User:Tomsod/YANIs and patches - Revision history

Tomsod: /* Self- improving Banes */ typos

2025-10-16T14:10:10Z

‎Self- improving Banes: typos

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-06-26T08:28:20Z

pothole

Tomsod: /* Self- improving Banes */ clarify a thing

2023-10-15T14:09:31Z

‎Self- improving Banes: clarify a thing

Tomsod: two new patches

2023-10-15T08:29:19Z

two new patches

Tomsod: /* Infidel role */ v1.4

2021-07-13T17:35:48Z

‎Infidel role: v1.4

Tomsod: /* Infidel role */ v1.3

2020-07-03T03:55:49Z

‎Infidel role: v1.3

Tomsod: /* Infidel role */ v1.2

2020-06-23T19:10:25Z

‎Infidel role: v1.2

Tomsod: some rebases and bilious links

2020-06-10T02:14:18Z

some rebases and bilious links

Tomsod: foocubi patch

2020-04-21T01:50:33Z

foocubi patch

Tomsod: /* Infidel role */ v1.1

2020-03-09T13:44:39Z

‎Infidel role: v1.1

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 I lapsed into adding borderline useless items again, so here's a new comestible!  Ice creams are similar to [[pancake]]s stat-wise, except with [[cold resistance]] they're tastier, and also they melt away after a while, so they're ''not'' [[permafood]].  Consequently, ice cream doesn't appear during initial level generation (except in [[ice box]]es, which usually have one).  On the plus side, it is never [[rotten]].  [[Valkyrie]]s start with one occasionally (which must be eaten quickly).  Ice cream can be destroyed by fire damage, and cold-resistant [[carnivore]] pets consider it a [[treat]].  That's about all.  The patch is against [[3.6.7]] and includes a 16x16 [[tileset|tile]] for the new item.
-== Self- improving [[Bane]]s ==
+== Self-improving [[Bane]]s ==
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-Most [[Bane]]s are considered somewhat useless, because at +0, even with [[double damage]], they're worse than a good +7 sword, and nobody wants to spend [[enchant weapon]] scrolls on a weapon that's only useful 5% of the time.  Okay, but what if you ''didn't'' need scrolls?  This patch is yet another attempt to make Banes useful, this time by letting them enchant themselves whenever they're used to kill a monster they hate.  With this, the player is not only encouraged but actively rewarded by using the proper artifact against its nemeses, and with some effort can obtain a +7 (or higher) weapon that, in absence of better artifacts, may even be fit for general use.  (I got the idea from [http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Wyrmbane Crawl's Wyrmbane].)
+Most [[Bane]]s are considered somewhat useless, because at +0, even with [[double damage]], they're worse than a good +7 sword, and nobody wants to spend [[enchant weapon]] scrolls on a weapon that's only useful 5% of the time.  Okay, but what if you ''didn't'' need scrolls?  This patch is yet another attempt to make Banes useful, this time by letting them enchant themselves whenever they're used to kill a monster they hate.  With this, the player is not only encouraged but actively rewarded for using the proper artifact against its nemeses, and with some effort can obtain a +7 (or higher) weapon that, in absence of better artifacts, may even be fit for general use.  (I got the idea from [http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Wyrmbane Crawl's Wyrmbane].)
 The chance for a Bane to improve itself is based on [[monster level]] and type, and for some common monsters like [[orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] and [[undead]] is actually rather low.  [[Revive]]d monsters get a penalty; [[unique monster]]s (that weren't revived) may grant as much as +4 at once, but otherwise only increments of +1 are allowed.  The weapon will never vaporize from over-enchanting itself, although there are progressively severe penalties above +5.  Frankly, I'm not sure how balanced the whole thing is, but the numbers may be tweaked.

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 == [[Monk]]s should get a unique spell when [[crowned]] ==
-[[Restore ability]] is quite useless and everyone acknowledges that.  Similarly to getting an unique (artifact) weapon for other roles, Monks could get a unique (not randomly generated) spell that is otherwise only obtainable through wishing.
+{{+ of|Restore ability}} is quite useless and everyone acknowledges that.  Similarly to getting an unique (artifact) weapon for other roles, Monks could get a unique (not randomly generated) spell that is otherwise only obtainable through wishing.
 I think that restore ability was chosen because it's the highest-level spell of Monks' highest-proficiency spell school.  So, enter new spell: ''rejuvenation''.  Healing level 7 (or 6?), non-directional (self only), mostly duplicates [[full healing]], except for max HP increase (of course), and heal amount is level-dependent (say, XLd10).  At skilled restores drained levels, like blessed potion.  Also restores attributes (we've come full circle!) and cures [[wounded legs]].  Not too cheesy, I hope?

