Publish 6: AI Strikes Back
11/16/2014
The SWGEmu Development Division
Publish 6: AI Strikes Back
SystemSpawns/World/Missions
- Improved server stability
- Improved server performance
- Added a new Artificial Intelligence system (see AI section)
- Added additional unit tests to verify that mobile/lair templates have valid values
Creatures/NPCs
- New types of spawns have been implemented (dynamic/theater)
- Added many new random spawns to all planets
- Random spawns in the wild will now generally spawn further apart
- Spawns should no longer end up outside of planetary boundaries
- Mobs left behind when a lair is destroyed will now despawn on their own if not killed
- Lairs (and their mobs) will now despawn on their own if no players are nearby for a time
- The sarlaccs on Tatooine and Dathomir will now disease players who wander too close without protection
- Added some static spawns to Naboo, Endor, and Dantooine
- Changed the static spawns at the Sulfur Lake Pirate Hideout on Lok to the correct ones
- Added static spawns to the Gas Mine on Lok
- Added static spawns to the Imperial Research Facility on Lok
- The number of spawns at a destroy mission now varies with the mission's difficulty
- Ben Kenobi's house is now off limits
- The rebel hideout on Corellia now has the correct turrets (and they'll now respawn)
AI
- Many mobs had one or more of their stats/details corrected
- Adjusted the size of most creatures
- Fixed the default ranged attack animation for creatures
- Modified the accuracy calculation for npcs/creatures/turrets
- Added wound chance to some npc weapons that were missing it
- The npc version of the nightsister energy lance now properly does energy damage
- Creature disease and poison dots should tick for more reasonable amounts
- Turrets will now attack a random ham pool rather than always health
- Turret attacks now consider mitigation and posture, will break attack delays, and can now cause wounds
- Non-GCW faction npcs will now consider a player's faction with their group when deciding whether to be aggressive or not
- Faction gains/losses from PvE kills are now based on the level of mob that was killed rather than being a static amount
- Rewrote faction recruiter conversations and fixed some bugs with them
- More junk dealers are now fully functional
- Npcs/creatures will no longer react to, attack, or follow invisible staff characters
Events/Dungeons
- Many mobs will now wander about when not in combat
- Pack type mobs will now assist one another when attacked
- AI can now attack other AI and will aggro enemies if they wander too close
- AI will now return to their spawn point if pulled too far away
- Improved AI awareness logic
Theme Parks/Quests
- Added Event Promoter npcs with a limited selection of decorations for rent
- Added Bestine museum event
- Added Cries of Alderaan Act 1 event
- Added the 2004 Wookiee Life Day event/quest (available during December)
- Added/rewrote all Geo Lab conversations
- Fixed issues with Geo Lab door unlocking
- Key cards in the Geo Lab should now be obtainable and functional
- Geo lab keypads can now be sliced open
- Fixed several issues with the Warren
Combat
- Fixed many issues with theme park/quest NPC conversations
- Factional quests can no longer be attempted while on leave
- Added support for quests with a destructible building
- Enemy quest targets are now more aggressive towards the one with the quest
- Group members can now assist with theme parks/quests provided the quest owner is nearby
- Escort targets will now take on the faction and status of the player attempting to escort them and will be attackable while being escorted
- Hedon Istee quest line now requires an elite combat profession to undertake
- Rewrote RIS armor quest and fixed some issues with it
- Added Record Keeper npcs
- Added Nym's theme park
- Added Lady Valarian theme park
- Added Zicx bug bomb quest line
- Added Polished krayt skull quest line
- Added Lady Hutt quest line
- Added Arven Wendik quest line
- Added Blerx Tango quest line
- Added Boss Nass quest line
- Added Bren Kingal quest line
- Added Champhra Biahin quest line
- Added Chertyl Ruluwoor quest line
- Added Coraline Dynes quest line
- Added Corran Horn quest line
- Added Denell Kel'Vannon quest line
- Added Didina Lippinoss quest line
- Added Farious Gletch quest line
- Added Fixer quest line
- Added Gilker Budz quest line
- Added Ging Darjeek quest line
- Added Gins Darone quest line
- Added Gramm Rile quest line
- Added Hal Horn quest line
- Added Haleen Snowline and Hagrin Zeed quest lines
- Added Huff Zinga quest line
- Added Igbi Freemo quest line
- Added Ikka Gesul quest line
- Added Irenez and Garm Bel Iblis quest line
- Added Jadam Questrel quest line
- Added Jaleela Bindoo quest line
- Added Jilljoo Jab quest line
- Added Kaeline Ungasan quest line
- Added Kirkin Liawoon quest line
- Added Kormund Thrylle quest line
- Added Leb Slesher quest line
