• [nndnh] What does AC and damage reduction mean in this variant?

    From Janis Papanagnou@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 3 11:08:15 2024
    In my notnotdNethack game I have to sort my loot and drop some
    inferior pieces of armor. I have crystal plate and elven mithril.
    Inspecting the 'AC' values and the "damage reduction" information
    I get this data and wonder what AC and damage reduction actually
    means in this variant; a higher damage reduction but a worse AC ?

    No body armor
    AC:0

    Head Armor: 4
    Upper Body Armor: 1
    Lower Body Armor: 1
    Hand Armor: 4
    You have no feet; shots hit lower body.


    an uncursed large barded +0 elven mithril-coat (being worn)
    AC:-4
    Current Damage Reduction:

    Head Armor: 4
    Upper Body Armor: 3
    Lower Body Armor: 3
    Hand Armor: 4
    You have no feet; shots hit lower body.


    a blessed large barded +0 crystal plate mail (being worn)
    AC:-2
    Current Damage Reduction:

    Head Armor: 4
    Upper Body Armor: 7
    Lower Body Armor: 7
    Hand Armor: 4
    You have no feet; shots hit lower body.


    Any explanation for that?

    Janis

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  • From Janis Papanagnou@21:1/5 to Janis Papanagnou on Mon Jul 22 19:15:40 2024
    I enchanted my gloves and my shield both from +3 to +5 and have now

    the uncursed large barded +6 Soulmirror (being worn) {224}
    a blessed greased +5 dragonhide cloak (being worn) {35}
    a blessed large +5 dragonhide pair of gloves (being worn) {46}
    a blessed large barded rustproof greased +5 helm of drain resistance
    (being worn) {60}
    a blessed large +5 gray dragon scale shield (being worn) {150}
    a blessed large barded +5 Hawaiian shirt (being worn) {10}

    But the damage reduction did not increase, it's still (unchanged)

    Head Armor: 10
    Upper Body Armor: 11-26
    Lower Body Armor: 11-23
    Hand Armor: 11
    You have no feet; shots hit lower body.

    Is it meaningless [in notnotdNethack] to enchant armor further at
    some point?

    Janis


    On 03.07.2024 11:08, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
    In my notnotdNethack game I have to sort my loot and drop some
    inferior pieces of armor. I have crystal plate and elven mithril.
    Inspecting the 'AC' values and the "damage reduction" information
    I get this data and wonder what AC and damage reduction actually
    means in this variant; a higher damage reduction but a worse AC ?

    No body armor
    AC:0

    Head Armor: 4
    Upper Body Armor: 1
    Lower Body Armor: 1
    Hand Armor: 4
    You have no feet; shots hit lower body.


    an uncursed large barded +0 elven mithril-coat (being worn)
    AC:-4
    Current Damage Reduction:

    Head Armor: 4
    Upper Body Armor: 3
    Lower Body Armor: 3
    Hand Armor: 4
    You have no feet; shots hit lower body.


    a blessed large barded +0 crystal plate mail (being worn)
    AC:-2
    Current Damage Reduction:

    Head Armor: 4
    Upper Body Armor: 7
    Lower Body Armor: 7
    Hand Armor: 4
    You have no feet; shots hit lower body.


    Any explanation for that?

    Janis


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