`find_potential_targets/perform` currently has a pretty bad self cost in
part due to it running a second "loop over everything in range" check to
find turrets and mechs. This doesn't drop it down by as much as I'd like
because it still needs `hearers`, it still shows up pretty high, but
this at least cuts out some unnecessary work.
Best case is likely to minimize work AIs need to do when there are no
players on their z-level, as there are a lot of calls from Lavaland.
## About The Pull Request
Consider this a continuation of
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/80202
~~It seems I missed a few.~~
Edit: Modified per request to handle this more broadly. If a pawn gets
`qdel`'d, the ai controller should be set to off and get removed from
the list of active controllers, and all their actions should be
canceled.
Also adds some qdeleted checks to `finish_action()`, which can still run
after the pawn gets qdeleted as part of the `CancelActions()` chain.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Less spurious CI failures.
## Changelog
Nothing player facing really.
## About The Pull Request
The PR that added crabs said crabs are now small creatures, and will
hunt tiny creatures. However, their targeting strategy was
`our_our_smaller`, so a group of crabs ended up eating each other. This
PR creates a new targeting strategy, and applies it to the crab AI.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Puts an end to crabbibalism.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Crabs will properly only target Tiny creatures
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
<details><summary>A bunch of the numerous CI issues </summary>
</details>
You can view the full list of them here
https://github.com/Skyrat-SS13/Skyrat-tg/actions/runs/7148986054/job/19470671408.
What seems to be happening is, the `ai_controller` `fire()`s, and at
some point the the `pawn` var has become null from qdeletion. Many of
the `SelectBehaviors()` procs make use of that var, and then try to
access it without any safeties whatsoever.
I believe it is mainly happening because of long `do_after()`s and other
procs that sleep.
This PR just adds those safeties. I probably didn't get them all, but
this should fix the ones I have seen in CI. There may be a better
solution to cover all future cases of this but I will wait on feedback
to proceed. See below comments:
---
I don't know if you would rather this to always be checked at the
controller level instead (or in `able_to_plan()` perhaps?) but I could
do that if it's wanted. I wasn't sure if there were certain things that
depended on `SelectBehaviors()` running for cleanup so I opted against
that.
On that note, shouldn't we just be qdeleting the `ai_controller` when
the pawn gets qdeleted? Is that not already happening? And if not, is
there a reason for it? That would probably be the best way to handle
it...
## Why It's Good For The Game
I would like to stop seeing so many random CI failures, wouldn't you?
## Changelog
🆑
fix: fixes some AI runtimes that were caused by the pawn becoming null
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
this pr refacotrs cleanbots into basic bots. also adds a new skillchip
for janitrs. this skillchip will allow janitors to communicate with
cleanbots and order them around, like pointing at something and telling
them to clean it. also now the cleanbot has an inbuilt mop which it will
use to smack mice and cockroaches
## Why It's Good For The Game
refactors cleanbots into basic bots and fixes them getting stuck
sometimes while patrolling. also janitors being able to order them
around can make them a bit more useful as tools for the janitor
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: cleanbots are refactored into basic bots. please report all
bugs
fix: fixes cleanbots getting stuck sometimes while patrolling
add: janitors get a new skillchip which allow them to communicate with
cleanbots
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
this pr transforms cats into basic pets! cats now have some new
behavior. they can carry fish and hunted mice in their mouths to deliver
it to kittens, and kittens will eat them.
if a kitten sees you holding food, it will point at you and meow loudly
until u give it the food.
becareful when putting male cats near each other, there is a small
chance they get into a heated argument and meow loudly at each other
until one of them flees.
also added a new small cat house for cats. cats will use these homes if
u build one near them (using 5 wood planks)
Chefs can craft the cake cat and breadcat. these are useful cats because
they can help the chef around in the kitchen. they will turn stoves and
grills off when food is ready, so they dont burn. and the cake cat will
help the chef decorate his donuts
## Why It's Good For The Game
refactors cats into basic mobs and gives them a deeper ai
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: cats are now basic pets. please report any bugs.
add: the cake cat and bread cat can now help the chef around in the
kitchen
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Finishing what https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/79513/
started, removes 'targetted' typo from code. Also updates the basic mob
guide with the new updated var names.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Typos bad. Accurate guides good.
## Changelog
🆑
code: gets rid of the rest of the instances of 'targetted' typo from
code
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
[Implements the backend required to make targeting datums
global](6901ead12e)
It's inconsistent with the rest of basic ai for these to have a high
degree of state, plus like, such a waste yaknow?
[Implements
GET_TARGETING_STRATEGY](d79c29134d)
Regexes used:
new.*(/datum/targetting_datum[^,(]*)\(*\)* -> GET_TARGETING_STRATEGY($1)
Renamed all instances of targetting to targeting (also targetting datum
-> targeting strategy)
I've used GET_TARGETING_STRATEGY at the source where the keys are
actually used, rather then in the listing. This works out just fine.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Not a misspelled name through the whole codebase, very slightly less
memory load for basically no downside (slight cpu cost maybe but not a
significant one.
