[Ironband Pre-release Character Dump]

 Name   Falach         STR:  18/70 -1 +0  +8 18/140
 Sex    Male           INT:  18/40 +3 +0  +8 18/150
 Race   High-Elf       WIS:  18/70 +2 +0  +8 18/170
 Class  Adventurer     DEX:  18/50 +1 +0  +1  18/70
 Title  **WINNER**     CON! 18/100 -2 +0  +8 18/160
 HP     634/650        AGI:  18/70 +2 +0  +2 18/110
 SP     124/593        STE:     11 +2 +0  +4     17
 Level  36             PER:      8 +3 +0  +5     16
 Depth  50             LUC:     15 -1 +0  +0     14

 GameTurn      856553  Armor   [12,+94]
 PlayerTurn    141891  Fight(+25,+455%)
 Cur Exp      2026049  Melee(+38,+540%)
 Max Exp      2026049  Shoot  (+34,+17)
 Adv Exp     ********  Blows      33/10
 Gold          258462  Shots      26/10
 Burden       169 lbs  Speed        +18
 % Burden         56%  Infra      70 ft

 You are one of several children of a Telerin Ranger. You have
 light grey eyes, wavy black hair, and a fair complexion.



  [Character Equipment Stat Modifiers, Sustains and Flags]

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 Agi: ...........2.        Agi:  .............
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Feath:...........+.        Infra:......+......
PLite:.............        Tunn.:.............
Regen:+............        Aggr.:.............
Telep:.........+...        Blows:.............
Invis:.....++.....+        Shots:.+...........
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  [Character Equipment]

a) The Greatsword 'Gurthang' (3d6) (+13,+17) (+2)
   It increases your strength by 2.  It is especially deadly
   against dragons.  It is branded with fire and poison.  It
   provides resistance to fire and poison.  It slows your
   metabolism and speeds your regeneration.  It grants you 
   immunity to paralysis.  It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
   It gives you 33/10 attacks per turn.  
   It was lying on the floor on dungeon level 39.
b) The Shortbow of Amras (x2) (+12,+15) (+1 to speed)
   It increases your intelligence, wisdom, and dexterity by 1.  
   It increases your speed, shooting speed, and shooting power
   by 1.  It provides resistance to lightning, fire, and cold.  
   It slows your metabolism.  It cannot be harmed by the
   elements.  
   It was lying on the floor on dungeon level 45.
c) an Alexandrite Ring of Speed (+5)
   It increases your speed by 5.  
   It was dropped by a Mature white dragon on dungeon level 37.
d) an Opal Ring of Slaying (+12,+15)
e) The Amulet of Carlammas (+2)
   It increases your constitution by 2.  It provides resistance
   to fire.  It activates for protection from evil every
   225+d225 turns.  It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
   It was found in a chest on dungeon level 43.
f) The Star of Elendil (+3) (charging)
   It increases your perception by 3.  It sustains your 
   perception.  It lights the dungeon around you.  It grants you 
   the ability to see invisible things.  It activates for magic
   mapping every 50+d50 turns.  It cannot be harmed by the
   elements.  
   It was dropped by Beorn, the Shape-Changer on dungeon level 25.
g) The Robe of Radagast [3,+10] (+3)
   It increases your intelligence and wisdom by 3.  It increases
   your searching and infravision by 3.  It provides resistance
   to blindness, confusion, and disenchantment.  It sustains
   your strength, intelligence, wisdom, and constitution.  It
   grants you the ability to see invisible things.  It activates
   for *identify* every 100+d100 turns.  It cannot be harmed by
   the elements.  
   It was dropped by a Berserker on dungeon level 44.
h) The Cloak 'Holcolleth' [1,+3] (+2)
   It increases your intelligence, wisdom, and stealth by 2.  It
   increases your speed by 2.  It provides resistance to acid.  
   It activates for mass sleep every 55 turns.  It cannot be
   harmed by the elements.  
   It was dropped by Wormtongue, Agent of Saruman on dungeon level
   7.
i) The Kite Shield of Thorin [3,+12] (+4)
   It increases your strength and constitution by 4.  It
   provides immunity to acid.  It provides resistance to fear, 
   sound, and chaos.  It grants you immunity to paralysis.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements.  
   It was dropped by a Vrock on dungeon level 43.
j) The Leather Cap of Thranduil [2,+6] (+2)
   It increases your intelligence, wisdom, and perception by 2.  
   It provides resistance to blindness.  It sustains your 
   perception.  It grants you the power of telepathy.  It cannot
   be harmed by the elements.  
   It was dropped by a Black pudding on dungeon level 43.
k) The Set of Gloves 'Cambeleg' (+8,+8) [1,+7] (+2)
   It increases your strength and constitution by 2.  It cannot
   be harmed by the elements.  It might have hidden powers.
   It was dropped by The Witch-King of Angmar on dungeon level 50.
l) a Pair of Shoes of Elvenkind [2,+5] (+2)
   It increases your agility and stealth by 2.  It makes you
   fall like a feather.  It cannot be harmed by acid or fire.  
   It was dropped by Saruman of Many Colours on dungeon level 45.


