blocked on some minor development.

[Pete Mack]

I was trying to get my hand back in to coding for angband.

I am trying to implement this:

http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showpost.php?p=111745&postcount=16

but i am blocked by this:

https://github.com/angband/angband/issues/4260

Note: see my final comment on what confuses me: why does each element_info record have an associated bitflag???

Nick, can you explain how element_info is actually used, so i can finish this? It is a pretty easy problem otherwise.

[Nick]

The bitflag field is for recording how the item itself reacts to the element - so it can contain the EL_INFO_HATES flag if the element can destroy it, or the EL_INFO_IGNORE flag if the element can't destroy it. The HATES flag is assigned to object bases (tvals), and then the IGNORE flag can be applied to exceptions.

[Pete Mack]

thanks much. Adding a comment to this effect. Also: if the object gets a random resist, shouldn't it also get set to
obj-init.c:356,362

    obj_info[effect].flags |= EL_INFO_RESIST | EL_INFO_RANDOM;

not just:

    obj_info[effect].flags |=  EL_INFO_RANDOM;

That is, it should resist the element if it has a resistance from any source.

[Nick]

thanks much. Adding a comment to this effect. Also: if the object gets a random resist, shouldn't it also get set to
obj-init.c:356,362

    obj_info[effect].flags |= EL_INFO_RESIST | EL_INFO_RANDOM;

not just:

    obj_info[effect].flags |=  EL_INFO_RANDOM;

That is, it should resist the element if it has a resistance from any source.

No, the actual resist is handled by the res_level field (1 being single resist, 3 immunity). Some of the reason for the way this stuff is structured is to allow for use in variants with more resistance levels than V.

[Pete Mack]

Sure, but as written, the object can get destroyed by an element if it has a random resist, but not if it has a default resist. Or that is what it looks like.

[Nick]

Sure, but as written, the object can get destroyed by an element if it has a random resist, but not if it has a default resist. Or that is what it looks like.

Oh, I get it. Yes it should. Bug filed.