[CF-Devel] Arrow bug

Sat Apr 7 23:02:05 CDT 2001

We have since ages these skill "set traps" or whatever.
In yarids house in scorn you can find the skill scroll
in a hidden place.

Ever this skill was really implemented?

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      "H. S. Teoh" wrote:

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      > I just found a rather funny bug:

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      > 1) get a longbow (not sure if this happens with ordinary bows) 

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      and arrow,

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      >    and make sure you have poor wc

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      > 2) wear some armour with very good ac

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      > 3) fire an arrow at yourself and step away

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      > Now you're created an infinitely travelling arrow that stays in 

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      one spot.

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      > Step on it and it will start trying to hit you. If your ac is 

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      high enough,

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      > it will infinitely miss you.

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       Fixed in CVS.  maybe it shouldn't have been fixed, as it would create an

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      interesting way to make traps.

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       Now theres an idea for the rogues - let them create traps, and 

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      when a monster

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      is killed by one, they get the exp for it (and rogues can pass 

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      over their own

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      traps safely).

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