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I remember in Level 21 Twice South, under Webfoot, I actually saw the game stop making new Roaches, presumably because the monster limit had been reached. I've since gotten much better at the room, and no longer take nearly that long to finish it, but is the limit still there?

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12-06-2003 at 06:34 PM
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As far as I know, there is a limit to the certain number of spawned babies a queen can have in the room at one time - therefore, more queens = higher capacity. I think the limit is probably still there - even though it's unrealistic. Monsters are supposed to be mindless beings, even brains, because all they can do is direct monsters to Beethro. So why should a queen stop spawing?

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12-06-2003 at 07:07 PM
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There is currently no limit to the number of monsters (including spawnables) in a room. There was a limit in Webfoot, but it was removed for Caravel because its easier for a player to predict, instead of:

"Hey, why did they stop spawning? What did I do?"

I'm pretty sure that several of the rooms in Dugan's Dungeon were re-tested when the change was made to make sure they weren't broken.
12-06-2003 at 07:17 PM
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I like that better, anyways (see above). ;)

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12-06-2003 at 07:32 PM
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The limit is actually 1215 monsters in a room. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong!

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12-07-2003 at 04:18 AM
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Well, I just did the math, and you're wrong. Maximum number of monsters is 1212, since in order for it to happen Beethro must be standing in a corner and surrounded by walls, or else he'll die before it happens. :P

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Maybe you couldn't *complete* a room with 1215 monsters, but it could be created. Actually, you could complete a room that has 1215 monsters before Beethro steps into it, as long as he kills two of them upon stepping in.

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12-07-2003 at 05:45 AM
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I'm sticking with 1215, and here's how I do it...
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12-07-2003 at 06:04 AM
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Ooooh, duh. :?


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12-07-2003 at 06:05 AM
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12-07-2003 at 06:08 AM
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Actually, none of them need to be brains. No-one said that this is the maximum solvable room.

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12-07-2003 at 08:13 AM
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Nobody SAID it, but I think we're all sort of agreeing that it was implied. Booya.

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12-07-2003 at 07:46 PM
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ErikH2000 wrote:
The limit is actually 1215 monsters in a room. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong!

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It's 1216. The monster Beethro steps onto when entering the room from the adjacent one disappears.

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Well, I think that's the difference between whether you're talking about the editor or the game - and since the discussion was about roaches spawning, I think it's the latter - in the editor, you can place 1216 monsters in a room. But in the game, the most monsters a room can have on screen at any given time is 1215.

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12-07-2003 at 08:57 PM
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That would be a pretty sick and boring room... Must start in the south west corner, only enterable from the west, just press qw 608 times.

... I wonder if I'd add a checkpoint to that room, just for fun

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12-08-2003 at 03:27 AM
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Macros macros macros! ;)

Also, if you count Beethro as a monster it's possible to have 1216 monsters in-game. I don't think he normally is though.

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