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From: arrom@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.games.bugs,rec.games.hack
Subject: Re: Bug with tame vortex
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Date: 16 Aug 89 17:58:37 GMT
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Reply-To: arrom@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee (600.429))
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>The problem occurs when they die.  Nethack 3.0 seems to draw the corpse
>on top of the vortex so that I can't see that the vortex is still in
>that spot.  It has only been a minor inconvenience since it won't let
>you hit your tame pet, but it does cost you a move which could be trouble
>if there are other monsters around.

This is a known bug and should be fixed in the upcoming Patchlevel 2.
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"The fact is self evident from the text and requires no supporting argument."
  --Tim Maroney

Kenneth Arromdee (UUCP: ....!jhunix!ins_akaa; BITNET: g49i0188@jhuvm;
     INTERNET: arromdee@crabcake.cs.jhu.edu) (please, no mail to arrom@aplcen)