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Endless Giant White Mouse swarms challenge Angband players
Original: Angband has this thing where it will randomly generate an endless swarm of some enemy (in this case Giant White Mice) to
Players of the classic roguelike Angband are sharing tactics for dealing with one of the game's quirks: it can randomly spawn an endless swarm of a single enemy type, in this case Giant White Mice. One widely shared tip is to lure the horde into a narrow passageway so attackers can only approach in single file, making them far easier to defeat.
Why now: A player shared a clever survival strategy for one of Angband's notorious random enemy swarms, sparking conversation among roguelike fans.
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- Angband has this thing where it will randomly generate an endless swarm of some enemy (in this case Giant White Mice) to attack you. I found that a really good strategy is to lure the enemies into a narrow passageway so they have to come at you in single file, and then just… · Phracker2Art@mstdn.social · 6
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