[net.games.rogue] A bug in the Nymph bug patch?

steveb@mako.UUCP (09/19/84)

While playing a version of 5.3 which has had the Nymph bug patch installed,
a further bug appeared.  I was hit by a Nymph, and she stole all three of
my scare monster scrolls (the stealing of all three is a sure sign that we
have hit the bug patch).  I then noticed that my experience had been
changed to now be the absurd value of 3/4010, or some such.  Being now 
permanently stranded as a level three rogue (I'd have had to get to 8000 
experience to even get to level four), I soon died.

Is this screwing up experience points a problem with the Nymph bug patch, 
or was it the patch interfering with other patches in this particular version?  
(It is a party room per level version, plus other patches).  If anyone else 
notices crazy experience levels after hitting the Nymph bug patch, please 
share the info with the net.
					Steve Biedermann
					tektronix!tekecs!steveb

steiner@bgsuvax.UUCP (Ray Steiner) (10/08/84)

I was recently hit with the Nymph bug also! I hit a Nymph on level 14.
The program said she stole a short bow I had.  However, all my scrolls
and potions also disappeared and were replaced by 3 scrolls of scare 
monster.  My level did not change, but I lost all my weapons for fighting
the big monsters, and was soon killed by a phantom on the next level.
I hope this is of help to fixing this awful bug.