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Announce DaJAngband 1.1.2 released

2010-01-04T22:48:17Z

bugfixes since 1.1.1
declining to climb rubble no longer takes a turn.
fixed bug: sometimes an ego with a random power gets throwing might
(which uses a pval) as a random power, but doesn't get a pval.
fixed bug: if a monster is immune to fire/cold, you learn that it is
hurt by fire/cold
fixed bug: the game lets you chose the blank classes at birth

[V]Randarts in 3.1.1

2010-01-03T09:18:26Z

In my currennt game I have so far found 2 randarts which both seem a
little overpowered given the low depth at which I found them
First :
Flail of Dannar (2d6) (+8,+18)
+1 char
branded with flames
cold immunity
SI
haste for d20+20 turns (100-200 recharge)
The combined cold immunity + haste seem a bit much for an artifact that

Re: ncurses in 3.1.1: disable pseudo-graphics?

2009-12-31T19:36:51Z

In article <u_Z_m.4$ZB...@newsfe13.iad>,
I can't seem to find it. Is there anywhere in particular you can direct me to?
I don't know what the various character codes represent.
Thanks much,
Zack.

Re: ncurses in 3.1.1: disable pseudo-graphics?

2009-12-31T16:27:57Z

I seem to recall finding out that this was buried in a file with a name
something like font-x11.prf for X11 -- thanks to helpful people in the
That file defined alternative symbols or character codes to use for a
few terrain features. Copying the default file into my prefs directory
and removing those lines fixed them. (I then also fixed the colors so

Re: ncurses in 3.1.1: disable pseudo-graphics?

2009-12-31T09:17:14Z

The setting you are looking for is in lib/pref/font-gcu.prf
Stefan

ncurses in 3.1.1: disable pseudo-graphics?

2009-12-30T21:46:53Z

Hi All,
I'm trying to play angband 3.1.1 on my Linux system using the gcu interface.
My screen reader, Speakup, has serious problems with the map as it appears
by default. I can distinguish my character easily, but the other objects
and terrain are all uniformly unreadable.
Is there an option I can use to go back to the old style ASCII interface?

Re: Unexpected features in nightlies

2009-12-30T14:52:35Z

Thanks! I'm not finding any flags left as ? on thrown items by the way.
But this distressing log may clear things up:
You see a Beaked Axe (2d6).
Your Beaked Axe of Flame flares!
The Beaked Axe (2d6) burns the Rattlesnake.
You know more about the Beaked Axe of Flame you are using.
The Rattlesnake dies.

Re: Unexpected features in nightlies

2009-12-30T11:43:04Z

I broke a hammer doing this. I've assumed it's therefore not an artifact :)
Currently my plan is pseudo-ID and throw magical things. If it's ego or
better then I'll just try it, but I've still got a blocked ring slot with a
-1 searching ring. Unsurprisingly no remove curses to be seen. I'm not

Re: Unexpected features in nightlies

2009-12-30T10:12:33Z

I think only ammunition can break and potions will break if they hit the
target. Not sure though.
Timo Pietilä

Re: Unexpected features in nightlies

2009-12-30T00:40:12Z

It also strikes me that this method of (partial) ID is risky, since I
seem to recall that there's a chance for thrown items to break.

Re: Unexpected features in nightlies

2009-12-29T22:19:12Z

This one's not intended, and I've filed a bug report on it
([link]).
It only works so far-- all you're identifying are the to-hit/to-dam
bonuses, not any of the item flags. So if you threw something of
westernesse you'd not be fully IDing it. I hadn't thought of trying to

Re: filesystem hierarchy standard for game developers

2009-12-29T22:08:10Z

Because unlike most pictures, a game is something you will access more
than once (hopefully). Unless the whole game is one exe (that is also
putting its save files in a directory in c:/user/ido/whatever) I rather
just have an installer that puts all the files away and just gives me a
single desktop shortcut & start menu entry (you can even skip the start

Unexpected features in nightlies

2009-12-29T22:01:32Z

Hi all,
I'm trying version 1867 checked out of SVN at the moment as I wanted to have
a go with the quiver and other new features that are discussed on the list
and the forums. I'm really enjoying what I've found so far. However, I've
found two behaviours that aren't expected.
The first is that if I try to (o)pen a square that isn't a door, I get 100

Re: How to save squelch settings in 3.1.1

2009-12-29T21:49:38Z

Suggestion noted and bug filed, thanks.

Re: Some small suggestions for UI [V]

2009-12-29T21:43:09Z

I've filed these requests in the bugtracker.
Andi