Gallop - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-07-20T22:11:16Z

pothole

Cathartes: more precise description of the failure condition, based on reading the source code in kick_steed()

2021-06-02T03:53:53Z

more precise description of the failure condition, based on reading the source code in kick_steed()

Tomsod: rn1(20,30) is NOT 20-30

2018-12-03T19:43:28Z

rn1(20,30) is NOT 20-30

ChasonBot at 09:33, 19 December 2015

2015-12-19T09:33:12Z

Frenzied: references section header. no longer a stub.

2015-01-13T01:31:48Z

references section header. no longer a stub.

Frenzied: citations

2015-01-12T17:03:31Z

citations

Frenzied: galloping only matters if flags.mv

2015-01-12T16:54:24Z

galloping only matters if flags.mv

MysterX: New page: A steed can be made to '''gallop''' by kicking or applying a whip while riding. If successful, this will cause the mount's movement rate to randomly increase by either...

2008-01-25T14:13:05Z

New page: A steed can be made to '''gallop''' by kicking or applying a whip while riding. If successful, this will cause the mount's movement rate to randomly increase by either...

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A [[steed]] can be made to '''gallop''' by [[kick]]ing or [[apply]]ing a whip while [[riding]]. If successful, this will cause the mount's [[movement rate]] to randomly increase by either four-thirds (~1.33) or five-thirds (~1.67), and the increased speed will persist for 20-30 [[turn]]s. If unsuccessful, the rider will be forcefully dismounted from the steed.

A rider with a high [[experience level]] on a pet with a high [[tameness]] has the greatest chance of success. Tameness is reduced slightly when kicking or whipping the mount, so use this function sparingly.

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−	A [[steed]] can be made to '''gallop''' by [[~~kick~~]]~~ing~~ or [[apply]]ing a whip while [[riding]]. If successful, this will cause the mount's [[movement rate]] to randomly increase for certain types of movement. If unsuccessful, the rider will be forcefully dismounted from the steed. Tameness is reduced by 1 when kicking or whipping the mount, so use this function sparingly. A rider with a high [[experience level]] on a pet with a high [[tameness]] has the greatest chance of success. Specifically, kicking a steed will dismount the player if the sum of the player's experience level and the steed's tameness (''after'' kicking) is less than [[rnd]](20), or if the steed was made untame. Thus, if experience level+tameness is at least 21 ''before'' kicking, the steed will always gallop if it remains tame after kicking.	+	A [[steed]] can be made to '''gallop''' by [[Kick (command)\|kicking]] or [[apply]]ing a whip while [[riding]]. If successful, this will cause the mount's [[movement rate]] to randomly increase for certain types of movement. If unsuccessful, the rider will be forcefully dismounted from the steed. Tameness is reduced by 1 when kicking or whipping the mount, so use this function sparingly. A rider with a high [[experience level]] on a pet with a high [[tameness]] has the greatest chance of success. Specifically, kicking a steed will dismount the player if the sum of the player's experience level and the steed's tameness (''after'' kicking) is less than [[rnd]](20), or if the steed was made untame. Thus, if experience level+tameness is at least 21 ''before'' kicking, the steed will always gallop if it remains tame after kicking.

	Galloping will last for 30-49 turns.{{refsrc\|steed.c\|406}} Movement that benefits from the speed boost is any command that causes multiple movements, such as {{kbd\|shift\|H}}, {{kbd\|9}}{{kbd\|H}}, {{kbd\|_}}, etc. (In the sourcecode, movement that sets <tt>flags.mv</tt> will benefit from the gallop speed increase.{{refsrc\|cmd.c\|1930}}{{refsrc\|cmd.c\|1939}}{{refsrc\|mon.c\|505}}) Each turn of galloping with eligible movement, the steeds speed is increased temporarily by either four-thirds (~1.33) or five-thirds (~1.67), averaging 1.5 times its non-galloping speed.{{refsrc\|mon.c\|507}}		Galloping will last for 30-49 turns.{{refsrc\|steed.c\|406}} Movement that benefits from the speed boost is any command that causes multiple movements, such as {{kbd\|shift\|H}}, {{kbd\|9}}{{kbd\|H}}, {{kbd\|_}}, etc. (In the sourcecode, movement that sets <tt>flags.mv</tt> will benefit from the gallop speed increase.{{refsrc\|cmd.c\|1930}}{{refsrc\|cmd.c\|1939}}{{refsrc\|mon.c\|505}}) Each turn of galloping with eligible movement, the steeds speed is increased temporarily by either four-thirds (~1.33) or five-thirds (~1.67), averaging 1.5 times its non-galloping speed.{{refsrc\|mon.c\|507}}

