Known issue: caemlyn guard and rat

[Elyse]

It appears the issue is still live, Niv says she got a warrant fighting DS players in fd this morning. Naturally makes it rather hard to defend against DS raids and such.

[Niv]

Indeed, it happened instantly the first time I engaged in front of guards.

Upper Hall
The smooth stone walls are sparsely decorated with elegantly simple
tapestries and painted screens. Candle sconces placed along the wall
provide adequate lighting. The hallway runs east to west with a large
iron-bound door to the north.
[ obvious exits: N E W ]
* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong > *Pulverwise* has arrived from the west.
* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
*Pulverwise* leaves west.
* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
1
1* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
1[k dark]
They aren't here.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong > [k dark]
They aren't here.
* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong > w
[k dark]
They aren't here.
1* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
1Upper Hall
This broad hallway runs from east to west. The floor here is covered
in thick red carpet. A small wooden door to the north leads to the
library. Torches on the walls provide a dim but adequate light.
[ obvious exits: N E W ]
*Pulverwise* is standing here.
A Shienaran guard patrols here, watching you carefully.
A Shienaran guard patrols here, watching you carefully.
A Shienaran guard patrols here, watching you carefully.
A grizzled Shienaran veteran looks on.
A grizzled Shienaran veteran looks on.
A Shienaran guard patrols here, watching you carefully.
A Shienaran sergeant watches for the enemy here.
A Shienaran guard patrols here, watching you carefully.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong > A sergeant slashes Pulverwise's right arm.
A sergeant bellows 'Argh! The foul beast Pulverwise has been spotted!'
[k dark]
You slash *Pulverwise*'s body.
* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong - a sergeant: Scratched - Pulverwise: Wounded > [k dark]
You do the best you can!
* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong - a sergeant: Scratched - Pulverwise: Wounded >
You slash *Pulverwise*'s left leg.
A Shienaran guard joins a sergeant's fight!
A Shienaran guard joins a Shienaran guard's fight!
A Shienaran guard joins a Shienaran guard's fight!
The grizzled veteran joins a Shienaran guard's fight!
A Shienaran guard bellows 'Trolloc found! Pulverwise was found at Upper Hall.'
A Shienaran guard joins your fight!
A Shienaran guard joins your fight!
*Pulverwise* tries to blast a sergeant, but he parries successfully.
A sergeant tickles Pulverwise's left arm with his slash.
Darlana narrates 'niv are you ok?'
no* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong - a sergeant: Scratched - Pulverwise: Wounded > t
1
1
1
You start paying increased attention to your surroundings.
*Pulverwise* panics, and attempts to flee!
* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong - a sergeant: Scratched - Pulverwise: Wounded > [k dark]
You do the best you can!
* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong - a sergeant: Scratched - Pulverwise: Wounded > 1
[k dark]
You do the best you can!
1* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong - a sergeant: Scratched - Pulverwise: Wounded >
nA Shienaran guard leaves west.
[k dark]
You do the best you can!
a* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong - a sergeant: Scratched - Pulverwise: Wounded > r [k dark]
You do the best you can!
*Pulverwise* leaves west.
y* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong > e


A Shienaran guard screams 'Niv, here!? Die criminal!'



A Shienaran guard joins a Shienaran guard's fight!
The grizzled veteran joins a Shienaran guard's fight!
A sergeant joins a Shienaran guard's fight!
The grizzled veteran joins a Shienaran guard's fight!
A Shienaran guard joins a Shienaran guard's fight!
A Shienaran guard joins a Shienaran guard's fight!

>
You are wanted by: Fal Dara
^^ New FD warrant

[Niv]

And just FYI, Far Madding guards are also affected, even the bridge guards outside the city:

On a Dirt Packed Road
Turning from the east, the road approaches the edge of a massive lake to
the north, running through what looks to be a checkpoint blocking a long
bridge. To the east, the road runs by a small town which apparently lives
off the traffic running in and out of the island city of Far Madding.
[ obvious exits: N E ]
A damp looking piece of wood sits drying in the air.
A stout man stands here, guarding access to the bridge.
A stout man stands here, guarding access to the bridge.
An officer with a yellow plume stands here.
A raven has arrived from the east.
A raven has arrived from the east.
A Ko'bal trolloc has arrived from the east.

