Archonstorm - Revision history

Ais523: /* Strategy */ link to Loial's Archonstorm survival

2026-03-17T02:04:11Z

‎Strategy: link to Loial's Archonstorm survival

Ais523: /* Strategy */ the best chance to survive an Archonstorm

2024-11-22T19:03:55Z

‎Strategy: the best chance to survive an Archonstorm

Umbire the Phantom: ver

2023-03-13T23:39:05Z

ver

Umbire the Phantom: ...until you walk to the fridge for a few minutes and realize that also makes it infinitely less likely that an Archonstorm occurs if you're lawful to begin with. Also, hostile summoners create hostile monsters.

2023-03-13T23:38:33Z

...until you walk to the fridge for a few minutes and realize that also makes it infinitely less likely that an Archonstorm occurs if you're lawful to begin with. Also, hostile summoners create hostile monsters.

MrSurvivor1997: They are peaceful to a lawful character.

2023-03-13T23:36:13Z

They are peaceful to a lawful character.

Andrio Celos: Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

2021-02-16T03:10:16Z

Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

Actual-nh: /* Description */ "e.g." is normally surrounded by commas or similar

2020-12-12T01:59:01Z

‎Description: "e.g." is normally surrounded by commas or similar

Aximili: notice for next version

2020-08-13T02:39:14Z

notice for next version

Umbire the Phantom at 06:47, 17 January 2020

2020-01-17T06:47:35Z

Aximili: add links

2020-01-17T04:42:50Z

add links

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 ==Strategy==
 The player caught in an Archonstorm is likely doomed: even if they have a means of driving off the Archons and gaining breathing room, they are very likely to be swarmed and surrounded by the other Archons and remaining nasties. [[Conflict]] may or may not have any effect due to the Archons' [[monster magic resistance]], and unless your AC is incredibly high, you may be struck down before you can get clear of them. As such, Archonstorms in particular are a major reason why it is discouraged to perform excessive genociding of monsters.
 If you notice an Archonstorm developing, your best hope is to get as close to the exit of the level (e.g. the magic portal, on the Plane of Fire) as possible; it is not normally possible to fight your way through, but may be possible to move short distances as monsters die, or teleport monsters out of the way to form temporary gaps.
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 ==Strategy==
 The player caught in an Archonstorm is likely doomed: even if they have a means of driving off the Archons and gaining breathing room, they are very likely to be swarmed and surrounded by the other Archons and remaining nasties. [[Conflict]] may or may not have any effect due to the Archons' [[monster magic resistance]], and unless your AC is incredibly high, you may be struck down before you can get clear of them. As such, Archonstorms in particular are a major reason why it is discouraged to perform excessive genociding of monsters.
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 ==Strategy==
 The player caught in an Archonstorm is likely doomed: even if they have a means of driving off the Archons and gaining breathing room, they are very likely to be swarmed and surrounded by the other Archons and remaining nasties. [[Conflict]] may or may not have any effect due to the Archons' [[monster magic resistance]], and unless your AC is incredibly high, you may be struck down before you can get clear of them. As such, Archonstorms in particular are a major reason why it is discouraged to perform excessive genociding of monsters.
+{{nethack-366}}
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	The player caught in an Archonstorm is likely doomed: even if they have a means of driving off the Archons and gaining breathing room, they are very likely to be swarmed and surrounded by the other Archons and remaining nasties. [[Conflict]] may or may not have any effect due to the Archons' [[monster magic resistance]], and unless your AC is incredibly high, you may be struck down before you can get clear of them. As such, Archonstorms in particular are a major reason why it is discouraged to perform excessive genociding of monsters.		The player caught in an Archonstorm is likely doomed: even if they have a means of driving off the Archons and gaining breathing room, they are very likely to be swarmed and surrounded by the other Archons and remaining nasties. [[Conflict]] may or may not have any effect due to the Archons' [[monster magic resistance]], and unless your AC is incredibly high, you may be struck down before you can get clear of them. As such, Archonstorms in particular are a major reason why it is discouraged to perform excessive genociding of monsters.