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Co-authored-by: John Willard <53777086+JohnFulpWillard@users.noreply.github.com>
## About The Pull Request
refactors leapers into basic mobs and adds a new ability for wizards.
for 2 points wizards can buy their own leaper pet. they will get a
contract which lets them pick their pet's name and color
after they sign the contract they will get a frog statue which is used
to contain the leaper. players can use this statue to release or recall
the leaper into the statue. when its in the statue it will slowly regain
health or even revive from the dead, but if it gets gibbed then the
statue will be useless.
also adds a new ai behavior for leapers which lets them go swim in water
(and splash around) for a period of time. i gave this behavior to frogs
and crabs too
when riding the leaper, the players will get access to all its
abilities, it now has new abilities, it can create frog minions that
suicide bomb the enemies and it can also create a shower of poisonous
structures.
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/assets/138636438/931aa7b4-09f0-493f-bdb6-f3bdd0915b22
also when riding the leaper, players can point at walls near it so it
will destroy it. alternatively players can give commands to their
leapers to use abilities and to follow them if they are not riding it.
wizards cant be force dismounted from their frogs, and only wizards can
ride the frogs.
this also removes leapers from cytology as they now are much more
dangerous and have a new home
## Why It's Good For The Game
refactors leapers into basic mobs, and gives more gameplay opportunities
for wizards
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: leapers have been refactored into basic mobs please report any
bugs
add: wizards can now summon a leaper pet
removal: removes leapers from cytology
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
This PR converts the two trader mobs into basic mobs, these being the
basic debug trader that buys ectoplasm and sells ghost burgers, and Mr
Bones, who buys empty milk cartons and bones, and sells bone relate
paraphernalia.
Traders now use dynamic appearance generation. The old sprites still
exist as hallucinations, and as shop signs.
Trader UI is now summoned via `COMSIG_ATOM_ATTACK_HAND`, which properly
cancels the attack chain, so there is no longer need to put it on
Interact.
I kept most of the original behaviour, but moved them off into a
component. I have also cached all the images generated for the radials,
I hope I have not overengineered it. I have also created a new datum,
which stores the trader's wares, needs, and speech patterns.
Admins can put the component along with the trader data on any living
mobs with an AI controller, turning them into traders. Keep in mind that
most AI has random idle movement, meaning they have a chance to walk
off, closing your trader radial.
The trader AI consists of the following, first, when a trader sees
someone, they will deploy their shop, if one does not already exists.
The shop consists of a chair, and a holographic sign. If you attack
them, they will chase you with their weapons, and then return to their
chair when victorious. If the chair is somehow destroyed, they will
create a new shop when they see a new potential customer.
Mr Bones uses a variant of the AI, where they will run at you, and
deploy their shop when they reach you. I call this the jumpscare
variant. Below you can see me getting actually jumpscared because Mr
Bones has stepped on a yelling frog when I opened the maintenance door.
I have also made an element that toggles an ai controlled combat mode
when it gains a target, and when it loses it. I am using it to make
Traders unable to trade while they are trying to kill a robber. To aid
this, I a have made
`/datum/ai_controller/proc/sig_remove_from_blackboard` send the
`COMSIG_AI_BLACKBOARD_KEY_CLEARED` signal, in case the trader kills a
mob that deletes itself on death. This means I could remove a signup
`/datum/component/appearance_on_aggro` was doing towards Qdeleting.
Below you can see Mr Bones shooting me with candy corn.
Traders actually only shoot you until you are conscious, so I survived
here in crit. Most mobs don't have crit state, so they just die, so I am
sticking by this voice line.
Thank you @CoiledLamb for help with the sale sign!
## Why It's Good For The Game
Two more mobs off the list. The AI and Componentized behaviours allows
us to set up new kind of traders.
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Traders are basic mobs now. Please alert us of any strange
behaviours!
code: If there is only one option, radial lists will autopick it. This
behaviour can be turned off via a new argument.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Converts wraith constructs to basic mobs. The last of the "mainline"
constructs, though there's still one to go after this.
Wraiths are pretty much the same as they've always been - speedy
constructs that pack a bit of a punch, built around doing hit-and-run
tactics with their ability to ethereal jaunt. Notably, I've converted
their ability to recharge their jaunts with attacks into a new
component, `recharging_attacks`. This can be placed on any basic mob to
let them recharge a cooldown action by landing hits, which could
possibly be useful in the future.
NPC wraiths are pretty straightforward, with a twist - they will always
chase down and beat to death the lowest-hp mob they can see. Happening
upon one of these while wounded will end very badly! While I originally
wanted them to be more flighty and use hit-and-run tactics, I couldn't
figure out a way to do this that didn't look kind of silly and make them
less effective overall.
In addition to the wraiths, I've done some much-needed cleanup to basic
constructs as a whole, improving some things and covering some things I
missed along the way.
- Ectoplasm drop types from constructs is now properly based on their
theme. I _believe_ I've done this in a way that will pass unit tests
this time, but we'll see if my local tests were being honest with me.
- Player-controlled constructs now attack faster. I didn't realize that
being basic mobs capped them to attacking once every 2 seconds, which is
a gigantic nerf over the simple animal version. I cut this to just 1
second, which should be much closer to how it originally was.
- Artificers actually seek out and heal the most damaged ally they can
find, instead of the least damaged. Turns out the sort was doing the
exact opposite order from what I thought, which became much more obvious
when using the same targeting behavior on wraiths.
- I put the PR number in the juggernaut update script, which I somehow
missed on that one.
- Removed the extraneous "noncult" construct subtypes that didn't do
anything. The Artificer one, which does something, is still around.
