What is eth bug and other questions

[HunkyDory]

I apologize if this may be a "noob" question, but i don't have a lot of time.&nbsp; I have heard of the Eth bug - what is it?&nbsp; Can the 290 small charm be found?&nbsp; Why don't more people use rare jewels?&nbsp; Does cranium basher exist (<---- this seems like a sweet weapon)?

Thanks if any can help.

ToothlessRooster

A 290 Poison Damage small charm can indeed drop.

I had one drop on the Cow level for me from a normal Cow. edit: a normal Hell Cow that is.

The Prefix on it is : Toxic 20.01 per second, Poison Duration 5 seconds
The Suffix on it is : Anthrax 8.39 Poison Damage per second, Poison Duration 6 seconds

20.01 + 8.39 = 28.40
5 + 6 = 11 seconds.

28.40 * 11 = 312.40 Total Poison Damage

There is a bug where the Display Screen caps the Poison Duration at 10 seconds so you don't get to see the real damage it does.

Because of this the game ends up (on the screen only!) with 28.40 * 10 = 284 Total Poison Damage

Don't ask me why the 284 gets displayed as 290.

If youre lucky Ruvanal or Hammerman will show up to fill in the details. It has someting to do with the fact that Poison is applied in 256th of 256 but that is higher math to me.

Regards, Hunky