04-02-2003, 09:36 PM
I have a faint idea of having seen, and replied to, a post very similar to this one somewhere quite some time ago. Anyway, lets see if I can do it again.
First of, all barrels are pre determined as far as what they do when the level is generated. That is they are set to either explode, generate a skeleton or be normal ones.
Next, a skeleton from a barell doesn't exist until you actually break the barell.
Now, when a barell explodes, it will make an attack on all 8 surrounding tiles that is pretty much the same as if a firebolt had struck. Or rather, it will make an attack on any monster or player standing on any of the 8 surrounding tiles.
In addition, it will check if any of the surrounding tiles has an exploding barell (and ONLY check for a exploding barells, not normal ones, not the ones which will generate a skeleton). If there is any such, they will be set of as well and will in turn attack any monster or player adjacent to it and check for further exploding barells. This has the effect that adjacent players or monsters can be attacked multiple times if they happen to stand adjacent to several exploding barells.
With all that sorted out, your experience is not at all weired and exactly as it should be :)
First of, all barrels are pre determined as far as what they do when the level is generated. That is they are set to either explode, generate a skeleton or be normal ones.
Next, a skeleton from a barell doesn't exist until you actually break the barell.
Now, when a barell explodes, it will make an attack on all 8 surrounding tiles that is pretty much the same as if a firebolt had struck. Or rather, it will make an attack on any monster or player standing on any of the 8 surrounding tiles.
In addition, it will check if any of the surrounding tiles has an exploding barell (and ONLY check for a exploding barells, not normal ones, not the ones which will generate a skeleton). If there is any such, they will be set of as well and will in turn attack any monster or player adjacent to it and check for further exploding barells. This has the effect that adjacent players or monsters can be attacked multiple times if they happen to stand adjacent to several exploding barells.
With all that sorted out, your experience is not at all weired and exactly as it should be :)
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