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  List of Angband variants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The computer game Angband is notable for having many variants based on its codebase.
SAngband, a variant that aims to be skill based rather than class and level based.
Sillyband, a variant that aimed to be as silly as possible.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Angband_variants   (482 words)

  
 Roguelike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is a great deal of variance between different games in appearance, commands, plot, and strategy.
The main occupants of this branch are Moria, its variants, and Angband and its variants.
Angband (with over sixty variants, some not actively maintained)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roguelike   (1180 words)

  
 Game of Angband - The Lord of the Rings Wiki
Angband is named after Morgoth's fortress, Angband, while Moria is named after the underground city of Moria.
Angband adopts a more serious tone than NetHack, takes far longer to win for even the best players, and the focus of the game is more on combat tactics, inventory management and risk minimalisation than NetHackish puzzle solving and special casing.
The source code to Angband is available for modification and redistribution, but not free software or open source because it is licensed under "non commercial use" terms, as was its ancestor, the game of Moria.
lotr.wikia.com /wiki/Angband_(game)   (851 words)

  
 Angband - RogueBasin
Angband's dungeons are not persistent; every time the player moves up or down stairs, a new dungeon is randomly generated.
Angband is the origin of one of two major lines of roguelikes, the other being Hack.
The tendency of Angband variants' names to be suffixed with "band" has resulted in the genre characterized by Angband being refered to as the *bands.
roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net /index.php/Angband   (617 words)

  
 Angband (and Variants) for RISC OS
Angband is a "graphical" dungeon adventure game using textual characters to represent the walls and floors of a dungeon and the inhabitants thereof, in the vein of rogue, hack, nethack, and moria.
Oangband is a variant of Angband, created to experiment with changes in melee algorithms, spells, items, monsters, a substantial reduction in both HPs and damage, and whatever else might both catch Leon Marrick's fancy and be practicable for him to code.
Angband 2.9.3 590Kb Zipfile 25 Oct 2001 APW Borg for 2.9.3 468Kb Zipfile 25 Oct 2001
www.zen22994.zen.co.uk /musus/angband   (1627 words)

  
 AngbandPointe - Angband Variants
Angband with a new character class, the Psionicist.
Angband witht the addition of a Mutant race with random stats and mana batteries which can store mana.
To satisfy your craving for more Angband, click here, where you should be able to find most of the Angband variants just waiting for you to download.
www.geocities.com /TimesSquare/9269/angband1.htm   (874 words)

  
 Angband FAQ Part One
The Angband code is similar to the Geek code and lists various things about your current character, playing style and thoughts on various aspects of Angband (and variants).
Angband requires the player to kill many monsters to obtain the experience and equipment necessary to kill Morgoth, however few monsters are generated on previously cleared dungeon levels.
However, not releasing the sources is frowned upon by the Angband community, and it is likely that a large portion would not run it, either on principle or because they need the sources to compile for their particular system.
tartarus.uwa.edu.au /~trs80/angfaq1.html   (7935 words)

  
 The Angband Code
With the diversification of variants, there are many races which are only in one variant, so the list has been split up to make it easier to find the race you're looking for.
If you maintain a variant (on any given platform, perhaps the Amiga port or something, as long as you do real work on it) then you are entitled [7] to suffix it with a *.
Variants are supposed to be testbeds for new ideas, and as such aren't supposed to be perfectly balanced.
angband.oook.cz /code   (4339 words)

  
 Geekspeak: Addiction
Angband was both very similar and radically different from its predecessor.
At the time of this writing, there are probably sixty or so variant versions of Angband in total, roughly a half-dozen or so of those are still actively maintained.
At the time, I thought Angband was a silly hack - further, the dungeon was displayed using "#" signs instead of the solid wall ANSI, which I thought was ugly.
omega-geek.blogspot.com /2006/03/addiction.html   (2420 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Speaking of Angband variants, Oangband (the O stands for "opinion") is a pretty darn neat one.
No list of neat Angband variants would be complete without a mention of Zangband, or Zelazny Angband.
Crawl is arguably more roguelike than Angband and its variants, as the object in Crawl is to obtain the Orb of Zot and escape the dungeon with it.
enigmastation.com /~cislyn/game/roguelike.html   (1912 words)

  
 Angband FAQ Part One
As of Angband 2.7.3, the old simplistic speed system (slow, normal, fast, very fast, and extremely fast) was replaced with a new fractional speed system which in which speed is point based (0 to 199).
Angband will automatically load several "user pref files" when a character is loaded, for example, if I am playing a high-elf mage named "Fearless" on some kind of Macintosh computer, in graphics mode, then the user pref files "pref.prf", "graf.prf", "user.prf", and "Fearless.prf" will be autoloaded, which will themselves load "pref-mac.prf", "graf-mac.prf", "graf-xxx.prf", and "user-mac.prf".
Angband also differs from most commercial games in that there is no puzzle solving as such.
www.phial.com /angband/angfaq1.html   (4868 words)

  
 Angband 3.0.5 - MacUpdate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Angband was originally text-based, but graphical versions are now available for almost every computer system.
Angband was a mighty fortified citadel originally constructed by Morgoth (Melkor) in the earliest days of the world as an outlying fortress to his northern stronghold of Utumno.
Angband was besieged by the Noldor during the early part of the First Age, but the Siege of Angband was broken at the Dagor Bragollach.
www.macupdate.com /info.php/id/15184   (589 words)

