Re: A few minor bugs

Squeamizh wrote:

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 03:17:11 GMT, Keith Davies
<keith.davies@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Squeamizh <blhbalh@.> wrote:


These are just two  minor issues that I noticed:

1. Applying a polearm and missing a friendly or tame creature does not
anger the target.  To reproduce this, try attacking and missing a
shopkeeper with a polearm.

2. Trying to wipe your face when it's already clean takes a turn.
Since the user would never intentionally wipe his already-clean face,
I consider this a minor bug.


Nah.  Someone would never intentionally rest while being attacked....

Really, it just means you should pay attention to your current condition
and whatnot.



Well, there is no obvious way for the game to determine if the player
is intentionally resting or not.  Wiping, on the other hand, is a very
specialized command that only applies to a single specific situation.
If the character doesn't have anything on his face when the player
performs a wipe command, then the player obviously either:

   a) Doesn't know what the wipe command is used for, OR
   b) Accidently hit the wrong key.

I see no reason to punish the user for either of these situations. In
fact, I view it as good programming to minimize the negative effects
from both of these cases. 

Nethack actually already takes this approach for most commands.  If
you accidently hit 'd' (drop), for example, subsequently pressing ESC
produces the message "Never mind.", and it is still your turn.  Unless
there is a concrete reason to do otherwise, the most reasonable
approach for software to take, IMO, is to minimize the negative
effects from erroneous input.

btw, I noticed this 'problem' is also present in the following
commands:

* Sit
* Force

Anyway, it's obviously not a big deal at all--really just me being a
dork here.


No, please, dork on. This is actually one of the more on point "dork" discussions I have seen in a while....
*cough*Boudewijn*cough*
.

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