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by codezombie on 05-07-2010 01:55:58

Subject :Do you just detect whether I am within a certain number of squares bef.. 12-11-2011 11:49:14

Grävling

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Subject :Do you just detect whether I am within a certain number of squares before casting a spell at me?

Fright seems to go through doors.

Firebolts go around corners.

Assume this layout

M M M M C M M M

M M M 1 C C M M

M M 2 M C M C M C

C C C C C C C C C

M M C M C M C M C

M M M M C M M M

where M is solid rock mountain, C is corridor, 1 is me and 2 is an undead mage.

the ascii art isn't looking very good. The map looks like 4 plus signs with a single empty square connecting the 4, each by one of its arms. I am in the left arm of the north most plus sign. The monster is in the north arm of the west most plus sign.

I claim that the undead mage can blast me with a firebolt from this position and should not be able to.

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Subject :Re:Do you just detect whether I am within a certain number of squares .. 12-11-2011 21:23:27

codezombie

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Subject :Re:Do you just detect whether I am within a certain number of squares before casting a spell at me?

Well, there is tile distance, but there is also a line-of-sight check. The line-of-sight isn't using the 3d geometry. Rather, it is using the 2d tiles to determine if the creature can hit the player with an attack. For 2d line-of-sight, the general rule is that if a side of the tile is visible, then the tile is visible.

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