Gem - Revision history

Hordes: +location subsection

2024-01-16T00:52:22Z

+location subsection

Patrick2011b: fix gem timers; the time listed in the code is auts-per-floor, not total turns for the branch

2024-01-16T00:48:29Z

fix gem timers; the time listed in the code is auts-per-floor, not total turns for the branch

Hordes: de-CBA

2024-01-15T07:43:03Z

de-CBA

Ge0ff: +how to check available gems and +settings

2024-01-12T13:14:07Z

+how to check available gems and +settings

Ge0ff: /* History */ +note for 2402ceb47

2024-01-12T12:26:26Z

‎History: +note for 2402ceb47

Hordes: no orc gem

2024-01-12T06:06:26Z

no orc gem

Ge0ff: /* Useful Info */ probably need a separate section for the location of gems

2024-01-11T15:31:20Z

‎Useful Info: probably need a separate section for the location of gems

Hordes: /* Useful Info */

2024-01-10T16:06:39Z

‎Useful Info

Hordes at 16:06, 10 January 2024

2024-01-10T16:06:01Z

Hordes: /* Useful Info */

2024-01-10T15:58:27Z

‎Useful Info

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 |}
-In rune branches, gems can be found in the rune vault. In Elven Halls and Crypt, gems appear in loot piles of the end vault. The Dungeon's and Depths' gems are located on the final floor, near entrances to the Depths and Realm of Zot, respectively. The Zot's gem can be easy to miss: it's not near the Orb, but in the small room ''before'' the lungs.
+Obtaining the [[Orb of Zot]] disables the gem timer permanently.
-Obtaining the [[Orb of Zot]] disables the gem timer permanently.
+===Location===
 ==Strategy==

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 ! Branch !! Gem Time ([[decaAut]])
 |-
-|[[Dungeon]] || 6000
+|[[Dungeon]] || 9000
 |-
-|[[Lair]] || 7500
+|[[Lair]] || 3750
 |-
-|[[Snake Pit]] /<br>[[Spider's Nest]] || 6000
+|[[Snake Pit]] /<br>[[Spider's Nest]] || 2400
 |-
-|[[Shoals]] /<br>[[Swamp]] || 4500
+|[[Shoals]] /<br>[[Swamp]] || 1800
 |-
-|[[Slime Pits]] || 1200
+|[[Slime Pits]] || 600
 |-
-|[[Elven Halls]] || 6000
+|[[Elven Halls]] || 1800
 |-
-|[[Vaults]] || 7500
+|[[Vaults]] || 3750
 |-
-|[[Crypt]] || 6000
+|[[Crypt]] || 1800
 |-
-|[[Tomb]] || 6000
+|[[Tomb]] || 1800
 |-
-|[[Depths]] || 7500
+|[[Depths]] || 3000
 |-
-|[[Realm of Zot]] || 2000
+|[[Realm of Zot]] || 1000
 |}
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 ==List of Gems==
-*[[File:Dungeon_found_whole.png]] '''Smoky''' gem ([[The Dungeon]]): 6,000 turns
+*[[File:Dungeon_found_whole.png]] '''Smoky''' gem ([[The Dungeon]]): 9,000 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Swirls of dark smoke seem to lurk in the depths of this gem. Countless dark deeds were done in the Dungeon even before Zot seized and remade it, and their dreadful residue now taints every hint of beauty trapped within its confines.}}
-*[[File:Elf_found_whole.png]] '''Shimmering''' gem ([[Elven Halls]]): 6,000 turns
+*[[File:Elf_found_whole.png]] '''Shimmering''' gem ([[Elven Halls]]): 1,800 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Unearthly energies gently flow along the surface of this gem, guided by the archmage who first built the Elven Halls. Countless generations of elves flocked to learn from her, but her foremost pursuit was always the perfection of this piece of art.}}
-*[[File:Lair_found_whole.png]] '''Earthy''' gem ([[The Lair]]): 7,500 turns
+*[[File:Lair_found_whole.png]] '''Earthy''' gem ([[The Lair]]): 3,750 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Deep within this gem, flowing leaves and swaying branches seem to lurk. And here, a bone picked clean - there, a predator's eyes, staring hungrily out..?}}
-*[[File:Swamp_found_whole.png]] '''Mossy''' gem ([[The Swamp]]): 4,500 turns
+*[[File:Swamp_found_whole.png]] '''Mossy''' gem ([[The Swamp]]): 1,800 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Though it drips with mud and muck, still a peculiar dignity attaches itself to this gem. The people of the Swamp, who first carried this stone, struggled against insurmountable odds. They failed, but there is much to admire even in the ruin of their efforts.}}
-*[[File:Shoals_found_whole.png]] '''Azure''' gem ([[The Shoals]]): 4,500 turns
+*[[File:Shoals_found_whole.png]] '''Azure''' gem ([[The Shoals]]): 1,800 decaAut
 :{{flavour|As clear and blue as a cloudless sky or a depthless sea, this gem holds its secrets locked within impenetrable depths.}}
-*[[File:Snake_found_whole.png]] '''Jade''' gem ([[Snake Pit]]): 6,000 turns
+*[[File:Snake_found_whole.png]] '''Jade''' gem ([[Snake Pit]]): 2,400 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Sigils of fire burn deep within this gem, symbol of the eternal compact between naga and salamander. Their bond is that of the poison which scourges the impure and the flame which burns away impurity.}}
-*[[File:Spider_found_whole.png]] '''Milky-white''' gem ([[Spider's Nest]]): 6,000 turns
+*[[File:Spider_found_whole.png]] '''Milky-white''' gem ([[Spider's Nest]]): 2,400 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Smooth as a spider's silk, white as the eyes of some crawling thing which has lived too long in the dark, this gem buzzes with a fearful potential. Still, to a certain eye, it possesses a strange allure...}}
-*[[File:Slime_found_whole.png]] '''Starry''' gem ([[The Slime Pits]]): 1,200 turns
+*[[File:Slime_found_whole.png]] '''Starry''' gem ([[The Slime Pits]]): 600 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Odd lights twinkle within the depths of this gem. From what strange stuff is it made, and from what distant land did it travel?}}
-*[[File:Vaults_found_whole.png]] '''Shining''' gem ([[The Vaults]]): 7,500 turns
+*[[File:Vaults_found_whole.png]] '''Shining''' gem ([[The Vaults]]): 3,750 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Many are the treasures of the Ironbound Order, but none older nor more precious than this steel-shining gem. The Vaults were first forged to hold it, and none who gazed within its depths could fault the choice.}}
-*[[File:Crypt_found_whole.png]] '''Ivory''' gem ([[The Crypt]]): 6,000 turns
+*[[File:Crypt_found_whole.png]] '''Ivory''' gem ([[The Crypt]]): 1,800 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Countless spirits swirl around this gem, shrouding it in a bone-deep chill. Unwelcome in the Good gods' afterlife, they find here a heaven of their own.}}
-*[[File:Tomb_found_whole.png]] '''Sanguine''' gem ([[The Tomb]]): 6,000 turns
+*[[File:Tomb_found_whole.png]] '''Sanguine''' gem ([[The Tomb]]): 1,800 decaAut
 :{{flavour|They who smote down Death herself and buried themselves in a Tomb of their own making were not shy of their ambitions. Fain to seize upon baubles and overweening proud, their Lord journeyed into their eternal unrest with this gem upon their breast.}}
-*[[File:Depths_found_whole.png]] '''Midnight''' gem ([[The Depths]]): 7,500 turns
+*[[File:Depths_found_whole.png]] '''Midnight''' gem ([[The Depths]]): 3,750 decaAut
 :{{flavour|The stoneborn brought forth this gem from the uttermost depths of the earth as a gift and a warning: beware Zot! That it lies now within Zot's power is a sure proof of the perversity of mortals and fate alike.}}
-*[[File:Zot_found_whole.png]] '''Prismatic''' gem ([[The Realm of Zot]]): 2,000 turns
+*[[File:Zot_found_whole.png]] '''Prismatic''' gem ([[The Realm of Zot]]): 1,000 decaAut
 :{{flavour|Shining with every colour of the rainbow and a few others besides, some consider this gem 'a bit tacky'. Preposterous!}}

