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ID Category Severity Reproducibility Date Submitted Last Update
0007112 [DCSS] Bug Report minor random 2013-05-31 03:24 2013-06-27 07:19
Reporter brendan View Status public  
Assigned To neil
Priority normal Resolution done  
Status closed   Product Branch 0.13 ancient branch
Summary 0007112: Maurice steals while pacified
Description  Maurice comes into view. He is wielding a dagger.
_Maurice shouts!
 Elyvilon approves of your offer of peace.
 Maurice turns neutral.
_You are very lightly contaminated with residual magic.
_Maurice hits you but does no damage.
 Maurice is nearby!
_Maurice closely misses you.
 Maurice hits you with a dagger.
_Maurice steals your 3 scrolls of magic mapping!
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(0022956)
ion_frigate (reporter)
2013-05-31 12:08

 Is this a problem? Neutral monsters aren't peaceful, and may attack you if you get in the way. With Maurice, there is the issue that he might steal an item of yours and leave the level, causing it to vanish, but again, I'm not positive that is a problem. Perhaps he could be made to drop it at the stairs if people really care, but I certainly don't think his theft attack should be disabled entirely.
(0022957)
KiloByte (manager)
2013-05-31 12:19

 I'd say theft is consistent with trying to kill you.

BUT, trying to kill you is not consistent with accepting an offer of peace. And I agree with bh that the result sucks.
(0022962)
ion_frigate (reporter)
2013-05-31 14:09
edited on: 2013-05-31 14:10

 How about making Ely-pacified monsters displace the player and other monsters, as opposed to attacking them? This removes this particular weirdness, and also removes the very unbecoming technique of pacifying one monster in a group and watching him murder/get murdered by his (former) friends. The fact that the monsters can displace creatures also stops the "pacify rat in front of hydra" escape strategy.
(0022967)
mumra (developer)
2013-05-31 15:23

 > the "pacify rat in front of hydra" escape strategy.

That doesn't sound like a hugely effective strategy.

Requests to change pacified monster behaviour have come up before, see 0006716. I'm not sure what the answer is. But if definitely seems reasonable that Maurice shouldn't steal things from you in this case, since you don't have a way of getting them back.
(0023044)
neil (administrator)
2013-06-04 08:27

 Fixed in trunk (0.13-a0-1422-gd65c940), thanks!

- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2013-05-31 03:24 brendan New Issue
2013-05-31 12:08 ion_frigate Note Added: 0022956
2013-05-31 12:19 KiloByte Note Added: 0022957
2013-05-31 14:09 ion_frigate Note Added: 0022962
2013-05-31 14:10 ion_frigate Note Edited: 0022962
2013-05-31 15:23 mumra Note Added: 0022967
2013-06-04 08:27 neil Note Added: 0023044
2013-06-04 08:27 neil Status new => resolved
2013-06-04 08:27 neil Fixed in Branch => 0.13 development branch
2013-06-04 08:27 neil Resolution open => done
2013-06-04 08:27 neil Assigned To => neil
2013-06-27 07:19 brendan Status resolved => closed

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