Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:40 am
Ok, so I was messing around in Secret of Mana hunting for bugs, glitches or whatever other neat stuff I could find and I discovered that Rabites actually have pretty sophisticated AI compared to most of the other monsters in the game.
I haven't tested this out with the Silktails yet, so I'm not sure if they have the same style AI.
It's really kind of sad/funny actually. Everyone knows Rabites just aren't cut out for the job of being monsters, even the Rabites themselves. In fact, it's coded into their AI.
Here is how Rabites react to you:
20-11 HP - Rabites open with a big attack, but after that they'll employ hit and run tactics, swinging in and then hopping away a few times before coming back at you.
10 or less HP - The Rabite realizes it just isn't cut out for this job. When it gets unstunned it might bite you, or even use its jumping spin attack to escape from you, but that's the last attack it will use. With this low of HP the Rabite will hop away from you. If you stand right next to the Rabite when it gets itself cornered against a wall it will cower in fear.
They actually cover their eyes with their ears and just sit there like that until you walk away, and they'll resume trying to run from you, or until you kill them.
I never noticed this until I was just messing around a minute ago, but wow, it actually made me feel kind of evil for killing them all the time. XD
Gotta keep messing with more baddies and see if they do anything special like this.
I haven't tested this out with the Silktails yet, so I'm not sure if they have the same style AI.
It's really kind of sad/funny actually. Everyone knows Rabites just aren't cut out for the job of being monsters, even the Rabites themselves. In fact, it's coded into their AI.
Here is how Rabites react to you:
20-11 HP - Rabites open with a big attack, but after that they'll employ hit and run tactics, swinging in and then hopping away a few times before coming back at you.
10 or less HP - The Rabite realizes it just isn't cut out for this job. When it gets unstunned it might bite you, or even use its jumping spin attack to escape from you, but that's the last attack it will use. With this low of HP the Rabite will hop away from you. If you stand right next to the Rabite when it gets itself cornered against a wall it will cower in fear.
They actually cover their eyes with their ears and just sit there like that until you walk away, and they'll resume trying to run from you, or until you kill them.
I never noticed this until I was just messing around a minute ago, but wow, it actually made me feel kind of evil for killing them all the time. XD
Gotta keep messing with more baddies and see if they do anything special like this.