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From: metro@asi.UUCP (Metro T. Sauper)
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Subject: Re: More info on larn 12.0 bugs
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Date: Fri, 5-Sep-86 13:51:42 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  5 13:51:42 1986
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Summary: fix for armor class bug.

In article , soussan@ihlpf.UUCP (Soussan) writes:
> I have some more info on the bug in larn 12.0 which gives you armor
> classes >200.
> 
> It seems to happen when a rust monster hits you, depleting your
> armor class.  Instead of getting a lower AC, you get a better one
> (>260!).  

The problem comes from the System V C complier (mine is level 3.1) treats
characters as unsigned.  The array for Rust Monster Damage in module
monster.c is a character array and has negative numbers.  Just change the
array type to be "short" and everything will be fine.

Metro T. Sauper, Jr.
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