Talk:Monster behavior

"Arch-Viles can never be the target of another monster"

This is not explained in the article - Can someone elaborate on why this can't happen? I understand that arch-viles can't accidentally attack anything except their real target. BUT, other enemies can accidentally attack the arch-vile, so if in retaliation the arch-vile targets, say, an imp, then the imp might target the arch-vile after being attacked by it. Furthermore I have a very vague memory of witnessing this (but no immediate evidence to back this up).

Am I wrong about this? Zack 16:51, 23 December 2007 (UTC)


 * No, the imp would not target the arch-vile. It's in the code (see for example here, and the Arch-Vile article).  Or try playing 12.WAD from Maximum Doom with IDDT, and watch the arch-vile kill the cyberdemon or the spiderdemon.


 * Some source ports have changed or compatibility-optioned this behavior, so... no offense, but when people say that they vaguely remember something but don't bother to go back and test it, it was almost certainly in a port.   Ryan W 17:57, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Ranged attack use
Is there source code to support this? Because that whole section runs entirely counter to my experience. Ryback 00:58, 19 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Indeed there is: .   Ryan W 23:07, June 10, 2010 (UTC)