Immortal NPC

Immortal NPC

ImmortalNPC is an abstract class in Remixed Dungeon that extends the base NPC class. NPCs that inherit from this class have special properties that make them essentially invulnerable to damage and unable to move.

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Properties

Immobile: Cannot move (movable = false)
Invulnerable: Cannot take damage from any attacks (damage method is overridden to do nothing)
High Defense: Defense skill is set to 1000 (effectively impossible to hit)
Low Speed: Speed is set to 0.5f (slower than normal)
Buff Immunity: Cannot receive or be affected by buffs (add(Buff) returns false)
Defensive: Uses “wails” as its defense verb (from Ghost_Defense string resource)
Reset Behavior: Automatically resets position after actions (reset() returns true)

Implemented NPCs

NPCs that extend ImmortalNPC include:

Town Guard - Provides security in town areas
Townsfolk - Regular citizens with various messages
Silent Townsfolk - Quiet townspeople with minimal dialogue
Townsfolk Movie NPC - References cinema's special service
Healer NPC - Provides healing services
Librarian NPC - Library-related services
Fortune Teller NPC - Fortune telling services
Service Man NPC - Service-related functions
Sociologist NPC - Social interaction NPC
Inquirer NPC - Information-seeking NPC
Scarecrow NPC - Scarecrow that serves as an NPC
Necromancer NPC - Necromancer-related NPC
Plague Doctor NPC - Plague-related NPC
Bella NPC - Bella-related NPC
Caged Kobold - Caged Kobold NPC
Other special NPCs in the game

Implementation

Abstract Class: Cannot be instantiated directly, must be extended
Protection: Has special protection against damage and effects
Purpose: Designed for safe NPCs that provide services, lore, or other functions without risk of being killed
Location: com/nyrds/pixeldungeon/mobs/npc/ImmortalNPC.java

Strategy

These NPCs are completely safe to interact with
They cannot be killed or damaged in any way
They remain in fixed positions due to immobility
They serve as permanent fixtures in the game world
Players can interact with them without worry of accidental harm

Source Code

Java Class: ImmortalNPC.java
Parent Class: NPC.java

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