NewLife2

Scripting the birth of a new life.

NewLife2 is a KoLmafia script that automates common tasks whenever you start a new ascension.

NewLife2 is a fork of newLife (repository), which was written by Bale.

What is this?

Whenever you ascend in Kingdom of Loathing, you need to perform a variety of common tasks. You will also want to reconfigure KoLmafia to pick the best choice for your class and path in various non-combat adventures. Doing this every ascension can become tedious.

NewLife2 automates these tasks for you. It does:

• Perform various post-ascension tasks, such as visiting the Toot Oriole
• Prepare your inventory, such as unpacking astral consumables, taking free pull items from Hagnk's, etc.
• Pick "optimal" choices for various choice adventures
• Optimize KoLmafia's auto-recovery settings for your class and path
• If you have enough skill points to learn all skills in an Avatar path, unlock them all immediately

...and more!

Installation

To install NewLife2, enter the following in the KoLmafia gCLI:

svn checkout https://github.com/Loathing-Associates-Scripting-Society/newlife2/trunk/release/

To make KoLmafia automatically run NewLife2 upon ascension, enter:

set postAscensionScript = newlife2.ash

When you are done, you can remove Bale's newLife:
(Note: If you have multiple KoL accounts, check if none of them are using newLife before doing this!)

svn delete bale-new-life

Configuration

NewLife2 can be configured using ZLib. It supports all variables originally used by newLife. (Note: This may change in a future version of NewLife2.)

To set a variable, enter:

zlib <variable name> = <value>

All variable names and values are case-sensitive.

• newLife_SellPorkForStuff
  • Allowed values: true (default), false
  • If set to true, NewLife2 will autosell some of your pork gems in order to acquire enough meat for a detuned radio, toy accordion, etc. If set to false, NewLife2 will not attempt to buy such items at all.
• newLife_SmashHippyStone
  • Allowed values: true, false (default)
  • If you want NewLife2 to smash your Magical Mystical Hippy Stone, set this to true.
• newLife_SetupGuyMadeOfBees
  • Allowed values: true, false (default)
  • Normally, NewLife2 will not call for The Guy Made of Bees in the Haunted Bathroom. If you like to set up the GMoB, set this to true.
• newLife_UseNewbieTent
  • Allowed values: true (default), false
  • If set to false, NewLife will not set up a Newbiesport™ Tent at your campsite, which allows other people to brick your face.

Deprecated Configuration Variables

The following variables are deprecated, and may be removed in a future version:

• newLife_Extras
  • Allowed values: true, false (default)
  • If set to true, NewLife2 will perform some tasks differently and in an opinionated way.
    Note: This was implemented by Bale for their personal use.
  • Changes include, but are not limited to:
    • If in softcore, no longer announces "brick me" messages in the /clan chat channel
    • Unlock Zombie Slayer skills even if you don't have 30+ skill points
    • Prepare some IotMs, e.g. Xiblaxian stuff
    • Pull and equip some IotM equipment
  • For more details, please refer to the source code.