Traps

Traps are hidden dangers found throughout the dungeon that activate when stepped on or triggered by other means. They can cause various negative effects to the player and monsters.

• Fire Trap - Creates a patch of fire
• Poison Trap - Releases poison gas
• Paralytic Gas Trap - Creates paralytic gas
• Alarm Trap - Wakes and alerts all mobs on the level
• Summoning Trap - Summons monsters
• Teleportation Trap - Teleports the character randomly
• Pitfall Trap - Creates a pit where a character falls
• Flashing Trap - Blinds and damages character
• Grinding Trap - Deals heavy damage to character
• Warding Trap - Creates magical barriers
• Confusion Gas Trap - Releases confusion gas
• Ice Trap - Creates ice that chills characters
• Rockfall Trap - Causes rocks to fall on the area
• Web Trap - Covers character in webs, reducing movement
• Dart Trap - Shoots a dart at the character
• Dart Sniper Trap - Shoots a dart from a distance
• Gas Trap - General category for gas-based traps

• Most traps activate when a character steps on the tile
• Some traps have special activation conditions
• Traps can be detected using Ring of Detection or similar items
• Some characters have class-specific abilities to detect or avoid traps
• Traps can be disarmed using lockpicking or similar skills
• Newer versions of the game often have more complex trap mechanics

• Use detection items like Ring of Detection
• Use Scroll of Magic Mapping to reveal all traps in the level
• Move carefully and check tiles before stepping
• Use thrown items to trigger distant traps
• Some armor classes provide trap resistance
• Some classes have special trap avoidance abilities

• Java implementation: Trap.java
• Trap definitions: Trap.java trap classes array - The list of all trap classes available in the game
• Trap activation mechanics: Trap.java activate method - How traps are triggered and affect characters
• Individual trap implementations: levels/traps/ directory - Each specific trap type implementation
• Trap trigger conditions: Trap.java stepOn and bump methods - How different types of entities can trigger traps
• Trap properties: Trap.java fields - Defines properties like kind, uses, targetCell, activatedByItem, activatedByMob, secret, etc.
• Trap configuration: Trap.java setupFromJson method - How traps are initialized from level object configuration
• Trap discovery: Trap.java discover method - How traps are revealed to the player
• Trap script support: Trap.java ScriptTrap implementation - How script-based traps are handled
• String resources: Trap-related strings
• Machine-readable data: mr:traps

• Mechanics - Other game systems
• Items - Items that interact with traps
• Level Objects - Other objects found on dungeon levels
• Trap Mechanic - Detailed trap mechanics
• Trap Detection - How to detect traps
• Trap Disarming - How to safely disarm traps
• Trap Resistance - Equipment that provides trap resistance
• Ring of Detection - Item for trap detection
• Scroll of Magic Mapping - Reveals all traps on a level