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Note that priests have a ^ symbol on their tablets, in case they forget who they worship.

Ice fiend and ice devil DO look quite similar. TBH I think someone like CanOfWorms should make an ice fiend, because I keep reinventing the same wheel with icy monsters.

ololoev, thank you for your feedback! I continuously tweak my own tiles, and assessment/evaluation from players is part of my tile-making process. There's a few from this recent set that deserve changes. Making the cacodemon fatter and yellower wouldn't be too hard, and makes sense: for the current ...

Crawl in its current state aligns well with real life: all journeys come to an end regardless of personal success, leaving behind statistical records that do little to communicate the experience of the personal struggles we faced along the way. If we believe the gods must take retribution against in...

Color would be a better indicator of "different but not mechanically different."

I've occasionally considered making one or two variations of each randart item, but I fear even that would add too much visual busy-ness and cognitive load to the game. The main reason that there are so many different tiles for standard/ego/randart versions of items is because I enjoy drawing fancy ...

It's also not where the burden of proof lies. An individual voicing their concern -- one way or the other -- isn't the standard by which to make decisions about inclusivity. Real-world references in crawl are inclusive if they are authentic and meaningful: in this sense, authentic means the referenc...

I think it is a good goal to have respectful references to real-world religions and mythologies in crawl: deciding what counts as "respectful" is challenging because there aren't simple one-size-fits-all rules. Let's stick with Daevas and Sharanga and Hinduism for a moment. Daeva is a term...

I know, but they do it.

In general, I think wall and floor tiles should be less saturated than objects/enemies/things you need to pay attention to. On the other hand, I've been thinking of doing something to break up the monotony a little bit -- I've been thinking of it for about a year and I haven't started, but things ar...

...and additionally, the premise (it is difficult for people to win at crawl) does not logically lead to the conclusion of the argument (power creep isn't happening)

greedy ol' duvessa listed gold pieces twice! I always knew that was what motivated you...

Rather than force the player to press ' thousands more times per game, it might be interesting if just one weapon the player wields (maybe the god is a weapon itself) cycled through all different aux attacks (cleave, riposte, reaching, why not even constrict or something) and you spent piety to &quo...

Definitely not! I also think battlesphere, spectral weapon, death's door all make good spells. If these spells collectively justify charms as a school, then great. For the most part these spells seem like they could be rolled into other schools -- thematically, I'm not sure how that could happen wit...

Well, I suppose that's a flaw in my reasoning. I don't think most passive effects in the game would work out better as spells you have to cast -- e.g. I prefer that plate armour is something you put on, rather than cast. Why was stone skin removed? It seems like I'm criticizing spells in general bec...

D) Charms are passive. They don't have to be, not all charms spells seem to be passive bonuses, but on the other hand that's the thematic conceit of the school. Charms has fun effects based around some abstract idea of "adding more bonuses to the player."

The game is , overall, designed for players who want to have glorious moments in the face of risks. If all charms were instead turned into consumables and equipment, more players get to take advantage of the benefits that charms spells bring to the game -- not just those with the system knowledge to...

It worked, though. We tricked players into thinking that dual wielding got added, without actually adding dual wielding. Psychology is an important part of game design, too.

I think manuals might be better as rare "scrolls of learning" that give you a +4 bonus to a random aptitude, which goes away after you earn X amount of experience points. edit: don't you dare tell me that this would be an unfair benefit for zigscummers who find manuals for skills they've a...

Phantoms have a bad depth for blink allies encircling -- there isn't as much margin for error as there is for characters doing lair branches. They'd shut down centaurs or whatever by blocking line of fire/forcing them into melee range. Almost worth kiting around for some characters. On the other han...

I like the old cacodemon tile as well. It's very recognizable. I think the new one remains distinct and better fits the aesthetic of other crawl tiles. It's been a slow process over the years, but I think most new tiles in crawl have a particular visual language and I think it's getting more clear a...

I recently submitted a tormentor tile on Mantis which is bright pink/purplish (this is to differentiate it from a skinner but still yellow Cacodemon tile that I've made) and I think it should be more recognizable this way -- as well as consistent across tiles & console. I think these abomination...

Gotta get in on this bikeshedding while it's still in GDD: A former DM of mine used the term "ruin damage" for "can't be resisted." I like "damnation" though.

How about ZOT DAMAGE, though.

What if protection brand took turns/xp/something else to build up from 0?

looking at the new tile now (~six months after I made it) it could stand to be brightened 10%

I think a good model for how to implement this kind of artefact is the butchering knife that all characters carry -- all characters could start with this item, and it wouldn't have to take up inventory space if its presence is implied. After that, we could save button presses if eating happened auto...

