CF: Re: Proposed altar change

["Michael Toennies" <>]

Hi

Remember that there was a problem with the sorig altar/temple in Scorn.
It was impossible to pray on him. If you try nothing happens.

So we always travel to the inn in brit to find a sorig altar.
Michael


----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Wedel <>
To: crossfire mailing list <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 6:51 AM
Subject: CF: Proposed altar change


>
>  If you have any adjustments/changes. I should make to the proposed change
> below, please let me know.
>
>  Problem:  Altars show up all over the place consecrated to random gods -
this
> can make praying on the wrong space dangerous as there may be an unknown
altar
> on that space consecrated to some other god.
>
>  Change:  remove what was really meant to be a temporary measure of
randomly
> consecrating altars. General breakdown of changes:
>
>  define.h:  Add new object type - HOLY_ALTAR
>  arch/indoor/altars:   Change type to HOLY_ALTAR above.
>  common/map.c: remove random baptizing of altars
>  server/apply.c: Split off HOLY_ALTAR logic from standard ALTAR logic -
> ALTARS will only be sacrificial items connected to other objects (or spell
> casting objects), and not something to pray over.
>  some other files:  Change check type from ALTAR to HOLY_ALTAR as
appropriate.
>
>
>  I don't think this should break any maps - the special altars that will
have
> their type changed are not used in many maps, and of those that they are
used on
> (temples), I don't think the change will break anything.
>
>  This will reduce the number of altars you can pray over in the dungeon -
I am
> not sure that is  a bad thing - having altars to random gods in the
dungeons
> seems fairly unrealistic - even worse is right now, two altars can be
right next
> to each other to opposing gods.
>
>  IT may be nice for the random_map generator to make use of these altars -
I am
> not sure if it already does, as I haven't taken a look - if it does, that
is
> great, and doesn't create any problems.
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