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'''Dungeon Sprint''' is a fast-paced Crawl variant in which you must explore a single brutally hard floor in pursuit of the [[orb of Zot]]. It begins by asking you to select your [[species]], [[background]], and which Dungeon Sprint map you'd like to attempt. Each map is a unique single floor for you to complete, but be aware that these are designed to be incredibly hard. The floorplan, monsters, and locations of items and shops are usually fixed (some maps feature sub-areas with multiple variations), while the exact items and shops you find are usually random.
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'''Dungeon Sprint''' is a fast-paced Crawl variant in which you must explore a single, often brutally hard, floor in pursuit of the [[Orb of Zot]]. Each map is a unique, mostly fixed floor for you to complete. The floorplan, monsters, and locations of items and shops usually remain the same (some maps feature sub-areas with multiple variations), while the exact items and shops you find are usually random.  
  
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Over the course of a single floor you will find yourself jumping from fighting goblins and rats to high level [[unique]]s, including some bosses only found in Dungeon Sprint. In order to give you half a chance at being ready for them, Sprint features accelerated character growth; you gain skills and piety at 9× normal speed.
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Over the course of a single floor, you will find yourself jumping from fighting goblins and rats to high level [[unique]]s, including some bosses only found in them.
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You can play Dungeon Sprint on any of the online servers, and the source code is also available online in case you want to look at it or change it yourself. Players can easily make a new level for Sprint to take place on by editing the file source/dat/des/variable/entry.des in the Sprint source code, the "dungeon-sprint" branch on git://git.develz.org/crawl-ref.git. Making new levels this way is actually pretty straightforward: Crawl's .des files aren't hard to read and change even for a non-programmer, and there's a how-to guide here.
 
  
 
==Maps==
 
==Maps==
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There are currently nine Sprint maps.
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There are currently nine Sprint maps:
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*[[Red Sonja]]
 
*[[Red Sonja]]
 
*[[The Violet Keep of Menkaure]]
 
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*[[The Pits]]
 
*[[The Pits]]
 
*[[Arena of Blood]]
 
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Players can easily modify existing levels or even make a new level for Sprint by editing files in the ''source/dat/des/sprint/'' folder. Making new maps is pretty straightforward: Crawl's .des files aren't hard to read and change even for a non-programmer, and there's a how-to guide<ref>https://github.com/crawl/crawl/blob/master/crawl-ref/docs/develop/levels/syntax.txt</ref> available.
  
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==Differences Between Crawl and Sprint==
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==Differences from Crawl==
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The major differences between crawl and sprint are caused by sprint existing of one level densly filled with monsters and hazards.
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Dungeon Sprint features only one level, though densely filled with monsters and hazards. As a result, it has many mechanical differences from vanilla Crawl.
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Even with that density, the game needs to accelerate your experience<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|player.cc|2482}}</ref> and piety<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|religion.cc|2809}}</ref> gains to cope with the dangers beyond the next door.
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*Since the game is much shorter, you gain experience 9x faster.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|player.cc|2482}}</ref>
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* To keep you from ending up anywhere in the level maze there is no [[teleportation]]<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|player.cc|1075}}</ref> in sprint. There are no teleportation traps<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|traps.cc|1200}}</ref>, scrolls<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|makeitem.cc|1381}}</ref>, spells<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|spl-transloc.cc|820}}</ref>, mutations<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|mutation.cc|1828}}</ref>, or abilities for characters or monsters or gods.
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*You gain 9x more [[piety]] from killing, and 27x more piety from exploration.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|religion.cc|2809}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|sprint.cc|17}}</ref>
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*Because there are no other levels, shafts<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|traps.cc|1034}}</ref> and the ability to shaft onceself<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|ability.cc|3669}}</ref> do not exist. The abyss does not exist and there is no banishment. Chaos Knights start where every other character start.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|ng-setup.cc|308}}</ref> The delver background does not exist.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|newgame.cc|139}}</ref>
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**Followers of [[Gozag]] get more gold from corpses.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|mon-death.cc|407}}</ref>
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*You begin with bonus items.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|ng-setup.cc|576}}</ref> Monsters drop more gold<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|mon-death.cc|407}}</ref> so you can purchase items from shops.
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**[[Okawaru]] and [[Uskayaw]] do not get a piety boost.
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*Since there are fewer monsters (but at greater density) you gain experience and piety at 9X the rate. The gods Ru<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|god-abil.cc|4752}}</ref> and Ash<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|religion.cc|3803}}</ref> make their offers at an accelerated rate. There is no zot clock.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|main.cc|1666}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|timed-effects.cc|1198}}</ref>
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**[[Ashenzari]] and [[Ru]] make their offers at an accelerated rate.  
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*To avoid waking up all monsters, the noise made by shouting is halved and there are no scrolls of noise<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|makeitem.cc|1381}}</ref>.
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**[[Trog]]'s Brothers in Arms and Greater Servant of [[Makhleb]] are 2.5x more costly to invoke.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|ability.cc|3433}}</ref>
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*The overpowered abilities of brothers in arms and greater servant of makhleb are 2.5X more costly to invoke.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|ability.cc|3433}}</ref>
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*There is only one floor:
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*To win you must return with the orb of zot. However maps can feature zero to 17 runes with some new runes as well.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|item-name.cc|2133}}</ref> If the abyssal rune exists, it does not give you extra experience.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|items.cc|1892}}</ref> There are also new monsters and items<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|known-items.cc|420}}</ref> in some maps. See individual maps for details.
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**[[Shaft]]s, [[Formicid]] shafting, the [[Delver]] background, and [[Ignis]]' Rising Flame are all disabled.
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**The [[Abyss]] does not exist, so players can not be banished, while banishing monsters effectively kills them. Abyssal Knights start in the Dungeon.
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**[[Okawaru]]'s Arena also doesn't exist, so Duel doesn't, either.
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**As it would mess up sprint progression, floor-wide [[teleportation]] (of you and monsters) is disabled. [[Blink]] is still allowed.
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*To avoid waking up all monsters, the noise made by shouting is halved, and scrolls of noise are removed.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|makeitem.cc|1381}}</ref>
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*To win, you must return with the [[Orb of Zot]]. [[Rune]]s are not always required; maps can feature zero to all 17 runes (all 4 [[Lair]] branches), or even custom runes.
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*Depending on the map, there may be unique items, monsters, and method of [[score|scoring]].
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*Some mechanics from the vanilla game are reverted:
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**There is no [[sourceless malevolence]] (all 3 of its effects would be invalid, anyways).
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**There is no [[Zot clock]]. The [[meteoran]] species is disabled as a result.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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==History==
 
