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Sylph

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Mancubus firing all 3 shots accurately
« on: December 02, 2009, 09:47 »
I'm not sure whether this is working as intended, or a bug, but there are situations where a mancubus fires all 3 of his shots with perfect accuracy at maximum range. Typically, this occurs firing up a coridoor. I'm not sure whether it's a bug or not, but it seems to be a little harsh, given that it can kill you from a somewhat healthy and well-armoured state without warning, and it's not 'usual behaviour', so I got to wondering whether it's supposed to be happening....
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Re: Mancubus firing all 3 shots accurately
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2009, 00:08 »
Well, if your are standing near a wall you can be pretty sure that all 3 shot will hit you (indirectly). That's why Mancubi have to be fought in open spaces. Otherwise you're a toast
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Re: Mancubus firing all 3 shots accurately
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2009, 01:43 »
Quote from: Sylph on December 02, 2009, 09:47
I'm not sure whether it's a bug or not, but it seems to be a little harsh, given that it can kill you from a somewhat healthy and well-armoured state without warning.
Not a bug, it is a feature. If you still feel bad about it, you can try clubbing Kornel IRL :) .
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Re: Mancubus firing all 3 shots accurately
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2009, 01:47 »
Unless he lives in Poland, no go.
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Re: Mancubus firing all 3 shots accurately
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2009, 02:10 »
Nope, Im not from Poland. Nor would I dream of clubbing Kornel - Ive played enough roguelike games to consider this fairgame. You should have seen the look on my face the first time I cleared dungeon 50 in ADOM, and walked into the chaosgate... :)

Quote from: Melon on December 03, 2009, 00:08
Well, if your are standing near a wall you can be pretty sure that all 3 shot will hit you (indirectly). Thats why Mancubi have to be fought in open spaces. Otherwise youre a toast
Just to be clear, Im not talking about standing with your back to a wall. Im on about a mancubus, at maximum range, firing 3 shots down a coridoor and getting 3 direct hits on the players @ symbol.
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Re: Mancubus firing all 3 shots accurately
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2009, 02:27 »
You mean:
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.....M............@.
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Re: Mancubus firing all 3 shots accurately
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2009, 03:20 »
Thats the basic situation, yep. :)

Except that the @ should be an X, because you only get to see that if you survive the barrage for walking into his line of sight, so it will probably be a post-mortem screenshot. *chuckle*
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Re: Mancubus firing all 3 shots accurately
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2009, 11:04 »
Feature not a bug, locking :P
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