Hound advice

[Timo Pietilä]

It definitely works; I just used it. Maybe it is an either/or thing, where it can either be "room" squares or "empty" squares?

I think it is empty squares in 3.2.0 at least, because I have seen hounds changing tactics as soon as I step into part of the corridor that was wide enough that there were plenty of empty space around me.

[konijn_]

Not currently true in Vanilla, not to mention that rings of aggravation don't exist right now.

Ouch.. I hope someone will file a request to get that back.

T.

[SSK]

I think it is empty squares in 3.2.0 at least, because I have seen hounds changing tactics as soon as I step into part of the corridor that was wide enough that there were plenty of empty space around me.

So I can confirm this totally works in the Dev versions (proto 3.3) I've been playing (I think the 5/5 version currently). I basically make a room for myself off the main corridor containing the hounds by tunneling. Then I stand with no walls next to me when I want the hounds to come, and when I want to rest, I stand next to walls LOL.

Turns out aggravation doesn't work. Pack monsters still use their AI regardless.

Example:

Come hounds:
###########
  ZZZ
###### ####
   #   #
   # @ #
   #   #
   #####

Stay away hounds:
###########
   ZZZ
###### ####
   #@  #
   #   #
   #   #
   #####

[Timo Pietilä]

Turns out aggravation doesn't work. Pack monsters still use their AI regardless.

It never did in vanilla angband. I think it does in several variants. Makes aggravation a bit more useful if you can trigger it when you want.