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| + | Well, the answer is, shortly, that you're going to have to hide some of your stuff. If OrcTown is totally clear of hostiles, find a room, put anything you don't imminently need inside, then close it and lock it from the outside. If you find yourself needing any of it, you can always go back, since OrcTown should be pretty easy to get to once you clear out the upper mines. | ||
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| + | Drop all but about 500 gold in there too, using the command "dX$," where X is the number of gold pieces you want to drop. | ||
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| + | I'd say write Elbereth on the square you drop the stuff on, but the new devteam messed up Elbereth, so you don't have that trick anymore. Grumble grumble... | ||
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| + | You should find out what the best armor in your inventory is... for Valks I recommend mithril, of which you may have found none, or as many as three or four. If you have none, use chain mail, which you should also have found. It's the best compromise between AC and weight barring mithril. Scale mail, plate mail are too heavy and ring mail is too weak, but if you only have one of those, run with it. | ||
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| + | If you have a functioning weapons store, armor store or general store, you can price-ID all your armor to see roughly how enchanted it is. Just drop each piece, see what price the clerk offers, and then refuse to sell it. Go with the most enchanted mithril, or failing that, the most enchanted chain mail. | ||
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| + | Wear the best cloak you've found, helmet, hard shoes (the most enchanted piece of each), and keep your starting shield. Put a dwarvish helmet, shield, the second-best piece of body armor and some hard shoes in your stash for backup and sell the rest. | ||
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| + | After you've settled on your armor, here's the hard part: if you can't carry it with your armor and still be un-encumbered, you don't need it. Gems should be in your stash rather than your inventory, any unidentified scrolls, potions, amulets and rings (if you're not about to ID them). Keep two food rations if you can, and any rings you're actively wearing. One offensive wand is good if you can carry it, ''maybe two,'' but any other wands need to be in your stash. | ||
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| + | If you're still encumbered, your Valkyrie might have the lowest possible strength stat, in which case you're going to have real problems... | ||
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| + | I hope that helps! --[[User:JMarieStanton|Ms. J. Marie Stanton, Professional Valkyrie]] ([[User talk:JMarieStanton|talk]]) 16:23, 20 October 2017 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 20 October 2017
Ok, so I'm a new player. Bottom line, I'm looking for tips on inventory management. I just finished Sokoban and then went back to the Gnomish Mines where I cleared out OrcTown. C'mon, this is crazy. I have entirely too much stuff. I can't even lug around the 5k in gold/Zorkmids. I have the GoP, but even trying to put stuff into a bag doesn't really help and I still end up Burdened.
What's the ideal strategy here? I'm playing a Val so I'm dropping all spell books. I'm ID'ing scrolls and potions as much as possible. I'm carrying a good amount of food, but nothing obscene.
Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide, or any links to articles (here or elsewhere) that my provide some strategy.
Best,
-Ryan
Well, the answer is, shortly, that you're going to have to hide some of your stuff. If OrcTown is totally clear of hostiles, find a room, put anything you don't imminently need inside, then close it and lock it from the outside. If you find yourself needing any of it, you can always go back, since OrcTown should be pretty easy to get to once you clear out the upper mines.
Drop all but about 500 gold in there too, using the command "dX$," where X is the number of gold pieces you want to drop.
I'd say write Elbereth on the square you drop the stuff on, but the new devteam messed up Elbereth, so you don't have that trick anymore. Grumble grumble...
You should find out what the best armor in your inventory is... for Valks I recommend mithril, of which you may have found none, or as many as three or four. If you have none, use chain mail, which you should also have found. It's the best compromise between AC and weight barring mithril. Scale mail, plate mail are too heavy and ring mail is too weak, but if you only have one of those, run with it.
If you have a functioning weapons store, armor store or general store, you can price-ID all your armor to see roughly how enchanted it is. Just drop each piece, see what price the clerk offers, and then refuse to sell it. Go with the most enchanted mithril, or failing that, the most enchanted chain mail.
Wear the best cloak you've found, helmet, hard shoes (the most enchanted piece of each), and keep your starting shield. Put a dwarvish helmet, shield, the second-best piece of body armor and some hard shoes in your stash for backup and sell the rest.
After you've settled on your armor, here's the hard part: if you can't carry it with your armor and still be un-encumbered, you don't need it. Gems should be in your stash rather than your inventory, any unidentified scrolls, potions, amulets and rings (if you're not about to ID them). Keep two food rations if you can, and any rings you're actively wearing. One offensive wand is good if you can carry it, maybe two, but any other wands need to be in your stash.
If you're still encumbered, your Valkyrie might have the lowest possible strength stat, in which case you're going to have real problems...
I hope that helps! --Ms. J. Marie Stanton, Professional Valkyrie (talk) 16:23, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
