0.22

Version 0.22: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

0.22 is a version of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. It was released on August 10, 2018.

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Highlights

• Player ghosts now only appear in sealed ghost vaults
• New spell library interface
• User interface revamp for Tiles and WebTiles

Branches, Environment

• Player ghost vaults:
  • Ghosts now only appear in vaults sealed by runed doors or transporters.
  • The ghost is always visible from outside the vault through clear walls.
  • Dozens of new ghost vaults with a variety of themes. All contain loot, and many place other monsters with extra loot.
  • Each level from Dungeon:3 onwards has a fixed chance of placing a ghost vault in most connected branches.
• Players on Abyss:1-4 will sometimes be drawn a level deeper, with the chance increasing based on XL and decreasing based on current depth.
• The Hall of the Hellbinder WizLab has fewer higher-tier demons.
• Two-headed ogres are less common in earlier dungeon levels.

Character

• The player can use wands in all forms.
• The player can't order allies while confused.
• The MP-powered wand mutation allows use of wands at 0 MP and is now considered a good mutation.

Gods

• Dithmenos revamp:
  • Dithmenos's Shadow Step ability no longer requires the target monster to be 'still' and has an HP cost of 8% max HP.
  • Dithmenos no longer has an anti-fire conduct and allows use of fire-themed spells, items, and abilities.
  • Dithmenos is now an evil god, hence is hated by the good gods and holy monsters.
• Fedhas' Sunlight is now the 1* ability and Evolution is now the 2* ability.
• Makhleb's Major Destruction has its range increased to 7 and Minor Destruction has its range reduced to 5.
• Yredelemnul's Enslave Soul ability is now smite-targeted.
• Trog no longer has a Burn Spellbook ability.

Interface

• In the Tiles minimap, the exploration horizon has a distinct colour.
• WebTiles chat improvements (server support may vary):
  • The player can use `/mute' and `/unmute' commands on chatters.
  • The `/mutelist' command shows the current mute list.
  • The chat window has a minimize button that removes message notification.
  • The `/hide' and `/hide forever` commands minimize/remove the chat window.
• Wands of digging now have a targeter showing the dig range.
• Updated visual theme for Tiles and WebTiles.
• Tiles and WebTiles informational screens now show tiles where appropriate.

Items

• New Amulet: the amulet of the acrobat, which boosts the wearer's EV by 15 for non-attacking movement and rest actions.
• The Mace of Variability is reworked to sometimes create arcs of chaos that harm nearby monsters, but not the wielder. The enchantment is now a fixed +7.
• The Vampire's Tooth is now a +12 quick blade instead of a +4 dagger.
• Maxwell's Thermic Engine no longer has rC- and rF-.
• All fog types from scrolls of fog now spread like grey and black fog.

Monsters

• Player ghosts can now follow the player through stairs.
• Minotaur monsters have increased health, defenses, and HD. They also spawn with armour and either tomahawks or javelins.
• Swamp worms and iron giants now have Harpoon Shot: a range 6 ability that fires a shot which pulls the player adjacent.
• Harold has better melee damage and armour, and he places earlier. His Bolt of Fire and Blink spells are replaced with Harpoon Shot and Sentinel's Mark.
• Jorgrun has Iron Shot instead of Shatter and places earlier.
• Ilsuiw spawns on Shoals:2-4 instead of nearly always spawning on Shoals:4.
• Engulf status from water elementals now blocks god abilities but no longer slows movement.
• The Barb status from manticore barbs now counts any non-movement actions towards removing the status.
• Swamp worms no longer spawn submerged in water.
• Sojobo, air elementals, ball lightnings, and twisters have resistance to Tornado instead of resistance to all wind attacks.
• Shock serpent retaliation now properly checks rElec.

Spells

• Spell Library:
  • Spells from books are automatically added to a global library upon pickup.
  • Library spells can be memorized from anywhere through the 'M' screen.
  • Spellbooks are destroyed after their spells are added to the library.
  • Vehumet won't offer you a spell you already have in your library.
• Borgnjor's Vile Clutch constriction damage is reduced by 25% and the spell is no longer in the Necromancer starting book (the Book of Necromancy).
• Lee's Rapid Deconstruction can no longer destroy walls.
• Ozocubu's Armour now expires immediately upon movement.
• Spellcasting success rates no longer use a step-down, making L9 spells slightly easier to cast.
• Passwall now has better range scaling, a lower max spellpower and a targeter to show its range.