- Revert "Increase house price a bit depending on the HOUSE_FLOOR_SIZE option"
- Add check for existing player id when logging in with an existing character
- Remove 2x XBM price cap on items for sale in player shops
- Add preferred price info (BM price) when inspecting identified items
- Use "askprice" for worthless items when selling in player shops
- Add store:home-inven-max in constants.txt to set home capacity on servers with access to houses
- Upgrade FREETYPE to version 2.10.2
- Upgrade PYTHON to version 2.7.18
- Set minimum value of light for lantern of shadows
- Use ARC for wands of Dragon's Breath etc, allowing device boost
- Only forget floors when going dark in cave_illuminate()
- Fix some blackguard spells
- Drop the empty lantern after refueling if there's no room in the pack
- Allow confused monster to move into non-passable terrain (+ message)
- Allow monster to hit player/decoy standing in non-passable terrain
- Fix ID-by-use not working on Identify scrolls
- Don't automatically repeat the digging command if there's no chance to clear the obstacle
- Allow a monster's confusion to affect breath targeting
- Fix typo in monster_effect_accuracy()
- Use a white asterisk rather than an orange asterisk for detected gold lying on the floor
- Add terrain configuration items to help phrase messages for looking/targeting
- Add check for failed ego search in brand_object()
- Move describe_effect() code to effects-info.c
- Add handling for unrevealed mimics in push_object()
- Fix device boost display
- Increase the damage on Dispel Evil and Undead
- Increase chest frequency
- Make healing potions that used to add to food cost food
- Change names of BLOWS and MOVES modifiers
- Stop trampling of uniques
- Fixes to group_monster_tracking()
- Tweaks and bugfixes to randarts
- For spell decisions in mon-attack.c, use the decoy position, if it is present
- Set so smart monsters won't use TELE_SELF_TO when next to the target
- Turn fear into hold if a monster has nowhere to run
- Don't allow a monster to cast if the player cannot witness the attack
- Fix contains_only_spaces()
- Fix water resistance not being able to be learned as a rune
- Fix broken ENLIGHTENMENT effect
- Add lab-depth parameter in constants.txt to set the depth where labyrinths start to be generated unlit/unknown
- Add LEVEL_FEELINGS server option to hide or limit level feelings
- Fix level feeling squares not set for a player entering a level with another player on it
- Prevent the Target Dummy from being teleported away
- Add hack to try fixing keypresses not being processed in some cases