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Title: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: The Crazy Animal on Apr 09, 2007, 04:24 PM
Heres the deal:

Some mobs do not have an entrance message and show a blank line. These are not bugs rather we just haven't coded in the part to skip the non-existant entrance message.

If you see one of these feel free to post the mob name... Then I can confirm that it is not a buggy message

List so far:
shadow spectre - Ian
astral shade - Ian
dark monk - Grox
Title: Re: Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: Grox on Mar 10, 2008, 01:28 AM
Dark Monk in Rhuduar
Title: Monsters following?
Post by: Ian on Mar 11, 2008, 05:44 AM
Saw something weird.  Engaged combat on a monster, then left the room.  It didn't follow (that I saw, although I did get a blank line.  Then combat continued and I killed it.  And the other monster too.

[SNIP - Cap removed for space]

Seems to be the case.  Should there be a message?
I just ran there in mmud and verified: there should be a follow message.  I know in gmud I've seen monsters follow, couldn't tell you why these are different though.
I also verified in gmud that engaging combat then running from the room does not magically move the monster to me (against thugs and slums mobs).

Btw, 300 stats make for some nice hits/crits.
Title: Re: Monsters following?
Post by: The Crazy Animal on Mar 11, 2008, 07:27 AM
Most of the mobs that I've seen this on do not have a entrance message.... I do remember a long time ago we had problems with ones that did have messages but those were fixed.... I'll have to check it out later; getting ready for work...

Edit - merged ians topic into this its the same things...
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: Vitoc on Mar 15, 2008, 09:24 PM
This should be fixed and will be deployed in next version (prolly tomorrow) (will need confirmation)
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: The Crazy Animal on Mar 16, 2008, 04:16 AM
sounds good but I'm drunk please remind me to check....
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: The Crazy Animal on Mar 24, 2008, 12:02 AM
It seems we did get a few reports after this was fixed that follow messages are still sometimes giving the same blank line..
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: Grox on Mar 31, 2008, 12:41 AM
there is a bug going with multiple monsters following giving blank lines apparently.  I posted a cap in a different thread that shows this. The thread was regarding a command stacked movement death bug.
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: Sandoz on Apr 30, 2008, 03:38 AM
The dark-elf Royal Guards have the same issue with blank lines while following.   I have not noticed the problem when the room regens and I walk into the room, only when I move out of a room and the mobs follow me.
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: The Crazy Animal on May 01, 2008, 01:00 PM
anyone else noticing black follow lines??
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: Sandoz on May 01, 2008, 11:05 PM
Also, on the western road I had a Dark Monk and a Brigand follow me and get blank lines for both of them.  Although I don't know if it's triggered by both of them or one has affected both entry messages.
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: Raybdbomb on Jun 09, 2008, 05:45 AM
I confirm dark monk is still problematic.
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: Eldanti on Oct 17, 2008, 02:51 PM
90% of mobs in Rhudhar are still showing blank follow lines, as well as the bandits and archers in darkwood forest.. also some others but I can't remember which ones off my head.
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: DeathCow on Oct 24, 2008, 07:31 AM
Is there some kind of confusion on how movement messages work?
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: The Crazy Animal on Oct 24, 2008, 08:11 AM
Quote from: DeathCow on Oct 24, 2008, 07:31 AM
Is there some kind of confusion on how movement messages work?

I'm really not sure... Apparently there are some mobs that are showing blank movement messages... I have a feeling that it might just be the old issue of a blank line data entry being displayed rather then ignored but haven't really taken much time to look into it. So really I'm just keeping an eye on the issue at the moment since its nothing major.
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: DeathCow on Oct 24, 2008, 10:36 AM
I'd chk if i wasn't at work, its possible that there are line breaks at the begining of those movement/entrance messages.
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: The Crazy Animal on Oct 24, 2008, 12:36 PM
is very possible...
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: ms233 on Oct 28, 2008, 09:02 AM
you can add giant crocodile (misty swamp) to the list

edit:  and bandit leader, same neighborhood
and brigand (dragonteeth hills)
tortured spirit, white marble corridor
Title: Re: (READ ME) Mobs that are displaying blank entrance messages.
Post by: strantheman on Aug 01, 2010, 06:32 PM
Not sure what monsters, but some in the NPP (zombies maybe)