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(Message started by: InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/29/03 at 19:04:16)

Title: Stealing From Monsters
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/29/03 at 19:04:16

We should be able to steal from monsters when theres more then one on a square, and maybe be able to attack different monsters of the same kind on a square.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by wonderful_nightmare on 04/29/03 at 20:47:13

hmm this would be an improvement to the game indeed, although i do not have any problems with the way it is now.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by Lurch on 04/29/03 at 21:14:04

I like the current system thats in place now it makes it where yes the thiefs can steal form mosnsters when there is more then one in the square but when some ones kills the monsters there not at a total loss.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by newb on 04/30/03 at 00:27:16

It was like this a while ago, i'm pretty sure of it. It was changed for one reason or another though.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/30/03 at 00:30:17

its not that big of a deal to me, just thought I'd bring it up and see what you people thought of it

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by Lurch on 04/30/03 at 03:07:56

sorry i did not notice the stealing being any different then what it use to be

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/30/03 at 03:15:21

I'd like to clarify myself here

There are two of the same monsters on the square, you steal all the gold from one, but then you can't steal from the second one unless you kill the first one, I was just thinking you should be able to steal from the second without killing the first.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by Stotic on 04/30/03 at 03:52:37

There might be something implemented with the server that prevents this. I recall JLH saying something about it awhile back.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/30/03 at 04:42:34

I was actually thinking that might actually be the reason too.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by Zephie on 04/30/03 at 07:16:36

on 04/30/03 at 03:15:21, InsaneNinjaPhreak wrote:

It was changed so thieves wouldn't go around the desert with /steal s macro'ed.

You could easily make 600k/700k per trip.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/30/03 at 07:19:20

That could be a problem, when I posted this I was just thinking about smaller monsters that generally have less gold but are still fun to steal from, possibly they could lock this ability on monsters that generally hold more money then others? or make it not avialable in some areas...

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by Pandilex on 04/30/03 at 09:56:05

As far as I know, it's always been like that. The reason is when you type /steal [monster] or use the spells/abilities list and click a monster, it sends to the server '/steal [monster]' rather than a number saying which monster in the list you're stealing from. The server checks it against the first monster in the list of monsters on the square, and thus you can only steal from the first.

Two possible fixes (one will only work with /steal) are to make it so the client sends the number of the monster when you click (like goblin2 for the 2nd goblin), or alternatively search through all the monsters till it finds one on the square with gold (this of course only affects steal and not /a)

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by wonderful_nightmare on 04/30/03 at 12:28:31

i think it should jsut stay the way it is :D

this is not really that important :d jlh has better things to do :D

and btw ninja: one small advice :D don't post after one reply all the time :D i used to do it alot too but pandi doesn't like it lol :D

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by Insomnia on 04/30/03 at 12:51:14

on 04/30/03 at 09:56:05, Pandilex wrote:

It used to be like someone mentioned above. If you stood on a square together with 2 sand spiders, you could rob both of them by simlply clicking on them.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by drizzt_dourden on 04/30/03 at 15:17:49

fyi: well maybe its just a bug with mine, but ive noticed that lookovers on monsters will only show the first of that type of creature as well.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by Selene on 04/30/03 at 16:09:39

There'd be no chance of there being gold in the places where people train often then, hah. I don't mind how the stealing thing is now. The only problem I don't like about it is getting noticed during.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 04/30/03 at 17:03:55

on 04/30/03 at 12:28:31, wonderful_nightmare wrote:

I posted after 3 response ~points~ or does it have to be all the time?

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by Deval on 05/02/03 at 07:45:10

Stealing would be totally overpowered then.

Title: Re: Stealing From Monsters
Post by InsaneNinjaPhreak on 05/02/03 at 08:15:14

lol No one said it was even going to be put in, calm down, just a random thought, nothing to get huffy about...