[Done for V0.39] Spell bodyguard

[AjM]

Just like as DM2, it would be very nice, if you can cast spell or scroll that create to you personal bodyguard.
Of course this bodyguard lives only a few minutes.
And there can be several different spell's or scroll's, just like there are monsters.

[George Gilbert]

Done for V0.39

[Sophia]

Details please?

[George Gilbert]

Added two new switches for monsters:

- ATTACK_PARTY: (TRUE or FALSE)
- ATTACK_MONSTERS: (TRUE or FALSE)

You can then customise a spell to create a monster which attacks monsters (but not the party) and let it get on with it....

[Sophia]

Ah.

Or, I suppose, create a completely berzerk monster by setting both.

[George Gilbert]

Yep - I was initially only going to have it as a single parameter (i.e. does it attack monsters OR the party), but then I thought of the bezerk case, or even the milling about doing not alot monster...

[beowuuf]

Lol, cool! NPCs in a city, as I wanted, won't have to be hacked in weird ways (putting facing graphcis in the wrong place and havign a monster alternately scare itself so it wanders off)

Before 0.39 gets released, could I suggest an addition to the monster_attack - either an additional little flag to say 'attack any monster' versus 'attack any other monster type except own'. Either that or by default have a monster who attacks other monsters not attack it's own type

Hmm, that still causes trouble for DM2 recreation - attack minions would attack their own side's guard minions : (

Is there a way for dungeon mechanics to filter this behavious yet?

[Sophia]

Hmm... perhaps instead of flags, monsters should get a "Side ID," where the Party is assumed to belong to side 0. That way, minions can all be on side 0, monsters can be on side 1, monsters that you want to fight those monsters can be on side 2, etc...

[beowuuf]

Ooooh, that's a bloody clever idea! That would also solve the 'dargoth minions' thing in DM2 - because they can be side 1, and all other creatures are side 2, so dargoth's minions will attack those creatures too (as they did, for example the poor trolls carrying ore)

[George Gilbert]

Either that or by default have a monster who attacks other monsters not attack it's own type

That's how I've already implemented it - I think that covers all the cases...

[Sophia]

That's how I've already implemented it - I think that covers all the cases...

Won't attack minions still attack guard minions, though? And the whole Dragoth minions thing! (That I didn't even know about because I never got anywhere in DM2)

[beowuuf]

Cool. Will you add sophia's suggestion too, cause that is genius! : )

[Lunever]

Yes, the idea to be able to define a couple of "sides" in a conflict is very good! Please include it!