Miscellaneous: Necro pet lifetap graphics aren't right

[Dolalin]

Currently I believe all necromancer pets have the same lifetap graphic, the vanilla level 1 Lifetap spell graphic effect.

This was only true for the 44th level pet, Cackling Bones.

The 49th and above Necro pets should have a spinning skull lifetap proc exactly like in this video with the spectre:

https://youtu.be/pMiyJR_iTvY?t=49

[Dolalin]

Hardly classic unfortunately (I'm still trying to find a classic source), but you can see what I mean in this video. As his pet attacks Trak it procs the skulls lifetap, as all 49+ pets did.

https://youtu.be/FK-x0rzc4Kw?t=43

[Telin]

I have found if you use only the spells.eff and temporarily remove the spellsnew files, the effects have not changed since classic. Do you research that way to see if it is how you remembered.

[Dolalin]

I'll try that Telrin.

[Ortnit]

I remember the skull proc on higher level pet lifetap from live, too.

[Telin]

It looks like more than a graphic change may be needed. The only lifetap spell I could find in classic with that graphic was the Spectre Lifetap. That's a a 30% increase in hp drained, i'd like to find more evidence. You wouldn't have been able to test this since the spell assigned to the pet may be wrong.

It is mentioned in the comment below:

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/s...04540789045975

[Dolalin]

http://www.necrotalk.com/forum/the-b...pet-statistics

This thread from 2004 has people saying the SpectreLifetap spell might be the right one.

[Dolalin]

Oh, and a few more things - These pets do NOT fear. If you see them casting something that looks like a fear spell, that is actually their lifetap that they proc randomly.

http://web.archive.org/web/200205062...type=#Comments

Same post also notes that the 49 -> 59 pets all had the same strength lifetap (though his numbers are surely off).

[Dolalin]

I got my words from fear. Words needed are requistion and acquistion (beza). Pet is 55 max hit 47 at lowest. The lifetap does 50-75 dmg, and pet regens 3% hp a tick while sitting. This guy is a monster <g>

http://web.archive.org/web/200107140...ke+Death&type=

[Dolalin]

I've got a definitive source on this now. From Invoke Death spell description on the old CastersRealm site, 49th pet:

Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2001

What spell does this pet proc? The spell effect is different from the lvl 44 pet (which lifetaps) and I haven't been able to tell what it is. Looks like fear but isn't...

https://web.archive.org/web/20050507...?Id=471&Page=4