Tin of tremorstones - Revision history

Hordes at 18:58, 15 October 2023

2023-10-15T18:58:07Z

Hordes at 01:27, 15 October 2023

2023-10-15T01:27:12Z

Hordes: add ref note for the center of mass thing

2023-10-15T01:25:49Z

add ref note for the center of mass thing

Hordes: /* Gallery */

2023-10-15T01:15:28Z

‎Gallery

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2023-10-15T00:58:02Z

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Hordes: +demo on "center of mass"

2023-10-15T00:57:28Z

+demo on "center of mass"

Hordes: /* Strategy */ more fixes

2023-10-15T00:30:44Z

‎Strategy: more fixes

Hordes: /* Strategy */ typo

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‎Strategy: typo

Hordes: /* Strategy */ add more to the list of examples

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‎Strategy: add more to the list of examples

Hordes: mention out of LOS stuff

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mention out of LOS stuff

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 Each charge of a tin of tremorstones will create <code>1 + 2 * log2(1 + [[Evocations]]/6)</code> explosions<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|693}}<br>Stepdown function can be found at {{source ref|0.30.0|stepdown.cc|14}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|726}}</ref> - at 27 Evocations, you'll get 5-6 explosions. Explosions are 5x5, and each explosion deals <code>6d6</code> damage, independent of your Evocations skill.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|zap-data.h|1683}}</ref> Explosions are reduced thrice by [[AC]] rather than once, and multiple explosions check AC multiple times. They have a [[to-hit]] of 40.
-Each explosion will ''find'' the cell that is 1. within 3 tiles from you and 2. is in the "center of mass" of monsters.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|593}}<br>Specifically, it calculates sum(dist_from_monsters), where the diagonals are equally as far as orthogonal directions, and picks a tile with the smallest value. Thus, the center may not be as you'd expect, and there are often multiple valid tiles to be the "center".</ref> The explosion will be centered ''1 tile away'' from that cell, meaning the tin can fire 2-4 tiles away from you. If there are no visible targets, then the explosion will explode at a random tile. Since explosions are 5x5, a tin is unable to hit a monster that's 7 or more tiles away. However, explosions can hit monsters outside [[line of sight]].
+Each explosion will ''find'' the cell that is 1. within 3 tiles from you and 2. is in the "center of mass" of monsters.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|593}}<br>Specifically, it calculates sum(dist_from_monsters), where the diagonals are equally as far as orthogonal directions, and picks a square within 3 tiles with the smallest value. Thus, the center may not be as you'd expect, and there are often multiple valid tiles to be the "center".</ref> The explosion will be centered ''1 tile away'' from that cell, meaning the tin can fire 2-4 tiles away from you. If there are no visible targets, then the explosion will explode at a random tile. Since explosions are 5x5, a tin is unable to hit a monster that's 7 or more tiles away. However, explosions can hit monsters outside [[line of sight]].
 A tin of tremorstones holds up to two charges, which are gradually replenished as you gain [[experience]].
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery class="left" widths="600px" heights="600px" mode="nolines">
-File:Tremorstones demo.png|left|'''Tremorstones aims at the spot that's 1. 3 tiles away and 2.closest to the "center of monster mass", chosen randomly if multiple tiles are equidistant.<br>Red square: Center of mass.<br>Orange square: Area that explosions will ''always'' hit, for a given center.'''
+File:Tremorstones demo.png|left|Explosions are aimed at a tile that's 1. 3 tiles away, and 2. closest to "center of monster mass".<br>Red square: Center of mass.<br>Orange square: Area that explosions will ''always'' hit, for a given center.
-File:Tremorstones sniping.png|left|'''Explosions can hit enemies from outside your [[line of sight]].'''<br>'''Just make sure that you see at least one enemy.'''<br><small>(3rd picture taken with [[wizard mode]] to see through walls.)
+File:Tremorstones sniping.png|left|Explosions can hit enemies from outside your [[line of sight]].<br>Just make sure that you see at least one enemy.<br><small>(3rd picture taken with [[wizard mode]] to see through walls.)
 </gallery>
 ==History==

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 Each charge of a tin of tremorstones will create <code>1 + 2 * log2(1 + [[Evocations]]/6)</code> explosions<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|693}}<br>Stepdown function can be found at {{source ref|0.30.0|stepdown.cc|14}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|726}}</ref> - at 27 Evocations, you'll get 5-6 explosions. Explosions are 5x5, and each explosion deals <code>6d6</code> damage, independent of your Evocations skill.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|zap-data.h|1683}}</ref> Explosions are reduced thrice by [[AC]] rather than once, and multiple explosions check AC multiple times. They have a [[to-hit]] of 40.
-Each explosion will ''find'' the cell that is 1. within 3 tiles from you and 2. is in the "center of mass" of monsters.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|593}}<br>Specifically, it calculates sum(dist_from_monsters), where the diagonals are equally as far as orthogonal directions. Thus, the center may not be as you'd expect, and there are often multiple valid tiles to be the "center".</ref> The explosion will be centered ''1 tile away'' from that cell, meaning the tin can fire 2-4 tiles away from you. If there are no visible targets, then the explosion will explode at a random tile. Since explosions are 5x5, a tin is unable to hit a monster that's 7 or more tiles away. However, explosions can hit monsters outside [[line of sight]].
+Each explosion will ''find'' the cell that is 1. within 3 tiles from you and 2. is in the "center of mass" of monsters.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|593}}<br>Specifically, it calculates sum(dist_from_monsters), where the diagonals are equally as far as orthogonal directions, and picks a tile with the smallest value. Thus, the center may not be as you'd expect, and there are often multiple valid tiles to be the "center".</ref> The explosion will be centered ''1 tile away'' from that cell, meaning the tin can fire 2-4 tiles away from you. If there are no visible targets, then the explosion will explode at a random tile. Since explosions are 5x5, a tin is unable to hit a monster that's 7 or more tiles away. However, explosions can hit monsters outside [[line of sight]].
 A tin of tremorstones holds up to two charges, which are gradually replenished as you gain [[experience]].

