3.1.0: Chests, am I seeing things?

NeoWizard · January 17, 2009, 06:45

I opened a Large Iron Chest, and among the drops of the chest was a Small Iron Chest!!!!

Is this a bug, or is it normal since 3.1.0, or is it something that could happen in earlier version?

I've been playing since 3.0.3, and this is the first time I see this.

takkaria · January 17, 2009, 12:09

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Originally Posted by NeoWizard

I opened a Large Iron Chest, and among the drops of the chest was a Small Iron Chest!!!!

Is this a bug, or is it normal since 3.1.0, or is it something that could happen in earlier version?

I've been playing since 3.0.3, and this is the first time I see this.

It's not a bug.

Narvius · January 17, 2009, 14:15

I guess it would be a bug if it was the other way around!

TJS · January 17, 2009, 15:01

Whenever I see a chest, especially at lower levels I think I'm going to have a couple of stats lowered and get around 100 gold to make up for it.

I can't help but open them though. Any chance of better contents?

takkaria · January 17, 2009, 15:04

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Originally Posted by TJS

Whenever I see a chest, especially at lower levels I think I'm going to have a couple of stats lowered and get around 100 gold to make up for it.

I can't help but open them though. Any chance of better contents?

You do realise that you can 's'earch next to a chest to find its trap, and then use 'D' to disarm it?

TJS · January 17, 2009, 15:13

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Originally Posted by takkaria

You do realise that you can 's'earch next to a chest to find its trap, and then use 'D' to disarm it?

Oh right thanks.

I've tried that, but never seemed to find any traps playing as a half-troll warrior so didn't bother anymore. I guess I assumed that you only got one shot at finding the traps since they'd seem a bit pointless otherwise.

Narvius · January 17, 2009, 15:23

No, it's not.
When trying multiple times, you would loose time, which results in:
1. Buffs running out
2. Gettingy hungry / Light running out (okay, that's a minor one.)
3. Turncount
And most importantly:
4. New, awake(!) Monsters spawned

tigpup · January 17, 2009, 15:44

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Originally Posted by TJS

Oh right thanks.

I've tried that, but never seemed to find any traps playing as a half-troll warrior so didn't bother anymore. I guess I assumed that you only got one shot at finding the traps since they'd seem a bit pointless otherwise.

You can id a chest with ?id to find out if it has any traps.
or
You can pick it up, carry it around and wait until it pseudo id's.

-Neil

Bodkin · January 18, 2009, 04:53

I recently had a large wooden chest roll out of a large wooden chest. Is that, too, the desired behavior? I suppose one may stipulate that "large" chests aren't all of identical manufacture, and could vary in size enough that one might hold another. And of course nobody bats an eye at the thought of a kobold archer hauling one around during combat, so clearly realism has its limits. It still struck me as a bit odd, though.

andrewdoull · January 18, 2009, 06:44

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Originally Posted by Bodkin

I recently had a large wooden chest roll out of a large wooden chest. Is that, too, the desired behavior? I suppose one may stipulate that "large" chests aren't all of identical manufacture, and could vary in size enough that one might hold another. And of course nobody bats an eye at the thought of a kobold archer hauling one around during combat, so clearly realism has its limits. It still struck me as a bit odd, though.

There was code in Angband to ensure that this didn't occur - I'm assuming that has been removed.

January 17, 2009, 06:45	#1
NeoWizard Adept Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec Posts: 102	3.1.0: Chests, am I seeing things? I opened a Large Iron Chest, and among the drops of the chest was a Small Iron Chest!!!! Is this a bug, or is it normal since 3.1.0, or is it something that could happen in earlier version? I've been playing since 3.0.3, and this is the first time I see this. __________________ NeoWizard -. . --- .-- .. --.. .- .-. -.. aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. fi yuo cna raed tihs, palce it in yuor siantugre. Olny 55% of plepoe can. mtat

January 17, 2009, 14:15	#3
Narvius Knight Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Poland, Katowice Age: 30 Posts: 589	I guess it would be a bug if it was the other way around! __________________ If you can convincingly pretend you're crazy, you probably are.

January 17, 2009, 15:23	#7
Narvius Knight Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Poland, Katowice Age: 30 Posts: 589	No, it's not. When trying multiple times, you would loose time, which results in: 1. Buffs running out 2. Gettingy hungry / Light running out (okay, that's a minor one.) 3. Turncount And most importantly: 4. New, awake(!) Monsters spawned __________________ If you can convincingly pretend you're crazy, you probably are.

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TJS Swordsman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 473	Whenever I see a chest, especially at lower levels I think I'm going to have a couple of stats lowered and get around 100 gold to make up for it. I can't help but open them though. Any chance of better contents?

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Bodkin Scout Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 34	I recently had a large wooden chest roll out of a large wooden chest. Is that, too, the desired behavior? I suppose one may stipulate that "large" chests aren't all of identical manufacture, and could vary in size enough that one might hold another. And of course nobody bats an eye at the thought of a kobold archer hauling one around during combat, so clearly realism has its limits. It still struck me as a bit odd, though.

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