mimicking by pets (trunk only)

     I killed a mimic in a shop, then left.  My dog or cat entered that shop
where I could no longer see it, and I got
    You see a tripe ration appear where it was!
when it evidently ate the corpse, without me being able to see any such thing.
This fix is only approximate but I didn't want to figure out all the
permutations of esp or prolonged monster detection or infravision.  (There
probably aren't as many permutations as I first thought since only "ordinary"
pets will take on alternate monster form, so won't ever switch from detectable
via esp to not detectable or vice versa.  Maybe this is good enough.)

     No fixes entry; this is post-3.4.3 code.  There was an early return with
a comment stating that idx==0 was impossible.  I took that out since 0 is not
only possible, it's a valid index into the array of transformations.

diff --git a/src/dogmove.c b/src/dogmove.c
index 2422250923f4e7269f86f766079cb7fa0d6ec79c..58c5a52c7a57db53fdef19bf52ff8aaef80d9607 100644 (file)
--- a/src/dogmove.c
+++ b/src/dogmove.c
@@ -1002,11 +1002,11 @@ static struct qmchoices {
 } qm[] = {
        /* Things that some pets might be thinking about at the time */
        {PM_LITTLE_DOG, 0, PM_KITTEN,     M_AP_MONSTER},
+       {PM_DOG,        0, PM_HOUSECAT,   M_AP_MONSTER},
        {PM_LARGE_DOG,  0, PM_LARGE_CAT,  M_AP_MONSTER},
        {PM_KITTEN,     0, PM_LITTLE_DOG, M_AP_MONSTER},
-       {PM_LARGE_CAT,  0, PM_LARGE_DOG,  M_AP_MONSTER},
        {PM_HOUSECAT,   0, PM_DOG,        M_AP_MONSTER},
-       {PM_DOG,        0, PM_HOUSECAT,   M_AP_MONSTER},
+       {PM_LARGE_CAT,  0, PM_LARGE_DOG,  M_AP_MONSTER},
        {PM_HOUSECAT,   0, PM_GIANT_RAT,  M_AP_MONSTER},
 #ifdef SINKS
        {0, S_DOG, SINK, M_AP_FURNITURE},       /* sorry, no fire hydrants in NetHack */
@@ -1031,10 +1031,10 @@ STATIC_OVL void
 quickmimic(mtmp)
 struct monst *mtmp;
 {
-       int idx = 0, trycnt = 5;
+       int idx = 0, trycnt = 5, spotted;
        char buf[BUFSZ];
 
-       if (Protection_from_shape_changers || Blind || !mtmp->meating) return;
+       if (Protection_from_shape_changers || !mtmp->meating) return;
 
        do {
                idx = rn2(SIZE(qm));
@@ -1046,15 +1046,22 @@ struct monst *mtmp;
                        break;
        } while (--trycnt > 0);
        if (trycnt == 0) idx = SIZE(qm)-1;
-       if (!idx) return;       /* impossible */
 
        Strcpy(buf, mon_nam(mtmp));
+       spotted = canspotmon(mtmp);
 
        mtmp->m_ap_type = qm[idx].m_ap_type;
        mtmp->mappearance = qm[idx].mappearance;
 
-       newsym(mtmp->mx,mtmp->my);
-       You_see("%s appear where %s was!",
+       if (spotted || cansee(mtmp->mx, mtmp->my) || canspotmon(mtmp)) {
+           /* this isn't quite right; if sensing a monster without being
+              able to see its location, you really shouldn't be told you
+              sense it becoming furniture or an object that you can't see
+              (on the other hand, perhaps you're sensing a brief glimpse
+              of its mind as it changes form) */
+           newsym(mtmp->mx, mtmp->my);
+           You("%s %s appear where %s was!",
+               cansee(mtmp->mx, mtmp->my) ? "see" : "sense",
                (mtmp->m_ap_type == M_AP_FURNITURE) ?
                        an(defsyms[mtmp->mappearance].explanation) :
                (mtmp->m_ap_type == M_AP_OBJECT &&
@@ -1064,8 +1071,10 @@ struct monst *mtmp;
                                OBJ_NAME(objects[mtmp->mappearance])) ?
                        an(OBJ_NAME(objects[mtmp->mappearance])) :
                (mtmp->m_ap_type == M_AP_MONSTER) ?
-                       an(mons[mtmp->mappearance].mname) : something, buf);
-       display_nhwindow(WIN_MAP, TRUE);
+                       an(mons[mtmp->mappearance].mname) : something,
+               buf);
+           display_nhwindow(WIN_MAP, TRUE);
+       }
 }
 
 /*dogmove.c*/