* HP:Healthy SP:Strong MV:Tiring > [k dark]
You slash a Ko'bal trolloc's right leg.
* HP:Healthy SP:Strong MV:Tiring - a Ko'bal trolloc: Hurt > [k dark]
You do the best you can!
* HP:Healthy SP:Strong MV:Tiring - a Ko'bal trolloc: Hurt >
A Far Madding bridge guard has arrived from the north.
* HP:Healthy SP:Strong MV:Tiring - a Ko'bal trolloc: Hurt > stat
A Far Madding bridge guard joins your fight!
A Far Madding bridge guard joins a Far Madding bridge guard's fight!
A Far Madding bridge guard joins a Far Madding bridge guard's fight!
An officer of Far Madding joins a Far Madding bridge guard's fight!
An officer of Far Madding barely tickles a Ko'bal trolloc's body with his slash.
A Far Madding bridge guard tickles a Ko'bal trolloc's body with his slash.
A Far Madding bridge guard barely slashes a Ko'bal trolloc's body.
A Far Madding bridge guard barely slashes a Ko'bal trolloc's right leg.
A Ko'bal trolloc tries to hack you, but you deflect the blow.
You slash a Ko'bal trolloc's left arm.


>
You are wanted by: Fal Dara Far Madding
Your armor absorbs about 62% on average.

[Elysia]

Yes, it has something to do with justice coding. I'm passing it on again.

[Adael]

* R HP:Healthy MV:Tiring > The Lugard Road
Within sight of Four Kings to the north, this wide road seems strangely
unused for its proximity to that large town. No wagons are parked here, nor
is the road scarred by wheel ruts. This road seems abandoned; it continues
to the north into Four Kings, and south to an old bridge. A large paw print
has been pressed into a flagstone, heading south.
[ obvious exits: N S ]
There are some tracks of a ridden mount leaving south.
There are some tracks of a ridden mount leaving north.
There are some tracks of a ridden mount leaving south.
A dirty rock lies here.
A white destrier stands here proudly, alert for battle, being ridden by you.
A young Lion Warden soldier has arrived from the north.

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* R HP:Healthy MV:Tiring >
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A large black rat tries to hit you, but you deflect the blow.
A large black rat starts following you.
A young Lion Warden soldier joins someone's fight!
A young Lion Warden soldier tries to slice you, but you parry successfully.
You slice someone's body into bloody fragments!
Someone tries to hit you, but you dodge the attack.
No way! You're fighting for your life!


* R HP:Healthy MV:Strong - a large black rat: Critical > A young Lion Warden soldier tries to slice
you, but you deflect the blow.
You slice someone's left paw into bloody fragments!
You receive your share of experience...
Quite a death count. Have it put on your tombstone.
Your blood freezes as you hear someone's death cry.
The Broken Bridge
Broken long ago under the strain of heavy merchant wagons, this old wooden
bridge no longer spans the gap over a dried riverbed below. Debris from the
old structure lie below: stone and splintered wood spread evenly across the
ground. The event that caused this breakage must have been disastrous.
[ obvious exits: N S ]
There are some tracks of a ridden mount leaving south.
There are some tracks of a ridden mount leaving north.
There are some tracks of a ridden mount leaving south.
A white destrier stands here proudly, alert for battle, being ridden by you.
A young Lion Warden soldier has arrived from the north.



These are the new mobs you made for us. Not sure if this was still relevant since you made them to try and remove the issue, but. Figured I'd post. I myself never had the rat issue when it was just me in the group with my mob, but may have just never noticed.

[Elysia]

It's the fundamental code that's behind all mobs, so it is unrelated to the previous issues of mastermobs assisting other cities' guard mobs.

[Paj]

* HP:Healthy MV:Fresh >
Alayla pierces someone's body extremely hard.

* HP:Healthy MV:Fresh >
Alayla swiftly dodges someone's attempt to hit her.
A Saldaean veteran joins someone's fight!
Alayla pierces someone's body hard.
Your blood freezes as you hear someone's death cry.

* HP:Healthy MV:Fresh >
Alayla pierces someone's right foreleg into bloody fragments!

* HP:Healthy MV:Fresh >
Alayla pierces someone's head into bloody fragments!
Your blood freezes as you hear someone's death cry.
A Cairhien watchguard joins a Saldaean veteran's fight!
A Cairhien watchguard joins a Cairhien watchguard's fight!
A Saldaean veteran scythes a warder's student's right leg extremely hard.

Maybe this is just the old rat bug and not the new one people having issues with. But felt like posting. Rat was on alayla and i know yadda yadda mob assisted mob assisted mob.

[Alayla]

Maybe this is just the old rat bug and not the new one people having issues with.

That's what I was wondering... Thanks for posting, Paj. I was just about to!
Either way, I'd appreciate the Rising Sun not going after my new warrant.

I gated out and time stamped then, maybe a minute after the attack:

* HP:Healthy SP:Strong MV:Fresh > TICK IN 5 SECONDS.
time
It is 12 o'clock pm, on the 25th day of the month of Saven, year 1090.
According to legend and prophecy, this is the Zunth Turn of the Wheel.
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(Server: Mon Dec 21 15:11:04 2015 EST, up for 21 hours, 45 minutes)

[Vivienne]

Thanks guys, perfect report, we're looking at it again.

[Elysia]

I've seen a few instances and passed them on. It -looks- like the old rat bug, but what do I know...