Invisible Attackers?
raptureswild:
I was playing creature stage earlier and got attacked by invisible monsters. Seeing that I'm a vegetarian pacifist candyass, it scared the crap out of me and I runned away.
Is it possible that they were using a stealth/sneak ability (does that stay activated when they attack? I didn't think it would, that seems fundamentally unfair)? I ran over by the nest later on and lo and behold, there they were.
Has this happened to anyone else with any degree of regularity? Or has it happened as a fluke-kind of thing?
Apologies if this has been covered in another thread; I don't have time to read them all and none have any specific references to this in the titles.
Milhouse Trixibelle Saltfucker III:
It may have been a stealth attack, but it is also possible that the creatures had not been "loaded" by the game yet - I have noticed that it, at least on my outdated rig, often takes a few moments for things around you to completely appear. This especially sucks in Space, when, say, you might only have a little bit of time left to eliminate five diseased creatures and you can't actually see them, or your planet is being invaded and you can't see the ships yet, but they can shoot at you just fine. So far, in both my Creature games, that sort of effect has occurred with every single creature I met, the first time I met them - they were all invisible at first, then became completely black, then filled in with texture.
Zazazu:
Was actual HP damage done? If not, most likely a creature just outside of your view threw a stick at you. Some creatures with arms will do that if you walk over their nest.
jsalemi:
Quote from: raptureswild on 2008 October 15, 20:10:43
Is it possible that they were using a stealth/sneak ability (does that stay activated when they attack? I didn't think it would, that seems fundamentally unfair)? I ran over by the nest later on and lo and behold, there they were.
Yes, they were using the stealth ability, and yes, they can attack while it's active. I usually try to give my creature that ability, because it's handy for sneak attacks.
raptureswild:
They killed one of my pack members (most because I was sitting there yelling WHAT THE F*CK) and were spitting purple poison at them.
So just to clarify - again, because I haven't used it - you can attack while sneaking, without actually becoming visible once the first attack is done? I can understand sneaking UP on them, but then being able to attack without the possibility of victim defending itself is not cool. Even the Romulans have to come out of being cloaked before they can attack you (yes, Trekkie alert).
It wasn't a loading issue. This was the only time it happened, and my computer doesn't have any lag issues loading the game (I'm a lucky bastard with a gaming laptop).
It was just weird. And frustrating. And uncool.
But thank you all for the clarification. If it happens again I will say something.
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