On Thu, 2 Nov 1995, Daniel W. Burke wrote:
> Anyone sucessfully get mirror image coded?
>
> I've tried a few different ways, with mix results, non of them do what
> it's supposed to.....
>
> I have it in mag_affects(),
>
> af.location = APPLY_MIRROR_IMAGE;
> af.modifier = dice(1, (level > 1) + (level > 5) + (level > 15) + (level
> > 25);
>
>
> however, I can't seem to find an appropreiate spot in fight.c to
> successfully check for mirrors, and subtract them, displaying the
> "hit's your mirror image" message....
>
>
>
I've been mulling this one over also, in anticipation of future free
time. The route I was thinking of though, was to load X amount of wimpy
mobs, say 1hp or so, and give them players name, and basic attributes/stats.
Add them as followers to casting player, and they will then be subject to
enemy attacks, just as standard pets are. Result _should_ be that in
fight.c, during all the (victim = loop_thru_players) checks, that one of
them would be chosen. Any "hit" would kill them, just as the original
definition of the spell. The only real drawback I see ahead of time, is
that other players would be able to tell the difference. But, provided
the above works as I hope it to, a special_proc should be able to
redirect any "look at 2.joeblow", etc. commands to the real player, thus
increasing the illusions deception.
Brandobaris of Sojourn
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