## Why It's Good For The Game
For the same reasons as the previous three. 5 more simple animals gone,
and only one construct to go until I can nuke simple constructs from the
codebase entirely. Other than that, the new component could possibly
come in handy in future designs, and the NPC behavior should hopefully
be a little scary - even if just a little.
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Wraith constructs have been converted to the basic mob
framework. NPC wraiths are now extra cruel and will attack the
lowest-health mob they can see at any given time. Make sure this isn't
you! Please report any bugs.
fix: Artificers and juggernauts no longer attack significantly more
slowly than intended.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
First and foremost, converts all Nanotrasen simplemobs into basic mobs.
To avoid messy and redundant code, or god forbid, making Nanotrasen mobs
a subtype of Syndicate ones, I've made Syndicate, Russian, and
Nanotrasen mobs all share a unified "Trooper" parent. This should have
no effect on their behaviors, but makes things much easier to extend
further in the future.
While most of this PR is pretty cut-and-dry, I've done a couple notable
things. For one, all types of ranged trooper will now avoid friendly
fire, instead of shooting their friends in the back. Even the Russians
have trigger discipline.
I've also created a new AI subtree that allows mobs to call for
reinforcements. I've hopefully made this easy to extend, but the
existing version works as follows:
- A mob with this subtree that gains a target that is also a mob will
call out to all mobs within 15 tiles.
- If they share a faction, mobs receiving the call will have the target
added to their retaliate list, and have a new key set targeting the
calling mob.
- If they have the correct subtree in their AI controller, called-to
mobs will then run over to help out.
Sadly, this behavior is currently used only by a few completely unused
Nanotrasen mobs, so in practice it will not yet be seen.
Finally, I've fixed a minor issue where melee Russian mobs punch people
to death despite holding a knife. They now use the proper effects for
stabbing instead of punching.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Removes 8 more simple animals from the list.
As said above, making all "trooper" type mobs share a common parent cuts
down on code reuse, ensures consistency of behavior, and makes it much
easier to add new troopers not affiliated with these groups. I expect
that I'll make pirates share this same parent next.
The new "reinforcements" behavior, though extremely powerful, opens up
exciting new opportunities in the future. There aren't many existing
behaviors that allow basic mobs to work _together_ in interesting ways,
and I think adding some enemy teamwork could be fun.
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Hostile Nanotrasen mobs now use the basic mob framework. This
should make them a little smarter and more dangerous. Please report any
bugs.
fix: Russian mobs will now actually use those knives they're holding.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Really getting into the meat of the constructs now. Artificers have
become basic mobs.
On the whole, this was a pretty rote conversion, with no significant
gameplay changes other than the switch to using healing hands rather
than a unique heal ability. The player experience as an artificer is
more or less identical.
The _interesting_ part comes with the AI for the seldom-used "hostile"
variant. Hostile artificers, being squishy and laughably weak, are now a
dedicated "medic" role for constructs. They will perform triage, always
seeking the most wounded construct (or shade!) to give healing to. They
will not attack at all, but they _will_ flee with great speed if
attacked and not busy healing. If they are healing another construct,
they will remain even if they are beaten to death.
I've added some more AI functionality that may come in handy in the
future, and done some refactoring to keep things from getting out of
hand:
- A planning subtree for finding targets that will always select the
most heavily wounded living target that the mob can see (or rather, the
one with the least health). Useful again for medical triage, or for
making a particularly cruel mob that always attacks whoever is easiest
to kill. I plan to use this for NPC wraith constructs when I convert
them.
- Targeting datums can now check a blackboard key to see if they should
only target wounded mobs. This is particularly useful for "medic" type
mobs such as this one.
- I've refactored the "minimum stat" behavior of targeting datums to be
stored in a blackboard key. This removes the need to have unique
subtypes for each different minimum stat we might want. Which... for the
most part, weren't even used, leading to proliferation of several
completely identical targeting datums in a bunch of different files.
Hopefully this change will make things cleaner.
In addition, this PR fixes a pair of bugs from #78807 that I didn't
catch:
- Healing constructs can now actually heal shades. Turns out I forgot to
add the correct biotype.
- Healing hands, when set to print the target's remaining health, no
longer does so as a visible message.
The one thing I didn't do that I kind of wanted to is make NPC
artificers heal themselves when wounded and not busy doing something
else, but it ended up being kind of annoying to make a mob willingly
target itself. NPC artificers never had this behavior before, so I
consider it okay, but maybe I'll circle back to it later.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Another basic conversion, another 5 items off the checklist. Very little
should change in-game, though I think the new NPC AI could make for
interesting challenges in ruins or bitrunning or something.
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Artificer constructs have been converted to the basic mob
framework. This should change very little about them, but please report
any bugs. NPC artificers are now smarter, and will focus on healing
nearby wounded constructs - if you see them, take them out first!
