http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/-t1.htm Archive of the MageGuild forum from beta testing. Spoilers and potentially out-of-date information abound, read at your own risk. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:27 GMT 10 http://i32.servimg.com/u/f32/12/22/02/10/lukosa13.png http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/-t1.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/can-anybody-here-tell-me-what-the-differences-are-between-the-mirror-and-t32.htm winter_mute the inverted twisted mirror? Beta Discussion Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:27 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/can-anybody-here-tell-me-what-the-differences-are-between-the-mirror-and-t32.htm#230 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/can-anybody-here-tell-me-what-the-differences-are-between-the-mirror-and-t32.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/tileswitches-t7.htm Magi Well, I did a bit of minor editing to the Default Tiles sheet, and it looks pretty good. I did some shading on Fountains(Barely noticable) and Walls/Doors/Stairs/etc, and recolored the Mage as a personal preference. I know- the Walls tile horribly. I'm working on a re-shade that will tile well. Once it's finished I'll put it up for all of you to download. I also do tile edit requests if you really want me to. Beta Discussion Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:14:41 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/tileswitches-t7.htm#22 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/tileswitches-t7.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/alchemy-needs-power-boost-t28.htm winter_mute First off, great roguelike. I was asking around on the internet and got pointed over here. This is exactly what I wanted: a strategy game with a roguelike interface. There is one thing that has kind of been bugging me and that is alchemy items. Specifically the Weapon Imbue items that you can make with either a gem or monster bit and your staff. I've had a couple of problems with it both from an interface and game balance standpoint. INTERFACE My main problem with magicking up my ... Beta Discussion Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:34:20 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/alchemy-needs-power-boost-t28.htm#189 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/alchemy-needs-power-boost-t28.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/shouldn-t-we-make-a-mageguild-wiki-t26.htm Aquillion I've noticed a few people working together for alchemy recepies and so forth, and even one page people were using from another wiki. Maybe one of us should request a Wikia wiki? It's not too hard to get, and I've seen other indie games get them (Elona, say.) A full-fledged wiki for the game would be great... we could create pages for each and every item or effect, and list all the various ways you can make/generate them, with links, plus all the various things they can be used to ... Beta Discussion Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:20:02 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/shouldn-t-we-make-a-mageguild-wiki-t26.htm#171 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/shouldn-t-we-make-a-mageguild-wiki-t26.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/elemental-weaknesses-any-indicators-scan-abilities-t29.htm winter_mute So for a long time I thought that the only benefit of socketing a gem was the possible status effect. In my suggestion about alchemy, the game creator said that the hits count as elemental even if the effect doesn't trigger. Now, I've been trying to figure out if this is at all useful and what sort of damage bonus it nets me in general or specifically against enemies that are weak against certain elements.I havent been able to successfully count hits in a meaningful way to determine bonus ... Beta Discussion Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:32:22 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/elemental-weaknesses-any-indicators-scan-abilities-t29.htm#195 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/elemental-weaknesses-any-indicators-scan-abilities-t29.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/alchemy-combinations-t16.htm Fierce I'm curious as to what people use the most when creating items. So, please list your favorite potion combination and/or item combination. Feel free to post what you used, but if you feel that this isn't in the spirit of the game- if you prefer to make other players figure it out- you don't have to post it, by any means. Personally, Gain Energy and Amulet of Life. I managed to create something with remains that gave me life as well, but I have no idea what I did and haven't been able to recreate ... Beta Discussion Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:02:08 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/alchemy-combinations-t16.htm#90 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/alchemy-combinations-t16.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/what-s-your-best-character-t9.htm JMskit Name: Level: Depth: Magic Schools: Spells: Edges: HP: MP: How your character died, if not, how did he live??? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Here's mine Merlin Depth: 7 Level: 7 Elemental, Cosmic Lightning Bolt Fire Wall Slow Melee Training(2) -- Just testing it, pretty useful, but not for the amount of MP I had =D HP: 19 MP: 93 I got slaughtered ... Beta Discussion Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:07:02 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/what-s-your-best-character-t9.htm#33 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/what-s-your-best-character-t9.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/edge-discussion-t24.htm Fyren So, I'm still pretty new, but I'm not seeing the usefulness of a few edges. The edges that I've either put to good use or could see as useful are: Enhanced power Accurate bolt Powerful bolt Shaped bolt Melee training Spell training Toughness Contingency These are pretty straightforward and probably don't need discussion about how they can be useful, at least for certain character "builds." If anyone thinks one of these is not very useful, I'd like to hear why ... Beta Discussion Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:34:13 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/edge-discussion-t24.htm#141 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/edge-discussion-t24.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v072-released-t25.htm Nahjor http://glistenimages.com/lukos/lukosMageGuild.htm ), please let me know what bugs/issues/what-have-you that you find.

