sigma@usl.UUCP (Spyridon Triantafyllopoulos) (01/24/85)
Still on the experience level in rogue... (5.2 on 11/780)
I now know thanks to you netpeople) that when you move up
a level you increase by 1d12 (or 1d10?). What i noticed
recently was that the amount of increase appears to be
fixed in a game. For example, if you get 12 -> 13 or 14,
i.e, an increase by 1-2 points, it will almost NEVER
increase by any significant amount and you end up
playing on level 6 with 35 points. On the other hand, if
your first increase is large, say by 8-10 points, then
all subsequent increases are by that amount, i.e,
12 -> 20 -> 31 -> 40, etc and then the game is playable.
So, is the random number 1d12 determined ONCE in the
beginning of the game and then added or calculated
every time you move up a level?? i find it difficult
to believe that 12 -> 13 -> 19 -> 25 -> 31 -> 35 is random
compared to say,12 -> 20 -> 31 -> 40 -> 49 -> 58.
Any opinions???
-- Spiros
Spiros Triantafyllopoulos <> USENET {ut-sally, akgua}!usl!sigma
Computer Science Dept, USL <> CSNet TriantafyllopoulosS%usl@csnet-relay.ARPA
"my disclaimer is at my lawyer's office (/dev/null) for repairs"rsk@stat-l (Wombat) (01/28/85)
Spyridon, you are absolutely...wrong. The hit points/level increase is 1d10, period. It does not depend on prior increases, in any version of rogue that I am familiar with. Any "pattern" of hit point increases in a single game is merely an artifact of the random number generator. -- Rich Kulawiec @ Purdue Unix Wombat Group rsk@purdue-asc.arpa (decvax,ihnp4,uiucdcs)!pur-ee!rsk.uucp (decwrl,hplabs,ucbvax)!purdue!rsk.uucp I'm not one to advocate violence, drugs, and insanity, but it's always worked for me." ---Dr. Hunter S. Thompson