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[Mindmaker]

Curse you Mara
This has been such a nice run.

[Misterstone]

Have a level 14 Halfling Hunter of Okawaru now.

So I'm a bit confused about the elemental slings.
What exactly happens to the bullet fired from it? Weapons with elemental brands normally just add elemental damage, but in this case "it turns into a bolt of frost".
How much damage do they do?
And elemental slings stack with elemental ammo, or am I wrong?

The ammo management is being quite a burden as well.
I can't find enough of the normal shots for enchanting and thus creating a nice, long lasting stack. Okawarus gifts tend to be branded.

I turned of Short Blades at 12, thus reaching the speed cap, but leaving Slings turned on. Is there some sensible cap I should target?

And I would appreciate any other hints you can give for anyone playing a hunter.

IIRC if you use a frost branded launcher with a flame brand missile, the brands cancel each other out and it just shoots a normal missile.  In older versions I seem to recall poison being able to stack with elemental brands (it fired a bolt of 'flaming venom' or something like that), but according to the wiki now only one of the two brands is effective.

[G-Flex]

In older versions I seem to recall poison being able to stack with elemental brands (it fired a bolt of 'flaming venom' or something like that), but according to the wiki now only one of the two brands is effective.

You haven't been able to stack brands for a long time, if it was ever the case.

Also, the wiki is terrible and contains a mixture of information that was true several versions ago, is true in the current stable release (0.7), is true in the current trunk (0., and was never true at all. It's pretty much a laughing stock on the IRC channel; use the learndb and knowledge bots instead.

Regarding ammo brands, I think either the weapon or the projectile takes precedence, but I'm not sure which.

[lemon10]

In older versions I seem to recall poison being able to stack with elemental brands (it fired a bolt of 'flaming venom' or something like that), but according to the wiki now only one of the two brands is effective.

You haven't been able to stack brands for a long time, if it was ever the case.

Also, the wiki is terrible and contains a mixture of information that was true several versions ago, is true in the current stable release (0.7), is true in the current trunk (0., and was never true at all. It's pretty much a laughing stock on the IRC channel; use the learndb and knowledge bots instead.

Regarding ammo brands, I think either the weapon or the projectile takes precedence, but I'm not sure which.

Ammo takes precedence. The weapon is secondary (so if you have a +6+6 bow of flame and a arrow of ice and a arrow of reaping, your choice of ammo would determine what type of attack you do). But if the arrow is non branded, then the weapon would take effect.

[budthespud]

Well, It seems I can get the game to work fine on my laptop, but it's a smaller resolution, and seems to not have all the clickable tiles extras because of that. I wonder if it's the size of the window it's creating that causes it to crash instantly on my desktop.

And yet strangely enough I managed to get it to work by forcing it to go 640x480 in compatibility mode. Of course that was horrible looking on my 1920x1080 monitor. So I exited out of it, and somehow it worked for a good playthrough. Then it crashed again, and continues to crash instantly upon clicking the tiles exe's again. This has me stumped. Could it be Vista-related?

EDIT: Defintely works in fullscreen 640x480 mode somehow. Is there some way to set it to a higher fullscreen resolution? Or alter the windowed size?

[G-Flex]

Stupid question, but you are running Tiles and not the console build, right?

[Frumple]

You haven't been able to stack brands for a long time, if it was ever the case.

Poison brand can, at least, stack with flaming for ranged attacks, and was able to quite recently (either in 7 or the 8 trunks, not quite sure which). I say this because in one of those two versions I very specifically remember getting wrecked by a Nessos whose arrows both poisoned me and nailed me with fire damage. Whether that happens with anything else, I'unno, but flaming poisoned arrows is possible.

[Soadreqm]

At least flaming poisoned arrows when fired by enemies.

I seem to remember getting hurt by Nessos' doublebranded arrows as well. I think I managed to take him out with some mephitic clouds, though.

[budthespud]

Stupid question, but you are running Tiles and not the console build, right?

Yep. Tried multiple versions of the installer on the RSS feed.

[3]

I say this because in one of those two versions I very specifically remember getting wrecked by a Nessos whose arrows both poisoned me and nailed me with fire damage.

I'm fairly sure this is an ability unique to Nessos.

[lemon10]

I say this because in one of those two versions I very specifically remember getting wrecked by a Nessos whose arrows both poisoned me and nailed me with fire damage.

I'm fairly sure this is an ability unique to Nessos.

The knowledge bot agrees with you on this

A unique centaur, generated with a longbow of flame, poisoned arrows, a centaur barding, haste, and animate dead. In 0.6+, is generated sooner and also blinks away from you. Fires bolts of poison flame. No, you can't. His magic resistance is considerably low, so he's susceptible to slowness, paralyzing, etc.

[Akigagak]

Goddamn cheating Crawl monsters.

