Function dead_species

src/mon.c:5586–5605

decide whether an egg of the indicated monster type is viable; also used to determine whether an egg or tin can be created... */

/* decide whether an egg of the indicated monster type is viable;
   also used to determine whether an egg or tin can be created... */
boolean
dead_species(int m_idx, boolean egg)
{
    int alt_idx;

    /* generic eggs are unhatchable and have corpsenm of NON_PM */
    if (m_idx < LOW_PM)
        return TRUE;
    /*
     * For monsters with both baby and adult forms, genociding either
     * form kills all eggs of that monster.  Monsters with more than
     * two forms (small->large->giant mimics) are more or less ignored;
     * fortunately, none of them have eggs.  Species extinction due to
     * overpopulation does not kill eggs.
     */
    /* assert(ismnum(m_idx)); */
    alt_idx = egg ? big_to_little(m_idx) : m_idx;
    return (boolean) ((svm.mvitals[m_idx].mvflags & G_GENOD) != 0
                      || (svm.mvitals[alt_idx].mvflags & G_GENOD) != 0);
}

/* kill off any eggs of genocided monsters */
staticfn void