Posted by fejoa, Nov 29, 2016 at 5:05 am
Chameleon whips
in forum General IVAN Discussion
I don't think a single large chest spawned in that game. It was very late in the game when the only strongbox appeared. And I'm pretty sure some wands were broken even in the strongbox
Does it help if the strongbox material is changed/hardened?
Posted by fejoa, Nov 28, 2016 at 6:34 am
Vampires
in forum IVAN Development
Take all of this with a grain of salt, as I've not actually played as a vampire: I don't think being a vampire right now really carries an advantage or disadvantage. You have to do unarmed attacks to get the bite (right?), but the damage is low (right?). On the other hand, you lose a *tiny* amount of wisdom (but could just pray that away). Am I missing something? Is the impact bigger than I thought?
I haven't actually played as a vampire either
Yeah, you have to sacrifice using a weapon to gain access to the bite special (drain attack). I agonized for ages about what value to give the drain attack, and what it should be influenced by. Agility? Arm strength? The problem was that the stats varied wildly between 10 and 100 points; power players might reach 50+ int for example. Another thing I considered was to use the geometric mean of two stats, say, agility and perception, or arm strength and charisma, and use that figure as the buff.
In the end I opted to apply a bonus bite strength to any vampiric humanoid and simply use the weapon skill level (biting) as a sliding scale for how much hp the bite attack would yield. I felt this would be the most simple way for players to notice an improvement in their investment to be a vampire. Besides, I didn't want another boots of kicking experience (I have a spreadsheet somewhere with about ten different scenarios for improvements and I couldn't make up my mind :\
I figured wisdom is a highly prized stat so I selected this one to pick on. It should deteriorate as quickly as stats do for characters with leprousy, which in my experience is pretty quick, and any stat decrease is a nuisance on the way to better weapon and armor materials.
I think that you should try to make it change the game play more than it does now. Maybe it grants infravision and makes you take acid-like damage based on how much light you're standing in, but in the dark you get fast regeneration. Both the regen and the damage could lower your vampirism counter as they function. In some editions of dungeons and dragons, vampires gain a life force draining slam attack in addition to the grapple only bite. Maybe all unarmed attacks are energy draining and half the time you get to also bite. Mostly, I want playing as a vampire to feel different rather than just being more powerful.
Infravision is a great thing to add on. I'd also like to try making it so that vampires standing in sunlight definitely take damage. That would be in places like Attnam, New Attnam, and would need to take advantage of the day/night mechanic.
I'm just taking a little bit of a stab in the dark. I don't want to introduce a game-breaking exploit, so I am erring on the side of caution a fair bit. For the same token, I could optimize and model things until I go crazy, and still be way off. I trust the community and I'll be sure to get feedback on the mechanic, and the ways to improve it. Best thing is, it can always be changed.
Posted by fejoa, Nov 28, 2016 at 5:25 am
Chameleon whips
in forum General IVAN Discussion
Don't forget Sherru weilds one, so there's a chance the player character can be changed into a rodent and die hilariously.
Posted by fejoa, Nov 27, 2016 at 12:56 am
anything relating to ivan you're too lazy to create a new topic for
in forum Tips, Tricks, and Secrets
Awesome idea! Might not be too difficult to implement...
Posted by fejoa, Nov 26, 2016 at 10:44 pm
anything relating to ivan you're too lazy to create a new topic for
in forum Tips, Tricks, and Secrets
Here's another one I found today (probs known already, but it felt pretty cool doing it in my current run) :
Wanna get out of UT but not strong enough to face Genetrix ? Apply a wand of teleportation near her. She'll be teleported (along with you) somewhere random on the floor, giving you access to the stairs. (In my armless run I put down a wand of tp near genetrix and kicked it until broke to get past her :3)
Wanna get out of UT but not strong enough to face Genetrix ? Apply a wand of teleportation near her. She'll be teleported (along with you) somewhere random on the floor, giving you access to the stairs. (In my armless run I put down a wand of tp near genetrix and kicked it until broke to get past her :3)
Finding out on an armless run is very impressive!
Posted by fejoa, Nov 26, 2016 at 9:09 pm
Tomb of Xinroch
in forum Other Coding
One more question. 
Would it be OK if I added some friendly cultists and such to the entrance of ToX? It could use some more people and decorations.
Would it be OK if I added some friendly cultists and such to the entrance of ToX? It could use some more people and decorations.
Yep that sounds perfect, go right ahead
Posted by fejoa, Nov 19, 2016 at 5:00 am
Vampires
in forum IVAN Development
I left a bunch of comments on the PR.
Cool thanks for taking a look through the code
I made some changes according to your suggestions, it is such a big help getting feedback.
Posted by fejoa, Nov 19, 2016 at 4:38 am
Attnam Catacombs
in forum IVAN Development
These changes are cool. I like that you have created a bunch of new olterrains using the pictures in the .pcx files. That is a job that has long needed doing
Posted by fejoa, Nov 19, 2016 at 3:54 am
Tomb of Xinroch
in forum Other Coding
What do you think?
I don't plan to add more quests to the Xinroch's tomb story arc I'm afraid. I think the idea is a good one though.
I'm seeking to balance what I've already created and once that's done, there might be room for expansion.
One of the issues that I see coming up now is with an increase in the number of parallel dungeon, there will be a need for good a story-state management mechanic. There hasn't been an explosion in the number of new quests, so things are still manageable at the moment.
Posted by fejoa, Nov 17, 2016 at 5:59 am
Annoying spells
in forum General IVAN Discussion
Every spellcaster has to be killed with extreme prejudice.
Those little blighters. They'll act with impunity to bomb you with their spells.