Item Drops
Mar 23, 2012, 7:52 am
Caped Crusader
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Occupation: Taking Names, Formerly Kicking Ass
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Im not sure if its in the variants, but would anyone like to see random item drops in the game? Meaning the randomly generated monsters have a chance of having a wand or scroll or potion in their inventory? It is annoying that there are in effect a finite number of scrolls and wands in the game, it would be helpful if occasionally a slain kobold dropped a random scroll. Not that IVAN is designed to be helpful.
I would also like to see monsters of a certain level be able to use wands, it would make for a whole lot of new painful ways to die, and make equipment mangagment much more interesting.
I would also like to see monsters of a certain level be able to use wands, it would make for a whole lot of new painful ways to die, and make equipment mangagment much more interesting.
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Mar 23, 2012, 11:52 am
archangel
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I programmed a few humanoid characters to use wands in CLIVAN. If you come across a goblin warlock, he will zap you with one of Teleportation, door creation and acid rain (finally a use for wand of acid rain). He has all three in his inventory.
I don't know if it was totally crash-proof, I don't know what happens when an npc wand-user tries to zap with both arms severed.
I don't know if it was totally crash-proof, I don't know what happens when an npc wand-user tries to zap with both arms severed.
its been so long since i had gotten that far i didnt think it through. arrrr!!!!!!
Mar 23, 2012, 12:44 pm
He Who Scars
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No, I personally would not like to see a kobold drop a fancy wand that he somehow did not end up using. Definitely not.
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"You have a rather pleasant chat about finite superarmpits with Sanae the shrine maiden."
You hear distant shuffling.
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"You have a rather pleasant chat about finite superarmpits with Sanae the shrine maiden."
You hear distant shuffling.
The Enner Beast tells you to COOL IT!!
Mar 23, 2012, 3:17 pm
Atavus
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I'd much rather see monster limbs that can be used for a different purpose after they've been severed. For example, Necromancer heads having a few charges to resurrect some corpses.
That way you'd have to work for your nice drops.
That way you'd have to work for your nice drops.
System would indicate in graphic if person is mounted on horse or not. Same system also show if person mounted on boar, elephant, polar bear etc. Or if person mounted on ass. Ivan find mounting on ass funny.
Mar 24, 2012, 9:32 pm
Mage Prophet
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There are a few random drops in the game. Mostly by mages.
creating stable chaos
making patterns where there should be none
sewing order into the chaos
you spit in the face of random numbers, of chaos
making patterns where there should be none
sewing order into the chaos
you spit in the face of random numbers, of chaos
Mar 24, 2012, 11:39 pm
Atavus
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Oh yeah, and them carnivorous plants and their kiwis.
System would indicate in graphic if person is mounted on horse or not. Same system also show if person mounted on boar, elephant, polar bear etc. Or if person mounted on ass. Ivan find mounting on ass funny.