Mega-Zig - Revision history

Qqqqwe2 at 20:51, 18 April 2025

2025-04-18T20:51:08Z

Patrick2011b: Ludicrosity's run finished at 201 zigs

2025-03-22T06:42:16Z

Ludicrosity's run finished at 201 zigs

Hordes: /* Tartarus & Vestibule Levels */

2025-02-22T23:47:47Z

‎Tartarus & Vestibule Levels

Ge0ff at 08:59, 19 July 2024

2024-07-19T08:59:02Z

Hordes at 01:17, 18 July 2024

2024-07-18T01:17:58Z

Hordes: /* Race: Demonspawn */

2024-07-18T01:15:44Z

‎Race: Demonspawn

Ge0ff at 14:14, 14 March 2024

2024-03-14T14:14:37Z

Hordes: /* God: Gozag */

2024-03-13T06:59:51Z

‎God: Gozag

Hordes: /* Race: Demonspawn */

2024-03-13T06:57:01Z

‎Race: Demonspawn

Hordes: /* Race: Demonspawn */ update species recs

2024-03-13T06:55:11Z

‎Race: Demonspawn: update species recs

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 {{advice}}
-After completing floor 27 of a [[Ziggurat]], the next ziggurat will be harder and packed with more monsters. By maybe the 4th or 5th ziggurat, most levels will be entirely stuffed with a monster on every square, with the difficulty eventually capping out at 13 floors. These ultra-hard Ziggurats are dubbed '''Mega-Zigs'''.
+After completing floor 27 of a [[Ziggurat]], the next ziggurat will be harder and packed with more monsters. By maybe the 4th or 5th ziggurat, most levels will be entirely stuffed with a monster on every square, with the difficulty eventually capping out at around 9 floors. These ultra-hard Ziggurats are dubbed '''Mega-Zigs'''.
 ==Character Creation==
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 Various options were once deemed essential for Ziggurats were removed, but some new ones were added in return. This covers the history of zig-clearing strategies. For history on zig mechanics themselves, see the main [[Ziggurat]] page.
 *In general, various inventory and quality of life changes have simplified the Ziggurat experience. For example, you no longer need to carry [[scrolls of identify]] or [[scrolls of remove curse]] as of [[0.27]], nor [[food]] as of [[0.26]].
 *In [[0.31]], [[Necromutation]] was converted into [[Death Form]]; the latter cannot run out and can't be [[dispel]]led. Since you need 5 turns to exit Death Form, [[Death's Door]] is now useless. The [[dreamshard necklace]] was nerfed and became useless for mega-ziggers. [[Meteoran]], the best non-Demonspawn race for clearing zigs, was removed. Randart staves can boost multiple schools. A [[Vestibule]] monster set (inc. all 4 Hells) was introduced, which adds another set with [[silent spectre]]s. Also, [[Seraph]]im were added to holy floors.
 *In [[0.30]], [[randart]] [[staves]] and [[orb]]s were introduced. [[Staff of Wucad Mu]] became an [[Crystal ball of Wucad Mu|orb]] and now has entirely different mechanics. [[Scroll of fog]] now appears in 100% of games again, though [[tin of tremorstones]] and [[condenser vane]] became [[alternate items|mutually exclusive]]. Evocable blink costs 0 MP.

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 ===Sample Runs===
-*Ludicrosity's 172-zig DsIE (0.26, ongoing at time of writing): [https://pastebin.com/raw/JibKGtPJ]
+*Ludicrosity's 201-zig DsIE (done in 0.26, but was force-upgraded to 0.29 for the orb run): [https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Ludicrosity/morgue-Ludicrosity-20250322-022044.txt]
 *Sergey's Meteoran run (0.29): [https://crawl.xtahua.com/crawl/morgue/Sergey/morgue-Sergey-20220828-135537.txt]
 *Ge0ff's 27-zig DsCj (0.28): [https://crawl.xtahua.com/crawl/morgue/Ge0ff/morgue-Ge0ff-20220215-105326.txt]
-*gimp' Ogre run (0.27): [https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/gimp/morgue-gimp-20210807-132625.txt]
+*gimp's Ogre run (0.27): [https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/gimp/morgue-gimp-20210807-132625.txt]
 ==Silence==

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 ===Tartarus & Vestibule Levels===
-Tartarus levels are one of the most dangerous. They are scary due to the number of silent spectres, along with plenty of torment and other negative energy threats. Once you hit maximum difficulty, moving on to the next floor is preferable; you can simply get loot on later floors.
+Tartarus levels and Vestibule levels are some of the most dangerous, due to silent spectres (along with plenty of torment and other dangerous threats). Once you hit maximum difficulty, moving on to the next floor is preferable; you can simply get loot on later floors.
 If possible, kill enough silent spectres to get a patch where silence doesn't reach, so that you can start using spells, regain Gozag's gold aura, and benefit from mayhem. If you stay silenced for too long, you'll just run out of HP. If you've killed all silent spectres in LOS and you are still silenced, you need to go on the attack. Use javelins. Staying hasted is a good idea because it helps you accomplish more. Only hit things with an axe if they are right next to you and they really need to die; you can waste a lot of time hitting things with axes.
 ===Chaos Levels===

