Posted by Alveradok, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:14 pm
It's quite common on the minefield level, actually!
I lost 2 elite guards down there! They couldn't handle some of the crits (I suppose the mistresses did it)
I lost 2 elite guards down there! They couldn't handle some of the crits (I suppose the mistresses did it)
Posted by Alveradok, Sep 16, 2009 at 7:16 pm
BTW How about a ring of polymorph control, for starters? Some good pets can help, too.
Posted by Alveradok, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:14 am
Z wrote
It's very hard to perform it correctly, so that the explosion breaks the wand of resurrection, but does not kill the Enner Beast.
Killing him 2-3 times and resurrecting him and letting him heal should train his Endurance to a point where he (it?) can survive an explosion, You might give it a try
Posted by Alveradok, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:58 am
That's a cool trick! I remember having an issue with bananas when I bought like ALL bananas and didn't know Mellis 
... Thanks for bringing it up clearly, Capristo. I'm bound to use it.
... Thanks for bringing it up clearly, Capristo. I'm bound to use it.
Posted by Alveradok, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:51 am
Ischaldirh wrote
I mean this: rather than reaching a certain number of points in a stat (i.e. 100), as you train a stat, some internal value is incremented, then converted to a percentage. This percentage is then checked at certain points -- say, every fifth time that particular a stat is trained. (I'm assuming you know what I mean by "checked".) It may also increase slower at higher stat levels, though tbh I usually don't notice a great difference in the rate my stats train at low levels vs high levels.
(...)
(...)
I have observed and noted one some occasions, I think, how I observed various characters training Agi at different rates!
I think understand the idea that disciplined training for the whole day might just give You the chance of getting an Agi boost the next morning, but since You can train e.g. Dex and AStr quickly, I think it's not the thing.
Actually I suppose that stat growth rates are 'inborn'. Run around with a couple of fresh chars with 10 Agi on the world map - some will get their first 'train' at 13:15, some at 14:30, some even later. I don't, however, know how could I precisely check the other stats. These 'timestamps' are ALWAYS the same (although it's for example ~13:30 and 14:34 if You start with 11 Agi, 12:29 I think for 13 Agi etc.)
(The 'limits' attainable by training, however, seem to be always the same - It's hard to get past 40 AStr, I managed 50 ONCE. It took WEEKS of fighting giant carnivorous plants- or perhaps it would involve special equipment, e.g. socm'ed chests).
Posted by Alveradok, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I don't think so, based on an obserbation that when You have for example 30 Agi and eat a holy banana, it drops real fast from the overfeeding.
DEX on the other hand, drops slowly both when at 10 and 50. Perhaps it's really a delicate difference.
DEX on the other hand, drops slowly both when at 10 and 50. Perhaps it's really a delicate difference.
Posted by Alveradok, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:52 am
Champing!
in forum Tips, Tricks, and Secrets
Aside from the well-known fact that being a champion of Valp or Mort results in goodies, I vaguely recall that being a champion of Cleptia gives Your guy a greater chance of succesfuly disarming his foes with whips of thievery.
I couldn't find any ancient records on being a champion of any other deity (even though I was Mellis' main man once, I didn't notice anything), but has anyone got any info?
I couldn't find any ancient records on being a champion of any other deity (even though I was Mellis' main man once, I didn't notice anything), but has anyone got any info?
Posted by Alveradok, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:19 am
Cerumen wrote
They're a good way of getting a book of Silva from killing the elder. Better than going to UT4 anyway...
Holy darn, that's true. I always try to keep him for sci-talk, but this IS a guaranteed way to say "gtfo jenny". Good job/how come I didn't think of it/will be in the nearest update
. Kiwi! 
Also, as Lordmushroom notes, agility doesn't drop because we at Failbert Inc. utilize the carnivorous plants' unique failiness in both not missing and not not damaging to make the training safe & efficient. We do care for our customer's Agi.
Posted by Alveradok, Aug 30, 2009 at 6:16 pm
kylewalsh123 wrote
If I don't have a belt of levitation or a ring of searching by GC 1, I almost always die by mines. Fire resistance doesn't seem to matter for me, even with one or two equipped, I've died by normal land mines. I have some of the unluckiest characters in the history of IVAN xD
Maybe there's a "spare" scroll of detect material in the library - buy it and look for iron, Kyle! By GC2, take on Huang Ming Pong and fight for the belt - having more than 13 End OR 20 Dex is just about enough
Posted by Alveradok, Aug 27, 2009 at 6:13 pm
IVANOV.
in forum Other Coding
Jos did the spambots!
As for now, the whole thing looks at least fit to show in mysterious "programming" threads!
Good job Serefan (the pic indicates so), we want to see Jos in action!
As for now, the whole thing looks at least fit to show in mysterious "programming" threads!
Good job Serefan (the pic indicates so), we want to see Jos in action!