Beef Row
Level: Smiter
Rank Points: 471
Registered: 12-28-2005
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Now, two disclaimers:
1. I'm not using the patch.
and
2. This may be intended?

If you use a speed potion, then step on a length 1 fuse + bomb combination, the number of turns it takes to explode varies.

If you stepped onto the fuse while you were on a clock tick, it takes 3 turns, but if you stepped onto the fuse while between clock ticks, it takes 4 turns.

In other words, even if you light a fuse during your extra turn, it takes half a tick longer to burn, which seems somehow inconsistent. (And could be potentially used to create timing puzzles of an excessively unintuitive sort). However, it does keep fuses and bomb synchronized with monster action, so I can see how this could go either way. Either way, just thought it should at least be mentioned.

EDIT: In PH 3N1W, this allows a solution which is likely unintended.


And yes, this is the room I noticed this behavior because of.

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[Last edited by Beef Row at 05-08-2007 05:56 AM]