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From: kneller@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Don Kneller%Langridge)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: A facilitating bug
Message-ID: <789@ucsfcgl.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 16-Mar-86 04:05:34 EST
Article-I.D.: ucsfcgl.789
Posted: Sun Mar 16 04:05:34 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 18-Mar-86 01:41:29 EST
References: <786@ucsfcgl.UUCP> <394@tilt.FUN>
Reply-To: kneller@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Don Kneller)
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab
Lines: 89
Summary: Oops

In article <394@tilt.FUN> kyrimis@tilt.UUCP (Kriton ) writes:
>In article <786@ucsfcgl.UUCP> kneller@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Don Kneller) writes:
>>It has occurred to me several times that killer bees just aren't
>>as much problem with HACK 1.03 as with version 1.01.  In 1.03 you can
>>run away when you're in trouble.  The bees follow you (sometimes), but
>>they don't hit.  Previously, they'd follow you (closely) *and* hit.
>>
>>This bug fix restores the potency of killer bees (and other multiple-move
>>monsters).
>
>Unfortunately, the posted patch makes agile monsters such as  B's
>and  A's  ignore  Elbereth (and possibly scare monster scrolls ),
>which is not quite right.  As I'm not familiar with the  workings

Oops, I goofed.  I managed to forget to update a second local variable
that determines whether the monster should be scared.  Here is a reworked
version of the fix.

*** hack.mon.old	Sun Mar 16 00:52:19 1986
--- hack.mon.c	Sun Mar 16 00:42:23 1986
***************
*** 152,158
  register struct monst *mtmp;
  {
  	register struct permonst *mdat;
! 	register tmp, nearby, scared;
  
  	if(mtmp->cham && !rn2(6))
  		(void) newcham(mtmp, &mons[dlevel+14+rn2(CMNUM-14-dlevel)]);

--- 152,158 -----
  register struct monst *mtmp;
  {
  	register struct permonst *mdat;
! 	register tmp, nearby, scared, onscary;
  
  	if(mtmp->cham && !rn2(6))
  		(void) newcham(mtmp, &mons[dlevel+14+rn2(CMNUM-14-dlevel)]);
***************
*** 199,206
  		mtmp->mflee = 0;
  
  	nearby = (dist(mtmp->mx, mtmp->my) < 3);
! 	scared = (nearby && (sengr_at("Elbereth", u.ux, u.uy) ||
! 			sobj_at(SCR_SCARE_MONSTER, u.ux, u.uy)));
  	if(scared && !mtmp->mflee) {
  		mtmp->mflee = 1;
  		mtmp->mfleetim = (rn2(7) ? rnd(10) : rnd(100));

--- 199,207 -----
  		mtmp->mflee = 0;
  
  	nearby = (dist(mtmp->mx, mtmp->my) < 3);
! 	onscary = (sengr_at("Elbereth", u.ux, u.uy) ||
! 			sobj_at(SCR_SCARE_MONSTER, u.ux, u.uy));
! 	scared = (nearby && onscary);
  	if(scared && !mtmp->mflee) {
  		mtmp->mflee = 1;
  		mtmp->mfleetim = (rn2(7) ? rnd(10) : rnd(100));
***************
*** 218,223
  		tmp = m_move(mtmp,0);	/* 2: monster died moving */
  		if(tmp == 2 || (tmp && mdat->mmove <= 12))
  			return(tmp == 2);
  	}
  
  	if(!index("Ea", mdat->mlet) && nearby &&

--- 219,233 -----
  		tmp = m_move(mtmp,0);	/* 2: monster died moving */
  		if(tmp == 2 || (tmp && mdat->mmove <= 12))
  			return(tmp == 2);
+ 		/* The following lines restore the ability of multiple-move
+ 		 * monsters to hit you after having caught up. - dgk
+ 		 */
+ 		nearby = (dist(mtmp->mx, mtmp->my) < 3);
+ 		scared = (nearby && onscary);
+ 		if(scared && !mtmp->mflee) {
+ 			mtmp->mflee = 1;
+ 			mtmp->mfleetim = (rn2(7) ? rnd(10) : rnd(100));
+ 		}
  	}
  
  	if(!index("Ea", mdat->mlet) && nearby &&
-- 
	Don Kneller
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