So, I was digging through some of my old files recently and I came across this screenshot:
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As luck would have it, I even have the logfile from this event:
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:48 2002] An ancient cyclops hits YOU for 68 points of damage.
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:48 2002] An ancient cyclops hits YOU for 27 points of damage.
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:50 2002] You regain your concentration and continue your casting.
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:50 2002] an ancient cyclops was hit by non-melee for 663 points of damage.
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:50 2002] Your target is immune to the stun portion of this effect.
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:53 2002] You haven't recovered yet...
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:53 2002] You haven't recovered yet...
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:54 2002] You begin casting Ice Comet.
[Tue Aug 13 05:36:59 2002] Taking a screenshot...
[Tue Aug 13 05:37:02 2002] an ancient cyclops was hit by non-melee for 1120 points of damage.
[Tue Aug 13 05:37:02 2002] An ancient cyclops's skin is rent by massive shards of deadly ice.
[Tue Aug 13 05:37:02 2002] You have slain an ancient cyclops!
[Tue Aug 13 05:37:02 2002] You gain experience!!
[Tue Aug 13 05:37:02 2002] an ancient cyclops's corpse says 'Aaarrghh!! My precious ring!!'
[Tue Aug 13 05:37:07 2002] Taking a screenshot...
Yes, it's out of era - but it got me wondering... I have in-era logs for other NPCs commenting on their death:
[[Mon Nov 12 18:33:17 2001] A Tesch Mas Gnoll hits Stormli for 52 points of damage.
[Mon Nov 12 18:33:17 2001] Jabn bashes a Tesch Mas Gnoll for 8 points of damage.
[Mon Nov 12 18:33:17 2001] a Tesch Mas Gn's corpse says 'My comrades will avenge my death.'
[Mon Nov 12 18:33:17 2001] A Tesch Mas Gn's skin freezes over.
[Mon Nov 12 18:42:30 2001] a stone skeleton was hit by non-melee for 625 points of damage.
[Mon Nov 12 18:42:30 2001] A stone skeleton combusts.
[Mon Nov 12 18:42:30 2001] You have slain a stone skeleton!
[Mon Nov 12 18:42:31 2001] a stone skelet's corpse says 'My comrades will avenge my death.'
[Mon Nov 12 18:42:31 2001] A stone skelet combusts.
I noticed the names become truncated once the mob is dead as well, but that's beside the point. Should the AC have a death message lamenting the loss of his ring? I don't see one from when I last killed him anyway:
[Fri Sep 01 22:23:37 2017] You crush an ancient cyclops for 36 points of damage.
[Fri Sep 01 22:23:37 2017] You have slain an ancient cyclops!
[Fri Sep 01 22:23:37 2017] You gain experience!!
[Fri Sep 01 22:23:38 2017] You receive 9 gold, 1 silver and 4 copper from the corpse.
On a semi-related note, Hasten's text is slightly different:
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[Wed Aug 14 01:25:36 2002] Hasten Bootstrutter says 'Stopped, I have. Greet you, I do. What business do we have? Hmm? Speak up!!'
[Wed Aug 14 01:25:48 2002] You say, 'Hail, Hasten Bootstrutter'
[Wed Aug 14 01:25:48 2002] Hasten Bootstrutter says 'Stopped, I have. Greet you, I do. What business do we have? Hmm? Speak up!!'
[Wed Aug 14 01:25:53 2002] Serane tells the guild, 'DING 30'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:00 2002] Teladar tells the guild, 'Gratz!!'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:00 2002] You say to your guild, 'grats'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:04 2002] Rahlee tells the guild, 'woo woo!'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:04 2002] Ghaziya tells the guild, 'Gratz'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:08 2002] Minsc tells the guild, 'Hi and Grats..)'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:11 2002] You say, 'Hail, Hasten Bootstrutter'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:11 2002] Hasten Bootstrutter says 'Stopped, I have. Greet you, I do. What business do we have? Hmm? Speak up!!'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:14 2002] Teladar tells the guild, 'hey minsc'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:22 2002] You say, 'Hail, Hasten Bootstrutter'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:22 2002] Hasten Bootstrutter says 'Stopped, I have. Greet you, I do. What business do we have? Hmm? Speak up!!'
[Wed Aug 14 01:26:29 2002] Taking a screenshot...
vs P99:
[Sat Sep 02 00:08:20 2017] You say, 'Hail, Hasten Bootstrutter'
[Sat Sep 02 00:08:20 2017] Hasten Bootstrutter says, 'Stopped I have done. Greet you I will. What business do we have? Hmm? Speak up!!'
Yeah, it's from 8/2002 but I figured it was worth bringing up. The devs already have these logs from a couple years ago, I just came across supporting screenshots.
-Mcoy