I think searching checks all 8 squares around you. When you search along a wall, don't check every square. Move two steps along and search again.

I can sense a "Steve Jobs" secret character coming soon!

You can identify all types of weapons by throwing them and hitting a monster. I'm not sure if there's a chance the weapon will disappear. Yes, you can even throw that short bow and mace at the ice monster. It won't do much damage but you'll find out the nature of the weapon. I try and drink all poti...

Thanks for the offer but this will serve as a lesson for me to check my writing more carefully!

Excellent (not the part where I found a typo in my post and you quoted it for all posterity)! It's good to know the feature is developer sponsored!

I noticed yesterday that I could identify any type of weapon by throwing it as a monster. If it hit and I killed the monster, the weapon was identified. Is this intentional or a nice way of helping us identify weapons?

I agree with you that Rogue is a significantly different game to *band. My first experience with roguelikes was with Moria and then Angband. I think I still play Rogue Touch like a mini Angband... Maybe I am very lucky because I haven't had a recent game that there was any shortage of food. I think ...

Sorry, I'm a little bit late to this thread... I'd like to use ranged attacks more often but I almost find no opportunity after the first couple of floors. Perhaps, you could give me some tips. Unless I have a wand of light, I almost always see a monster when it is adjacent to me. How do you rangers...

This is a great plan for down the road a bit, as it would make for some customizable scenarios without having to submit updates to Apple. It would also prevent anyone from getting practice with it in advance (like they could if we hold a Neo or Thor contest right now)! I really like that idea... we...

I was thinking about what you said about the competition and thought of a great idea! It would have to be an enhancement for a later release though as it would need coding... For a monthly competition, a file is downloaded from your server. The file contains the parameters of the competition, which ...