[POWDER] Intrinsic Speed?

[Ben]

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I've been playing POWDER on my DS for a couple of weeks now, and am enjoying
it thoroughly - I'm a little bit puzzled about the speed intrinsic, though..
If I eat the corpse of a bat, I get the message "You quicken." (Which I
assume means I have obtained the speed intrinsic temporarily). If I try on
what are later identified as speed boots (when I die, or via a scroll of
identify), I don't seem to get the same message - is this intentional
behaviour?

Other than that though, I'm having a really good time with it - the
interface is perfectly suited to the GBA/DS, and the deity system is awesome
(I like the fact that I can never *entirely* count on my god to help me out,
and I run the very real risk of a rival god taking out his frustrations on
me 😀 )

Cheers,

Ben

 

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Ben wrote:
> I've been playing POWDER on my DS for a couple of weeks now,

So it works on the DS? Excellent! I haven't yet had the chance to
purchase one and try it out. Not that there is any particular reason
it shouldn't work, but it is nice to have confirmation.

> and am enjoying
> it thoroughly

Yay!

> - I'm a little bit puzzled about the speed intrinsic, though..
> If I eat the corpse of a bat, I get the message "You quicken." (Which
I
> assume means I have obtained the speed intrinsic temporarily). If I
try on
> what are later identified as speed boots (when I die, or via a scroll
of
> identify), I don't seem to get the same message - is this intentional
> behaviour?

This is currently intentional behaviour. You don't get any of the
intrinsic gain messages for wearing items. It would make it a bit too
easy to identify rings of fire resistance then.

An exception may be made for things like speed in the future, however.
Speed is a visible intrinsic, meaning that you can tell if other mobs
have it by looking at them. Thus, it would seem only logical to give
the user a speed message when wearing the boots (and also auto-id).
For now, if you Look at yourself (Start, cursor to Look command, hit
Select, target yourself, hit [A]), you will see "You are fast" in the
description of yourself that will allow you to id the boots.

> Other than that though, I'm having a really good time with it - the
> interface is perfectly suited to the GBA/DS, and the deity system is
awesome
> (I like the fact that I can never *entirely* count on my god to help
me out,
> and I run the very real risk of a rival god taking out his
frustrations on
> me 😀 )

I'm very happy you are enjoying the deity system. I'm very happy with
the feel I created myself, so am glad that others like it.
--
Jeff Lait
(POWDER: http://www.zincland.com/powder)

 

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Ben wrote:
> "Jeff Lait" <torespondisfutile@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1109223289.774318.250690@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> > Ben wrote:
> > > I've been playing POWDER on my DS for a couple of weeks now,
> >
> > So it works on the DS? Excellent! I haven't yet had the chance to
> > purchase one and try it out. Not that there is any particular
reason
> > it shouldn't work, but it is nice to have confirmation.
>
> And it looks lovely - the proper backlighting makes the tileset look
a whole
> lot better

Are you comparing it to the GBA SP? I know the GBA SP makes a huge
improvement over the original GBA (even if you install the
afterburner).

I should be worried. If Nintendo makes their screens too good, what
can I blame my icons on? :>

> > I'm very happy you are enjoying the deity system. I'm very happy
with
> > the feel I created myself, so am glad that others like it.
>
> Keep up the good work, I've finally found something to occupy me on
my
> boring lunchtimes - thanks again

Will do. I need something for boring commutes, after all :>
--
Jeff Lait
(POWDER: http://www.zincland.com/powder)

 

[Ben]

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"Jeff Lait" <torespondisfutile@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1109223289.774318.250690@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Ben wrote:
> > I've been playing POWDER on my DS for a couple of weeks now,
>
> So it works on the DS? Excellent! I haven't yet had the chance to
> purchase one and try it out. Not that there is any particular reason
> it shouldn't work, but it is nice to have confirmation.

And it looks lovely - the proper backlighting makes the tileset look a whole
lot better

> > and am enjoying
> > it thoroughly
>
> Yay!
>
> > - I'm a little bit puzzled about the speed intrinsic, though..
> > If I eat the corpse of a bat, I get the message "You quicken." (Which
> I
> > assume means I have obtained the speed intrinsic temporarily). If I
> try on
> > what are later identified as speed boots (when I die, or via a scroll
> of
> > identify), I don't seem to get the same message - is this intentional
> > behaviour?
>
> This is currently intentional behaviour. You don't get any of the
> intrinsic gain messages for wearing items. It would make it a bit too
> easy to identify rings of fire resistance then.

