Remove moats from the NPC deathmatch arena.

Reason - it became ridiculously easy to kill the NPC on this level by simply freezing part of the moat, get the NPC to walk on the ice, then melt the ice underneath the NPC, causing them to drown. The easiest solution to this without changing any game mechanics is to remove/replace the moats (in this case, they are replaced with lava pools). Ideally I'd like the moats to remain and add some logic so that the NPC avoids walking on ice, or they can already fly/levitate, etc. But that can be a discussion with the team for another day.
tnnt-devteam · Oct 9, 2020 · 3daa921 · 3daa921
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diff --git a/dat/npcdeath.des b/dat/npcdeath.des
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@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ OBJECT:"statue",(67,11),montype:"archeologist"
 # level into the NPC. It won't [necessarily] come out as an archeologist.
 MONSTER:"archeologist",(19,09)
 
-# What's in the moat...
-MONSTER:"giant eel",(32,05)
-MONSTER:"giant eel",(33,08)
-MONSTER:"giant eel",(32,10)
-MONSTER:"giant eel",(33,13)
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 # Pitfalls
 $arena = selection:floodfill(33,09)
 LOOP [4] {