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Thursday, 13th February 2014, 04:13

Forum: Game Design Discussion

Topic: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

Replies: 108

Views: 33031

Re: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

In terms of V5 experiences, I've lost at least 3 memorable characters due to stairdancing pretrunk, a DDEE shatterer of makh, a VpSu of sif, and a TeWz of Veh with nado (death by sphinx paralysis). I've learned my lesson of not stairdancing; this is only reinforced by the addition of wardens and sen...

Wednesday, 12th February 2014, 19:38

Forum: Game Design Discussion

Topic: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

Replies: 108

Views: 33031

Re: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

Do you find gameplay not challenging enough? To be honest, CN, since they made the immolation change, I haven't found Vaults:5 all that challenging. It's trivial to explode the ambush and retreat into the rim while you clean up what comes out, running away while hasted if anything goes wrong. Given...

Wednesday, 12th February 2014, 19:15

Forum: Game Design Discussion

Topic: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

Replies: 108

Views: 33031

Re: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

Arrhythmia wrote:I don't think "this makes crawl more difficult" is a terribly huge concern when "gameplay should be challenging" is a stated design goal.


Do you find gameplay not challenging enough?

Wednesday, 12th February 2014, 18:59

Forum: Game Design Discussion

Topic: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

Replies: 108

Views: 33031

Re: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

I hope making V:5 more difficult will encourage people to look for a third rune elsewhere, like Abyss, Slime, perhaps even Pandemonium or Tomb Which perhaps will lead into more attention being given to areas of the game that aren't the "Standard" 3 rune ascension package, which I see as p...

Monday, 10th February 2014, 23:37

Forum: Game Design Discussion

Topic: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

Replies: 108

Views: 33031

Re: Vaults:5, the rim, and subvaults

Having watched three people attempt the new V5, I've drawn a few conclusions. All three of them used at least some level of stairdancing, the primary problem is a warden, which forces them to reposition off the stairs or fire on them from range. Getting marked is a bad day. Once marked, depending on...

Monday, 1st April 2013, 05:24

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: chat invasions

Replies: 41

Views: 12589

Re: chat invasions

When you get that many spectators you have to entertain, please the crowd, and I will give you a secret tip: raise dex. It is a great honour to have you posting in this thread Mr. Wahaha. Take it from me, this man has changed me for the better. He is somewhat of a martyr. When I watched his game he...

Monday, 1st April 2013, 05:03

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: chat invasions

Replies: 41

Views: 12589

Re: chat invasions

Bubbles arrhy? Is that one of your kinks?

Turn Offs: talking to CN on crawl.
Turn Ons: Getting Ears tickled with bubbles.

Monday, 4th March 2013, 05:03

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: HuFi (Flails)

Replies: 2

Views: 1101

Re: HuFi (Flails)

Shield of the gong is generally considered a bad idea. The amount of noise it makes is extremely high and will pull monsters from far away to come after you. That said you made it work, so congrats on the escape ;) I've been told the gong is a bad idea before, and the thought of using it scared me ...

Wednesday, 27th February 2013, 05:08

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: HuFi (Flails)

Replies: 2

Views: 1101

HuFi (Flails)

Tried to make a halfway decent HuFi with flails like edmund, but it just kinda went all over the damn place. Earlygame I killed Edmund for his +7 protetion flail, then I found a -2 +5 slaying splintmail. Midgame hurt with weak spells, but by lategame I made a +8 FDA and found the shield of the gong!...

Friday, 21st December 2012, 03:46

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: YAVP: HuVM of Vehumet, 3 Runer Arachne Themed

Replies: 0

Views: 556

YAVP: HuVM of Vehumet, 3 Runer Arachne Themed

A rather unexciting ascension. It was pretty easy once I had poison arrow and dispel undead. The objective was to make an Arachne themed character, I hope I was somewhat successful. Unfortunately, I didn't have the Spider Nest in this game, but I did kill all of the scarier uniques and Mennas. Menna...

Monday, 29th October 2012, 00:37

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: If only Crawl could evaluate this in real life...

Replies: 8

Views: 2993

Re: If only Crawl could evaluate this in real life...

Grimm wrote:A fish tail in place of legs.


Simple, get her on land.

Sunday, 21st October 2012, 21:15

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: I entered and finished the tomb today...

Replies: 4

Views: 1331

I entered and finished the tomb today...

And it sucked (CPA GhMo of malk). Silence, mass abj, or a mass killspell woulda helped, but the hilarious part was where I saw that tomb only had 3 levels, and I thought it was gonna be easy. Goddamnit.

