ErikH2000 wrote:
It looks like the TA can split two times (into a max of three TAs).
No, a TA just splits into a TA and another TA. You can get as many as you want.
What causes them to split? Sometimes a TA runs into an obstacle and doesn't split, even though he hasn't split twice yet.
Essentially a TA is a play off of the "
sliding preference"
seen with many other monsters - e.g. when a roach can't move diagonally, it'll try to move vertically, then horizontally.
When a TA tries to move diagonally, but can move vertically and horizontally, it will split into a TA that moved vertically and a TA that moved horizontally. Each TA is a new monster.
When a TA tries to move orthogonally, but can move in the two diagonal directions closer to the player, it splits into two new TAs, one for each of the two directions.
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W TWT
B- B-
Where it might get slightly confusing is that the TA only does this when it's blocked by a wall or other creature - if it's blocked by Beethro's sword it just picks a direction and goes that way without splitting.
Are there any other quirks?
Not particularly. I do recommend you get used to their movement, though, because another monster later in the hold moves exactly like these do.
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[Last edited by Chaco at 07-24-2014 03:37 AM]
