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0005636Dwarf FortressAdventure Mode -- AIpublic2012-03-13 17:36
Reportermalvado Assigned Touser6 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionno change required 
Product Version0.34.05 
Summary0005636: Some problems with curses (from mummies).
Description1 : There's no real way to know how long a curse lasts or if it's possible to resist a curse at all.
It would be good to have an indicator telling you if you are cursed or not.

2 : Curses seems overpowered :
a ) You seem to do terrible in combat going from Normal to impossible in most cases.
b ) Enemies gets their damage and possibility to strike through armour incremented in a way that seems that once you get a curse you're finished. Most hits from a Skeleton went from bruising to shatter etc. A log follows :

"Who dares to enter my house? I curse you!"
You feel horrible!
The Human Maceman mummy bashes You in the right hand with her silver flail, shattering the bone through the +®+bronze right gauntlet+¯+!
You lose hold of the +bronze long sword+.
The peasant skeleton punches You in the left lower arm with her right hand, fracturing the bone through the +bronze left gauntlet+!
You lose hold of the steel shield.
The peasant skeleton punches You in the right upper arm with her right hand, fracturing the bone through the rope reed fiber cloak!
The peasant skeleton grabs You by the +leopard leather cape+ with his right lower arm!
The peasant skeleton punches You in the upper body with his right hand, bruising the muscle, jamming the right true ribs through the left lung and tearing the left lung!
You are having trouble breathing!
The peasant skeleton punches You in the left lower leg with his right hand, bruising the bone through the +®+bronze high boot+¯+!
You are no longer stunned.
The peasant skeleton bites You in the right upper arm, bruising the muscle through the rope reed fiber cloak!
The peasant skeleton latches on firmly!
The peasant skeleton stands up.
The peasant skeleton stands up.
The Human Maceman mummy scratches You in the right hand, shattering the bone through the +®+bronze right gauntlet+¯+!
The peasant skeleton punches You in the right hand with her right hand, shattering the bone through the +®+bronze right gauntlet+¯+!
The peasant skeleton punches You in the right lower leg with his right hand, fracturing the bone through the +®+bronze high boot+¯+!

3 ) It seems that curses are permanent , however if you retire in a town and start over again your adventurer seems to be uncursed.

I'd like to suggest that while curses are fun in its current state, they need some tender care such as some way of removing them or being able to know if you are still cursed whitout having to resort to external programs or retiring in a town.
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malvado

2012-03-13 15:32

reporter   ~0021451

My adventurer was a legendary Fighter with Legendary sword skills, ambush nad Grandmaster dodge , shield and armor skills.
Superhuman attributes and well armed and armored.

user6

2012-03-13 17:36

  ~0021452

The current behavior of curses is intentional. They last forever. Other changes will come in time.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2012-03-13 15:30 malvado New Issue
2012-03-13 15:32 malvado Note Added: 0021451
2012-03-13 17:36 user6 Note Added: 0021452
2012-03-13 17:36 user6 Status new => resolved
2012-03-13 17:36 user6 Resolution open => no change required
2012-03-13 17:36 user6 Assigned To => user6