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 Most [[Bane]]s are considered somewhat useless, because at +0, even with [[double damage]], they're worse than a good +7 sword, and nobody wants to spend [[enchant weapon]] scrolls on a weapon that's only useful 5% of the time.  Okay, but what if you ''didn't'' need scrolls?  This patch is yet another attempt to make Banes useful, this time by letting them enchant themselves whenever they're used to kill a monster they hate.  With this, the player is not only encouraged but actively rewarded by using the proper artifact against its nemeses, and with some effort can obtain a +7 (or higher) weapon that, in absence of better artifacts, may even be fit for general use.  (I got the idea from [http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Wyrmbane Crawl's Wyrmbane].)
-The chance for a Bane to improve itself is based on [[monster level]] and type, and for some common monsters like [[orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] and [[undead]] is actually rather low.  [[Revive]]d monsters get a penalty; [[unique monster]]s (that weren't revived) may grant as much as +4 at once, but otherwise only increments of +1 are allowed.  The weapon will never vaporize from over-enchanting, although there are progressively severe penalties above +5.  Frankly, I'm not sure how balanced the whole thing is, but the numbers may be tweaked.
+The chance for a Bane to improve itself is based on [[monster level]] and type, and for some common monsters like [[orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] and [[undead]] is actually rather low.  [[Revive]]d monsters get a penalty; [[unique monster]]s (that weren't revived) may grant as much as +4 at once, but otherwise only increments of +1 are allowed.  The weapon will never vaporize from over-enchanting itself, although there are progressively severe penalties above +5.  Frankly, I'm not sure how balanced the whole thing is, but the numbers may be tweaked.
 [[Grimtooth]] can also improve upon killing elves, despite its universal damage bonus, and there's a ''very'' small chance of the [[Sceptre of Might]] getting an occasional +1 -- mostly to make life easier for [[illiterate]] cavepeople.  The patch is against 3.6.7.  Inter-monster combat is also handled, although I didn't cover monsters killing players, it being a comparatively rare occurrence.

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 The patch against 3.6.6 can be downloaded [https://pastebin.com/MrYhA9Ax here].  As always, I'm unhappy with the dialogue, but as I don't know how actual people talk, this can't be helped.
 [[Category:YANI]]
 [[Category:Patches]]

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   |name = Infidel role
   |author = Tomsod
-  |download = https://pastebin.com/w4iJ2iCP
+  |download = https://pastebin.com/E1iPM3zZ
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 EDIT3: a few more tweaks.  Notably, demonic crowning now preserves mental faculties, so former orcs will still have 16 max Int and Wis.  Also, Infidels can now properly drop cursed loadstones.  Also, I backported a commit from 3.7 that allows you to ring the Bell of Opening (on the vibrating square only) even if you're hurt by silver.  Obviously, it's very important in the context of this patch!  The updated patch is [https://pastebin.com/w4iJ2iCP here].
 == Reasonable foocubi ==

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 == [[Wand of make invisible]] can turn doors into secret doors ==
 Only works on closed doors, doesn't work on [[Astral plane]].  Shop doors will reappear after a while.
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 == You can sacrifice junk artifacts to reduce artifact counter ==
 Because people love leaving bones with their [[Demonbane]]s in my game just as I'm about to wish for the Eye.
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 EDIT: and I [https://pastebin.com/xSCV9pgz rebased it] onto 3.6.2.  Also, artifacts on the floor are now properly sacrificable.  I'm still unhappy with the wording of rejected-sacrifice messages, but I couldn't think of anything better.
 == A command to eat one turn's worth of food ==
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 == Scroll of epitaph ==
 When read, you are prompted for a message that is then engraved on the up stairs, to be hopefully read by your successor.  Beatitude affects quality of message (burned/carved/written in dust).  Blessed scrolls may also read themselves when you die.  Confused reading creates a [[headstone]].
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 == Guiding candle ==
 Heavily inspired by the "lamp of detect unseen" idea from [[User:Phol_ende_wodan/YANI/IRC_archive|here]], except it's a candle.
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 On a more technical note, the previously uploaded patch version was munched by Pastebin because of an empty (but necessary) last line.  I had to reorder patch chunks to prevent this.
 == Spell of summon familiar ==
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 == Infidel role ==
 {{main|User:Tomsod/YANIs and patches/Infidel}}
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 == Reasonable foocubi ==
 This patch changes the behavior of [[foocubi]] to be more reasonable: they no longer actively try to seduce you while hostile, and when you initiate an encounter with them, they ask for money upfront.  The second change is merely sensible, but the first one removes a fairly distasteful game mechanic, as, if you think about it, what hostile foocubi try to do is quite rape-y.