  [Character Equipment -- Quiver]

n) 15 Arrows of Acid (1d4) (+8,+7)
   It is branded with acid.  It cannot be harmed by acid.  
o) 10 Arrows of Acid (1d4) (+7,+6)
   It is branded with acid.  It cannot be harmed by acid.  
p) 24 Arrows of Slay Giant (1d4) (+6,+12)
   It slays giants.  
q) 7 Arrows of Slay Evil (1d5) (+7,+9)
   It slays all evil creatures.  
r) 12 Arrows of Slay Evil (1d4) (+8,+6)
   It slays all evil creatures.  
s) 23 Elven Arrows of Wounding (4d4) (+12,+11)
t) 30 Elven Arrows of Flame (4d4) (+8,+9)
   It is branded with fire.  It cannot be harmed by fire.  
u) 27 Mithril Arrows of Holy Might (3d4) (+13,+18)
   It slays demons, undead, and all evil creatures.  It cannot
   be harmed by acid or fire.  
v) 21 Mithril Arrows of Slay Undead (3d4) (+10,+10)
   It slays undead.  It cannot be harmed by acid or fire.  
   They were lying on the floor on dungeon level 44.


  [Character Inventory]

a) a Book of Mage Spells [Magic for Beginners]
b) 3 Books of Mage Spells [Defensive Magical Theory]
c) 3 Books of Mage Spells [Intermediate Transfiguration]
d) 2 Books of Mage Spells [Mordenkainen's Faithful Compendium]
e) 2 Books of Mage Spells [Otiluke's Damp Libram]
f) 2 Books of Mage Spells [Raal's Tome of Destruction]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
g) 2 Books of Mage Spells [Kelek's Grimoire of Power]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
h) 3 Sky Blue Potions of Healing
i) 4 Cyan Potions of *Healing*
j) 8 Purple Potions of Restore Mana
k) 11 Scrolls titled "lech cos rok" of Teleportation
l) 2 Scrolls titled "tadan miprok" of *Destruction*
m) 9 Scrolls titled "bekner iha uni" of Banishment
n) 2 Astral Talismans of Healing {!k}
o) 2 Wizardly Talismans of Battle {!k}
p) 2 Polarised Talismans of Force {!k}
q) The Ring of Barahir (+1)
   It increases all your stats by 1.  It cannot be harmed by the
   elements.  It might have hidden powers.
   It was dropped by a Lesser Balrog on dungeon level 48.
r) The Jewel 'Evenstar' (+3)
   It increases your luck by 3.  It provides resistance to cold, 
   dark, and life draining.  It sustains your intelligence, 
   wisdom, and constitution.  It activates for restore life
   levels every 150 turns.  It cannot be harmed by the elements.
   It was dropped by a Lesser Balrog on dungeon level 47.
s) a Copper Amulet of Devotion (+2)
   It increases your wisdom by 2.  It provides resistance to 
   fire, light, dark, and life draining.  It sustains your 
   wisdom.  It lights the dungeon around you.  It cannot be
   harmed by fire.  
   It was lying on the floor on dungeon level 48.
t) a Golden Amulet of Trickery (+2)
   It increases your dexterity and stealth by 2.  It increases
   your searching, infravision, and speed by 2.  It provides
   resistance to poison and nexus.  It sustains your dexterity.  
   It was dropped by a Black pudding on dungeon level 43.
u) The Mithril Plate Armour of Celeborn (-1) [35,+24] (+4)
   It increases your strength and wisdom by 4.  It provides
   resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, dark, and 
   disenchantment.  It activates for banishment every 500 turns.
   It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
   It was found in a chest on dungeon level 48.

