Meteoran - Revision history

Hordes: de-CBA

2024-01-14T13:02:50Z

de-CBA

Hordes: /* Innate Abilities */ mention stealth exactly

2023-12-16T16:53:18Z

‎Innate Abilities: mention stealth exactly

Qqqqwe2: see ya

2023-12-15T19:49:29Z

see ya

Hordes: CBA glowing change

2023-09-17T03:41:19Z

CBA glowing change

Hordes: /* Strategy */ +Ash

2023-09-01T22:19:10Z

‎Strategy: +Ash

Hordes: /* Strategy / -ranged weapon tip (they aren't that* good, leftover from early Me writeup)

2023-09-01T22:09:54Z

‎Strategy: -ranged weapon tip (they aren't *that* good, leftover from early Me writeup)

Hordes: c6c2007

2023-06-20T13:42:52Z

c6c2007

Hordes: properly version bump, also remove "extremely"

2023-06-18T19:09:04Z

properly version bump, also remove "extremely"

Hordes at 00:17, 14 June 2023

2023-06-14T00:17:06Z

Ge0ff: /* History */

2023-06-13T12:54:04Z

‎History

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 {{for monster}}
 {{flavour|Meteorae are the people of the heavens, fallen to earth. They possess exceptional skills, an uncanny sense for the space around them, and the ability to recover health and magic as they explore the dungeon. However, as creatures clearly not native to the world, they are easy prey for the dark forces that hunt adventurers - they have one-tenth as much time as normal before Zot finds them. (See the section on 'Zot' for more.)}}
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 ==History==
-*Meteorae will be removed in [[0.31]].
+*Meteorae were removed in [[0.31]]. [[Gem]]s were introduced in their place, to encourage turn-count speedrunning.
 *Meteorae were added in [[0.29]]. Their initial [[trunk]] version had already beaten the game's [[high score]] record (on [https://underhound.eu/crawl/morgue/Sapher/morgue-Sapher-20220612-062250.txt June 12th, 2022]).
 *The [[Mayflytaur]], a joke species with a very similar concept, was implemented during the April Fools 2022, during 0.29-trunk. See that page's [[Mayflytaur#History|history]] for more details on their development.
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 *'''[[Passive Mapping]] 1:''' Meteorae can sense parts of the layout of the dungeon around them.
 *'''Explore Regen:''' Meteorae regenerate HP and MP as they explore. For every new tile uncovered, you regenerate 1/210 of your max HP and 1/135 of your max MP. Unaffected by Passive Mapping or [[magic mapping]]. Unlike exploration [[piety]], Explore Regen has fewer restrictions and works even in the [[Temple]], while flying over [[deep water]] in [[Shoals]], etc.
-*'''Glowing:''' Meteorae glow, as if they were inflicted with [[Corona]]. They are unable to go [[invisible]], their [[stealth]] is reduced, and monsters are more likely to hit them. Followers of [[Dithmenos]] can suppress the glow by turning into a [[Shadow Form|shadow]].
+*'''Glowing:''' Meteorae glow, as if they were inflicted with [[Corona]]. They are unable to go [[invisible]], their [[stealth]] is reduced by x2.5, and monsters are more likely to hit them. Followers of [[Dithmenos]] can suppress the glow by turning into a [[Shadow Form|shadow]].
 Meteorae have a base [[Strength]] of 9, [[Intelligence]] of 9, and [[Dexterity]] of 9 (before [[background]] modifiers). They start with an extra [[MP]] point.

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 ==History==
-*In [[0.31]], the glowing mutaiton will not make them easier to hit.
+*Meteorae will be removed in [[0.31]].
 *Meteorae were added in [[0.29]]. Their initial [[trunk]] version had already beaten the game's [[high score]] record (on [https://underhound.eu/crawl/morgue/Sapher/morgue-Sapher-20220612-062250.txt June 12th, 2022]).
 *The [[Mayflytaur]], a joke species with a very similar concept, was implemented during the April Fools 2022, during 0.29-trunk. See that page's [[Mayflytaur#History|history]] for more details on their development.

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 ==History==
 *Meteorae were added in [[0.29]]. Their initial [[trunk]] version had already beaten the game's [[high score]] record (on [https://underhound.eu/crawl/morgue/Sapher/morgue-Sapher-20220612-062250.txt June 12th, 2022]).
 *The [[Mayflytaur]], a joke species with a very similar concept, was implemented during the April Fools 2022, during 0.29-trunk. See that page's [[Mayflytaur#History|history]] for more details on their development.
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 ===God Choice===
 *[[Jiyva]] gives even more regeneration and plenty of outs for monsters you can't handle. Meanwhile, Meteorae are naturally fast-paced enough to best deal with Jiyva's item eating slimes. But, as usual, Jiyva is rarely found early - by the time you usually find Jiyva, you'd already have plenty of [[piety]] with other gods.
 *[[Okawaru]] synergizes well with the Meteoran playstyle. Those who skip branches are often underleveled, even with a +2 XP aptitude, meaning that their battles are considered 'tougher' and reward more piety. This can be used to get consistent and strong buffs that make up for being underleveled. Okawaru will also gift a healthy amount of gear.

