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[A. J. Raffles]

BeefontheBone, on Jan 14 2006, 08:02 PM, said:

Could be. There are a number of bugs in the Windows build of the game though (the most obvious being the Learned talent).

Skilled, you mean. There aren't that many bugs in the Winbeta version, though, just a handful.

[DakaSha]

MdaG, on Jan 14 2006, 07:53 PM, said:

Blä, my mindcrafter was just obliterated by a crash bug. Last thing I did was execute an area effect mindblast and the game crashed. From now on I'm making backups of my char save. I'm running Sage, maybe it's buggy?

thats cheating!

of course it sucks when the game crashes but it doesnt happen often at all (has NEVER happend to me... not once)

[A. J. Raffles]

Yes, losing a character through a power failure is actually more likely than losing it through a spontaneous crash.

[greywolf]

It's happened to me twice...

But I'm stuck with my lvl 8 trollish monk on the 6th level of the CoC because she doesn't have the swimming skill, I'm grounded on a tiny piece of land that has no connections to any other part of the cave... I don't have anything to dig through the rock or freeze the water, either... suggestions?

[A. J. Raffles]

Post a character file.

[Havell]

greywolforiginal, on Jan 14 2006, 11:34 PM, said:

It's happened to me twice...

But I'm stuck with my lvl 8 trollish monk on the 6th level of the CoC because she doesn't have the swimming skill, I'm grounded on a tiny piece of land that has no connections to any other part of the cave... I don't have anything to dig through the rock or freeze the water, either... suggestions?

Wait for your HP to build up to it's max.  Then swim straight for the nearest bit of land.  I don't know if praying for healing works while your in the water, but it seems to be your only chance of escape from being marooned.

[A. J. Raffles]

At level 8? I doubt his HP will be high enough for that yet, even if it's a troll.

[greywolf]

I'm not entirely sure how to attach a file to a post, so I'll just post the short logfile:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Character Information
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Mohrina    St:28  Le: 9  Wi:11  Dx:18  To:25  Ch: 3  Ap: 5  Ma: 5  Pe:13  NC
DV/PV: 20/8   H: 77(96)   P: 16(16)   Exp: 8/46059   M: 21559

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Background Information
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name: Mohrina             Race: female Troll        Class: Monk
Eye color: black          Hair color: red           Complexion: dark
Height: 8'3"              Weight: 429 pounds
Age: 16 (grown-up)
Star sign: Cup            Birthday: 16/Cup (day 256 of the year)

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                                  Inventory
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total weight: 2715 stones                Carrying capacity: 4275 stones

Head          : -
Neck          : uncursed ruby amulet                                   [7s]
Body          : thick furs (-1, -1) [+0, +3]                         [300s]
Girdle        : uncursed mithril girdle [+0, +2]                      [20s]
Cloak         : -
Right Hand    : -
Left Hand     : -
Right Ring    : uncursed electrum ring                                 [1s]
Left Ring     : uncursed ring of cold resistance                       [1s]
Bracers       : bracers of defense [+2, +0]                           [10s]
Gauntlets     : uncursed gloves [+0, +0]                               [6s]
Boots         : -
Missile weapon: uncursed long bow                                     [30s]
Missiles      : bundle of 4 arrows (+0, 1d6)                           [8s]
Tool          : -


----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Stuff
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total weight: 2332 stones   Carrying capacity: 4275 stones

