Throwing needles by hand is now seriously inaccurate. Even more serious than before, since it appears that hand-thrown needles are still accurate enough for ogre use.

git-svn-id: https://crawl-ref.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/crawl-ref/branches/stone_soup@78 c06c8d41-db1a-0410-9941-cceddc491573

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc b/crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc
index 1f5e1167f0..45f65436ed 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/item_use.cc
@@ -1702,9 +1702,10 @@ bool throw_it(struct bolt &pbolt, int throw_2, monsters *dummy_target)
         {
             // Throwing needles is now seriously frowned upon; it's difficult
             // to grip a fiddly little needle, and not penalising it cheapens
-            // blowguns.
-            exHitBonus -= (30 - you.skills[SK_DARTS]) / 3;
-            baseHit    -= (30 - you.skills[SK_DARTS]) / 4;
+            // blowguns. [ds] Increased the penalty further after rgrmisc 
+            // reports of being able to use thrown needles.
+            exHitBonus -= (30 - you.skills[SK_DARTS]);
+            baseHit    -= (45 - you.skills[SK_DARTS]) / 2;
 #ifdef DEBUG_DIAGNOSTICS
             mprf(MSGCH_DIAGNOSTICS, "Needle base hit = %d, exHitBonus = %d",
                     baseHit, exHitBonus);