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 ==Strategy==
 *Visiting [[shop]]s is often a struggle. Be prepared to simply never visit a shop again - this applies especially to the [[Orcish Mines]], so come only when you're prepared.
 **[[Gozag]] might give you more gold, but each gold pile you pick up takes 1 turn (without [[Apportation]]).
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 ====[[Walkthrough|Routing]]====
-Meteorans may want to (but not always) go in a "pure" sequential order. Doing all of the Dungeon in 1 go, going from [[Orc]] and [[Elven Halls|Elf]] at the same time, and taking the [[Lair]] and its [[branch]]es at the same time are examples. If not, leave time for you to backtrack. Doing things out of the normal order saves time in the long run, though isn't entirely necessary.
+Meteorans may want to (but not always) go in a "pure" sequential order. Doing all of the Dungeon in one go, going from [[Orc]] and [[Elven Halls|Elf]] at the same time, and taking the [[Lair]] and its [[branch]]es right after are examples. If not, leave time for you to backtrack. Doing things out of the normal order saves time in the long run, though isn't entirely necessary.
 *It is extremely difficult to pinpoint ''when'' you're ready to skip a branch, and a surprising [[unique]] or situation might make some branch extremely difficult. Your extra HP and MP should make up for being somewhat underleveled. This, of course, ignores [[god]] choice.
 *It's best to know the tools you'll need for each floor. Whenever it'd be a reliably castable spell, a decent amount of relevant consumables (like [[lignification]] for Lair), and/or a certain level of weapon training, these set goals can help make things reliable.
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 * When trying to regenerate or explore, move diagonally when possible. All else equal, diagonal movement will uncover more tiles than cardinal movement. This allows you to heal more per move.
-Finally, remember that the Zot clock measures action [[time]], not [[turn]]s. [[Cheibriados]] extends the clock as usual, but moving slowly, which normally counts as 1 turn of double length, will still count as 2 "turns" as far as Zot is concerned.
+Finally, remember that the Zot clock measures action [[time]], not [[turn]]s. [[Cheibriados]] extends the clock as usual, but moving slowly, which counts as 1 turn of double length for [[score]] purposes, still counts as 2 "turns" as far as Zot is concerned.
 ==History==

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 {{for monster}}
 {{flavour|Meteorae are the people of the heavens, fallen to earth. They possess exceptional skills, an uncanny sense for the space around them, and the ability to recover health and magic as they explore the dungeon. However, as creatures clearly not native to the world, they are easy prey for the dark forces that hunt adventurers - they have one-tenth as much time as normal before Zot finds them. (See the section on 'Zot' for more.)}}
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 ==Difficulty of Play==
 {{Hard}}
-Thanks to their extremely restrictive turn conducts, playing Meteorae like any other character is outright impossible. They often have to use [[speedrun|meta turncount strategies]] just to live, such as skipping floors and having an odd branch order; see the [[Meteoran#Shaving Turns|Strategy]] section for more details. These tactics often make Meteorae underleveled, even with their absurd aptitudes, let alone undergeared.
+Thanks to their restrictive turn conducts, playing Meteorae like any other character is outright impossible. They often have to use [[speedrun|meta turncount strategies]] just to live, such as skipping floors and having an odd branch order; see the [[Meteoran#Shaving Turns|Strategy]] section for more details. These tactics often make Meteorae underleveled, even with their absurd aptitudes, let alone undergeared.
 {{species_aptitudes|Meteoran}}

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	Abuse the exploration regeneration to the fullest. Strong players can already get away with exploring-instead-of-resting, and that's on regular species without a gimmick to encourage it. Whenever you need to heal, explore, whenever that'd be in a upper floor or not. Explore regen also makes [[bread swinging]] (almost) obsolete.		Abuse the exploration regeneration to the fullest. Strong players can already get away with exploring-instead-of-resting, and that's on regular species without a gimmick to encourage it. Whenever you need to heal, explore, whenever that'd be in a upper floor or not. Explore regen also makes [[bread swinging]] (almost) obsolete.
		+	* When trying to regenerate or explore, move diagonally when possible. All else equal, diagonal movement will uncover more tiles than cardinal movement. This allows you to heal more per move.

	Finally, remember that the Zot clock measures action [[time]], not [[turn]]s. [[Cheibriados]] extends the clock as usual, but moving slowly, which normally counts as 1 turn of double length, will still count as 2 "turns" as far as Zot is concerned.		Finally, remember that the Zot clock measures action [[time]], not [[turn]]s. [[Cheibriados]] extends the clock as usual, but moving slowly, which normally counts as 1 turn of double length, will still count as 2 "turns" as far as Zot is concerned.