🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <> jona@clyde.UUCP (Jon Allingham) writes:
>> > ...
>> >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.
>> 
>> I myself have not examined the Hack source code, but I disagree with the
>> statement that 'normal people don`t see treasure zoos'.
>> 
>> I was playing as a Caveman, (not a WIZARD), and I encountered a zoo on
>> level 15 or so in the dungeon.  It was full of beasts, big and small, and
>> all aggravated at me for no particular reason.  Even the usually placid
>> nymph attacked me and stripped me of my armour & weapon.
>> 
>> While it seems that zoos are quite rare, they exist for mortals as well.
>> 
>Yes, but was there a lot of treasure in there?

I found a treasure zoo also while playing a mortal.  The room was full of gold
because I quafed a locate objects potion and found about 100 dollar signs all
packed into a neat little square.  When I finally reached the room and cleared
it out though there were two treasures.  I assume that the monsters picked up
each others gold and let it all accumulate in front of the door as they were
killed off.
-- 
...The last bug in sight,
   one small ant passing by,
   saluted his tombstone
   and whispered, "Nice try."

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