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 ===Race: Demonspawn===
-[[Demonspawn]], thanks to their [[Demonspawn mutations|exclusive mutations]], are generally the best race to start megazigging with. [[Powered by Death]]  provides ''extremely'' powerful HP regen. [[Mana Shield]] converts that regen to MP, in addition to providing [[guardian spirit]]. [[Robust]] is a great standalone 3rd-tier mutation, though other muts can work as well. '''Note that Demonspawn with a perfect mutation set are ''NOT'' necessary to complete mega-zigs, other races can do well too.''' Playing Demonspawn with a perfect mutation set is not necessary if you are aiming to complete 10-27 ziggurats. But, chances are, these muts will help make things easier if you want to complete 100+ ziggurats.
+[[Demonspawn]], thanks to their [[Demonspawn mutations|exclusive mutations]], are generally the best race to start megazigging with. [[Powered by Death]]  provides ''extremely'' powerful HP regen. [[Mana Shield]] converts that regen to MP, in addition to providing [[guardian spirit]]. [[Robust]] is a great standalone 3rd-tier mutation, though other mutations can work as well. '''Note that Demonspawn with a perfect mutation set are ''NOT'' necessary to complete mega-zigs, other races can do well too.''' Playing Demonspawn with a perfect mutation set is not necessary if you are aiming to complete 10-27 ziggurats. But, chances are, these mutations will make things easier if your goal is 100+ ziggurats.
 Unlike god choice, you have a lot more freedom in choosing a mega-zigging race:

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 ===Race: Demonspawn===
-[[Demonspawn]], thanks to their [[Demonspawn mutations|exclusive mutations]], are generally the best race to start megazigging with. [[Powered by Death]]  provides ''extremely'' powerful HP regen. [[Mana Shield]] converts that regen to MP, in addition to providing [[guardian spirit]]. [[Robust]] is a great standalone 3rd-tier mutation, though other muts can work as well. '''Note that Demonspawn with a perfect mutation set are ''NOT'' necessary to complete mega-zigs, other races can do well too.''' But, chances are, these muts will help make things easier if you want to complete 100+ ziggurats.
+[[Demonspawn]], thanks to their [[Demonspawn mutations|exclusive mutations]], are generally the best race to start megazigging with. [[Powered by Death]]  provides ''extremely'' powerful HP regen. [[Mana Shield]] converts that regen to MP, in addition to providing [[guardian spirit]]. [[Robust]] is a great standalone 3rd-tier mutation, though other muts can work as well. '''Note that Demonspawn with a perfect mutation set are ''NOT'' necessary to complete mega-zigs, other races can do well too.''' Playing Demonspawn with a perfect mutation set is not necessary if you are aiming to complete 10-27 ziggurats. But, chances are, these muts will help make things easier if you want to complete 100+ ziggurats.
 Unlike god choice, you have a lot more freedom in choosing a mega-zigging race:

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 ===God: Gozag===
-[[Gozag]] is the strongest god for megazigging. For one, your gold aura will practically always be at maximum effectiveness due to how much gold you will create. Also, with that much gold, you can constantly petition for potion effects. Having effectively permanent [[Haste]], [[potion of brilliance|Brilliance]], [[invisibility]], as well as on demand MP, is incredibly strong - and the work in [[Death Form]], too.
+[[Gozag]] is the strongest god for megazigging. For one, your gold aura will practically always be at maximum effectiveness due to how much gold you will create. Also, with that much gold, you can constantly petition for potion effects. Having effectively permanent [[Haste]], [[potion of brilliance|Brilliance]], [[invisibility]], as well as on demand MP, is incredibly strong - and they work in [[Death Form]], too.
 While Gozag is extremely strong, [[Makhleb]], [[Vehumet]], and [[Uskayaw]] still remain fair choices for doing multiple (if not dozens of) zigs. Makhleb and Vehumet provide very strong [[HP]] and [[MP]] regen, respectively, while Uskayaw's Solo Time and Pain Bond will constantly activate and crush foes in the ultra-hectic dance floors of a ziggurat.

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 Yet, unlike god choice, you have a lot more freedom in choosing a mega-zigging race:
-*[[Oni]] have the highest HP in the game.
+*[[Oni]] have the highest HP in the game, and have better [[willpower]] than Demonspawn.
-*[[Human]]s have exploration regen, which allows you to quickly recover MP by just moving forward.
+*[[Human]]s have exploration regen, which allows them to quickly recover MP by just moving forward.
-*[[Ghoul]]s have torment immunity while able to use potions. However, they can't use [[potions of mutation]] to get a strong mutation set.
+*[[Ghoul]]s have torment immunity while being able to use potions. However, they can't use [[potions of mutation]] to get a strong mutation set.
 Low HP races like Deep Elves and Spriggans are ill advised - high aptitudes or fast speed don't matter once you're a blaster who has maxed out all your skills.