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OK, coming back to this, Sandblast now has the older behavior, to whit: Sandblast does *more damage* when you have stones to consume, but still has effect, if none are held; I missed the patch note, when this change happened. But this begs the question: If you're going to simplify the game by elimin...

Just curious, why stone autopickup is NOT on by default for EEs at game start in Trunk, vs. the previously-prevailing setting? Whom is this benefiting? You're already carrying some, of course, so there's literally zero reasons I can think of for this. Am I missing something obvious? Edit: I see, the...

What more substance is necessary? Making launchers less effective makes sense, with the removal of ammo, but ammo is now required again and launchers are still nerfed. What's the confusion, exactly? Furthermore, I notice the ammo change was reverted with zero notes/notice; please don't pretend there...

If you're going to keep consumable ammo (which I frankly prefer), nerfing launchers is imo a complete "no" for them in general. This is the 1st time in a long time, that Trunk has *zero* attraction for me.

Just like you can *sometimes* tell where invisible monsters are, it makes sense that they can at least *sometimes* do the same to you

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I disagree; ALL effects have always affected everything in their area of effect, unless expressly described otherwise. I really don't think a fireball or lightning bolt should have a lot of discriminatory powers ^^' . Similarly, your own spells certainly will affect allies, if they're hit (hence the...

Hats and amulets make *two* exceptions, actually.

ebering wrote:Scarves are absorbent and would fatally dry out an octopode through their semi porous skin. Hats, with less material and leather bands don’t share this flaw.

So in other words, you admit there's no *real* reason not to allow this. Gotcha.

I'm not against this at all, but any time you see "+{ability}", it adds that under the "a" menu. Any time you see "-{ability}" (generally "-Tele"), you LOSE that ability, if you have it. Stats are similar; "+{stat}" boosts a given stat, "-{stat}...

While Siegurt's test shows this to merely be a coincidence, I feel like people are being a little overly snarky here. Remember, there was once a bug that doubled all melee damage that made it into a stable release. A bug that causes a rarely-used scroll to always give the same reasonable result? I ...

Bozobub wrote:This may be simple coincidence

Was this unclear?

This may be simple coincidence, but I have received NO results besides "freezing" as an ego, using scrolls of Brand Weapon in 0.27 and Trunk for about a month now.

I understand the limits of octopodes but I see zero reasons one couldn't wear scarf. You can wear an amulet around your mantle, but not a scarf..?

Certificates generally cost money.

OK, already fixed in latest Trunk; thanks, whomever :mrgreen:

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As of 8/13/21, you cannot wield a weapon normally with "w"; you are forced to do so via inventory>select weapon>"w".

Repro: Pick up a melee weapon and try to wield it via "w"; the game simply replies "Ok, then." and does nothing.

The latest stable release is 27.0; it has been for a while now ^^' .

While I agree there should be a clearer way to define this behavior as you like, I DO appreciate the new autopickup rules, especially "pick up the first instance of any accessory armor you find" (helmets, gloves, cloaks, and boots).

Khashishi wrote:IMO, new Ash is not very fun. The benefits are all passive and frustratingly random. It is also frustrating that you can't enchant something cursed, so you might be stuck waiting around for some enchants.

This is the "feature" that made Ash worthless to me.

Yeah, my experience mirrors yours. This is especially important, since this trunk version is supposed to become a stable release pretty soon, if I read the notes correctly.

PLEASE devs, don't become another Mozilla

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I simply do not agree. Shafting from level 3 to level 6, for example is only survivable via a good bit of luck; dropping me in a group of 6 orcs in an open area almost certainly isn't gonna work at XP level 4. A big part of why this bugs me, is the blasé attitude towards user agency on this subject,...

Shafts are WAY too likely now. I just lost a Trunk game where I was shafted TWICE from D2 to D4, then died to shafting from D3 to D6. Thoroughly unpleasant. Please explain what's "fun" about purely unavoidable RNG doom? This is especially a problem for any brand new character, of course, w...

In this thread please don't comment with: complaints about nerfs just because they're nerfs, complaints about your favorite spell being removed, or off-the-wall theory crafting. Try reading what I actually posted. The problem is with the current implementation of Conjure Flames, in re: Positional M...

Simply put, the change to Conjure Flame has made it nearly useless for me. Nerfing things out of existence is silly; get rid of them, if you dislike them so much, instead of this Death of a Thousand Cuts -.-' . I completely agree with Kautzman on this; the devs have fallen into the trap of catering ...

