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This is the first of the 2.7.x releases to survive at all, but sadly not in source code form:

• Compiled, statically linked Linux x86 version
• OS/2

Background

Version 2.7.3 was released on 24th February 1995, and made relatively few changes in an attempt to get closer to a stable, bug-free changes. Despite this aim, there /were/ more behind-the-scenes cleanups and changes, such as the introduction of a fractional speed system whereby actions can take less than a turn.

As such, the intended "stable beta" release was pushed back to 2.7.4.

Changelist [*1]

Features

• A new speed/energy system giving fraction-of-turn speeds.
• Direction (number) keys always treated direction keys, even in roguelike mode.
• Changed "learn spells" to give one at a time to priests
• Changed "drop" into "drop here or nearby"
• Character info now goes name, sex, race, class
• Changed the way "walls" are "illuminated"
• Required the "0" key to induce "repeat command"

Maintenance

• Reduced the effect of "NICE" during autorolling
• New main-ibm.c and main-emx.c were installed
• Made several small changes for "Amiga" compilation
• Dungeon.c/command.c cleaned up (fewer screen flushes)
• Cleaned up the "inventory command" processing
• Told savefile to "repair" items using templates
• Rewrote use of "object_level" (might fix some bugs)
• Did some work on the borg (needs less memory now)

Bugfixes

• Fixed visual glitch in beam weapon display
• Free action / one ring bug in k_list.txt fixed
• Fixed cost->weight bug in "special artifacts"
• Fixed "map area" bug involving doors that go nowhere
• Fixed some form of bug involving "msg_flag"
• Fixed the "rating boost" in "place_good()"
• Updated "birth.c" and fixed several bugs
• Fixed "light" bugs in pre-2.7.3 savefiles

[*1]:The changelist has been pieced together from newsgroup postings around the time of release - it is unlikely to be complete and may not be accurate.