Introduction to Ironman MAngband

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Introduction to Ironman MAngband

Post by Jug » Wed 16.11.2005, 13:55

Ironman MAngband is a fast paced, fun and competitive version of the MAngband.

In Ironman MAngband you play a character possessed of a fanatical desire to kill Morgoth, the Lord of Darkness.  Once you begin your descent into the dungeon there is no turning back, there is no way back to the surface.

It's all about who can survive the longest and dive the deepest. Characters generally die very quickly which keeps the game fast paced and fresh.  It's a great way to perfect your survival skills!

To support the competitive aspect of the game an enhanced online high score chart is available which lists basic information about every character in the game, alive and dead.  From this high score chart you can also download character dumps of any dead characters, simply by clicking on the character name.  Check it out at the Ironman MAngband Ladder

To play, select the server: ironman.mangband.org.uk from the server list in the client.

There are the following specific (game play) differences between standard MAngband and Ironman MAngband: -

* You can't travel up stairs.
* You can't go wandering in the wilderness.
* The town above the dungeon is deserted of townspeople.
* Scrolls, spells, and rods of Recall don't work.
* There are ruined Dwarven Halls in the dungeon at specific depths.
* When you die you do not turn into a ghost, you are completely destroyed.
* The monsters are from the latest version of Vanilla Angband (3.0.6).
* The Alchemy shop sells Scrolls of Teleportation.
* Characters have different starting equipment.

The Dwarven Halls are deserted and ruined, but shops may be found there, set up by the most hardy of traders.

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