==History==
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Dungeon Sprint was initially invented by [[Chapayev]]. It was included as an official part of the downloadable version of ''Crawl'' in [[0.7]], and has had multiple maps added since then.
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*Sprints themselves don't update too much, but changes of new versions of Crawl will often seep and change the balance of various sprints.
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*Dungeon Sprint was initially invented by [[Chapayev]]. It was included as an official part of the downloadable version of ''Crawl'' in [[0.7]], and has had multiple maps added since then.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 00:38, 8 July 2023

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Dungeon Sprint is a fast-paced Crawl variant in which you must explore a single, often brutally hard, floor in pursuit of the Orb of Zot. Each map is a unique, mostly fixed floor for you to complete. The floorplan, monsters, and locations of items and shops usually remain the same (some maps feature sub-areas with multiple variations), while the exact items and shops you find are usually random.

Over the course of a single floor, you will find yourself jumping from fighting goblins and rats to high level uniques, including some bosses only found in them.

Maps

There are currently nine Sprint maps:

Players can easily modify existing levels or even make a new level for Sprint by editing files in the source/dat/des/sprint/ folder. Making new maps is pretty straightforward: Crawl's .des files aren't hard to read and change even for a non-programmer, and there's a how-to guide[1] available.

Differences from Crawl

Dungeon Sprint features only one level, though densely filled with monsters and hazards. As a result, it has many mechanical differences from vanilla Crawl.

  • Since the game is much shorter, you gain experience 9x faster.[2]
  • You gain 9x more piety from killing, and 27x more piety from exploration.[3][4]
    • Followers of Gozag get more gold from corpses.[5]
    • Okawaru and Uskayaw do not get a piety boost.
    • Ashenzari and Ru make their offers at an accelerated rate.
    • Trog's Brothers in Arms and Greater Servant of Makhleb are 2.5x more costly to invoke.[6]
  • There is only one floor:
    • Shafts, Formicid shafting, the Delver background, and Ignis' Rising Flame are all disabled.
    • The Abyss does not exist, so players can not be banished, while banishing monsters effectively kills them. Abyssal Knights start in the Dungeon.
    • Okawaru's Arena also doesn't exist, so Duel doesn't, either.
    • As it would mess up sprint progression, floor-wide teleportation (of you and monsters) is disabled. Blink is still allowed.
  • To avoid waking up all monsters, the noise made by shouting is halved, and scrolls of noise are removed.[7]
  • To win, you must return with the Orb of Zot. Runes are not always required; maps can feature zero to all 17 runes (all 4 Lair branches), or even custom runes.
  • Depending on the map, there may be unique items, monsters, and method of scoring.
  • Some mechanics from the vanilla game are reverted:

Trivia

Dungeon Sprint was inspired by the Tomb of Horrors, a Dungeons & Dragons module from the 1970's notorious for being unfairly deadly.

History

  • Sprints themselves don't update too much, but changes of new versions of Crawl will often seep and change the balance of various sprints.
  • Dungeon Sprint was initially invented by Chapayev. It was included as an official part of the downloadable version of Crawl in 0.7, and has had multiple maps added since then.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ https://github.com/crawl/crawl/blob/master/crawl-ref/docs/develop/levels/syntax.txt
  2. ↑ player.cc:2482 (0.28.0)
  3. ↑ religion.cc:2809 (0.28.0)
  4. ↑ sprint.cc:17 (0.28.0)
  5. ↑ mon-death.cc:407 (0.28.0)
  6. ↑ ability.cc:3433 (0.28.0)
  7. ↑ makeitem.cc:1381 (0.28.0)

External Links

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