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== Shaft Chance ==

Is it safe to assume that shafts chance to appear is the same as stair chance. where stairs can appear exposed or under rocks just as much as shafts do? [[User:NotJoshuaNotJoshua|NotJoshuaNotJoshua]] ([[User talk:NotJoshuaNotJoshua|talk]]) 10:11, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
:20% chance that a ladder will become a shaft/chute/hole, so 1 in 5. Not in infested floors. [[User:Dubesor|Dubesor]] ([[User talk:Dubesor|talk]]) 15:29, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

== Prehistoric Levels ==

Are Prehistoric Levels more common in 1.5? The Wiki says the odds are 2.2%. Before the wiki was updated about a month ago, it said nothing about odds. I seem to remember seeing 1% somewhere, which is consistent with my experience with 1.4. I just got three prehistoric levels in a trip to Level 100 with staircases, so I was wondering if I got lucky or if the odds went up. Now I'm wondering, did the odds go up, or was I just unlucky before? There's nothing about it in the Version History. If it did change, it might be worth noting in the History section, but is there any evidence of it? [[User:Zendowolf|Zendowolf]] ([[User talk:Zendowolf|talk]]) 07:14, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
:The code from 1.4 and 1.5 is the same, so I think you're a victim of RNG. [[User:Margotbean|margotbean]] ([[User talk:Margotbean|talk]]) 17:42, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

== Dark Cowboy Hat ==

It looks as the Dark Cowboy hat is missing in the treasure room list, so the chance finding the other 1/25 things schould be 1/26 but I'm not sure what with the more rare items or the seeds happens... [[User:Botautal|Botautal]] ([[User talk:Botautal|talk]]) 10:32, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
:I'll fix that asap.  It will be a nice break from adding movies & concessions tastes to all 34 villagers in all 12 languages. 😁  Thanks for pointing that out; I actually found one of those in my current playthrough and completely forgot to make a note of it for the wiki! [[User:Margotbean|margotbean]] ([[User talk:Margotbean|talk]]) 17:33, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
::The [[Dark Cowboy Hat]] and the [[Auto-Petter]] were the only items added with v1.5.  I believe I've adjusted the chances to find them correctly.  Thanks again, [[User:Margotbean|margotbean]] ([[User talk:Margotbean|talk]]) 19:34, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

==Rhubarb Pie==
A monster just dropped a Rhubarb Pie when I killed it in the dangerous Skull Cavern (Skull Cavern Invasion quest active). It was either a Royal Serpent or a Giant Purple Slime (most likely a slime). This is not covered by the special items in [[The Mines#Special Items]], including the "random item from a treasure room". I've checked <samp>MineShaft::getTreasureRoomItem</samp>, and the possible cooked dishes have not changed. 

I've received a lot of other seemingly strange drops, but they've all been explained by either Special Items or the Pink Cake inside the Giant Slime... this one I can't explain.

Clearly there's more code-diving to be done on dangerous monster or dangerous Skull Cavern drops. [[User:Margotbean|margotbean]] ([[User talk:Margotbean|talk]]) 01:00, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
:Could you have destroyed a crate/barrel at the same time? Rhubarb pies can drop from those if in dangerous mines/skull caverns. [[User:BlaDe|BlaDe]] ([[User talk:BlaDe|talk]]) 07:33, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
::At the time I did not think so, since this is a recurring theme with me... I had cheats on so I was invincible, so I could concentrate on what was dropping what. Still, it doesn't make sense otherwise, so I have to conclude it was a crate or barrel. Assuming I can get the decompiled v1.5.5 code to run, I should be able to investigate these kinds of oddities better myself. 🤞 ;) Thanks, BlaDe! [[User:Margotbean|margotbean]] ([[User talk:Margotbean|talk]]) 19:21, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

==Big Purple Slime instead of Big Slime Sprite==
I was a bit confronted that the slimes that spawn in the Skull Cavern are purple instead of this grey file like how the wiki used to say so. [[User:9000|9000]] ([[User talk:9000|talk]]) 8:43, 14 July 2022 (UTC)