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
this adds a new item for traitor botanists they can buy for 4 tc. it
releases smoke which hypnotizes bees to follow ur every command, it can
be used on a single bee or it can be used on a hive to hypnotize all the
bees who live there. u can command the bees to enter or exit their
beehive, and u can also command them to spiral around u where they will
follow u and swirl around u to confuse whichever opponent u are
fighting, and u can also command them to attack people. the bee smoker
comes with some fuel but u can recharge it by putting cannabis into it.
the stronger the weed the more fuel it will provide
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/assets/138636438/18c9a350-8e24-4c49-abfa-dffb7622502f
## Why It's Good For The Game
adds a traitor item which gives a new gameplay alternative for botanist
and pacifist players. also i noticed the pet targetting datum was using
some copy paste code so i made it a subtpye of the basic targetting
datum
## Changelog
🆑
add: added a new syndicate item - the bee smoker
/🆑
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Co-authored-by: MrMelbert <51863163+MrMelbert@users.noreply.github.com>
## About The Pull Request
Saw this in CI.
~~Quick fix for it--because turrets are not mobs trying to call this
proc on them will runtime. So let's give them their own implementation
of the proc.~~ Just kidding, let's refactor faction checking entirely
## Why It's Good For The Game
Fixes an issue with basic mob AI targeting and turrets.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: basic mobs will no longer runtime when trying to check the faction
of a porta turret
refactor: faction checking is now done at the atom/movable level
/🆑
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Co-authored-by: san7890 <the@san7890.com>
## About The Pull Request
We accidentally lost this behaviour when we converted goats to basic
mobs.
_Formerly_ (and now again) goats had a 0.5% chance per second to simply
decide to attack you for no reason at all.
While attacking you they also have a 10% chance per second to get bored
of doing that and stop.
Additionally, we were outputting a fluff message every time you attacked
a goat which would spam chat if you were trying to fist fight each
other. I added a 20 second cooldown onto it.
As is often the case, implementing this led me down a bit of a rabbit
hole.
We were previously bypassing faction checks via a mixture of flags on AI
behaviours and blackboard keys.
I have moved this _entirely_ to the blackboard now, rather than making
targetting subtypes just to skip faction checks.
This entails having one blackboard key which is "by default do we care
about factions?" and another which is "are we currently ignoring
factions for some other reason?"
Retaliatory AI will generally enable the second flag, so you can get
pissed off at someone you would usually not mind hanging out with if
they start something with you. Certain mobs which want to hunt other
mobs but not be hunted in return just ignore factions entirely all the
time and use the former.
The upshot of this is that the default behaviour for expected default
retaliatory AI shouldn't require you to set any specific kind of
targetting datum and will Just Work.
In a similar vein because I was touching largely the same mobs I made
the "flee when injured" component apply its "don't flee because not
injured" flag instantly upon application rather than needing to manually
set it in the blackboard definition, so that also Just Works.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Pete's anger management training has worn off, and he will once
again sometimes pick a fight with you for absolutely no reason.
qol: Attacking a goat will not spam messages so frequently.
/🆑
---------
Co-authored-by: san7890 <the@san7890.com>
## About The Pull Request
Now we can make basic mobs with hands easily so I did, they don't
actually use their hands for anything with AI.
In the future we can come back and share the monkey AI where they pick
up items to hit people with, but frankly few weapons are more deadly
than a gorilla's fists.
IIRC I didn't really change their behaviour much, this is mostly just a
straight conversion. Main difference is that they will prioritise eating
nearby bananas and fruit salads over punching people.
When I make these conversions nowadays I need to decide between "does
this attack at the speed that it did as an NPC mob or the speed it did
as a player?"
I am arbitrarily deciding that gorillas are usually not players and
electing for the former, but tell me if you disagree.
I also made "show basic inhand sprites" into a component shared by
Gorillas, Drones, and Dextrous Guardians (all also now available to
become basic, once I get around to it),
And I added an AI behaviour to run a basic emote. This is similar but
different to "random speech", which kind of sucks and needs rewriting
anyway.
Gorillas don't speak, only ooga.
## Why It's Good For The Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npuuTBlEb1U
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Gorillas now use the basic mob framework. Please report any
unusual side effects.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
This PR does three things:
- Fixes fleeing, I broke it in a recent PR so mobs would walk to a
location then sort of stand there doing nothing. This is due to using
`>=` instead of `>`.
- Makes lobstrosities stop running and charge at you more responsively
(when they detect they can charge).
- Inverts the `BB_BASIC_MOB_FLEEING` blackboard key to
`BB_BASIC_MOB_STOP_FLEEING` so that the default behaviour is "to perform
the behaviour that you put on the mob" instead of to not do that.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Makes commonly used behaviour work properly.
Removes footgun we hand to ai developers.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Cowardly mobs will consistently run away from you instead of
getting tired and just sort of standing there after an initial burst of
movement.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
ice demons are now basic mobs. they still have their behavior where they
can teleport around the player, run away from him and shoot him. they
now also have a new ability they will only use when they are on their
last legs, they will spawn weak and slow afterimage clones of
theirselves to attack the player. damaging these clones will also damage
the original ice demons. ice demons can also now be very easily
countered as they are very afraid of fires. they will run away from you
if they see u holding a lit torch/flare/welding tool and while running
away they will freeze the floors around them to try to slip u to stop u
from chasing them. ice demons now also get a new unique trophy! this
trophy will summon 2 friendly spirits that will help you kill ur target,
but these spirits will dissappear after a very short while.
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/assets/138636438/6a48fb15-f447-441a-91c6-48ca120dc22c
## Why It's Good For The Game
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: ice demons have been refactored into basic mbos. please report
any bugs
add: ice demons now have a unique trophy
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Hey there,
This just refactors sloths to the basic mob framework. Nothing new
should be added beyond them seeming a bit more sluggish and being a bit
smarter about the fights they pick/running away.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Three more subtypes off the list, we are now sub-200 simple animals left
to refactor. If people want to play catch with their sloth it should be
much easier to fit that in now.
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Sloths are now basic mobs, however their overall sluggish
behavior shouldn't have changed much- let us know if anything is broken.
/🆑
AI dogs with the dog controller behaviour will flee from a target with
tongs in hand.
Untested because I literally cannot play byond.
## Why It's Good For The Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXIAZtwvgz0
## Changelog
🆑 oranges
add: Dogs now react to centrist grillers more realistically
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Raw Prophet and Armsy had fun stuff going on and merited their own PRs,
but the rest of these guys are basically just statblocks with abilities
so I converted them all at once.
Rust Walkers are present in a ruin and so have new AI which will
actually use their abilities. They rust the area around where they spawn
and throw their rust blast at people.
I also gave Flesh Stalkers AI even though nobody has put them in a map
because I thought it would be cool. This adds an AI behaviour where if
they're not doing anything else they will turn into an animal and chill
until someone's been around them for a bit, before attacking. They will
also use EMP almost immediately upon performing their ambush, which
kills the lights in that room. Spooky!
To support this I needed to make some changes to let AI continue
processing and targetting correctly while shapeshifted.
I didn't give Maids or Ash Spirits AI because they'd be really boring.
Other changes:
I made the maid in the mirror flicker when it takes examine damage
because the `visible_message` says it does but despite having the power,
nobody made it actually flicker...
## Why It's Good For The Game
No more simple mob heretic summons.
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Rust Walkers, Ash Spirits, Flesh Stalkers, and The Maid in the
Mirror now use the basic mob framework. Please report any unusual
behaviour.
/🆑
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Co-authored-by: MrMelbert <51863163+MrMelbert@users.noreply.github.com>
## About The Pull Request
I remembered today that blob code is ass, especially blob spores.
There's still a lot to improve but I cleaned up _some_ of it by
converting these mobs.
Now they use a newer framework and more signal handling as compared to
circular references.
I _expect_ the behaviour here to largely be the same as it was or
similar. I haven't added anything fancy or new.
This is a reasonably big PR but at least all of the files are small?
Everything here touched every other thing enough that it didnt make
sense to split up sorry.
Other things I did in code:
- Experimented with replacing the `mob/blob` subtype with a component.
Don't know if this is genius or stupid.
- AI subtree which just walks somewhere. We've used this behaviour a lot
but never given it its own subtree.
- Blob Spores and Zombies are two different mobs now instead of being
one mob which just changes every single one of its properties.
- Made a few living defence procs call super, because the only thing
super does was send a signal and we weren't doing that for no reason.
Also added a couple extra signals for intercepts we did not have.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Blob spores will respond to rallies more reliably (it won't runtime
every time they try and pathfind).
fix: Blobbernaut pain animation overlays should align with the direction
the mob is facing instead of always facing South
refactor: Blob spores, zombies, and blobbernauts now all use the basic
mob framework. They should work the same, but please report any issues.
/🆑
---------
Co-authored-by: MrMelbert <51863163+MrMelbert@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: san7890 <the@san7890.com>
## About The Pull Request
basic mobs can check for friends in the way before firing a attack. if
they find someone in the way they will try to adjust their position so
their friends dont get hit by the projectiles
## Why It's Good For The Game
nice optional feature people can put on the monsters they create
## Changelog
🆑
add: added ranged attack friendly fire checks for basic mobs. minebots
and hivebots will now try to avoid shooting their friends
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Fixes#71330
The brimdemon was basically already perfect (well, it has a novel means
of attacking) so I didn't get too fancy with this one, it's _largely_
just a straightforward conversion.
Following this change it's a little slower to back off, but better at
lining up with people in order to blast them. Additionally, its beam is
now a mob ability so you can give it to other mobs if you so desire.
Because I can't help doing a _little_ tinkering, Brimdemons now explode
2.5 seconds after they die, after a brief warning animation.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Simple mobs must die
## Changelog
🆑
add: Brimdemon corpses release an explosion shortly after death, just to
keep you on your toes.
refactor: Brimdemons now use the basic mob framework which (should)
improve their pathfinding somewhat. Please bug report any unusual
behaviour.
admin: The brimdemon's beam ability can be given to any mob, for your
Binding of Isaac event
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
I like for things that mobs do to be consistent regardless of whether
they are controlled by a player or by the AI.
One big offender of this is the melee behaviour cooldown. Basic mobs
piloted by AI have arbitrary melee attack cooldowns which are not
reflected when they are controlled by players who can generally attack
much faster (but in _two_ instances, slower).
To remedy this I added `melee_attack_cooldown` as a var on
`living/basic` (sinful) and the ai now uses NextMove to not click too
often, meaning that players can only bite things as often as the AI can
and also that if you VV the cooldown it can speed the AI up (or slow it
down) as well as a player.
This also gets rid of a lot of subtypes of that datum, as we mostly made
them to change the cooldown.
I also hunted down a few places where there was behaviour placed inside
an AI behaviour which wasn't easily replicable by a player piloting the
same mob, preferably a player should be able to do everything that the
AI can.