Friday, 19th October 2012, 08:41

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: Dog redips

Replies: 18

Views: 3326

Re: Dog redips

Ew tnera ekatpu eht no wols

Friday, 12th October 2012, 04:15

Forum: Game Design Discussion

Topic: Alarm Trap Tile

Replies: 6

Views: 2113

Alarm Trap Tile

I find the alarm trap tile misleading. Alarm traps are magical in nature and cannot be disarmed or levitated over if I am correct. The tile looks like a mechanical alarm. I suggest that we change it to a pair of "Rolling Stones" lips or a mouth or something that looks less mechanical than ...

Wednesday, 3rd October 2012, 17:01

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Shopping dilema

Replies: 16

Views: 4018

Re: Shopping dilema

I tend to keep over 1500 gold in reserve for bazaar.

Tuesday, 2nd October 2012, 04:54

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: CHALLENGES!

Replies: 15

Views: 3213

CHALLENGES!

I say we use this thread to issue challenges of badassery to the assorted dungeon crawlers. I just came up with a great one: As an arcane marksman, encounter Dowan and Duvessa, then enslave one, then cast inner flame on the other, killing both simaltaneously. A screenshot is a must. If you come up w...

Friday, 28th September 2012, 17:03

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: How to make good use of sticks to snakes?

Replies: 10

Views: 4046

Re: How to make good use of sticks to snakes?

njvack wrote:Once your tmut is high enough to get mocs, you can kill just about anything poison-vulnerable, and lots of things that aren't. Rupert is a good choice.


This would work in older versions I expect, but not trunk where axes have cleave and summons don't attack outta your LoS.

Friday, 28th September 2012, 04:35

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: How to make good use of sticks to snakes?

Replies: 10

Views: 4046

Re: How to make good use of sticks to snakes?

Its a kinda fun spell that you can do without, but it can help with those mean earlygame enounters where you need an edge (ogres, Sigmund, orc wizards/priests). Midgame (with higher transmutations) you get moccasins and mambas which is a plus. It can really help a low level transmuter survive, but i...

Friday, 21st September 2012, 06:16

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: First Win

Replies: 8

Views: 2135

Re: First Win

Right on! A fedhas win!

Did you do the legendary Zot 5 Oklob farm?

Wednesday, 19th September 2012, 07:51

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: Free Ambient Music for Crawling

Replies: 11

Views: 4038

Re: Free Ambient Music for Crawling

I find smooth jazz ideal for crawling. Though my roommates think I'm watching porn.

Tuesday, 18th September 2012, 09:23

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: What is this place?

Replies: 6

Views: 2046

Re: What is this place?

The learndb calls it "The Roulette of Golubria". I call it, "slightly less sucky than Cigotuvi's Fleshworks". It's a well designed area, but damned if I find jumping through and excluding portals "unfun".

Monday, 17th September 2012, 22:57

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: OgBe: which armour for extended?

Replies: 14

Views: 3194

Re: OgBe: should i use an awesome Vamp GSC?

One option that could help, since are wearing robes, would be to take a couple levels of spellcasting and necro, just to get animate dead. The main food issue with a vamp weapon is unwielding and re-wielding, so utilizing the old Ashenzari's cookbook trick seems a good plan. He follows Trog, I'm pr...

Monday, 17th September 2012, 22:33

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: How to break in to Xom vault?

Replies: 18

Views: 5486

Re: How to break in to Xom vault?

danr wrote:
What's the point of any of them being mimics if there's no way to get to them anyway?


I can say from experience (antennae/ashenzari) there aren't a few mimics, they are ALL mimics.

Monday, 17th September 2012, 19:06

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: OgBe: which armour for extended?

Replies: 14

Views: 3194

Re: OgBe: should i use an awesome Vamp GSC?

Simply put, that's an amazing GSC, worthy of the endgame (and it can take you there if nothing else). I'd say if you can get the food to support it, you should use it. Though you can swap it out when fighting nonliving creatures.

Monday, 17th September 2012, 06:01

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: CIP: First Abyss survival!

Replies: 5

Views: 1344

Re: CIP: First Abyss survival!

Good show!

A note for future abyssal excursions; avoid any strange lights you find. (Halo glow or umbral shadows) Those are a sign of daevas or profane servitors respectively.

Sunday, 16th September 2012, 08:53

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: CiP: MuMo of Jiyva

Replies: 4

Views: 1256

Re: CiP: MuMo of Jiyva

First reaction: What the hell? Mummy of Jiyva?
Second thought: Oh. Cerebov.

Friday, 14th September 2012, 09:55

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: Mennas is teh hardcorez

Replies: 8

Views: 1970

Re: Mennas is teh hardcorez

... I had to bash on him forEVER. between EV and SH I could NOT land a hit. That's why sometimes I prefer faster weapons, sometimes you hit. Last time I got him with a melee character he died with a whip of electrocution (and I was playing a melee demonspawn, so he hit me harder than most character...

Thursday, 13th September 2012, 18:15

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Do you branch into bad aptitude spell schools?

