boozer@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Boozer) (09/24/85)
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I just had a level with 2 ghost's and 3 dog's. What a mess. If there is a
bones_?? file in .../hack, what/when/where will there be a ghost on the ??
level. I had 2 ghost's hitting me at the same time (2 dogs also!). What is
the MAX number of ghosts per level?
If I polymorph the ghost(s) and kill its new form, is this no longer a ghost
level according to bones_?? ?
I have 11 bones_?? files [from 2-22]. Is this an excessive number?
Do bones_?? files ever go away? When?
What kind of "getting killed" creates a bones_?? file?
Thanks,
gab
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In article <5581@fortune.UUCP> boozer@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Boozer) writes: >.. .. .. .. .. .. .. > >I just had a level with 2 ghost's and 3 dog's. What a mess. If there is a >bones_?? file in .../hack, what/when/where will there be a ghost on the ?? >level. I had 2 ghost's hitting me at the same time (2 dogs also!). What is >the MAX number of ghosts per level? There will be a ghost on a ghost level for *every* character killed on that level. Once a bones file is created it "captures" all deaths, so there is *no* maximum. The ghost(s) will be located at the spot they were killed on, unless they were killed on the stairs, in which case they are deflected one position to the side. > >If I polymorph the ghost(s) and kill its new form, is this no longer a ghost >level according to bones_?? ? >Do bones_?? files ever go away? When? > I believe when the *last* ghost on a level goes away the bone file disapears. BTW, if you have a good enough weapon or are high enough in level you can actually hit and kill a ghost! >I have 11 bones_?? files [from 2-22]. Is this an excessive number? > Not if you play alot. >What kind of "getting killed" creates a bones_?? file? > It is random, every time you are killed on a non-ghost level it "rolls" dice to determine whether to create a bones file. In fact entering an existing ghost level is random also. That is, say there is a bones file for level 4. When you go down the stairs to level 4 there is a 25% chance that you will end up in the ghost level and a 75% chance you will get a "new"(ghost-free) level 4. -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) UUCP: {ttidca|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|quad1|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!friesen ARPA: ttidca!psivax!friesen@rand-unix.arpa