[ChairmanPoo]

Spoiler: So far, so good... (click to show/hide)

HP  78/78        AC 10     Str 13      Exp: 12/25836 (20), need: 17663
MP  35/35        EV 12     Int 20      God: Jiyva [****..]
Gold 1222        SH 11     Dex 13      Spells:  6 memorised,  9 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   d - +2,+12 falchion of Twilight {slice, EV+4 S
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : .   g - +3 elf ring mail
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : +   i - +0 dwarf buckler
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : +   (no helmet)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   t - +2 cloak
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   (no boots)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   S - amulet of conservation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   D - ring of magical power
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   m - ring of Ephemeral Luck {Hunger- +Rage rF+

@: regenerating quickly, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, stealthy
A: fangs 3, see invisible, +10% hp, Str -1, Int -1
a: Bottle Blood, Request Jelly, Slimify, Renounce Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage


You are on level 12 of the Dungeon.
You worship Jiyva.
Jiyva is extremely pleased with you.
You are very full.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 22 of its levels.

You have collected 1202 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 d - the +2,+12 falchion of Twilight (weapon) {slice, EV+4 Str+3 Int+3}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
Armour
 g - a +3 elven ring mail (worn)
 i - a +0 dwarven buckler (worn)
 t - a +2 cloak (worn)
 N - a troll hide
Magical devices
 f - a wand of slowing {zapped: 4}
 h - a wand of lightning {zapped: 1}
 j - a wand of disintegration
 p - a wand of fire {zapped: 1}
 r - a wand of healing {zapped: 2}
 x - a wand of draining {zapped: 9}
 y - a wand of cold {zapped: 5}
 B - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 5}
 L - a wand of hasting {zapped: 3}
Scrolls
 a - 7 scrolls of teleportation
 e - 4 scrolls of identify
 q - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 s - a scroll of detect curse
Jewellery
 l - a steel ring
 m - the ring of Ephemeral Luck (left hand) {Hunger- +Rage rF+ rC+ SInv}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   [ring of sustenance]
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It lets you go berserk.
 u - an uncursed ring of fire
 D - a ring of magical power (right hand)
 I - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 O - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
 S - an amulet of conservation (around neck)
Potions
 k - a potion of speed
 n - 4 potions of healing
 z - 10 potions of blood
 C - 2 potions of restore abilities
 Q - a potion of agility
Books
 c - a book of Minor Magic [summ]   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Magic Dart                         Conjuration                  1
   *Summon Small Mammals              Summoning                    1
   *Blink                             Translocation                2
   *Repel Missiles                    Enchantment/Air              2
   *Slow                              Enchantment                  3
   *Call Canine Familiar              Summoning                    3
   *Mephitic Cloud                    Conjuration/Poison/Air       3
   
 F - a book of Wizardry   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Selective Amnesia                  Enchantment                  4
   Summon Elemental                   Summoning                    4
   Teleport Self                      Translocation                5
   Fireball                           Conjuration/Fire             6
   Haste                              Enchantment                  6
   
Magical staves
 H - a staff of enchantment
 M - a staff of death


 You have 20 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 2 Fighting
 + Level 2 Long Blades
 - Level 2 Armour
 - Level 4 Dodging
 - Level 5 Stealth
 - Level 1 Stabbing
 + Level 3 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 6 Spellcasting
 - Level 1 Conjurations
 + Level 4 Enchantments
 + Level 15 Summonings
 + Level 2 Translocations
 + Level 4 Air Magic
 - Level 2 Poison Magic
 - Level 1 Evocations


You have 9 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power          Success   Level
a - Summon Small Mammals  Summ           #####          Excellent   1
b - Call Canine Familiar  Summ           #######...     Excellent   3
c - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  ###.......     Fair        3
d - Blink                 Tloc           N/A            Very Good   2
e - Repel Missiles        Air/Ench       ####......     Great       2
f - Slow                  Ench           ####.....      Very Good   3


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (12/27)               Orc (2/4) D:6            Lair (6/8) D:11
  Swamp (0/5) Lair:4        Slime (2/6) Lair:6         Hive (0/2) D:11
Temple: D:4-7       Shoals: Lair:3-6     Snake: Lair:3-6   

Altars:
Kikubaaqudgha
Vehumet
Yredelemnul
Jiyva

Shops:
Orc:1: /

Annotations
Lair:4 exclusion: oklob plant


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Your natural rate of healing is unusually fast.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You are dopey (Int -1).
You are robust (+10% HP).
You are weak (Str -1).

[Mr.Person]

Why do you have Armour and Dodging turned off? If I've ever seen two skills that should pretty much never be turned off, it's those two. Your AC and EV are alright for the level you're at, but they could definitely stand to be improved since Yaktuars will fuck you up at the moment.

Also, does your sword sparkle in the sunlight?

[ChairmanPoo]

urk. Stupid hydras.

Still, my experience with Jivya was pretty good. My next character will follow the same lines

As for Armor and dodging: armour wouldn't have been that good anyway, and dodging was draining XP that were supposed to go into swords, and I was keeping a wall of spammals on at all times anyways. Till a many-headed hydra ate through it, that is.