Replies: 13

Views: 3218

Re: Do you branch into bad aptitude spell schools?

If you've ever played a demigod, demonspawn, or mummy. All of your aptitudes look pretty crappy. Eventually you'll get used to the fact that sometimes things you really want or need are in bad apts and you'll train for them anyway.

Wednesday, 12th September 2012, 19:07

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: What's your god's gender?

Replies: 19

Views: 4987

Re: What's your god's gender?

Ashenzari- Someone into bondage, definitely a reciever. Beogh - Reverse Rascist Cheibriados - Perpetually Stoned Guru Elyvilon - Idealistic Pascifist Fedhas Madash - Vegan Hippie Jiyva - Obviously Genderless Kikubaaqudgha - Angry Goth Lugonu - Psycho Girl Makhleb - Anarchist Nemelex Xobeh - Guy with...

Wednesday, 12th September 2012, 17:48

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Vampire Enchanter

Replies: 4

Views: 1697

Re: Vampire Enchanter

You probably won't use throwing much if at all, though the darts are useful for surviving until you're level 2. There are many compatible gods for enchanters, but bear in mind that they dictate your playing style much more as an enchant than with other classes. If you can't kill whatever you're figh...

Wednesday, 12th September 2012, 09:02

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Next to Mennas. Next Move? Help!

Replies: 4

Views: 1405

Re: Next to Mennas. Next Move? Help!

If you have enough of the map revealed, I'd sugest a cBlink, Tele, then swiftness run away. Downstairs can result in a frying pan-> fire moment. The big problem is the teleport might not kick in right. Also, ctr+f a scroll of recharging for that hastewand and ID the other wands. Empty wands are usel...

Tuesday, 11th September 2012, 17:58

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: wolloloo gets angry about stashing

Replies: 37

Views: 8330

Re: wolloloo gets angry about stashing

TehDruid wrote:
cursednobleman wrote:"My junk is safe. Nobody will touch my junk."

The virginity is strong in this one.


Well some people just can't let go of their junk! You should share your junk with people you care about. If you can't properly handle your junk, you'll never get off.

Tuesday, 11th September 2012, 17:56

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: RNG, why have you forsaken me?

Replies: 4

Views: 1318

Re: RNG, why have you forsaken me?

I agree, step will make everyone disperse, hopefully. Though I'm not sure how it works on V:8.

Tuesday, 11th September 2012, 17:55

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Enter Treasure Trove early

Replies: 13

Views: 4720

Re: Enter Treasure Trove early

Bitchin', this sure beats the potion trove that cost me 15 ID scrolls to visit.

Tuesday, 11th September 2012, 04:41

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Which path should i take

Replies: 6

Views: 1713

Re: Which path should i take

+ Level 15.1 Spellcasting - Level 20.0 Conjurations Learn orb of destruction/poison arrow (maybe both) then train fire/ice magic for the storm of your choice (fire is considered better). Use a staff of wizardry if you wanna use a storm spell earlier, if you play carefully and get a storm spell up qu...

Monday, 10th September 2012, 23:33

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: CIP: DrMnk [Advice Needed: Frost Giant+Rod of Demonology]

Replies: 5

Views: 1788

Re: CIP: DrMnk [Advice Needed: Frost Giant+Rod of Demonology

Hrrm, I would suggest you cTele away, wait for the demons to disappear, then try to trick him into melee range using the wall, and using the unholy creation scroll and imp backup, ganking it (summon before he's in melee range). If you left potions at the start of the ice caves, you'll want speed, ag...

Monday, 10th September 2012, 23:24

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Which path should i take

Replies: 6

Views: 1713

Re: Which path should i take

I also have current access to iron shot, bolt of magma, and iskenderuns mystic blast. I can't say I know what point of the game you're at or if you have these spells memorized or just have their books. Iron shot as a Vehumet Mage is an extremely reliable single target spell that works on almost eve...

Monday, 10th September 2012, 23:08

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Mid-Game Strategy

Replies: 17

Views: 4670

Re: Mid-Game Strategy

I suppose if you wanna be clever, you can try a HEWr of Yredremnul. You'll have a nice army of undead and later bone dragons and stuff to escort you, then you can branch into smite target spells or whatever later. Your starting book will have portal projectile, so if you can kill a centaur and take ...

Monday, 10th September 2012, 23:04

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: [CiP] Why so hungry? (MiGl Okawaru)

Replies: 5

Views: 1453

Re: [CiP] Why so hungry? (MiGl Okawaru)

The problem shouldn't be with the axe, I think randart weapons ID everything but the damage and to hit modifiers on equip. Unless you're spamming finesse/heroism or used to playing kobolds or trolls, I've no idea why you'd get the feeling of hunger.

