They're very useful for doors. A locked room can give privacy when science talking, security when cloning/mirroring, storage space when available chests aren't enough, and safety from monsters while healing. It can keep interlopers from setting off the minefield while you clear it, imprison slow monsters, and keep pet spellcasters safe. Under time pressure, unlocking can be much faster than kicking a door down. Especially with strong doors like the mage room's.
A lot of these applications fade on GC7 and lower, as monsters that can kick down doors become more prevalent, but in general I get a lot of use out of keys if I find them.
Posted by chaostrom, May 19, 2016 at 2:32 am
Octagonal/Hexagonal chests
in forum Other Coding
Oh yes, very useful regarding doors, hence "almost". As far as chests go it's nigh useless.
Posted by chaostrom, May 17, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Octagonal/Hexagonal chests
in forum Other Coding
As it is, locks and keys are almost entirely useless because you're the only one that can open chests.
Posted by chaostrom, May 12, 2016 at 2:55 am
Hmmmmmm
in forum Tips, Tricks, and Secrets
But why wouldn't you wield lanterns?
Posted by chaostrom, May 6, 2016 at 12:46 am
Bones
in forum General IVAN Discussion
I searched the forum and it doesn't seem like there's an insane bones find thread. What's your juiciest bones find so far?
We don't have one for bones, but we do have a general crazy finds thread.
Posted by chaostrom, Apr 19, 2016 at 2:02 am
I do have a couple of dungeon ideas in mind from some years ago, but I'm going to need more than a tutorial. This tower idea was mine, you see.
Posted by chaostrom, Apr 18, 2016 at 12:15 am
So we've gotten to phase 2 have we? Anyone can create a dungeon of their own?
Posted by chaostrom, Apr 11, 2016 at 8:16 pm
Roguelike Radio?
in forum Community Gaming
Ideally it'd be great if we can get both Kahvi and Z onboard. Problem is they don't frequent Attnam much, so yeah, you're probably going to have to contact them through other avenues.
Posted by chaostrom, Apr 9, 2016 at 11:52 pm
Roguelike Radio?
in forum Community Gaming
If we're talking programming/development I'd say Ighalli or fejoa (current development), Kahvi (original dev team) and Z (has wide experience with roguelikes) are top picks. However, as far as IVAN is concerned, community has been a big part so the likes of Erno or Somagu could be considered too.
Posted by chaostrom, Mar 15, 2016 at 1:12 am
as well
Posted by chaostrom, Mar 4, 2016 at 2:14 am
So I just had an idea today, thought I'd throw it out.
What if, the magic system was the prayer system? So it wouldn't matter what your alignment was, if you learned a spell from a god you'd remember it even if you start worshipping another, but to use magic is to invoke the power of the gods, so your level of devotion would affect the outcome.
What if, the magic system was the prayer system? So it wouldn't matter what your alignment was, if you learned a spell from a god you'd remember it even if you start worshipping another, but to use magic is to invoke the power of the gods, so your level of devotion would affect the outcome.