- Added Lergo Brazee quest line
- Added Lian Byrne quest line
- Added Lorne Prestar quest line
- Added Lt. Harburik quest line
- Added Luthin Dlunar quest line
- Added Mourno Draver quest line
- Added Mozo Bondog and Dolac Legasi quest line
- Added Mullud Bombo quest line
- Added Noren Krast quest line
- Added Nurla Slinthiss quest line
- Added Om Aynat quest line
- Added Oxil Sarban quest line
- Added Palejo Reshad quest line
- Added Phinea Shantee quest line
- Added Radlee Mathiss quest line
- Added Raxa Binn quest line
- Added Rovim Minnoni quest line
- Added Ruwan Tokai quest line
- Added Sergeant Tarl and Gillad Pellaeon quest lines
- Added Sidoras Bey quest line
- Added Sigrix Slix quest line
- Added Sindra Lintikoor quest line
- Added Slooni Jong quest line
- Added Stella quest line
- Added Stoos Olko quest line
- Added Talon Karrde quest line
- Added Tamvar Senzen quest line
- Added Thrackan Sal Solo quest line
- Added Tolan Nokkar quest
- Added Vana Sage quest line
- Added Vordin Sildor quest line
- Added Wallaw Loowobbli quest line
- Added Wilhalm Skrim and Prefect Talmont quest line
- Added Xalox Guul quest line
- Added Xarot Korlin quest line
Professions
- Out of range messages from intimidate use are now only broadcast to the player who used the command
- Bleeds from weapon dots will now consider the target's bleed resist skill
- Bleeds from special attacks will now consider the target's combat bleeding defense skill
- Poison and disease from weapon dots and combat medics will now consider the target's poison/disease resist skill
- Fires from weapon dots will now consider the target's fire resist skill
- Accuracy while moving skill mods now function to reduce the penalty to accuracy caused by moving
- Weapon range modifier now displays next to one's target
- Fixed an exploit that allowed a player to get more xp than intended
- Counterattacks will now attack
- It is no longer possible to attack with a ranged weapon while prone and in melee range
- Commands with a verbal component will now only have it broadcast a minimum of once every 30 seconds.
- NPCs can now be affected by dizzy
- The stunned state now properly reduces damage done
Armorsmith:Bio-Engineer:
- Padded armor belts can now be crafted with sockets
Bounty Hunter:
- Pet deeds now have stats and can be tamed or sampled from
- Unattackable creatures can no longer be sampled from
Brawler:
- Bounty mission targets will no longer be aggressive or stalkers
- Added a few more possible bounty mission targets
- The direction and distance reported by a BH droid should now be accurate if you're inside a structure when the droid reports back
- Arakyd droids should no longer land inside structures, but will no longer follow you
- Arakyd droids will now despawn if not used after a time
Carbineer:
- It is now possible to intimidate, taunt, and warcry while kneeling
- Fixed the unarmed damage skill mod not adding as much damage as it should
Chef:
- All carbineer cone attacks have had their cone width increased
- Wild shot 2 is now a cone attack
Creature Handler:
- High quality Parwan Nutricake should no longer leave one permanently tired
- Parwan Nutricake and K-18 rations should now properly reduce burst run's HAM cost and can no longer be used while burst run is active
Droid Engineer:
- Tamed pets will now retain the (baby) in their name until explicitly renamed
- A pet must now be taught 4 unique commands in order to be named
- Pet level checks when trading and calling now considers the pet's adult level
- Pets will now show their master's name when examined
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a baby to remain unattackable when taming doesn't complete properly
- Pets can now attack in PvE and CH xp can be gained via PvE combat
- Faction awards from PvP kills will now go to a pet's owner if the pet gets the kill
- Pets will now obey the stay and follow commands when in combat
- When exiting combat, pets will now return to their pre-combat stay/follow state
- Pets should now always appear next to you when called
- It's now possible to group your pets when you aren't the group leader
- There is now a system message when destroying a pet control device
- Dead or incapacitated pets will no longer respond to commands issued via /tellpet
- Pets issued the attack command will remain focused on the command's target until it dies or they are issued a new command
- Pets will now switch targets when ordered to via the attack command
- Pets will now respond more promptly to commands issued to them while in combat
Image Designer:
- Droids now require power in order to obey the group command
- Interplanetary survey droids are now functional
Jedi:
- The image design process will now properly pull credits from both cash and bank
Medic/Doctor:
- Fixed several bugs in preparation for the day Jedi will be attainable
Merchant:
- Fixed xp granted by healing, tending wounds, and enhancing