Monday, 10th September 2012, 19:28

Forum: Crazy Yiuf's Corner

Topic: wolloloo gets angry about stashing

Replies: 37

Views: 8330

Re: wolloloo gets angry about stashing

Leave your crap on the ground like an animal and kill everything on the level. Enemies only pick up specific items so yes, your scrolls of enchantment, books, potions of cure mutation and whatever other nonsense is probably safer on the ground than in your constantly burning and chilling backpack. T...

Monday, 10th September 2012, 19:14

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: Mid-Game Strategy

Replies: 17

Views: 4670

Re: Mid-Game Strategy

In my experience, crawl is about knowing what you can kill, and killing them before they can kill you. I'm no fan of true hybrids (fighters with fireball or archer mages), but haste/finesse can turn a well trained fighter into a chainsaw/machinegun. Enough focus in weapon skills and charms and you c...

Monday, 10th September 2012, 18:58

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: CIP: MiFi of Okawaru (and the Orb of Zot within my grasp).

Replies: 11

Views: 2634

Re: CIP: MiFi of Okawaru (and the Orb of Zot within my grasp

Take the win, there's no disgrace in not doing extended. A 4 rune win beats a 14 rune death.

Monday, 10th September 2012, 06:41

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: YAVP: 24 3 runers! One of every species!

Replies: 7

Views: 1981

Re: YAVP: 24 3 runers! One of every species!

I've not visited Pan, though I've killed a promising KoAM in the slime pits (no rCorr, wanted to open a trove with the slimy rune), and I've gotten the abyssal rune twice, the first was with a dead FeBe that got banished three times, the third time, he found the holy abyssal rune vault. My next obje...

Monday, 10th September 2012, 05:59

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: YAVP: 24 3 runers! One of every species!

Replies: 7

Views: 1981

Re: YAVP: 24 3 runers! One of every species!

My "Standard type" was a XXWz of Vehumet as you can see (7 wizard ascensions, 9 Vehumet ascensions total.) I choose wizard for petty reasons (the hat and the MP/Int boosts), and I've simply adapted to using conjure flame and meph cloud to kill everything until I find a book or backup weapo...

Monday, 10th September 2012, 05:05

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: YAVP: 24 3 runers! One of every species!

Replies: 7

Views: 1981

YAVP: 24 3 runers! One of every species!

I just completed a TeWz of Vehument, which marks my last species that has not completed a 3 runer. I'll list all of the ascensions I did and some accomplishments in each. Though I can post the morgues or make a rar of them on request. 1. DeWz of Vehumet (Ryze) First ascension obviously, no unrandart...

Friday, 7th September 2012, 06:10

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: YASD: V:8 Sphinx

Replies: 0

Views: 615

YASD: V:8 Sphinx

I have now added sphinx to my "I will fricking murder these with MR equipped" list. I knew there was a sphinx on V:8 when I tornadoed everything the first time, but in my infinite wisdom I decided against wearing MR just in case. When I descended again I was parakilled. I did get to test c...

Thursday, 6th September 2012, 23:49

Forum: Dungeon Crawling Advice

Topic: What can I do to survive as a mage?

Replies: 36

Views: 7196

Re: What can I do to survive as a mage?

As a Wizard aficionado, I'll give you my basic wizard plan. When I first start, I only train conjurations and dart things to death until I hit level 3, grabbing a dagger or butcherable melee weapon and throwing weapons helps in a pinch here. Once at level 3, I learn Meph cloud and conjure flame and ...

Wednesday, 5th September 2012, 07:25

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: YOL (and die) O was CIP: Newb MiBe just wanting some...

Replies: 22

Views: 4946

Re: CIP: Newb MiBe just wanting some small guidance

So what is the minimum stat you're willing to walk around with? My TrAr with the shield of dullness had maybe 4, but ascended with 5. I guess 4 is my limit.

Tuesday, 4th September 2012, 23:23

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: CiP -> YAVP: MuWz, 15 runes, completed a zig

Replies: 18

Views: 4178

Re: CiP: MuWz, nothing new, got some questions

I too think you should focus a ton on summoning, the dungeon feels much safer with a flock of dragons killing everything in sight. Furthermore, you can trim your spell list down, conjure flame and meph cloud are probably obsolete. If you plan on tackling elf:3, you'll need abjuration and might find ...

Tuesday, 4th September 2012, 23:13

Forum: YASD! YAVP! and characters in progress too

Topic: HaAr YASD: who knew Yaktaurs could do 50 damage per shot?

Replies: 9

Views: 2227

Re: HaAr YASD: who knew Yaktaurs could do 50 damage per shot

Get more armour (robes are not very bolt resistant and mottled dragon hide or leather or ringmail is far better) or try for deflect missiles next time. Also, never trust EV to save your last bit of HP; the game is not that merciful.
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