I like the idea of a separate set of levels for the orb run, but I'm curious what people think that should look like. "Zot/pan, set against a backdrop of only levels we've already been in" is pretty boring imo. At least a few times, people on this forum have suggested things along the line...

File200 wrote:I also should have added that I don't bother with it because I have access to a Lantern, cBlink, and/or Dithmenos when I find it. To me, these make the effect redundant.

I don't tend to say things like, "sounds like a good candidate for removal," but sometimes the stars just line up.

The obvious solution is to create a sprint map called The Perilous Journey Through Rcfile Options, that allows you to toggle specifics by opening/closing doors and

Honestly, I just think that the concept of "stealthier when still" is more aligned to the design goals of games that work in real-time, rather than turn-based games. Generally, real-time games reward players who move and take actions rapidly, emphasizing reflexes, quick thinking, and adapt...

If it were up to me, we should remove all food except pizza.

I'd suggest you try coding a patch that makes staircase locations consistent, yet retains the complexity and variation of Crawl's current level generation.

I haven't been particularly active at Crawl tile-making for the last few months, but someday (like, some time within the next 3 to 5 years) I want to work on colorblind options. I've read a few articles and it's clear that colorblindness manifests in many different ways. I'd love to hear some input ...

Code:: The tarantella takes apart your nightmares and leaves them by the door! You are confused.

One thing I've mentioned elsewhere is that if it seems ideal to do something like, "spell stays active permanently with a max MP cost while it's on," isn't that just functionally the same as putting on equipment? It would add more choice to the equipment game if some charms became egos. Cl...

You're comparing monsters to items.

A portal vault with holy-type enemies that necromutates any non-undead character while inside. It should warn players that worship gods like TSO etc. but otherwise causing penance is fine.

You can feel free to question the design philosophy if you want, but only if you have reasonable points to make. It seems to me that you're arguing with "Crawl should not reward boring, tedious behavior" with "who cares."

eye of braining

And now a WIP bone dragon: http://i.imgur.com/6VOZFIi.png Pretty satisfied with it myself, waiting for some more feedback at the moment. This is how it looks in-game: http://i.imgur.com/YZfKVFG.png I'd slightly darken the tail, the upper arm which is below the head, and lower portion of the right h...

CanOfWorms, I extremely dig the tiles you've made.

Arch, I do think I will bump that one particular floor set up in brightness a smidge.

Players not comfortable with (or not interested in) specific mechanics can opt not to enter I hear this argument routinely (usually with regard to things like labyrinths and crypt) and I hate it. If playing badly (skipping portal vaults) is more fun than playing well, there is something wrong with ...

A couple more ideas: An ironbrand convoker could be interesting in a Bailey or two -- they certainly aren't more dangerous numbers-wise than some monsters you can encounter there, and they could escalate things while still being counter-able. It would be thematic, at least, for a monster in Dis to h...

If the pencils aren't what you need, they're irrelevant to the issue of the pens -- you could throw all those pencils in the trash and you aren't losing anything. You might not think that sounds logical, but it is explicitly logical. You could apply that argument to the cliche of "NASA spent ba...

Monsters having gimmicks is fine and good, but I think a game with twenty strong gimmicks that are each used repeatedly is much better than a game with one hundred that are each used once and aren't as good (since, of course, you'd choose the twenty best out of your pool of one hundred). Yes, this ...

I frequently see that "why balance a single player game" question. Game balance doesn't just provide parity in multiplayer, it also shapes player experience.

dynast: I just want to address the fact that you may feel demoralized, ganged up upon, and frustrated; your longer general thread got closed with the advice of "come up with a specific proposal," now your specific proposal is having its flaws exposed. Don't take that personally, this is ho...

It's true that the player should read, but tiles are intended to communicate what's going on clearly -- those walls are used in Sewer and several vaults but don't burn you in those locations, and that's bad. I will probably make gooier-looking walls for Slime at some point, which should improve thin...

Dith's shadow step and Ru's power leap fill the same role, are available to other races, and have interesting conditions (only working on motionless enemies/AOE damage for a price)

I disagree. Prior to item weight removal, you could just drop items wherever and it would be fine -- all this hand-wringing about jellies eating your stuff is psychological. If it's in a corner, it's fine. If it's on or near the downstairs (so when you come back up, you're right there) it's fine. Ne...

Like most other GDD posts destined for the grave, "it seemed like a fun idea." I'd considered that multiple new clouds would be a pain; it could instead pull from rarer cloud types like "mutagenic" or "miasma" but we're beginning to reach a bit, both in terms of concept...

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