Falach the High-Elf Adventurer
Began the quest to kill The Witch-King of Angmar on 11/22/2007 at 11:57 AM
============================================================
                   CHAR.  
|   TURN  | DEPTH |LEVEL| EVENT
============================================================
|    26981|     2 |  4  | Killed Fang, Farmer Maggot's dog
|    28566|     2 |  4  | Killed Wolf, Farmer Maggot's dog
|    47175|     3 |  5  | Reached level 5
|    93875|     5 |  8  | Killed Grip, Farmer Maggot's dog
|    97244|     5 |  9  | Killed Lagduf, the Snaga
|   100295|     5 | 10  | Reached level 10
|   109870|     6 | 10  | Killed Grishn�kh, the Hill Orc
|   146222|     7 | 12  | Killed Wormtongue, Agent of Saruman
|   152277|     8 | 13  | Killed Boldor, King of the Yeeks
|   161351|     8 | 14  | Killed Golfimbul, the Hill Orc Chief
|   167448|     8 | 15  | Reached level 15
|   170520|     7 | 15  | Found The Cloak 'Holcolleth'
|   170526|     7 | 15  | Found The Helmet of Thengel
|   178218|     9 | 15  | Killed Brodda, the Easterling
|   178570|     9 | 15  | Found The Phial of Galadriel
|   225147|    12 | 18  | Killed Ibun, Son of M�m
|   228211|    12 | 18  | Killed Khim, Son of M�m
|   274325|    14 | 20  | Reached level 20
|   294834|    16 | 21  | Killed Shagrat, the Orc Captain
|   353576|    19 | 22  | Killed Sangahyando of Umbar
|   357308|    20 | 22  | Killed Angamait� of Umbar
|   401672|    22 | 25  | Reached level 25
|   401672|    22 | 25  | Destroyed Draebor, the Imp
|   427182|    23 | 26  | Destroyed Ardomar, Former King of Cardolan
|   470567|    25 | 27  | Killed Beorn, the Shape-Changer
|   472237|    25 | 27  | Found The Star of Elendil
|   491269|    26 | 27  | Killed Maglor, Son of F�anor
|   498061|    27 | 28  | Killed Uldor the Accursed
|   529061|    29 | 28  | Killed Ulfang the Black
|   544220|    30 | 29  | Killed Ugl�k, the Uruk
|   589658|    32 | 30  | Reached level 30
|   606482|    34 | 30  | Killed Lorgan, Chief of the Easterlings
|   614582|    34 | 30  | Found The Flail 'Totila'
|   629263|    34 | 31  | Found The Cutlass 'Gondricam'
|   629263|    34 | 31  | Found The Shortsword 'Forasgil'
|   629263|    34 | 31  | Found The Well-balanced Dagger 'Nimthanc'
|   657881|    36 | 31  | Killed N�r, the Dwarf
|   660176|    36 | 31  | Found The Pair of Leather Boots of Lurtz
|   672410|    37 | 32  | Found The Set of Gauntlets 'Paurhach'
|   680879|    37 | 32  | Found The Wooden Shield of Celegorm
|   680879|    37 | 32  | Found The Cutlass 'Careth Asdriag'
|   684940|    37 | 32  | Killed Kavlax the Many-Headed
|   685275|    37 | 32  | Found The Shortbow 'Arosseril'
|   691338|    37 | 32  | Killed Maedhros, Son of F�anor
|   711242|    38 | 32  | Killed Bill the Stone Troll
