0010218: Bat behavior makes them difficult to hit with linear projectiles.

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0010218	Valley 2	Bug - Monster Behavior		Jan 2, 2013 7:35 pm	Jan 3, 2013 3:58 pm

Reporter	zaaq	Assigned To
Status	considering	Resolution	open
Product Version	0.706

Summary	0010218: Bat behavior makes them difficult to hit with linear projectiles.
Description	Preemptive .708 bug, based on attempting to play .707 without diagonal aiming. Bats have too much freedom of movement. Their "preferred height" is a handful of pixels above the player's line of fire, but too close to the ground to fire up at them. Options: * Bats should align themselves such that it's possible to fire projectiles at them while standing. * Bats should align themselves such that it's possible to fire projectiles from underneath them or by jumping. * Bats should attempt to maintain a set distance from the player, then make quick "swooping" attacks at the player. (This is particularly nice if paired w/ vertical/jump aiming).
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Internal Weight	Feature Suggestion

ShaggyMoose Jan 3, 2013 2:15 am reporter ~0029457	The same issue applies when they are traveling down towards the player from above. They are always a couple of pixels off a vertical shot. It makes them quite fiddly to deal with.

isil Jan 3, 2013 3:58 pm reporter ~0029488	The only real problem I have had with bats (hero difficulty) is that if I don't have at least two ivory towers in my possession, seeing them in very dark areas with a mage class that does not produce its own light via spells can be very difficult. And so, I generally just spam spells into the darkness until I get out of that place.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Jan 2, 2013 7:35 pm	zaaq	New Issue
Jan 3, 2013 2:15 am	ShaggyMoose	Note Added: 0029457
Jan 3, 2013 8:29 am	tigersfan	Internal Weight	=> Feature Suggestion
Jan 3, 2013 8:29 am	tigersfan	Status	new => considering
Jan 3, 2013 3:58 pm	isil	Note Added: 0029488