[CF-Devel] Re: cause_wounds and attacktype

[Erik Gjertsen]

On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 
     
     dnh at hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au
     
      wrote:

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      > Now, if so happens that the monster you're attacking dies from poisoning
     
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      > in stead of damage inflicted by the spell itself, no XP is credited to
     
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      > your Wisdom pool - which kindof breaks a few things.
     
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      that I don't believe is... I am pretty sure you are meant to get the
     
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      points for killing something with poison. 
     
     
Yes, well you gain XP I think, but not Wis XP.

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      > I have not tested if the same holds true for other poison attacks
     
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      > (i.e. phys attacks with weapon w/poison attack type, poison cloud mage
     
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      > spell etc.) - I will if I get the time.
     
     
After testing poison cloud, I found that the same bug applies here. You
will not gain magic XP for killing monsters with the "poison cloud" spell.

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      well the poison in cause wounds is intentional.. but I think the points
     
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      should still be given if the creatures dies from poison inflicted by the
     
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      god. 
     
     
Yep, that's what I thought as well. Now, can anyone with a weapon with
"poison" attack type verify wether or not the same applies to that? Will
you get phys. XP when killing a monster?

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