|   711263|    38 | 32  | Killed Tom the Stone Troll
|   711280|    38 | 32  | Killed Bert the Stone Troll
|   712124|    38 | 33  | Destroyed Quaker, Master of Earth
|   722872|    39 | 33  | Killed Lokkak, the Ogre Chieftain
|   724779|    39 | 33  | Found The Greatsword 'Gurthang'
|   725012|    39 | 33  | Killed Bullroarer the Hobbit
|   725151|    39 | 33  | Killed Illitha, Dark Elf Sorceress
|   738458|    40 | 33  | Found The War Helm 'Holhenneth'
|   748449|    41 | 33  | Killed Gorlim, Betrayer of Barahir
|   752385|    41 | 33  | Destroyed Uvatha the Horseman
|   758508|    41 | 33  | Destroyed Waldern, King of Water
|   772724|    43 | 34  | Killed Harowen the Black Hand
|   773003|    43 | 34  | Destroyed The Balrog of Moria
|   773401|    43 | 34  | Found The Kite Shield of Thorin
|   773469|    43 | 34  | Found The Amulet of Carlammas
|   774029|    43 | 34  | Found The Pike 'Til-i-arc'
|   775438|    43 | 34  | Killed Cerevas the Deranged
|   784263|    43 | 35  | Reached level 35
|   785990|    43 | 35  | Killed Scatha the Worm
|   787478|    43 | 35  | Found The Set of Gauntlets 'Paurnimmen'
|   794077|    43 | 35  | Found The Leather Cap of Thranduil
|   796422|    44 | 35  | Found The Robe of Radagast
|   809164|    45 | 36  | Killed Saruman of Many Colours
|   809175|    45 | 36  | Found The Leather Cap of Gorlim
|   809175|    45 | 36  | Found The Shortbow of Amras
|   823310|    46 | 35  | Found The Set of Gauntlets 'Pauraegen'
|   827075|    47 | 36  | Killed Sythsyxxths, the Ambitious Drake
|   828037|    47 | 36  | Found The Set of Gloves 'Cammithrim'
|   828383|    47 | 36  | Destroyed Ren the Unclean
|   828526|    47 | 36  | Destroyed Adunaphel the Quiet
|   832827|    47 | 36  | Found The Jewel 'Evenstar'
|   832827|    47 | 36  | Found The Tower Shield of An�rion
|   838576|    48 | 36  | Found The Iron Crown of Ber�thiel
|   840577|    48 | 36  | Found The Ring of Barahir
|   841592|    48 | 36  | Killed Ar-Pharaz�n the Golden
|   848402|    48 | 36  | Found The Plate Armour of Isildur
|   848402|    48 | 36  | Found The Mithril Plate Armour of Celeborn
|   848617|    48 | 36  | Found The Hauberk of Arvedui
|   849456|    49 | 36  | Killed The Giant Mutant Troll
|   849510|    49 | 36  | Found The Longsword 'Elvagil'
|   856385|    50 | 36  | Destroyed The Witch-King of Angmar
============================================================
Falach slew the Witch-King of Angmar on 11/28/2007 at 02:58 AM.
Long live Falach!
Long live Falach!
============================================================
|   856402|    50 | 36  | Found The Greatsword 'Mormegil'
|   856402|    50 | 36  | Found The Set of Gloves 'Cambeleg'
============================================================


