From 79c49eb86d668f65b178f34a899be9fce376588e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PatR Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:08:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Guidebook... Refine the recently added short description about how monsters are displayed on the map. --- doc/Guidebook.mn | 13 ++++++++----- doc/Guidebook.tex | 11 +++++++---- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn index f84612b59..9d2983d7b 100644 --- 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 b28c732e8..d845a4137 100644 --- 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} -- 2.50.0