frans@duvel.UUCP (Frans Meulenbroeks) (03/18/86)
A strange bug is annoying you -More-
I've encountered a strange problem in hack 1.0.3.
When wandering in a maze, a dragon decided to spit fire at me.
However, we were at different sites of a wall. Curiously, I saw
the beam of fire encounter through the wall! I also got messages
like "The bolt of fire hits you". Luckily I had already taken protective
action.
Strange enough my scrolls didn't burn!
I suppose that something is wrong in the inrange routine in hack.wizard.c
or maybe in buzz in hack.zap.c
However, I fail to see the fix right away.
--
Frans Meulenbroeks
until May 1, 1986: Philips Microprocessor Development Systems
...!{seismo|philabs|decvax}!mcvax!philmds!fransking@h-sc1.UUCP (jon king) (03/20/86)
> A strange bug is annoying you -More- > > I've encountered a strange problem in hack 1.0.3. > When wandering in a maze, a dragon decided to spit fire at me. > However, we were at different sites of a wall. Curiously, I saw > the beam of fire encounter through the wall! I also got messages > like "The bolt of fire hits you". Luckily I had already taken protective > action. > Strange enough my scrolls didn't burn! > > I suppose that something is wrong in the inrange routine in hack.wizard.c > or maybe in buzz in hack.zap.c > > However, I fail to see the fix right away. > > -- > Frans Meulenbroeks > until May 1, 1986: Philips Microprocessor Development Systems > ...!{seismo|philabs|decvax}!mcvax!philmds!frans Dragon's breath is like a wand (of fire) and seems to respond to obstacles the same way. (That is, ricocheting, etc.) Have you ever zapped a rock (blocking a corridor, say)? Or a puddle? Consider walls in a maze as immobile rocks, and I think that should explain the seemingly anomalous behavior of your Dragon's breath. I would not consider it a bug.