  [Options]

GAME PLAY OPTIONS:

Expand the power of the look command         : yes (expand_look)
Expand the power of the list commands        : yes (expand_list)
Map remembers all perma-lit grids            : yes (view_perma_grids)
Map remembers all torch-lit grids            : no  (view_torch_grids)
Generate dungeons with aligned rooms         : yes (dungeon_align)
Generate dungeons with connected stairs      : yes (dungeon_stair)
Monsters exploit players weaknesses          : no  (smart_cheat)

BIRTH OPTIONS:

Adult: Maximize effect of race/class bonuses : yes (adult_maximize)
Adult: Preserve artifacts when leaving level : no  (adult_preserve)
Adult: Restrict the use of stores/home       : no  (adult_no_stores)
Adult: Restrict creation of artifacts        : no  (adult_no_artifacts)
Adult: Randomize some of the artifacts       : no  (adult_rand_artifacts)
Adult: Never stack objects on the floor      : no  (adult_no_stacking)
Adult: Have notes to written to a file       : yes (adult_take_notes)
Adult: All levels generated small            : no  (adult_force_small_lev)
Adult: Retain squelch settings               : no  (adult_retain_squelch)
Adult: Disable extra artifacts               : no  (adult_no_xtra_artifacts)
Score: Peek into object creation             : no  (score_peek)

CHEAT OPTIONS:

Score: Peek into monster creation            : no  (score_hear)
Score: Peek into dungeon creation            : no  (score_room)
Score: Peek into something else              : no  (score_xtra)
Score: Know complete monster info            : no  (score_know)
Score: Allow player to avoid death           : no  (score_live)

Posted on 22.11.2007 20:59
Last updated on 28.11.2007 03:13

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On 22.11.2007 20:59 Matthias wrote:
Let's see if oook is ready for Ironband :)
My first try, was down to 0 hp during the battle with lagduf and has been going strong since then.

Two of the talismans (talismen?... talismani?) have an effect on firebolt so it can be used for 3 mana only, making this character a warrior mage rogue thing, strong enough to be twice the current depth with ease.

Wormy dropped two Artifacts... thanks Mr W.

On 23.11.2007 01:11 Matthias wrote:
dlvl20, getting closer to half point. Shagrat dropped a wand of fire balls that I can shoot for 2 SP thanks to the two talismans. Still no usefull ego sword.

On 23.11.2007 02:40 antoine.from.rgrd@gmail.com wrote:
Doing good, a lot of bases covered.

I would try to pump Luck a bit if I was you. That will help you find a good ego weapon which you badly need.

3 SP firebolts will keep you going for a while though. (Re your comment on rgra, I think the cost of the spell is what it should be, only the inscription is wrong, but will check on Monday.)

You may meet a new unique or two soon.

A.


On 25.11.2007 22:00 Matthias wrote:
Down to 28. Found Acid branded sword. Killed Ardomar, one of the new Ironband Uniques. (nice description!)

Up next on the current level is a big guy nest with some major trolls and two Storm Giants. Those can be nasty.

On 26.11.2007 09:38 antoine.from.rgrd@gmail.com wrote:
And a poison brand sword as well. Nice. Are you getting much mileage out of the throwing axe?

On 26.11.2007 16:46 Matthias wrote:
Nope, I'm not too much of a thrower guy, so I haven't used it at all yet. Maybe I'll throw it into those upcoming Ettins or something.

On 26.11.2007 20:21 Matthias wrote:
Oh look, major changes on the mage part of my split personality. The big uglies dropped nothing, but the last monster on 28 dropped Mordencainen's book featuring tp_other for 6 mana. First monster on 29 was Ulfang who dropped a wand of Acid ball and a book chest with Odiluke's book. That one has create missile to create some ammo for the type of shooter you are currently using for 15 mana. Nice for some leftover mana at the end of the level. Next room, sitting on the floor was raals. For 20SP I get healing and Mana Storm, the first with 2fail, the second with 100fail. Also in that book is protection from evil, detection, goi and teleport_self.

Useful rings are getting more common. I changed the accuracy ring for +13 damage while leaving a +4 dex one on the floor.

Does the %damage increase the branded damage or only base dice? Is it
2d5 * 3brand * 4.2bonus * 3.1blows or
2d5 * 7.2bonus * 3.1blows ?!?

Inventory is full of course. Next things to throw away will likely be the wand of fire bolts (ball does more damage for the same mana) and book 3 (I only use mana bolt from that one, and I have a wand for that)

On 26.11.2007 20:48 Matthias wrote:
Hmm is it intended for Mana Potions to only restore 84 of my 420 mana (~20%) ?!?

On 26.11.2007 21:20 antoine.from.rgrd@gmail.com wrote:
Ah, I wondered when you'd start finding the tier 3 books. Yes Mordenkainen's is a lifesaver with Teleport Other.

And Raal's as well! Lucky. Though not clear whether you'll ever get Mana Storm to an acceptable failure late.

