Guidebook...

Refine the recently added short description about how monsters are
displayed on the map.

diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn
index f84612b59520ceb9dee10f1c4c872b4a7ffa407e..9d2983d7b0fea9390b7d422ba483e1725c23b3cf 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/Guidebook.mn
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.mn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.261 $ $NHDT-Date: 1524452470 2018/04/23 03:01:10 $
+.\" $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.262 $ $NHDT-Date: 1524524932 2018/04/23 23:08:52 $
 .\"
 .\" This is an excerpt from the 'roff' man page from the 'groff' package.
 .\" NetHack's Guidebook.mn currently does *not* adhere to these guidelines.
@@ -1647,17 +1647,20 @@ last victory.
 .hn 2
 Persistence of Monsters
 .pg
-Monsters (a generic reference which includes humans and pets) are only
+Monsters (a generic reference which also includes humans and pets) are only
 shown while they can be seen or otherwise sensed.
 Moving to a location where you can't see or sense a monster any more
-will result in it disappearing from your map.
+will result in it disappearing from your map, similarly if it is the
+one who moved rather than you.
 .pg
 However, if you encounter a monster which you can't see or sense \(em
 perhaps it is invisible and has just tapped you on the noggin \(em
 a special ``remembered, unseen monster'' marker will be displayed at
-the location where you think it is.  That will persist until you have
+the location where you think it is.
+That will persist until you have
 proven that there is no monster there, even if the unseen monster
-moves to another location or dies.
+moves to another location or you move to a spot where the marker's
+location ordinarily wouldn't be seen any more.
 .
 .hn 1
 Objects

diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex
index b28c732e849e849120cacc8aeb500e2791c70fec..d845a41376c54938b27449bed10e3e1c5e80744d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/Guidebook.tex
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex
@@ -1919,18 +1919,21 @@ last victory.
 \subsection*{Persistence of Monsters}
 
 %.pg
-Monsters (a generic reference which includes humans and pets) are only
+Monsters (a generic reference which also includes humans and pets) are only
 shown while they can be seen or otherwise sensed.
 Moving to a location where you can't see or sense a monster any more
-will result in it disappearing from your map.
+will result in it disappearing from your map, similarly if it is the
+one who moved rather than you.
 
 %.pg
 However, if you encounter a monster which you can't see or sense--
 perhaps it is invisible and has just tapped you on the noggin--
 a special ``remembered, unseen monster'' marker will be displayed at
-the location where you think it is.  That will persist until you have
+the location where you think it is.
+That will persist until you have
 proven that there is no monster there, even if the unseen monster
-moves to another location or dies.
+moves to another location or you move to a spot where the marker's
+location ordinarily wouldn't be seen any more.
 
 %.hn 1
 \section{Objects}