0009338: Throwing weapons apply reaping damage with a reaping melee weapon equipped

(0028090)
crate (reporter)
2014-12-17 18:59

Are you sure that for your first issue it was actually the sword itself dealing the final blow? Things like aux attacks do not count as the sword itself. So if you were e.g. a minotaur you'd get lots of headbutt kills that should create hostile zombies.

(0028091)
Bloax (reporter)
2014-12-17 19:00

That seems like a very silly mechanic.

(0028092)
PleasingFungus (administrator)
2014-12-17 19:05

I believe Wyrmbane had a similar issue with aux attacks; I don't remember if a fix was implemented.

(0028093)
Berder (reporter)
2014-12-17 20:04

Well, as an octopode of Dithmenos I theoretically had tentacle slap and shadow shard attacks. However, in the message log, the last message listed before the creature reanimated hostile was me hitting the enemy with the sword, not any aux or shard attacks.

(0028094)
Xentronium (reporter)
2014-12-19 08:21

Message orders sometimes don't reflect the actual order of events in game, so that's probably what's happening.

(0028098)
Kate (developer)
2014-12-20 15:21
edited on: 2014-12-20 16:16

Zonguldrok doesn't have to deal the final blow, reaping chance is based on the total damage dealt by the reaping weapon, so monsters sometimes coming back hostile when you kill them in melee (if you dealt part of the damage with spells or aux attacks, for example) isn't a bug.

I bet throwing tomahawks with a wielded reaping weapon causes it to actually count as reaping damage and causes the second bit (edit: this is definitely the case after testing, haven't tracked it down any further than that).

(0028232)
neil (administrator)
2015-01-04 23:30

This is in fact the case: attack::init_attack sets the damage brand from the attacker's weapon brand. Probably that should be in the melee_attack constructor instead?

(0028233)
neil (administrator)
2015-01-04 23:55

The throwing bug is fixed in trunk (0.16-a0-3496-g6490362), thanks! As MarvinPA noted, the other part isn't a bug: the chance of the zombie coming back friendly depends on what proportion of the damage was done by the sword as opposed to auxes, ranged, allies, etc.

Notes
(0028090) crate (reporter) 2014-12-17 18:59	Are you sure that for your first issue it was actually the sword itself dealing the final blow? Things like aux attacks do not count as the sword itself. So if you were e.g. a minotaur you'd get lots of headbutt kills that should create hostile zombies.

(0028091) Bloax (reporter) 2014-12-17 19:00	That seems like a very silly mechanic.

(0028092) PleasingFungus (administrator) 2014-12-17 19:05	I believe Wyrmbane had a similar issue with aux attacks; I don't remember if a fix was implemented.

(0028093) Berder (reporter) 2014-12-17 20:04	Well, as an octopode of Dithmenos I theoretically had tentacle slap and shadow shard attacks. However, in the message log, the last message listed before the creature reanimated hostile was me hitting the enemy with the sword, not any aux or shard attacks.

(0028094) Xentronium (reporter) 2014-12-19 08:21	Message orders sometimes don't reflect the actual order of events in game, so that's probably what's happening.

(0028098) Kate (developer) 2014-12-20 15:21 edited on: 2014-12-20 16:16	Zonguldrok doesn't have to deal the final blow, reaping chance is based on the total damage dealt by the reaping weapon, so monsters sometimes coming back hostile when you kill them in melee (if you dealt part of the damage with spells or aux attacks, for example) isn't a bug. I bet throwing tomahawks with a wielded reaping weapon causes it to actually count as reaping damage and causes the second bit (edit: this is definitely the case after testing, haven't tracked it down any further than that).

(0028232) neil (administrator) 2015-01-04 23:30	This is in fact the case: attack::init_attack sets the damage brand from the attacker's weapon brand. Probably that should be in the melee_attack constructor instead?

(0028233) neil (administrator) 2015-01-04 23:55	The throwing bug is fixed in trunk (0.16-a0-3496-g6490362), thanks! As MarvinPA noted, the other part isn't a bug: the chance of the zombie coming back friendly depends on what proportion of the damage was done by the sword as opposed to auxes, ranged, allies, etc.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-12-17 18:53	Berder	New Issue
2014-12-17 18:59	crate	Note Added: 0028090
2014-12-17 19:00	Bloax	Note Added: 0028091
2014-12-17 19:05	PleasingFungus	Note Added: 0028092
2014-12-17 20:04	Berder	Note Added: 0028093
2014-12-19 08:21	Xentronium	Note Added: 0028094
2014-12-20 15:21	Kate	Note Added: 0028098
2014-12-20 16:15	Kate	Summary	Sword of Zonguldrok issues => Throwing weapons apply reaping damage with a reaping melee weapon equipped
2014-12-20 16:16	Kate	Note Edited: 0028098
2015-01-04 23:30	neil	Note Added: 0028232
2015-01-04 23:55	neil	Note Added: 0028233
2015-01-04 23:55	neil	Status	new => resolved
2015-01-04 23:55	neil	Fixed in Branch	=> 0.16 development branch
2015-01-04 23:55	neil	Resolution	open => done
2015-01-04 23:55	neil	Assigned To	=> neil

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