A lot of monsters in one area?

Lanman · November 29, 2013, 04:47

I am new to the game, I've been playing about 2 days now. I keep running into a room full the same monster. For example 15 white rats seen. And I was just in town and there was about 12 beggars following me... Is this normal? What settings do people set at birth?

Thanks

buzzkill · November 29, 2013, 05:09

That's all fairly normal. The mice are "breeders". Kill them quickly to avoid a bigger problem. There's lots of neat stuff to discover in the dungeon. BTW, a group of 15 isn't necessarily "a lot". Have fun.

Derakon · November 29, 2013, 05:24

If you hit '/', then the game will prompt you for a symbol; hit 'r' for example and it'll start listing off all the rodent enemies you've seen before, and you can bring up your "monster memory" for any particular one. If you see the text "It breeds explosively" in the monster memory, then that means that each turn, any awake monster of the type can create a clone of itself in an adjacent tile.

As for the beggars, some monsters appear in groups. There's also monsters in the dungeon that appear with "escorts" -- for example, Orc Captains show up with an escort of other orc-type monsters.

November 29, 2013, 04:47	#1
Lanman Rookie Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 3	A lot of monsters in one area? I am new to the game, I've been playing about 2 days now. I keep running into a room full the same monster. For example 15 white rats seen. And I was just in town and there was about 12 beggars following me... Is this normal? What settings do people set at birth? Thanks

November 29, 2013, 05:09	#2
buzzkill Prophet Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 2,939 Donated: $8	That's all fairly normal. The mice are "breeders". Kill them quickly to avoid a bigger problem. There's lots of neat stuff to discover in the dungeon. BTW, a group of 15 isn't necessarily "a lot". Have fun. __________________ www.mediafire.com/buzzkill - Get your 32x32 tiles here. UT32 now compatible Ironband and Quickband 9/6/2012. My banding life on Buzzkill's ladder.

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November 29, 2013, 05:24	#3
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,022	If you hit '/', then the game will prompt you for a symbol; hit 'r' for example and it'll start listing off all the rodent enemies you've seen before, and you can bring up your "monster memory" for any particular one. If you see the text "It breeds explosively" in the monster memory, then that means that each turn, any awake monster of the type can create a clone of itself in an adjacent tile. As for the beggars, some monsters appear in groups. There's also monsters in the dungeon that appear with "escorts" -- for example, Orc Captains show up with an escort of other orc-type monsters.

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