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> > In article <3@gitpyr.UUCP> robert@gitpyr.UUCP (Robert Viduya) writes:
> > >> And once on a deep level I quaffed monster detection and saw a segment
> > >> of the dungeon absolutely congested with monsters 
> > >Monster congestion like that is called a 'zoo'. I think some machine-run
> > >person in the dungeon named 'David' handles all the zoos.
> > Unless your friendly implementor changes the code, only login id's called
> > "david" ever see treasure zoos.
> This is not exactly correct. I know that when playing as wizard
> ( -w option ) there are treasure zoos. 
> What happens is the wizard gets a zoo part of the time, and a shop
> ( for normal players ) is determined by:
> 	if( level > 1 && level < 20 && rn2( level ) < 2 ) mkshop();
> 
> It's sort of a pity that normal people don't see treasure zoo's, maybe
> the code should be changed to give a ( very ) small chance of getting
> one -- of course you wouldn't live through one unless you were pretty
> good since you get hit from 3 sides when standing in a doorway. With
> a ring of conflict you might just make it though.
> -- 
> Jon M. Allingham	(201)386-3466	AT&T Bell Laboratories-WH
> 
> "Beam me up Scotty, no intelligent life down here!"
Normal people do see zoos. I've been killed by several of them and I have
defeated even more of them.

					Ray