ToME WikiBucketMan: Hello! I love it! I actually still watch the original show from time to time, and I have a friend who has seen every single episode. I finally managed to download a copy and play it. Here's the thing though...I've yet to be able to succesfully download alpha8, so I reverse engineered it for alpha7. I have a list of bugs, feedback, mispellings, etc. for you, but it looks like alpha9 has been released since I downloaded E-Theme two days ago, changes have been made to E-Theme, etc. So...I don't want to clutter up your page with a bunch of bug reports and comments that are no longer relevant, especially since some of what I noticed may be entirely because I'm running E-Theme with alpha7...but at the same time I don't want to just 'say nothing' in case there might be something on the list that was missed.
So...with apologies for the circumstances, here's what I came up with while playing:
1) Feature Requests:
- Could we add a cur/needed xp gauge on the information bar?
NeilStevens: I'm reducing the experience ladder in 1.1, so it shouldn't really be needed so much.
- A monster hp meter would be nice, too.
NeilStevens: I'm inclined against it, but I'll add it in 1.1 anyway.
- Could we have a quickie help file that describe the math behind the skills? I know it's pretty simple, but...
NeilStevens: Help in the style of Bone to be Wild's is planned. And I suppose I could do a more elaborate main display... Update: Done in 1.1
2) Thematically, does it make sense that Sharkey would 'know the truth' about the E-Team?
NeilStevens: In the help I'll have to explain that what happened is that Sharkey stole a shipment of tobacco, and framed the E-Team for the crime. The folder shows his thriving tobacco business, and the details of the transaction that the E-Team is accused of making. Update: Done in 1.1
3) Armor Class on Character Sheet and Info bar don't agree with one another
NeilStevens: Already in the bug list. It's just not updating sometimes on the main display.
4) Something strange seems to be going on with melee combat. Around dungeon level 10 or 11 or so, even in wizard mode, at level 25, with 50 skill in Combat, I sometimes see 5 'Monster take hit for 1 damage' messages in a row.
NeilStevens: This is on alpha 7? Can you pin down what monsters this happens with?
5) When firing firearms, there is a 'Type '?' for help' message after every shot. It also appears to have about thirty spaces attached to it, so subsequent messages are bumped to the far right of the screen.
NeilStevens: Fixed in 1.0.1
6) There is no [1, +0] armor display for boots or helmets
NeilStevens: Fixed in 1.1
7) In the equipment display, the 'in your right hand' descriptions for the first three slots don't seem to fit in the space allotted for them.
8) Sometimes monsters cannot be targetted with 'look'
NeilStevens: That should be fixed in Alpha 9 with the new targetting
9) You have to go to the skill screen to get the AC display on the info bar to update. Not even after viewing the character sheet and going back will update it.
NeilStevens: Should be the same as 3...
10) I think the description for the evidence folder is supposed to read 'This thick foler has the proof of the E-Team's innocence."
NeilStevens: Fixed in 1.1
Again, apologies if this is redundant. Great game! Thanks!
NeilStevens: Thanks for your help!