... Yes, you can do that with your save files, or you can access wizard/debug mode with various commands, provided the support for them is in the Angband ...
113
King Ozymandius
sudodraken@...
Nov 2, 2000 1:51 pm
There is a program called angband companion that makes bakups automatically every so many minutes. There is a link from Thangorodim. But it only works for...
114
PRD
prd@...
Nov 3, 2000 4:28 am
Don't you just love blue worm masses? You just need to run back and forth to get as many experience points as you need... If only it were that simple to get...
115
PRD
prd@...
Nov 3, 2000 4:51 am
... I like the game, but it does seem to take an infinite amount of time to play, and although it would theoretically be possible to be 100% sure to complete...
116
Bablos
bablos@...
Nov 3, 2000 8:34 am
On 03-Nov-00, PRD spewed forth the following... ... It's called 'worm farming', and it's another method of cheating. It's frowned upon by numerous players,...
117
Bablos
bablos@...
Nov 3, 2000 8:38 am
On 03-Nov-00, PRD spewed forth the following... ... complete ... It's not as bad as that. Different people have different methods of playing, and you should...
118
Angband@egroups.com
Nov 3, 2000 10:22 am
Enter your vote today! Check out the new poll for the Angband group: Cheating by having backup saved games: what do you think of it? o They should re-program...
119
PRD
prd@...
Nov 3, 2000 10:26 am
... I wouldn't call it "cheating". Cheating is when you type in a code-word to make your character invincible, or keep back-up saved games. If it WAS cheating,...
120
Ilya Bely
aerton@...
Nov 3, 2000 12:37 pm
... Isn't it already done for UNIX? In config.h there so many options to prevent using backup savefile by any means. Or it is just dead code? Since game is...
121
Bablos
bablos@...
Nov 3, 2000 12:52 pm
On 03-Nov-00, PRD spewed forth the following... ... Like I said, it's just another method of cheating. I must admit, I've farmed creatures myself, but only...
122
Bablos
bablos@...
Nov 3, 2000 12:56 pm
On 03-Nov-00, Ilya Bely spewed forth the following... ... No, it's not dead code, it's just commented out. If you're able to compile your own game, you can...
123
Antonio Remedios
antdos@...
Nov 3, 2000 4:30 pm
... From: "PRD" <prd@...> ... make ... limited ... Well, you don't exactly get a huge number of XPs do you? Ant :)...
124
Scott
scott.vanderlaan@...
Nov 3, 2000 11:53 pm
... want to cheat, cheat! Just shows how inept you are at playing the game in the first place... ... I agree with his thoughts up to a point. What some would...
125
PRD
prd@...
Nov 6, 2000 9:27 am
I downloaded version 2.9.1 of Angband. I like the graphics (8x8), but when I look in the graphics folder, there are some even better graphics available(16x16)....
126
David Thomsen
prd@...
Nov 8, 2000 11:52 am
So, making mindless conversation with no-one in particular... what is the difference between all the Angband variants? There's Aangband, Bangband, Cangband,...
127
Antonio Remedios
antdos@...
Nov 8, 2000 2:56 pm
... From: "David Thomsen" <prd@...> ... Well they all have their little quirks and niceties. Personally my favourite is Zangband (although just getting...
128
darkgod@...
Nov 8, 2000 6:32 pm
... PernAngband is not bad for that too :) lots of cool classes(way mor than in Z) & races, new features, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, ... :) ... If you want...
129
PRD
prd@...
Nov 10, 2000 3:18 pm
Do you know what I think would be neat? An Angband screen-saver, so that when you don't have enough time to play a game, the computer can have a game for you...
130
vxpmrz 3
vxpmrz3@...
Nov 10, 2000 7:19 pm
... I believe Borgband does that, and maybe some of the others. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private,...
131
Phil Deane
phil@...
Nov 11, 2000 8:42 am
There is one for windows, you can get it from thangordium, its very good as well :) Phil Deane http://www.MiracleExpress.force9.co.uk ... From: "PRD"...
132
PRD
prd@...
Nov 19, 2000 12:48 am
Sometimes, in Angband, you run into large groups of mages, which brings up a vexing question: what, exactly, do you call a group of mages? For some reason, the...
133
Samson Gafkjen
samson.gafkjen@...
Nov 23, 2000 3:07 am
... a vexing question: what, exactly, do you call a group of mages? ... Somehow, I prefer a cast of mages, but that's just me. --Sam ...
134
PRD
prd@...
Nov 27, 2000 8:03 am
What happens to the artefacts you sell in shops? Do you ever see them again? I wanted to collect all the unique items, just for the fun of it, but then I ...
135
Antonio Remedios
antdos@...
Nov 27, 2000 4:22 pm
... From: "PRD" <prd@...> ... again? Depends how long you wait - if you go straight back in there, they are still there (for substantially more) but if...
136
Scott
scott.vanderlaan@...
Dec 1, 2000 10:57 pm
... brings up a vexing question: what, exactly, do you call a group of mages? ... I like the idea of 'an exultation of spell casters'. I get paid more if I...
137
William Robinson
tkuk7@...
Dec 6, 2000 2:26 pm
i was talking to a friend of mine about angband and it's variants. and she was talking about this thing her brother had gotten into which just sounded like an...
138
Bill Robinson
tkuk7@...
Dec 6, 2000 2:29 pm
... them ... are still ... while, ... doesn't that depend on what mode you're in. or is that just zangband? i know zangband asks you at the beginning of each...
139
Antonio Remedios
antdos@...
Dec 6, 2000 6:38 pm
... From: "Bill Robinson" <tkuk7@...> ... Oh yeah sorry - if you're in preserve mode then they /may/ reappear at a later stage. Although it's...
140
Frank Palazzolo
palazzol@...
Dec 28, 2000 2:53 am
Do you think anyone would be interested in a Win32 console-mode port? I actually hacked something together using main_gcu.c, main.c and the win32 port of...
141
Bablos
bablos@...
Dec 28, 2000 11:30 am
On 28-Dec-00, Frank Palazzolo spewed forth the following... ... Send a message to rec.games.roguelike.angband and see if anyone would be interested or not. ...
