Minotaur Magus - double skinning bug 01/12/2017 09:33 PM CST
I figure I'd post this here in the forums, rather than trying to explain it with a bug report.

Here's the log (unedited) of how I got to skin the same minotaur magus, twice (yes, you could argue that we skin the hoof from the minotaur magus and that I could have skinned a second hoof from it, but in the game, you can only skin a creature once...if you botch the skin, so sorry, you don't get a second try). And if this is a feature, then cool....I guess.

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[Labyrinth, The Unending Path]
The path continues through the darkness via a series of statue-flanked arches. Each statue rests atop a sturdy stone pedestal and depicts a well-armed human soldier with a bull's head. The arches are etched with runes, though their meanings have been lost to time. You also see a minotaur magus.
Obvious exits: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest
>
Your disk arrives, following you dutifully.
>tap
You tap your deringo runestaff on the floor, unleashing a roiling wave of elemental power!
The ground begins to shake violently, making it hard to stand.
A minotaur magus loses her balance and falls over.
>incant 917 fire
Your hands glow with power as you invoke the phrase for Earthen Fury...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a minotaur magus.
The ground beneath a minotaur magus begins to boil violently!
Fiery debris explodes from the ground beneath a minotaur magus!
[SMR result: 161 (Open d100: 82, Bonus: 20)]
... 35 points of damage!
Right arm scorched so bad it might as well be gone.
The magus's carved wooden runestaff falls to the ground.
The minotaur magus is stunned!
As you hit, your runestaff flares with bits of broken rubble!
... 15 points of damage!
Nice blow to abdomen!
The scintillating brown light surrounding the runestaff fades some.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
(Forcing stance down to guarded)
>
Craggy debris explodes from the ground beneath a minotaur magus!
[SMR result: 133 (Open d100: 8, Bonus: 66)]
... 20 points of damage!
Good blow to left arm!
>
A minotaur magus lies there, dazed and confused.
>
Fiery debris explodes from the ground beneath a minotaur magus!
[SMR result: 177 (Open d100: 48, Bonus: 70)]
... 30 points of damage!
Extreme heat causes a minotaur magus's left arm to expand and snap. That must hurt!
>
Craggy debris explodes from the ground beneath a minotaur magus!
[SMR result: 213 (Open d100: 79, Bonus: 74)]
... 50 points of damage!
Massive blow to chest collapses sternum!
>
Wisps of white mist flicker around a minotaur magus's thick fingers as she tromps in.
>incant 502
You intone a phrase of elemental power while raising your hands, invoking Chromatic Circle...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a minotaur magus.
A minotaur magus is suddenly surrounded by a circle of shifting stones.
CS: +422 - TD: +338 + CvA: +9 + d100: +31 == +124
Warding failed!
The shifting stones quickly orbit the magus, causing 15 points of damage!
... 15 points of damage!
Nice blow to right leg!
The shifting stones leave the magus off balance and exposed to the elements.
The scintillating brown light surrounding the runestaff fades some.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>
Craggy debris explodes from the ground beneath a minotaur magus!
[SMR result: 229 (Open d100: 85, Bonus: 85)]
... 40 points of damage!
Massive blow to left eye sending bone back into the brain!
One last prolonged bovine moan escapes from the minotaur magus as she falls still against the floor.
The opalescent aura fades from around a minotaur magus.
The deep blue glow leaves a minotaur magus.
The brilliant aura fades away from a minotaur magus.
A subtle light fades from a minotaur magus's eyes.
The dim aura fades from around a minotaur magus.
The light blue glow leaves a minotaur magus.
The powerful look leaves a minotaur magus.
The ground beneath a minotaur magus suddenly calms.
>.skin magus hoof
[Script skin is running, Esc to cancel, Shift-Esc to pause]
>stance def
You are now in a defensive stance.
>get my dagger from my ankle
You remove a black vultite dagger from in your black silk ankle-sheath.
>kneel
You kneel down.
>skin magus with my dagger
You skinned the minotaur magus, yielding a minotaur hoof.
>stand
>l rune
You stand back up.
>search magus
The carved wooden runestaff crumbles into a pile of dust!
>put my dagger in my ankle
A minotaur magus slowly raises her gaze upward, then briefly closes her eyes.
