Item usage
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A monster's item usage property describes which types of items it can use. There are four "levels", and each sequential level includes all the permissons of the previous ones.
- "Uses nothing" (stored in the source code as
MONUSE_NOTHING) means the monster cannot use items or doors. - "Open doors" (
MONUSE_OPEN_DOORS) means the monster can open doors, but cannot use inventory-type items. - "Starting equipment" (
MONUSE_STARTING_EQUIPMENT) means the monster is sometimes generated with items that it can use. The items a monster starts with is dependent on its type; gnolls tend to start with polearms, Sigmund always carries a magical scythe, and centaurs always have bows and may sometimes wear barding. - "Weapons & armour" (
MONUSE_WEAPONS_ARMOUR) means that the monster can pick up and use items on the floor, including wands. Note that monsters can pick up only items the player has not seen yet.