Thanks!]]> Beta Discussion Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:43:25 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v072-released-t25.htm#157 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v072-released-t25.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/invisibility-nerf-too-steep-t22.htm Aquillion It looks like all the balance tweaks in the last version were aimed at stopping a particular kind of invisibility-exploit, where people would grab lots of permanence potions and go through the entire dungeon invisible: Quote:-smart mobs now have a good chance to see through invis -marginally smart mobs now have a small chance to see through invis -logically eyeless mobs now have seeinvis naturally -all mobs on boss levels now have seeinvis -reduced duration that permanence potions ... Beta Discussion Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:08:25 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/invisibility-nerf-too-steep-t22.htm#136 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/invisibility-nerf-too-steep-t22.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v071-released-t21.htm Nahjor http://glistenimages.com/Lukos/lukosMageGuild.htm. Fixes some very embarassing bugs and so forth. Full change history inside, as usual.

Thanks again, for all your help testing these releases!]]> Beta Discussion Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:48:07 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v071-released-t21.htm#131 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v071-released-t21.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v07-released-t19.htm Nahjor MageGuild page. Quite a bit of new content for this release; whatever the next release is will be bug and balance fixes, then we'll push to a public release.

Thanks again, and please post/email any bug reports, balance issues, suggestions, fun stories, etc. ]]> Beta Discussion Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:47:51 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v07-released-t19.htm#101 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v07-released-t19.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/any-updates-t15.htm Curseman Hey, how are things progressing for the next version of Mage Guild? Is there any news on that? Beta Discussion Mon, 05 May 2008 21:04:55 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/any-updates-t15.htm#87 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/any-updates-t15.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/observation-and-suggestions-t3.htm JMskit All hail the new roguelike Mage Guild! I think that this new roguelike will be extremely succesful with the roguelike community. As a fan of roguelikes, I have played many of the popular roguelikes, such as ADOM. Nethack, Angband, Dungeon Crawl, etc. etc., this one has the greatest potential to be a contender. With a unique system of item alchemy and the revolving around mages in particular, adds the initiative to plan out all your magelike moves instead of going directly into ... Beta Discussion Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:03:23 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/observation-and-suggestions-t3.htm#4 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/observation-and-suggestions-t3.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/great-game-t6.htm Magi
I especially love the Potion Mixing system, my only complaint is that there could be more item variations. Like, Gnarled Stick of Unsummon Walrus +2(Stupid example, I know.), But I guess that would be very hard to code in.


Absolutely incredible so far. Keep up the great work, I'm certainly not letting my eye off of this one.]]> Beta Discussion Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:09:46 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/great-game-t6.htm#14 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/great-game-t6.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v061-released-t14.htm Nahjor Punched out a quick patch, available on the main MageGuild page (http://glistenimages.com/Documents/lukosMageGuild.htm). It should handle the save-file issues and the random crashes that have shown up. There are a few new things in it, but nothing revolutionary. That stuff's waiting for v0.7. I'd like to apologize for 0.6's instability, as well...I'll make sure to be more rigorous in testing v0.7 before it gets out the door. Check it out, and as always, toss me whatever feedback ... Beta Discussion Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:10:39 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v061-released-t14.htm#65 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v061-released-t14.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/spell-use-poll-t13.htm Nahjor ]]> Beta Discussion Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:43:42 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/spell-use-poll-t13.htm#64 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/spell-use-poll-t13.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/version06-t11.htm JMskit It's great how V0.6 added a bunch more depth with mob and spell description. Now I have a more understanding of the interesting monsters, and what exactly all the spells do. There is nothing more interesting than reading descriptions of mobs. Everything is awesome, runs smoother in ascii, amulets are a fascinating addition. It gives those gems more uses. But I do have questions regarding amulets. I only found one with a character that went down to depth 7. How long do they last? ... Beta Discussion Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:36:50 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/version06-t11.htm#48 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/version06-t11.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v06-released-t10.htm Nahjor
Big things? Spell descriptions. Mob descriptions. Amulets. Bugfixes. And speed improvements!

There's a full changelist for v0.5-v0.6 on that page, plus in the changelist packed with the archive. Have fun, leave bug reports, etc, etc. ]]> Beta Discussion Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:31:38 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v06-released-t10.htm#42 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v06-released-t10.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/ascii-tiles-poll-t8.htm Nahjor I'm curious...how do you play? Beta Discussion Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:42:11 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/ascii-tiles-poll-t8.htm#23 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/ascii-tiles-poll-t8.htm http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v05-first-public-beta-t2.htm Nahjor Well, after a long road, the first public beta of MageGuild has finally hit the streets. As is planned for the forseeable future, the latest install package is at http://glistenimages.com/Documents/lukosMageGuild.htm. This is a beta, so I expect there to be bugs! Please e-mail me or use this forum (or rec.games.roguelike.development, if you're so inclined) to let me know of anything you find that's broken, or that's just plain weird. Likewise, if you have any questions, let me know; I'll ... Beta Discussion Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:41:35 GMT http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v05-first-public-beta-t2.htm#2 http://lukos.forumotion.com/beta-discussion-f3/mageguild-v05-first-public-beta-t2.htm