From ea1ec724c5d45d0a64c909e2925647537291a9a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:31:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Dave Matuszek objected the the Thingy shooting back. So let it be written, so let it be done, OPTION_THINGY is gone, than the Thingy can't be angered. --- doc/HACKING | 5 ++--- sst | 40 +++++++++++++--------------------------- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/HACKING b/doc/HACKING index abb692a..924422d 100644 --- a/doc/HACKING +++ b/doc/HACKING @@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ Dave also says the Space Thingy should not be preserved across saved games, so you can't prove to others that you've seen it. He says it shouldn't fire back, either. It should do nothing except scream and disappear when hit by photon torpedos. It's OK that it may move -when attacked, but it didn't in the original. (Whether the Thingy -can fire back is now controlled by OPTION_THINGY and turned off if the -game type is "plain" or "almy". The no-save behavior has been restored.) +when attacked, but it didn't in the original. (The no-save behavior +has been restored.) The Faerie Queen, black holes, and time warping were in the original. diff --git a/sst b/sst index 3b62874..cb64fd5 100755 --- a/sst +++ b/sst @@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ class Thingy(): "Do not anger the Space Thingy!" def __init__(self): self.location = Coord() - self.angered = False - def angry(self): - self.angered = True def at(self, q): return (q.i, q.j) == (self.location.i, self.location.j) @@ -301,7 +298,6 @@ OPTION_CURSES = 0x00000002 # new interface OPTION_IOMODES = 0x00000003 # cover both interfaces OPTION_PLANETS = 0x00000004 # planets and mining OPTION_THOLIAN = 0x00000008 # Tholians and their webs (UT 1979 version) -OPTION_THINGY = 0x00000010 # Space Thingy can shoot back (Stas, 2005) OPTION_PROBE = 0x00000020 # deep-space probes (DECUS version, 1980) OPTION_SHOWME = 0x00000040 # bracket Enterprise in chart OPTION_RAMMING = 0x00000080 # enemies may ram Enterprise (Almy) @@ -323,8 +319,6 @@ option_names = { "TTY": OPTION_TTY, "IOMODES": OPTION_IOMODES, "PLANETS": OPTION_PLANETS, - "THOLIAN": OPTION_THOLIAN, - "THINGY": OPTION_THINGY, "PROBE": OPTION_PROBE, "SHOWME": OPTION_SHOWME, "RAMMING": OPTION_RAMMING, @@ -1420,21 +1414,15 @@ def torpedo(origin, bearing, dispersion, number, nburst): prout(crmena(True, '*', "sector", w) + _(" unaffected by photon blast.")) return None elif iquad == '?': # Hit a thingy - if not (game.options & OPTION_THINGY) or rnd.withprob(0.3): - skip(1) - prouts(_("AAAAIIIIEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!")) - skip(1) - prouts(_(" HACK! HACK! HACK! *CHOKE!* ")) - skip(1) - proutn(_("Mr. Spock-")) - prouts(_(" \"Fascinating!\"")) - skip(1) - deadkl(w, iquad, w) - else: - # Stas Sergeev added the possibility that - # you can shove the Thingy and piss it off. - # It then becomes an enemy and may fire at you. - thing.angry() + skip(1) + prouts(_("AAAAIIIIEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!")) + skip(1) + prouts(_(" HACK! HACK! HACK! *CHOKE!* ")) + skip(1) + proutn(_("Mr. Spock-")) + prouts(_(" \"Fascinating!\"")) + skip(1) + deadkl(w, iquad, w) return None elif iquad == ' ': # Black hole skip(1) @@ -1553,7 +1541,7 @@ def attack(torps_ok): prout("Sector %s." % goto) sortenemies() # if no enemies remain after movement, we're done - if len(game.enemies) == 0 or (len(game.enemies) == 1 and thing.at(game.quadrant) and not thing.angered): + if len(game.enemies) == 0 or (len(game.enemies) == 1 and thing.at(game.quadrant)): return # set up partial hits if attack happens during shield status change pfac = 1.0/game.inshld @@ -1573,7 +1561,7 @@ def attack(torps_ok): r *= 0.25 if enemy.power < 500: r *= 0.25 - if enemy.type == 'T' or (enemy.type == '?' and not thing.angered): + if enemy.type in ('T', '?'): continue # different enemies have different probabilities of throwing a torp usephasers = not torps_ok or \ @@ -1916,8 +1904,6 @@ def hittem(hits): else: proutn(_("Very small hit on ")) ienm = game.quad[w.i][w.j] - if ienm == '?': - thing.angry() proutn(crmena(False, ienm, "sector", w)) skip(1) if kpow == 0: @@ -6062,11 +6048,11 @@ def choose(): scanner.nexttok() if scanner.sees("plain"): # Approximates the UT FORTRAN version. - game.options &=~ (OPTION_THOLIAN | OPTION_PLANETS | OPTION_THINGY | OPTION_PROBE | OPTION_RAMMING | OPTION_MVBADDY | OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE | OPTION_WORLDS | OPTION_COLOR | OPTION_CAPTURE | OPTION_CLOAK | OPTION_DOTFILL | OPTION_ALPHAMERIC) + game.options &=~ (OPTION_THOLIAN | OPTION_PLANETS | OPTION_PROBE | OPTION_RAMMING | OPTION_MVBADDY | OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE | OPTION_WORLDS | OPTION_COLOR | OPTION_CAPTURE | OPTION_CLOAK | OPTION_DOTFILL | OPTION_ALPHAMERIC) game.options |= OPTION_PLAIN elif scanner.sees("almy"): # Approximates Tom Almy's version. - game.options &=~ (OPTION_THINGY | OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE | OPTION_WORLDS | OPTION_COLOR | OPTION_DOTFILL | OPTION_ALPHAMERIC) + game.options &=~ (OPTION_BLKHOLE | OPTION_BASE | OPTION_WORLDS | OPTION_COLOR | OPTION_DOTFILL | OPTION_ALPHAMERIC) game.options |= OPTION_ALMY elif scanner.sees("fancy") or scanner.sees("\n"): pass -- 2.31.1