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-{{version-trunk}}
+{{version031}}
 {{flavour|A stone of unearthly beauty and almost immeasurable value outside the dungeon. Within its confines, it is utterly useless.
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.31|gems will be added to the game. Initially, [[the Orcish Mines]] branch was supposed to have the glittering gem, but it was cut before the release.}}
+*In [[0.31]], gems were added.  Initially, [[the Orcish Mines]] branch was supposed to have the glittering gem, but it was cut before the release.
 <!-- the duration of gems is defined in item-prop.cc; todo: add the link somewhere on this page

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 Once the Orb of Zot is taken, Zot will be unable to smash any gems.}}
-'''Gems''' are treasure items found at the end of most [[branch]]es, which do nothing but add to your [[score]]. They expire after a certain amount of [[turn|time]] spent in the branch.
+'''Gems''' are treasure items found at the end of most [[branch]]es, which do nothing but add to your [[score]]. They expire after a certain amount of [[turn|time]] spent in the branch. You can see collected and available gems by typing '''}!''' keys.
 ==Useful Info==
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 *[[File:Zot_found_whole.png]] '''Prismatic''' gem ([[The Realm of Zot]]): 2,000 turns
 :{{flavour|Shining with every colour of the rainbow and a few others besides, some consider this gem 'a bit tacky'. Preposterous!}}
 ==History==

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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.31|gems will be added to the game.}}
+{{CBA|0.31|gems will be added to the game. Initially, [[the Orcish Mines]] branch was supposed to have the glittering gem, but it was cut before the release.}}
 <!-- the duration of gems is defined in item-prop.cc; todo: add the link somewhere on this page

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 Each found gem adds 100,000 points to your [[score]] (10,000 points for [[YASD|non-winning games]]). They have no other purpose. They do not take up inventory space.
-Each gem has its own timer. Like the [[Zot clock]], the timer ticks down as you spend time in the gem's corresponding dungeon branch. After it runs out, [[Zot]] destroys the gem. If the gem hasn't been found yet, it is permanently lost.
+Each gem has its own timer. Like the [[Zot clock]], the timer ticks down as you spend time in the gem's corresponding dungeon branch. The timer continues to run whether you have the gem or not. After it runs out, [[Zot]] destroys the gem. If the gem hasn't been found yet, it is permanently lost. If the gem has been found, it is still "destroyed", but you get to keep the score bonus.
 The length of the gem timer depends on the branch where it originates from: