Actually how it works is a "ray" is shot from the center of your 3d model to
the center of the 3d model of your target. If anyting blocks that ray then
it is "out of sight".
NPC's don't have this check for the reasons below where it used to be
possible to get a monster "stuck" then nuke it to death with 100% safety.
This was known as "safe-killing".
If you try and do this today your spells won't work and the stuck monster
will nuke you until it teleports to you and nukes you some more.
- Baels
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fooks, Josh" <josh.fooks@...>
To: <eqenchanters@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 5:36 PM
Subject: RE: [eqenchanters] Stein Quest
> From: "Fooks, Josh" <josh.fooks@...>
>
> Yeah...the fix for the abuse is not allowing you to cast "over/through"
the
> bar because the game engine can't differentiate between
> halfhight/fullhight... you know what I mean Anyways, we both meant the
> same thing. ;)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nosferatu [mailto:nosferatu@...]
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 7:55 AM
> To: eqenchanters@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [eqenchanters] Stein Quest
>
> From: Nosferatu <nosferatu@...>
>
> uh, no they took care of that "abuse" long ago, or didn't you know that
> monsters can run through walls if need be. They also can see through
> walls and thus can cast at you through them, not to mention that if they
> do get "stuck" they now teleport to you.
> /Nos
>
> "Fooks, Josh" wrote:
> >
> > From: "Fooks, Josh" <josh.fooks@...>
> >
> > The problem that everyone is having with casting Alliance is related to
> > Line-of-Sight. They added some code a ways back to keep casters from
> > abusing
> > quick xp gains from monsters inside buildings and on the other side of
> > walls. The counter is in the way and EQ thinks it's a wall so you won't
> be
> > able to cast from the
> >
> > side opposite him unless you stand on the counter or get on the same
side
> as
> > him.
> >
> >
>
> >