How to start combat with many in range

[MrBrady]

ok, each "bad guy" (combat) is based on contact with event with random or step toward hero..... so far, if i want combat with 5 badie's, that event must start combat with a monster group of 5 .....and if, lets say you try to avoid several, but get cornered ..... how can i check hero's surroundings for other badie's to fight (say +/-2, x,y from hero) .... example, running away from 1, i attract 2 others, get cornered get touched, i have to fight 3 (at once, not 1 at a time) and have all 3 events go blank instead of 1 (i have encounter switches, to blank out badie's events with resets on entering maps)


wow.....even i can make sense of what i wrote, sorry