Damage calculation is
(base damage x (bonus + brand + slay) x n.blows).
So brands are good, but a very light weapon is unlikely to be worth using even if it has a brand.

Mana potions - yes I am afraid this is intentional!

A.



On 26.11.2007 22:59 Matthias wrote:
Found amu of luck +5 from a big guy nest. Two levels later a dragon pit dies to my new Gondolin Halbert. Accidently destroyed a Talisman of Lore without even checking what it does. Also found 4 Artifact weapons in the pit. Totilla is nice, but my weapon holds free action and resDark...

Are those tier 3 books indestructable or only "almost" indestructable like the other ones?

On 27.11.2007 16:24 Matthias wrote:
Finished 37 and another dragon nest. Found +5 speed ring and a PseudoDSM with ESP. Kaflax dropped the first randart, a shortbow with free action. Not sure if I should switch weapons now. Also not sure which of the 4 rings I should use.

On 27.11.2007 18:12 daven_26d1 wrote:
Wear =spd & =dmg, keep =Rpoison for when you need it. Ditch the con ring, especially if you are doing much meleeing, because +dmg is a much more efficient way of increasing combat performance than +con. A handful of extra hp total or a handful of extra -enemyhp _every_ attack is just no contest.

Nice supply of !spd/!heal, but maybe think about hanging onto the next lot of !CCW that you find? You can still get blinded, so it would be a shame to have to 'q' a !heal to deal with it if it happens at a bad time. You never know how many heals in a row you will need.

Some weird shit printing in your dump there, huh - look above/below cflags.

5 more clevs and just over 1/4 dungeon to go - good luck!

On 27.11.2007 18:15 daven26d1 wrote:
BTW you missed "z" when you inscribed your ID wand...

On 27.11.2007 19:03 Matthias wrote:
I've thrown away my !ccw because I was lacking room. There aren't all that many monsters left that can hit to blind with only 50dlvls to go. With res l&d I rate my chance to get blindness locked very low.

The weird characters in my dump are because I use oldtiles I think.

Guess I'll got with what you said for rings. It's just that I am getting into areas where 485hp sounds so much safer than 417.

I guess it is a good thing that my one ?*destruction* and one ?m_ban were destroyed. I have no idea where I would store those..

On 27.11.2007 21:13 wrote:
Talisman of Lore gives you reduced cost on Identify, *Identify* and Mass Identify.

All the books are 'almost indestructable' so watch out with big fire breathers.

You might find RPoison is not as important in Ironband as it is in V - since poison breathers do less damage in the first big hit and more over the successive rounds.

Nice halberd - not sure that it's end game quality though.

A.



On 27.11.2007 21:41 Matthias wrote:
Kelek's with Haste and Resistance. Also has Rift that I won't have to use now that the double talismaned manastorm is down to 10% @ 13 mana, even lower with an int ring on. Also found Gurthang and got rid of my other weapons. Got rid of my attack wands.

Waldern just happened to get generated between myself and my scrolls so I had to use yet another !r_mana. Need to restock those somehow. Maybe level42 will hold the answer to that question. That dragon pit i detected might just be the place to go.

Next dump will be dead or after the 49 boss :) Haven't spoiled myself on the last two...

On 27.11.2007 23:47 wrote:
I reckon you're end game strong now that you've set yourself up with Mana Storm.

Have you been quaffing potions to end up with stats like those?

Watch out cos the dungeon gets a lot more dangerous below here. 2500' is more like 3500' in V.



On 28.11.2007 00:51 Matthias wrote:
I quaffed all Stealth->Cons and Perception->Agi potions I found, about 3 of each type. I also once used Int->?!? earlier in the game.

So... well whatever one more update before the final two. Found several intresting items including Thranduil and Thorin on 43 because of two lesser vaults, yet another dragon pit and some random bosses but it didn't fit together. So I dropped all that wasn't absolutely necessary and carried down Artifacts. Found the robe on 44, but it still didn't fit. 45 had Saruman in a lesser vault and I manastormed him down for 12 excellent items. Amras was just what I needed and now everything fits perfectly together. The weapon slot is free for whatever drops during the next 3 levels. Or I might put on a big +wisdom amulet if I should find one for even more manastorming

On 28.11.2007 03:13 Matthias wrote:
Winna :)

Witchking dropped Cambeleg which round up my Morgoth ready equipment. =res_nether would have been nice to have, especially since I didn't melee against him. But as I didn't find one in the late game, he kept ray of deathing me for >300 damage while I fed him mana storms.

