Re: summoning

[Brian Thomas <thomas@chaupher.gsfc.nasa.gov>]

> Akshay Srinivasan writes:
> 
> I have noticed that summon cult monsters can summon monsters who are more than
> 1 square in size and for some reason when you run against them they block you
> instead of switching positions and getting out of the way.  This is not a very
> pleasant and it would be great if it were fixed.
> 

	I coded that spell; it is basically a hack on the older summon pet 
	monsters spell. I have'nt checked the code to find the 'problem', but
	I imagine it lies somewhere within move_player() not allowing 
	the player to displace friendly multi-square monsters.

	When I first saw this effect, I assumed it was intended. How likely 
	is it that a player can make a huge monster get out of his way? 

	Also, I forsee difficulties in making the player and multi-square 
	creature trade places when the geometry of the room is bad (like the 
	player is in a small space that the monster has to trade into). 

	Since multi-square monsters can be quite powerfull (you summoned a 
	troll, correct?) not being able to make it move out of your way
	seems like an appropriate limitation to me.

						b.t.

> Thanks,
> Akshay
>