[comp.sources.bugs] nethack 2.2 blindfold?

jl42+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jay Mathew Libove) (12/13/87)

I find myself picking up a blindfold often in nethack 2.2, and I figured
once "let's put it on and fight a Floating Eye"... well, the world went 
dark, of course, but the Floating Eye *still* held me fixed with its
gaze... bug?
Question: where do I get the blindfold from anyhow?

Jay Libove
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peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva) (12/16/87)

> I find myself picking up a blindfold often in nethack 2.2, and I figured
> once "let's put it on and fight a Floating Eye"... well, the world went 
> dark, of course, but the Floating Eye *still* held me fixed with its
> gaze... bug?

It's in Rogue, too. I've been transfixed by a F.E. while blinded.

At least Hack doesn't lock up your terminal while you're waiting to starve
to death like rogue does.
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eric@snark.UUCP (Eric S. Raymond) (12/16/87)

In article <0VkLs0y00VoD55o071@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jay Mathew Libove writes:
> I find myself picking up a blindfold often in nethack 2.2, and I figured
> once "let's put it on and fight a Floating Eye"... well, the world went 
> dark, of course, but the Floating Eye *still* held me fixed with its
> gaze... bug?

Yow!...yeah, that's a bug. I invented the blindfold; I'll fix it.

> Question: where do I get the blindfold from anyhow?

If you're a Ninja, you start with one. If you're a Mage, you have a small
chance of starting with one. Otherwise you have to find one...and they're
rare...

In future, please post such bug reports to rec.games.hack.
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brian@bucc2.UUCP (12/17/87)

> /* ---------- "nethack 2.2 blindfold?" ---------- */
> I find myself picking up a blindfold often in nethack 2.2, and I figured
> once "let's put it on and fight a Floating Eye"... well, the world went 
> dark, of course, but the Floating Eye *still* held me fixed with its
> gaze... bug?
> Question: where do I get the blindfold from anyhow?
> 

  I ran into the same thing - but with a medusa! I went into to the source to
try to add code to check for the blindfold in this case. Much to my suprise
I found that the code already exists (in cansee(), which is called by
canseemon()). Anybody know why it doesn't work? It looked straightforward
enough.


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