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-A [[steed]] can be made to '''gallop''' by [[kick]]ing or [[apply]]ing a whip while [[riding]].  If successful, this will cause the mount's [[movement rate]] to randomly increase for certain types of movement.  If unsuccessful, the rider will be forcefully dismounted from the steed.  A rider with a high [[experience level]] on a pet with a high [[tameness]] has the greatest chance of success.  Tameness is reduced slightly when kicking or whipping the mount, so use this function sparingly.
+A [[steed]] can be made to '''gallop''' by [[kick]]ing or [[apply]]ing a whip while [[riding]].  If successful, this will cause the mount's [[movement rate]] to randomly increase for certain types of movement.  If unsuccessful, the rider will be forcefully dismounted from the steed.  Tameness is reduced by 1 when kicking or whipping the mount, so use this function sparingly.  A rider with a high [[experience level]] on a pet with a high [[tameness]] has the greatest chance of success.  Specifically, kicking a steed will dismount the player if the sum of the player's experience level and the steed's tameness (''after'' kicking) is less than [[rnd]](20), or if the steed was made untame.  Thus, if experience level+tameness is at least 21 ''before'' kicking, the steed will always gallop if it remains tame after kicking.
-Galloping will last for 30-49 turns.{{refsrc|steed.c|406}}  Movement that benefits from the speed boost is any command that causes multiple movements, such as {{kbd|shift|H}}, {{kbd|9}}{{kbd|H}}, {{kbd|_}}, etc. (In the sourcecode, movement that sets <tt>flags.mv</tt> will benefit from the gallop speed increase.{{refsrc|cmd.c|1930}}{{refsrc|cmd.c|1939}}{{refsrc|mon.c|505}})  Each turn of galloping with eligible movement, the steeds speed is increased temporarily by either four-thirds (~1.33) or five-thirds (~1.67).{{refsrc|mon.c|507}}
+Galloping will last for 30-49 turns.{{refsrc|steed.c|406}}  Movement that benefits from the speed boost is any command that causes multiple movements, such as {{kbd|shift|H}}, {{kbd|9}}{{kbd|H}}, {{kbd|_}}, etc. (In the sourcecode, movement that sets <tt>flags.mv</tt> will benefit from the gallop speed increase.{{refsrc|cmd.c|1930}}{{refsrc|cmd.c|1939}}{{refsrc|mon.c|505}})  Each turn of galloping with eligible movement, the steeds speed is increased temporarily by either four-thirds (~1.33) or five-thirds (~1.67), averaging 1.5 times its non-galloping speed.{{refsrc|mon.c|507}}
 The rules for what commands are eligible for speed boosts lead to some counterintuitive strategies.  If you are 1 space away from a wall and want to move up against the wall, using {{kbd|shift|H}} or {{kbd|2}}{{kbd|H}} will give you the speed boost with no other consequences, while simply pressing {{kbd|H}} will not (if the [[number_pad]] [[option]] is on, you can use {{kbd|5}} and then a direction.).  Moving everywhere using {{kbd|_}} [[travel]] will give you the speed boosts, even if you're only moving 1 space each time.{{refsrc|cmd.c|1904}}

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 A [[steed]] can be made to '''gallop''' by [[kick]]ing or [[apply]]ing a whip while [[riding]].  If successful, this will cause the mount's [[movement rate]] to randomly increase for certain types of movement.  If unsuccessful, the rider will be forcefully dismounted from the steed.  A rider with a high [[experience level]] on a pet with a high [[tameness]] has the greatest chance of success.  Tameness is reduced slightly when kicking or whipping the mount, so use this function sparingly.
-Galloping will last for 20-30 turns.{{refsrc|steed.c|406}}  Movement that benefits from the speed boost is any command that causes multiple movements, such as {{kbd|shift|H}}, {{kbd|9}}{{kbd|H}}, {{kbd|_}}, etc. (In the sourcecode, movement that sets <tt>flags.mv</tt> will benefit from the gallop speed increase.{{refsrc|cmd.c|1930}}{{refsrc|cmd.c|1939}}{{refsrc|mon.c|505}})  Each turn of galloping with eligible movement, the steeds speed is increased temporarily by either four-thirds (~1.33) or five-thirds (~1.67).{{refsrc|mon.c|507}}
+Galloping will last for 30-49 turns.{{refsrc|steed.c|406}}  Movement that benefits from the speed boost is any command that causes multiple movements, such as {{kbd|shift|H}}, {{kbd|9}}{{kbd|H}}, {{kbd|_}}, etc. (In the sourcecode, movement that sets <tt>flags.mv</tt> will benefit from the gallop speed increase.{{refsrc|cmd.c|1930}}{{refsrc|cmd.c|1939}}{{refsrc|mon.c|505}})  Each turn of galloping with eligible movement, the steeds speed is increased temporarily by either four-thirds (~1.33) or five-thirds (~1.67).{{refsrc|mon.c|507}}
 The rules for what commands are eligible for speed boosts lead to some counterintuitive strategies.  If you are 1 space away from a wall and want to move up against the wall, using {{kbd|shift|H}} or {{kbd|2}}{{kbd|H}} will give you the speed boost with no other consequences, while simply pressing {{kbd|H}} will not (if the [[number_pad]] [[option]] is on, you can use {{kbd|5}} and then a direction.).  Moving everywhere using {{kbd|_}} [[travel]] will give you the speed boosts, even if you're only moving 1 space each time.{{refsrc|cmd.c|1904}}

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 The rules for what commands are eligible for speed boosts lead to some counterintuitive strategies.  If you are 1 space away from a wall and want to move up against the wall, using {{kbd|shift|H}} or {{kbd|2}}{{kbd|H}} will give you the speed boost with no other consequences, while simply pressing {{kbd|H}} will not (if the [[number_pad]] [[option]] is on, you can use {{kbd|5}} and then a direction.).  Moving everywhere using {{kbd|_}} [[travel]] will give you the speed boosts, even if you're only moving 1 space each time.{{refsrc|cmd.c|1904}}
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