The reason autotraining exists in dcss is its connection with Linley's dungeon crawl skills. It does not help new players to have a bad default option. The talk about new players is at best an excuse for keeping it around. If anyone cares about helping new players just play the game (outside of pla...

That's a good point. In fact, that's how several of the bigger changes to date happened ^^' .

I've never seen "Bolt of Hands". And now I want "Bolt of Hands", dammit, from the name alone...

Curse you *shakes fist, smacks head to dislodge meme* !

Another suggestion: corona could make it impossible to miss the affected actor If you do either of these you have to increase the spell several levels or it will be absurdly overpowered. Although sometimes it does seem like being absurdly overpowered is the main design goal for level 1 spells... Th...

It is a step in right direction, but seriously I don't see much difference between "you bludgeon the ogre. The ogre convulses." and "you bludgeon the ogre!! The ogre convulses!!". Now compare that to "you bludgeon the ogre (43) The ogre convulses (27)" Our brain parses...

Gotta say, the roguelike purist (??) who can't spell "roguelike" is a good bit, though there's nothing particularly "roguelike" about the dcss skill system, outside of its obscurantism. Nitpicking simple typos won't avail you much. It's a sure sign of someone who has nothing of ...

*sigh* Yet another change that will end my DCSS play, if implemented. Luckily, the servers keep old versions... Edit: Not going to give a more detailed explanation on the basis of fatuous claims that I've actually given no explanation. That's quite blatantly hypocritical of you. You *have not* actua...

Yes, DCSS DOES need more transparency, re: what the numbers you are given actually mean. I can not agree, however, with completely changing the skill system! Frankly, DCSS has already lost much of the "flavor" that keeps me coming back; much more, and I simply won't. That's not a threat, I...

Why the hell do you want to bone my poor GrEE so, so badly?

As mentioned just above, casting is ALREADY inferior to tabbing your way through the game. Nor are the earlier levels trivial, as it is. Simply put, this would stop me from ever playing magic users, period.

AFAIK you still get the exact same to-hit and damage bonuses for a ripost. I'd certainly be surprised, if not.

Since literally every other important decision I can think of requires "Y" or "N" (shift-y, shift-n) for confirmation, the confirmation whether or not to learn a spell should, as well, for consistency/uix. I can't imagine why anyone would, but does anyone disagree?

Playing .21 on webtiles, I found a minor artifact bug. Apologies, no screenies AND I forget the name — it begins with a "U"; Udlieb maybe, or Ubdiel :?? — but I found a +10 artifact greatsword (-tele, +3 STR, antimagic, +9 Mag) that actually gives -9 magic. The text description also mentio...

In my opinion, this would would pretty much remove Ce as a played race. They *already* aren't all that popular, you know.

You know, BOTH sides of this argument easily can (and I feel that they do) have some validity. I definitely agree that it sounds like OP hasn't played enough to have a properly-formed opinion, but s/he also notes that they have played "many games"; dismissing them out out of hand seems pre...

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Re: Stone autopickup

Stone autopickup

Re: Not fond of the Trunk launcher changes.

Not fond of the Trunk launcher changes.

Re: Since when can orc priests smite you when you're invisib

Re: Killed by friendly fire

Re: Octopodes should be able to use scarves

Re: Octopodes should be able to use scarves

Re: Octopodes should be able to use scarves

Re: Show item ability details

Re: branding oddity

Re: branding oddity

branding oddity

Octopodes should be able to use scarves

Re: Difficult Installation on Windows 10

Re: Wield coommand not working properly in Trunk

Wield coommand not working properly in Trunk

Re: New phantom behavior

Re: New autopickup?

Re: New Ashenzari redesign

Re: Shafted!

Re: Shafted!

Shafted!

Re: Positional Attack Magic Implementation [Now Playable]

Re: Positional Attack Magic Implementation [Now Playable]

Re: Opaque skill system is severely wounded

Re: So happy to see exclamation marks in my spell damage fin

Re: Give Trolls +2 Maces & Flails Aptitude

Re: Why is Corona so bad?

Re: So happy to see exclamation marks in my spell damage fin

Re: Opaque skill system is severely wounded

Re: Update stair logic (nerf stair dancing)

Re: Opaque skill system is severely wounded

Re: Remove 1 MP Spells

Re: Change the way riposte works

Spell learning confirmation

Found a bugged artifact weapon description

Re: Make Ce normal speed (was: Drop rates still need a some

Re: Drop rates still need a some tweaking