News - May 2001

31st May 2001

• Amiga ports
  Bablos ported EyAngband 0.3.2, ZAngband 2.5.6, Gumband 2.1.6a, and Easyband 2.2 to the Amiga.
• PPC Mac ports
  "pelpel" compiled PernAngband 4.2.2 and OAngband 0.5.1b for PPC Macs.

• Gumband update
  Joseph William Dixon released Gumband 2.1.6a. The source code, and a DOS version are available as well as the changelog. Shaun Sides compiled the new version for Windows and Scot Meyer prepared a PPC Mac version of the slightly older 2.1.5c release.
• Amiga Angband
  A new Amiga version of Angband 2.9.2 with the latest bugfixes has been compiled by Bablos.

• Tk-ports
  Tim Baker released updates of the Tk interfaces for Angband 2.9.2, KAngband 2.9.2r1, OAngband 0.5.1b, and ZAngband 2.4.0. The Windows versions, source code and update instructions can be found at the AngbandTk homepage.

• EyAngband 0.3.2
  Eytan Zweig released a new version of EyAngband as source code and Windows version. The biggest change is a completely reworked stat system. Take a look at the list of changes for the details. "Gileba" compiled 68k and PPC Mac versions.
• Amiga ports
  Bablos compiled OAngband 0.5.1b, Gumband 2.1.5b, PernAngband 4.2.2, and KAmband 2.1 for the Amigas.
• Iso-PernAngband
  Hansjörg Malthaner released a new version of the isometric view for PernAngband as source code and Windows version.

• OAngband 0.5.1b
  It seems like I've missed the original announcement of OAngband 0.5.1b by Bahman Rabii. But some helpful people pointed me in the right direction, so I've added it now. The update contains several important bugfixes and is available as source code and a Windows version.

• ZAngband 2.5.6
  The ZAngband DevTeam released the source code, Windows, and DOS versions of a new ZAngband development version. The new version makes the wilderness less dangerous, improves the shops (expensive stores are rarer, shops will buy more stuff), adds casino, inn, and healer, fixes the problem with cursed quest rewards, adds a new line-of-sight calculation to prevent cheating, as well as many other improvements and bugfixes. You can find the details in the list of changes.
• Gumband 2.1.5c
  Joseph William Dixon released yet another Gumband update. As usual the source code, and a DOS version are available as well as the changelog. And also as usual Shaun Sides compiled it for Windows.
• OS/2 ports
  PernAngband 4.2.2 and KAmband 2.1 have been ported to OS/2 by Skylar Thompson.
• Discband
  The ZAngband 2.4.0 Discwold mod has been updated by it's creator Kleitman.
• Easyband 2.2
  Bryan Majerle released Easyband 2.2 as source code and Windows version. Please take a look at the Easyband homepage to find out what is new in this version.

• DrAngband update
  Dr. Andrew White released a new version of DrAngband (by the way - the 'Dr' stands for Dragon, even if Andrew is a doctor med.). There is a list of changes as well as source code, DOS, Windows, and an Amiga version (as usual by Bablos).
• Gumband 2.1.5b
  Gumband gets an update as well. Joseph William Dixon released a changelog, the source code, and a DOS version. And Shaun Sides already compiled it for Windows. The Amiga port of version 2.1.5b is not yet ready, but Bablos provided one for 2.5.1a.
• KAmband "Combustible"
  Ivan Tkatchev prepared the source code for version 2.1 codename "Combustible" of KAmband. New features include (almost) a whole society of kobolds and several new gods for all the main monster races. Compiled versions are not yet available, but should arrive soon.
• PernAngband 4.2.2
  And last but not least Dark God released a new PernAngband version. The source code, DOS and Windows version (compiled by Shaun Sides) are waiting for downloads. You can find out what's new in the list of changes.

© 2001 by Robert Rühlmann, rr9@thangorodrim.net