Fixing this was largely a simple case of moving code from
`ai_behaviour/melee_attack/perform` to `basic/mob_subtype/melee_attack`
and also adding an element for one thing shared by three different mobs.
Strictly speaking I didn't need the element that much because a player
is perfectly capable of clicking on something they attack to drag it,
but it's nice for it to be automatic?
## Why It's Good For The Game
If you see a mob do something then you should also be able to do it.
Mobs shouldn't have significantly different capabilities when controlled
by a player (aside from usually being smarter).
## Changelog
🆑
balance: Player-controlled basic mobs attack as fast as those mobs can
when controlled by the AI
balance: Player-controlled Faithless can paralyse people they attack,
like the AI does
balance: Player-controlled Star Gazers (if an admin felt like making
one) apply the star mark on attack and deal damage to everything around
them, like the AI does
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
basic mobs retaliate targeting would try to target players that they
cant attack anymore,
## Why It's Good For The Game
fixes basic mobs retaliate targeting would try to target players that
they cant attack anymore,
## Changelog
🆑
fix: basic mobs retaliate targetting now selects targets they can attack
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Removes the "overwatch" ability from Watchers, allowing them to use
their "look away" ability at any health threshold instead (but only if
it's been fighting you for at least 5 seconds or if you attack it).
Drops the cooldown on the gaze a little bit to compensate.
Also fixes some weird behaviour I noticed while testing:
- It won't cancel its own ability by trying to back away from you.
- It will look at you when it shoots you.
## Why It's Good For The Game
I was cooking too hard with this one.
- Two abilities overcomplicates what are supposed to be a pretty simple
mob you fight in packs.
- It wasn't obvious what you were actually supposed to do when
targetted.
- Doing it wrong could be very punishing in groups.
- Doing it _right_ was still kind of unexciting.
This is an ability to give to an elite, not a random trash mob.
## Changelog
🆑
balance: Watchers will no longer put you at gunpoint.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
the burst attacks wasnt working because a cooldown in the ranged
component qwas added recently. this now moves the burst attacks option
to the component itself so even sapiant player mobs can use these burst
ranged attacks
## Why It's Good For The Game
fix basic mobs ranged burst attacks
## Changelog
🆑
fix: basic mobs can now use ranged burst attacks
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Transforms the minebots into basic robots. You can now command these
minebots to extract minerals for you. To activate automated mining mode,
simply instruct them with the command "mine." They will then proceed to
autonomously mine walls and gather ores. If you wish to make the bot
deposit all the collected ores, use the command "drop." Alternatively,
you can leave it in collection mode, and it will gather all the ores you
mine. Additionally, the bot now responds to several more commands; you
can instruct it to follow you, toggle its lights on or off by saying
"lights." In attack mode, it refrains from mining or collecting ores but
will engage in combat alongside you. If it detects you as deceased or
unconscious, it will alert all miners, request assistance, and relay
your coordinates via the mining communication channel. to power it on u
will need to feed it any type of ore first so it may listen to ur
commands
## Why It's Good For The Game
makes the non sapiant minebots more useful
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: the minebots have been refactored please report any bugs
add: minebots can now mine walls and collect ores automatically and they
will alert everyone if they find u dead
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
if the victim is outside the shooting distance the mob will go through
an endless cycle of finding the target and deleting the target instead
of chasing them
## Why It's Good For The Game
fix basic ranged mobs not chasing the targets
## Changelog
🆑
fix: basic ranged mobs will now chase victims
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
This one is a double feature because Watchers and Basilisks share the
same typepath. You might see a couple more of those.
As is tradition I decided to fuck with them rather than just port them.
Here's what's up.
**Basilisks**
- Have a new soulless sprite which looks less like a living blue hedge.
- Walk at you and shoot you while you are not in range (just like
before).
- Become supercharged if they become "heated" by lava, lasers, or
temperature weapons. This was a feature they also previously had but
they would never encounter lava, so now it also works if you use the
wrong gun on them.
- Lose their supercharge if you cool them down.
- Otherwise pretty normal mobs.
**Watchers**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOq_Bf78k5A
Here's a traditional video of me intentionally getting hit by mechanics
(trust me its definitely on purpose)
- They glow emmissively a little bit so you can see them from further
away.
- Their eyes light up about 0.5 seconds before they are able to shoot at
you.
- No longer melee attack, instead try to stay out of melee.
- Will occasionally put you into "Overwatch", meaning they will shoot
you rapidly if you move or act while they're staring at you for a brief
time period (after which you become immune for 12 seconds, and during
which other watchers will play fair and stop shooting at you).
- If they start taking damage they will also start using their "Gaze"
attack, look away or suffer some kind of negative effect!
- - Normal watcher gaze flashes and confuses you.
- - Magmawing watcher gaze obviously burns (and briefly stuns) you.
- - Icewing watcher gaze freezes you and throws you backwards.
- Magnetically attract and eat diamonds. They also used to do this, but
just if they happened to coincidentally walk past some.
**Other accompanying changes**
All basic mobs will now adopt the "stop gliding" trait if they get
slowed down too much.
I moved behaviour for "fire a projectile from this atom" into a helper
proc because I was using it in three places and I will probably use it
in more places. There are probably other places in the existing code
which could be using this.
I think I made the basic mob melee attack forecast default a little more
forgiving, they were fucking me up too much and I am the playtester.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Another one off the list.
