# The release of Dungeon Crawl 0.4 brought with it an # overhaul of monster colours and monster glyphs. # # The goal of this change was to put monsters into more # consistent groups (e.g. group jackals with hounds, move # slugs into a group of their own) and to follow a more # consistent colour scheme where similar monsters would # have similar colours (e.g. orc priest and elf priest # are both coloured green now) and the higher level (and # thus more dangerous) version of an early monster would # get the brighter colour. # As an example of the latter, the orc sorcerer has been # recoloured to light magenta because the orc wizard (the # easier orc mage version) glyph is coloured magenta. # Also, the colours of some pairings including small # snake/snake and yaktaur/yaktaur captain have been # switched, following the same rule. # Another important point of the change was to avoid the # use of dark grey, which can be unreadable on some # systems, and use light grey, white, or blue, or another # colour in its stead, as appropriate. # # We think that as a result of these changes monsters are # coloured more consistently, and that their difficulty # level should be easier to grasp for newbies. # At the same time we realize that this change might be # hard on experienced players. Of course we hope that you # will be able to adapt, but in case there are changes you # really cannot accept, here are the options necessary to # make the glyphs of all affected monsters show up as they # did in version 0.3.4. # # You'll find a table comparing old and new settings at # the end of this file. ########################### # features ########################### feature = granite statue { , , lightgrey} feature = orcish idol { , , darkgrey} ########################### # monsters ########################### # orcs mon_glyph = orc priest : lightgreen mon_glyph = orc knight : lightcyan mon_glyph = orc high priest : green mon_glyph = orc sorcerer : darkgrey mon_glyph = orc warlord : red # elves mon_glyph = elf : darkgrey mon_glyph = deep elf soldier : cyan mon_glyph = deep elf mage : lightred mon_glyph = deep elf fighter : lightblue mon_glyph = deep elf summoner : yellow mon_glyph = deep elf knight : blue mon_glyph = deep elf conjurer : lightgreen mon_glyph = deep elf priest : lightgrey mon_glyph = deep elf high priest : darkgrey mon_glyph = deep elf demonologist : magenta mon_glyph = deep elf sorcerer : red mon_glyph = deep elf annihilator : green mon_glyph = deep elf master archer : lightmagenta # lizards mon_glyph = giant newt : lightgreen mon_glyph = giant lizard : green # black means randomly coloured mon_glyph = gila monster : black # snakes and nagas mon_glyph = small snake : lightgreen mon_glyph = snake : green mon_glyph = black mamba : darkgrey mon_glyph = greater naga : red mon_glyph = naga mage : lightred # draconians and dragons mon_glyph = lindwurm : lightgreen d mon_glyph = black draconian : darkgrey mon_glyph = green draconian : lightgreen mon_glyph = draconian zealot : lightblue mon_glyph = draconian annihilator : green mon_glyph = steam dragon : lightgrey mon_glyph = mottled dragon : magenta mon_glyph = shadow dragon : darkgrey mon_glyph = death drake : darkgrey # hounds mon_glyph = hound : brown mon_glyph = warg : darkgrey mon_glyph = hog : lightred mon_glyph = hell hound : darkgrey mon_glyph = hell hog : red mon_glyph = jackal : yellow j # slugs and snails mon_glyph = elephant slug : lightgrey m mon_glyph = giant slug : green m mon_glyph = giant snail : lightgreen m # other natural monsters mon_glyph = giant ant : darkgrey mon_glyph = queen ant : darkgrey mon_glyph = giant bat : darkgrey mon_glyph = yaktaur : lightred mon_glyph = yaktaur captain : red mon_glyph = manticore : brown m mon_glyph = minotaur : lightred m mon_glyph = quokka : lightgrey mon_glyph = scorpion : darkgrey mon_glyph = killer bee larva : lightgrey mon_glyph = spiny worm : darkgrey mon_glyph = giant beetle : darkgrey mon_glyph = giant mosquito : darkgrey mon_glyph = cyclops : brown mon_glyph = death ooze : darkgrey mon_glyph = big kobold : red mon_glyph = deep troll : darkgrey mon_glyph = black bear : darkgrey mon_glyph = death yak : darkgrey # unnatural monsters mon_glyph = toenail golem : lightgrey mon_glyph = crystal golem : white mon_glyph = gargoyle : darkgrey g mon_glyph = metal gargoyle : cyan g mon_glyph = molten gargoyle : red g # undead and demons mon_glyph = shadow demon : darkgrey mon_glyph = shadow imp : darkgrey mon_glyph = Shadow Fiend : darkgrey mon_glyph = soul eater : darkgrey mon_glyph = neqoxec : magenta mon_glyph = demonic crawler : darkgrey mon_glyph = necromancer : darkgrey mon_glyph = quasit : lightgrey q mon_glyph = boggart : darkgrey mon_glyph = curse skull : darkgrey mon_glyph = necrophage : darkgrey mon_glyph = lich : white mon_glyph = ancient lich : darkgrey mon_glyph = mummy : white mon_glyph = greater mummy : darkgrey mon_glyph = wraith : darkgrey mon_glyph = player ghost : darkgrey mon_glyph = small simulacrum : white mon_glyph = large simulacrum : white # unique monsters mon_glyph = Gloorx Vloq : darkgrey mon_glyph = Margery : red mon_glyph = Frederick : darkgrey ######################################################### # Table of old vs. new colours and, occasionally, glyphs ######################################################### # # feature old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # granite statue lightgrey darkgrey # orcish idol darkgrey brown # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # orcs # orc priest lightgreen green # orc knight lightcyan cyan # orc high priest green lightgreen # orc sorcerer darkgrey lightmagenta # orc warlord red lightcyan # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # elves # elf darkgrey red # deep elf soldier cyan red # deep elf mage lightred magenta # deep elf fighter lightblue lightred # deep elf summoner yellow brown # deep elf knight blue cyan # deep elf conjurer lightgreen blue # deep elf priest lightgrey green # deep elf high priest darkgrey lightgreen # deep elf demonologist magenta yellow # deep elf sorcerer red lightmagenta # deep elf annihilator green lightblue # deep elf master archer lightmagenta lightgrey # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # lizards # giant newt lightgreen green # giant lizard green lightgreen # gila monster random (black) magenta # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # snakes and naga # small snake lightgreen green # snake green lightgreen # black mamba darkgrey blue # greater naga red lightred # naga mage lightred red # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # draconians and dragons # lindwurm lightgreen d lightcyan l # black draconian darkgrey blue # green draconian lightgreen green # draconian zealot lightblue lightgreen # draconian annihilator green lightblue # steam dragon lightgrey blue # mottled dragon magenta lightmagenta # shadow dragon darkgrey magenta # death drake darkgrey lightgrey # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # hounds # jackal yellow j brown h # hound brown lightgrey # warg darkgrey white # hog lightred red # hell hound darkgrey lightcyan # hell hog red lightred # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # slugs and snails # elephant slug lightgrey m lightgrey j # giant slug green m green j # giant snail lightgreen m lightgreen j # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # other natural monsters # giant ant darkgrey red # queen ant darkgrey lightgrey # giant bat darkgrey lightgrey # yaktaur lightred red # yaktaur captain red lightred # manticore brown m red H # minotaur lightred m red t # quokka lightgrey white # scorpion darkgrey lightgrey # killer bee larva lightgrey yellow # spiny worm darkgrey lightgreen # giant beetle darkgrey blue # giant mosquito darkgrey white # cyclops brown yellow # death ooze darkgrey magenta # big kobold red yellow # deep troll darkgrey yellow # black bear darkgrey blue # death yak darkgrey yellow # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # unnatural monsters # toenail golem lightgrey red # crystal golem white green # gargoyle darkgrey g darkgrey 9 # metal gargoyle cyan g cyan 9 # molten gargoyle red g red 9 # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # undead and demons # shadow demon darkgrey magenta # shadow imp darkgrey magenta # Shadow Fiend darkgrey magenta # soul eater darkgrey magenta # neqoxec magenta lightmagenta # demonic crawler darkgrey green # necromancer darkgrey white # quasit lightgrey q lightgrey 5 # boggart darkgrey magenta # curse skull darkgrey lightcyan # necrophage darkgrey lightgrey # lich white lightgrey # ancient lich darkgrey white # mummy white lightgrey # greater mummy darkgrey white # wraith darkgrey white # player ghost darkgrey white # small simulacrum white ice # large simulacrum white ice # # monster old colour new colour # ------- ---------- ---------- # unique monsters # Frederick darkgrey green # Gloorx Vloq darkgrey lightgrey # Margery red lightred