A sense of peace and calm settles over the area.
A minotaur magus begins rumbling a spell while making mystic gestures through the air.
A minotaur magus gestures at a minotaur magus.
A bolt of soft white light streaks down from the sky bathing a minotaur magus in it.
A brilliant glow forms around a minotaur magus, lingers for a moment, and finally fades. The minotaur magus awakens looking confused and somewhat drained.
>get hoof
Geez! It's still alive! Not a good time for that.
>
You put a black vultite dagger in your black silk ankle-sheath.
>put hoof in my backpack
You pick up a minotaur hoof.
>
[script done]
You put a minotaur hoof in your spidersilk backpack.
>tap
You tap your foot impatiently.
>incant 410
You trace a simple rune while intoning the mystical phrase for Elemental Wave...
Your spell is ready.
Be at peace my child, there is no need for spells of war in here.
>
Her eyes suddenly clouding over with a white film, a minotaur magus rumbles with bovine vocalization to the empty space next to her.
>'whatever
You say, "Whatever."
>
A minotaur magus trots west, whispering a silent prayer as she passes.
>
A minotaur magus struggles to rise but fails in the attempt.
>
* Jadedlilly just turned her last page!
>
The sense of peace and security begins to wane from the area.
>stance off
You are now in an offensive stance.
>incant 904
You already have a different spell readied! You must release it if you wish to cast another!
>
A minotaur magus struggles to rise but fails in the attempt.
>cast magus
Be at peace my child, there is no need for spells of war in here.
>release
You feel the magic of your spell rush away from you.
>
A minotaur magus struggles to rise but fails in the attempt.
>
The sense of peace and security passes away from the area.
>incant 904
Your hands glow with power as you invoke the phrase for Minor Acid...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a minotaur magus.
You hurl a hissing stream of acid at a minotaur magus!
AS: +412 vs DS: +140 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +70 = +373
... and hit for 111 points of damage!
Severe burn to the side of the minotaur magus's chest exposes ribs!
One last prolonged bovine moan escapes from the minotaur magus as she falls still against the floor.
The scintillating brown light surrounding the runestaff fades some.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>.skin magus hoof
[Script skin is running, Esc to cancel, Shift-Esc to pause]
>stance def
Cast Round Time in effect: Setting stance to guarded.
>get my dagger from my ankle
>stance off
You remove a black vultite dagger from in your black silk ankle-sheath.
>
You are now in an offensive stance.
>kneel
You kneel down.
>skin magus with my dagger
You skinned the minotaur magus, yielding a minotaur hoof.
>stand
You stand back up.
>search magus
>put my dagger in my ankle
You search the minotaur magus.
You discard the magus's useless equipment.
She carried an enruned thanot box on her!
A sudden blue fire bursts over the hair of a minotaur magus, consuming her form in the space of a breath.
You put a black vultite dagger in your black silk ankle-sheath.
>get hoof
>put hoof in my backpack
You pick up a minotaur hoof.
>
[script done]
You put a minotaur hoof in your spidersilk backpack.


I'll break it down:
1) entered room, only 1 magus
2) TAP and incant 917 fire at magus
3) Second magus enters room right before I cast 502 at first magus
4) First magus dies
5) I run my little skin and search script
a) here I successfully skin the dead magus, but my search of it fails because right before my "search magus" enters the system, the second magus casts sanct and raises the first magus
6) Second magus now exits the room
7) scant drops
8) I kill first magus again
9) I run my little skin and search script
a) here I successfully skin the same magus again and then search the body

Would this be a bug in game or a "feature"? I know it's not game breaking. I didn't earn double experience and I didn't LOOT the creature twice, I just got a second skin off of it simply due to the timing of everything.

-Drumpel
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Re: Minotaur Magus - double skinning bug 01/13/2017 07:04 AM CST
I regarded this as a feature of magus raising. They've probably lost all their hooves already in some secret rite we never get to see.
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Re: Minotaur Magus - double skinning bug 01/13/2017 10:04 AM CST
You can double skin the Hisskara in River's Rest too.
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