−	~~Archons are spawned peaceful to lawful characters with non-negative alignment records, so Archons in an Archonstorm may pay the player no mind, and may also be easier to tame.~~
	[[Category: Strategy]]		[[Category: Strategy]]

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	The player caught in an Archonstorm is likely doomed: even if they have a means of driving off the Archons and gaining breathing room, they are very likely to be swarmed and surrounded by the other Archons and remaining nasties. [[Conflict]] may or may not have any effect due to the Archons' [[monster magic resistance]], and unless your AC is incredibly high, you may be struck down before you can get clear of them. As such, Archonstorms in particular are a major reason why it is discouraged to perform excessive genociding of monsters.		The player caught in an Archonstorm is likely doomed: even if they have a means of driving off the Archons and gaining breathing room, they are very likely to be swarmed and surrounded by the other Archons and remaining nasties. [[Conflict]] may or may not have any effect due to the Archons' [[monster magic resistance]], and unless your AC is incredibly high, you may be struck down before you can get clear of them. As such, Archonstorms in particular are a major reason why it is discouraged to perform excessive genociding of monsters.

		+	Archons are spawned peaceful to lawful characters with non-negative alignment records, so Archons in an Archonstorm may pay the player no mind, and may also be easier to tame.
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 ==Description==
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7|Summon nasties can no longer create monsters of equal or higher difficulty than the caster (preventing, e.g., arch-liches or Archons from summoning more of themselves).}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Summon nasties can no longer create monsters of equal or higher difficulty than the caster (preventing, e.g., arch-liches or Archons from summoning more of themselves).}}
 While Archons are formidable foes all on their own, a disproportionate number may spawn if the player has [[genocide]]d several other high-level monsters; the Archon is also more liable to summon another Archon via the [[summon nasties]] spell as a result. In a worst-case scenario, this can become a chain of summons that grows exponentially and fills most of the level with Archons. This usually occurs on the [[Elemental Planes]] in the [[endgame]], but is most commonly seen on the [[Plane of Fire]], as it is the most open of the eligible levels; it also occasionally happens on the [[Plane of Air]], and very rarely on other planes.

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	==Description==		==Description==
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7\|Summon nasties can no longer create monsters of equal or higher difficulty than the caster (preventing e.g. arch-liches or Archons from summoning more of themselves).}}
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	While Archons are formidable foes all on their own, a disproportionate number may spawn if the player has [[genocide]]d several other high-level monsters; the Archon is also more liable to summon another Archon via the [[summon nasties]] spell as a result. In a worst-case scenario, this can become a chain of summons that grows exponentially and fills most of the level with Archons. This usually occurs on the [[Elemental Planes]] in the [[endgame]], but is most commonly seen on the [[Plane of Fire]], as it is the most open of the eligible levels; it also occasionally happens on the [[Plane of Air]], and very rarely on other planes.		While Archons are formidable foes all on their own, a disproportionate number may spawn if the player has [[genocide]]d several other high-level monsters; the Archon is also more liable to summon another Archon via the [[summon nasties]] spell as a result. In a worst-case scenario, this can become a chain of summons that grows exponentially and fills most of the level with Archons. This usually occurs on the [[Elemental Planes]] in the [[endgame]], but is most commonly seen on the [[Plane of Fire]], as it is the most open of the eligible levels; it also occasionally happens on the [[Plane of Air]], and very rarely on other planes.

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-'''Archonstorm''' is a nickname given to a situation where a player is on a level alongside a lot of [[Archon]]s in a large group.
+'''"Archonstorm"''' is a nickname given to a situation in ''[[NetHack]]'' where a player ends up facing a large group of [[Archon]]s.
-Archonstorms, and Archons in general, are the major reason why it is discouraged to perform excessive genociding of monsters.
+==Description==
 [[Category: Strategy]]