[crossfire] exploding MOBs

[Todd Mitchell]

What I should have said is "you can put arches into inventory now, BUT
WHAT I was thinking of IS adding will_explode and explode_attacktype 
flags...

I was just going to add two new flags and change the death realted code
to pop up a explosion graphic and deal up some damage when the creature
dies.  Nothing too fancy involving arches or scripts.  I just thought 
that exploding beasties would be quite useful and would encourage more 
ranged combat and more novel combat strategies (You encounter a pack of 
terrible Ogger Kobolds. They  try to swarm you - you don't want to fight 
back or they might go off in a chain reaction.. you try to use your 
windstorm spell to push them away... oh no! your party mate fires an 
arrow into the pack and it's all over - boom!)

Maybe it can be done in the plugin however.


Mark Wedel wrote:

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      Well you can put arches into inventory now - so you can already for 
     
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      example spawn a couple guards or fireballs or something when a MOB is 
     
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      destroyed.  I was thinking of a will_explode and explode_attacktype 
     
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      flags where if will_explode = 1, it produces a little pop graphic and 
     
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      deals out damage from attacktype (or explode_attacktype if it's not 0).
     
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       Putting fireballs in the inventory is less likely to work, because of 
     
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      the timing - to get them to blow up after the monster dies, not before 
     
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      and not a long time after, is more complicated.
     
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       Of course, I'd think exploding monsters could also be done via script 
     
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      (hook into the death event of the monster).  When the monster dies, 
     
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      death event is called, which basically just creates some objects 
     
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      specified wherever the monster died.
     
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