New tricks for old dogs.
Framework for making mobs with ranged attacks "fairer" (you can see when
they are ready to shoot you).
More (hopefully) versatile AI behaviours which we will reuse later (I
hope I'm not duplicating one someone already made).
If our players "enjoy" them enough we can give more mobs "don't look at
me" mechanics.
Removes some soul sprites.
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Basilisks and Watchers now use the basic mob framework. Please
bug report any unusual behaviour.
sprite: Basilisks have new sprites.
add: Basilisks will go into a frenzy if heated by energy weapons or
temperature beams as well as by lava.
add: Watcher eyes will be illuminated briefly when they are ready to
fire at you.
add: Watchers can now briefly put you into "Overwatch" and penalise you
for moving while they can see you.
add: Wounded watchers will occasionally punish players who look at them.
balance: Unusual watcher variants are more likely to appear.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
i have refactored ice whelps into basic mobs. They are now the artistic
sort as theyll mark their territory by seeking out icy rocks and carve
out statues of theirselves using their claws to serve as a warning to
players/animals that this is dragon turf and theyll also go out of their
way to burn any trees in vicinity just for the hell of it. they are now
gruesome cannibals if they find a corpse of one of their kin near them
theyll go eat it for nurishment. AS for combat, they have a new ability
which allows them to release fire in all directions however theyll only
use this ability once their enraged meter is full. to make it fair ive
given them a new component which allows them to telegraph abilities and
only do them after a delay so players can react in time for it.
## Why It's Good For The Game
basic mob refactor
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: ice whelps have been refactored to basic mobs
add: ice whelps have a new dangerous ability which theyll use once their
enraged meter is full
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Atomised change from a different PR I am working on.
This changes the basic mob ranged attacks element into a component so
that it can also track an attack cooldown on the mob, preventing it from
firing until the cooldown is complete.
This was possible with simple mobs but wasn't kept going forwards when
converting things to basic ones.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Ideally player and mob behaviour should be unified as much as is
realistically possible. Currently mobs which are designed to fire a
powerful weapon slowly can blast as rapidly as the click cooldown if
placed under control of a player, which is not ideal.
This isn't currently aligned for melee attacks either but I will look at
that later.
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Player-controlled basic mobs with ranged attacks can now only fire
about as fast as AI-controlled ones.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Hey there,
I've personally fallen for this stupid thing twice (in #77503 and #75627
(d3575161ca)), so I decided to spend a few
hours to crack out a unit test to ensure that I (and no one else) falls
for this stupid thing again.
Let me know if there's a smarter way to code something like this, but I
couldn't figure out a better way to accomodate the current framework and
be as agnostic to certain oddities as possible.
## Why It's Good For The Game
Catches stuff like this:
```txt
[2023-08-11 21:10:04.019] FAILURE #1: The mob Garden Gnome does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #2: The mob the morph does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #3: The mob the guard spiderling (946) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #4: The mob the ambush spiderling (255) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #5: The mob the scout spiderling (375) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #6: The mob the flesh spiderling (337) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #7: The mob the hunter spiderling (869) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #8: The mob the nurse spiderling (629) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #9: The mob the tangle spiderling (19) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #10: The mob the broodmother spiderling (855) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #11: The mob the viper spiderling (519) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #12: The mob the tarantula spiderling (963) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
- FAILURE #13: The mob the spiderling (100) does not have ANY instances of TRAIT_SUBTREE_REQUIRED_ELEMENT, but has a planning subtree (/datum/ai_planning_subtree/target_retaliate/to_flee) that requires it! at code/modules/unit_tests/ensure_subtree_element.dm:45
```
(ignore the part about gnomes and morphs, this was an earlier version of
the unit test. everything else was relevant and is fixed)
## Changelog
🆑
fix: Growing spiders will now retaliate against you like they were
always meant to.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
whoops missed an `!` and didn't test the code
fixes#77444fixes#77449
## Changelog
🆑
fix: fixed basic mobs freezing up when in melee range of a target
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Goliath's sand digging behaviour could potentially target a turf that's
actually unreachable by the goliath, e.g.
```
G#
#T
```
where G - goliath # - wall T - target turf. fixed that, but i think
there could be something easier here, maybe instead grabbing turfs in
goliath's `view()`? unsure
The component goliaths use to telegraph their attacks
(`basic_mob_attack_telegraph`) casts a `do_after()` to perform the
attack, but it was not actually checking for the target staying in melee
range, as it was using the source goliath as both `user` and `target`,
so it didn't actually care at all for the target. Implemented an
`extra_checks` to `Adjacent()` since that's the closest we get for melee
range shenanigans I suppose
This still allows the source basicmob to attack the target if the target
moves around the source basicmob.
`!`Goliaths were also able to summon tentacles on a target that moved
into cover and still stayed in the `find_potential_targets` target
range. Which meant more wallhacks. This was a thing for the base
`find_potential_targets`, meaning that every basic mob using it was a
dirty haxxor (or very vengeful). Fixed that by making
`find_potential_targets` also check for `can_see()` before proceeding
further down `find_potential_targets/perform()`. `!` The only exception
to this check currently are bileworms.
`!`Goliath tentacles were not spawning in mineral turfs as their
`Initialize()` checked for closed turfs before handling mineral turf
mining. Fixed that as well.
