<Someone>'s were_summon rules

>Hemmed in by one invisible wererat?
><Someone>: Should I feel hemmed in if I can see that a wererat summons
>zero rats? Can the invisible wererat hem me in all by itself? And
>even if it had summoned anything, wouldn't a different message had
>been clearer (for isntance, "Rats appear around you!"); after all,
>I could see *what* was hemming me in.
>I agree that the current messages (and even the ones aspired to by the
>comment) are non-ideal.

<Someone>'s suggested set-up:
Seen summoner, seen help    : "The wererat summons help!"
Seen summoner, unseen help: "The wererat summons help! You feel hemmed in."
Seen summoner, no help: "The wererat summons help! But none comes."
Unseen summoner, seen help: "(A rat appears|Rats appear) from
nowhere!"
Unseen summoner, unseen help: "You feel hemmed in."
Unseen summoner, no help: No message.

doc/fixes34.3

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ reading a cursed scroll of light in a corridor wouldn't display correctly
 barbarians can become export in short sword skill
 samurai are now limited to master in martial arts skill; barbarians and
 	cavemen are now limited to master in bare-handed combat skill
+tweak messages when werefoo summons help
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes

src/mhitu.c

@@ -477,15 +477,36 @@ mattacku(mtmp)
 	    mdat = mtmp->data;
 
 	    if(!rn2(10) && !mtmp->mcan) {
-		if(youseeit) {
+	    	int numseen, numhelp;
+		char buf[BUFSZ];
+
+		numhelp = were_summon(mdat, FALSE, &numseen);
+		if (youseeit) {
 			pline("%s summons help!", Monnam(mtmp));
-		} else
+			if (numhelp > 0) {
-			You_feel("hemmed in.");
+			    if (numseen == 0)
-		/* Technically wrong; we really should check if you can see the
+				You_feel("hemmed in.");
-		 * help, but close enough...
+			} else pline("But none comes.");
-		 */
+		} else {
-		if (!were_summon(mdat,FALSE) && youseeit)
+			char *from_nowhere;
-		    pline("But none comes.");
+			if (!Deaf) {
+				pline("%s %s!", Something,
+					makeplural(growl_sound(mtmp)));
+				from_nowhere = "";
+			} else from_nowhere = " from nowhere";
+			if (numhelp > 0) {
+			    if (numseen < 1) You_feel("hemmed in.");
+			    else {
+				if (numseen == 1)
+			    		Sprintf(buf, "%s appears",
+							an(mdat->mname));
+			    	else
+			    		Sprintf(buf, "%s appear",
+							s_suffix(mdat->mname));
+				pline("%s%s!", upstart(buf), from_nowhere);
+			    }
+			} /* else no help came; but you didn't know it tried */
+		}
 	    }
 	}
 

src/polyself.c

@@ -913,6 +913,7 @@ dospinweb()
 int
 dosummon()
 {
+	int placeholder;
 	if (u.uen < 10) {
 	    You("lack the energy to send forth a call for help!");
 	    return(0);
@@ -922,7 +923,7 @@ dosummon()
 
 	You("call upon your brethren for help!");
 	exercise(A_WIS, TRUE);
-	if (!were_summon(youmonst.data,TRUE))
+	if (!were_summon(youmonst.data, TRUE, &placeholder))
 		pline("But none arrive.");
 	return(1);
 }

src/were.c

@@ -81,17 +81,19 @@ register struct monst *mon;
 	possibly_unwield(mon, FALSE);
 }
 
-boolean
+int
-were_summon(ptr,yours)	/* were-creature (even you) summons a horde */
+were_summon(ptr,yours,visible)	/* were-creature (even you) summons a horde */
 register struct permonst *ptr;
 register boolean yours;
+int *visible;			/* number of visible helpers created */
 {
 	register int i, typ, pm = monsndx(ptr);
 	register struct monst *mtmp;
-	boolean success = FALSE;
+	int total = 0;
 
+	*visible = 0;
 	if(Protection_from_shape_changers && !yours)
-		return FALSE;
+		return 0;
 	for(i = rnd(5); i > 0; i--) {
 	   switch(pm) {
 
@@ -111,11 +113,14 @@ register boolean yours;
 			continue;
 	    }
 	    mtmp = makemon(&mons[typ], u.ux, u.uy, NO_MM_FLAGS);
-	    if (mtmp) success = TRUE;
+	    if (mtmp) {
+		total++;
+		if (canseemon(mtmp)) *visible += 1;
+	    }
 	    if (yours && mtmp)
 		(void) tamedog(mtmp, (struct obj *) 0);
 	}
-	return success;
+	return total;
 }
 
 void