- All mob casted skills have a fixed range of 9 now. You can use monster_ai&0x400 to disable this and make the old skill range rules apply.

git-svn-id: https://rathena.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/rathena/trunk@10331 54d463be-8e91-2dee-dedb-b68131a5f0ec

3 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/conf-tmpl/Changelog.txt b/conf-tmpl/Changelog.txt
index 231a5b49b..1f0eebe4b 100644
--- a/conf-tmpl/Changelog.txt
+++ b/conf-tmpl/Changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Date	Added
-
+2007/04/24
+	* monster_ai&0x400 disables all mob-casted skills having a range of 9
+	  (monster.conf) [Skotlex]
 2007/04/23
 	* Debuff on logout&2 is again set to default, instead of removing food
 	  bonuses now it removes Maximize Power, Maximum Overthrust and Steel Body.
diff --git a/conf-tmpl/battle/monster.conf b/conf-tmpl/battle/monster.conf
index 99cf4e267..38369825c 100644
--- a/conf-tmpl/battle/monster.conf
+++ b/conf-tmpl/battle/monster.conf
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ monster_max_aspd: 199
 // 0x200: When set, a mob's skill re-use delay will be applied to all entries of
 //        the same skill, instead of only that particular entry (eg: Mob has heal
 //        on six lines for different conditions, when set, whenever one of the six 
-//        trigger, all of them will share the delay)
+//        trigger, all of them will share the delay
+// 0x400: By default mobs have a range of 9 for all skills. Set this to enforce
+//        the normal skill range rules on them.
 // Example: 0x140 -> Chase players through warps + use skills in random order.
 monster_ai: 0
 
diff --git a/conf-tmpl/battle/skill.conf b/conf-tmpl/battle/skill.conf
index 72ee2901b..23053b528 100644
--- a/conf-tmpl/battle/skill.conf
+++ b/conf-tmpl/battle/skill.conf
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ skill_out_range_consume: no
 
 // Does the distance between caster and target define if the skill is a ranged skill? (Note 4)
 // If set, when the distance between caster and target is greater than 3 the skill is considered long-range, otherwise it's a melee range.
-// If not set, then the range is determined by the skill (eg: Double Strafe is always long-ranged). 
+// If not set, then the range is determined by the skill's range (if it is above 5, the skill is ranged).
 // Default 14 (mobs + pets + homun)
 skillrange_by_distance: 14
 
 // Should the equipped weapon's range override the skill's range defined in the skill_db for most weapon-based skills? (Note 4)
-// NOTE: Skills affected by this option are those whose range in the skill_db are negative.
+// NOTE: Skills affected by this option are those whose range in the skill_db are negative. Note that unless monster_ai&0x400 is
+// set, the range of all skills is 9 for monsters.
 skillrange_from_weapon: 14
 
 // Should a check on the caster's status be performed in all skill attacks?