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 Each charge of a tin of tremorstones will create <code>1 + 2 * log2(1 + [[Evocations]]/6)</code> explosions<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|693}}<br>Stepdown function can be found at {{source ref|0.30.0|stepdown.cc|14}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|726}}</ref> - at 27 Evocations, you'll get 5-6 explosions. Explosions are 5x5, and each explosion deals <code>6d6</code> damage, independent of your Evocations skill.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|zap-data.h|1683}}</ref> Explosions are reduced thrice by [[AC]] rather than once, and multiple explosions check AC multiple times. They have a [[to-hit]] of 40.
-Each explosion will ''find'' the cell that is 1. within 3 tiles from you and 2. is in the "center of mass" of monsters. The explosion will be centered ''1 tile away'' from that cell, meaning the tin can fire 2-4 tiles away from you. If there are no visible targets, then the explosion will explode at a random tile. Since explosions are 5x5, a tin is unable to hit a monster that's 7 or more tiles away. However, explosions can hit monsters outside [[line of sight]].
+Each explosion will ''find'' the cell that is 1. within 3 tiles from you and 2. is in the "center of mass" of monsters.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|593}}<br>Specifically, it calculates sum(dist_from_monsters), where the diagonals are equally as far as orthogonal directions. Thus, the center may not be as you'd expect, and there are often multiple valid tiles to be the "center".</ref> The explosion will be centered ''1 tile away'' from that cell, meaning the tin can fire 2-4 tiles away from you. If there are no visible targets, then the explosion will explode at a random tile. Since explosions are 5x5, a tin is unable to hit a monster that's 7 or more tiles away. However, explosions can hit monsters outside [[line of sight]].
 A tin of tremorstones holds up to two charges, which are gradually replenished as you gain [[experience]].

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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery class="left" widths="600px" heights="600px" mode="nolines">
-File:Tremorstones demo.png|left|'''Tremorstones aims at the spot that's 1. 3 tiles away and 2.closest to the "center of monster mass". Red square: Center of mass. Orange square: Area that all explosions will ''always'' hit.'''
+File:Tremorstones demo.png|left|'''Tremorstones aims at the spot that's 1. 3 tiles away and 2.closest to the "center of monster mass", chosen randomly if multiple tiles are equidistant.<br>Red square: Center of mass.<br>Orange square: Area that explosions will ''always'' hit, for a given center.'''
 File:Tremorstones sniping.png|left|'''Explosions can hit enemies from outside your [[line of sight]].'''<br>'''Just make sure that you see at least one enemy.'''<br><small>(3rd picture taken with [[wizard mode]] to see through walls.)
 </gallery>

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 <gallery class="left" widths="600px" heights="600px" mode="nolines">
 File:Tremorstones demo.png|left|'''Tremorstones aims at the spot that's 1. 3 tiles away and 2.closest to the "center of monster mass". Red square: Center of mass. Orange square: Area that all explosions will ''always'' hit.'''
-File:Tremorstones sniping.png|left'''Explosions can hit enemies from outside your [[line of sight]].'''<br>'''Just make sure that you see at least one enemy.'''<br><small>(3rd picture taken with [[wizard mode]] to see through walls.)
+File:Tremorstones sniping.png|left|'''Explosions can hit enemies from outside your [[line of sight]].'''<br>'''Just make sure that you see at least one enemy.'''<br><small>(3rd picture taken with [[wizard mode]] to see through walls.)
 </gallery>

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 ==Strategy==
 *A good item for crowd control. Heavily armoured players won't have to worry much about self damage, though this item will do little against enemies with high AC. Good targets include:
-**High EV, low AC monsters, especially those who come in packs. Examples include [[list of arachnids|spiders]], [[list of deep elves|deep elves]], and [[meliai]]. Explosions have high - but not perfect - accuracy, so using tremorstones is likely to tear a pack into shreds.
+**High EV, low AC monsters, especially those who come in packs. Examples include [[list of arachnids|spiders]], [[list of deep elves|deep elves]], and [[meliai]]. Explosions have high - but not perfect - accuracy, so using tremorstones is likely to tear these packs into shreds.
 **Frail, but annoying monsters. At moderate Evocations (6-12 levels), 1 charge is likely to take out [[boggart]]s, [[moths of wrath]], and [[floating eye]]s, etc.
 **Low AC monsters in general. Can be used to kill [[hydra]]s if it's aimed right. [[List of ogres|Ogre packs]] are another nice target.
 *Take advantage of the targeting. Explosions are always 5x5, centered within 2-4 tiles from you, and target the center of a crowd of enemies. So if 1. the enemy is within 2-4 tiles and 2. inside a big group of monsters, it is almost certain that the monster gets hit by each explosion.
-**Note that, if there are 2 or more groups of monsters in LOS, the tremorstones might not hit anything.)
+**Note that, if there are 2 or more groups of monsters in LOS, the tremorstones might not hit anything.
-*A [[scroll of immolation]] combos well. Immolation creates [[flame cloud]]s, increasing your damage output. And the resulting explosions will definitely hurt. As usual, don't let the explosions kill you.
+*A [[scroll of immolation]] combos well. Immolation creates [[flame cloud]]s, increasing the tremorstones' damage output. And the resulting explosions will definitely hurt. As usual, don't let the explosions kill you.
 ==Gallery==