tim (11/28/82)
One thing I really despise in rogue is not being able to aim thrown objects or stick zaps at things in my line of sight but not on one of the eight directional lines from my spot. I suggest the following addition: typing '*' for direction of throw or zap causes a target finder to appear on the screen, initialized to your position. A '#' would be appropriate for the finder. It may be moved about using the normal movement keys, temporarily overwriting what it encounters. Hitting <CR> causes the throw to take place aimed at that spot; hitting <ESC> aborts the throw. The only problems I see with this are determining when something is in the way and arc of fire from a doorway, and these don't seem to be big ones. Any comments? Tim Maroney unc!tim