#3035 mermaids and kraken (monsters, shoals)

[Anonymous]

Two small comments on Shoal monsters:

Mesmerization needs to last longer. Right now, it usually goes like this:

The mermaid chants a haunting song.
You are mesmerised by the mermaid!
You break out of your daze!

Kraken tentacles should be green ~ rather than w.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Oops, that was me.

Kraken seem to present a good level of challenge now. Ilsuiw is formidable, as she should be.

[Lemuel]

Er, me.

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Isn't ~ already used for water? I think that a kraken's body and tentacle should always have the same colour to make it easier to see the connections if there are several of them. Incidentally, would it be possible to try to enforce different colours if several krakens spawn on the same level?

Agreed on mesmerisation lasting longer. Nice to see some Shoals feedback. :)

[dpeg]

Seconding both.

All parts of a kraken have the same colour, of course.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Right on color -- I wrote green because that's what color the kraken I happened to meet was.

~ is the character used for a submerged water monster. Seems better for tentacles than w.

Lemuel

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In that case, yes, ~ is better.