rpd:blackcat_npc
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Black Cat
Description
The Black Cat is a neutral NPC found in the Fortune Teller's house in town. It behaves like a regular cat, wandering around and occasionally making cat-like sounds. The cat is friendly and can be interacted with by petting it.
Behavior
- AI Actions: Seeks out edible food items to eat (Fried Fish, Chargrilled Meat)
- Raw Food Conversion: Will cook raw food items (Mystery Meat, Raw Fish) using Wand of Firebolt
- Disgusting Food: When finding rotten food, may summon a Rat to deal with it
- Movement: Wanders around looking for food items
Interaction
- Players can interact with the Black Cat by petting it
- When pet, the cat will make a random sound: “Prrrrrrr”, “Meow…”, or “Meow!”
- When approached by the player, the cat will sleep and make a sound
Special Properties
- Death Curse: When the Black Cat dies, it reduces the player's Strength by 1 (minimum of 1)
- Curse Visual: Reduces strength with a shadow particle effect and shows red “Strength -1” status
- Sound Effect: Plays a “cursed” sound when dying
Location
- Found in the Fortune Teller's house in town (Fortune level)
- May wander within the house but generally stays in the room with the Fortune Teller
Notes
- Despite being called “Black” Cat, its actual color may vary based on sprite
- The cat represents a common Pixel Dungeon reference - black cats were traditionally thought to bring bad luck
- The cat has a gender of feminine in most localizations
Content Verification
- Information source: Lua Script (scripts/npc/BlackCat.lua and scripts/ai/BlackCat.lua)
- Behavior and mechanics: Extracted directly from Lua code
- Effect descriptions source: Code analysis and string resources
- Last updated: Based on Remixed Dungeon source code
- Source code: BlackCat.lua NPC
- AI code: BlackCat.lua AI
Code References
- BlackCat.lua - NPC interaction and death effects
- BlackCat AI - Behavior patterns and food seeking
Configuration Files
- BlackCat.json - Black Cat mob configuration
String Resources
- BlackCat strings - Black cat phrases and text
- Russian BlackCat strings - Russian localization
See Also
rpd/blackcat_npc.txt · Last modified: by 127.0.0.1