That's fair enough, I think - Nethack obviously treats things similarly, and
I think the formula works quite well.

> An exception may be made for things like speed in the future, however.
> Speed is a visible intrinsic, meaning that you can tell if other mobs
> have it by looking at them. Thus, it would seem only logical to give
> the user a speed message when wearing the boots (and also auto-id).
> For now, if you Look at yourself (Start, cursor to Look command, hit
> Select, target yourself, hit [A]), you will see "You are fast" in the
> description of yourself that will allow you to id the boots.

Ah, I wasn't aware you could do that - my first spoiler, hooray

> > Other than that though, I'm having a really good time with it - the
> > interface is perfectly suited to the GBA/DS, and the deity system is
> awesome
> > (I like the fact that I can never *entirely* count on my god to help
> me out,
> > and I run the very real risk of a rival god taking out his
> frustrations on
> > me 😀 )
>
> I'm very happy you are enjoying the deity system. I'm very happy with
> the feel I created myself, so am glad that others like it.

Keep up the good work, I've finally found something to occupy me on my
boring lunchtimes - thanks again

Cheers,

Ben

 

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"Jeff Lait" <torespondisfutile@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I should be worried. If Nintendo makes their screens too good, what
>can I blame my icons on? :>

Speaking as a Linux player, I *like* your icons.
--
Martin Read - my opinions are my own. share them if you wish.
My roguelike games page (including my BSD-licenced roguelike) can be found at:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~mpread/roguelikes.html

 

[Ben]

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"Jeff Lait" <torespondisfutile@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1109249463.707357.33020@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Ben wrote:
> > "Jeff Lait" <torespondisfutile@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1109223289.774318.250690@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> > > Ben wrote:
> > > > I've been playing POWDER on my DS for a couple of weeks now,
> > >
> > > So it works on the DS? Excellent! I haven't yet had the chance to
> > > purchase one and try it out. Not that there is any particular
> reason
> > > it shouldn't work, but it is nice to have confirmation.
> >
> > And it looks lovely - the proper backlighting makes the tileset look
> a whole
> > lot better
>
> Are you comparing it to the GBA SP? I know the GBA SP makes a huge
> improvement over the original GBA (even if you install the
> afterburner).

Yeah, the backlight on the GBA SP tends to make things look really washed
out - the DS screen is frontlit, and compresses the image slightly (the
pixels on the TFT seem to be a lot more densely packed), making everything
look a lot crisper and more vibrant.

> I should be worried. If Nintendo makes their screens too good, what
> can I blame my icons on? :>

You could always switch to ascii characters? 😀

Cheers,

Ben

 

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Ben wrote:
> "Jeff Lait" <torespondisfutile@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1109249463.707357.33020@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > Ben wrote:
> > > "Jeff Lait" <torespondisfutile@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1109223289.774318.250690@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> > > > Ben wrote:
> > > > > I've been playing POWDER on my DS for a couple of weeks now,
> > > >
> > > > So it works on the DS? Excellent! I haven't yet had the
chance to
> > > > purchase one and try it out. Not that there is any particular
> > reason
> > > > it shouldn't work, but it is nice to have confirmation.
> > >
> > > And it looks lovely - the proper backlighting makes the tileset
look
> > a whole
> > > lot better
> >
> > Are you comparing it to the GBA SP? I know the GBA SP makes a huge
> > improvement over the original GBA (even if you install the
> > afterburner).
>
> Yeah, the backlight on the GBA SP tends to make things look really
washed
> out - the DS screen is frontlit, and compresses the image slightly
(the
> pixels on the TFT seem to be a lot more densely packed), making
everything
> look a lot crisper and more vibrant.

Wow. That sounds like the same sort of improvement from the GBA to GBA
SP. There, too, things became crisper and vibrant. Must resist urge to
go buy a DS...

> > I should be worried. If Nintendo makes their screens too good,
what
> > can I blame my icons on? :>
>
> You could always switch to ascii characters? 😀

I've been tempted, but I can't for the life of me think what character
I should use for Tridudes :>
--
Jeff Lait
(POWDER: http://www.zincland.com/powder)