## Why It's Good For The Game
## Changelog
🆑
fix: fixed goliaths digging sand that they can't actually reach (behind
windows or inbetween closed turfs)
fix: fixed goliaths melee attacking their target despite the target
running away from goliath melee range
fix: fixed goliath tentacles not spawning in mineral turfs
fix: fixed goliaths summoning tentacles on targets that moved behind
cover but stayed in their targeting range. this applies for most basic
mobs, really, so if any basic mob was targeting you despite you hauling
ass behind cover, they shouldn't anymore
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
I'm slowly chipping away at mining mobs. These ones also got some new
sprites because the old ones were a bit weird except when facing South.
Arctic Lobstrosities are now hairy to give them a little more visual
distinction from Lavaland ones.
In terms of behaviour, they're now a little faster and can charge you
from further away.
They will _only_ attack players who are incapacitated in some way
(primarily from being hit by their charge, but could be from a Goliath
or something too) and will otherwise keep their distance until they can
charge again. They move slower for a short duration after charging
though, so you have time to slap them a bit.
If a Lobstrosity downs you then it will try to snip off one of your
arms, then retreat in order to eat it.
Obviously nobody likes losing an arm, but this does give you an
opportunity to get away while it is distracted? Funnily enough the way
our health system works means that sometimes losing that arm actually
takes you out of soft crit so you can stumble back to the station for a
replacement (or try to wrestle yours back?)
All of these things are achievable also by a player if you make one
sapient, they will pull arms off mobs they attack which are in crit and
can eat arms if they see them lying around if they want.
I added an element to let you dismember people with your bare hands,
maybe someone evil can use it to add a beheading attack some day.
Here's a video of their new behaviours:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eKxsH7hD7Q
## Why It's Good For The Game
Gives mobs more character.
Reduces our list of frozen simple mobs.
Replaces some ugly side sprites.
Medbay enrichment?
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Lobstrosities are now basic mobs and have different AI
behaviour. Please report anything which seems like it shouldn't be
happening.
add: Lobstrosities will now only opportunistically attack things they
have knocked over with their charge, and are otherwise timid.
add: Lobstrosities are hungry for fingers and will steal one of your
arms if they defeat you in combat, although this gives you time to crawl
away.
sprite: New sprites for Lobstrosities.
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Title
## Why It's Good For The Game
It bothered me
## Changelog
🆑 Licks-The-Crystal
spellcheck: Corrected a large quantity of spelling, grammatical and
phrasing errors with Exploration Drone content.
/🆑
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Co-authored-by: tattle <66640614+dragomagol@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Zephyr <12817816+ZephyrTFA@users.noreply.github.com>
## About The Pull Request
the bear now a basic and he have a new behaviers. the bear now can go to
climbed the trees! he will looked for a tree to climbing and if he
founded a tree he will go climb him. also the bear now love honey he
will look for a bee hives to stole the honey from it so botanists must
be care. the bear will drag the honey behind him so u must chased him to
get the honey back again
## Why It's Good For The Game
the bear is a basic now so he and have more behavier for more depth
mechanis
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: the bear is a basic now. please report any bugs
add: the bear will climb trees and search honey
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Adds a `dog_fashion` for the stick of butter.(screenshot is outdated as
Lisa won't have butter no more)
Also cleans up dog.dm because it was SHIT and FUCK and MY FUCKING GOD
TWO INITIALIZE()s TWO TIMES IN A SINGLE FILE WHAT IN THE GODDAMN
Most noticeably, Lisa properly won't wear any hats, and puppies properly
can't wear head/back items (by just removing those item slots from the
strip/equip menu. if some admeme wants to fumble around they may still
equip shit there. but otherwise for a normal player those slots are
inaccessible).
Basic mobs now also send signals when they run
`appear_dead`/`appear_alive` procs, which corgis hook into to update
their dead fashion overlays.
The side-effect of getting that to work is that dogs (and any basic mob
that uses `play_dead` ai behavior) are so good at feigning death, that
they fool medical HUDs and other related things. They're just that good.
There's a bunch of other things involved and I was mostly just being
angry at the state of the file so I'll check back when I gather all
things changed.
## Why It's Good For The Game
https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/assets/75863639/b34589cb-94d6-4b80-bf0f-1814c08da100
## Changelog
🆑
add: dog with a butter on 'em
add: dead dog with da butter on 'em (dogs feigning death are so good at
it, they appear dead to medical HUDs and other things)
add: Nars-Ian now can revive from the dead if he consumes a pet
fix: fixes dog fashion items with no speech modifiers set making dressed
up corgis unable to perform their speech or emote behaviors
fix: fixes old Ian losing his mobility ride when shaved with a razor
fix: fixes pets not dropping their collar when gibbed
fix: butter don't go on Lisa and corgi puppies (Lisa won't wear hats and
corgi puppies can't wear hats and back slot items)
/🆑
## About The Pull Request
Exactly what it reads on the tin. As a bonus, they will flee from
attacking targets, hunt tiny critters (crabs are now small-sized) and
actually move sideways (it's an element that covers both client and
basic movement)
## Why It's Good For The Game
Another simple to basic mob refactor.
## Changelog
🆑
refactor: Crabs refactored into basic mobs. They now hunt tiny critters
and flee from attackers.
fix: Fixed crabs not crab-walking.
/🆑
