room = getRoom(me.x, me.y);
	monsterList = [];

	target = NTC_GetUnit(NTC_UNIT_MONSTER, null, MODE_ALIVE);

	if (target) { // build monster list. all monsters within getUnit range.
		do {
			monsterList.push(copyUnit(target));
		} while (target.getNext());
	}

	print("mon list: " + monsterList.length);

	MainLoop : while (monsterList.length > 0) {
		monsterList.sort(NTA_SortMonsters);

		target = monsterList[0];

		if (room.unitInRoom(target) && (!spectype || target.spectype & spectype) && NTA_IsValidTarget(target)) {
			result = NTA_Attack(target, attackCount % 30 === 0);

			switch (result) {
			case 1:
				print("att fail");
				monsterList.shift();
				break;
			case 2:
			case 3:
				if (!target.spectype & 0x7) {
					if(!gidAttack[target.gid]) {
						gidAttack[target.gid] = 0;
					}

					gidAttack[target.gid] += 1;

					if (gidAttack[target.gid] > 8) {
						print("Skipping " + target.name);
						monsterList.shift();
					}
				}

				attackCount += 1;

				if (target.mode === 0 || target.mode === 12) {
					NTA_FastPick();
				}

				break;
			default:
				return false;
			}
		} else {
			monsterList.shift();
		}
	}