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[SUGGESTION][PLAYER] blockers get/don’t get killed in trap
« on: March 22, 2016, 12:07:22 AM »
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Re: [SUGGESTION][PLAYER] blockers get/don’t get killed in trap
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2016, 12:07:57 AM »
-If a set of lemmings at around 90 RR walk into a trap; the first will trigger the trap, the second will pass by it, enabling you to make him a blocker inside the trap trigger area. Once the trap finishes animating, it will now effectively be “disarmed” because other lemmings will hit the blocker and turn around. The blocker never dies.

This could be changed; so that when the trap finishes animating, it then kills the blocker. I don't know if I fully support this as I haven't thought it totally through; there may be problems with implementing this but I thought it should be brought to attention.
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Re: [SUGGESTION][PLAYER] blockers get/don’t get killed in trap
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2016, 12:14:19 AM »
There would be no problem with implementing it; it's currently by design that traps don't affect them. It should be noted the trap isn't entirely rendered harmless - try dropping a lemming from above the blocker, for example.

With that being said, changing this mechanic wouldn't make a huge difference, as virtually all trap trigger areas are narrow enough that one could simply place a blocker on the last pixel before the trigger (and in some cases, even a stoner) and achieve the same result.
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