Back to basics

[TehDruid]

Ok the topic name doesn't give a fucking clue, I know.

I got this urge to go back to the humble beginnings of DC:SS and play (AND WIN!) every stable release since 0.1.7 and up to 0.9.2 (i've won a 0.10 and 0.11 game so far only ) at least once (and see the races/backgrounds that have been removed )... That means the latest updates to each release, so for example, I'm going to play 3.4, 4.5, 5.2 etc.

#######CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!########

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Everybody, feel free to join and post your YASD/YAVP stories here!

[MyOtheHedgeFox]

[Grimm]

challenge rejected

[PerverseSuffering]

challenge rejected

Rejection accepted :c

[Jeremiah]

Acceptance accepted.

[XuaXua]

Reception challjected.

[TwilightPhoenix]

C-C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

[varsovie]

MULTI-KILL

(I start with Hexcrawl )

[PerverseSuffering]

GOD-TIER REJECTION OF ULTIMATE SUPERHERO ACCEPTION OF SUPER-DARELY ACCEPTANCE OF A CHALLENGE WHICH IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF A THOUSAND XOMS

[TehDruid]

0.1.7 is kicking my ass (it's only ascii too and some key binds are different and it's hard to get used to both since I'm a tiles-only player) so this is bound to take a whole lot of time to achieve...

[Confidence Interval]

Why don't you come back and let us know when you've managed to complete the challenge?

[TehDruid]

Eventually...

Yet Another Appropriate Meme.

[PerverseSuffering]

Meme

It's a macro.

[mumra]

Meme

It's a macro.

You evoke the macro meme!

You feel dirty.

[Blade]

If you want to go back to basics, play Crawl 4.1 on CDO. >:D

(if you don't understand this, look it up on the learndb)

[cerebovssquire]

If you want to go back to basics, play Crawl 4.1 on CDO. >:D

(if you don't understand this, look it up on the learndb)

D:1: A huge blade slices into you! You die...
D:1: Oh no! You have stepped into a Zot trap! ZOT! You are covered in liquid flames! You are covered in liquid flames! You die...
D:1: Oh no! You have stepped into a Zot trap! ZOT! You feel very sick. You feel very sick. You feel very sick. You die...

[Jabberwocky]

Two months later how many versions have you won in yet TehDruid?

[TehDruid]

Ummmm just 0.10 and 0.11 Haven't really been at it. 0.1.7 was quite disheartening.

P.S: I might give it a go when I'm feeling like it. Kinda busy with real life issues.

[Un67]

You should probably go backwards from 0.9. That way there's not one sudden jump into the past, and it's a more gradual transition.

[Jabberwocky]

You should probably go backwards from 0.9. That way there's not one sudden jump into the past, and it's a more gradual transition.

I might actually try doing that myself.

[rebthor]

Well, you still run into situations where the game gets much harder - I'm thinking of the .5 to .6 to .7 transition where heavy armour when from unstoppable to unwearable to OK. That's going to be tough no matter which direction you go.

[cerebovssquire]

0.7 should be really easy actually. Robes can still be enchanted highly and MfCr has Berserker Rage and old Haste in a book. Same goes for 0.6. And in 0.5 MDFi is a big laugh, or so I've heard. I've only played .6-.11, and Ancient.

[rebthor]

0.7 should be really easy actually. Robes can still be enchanted highly and MfCr has Berserker Rage and old Haste in a book. Same goes for 0.6. And in 0.5 MDFi is a big laugh, or so I've heard. I've only played .6-.11, and Ancient.

I'd love to see your take on MDFi.

Honestly, the big thing keeping me from playing old versions is the need to dance XP. It was OK at the time, but I went back and played a .5.2 game around the time when .8 came out and it was nearly unbearable.