What's new in TDM 2.00
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Version 1.09 of The Dark Mod has not been released yet.
Changes / Features / Issues fixed
- #2624: Buggy AI prop lantern (AI) (grayman)
- #3128: Movable Oil lamps behave strangely (Script/Def) (grayman)
- #3201: Replace D3 Heads (Models) (Springheel)
- #3209: Missing idMover::Events (Coding) (tels)
- #3217: Need script event to set text of objective (Objectives) (tels)
- #3223: Add ability for individual entities to randomly not spawn (Coding) (tels)
- #3232: add a way for scripts to query the TDM version (Script/Def) (tels)
- #3239: getRadius() script event is missing from lights (Script/Def) (tels)
- #3260: Change the way scriptEvents are declared (Coding) (greebo)
- #3264: Noshadows_lod_x spawnarg actually affects (x-1) LOD (Coding) (tels)
- #3271: add getDifficultyLevel() script event (Script/Def) (tels)
- #3277: Add getBoolKey() to scripting interface (Script/Def) (tels)
- #3282: add getShouldered(), getDragged() and getGrabbed() script events (Script/Def) (tels)
- #3285: atdm:ai_townsfolk_commoner has broken skin (Def / Setup) (tels)
- #3287: MapShutdown() is called twice during shutdown (Coding) (tels)
- #3288: add floor() and ceil() script events (Script/Def) (tels)
- #3290: When getting up, sitting AI might use the getting up from sleeping animation (AI) (grayman)
- #3291: AI play wrong vocal when drowning (AI) (grayman)
- #3292: Wrong objective level names in end mission screen (Design/Coding) (grayman)
- #3293: Water Impact sounds (Sound) (Springheel)
- #3294: Integrated Mission Downloader has inconsistent mission handling (for some missions) (Tweaking) (tels)
- #3297: There is no ko_script spawnarg for AI. (Design/Coding) (tels)
AI
- Builder default head replaced by new model (Springheel)
- Upgrades to Commoner mesh and textures; several new skins added (Springheel)
- Unarmed AI will flee if a they find a body (grayman)
- AI now react differently if they see someone killed vs finding the body later (grayman)
- Corrected a bug that caused a pair of AI to greet each other once, and then never again. (grayman)
Animations
- Updated walk animations (Arcturus)
- new zombie animations (Arcturus)
Entities/Skins/Models
Sounds
Coding
- Support for flying AI added (angua)
- Players can no longer hide in shadows created by objects they are carrying (Rebb)
- Bodies now make noise when they fall into water. (Springheel)
- AI will not be so easily killed (corrected combat settings that were modifying AI HP by -50 (!) on Normal setting). (Springheel)
Scripting Interface
The scripting interface has been greatly enhanced to make it more versatile:
- Script events need now only be declared on the SDK side (greebo).
- There are many new functions (tels):
- to modify objectives
- transform numbers (ceil(), floor(), getBoolKey())
- determine the difficulty level
- call functions when an AI is knocked out
- get the entity that the player drags, shoulders or has grabbed
Textures
Standalone TDM
- Four D3 heads replaced by new models (Springheel)
- D3 Zombie replaced by new mesh (greebo)
- Beggar model is completely updated to remove D3 parts (Springheel)
- Replacement spider sounds (Springheel)