On 28.11.2007 03:16 antoine.from.rgrd@gmail.com wrote:
Well, congrats.

Not only did you win first time through - but looking at your kit, you've still got quite a few consumables left. That suggests the mid to late game is too easy. Probably calibrated for my relatively inferior *banding skills :)

Any thoughts, especially on balance, but anything appreciated?

A.

On 28.11.2007 04:03 HallucinationMushroom@Yahoo.egg wrote:
Yah!

On 28.11.2007 05:18 wrote:
Yah to you too :)

Was that a statement of agreement that the difficulty level needs to be harder?

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On 28.11.2007 17:03 daven_26d1 wrote:
Well done! Not too detract from your win, but yes, I think Ironband is a bit on the easy side. Obviously it shouldn't be as hard as a win in Ironman mode in say S (anyone had a go a that?) because it should be a winnable variant, but needs beefing up a bit.

Early game is obviously a bit hard for non-ironmanners, so I would leave that alone. I think a big problem is too much character power, after all its not hard to use magic, shooting and melee with any character. While the SP system is great, meaning you use less spells on the whole floor in total it does mean you can cast more spells back to back against a single pit or unique a lot more easily.

Matthias, did you remember having a problem with any of the mid-game uniques at all? I'm guessing not. I don't think you need to "flee downwards" often enough, Antoine - being chased of the floor by an OOD unique is a staple of mid-game Ironman for me...

Anyway, well done Matthias! Suppose I need to win this now...

On 28.11.2007 19:07 Dragonboneman wrote:
Matthias, I salute you. Clearly Ironband is less impossible than I thought.

On 28.11.2007 19:10 Matthias wrote:
I can more or less second what daven_26d1 said. I love the SP system. Beginning is hard but once you get started you won't have too many problems; If, big if, you find the right equipment. I fear that most characters will develop into master of all trades characters with the current system. My manastorming 0% fail heal warrior definitely was...

I had to run twice, once from Waldern and once from Ar-Pharazôn.
The first because he was created way OOD at that time and has some sick offense, and the second because I was out of mana and didn't want to spend potions. My scared self also teleported away the mouth of Sauron. But then again, I never kill that one in a normal game. I also didn't fight 10+ headed hydras and left some Master mystics alone (killed 4).

For now I would wait with changing anything for two or three more winners to see if their characters are different from mine..



On 28.11.2007 19:20 Djabanete wrote:
Damn. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, I was hoping to be the first. But I haven't had more than a half hour to play since initial release --- too much schoolwork ^ ^

Congrats on the win!!

On 28.11.2007 19:25 Djabanete wrote:
Wow, that sounded like I was belittling your skill. I didn't mean to imply that I'd have won even if I had time!

On 28.11.2007 21:29 wrote:
Cool, thanks for all the comments guys.

I am working on the next release, though I won't actually send anything out until a couple of more winners, as you suggest [unless anyone finds a crash bug].

Currently done some small bug fixes and interface tweaks, but I think the main thrust of the changes is likely to be making the @ less powerful in the mid to late game -
- less good items and particularly less arts
- more XP per level
- some spells cost more
- chest drops a bit less generous
- *Healing* potions and the higher spellbooks harder to find
- replace ] and = of Speed with 'of Agility' and smaller bonus
- etc etc.

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On 29.11.2007 13:44 daven_26d1 wrote:
OK Matthias, we both produced an easy effort with HE race, and TBH I only died becuase the game wasn't keeping me on my toes. I therefore (in the name of playtesting, of course) challenge you to a ladder contest with the following:

1- smart_cheat and adult_force_small_lev options set

2- no Dunadan, High Elves, or Dwarves.

Up for it? ;)

On 29.11.2007 15:17 daven_26d1 wrote:
Errr... no trolls either!

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