Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site clyde.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!jona
From: jona@clyde.UUCP (Jon Allingham)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue,net.games.hack
Subject: Re: Possible strength bug on hack.
Message-ID: <807@clyde.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 08:20:24 EST
Article-I.D.: clyde.807
Posted: Mon Feb 25 08:20:24 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Feb-85 05:35:56 EST
References: <8344@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Distribution: net
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ
Lines: 19
Xref: watmath net.games.rogue:2652 net.games.hack:236

> Here's my strange situation:
> 
> I was cruising along in the 23 level of the dungeon when I started 
> running out of food.  My strength was 18/**, which I presumed meant
> max strength (18/00).  When I became weak, my strength dropped to a
> -124. Huh? I couldn't believe this.  I tried a potion of restore strength,
> but that only brought it to -122.  After fainting a few times, an Umber
> Hulk walked up and kicked the sh*t out of me.  Any ideas?
> 
> 
>                     Dazed and Confused (Umber Hulk style)

That's an easy one. Strength is obviously a short integer which overflowed
into the negative when you quaffed that potion of restore strength. This
is a feature/bug to occasionally catch people have such high strengths.
-- 
Jon M. Allingham	(201)386-3466	AT&T Bell Laboratories-WH

"Beam me up Scotty, no intelligent life down here!"