Aggro

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Aggroes, or aggressive monsters, are monsters that will initiate combat with you if you walk or run too close to them. In other words, they will aggress you. Aggro monsters have an Aggro range

[edit] Avoiding Aggressive Monsters

Often you can avoid aggressive monsters by simply going around them, either in the same map or exiting the map and taking other maps. If you try to walk around them in the same map, you need to stay out of their Aggro range. This range is at least one square, and can be higher with higher-level monsters.

An aggressive monster will not attack you if you do not move, no matter how close you are. So when you arrive on a map and find yourself surrounded by aggressive monsters, you can stay still and wait for the mob to move away, then walk around them. Or if the exit point is visible you can usually step on it without being aggressed (this works best if you are a single square away from the exit point, i.e., if you've just arrived on the map). Or if you are impatient, you can use a Recall Potion.

A very useful way of avoiding aggro monsters is to turn the whole group into one character, by turning off Options > "General" tab > Map > Display all monsters in the group. It is also wise to turn on "Display the Grid" and "Display characters in transparent mode." The grid will allow you to see exactly how many squares away you are, and transparent mode will allow you to see any mobs hiding behind buildings or other obstructions. You may also wish to travel with your spouse, using the "Join" command. This allows you to jump to your spouse's position any time you are surrounded by an aggressive mob, rather than waiting for the mob to move away from you.

If you are an aligned character, guards of the opposite alignment should be treated as aggressive monsters with a aggro range of no matter if your wings are up or down.

Here is a list of aggressive monsters.

[edit] Notes

Its not just walking that triggers, but also actions such as cutting a tree, for instance if an aggressive mob walks towards you and you end up being in their aggro range, and you are standing in front of a cuttable tree, cutting the tree will cause you to get aggroed.

See also: Wikipedia:Aggro.