Helmets ('[')
   black helmet                                                      [100s]
Armor ('[')
   studded leather armor                                             [250s]
   leather armor                                                     [150s]
Boots ('[')
   uncursed heavy boots [-1, +1]                                      [30s]
Necklaces (''')
   uncursed pendant of beauty {Ap+4}                                   [3s]
   uncursed platinum amulet                                            [3s]
   heap of 2 uncursed glass amulets                                    [6s]
   uncursed platinum amulet                                            [3s]
One-handed weapons ('(')
   blessed hatchet (+0, 1d6+4)                                        [50s]
   uncursed sickle (+0, 1d4+2)                                        [55s]
   uncursed whip (-4, 1d3)                                            [15s]
   uncursed ashen flail (+0, 2d4+2)                                  [150s]
   uncursed short sword (+2, 1d6)                                     [30s]
   uncursed battle axe (+0, 1d6+2)                                    [70s]
   mace                                                               [80s]
   uncursed rabbit knife (+0, 1d3+4)                                   [8s]
Missile weapons ('}')
   uncursed sling                                                      [3s]
   uncursed short bow                                                 [20s]
   uncursed short bow (+1, +0)                                        [20s]
   blessed hand crossbow                                              [30s]
   blessed short bow                                                  [20s]
   long bow                                                           [30s]
Missiles ('/')
   drakish scurgar (+1, 1d8+2)                                        [10s]
   bundle of 2 arrows (+0, 1d6+2)                                      [4s]
   bundle of 10 quarrels                                              [20s]
   bundle of 5 quarrels                                               [20s]
   throwing knife                                                      [8s]
Tools (']')
   triangular key                                                      [1s]
   round key                                                           [1s]
   square key                                                          [1s]
   square key                                                          [1s]
   blanket                                                            [10s]
Rings ('=')
   uncursed ring of cold resistance                                    [1s]
   cursed silver ring                                                  [1s]
   uncursed brass ring                                                 [1s]
   uncursed vibrating ring                                             [1s]
Wands ('\')
   uncursed cedar wand                                                 [3s]
   uncursed wand of monster detection (4 charges)                      [3s]
   cursed iron wand                                                    [4s]
   bronze wand                                                         [4s]
Potions ('!')
   uncursed light yellow potion                                        [2s]
   uncursed blazing potion                                             [4s]
   uncursed shimmering potion                                          [2s]
   heap of 4 uncursed potions of water                                [16s]
   heap of 2 uncursed blubbery potions                                 [8s]
   uncursed swirly potion                                              [4s]
   cursed light red potion                                             [2s]
   cursed white potion                                                 [2s]
   uncursed clear potion                                               [4s]
   uncursed light red potion                                           [2s]
   uncursed black potion                                               [4s]
   potion of water                                                     [4s]
Scrolls ('?')
   blessed blank scroll                                                [2s]
   uncursed scroll of power                                            [2s]
   uncursed scroll labeled "Odiv"                                      [2s]
   uncursed scroll of identify                                         [2s]
Books ('"')
   blessed manual of bridge building                                 [100s]
Food ('%')
   heap of 3 iron rations                                            [300s]
   heap of 33 bones                                                  [132s]
   melon                                                              [20s]
   loaf of bread                                                      [40s]
   heap of 20 cooked lizards                                          [60s]
   heap of 4 bones                                                    [16s]
   large ration                                                      [200s]
   bit of candy                                                        [2s]
   melon                                                              [20s]
   goblin corpse                                                      [60s]
Valuables ('$')
   10061 gold pieces                                                 [100s]


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I forgot to mention that I don't have the Swimming skill on my last post, so I take like 30ish damage every time I swim one square.

@R Havell: My hp isn't enough - I've tried that. The nearest land is 5 squares away, and I don't want to waste a prayer, especially if it's not guaranteed that part of land will be linked to the stairs.

[A. J. Raffles]

OK, if I were you I'd identify those wands first. One of them might be a wand of cold. If that isn't the case, you could try on the vibrating ring - vibrating rings are often (though not always) rings of the fish. If it does turn out to be a ring of the fish and you've encountered an altar, you can get some holy water, bless the ring and you've got water breathing. Problem solved.
It might be safer to scum for orange potions, though. Then you can go back to Terinyo and learn swimming from Blup. Train for a bit in a safe place (remember to drop any equipment that might be damaged by the water first).
If all else fails, you'll have to build a bridge. You'll need lots of food first, though. The food you have certainly won't be enough.

Edited by A. J. Raffles, 14 January 2006 - 11:58 PM.

[greywolf]

Man, all these fast replies...

Thanks for the advice. In the event that I do have to build a bridge, what tool do I need? It keeps saying I need a suitable tool... I thought a warhammer might work, but apparently not... And what are orange potions for? Trading with Blup?

[A. J. Raffles]

You need the hatchet you got from Yrrigs along with the manual. Put it in your tool slot, go into the wilderness, stand on a tree square, make sure you're bloated (or at least satiated) and press 'u'. Pick up the log and carry it to where you want to build your bridge. Repeat over and over again. (Bridge-building isn't successful every time and logs are too heavy to have several in your inventory, so it's a fairly tedious process).
Orange potions are potions of carrot juice. Blup will teach you swimming if you give him (her?) one blessed potion of carrot juice or several uncursed ones - don't know exactly how many.

Edited by A. J. Raffles, 15 January 2006 - 12:36 AM.

[greywolf]

I know I need the hatchet to cut a log - I've already done that; I meant what tool do I need afterwards, when I apply the Bridge Building skill? Do I need a hammer of sorts? I've tried putting the log in my tool slot, and I've also tried it with the hatchet in my tool slot, but neither work.

Edit: Nevermind... I died after trying to kill Hotzenplotz. I killed him, but then his bouncers finished me off... Strange, though. I figured he'd be fairly easy, especially at level 10 (for a troll, anyway).

[A. J. Raffles]

Hotzenplotz is quite tough, and so are the half-orc bouncers - unless you're past level 20 or so, don't try to kill them in melee, kill them from a distance, i.e. using spells or missiles. (H's poison attack in particular is nasty).
About bridge building, just using the hatchet again should do the trick. If you meant that you keep failing at it, yes, that's what bridge building in ADOM is like.

[MdaG]

BeefontheBone, on Jan 14 2006, 10:02 PM, said:

Could be. There are a number of bugs in the Windows build of the game though (the most obvious being the Learned talent).

Sage's a wrapper for the linux binaries so I don't think it's the actual game causing it. And this is the second time it's happened for me. Both times occurred when I fired off some spell. I think I'm gonna try a troll beastfighter just because of that.

[A. J. Raffles]

I forget: Why are you using AdomSage again? It isn't really necessary, is it?