- /healdamage will now work properly if a lair/turret is targeted
- It's no longer possible to buff/heal wounds while outdoors in a medical center city
Politician:
- Selling an item from stockroom will no longer count the item's size twice in the item limit check
- Retrieving an item from a vendor now considers the item's size when checking inventory space
- Re-listing an item from stockroom should no longer move the item to the vendor you're at if it was on a different vendor
- It will no longer be possible to place items for sale if the merchant has more vendors than their maximum
- Vendor names on overhead and planetary maps will no longer include the "Vendor: " prefix
- Droid/terminal vendors in player cities will no longer use the city's name when registered
- A vendor is now properly considered empty when nothing is for sale (regardless of what else may be on the vendor)
- It should no longer be possible to register an empty vendor
- Vendors can no longer be renamed
- Fixed the subject of vendor emails sent when a sale expires
Scout/Ranger:
- An email will now be sent to citizens when someone registers to run for mayor
- Fixed text in some city maintenance emails
- Street lamps can now be placed closer to buildings
Shipwright:
- Attempting to harvest a resource that a creature does not have will now give an error message rather than randomly distributing a different resource
- Fixed the level displayed when those with the appropriate skill examine a baby creature
- Added milk to a few more creatures
- Mask scent and Conceal should now function
Squad Leader:
- Fixed many ship part/component schematics
Swordsman:
- The speed of squad leader commands is no longer based on your equipped weapon's speed
- Squad leader commands now only apply their affects to groups members of the appropriate faction and standing relative to the squad leader
Items/Loot
- Fixed the skill needed for certification with the Black Sun Executioner's Hack
Player
- Stats on looted items will now have more variability
- Weapons no longer decay when cloning and no longer can be insured
- Fixed the formula for decay based stat reduction for weapons/armor/vehicles
- Broken armor now offers no protection
- Statues, fountains, and street lamps should now have pickup/move/rotate radial menu options when dropped in a building
- Firework show packages are now functional
- Throwpillow schematic now has two additional variants
- Added functionality to treasure maps
- Mandalorian armor now has it's profession restrictions
Group/Guild
- Added player unity (marriage)
- Added /registerwithlocation command for those with the appropriate skill
- Adjusted the formula for secondary stat (strength, quickness, willpower) ham cost adjustment
- Players will no longer lose faction points if killed by a factional NPC. PvP deaths still cause faction point loss.
- It should no longer be possible to set an invalid skill title
- All species should now be able to learn and use all of the languages appropriate to them
- Newly created characters should now all start knowing the appropriate language skills
- Deleted characters can now be removed from friends list and structure permission lists
- It is no longer possible to place structures outside of planetary boundaries
- Structure damaged emails now include the planet name that the structure is on
- Player structures that run out of maintenance will now deduct funds from a players bank account (if present) prior to decaying
Travel
- Guilds can now be renamed
- Emails are now sent to guild members when a guild name changes, guild leader changes, or when a guild is disbanded
- Guild naming/renaming now properly checks the naming filter
- Guild leaders are now able to kick members from the guild management terminal
- /guildremove can now be used to kick other members
- Added nearest mission for group way point functionality
Misc
- Reduced vehicle repair prices
- A vehicle's name will now signify when it has been disabled
- Vehicles now have resists
- A vehicle can no longer be generated while indoors
- /purchaseticket can now be used to purchase round trip tickets or to purchase tickets for other departure locations
- /purchaseticket now requires one to be close to a travel ticket terminal
- It should no longer be possible for terrorists to destroy a shuttle
- Added /who command
- Added Veteran reward system
- Added /flashspeeder command usable by those who have selected the flash speeder as a veteran reward
- Color codes are now filtered out of item names during crafting and when vendors/bazaar sends in game mails
- Setting a way point name no longer toggles the way point
- General chat is now an auto joined chat channel
- When bait is lost while fishing, the rest of the stack will now be fresh
- It should no longer be possible to ignore chat from a staff character
- Added/improved more staff commands
Originally Posted by Lolindir
