Monthly Archives: May 2011

Weird shopping from being encumbered fixed

Posted on May 12, 2011 by apwhite

A borg was buying/selling enchanting scrolls and stat repair potions.  This behavior was induced from being encumbered.  The loop was fixed. The encumbrance issue needed to be repaired.  In this case, the borg was carrying about 420 arrows.  The borg … Continue reading →

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Shopping Bug Fixed

Posted on May 9, 2011 by apwhite

Netbrian posted a savefile that had trouble shopping for torches.  That problem was solved.  The problem was the borg inventory was mostly full and this was really freaking him out.  He had lots of {magical} and {ego} items that he … Continue reading →

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ZBorg upgrades

Posted on May 9, 2011 by apwhite

Vampires might rest to recover in town during night but wake up during day time and fry. In borg_caution(), if goal_fleeing was set, then the borg ought not attempt defense or heal maneuvers. Borg will dismiss pets if he runs … Continue reading →

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Improved Rod Use

Posted on May 6, 2011 by apwhite

The borg will be smarter about using an unid’d rod on monsters as a way to ID it.  He will also try to use rods while in munchkin mode.  He will not throw rods or wands as ‘painful objects.’  He … Continue reading →

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Monster Bouncing Reduced

Posted on May 5, 2011 by apwhite

The borg would sometimes bounce between a couple of grids debating whether or not to flow to a non-existent monster. At about clevels 20-25, when his maximum depth was about 9, he would stay too shallow in the dungeon.  He … Continue reading →

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Crash Issue on Respawn

Posted on May 3, 2011 by apwhite

The borg will occasionally crash when re-spawning after a death.  This is a newer event and it is related to memory mapping issues.  With the help of Ryan.  I have found another potential cause and corrected it.  If you are … Continue reading →

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Improved Blast Radius Handling

Posted on May 2, 2011 by apwhite

The borg has been aware to not damage some items if they were caught in the blast radius of a ball-effect spell.  But he did not do so carefully.  He is now much smarter about checking the blast radius and … Continue reading →

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Losing track of monsters

Posted on May 1, 2011 by apwhite

If the borg was fighting several types of identical monsters (like a groups of Jackals, or Orcs) in a room, there was a chance that he could lose track of couple of them if they moved.  The result is he … Continue reading →

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