  
 Angband Variants
This variants are a nice change if you need a break after your 34th hobbit-rogue dies in a horrible (and stupid) way.
There is also a Variants FAQ, and you can find most variants at the ftp.sunet.se FTP site, and the australian mirror ftp.planetmirror.com.
If you have written a new variant, compiled one or know of a version not in my list, please send me an e-mail.
www.thangorodrim.net /variants.html   (181 words)

  
 rec.games.roguelike.angband FAQ part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Angband is a reference to Morgoth's "prison of iron." 1b.
LAngband < http://langband.org/> is a reimplementation of Angband in Common Lisp.
Angband has the following license: Copyright (c) 1997 Ben Harrison, James E. Wilson, Robert A. Koeneke This software may be copied and distributed for educational, research, and not for profit purposes provided that this copyright and statement are included in all such copies.
omicron.felk.cvut.cz /FAQ/articles/a5092.html   (7893 words)

  
 Roguelike - ARNS - Faqs - Faq_var
Questions specific to one variant are beyond the scope of this document, and should be asked in the newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.angband.
The latest versions of many variants are uploaded to the directory angband/Incoming, and can not be downloaded from there until the site maintainer moves them to their final home.
The source code of most Angband variants is made available in either a tar archive compressed with gzip (.tar.gz or.tgz), or in a zip archive (.zip).
arns.freeservers.com /faq_var.html   (3697 words)

  
 Angband Variants Page
Then you're unleashed upon the dungeons of Angband, ultimately dropping to dungeon level 100 and trying your damndest to kill Morgoth, Lord of Darkness.
Angband is loosely based on the works of JRR Tolkien, and had the game Rogue as an ancestor, hence the term 'roguelike' that is encountered in this page and many others relating to the game.
Angband is constantly under development, and has been since it came out in its most basic form back in 1985.
www.angband.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk   (279 words)

  
 [No title]
Angband is available for many different Operating Systems inluding Microsoft Windows, Unix, Macintosh, and Amiga.
Certain other aspects of the game has changed from Angband, such as how to learn spells and having to be awarded your house by the King.
(Realistic Angband) is based on Angband 2.8.2 and introduces more interesting ideas into the world of *band games, such as centering the map on the player, monsters leaving corpses that you can eat (some effect the character), the re-addition of player ghosts, and more.
home.att.net /~bamitchell/angband/angprogf.htm   (425 words)

  
 Reference.com/Web Directory/Top/Games/Video_Games/Roleplaying/Rogue-like/Angband
Angband Variants Page - Centered around the Amiga, but relevant to other platforms.
Lumpy Angband - Includes a humorous summary of the game, a statistics program for savefiles, and a program to convert old macros to the new version.
Nangband - Variant featuring a full rewrite of the savefile code, a new resists system, separate stat bonuses, object recall, and three new races from Antiband.
www.reference.com /Dir/Games/Video_Games/Roleplaying/Rogue-like/Angband   (459 words)

  
 Oangband Development Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Oangband is one of many variants of Angband, emphasising intuitive rules, varied gameplay, and extra coolness.
This long-established variant (one of the older ones active) offers more individual and distinct classes and specializations, more intelligent and diverse monsters, and more subtle and interesting objects.
Depth of play is tremendous, with well-balanced ways to kill monsters that work from the moment you walk into the dungeon, to that dread day you face Morgoth, wielder of the Udun-Fire.
www.oangband.com   (127 words)

  
 Angband like Rogue Roleplaying Video Games Games
Includes mailing lists, a list of features, and a changelog.
Overview, known bug list, source, and executables for a variety of platforms.
Feature list, known bug list, source, and executables for a variety of platforms.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Games/Video_Games/Roleplaying/Rogue-like/Angband   (420 words)

  
 A Consortium of Roguelike Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A dog, for example, may be represented by the letter "d", and a dragon by a "D".
For example, a Red Dragon might be represented by a red "D", whereas a Blue Dragon might be represented by a blue "D", each with their own abilities and required strategy by the player.
Note that there are other attributes that distinguish branches; for example, starvation is a major threat in Hacklikes, while in the others it is rare to die of starvation.
gemstones.nowmore.net /Roguelike.htm   (1321 words)

  
 Angband Links Page
The Angband Code is something diehard Angbanders put in their sig to show the type of Angbander they are.
Info on all of the Angband variants, with special attention given to those for the Amiga.
Angband with a Mac-oriented face-lift by Steve Linberg.
www2.thecia.net /users/takemoto/anglinks.html   (436 words)

  
 Angband.oook.cz
Nick McConnell released a new version of his FAangband variant, with these changes.
R Dan Henry released a new version of his variant Gumband.
Nick McConnell released a new version of his First Age variant containing many changes.
angband.oook.cz   (138 words)

  
 APWBorg Homepage
Click Here to see a massive list of what sets my borg apart from the others.
The variant of this wonderful game, with new dragon races and much, much more.
I added a variable to allow the borg to govern his own lunal scumming.
web.itctel.com /~apwhite/andrew.html   (5676 words)

  
 Angband - [Most Variants] Better savefile handling
The handling of savefiles in most variants could be improved.
> The handling of savefiles in most variants could be improved.
ToME goes from the variant selector directly to the save game selector.
www.gamesreviews.net /archive751-2005-6-297706.html   (1006 words)

  
 [No title]
- ta bu, I didn't really expect any feedback on that article, I listed it in desperation, but I knew it was a lot to ask
when i upload a file it seems that he looses a variable.
- Like listing 44 books at the end of an article, but not in the article itself.
www.aboutrealstuff.com /arc/fr/wikipedia/00149.htm   (8544 words)

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