What's new in TDM 2.00

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Version 2.00 of The Dark Mod has not been released yet.

Changes / Features / Issues fixed

  • #578: falling on a lowering platform doesn't properly subtract the relative velocity, so you get more hurt than you should (Design/Coding) (grayman)
  • #1104: Gas arrows leak through glass and doors (AI) (grayman)
  • #1184: Glass doors - spawnarg to disable portal closing (Mapping) (grayman)
  • #1188: Target entity for easy changing of AI sound loss on portals (Mapping) (grayman)
  • #2416: Sleeping AI can fall through the ground when they wake up (AI) (grayman)
  • #2527: Give weapons to archers (AI) (grayman)
  • #2533: Archers run into player at melee range (AI) (grayman)
  • #2624: Buggy AI prop lantern (AI) (grayman)
  • #2752: Changing AIs from neutral to enemies during game does not work unless the AIs bump into each other. (AI) (grayman)
  • #2829: Flashbombs should reduce AI hearing as well. (AI) (grayman)
  • #2924: AI react too fast to missing objects (AI) (grayman)
  • #2925: AI should look at target when warning (AI) (grayman)
  • #2953: Add _Propogated_ material-specific bounce sounds to ragdolls (Coding) (Springheel)
  • #2964: Combat: Enemy AI get stuck after hitting each other once (AI) (grayman)
  • #3009: Blocking AI in chair traps them in place (AI) (grayman)
  • #3042: Open visportals do not propagate sound loss to player. (Sound System) (grayman)
  • #3100: Having an unaccessible path_flee_point breaks AI fleeing behavior (AI) (grayman)
  • #3128: Movable Oil lamps behave strangely (Script/Def) (grayman)
  • #3140: Use "taking fire" soundshader when AI hit by arrows (AI) (grayman)
  • #3166: After putting away sword AI still uses weapon_idle (Coding) (grayman)
  • #3182: Idle animations can interrupt idle barks. (AI) (grayman)
  • #3201: Replace D3 Heads (Models) (Springheel)
  • #3202: Mute AI can engage in greetings (AI) (grayman)
  • #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)
  • #3228: Adding Sound loss on regular visportals (Sound System) (grayman)
  • #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)
  • #3258: Stealth score doesn't include arrow alerts? (Coding) (grayman)
  • #3260: Change the way scriptEvents are declared (Coding) (greebo)
  • #3263: snd_opened does not work on sliding doors (Coding) (grayman)
  • #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)
  • #3278: Snow particle effect dosent render in certain situations: (AI) (grayman)
  • #3280: AI Used to take cover from player; no longer working (AI) (grayman)
  • #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)
  • #3302: Placing the playerstart inside a trigger_once_entityname causes crash. (Coding) (tels)
  • #3307: The "finished mission" mark is missing on line 10 (GUI) (tels)
  • #3309: Too easy to kill AI with arrows. (Def / Setup) (Springheel)
  • #3310: Civilian AI should flee when encountering dead body. (AI) (grayman)
  • #3313: Picked pockets are counted twice (Design/Coding) (grayman)
  • #3314: Found bodies of enemies killed by player do not count to 'Bodies found' (Coding) (grayman)
  • #3315: Second identical item pickpocketed does not count to "Pockets picked" statistic (Coding) (grayman)
  • #3316: Pickup messages for stackable objects do not include count information. (Coding) (grayman)
  • #3317: AI need ability to react to sudden deaths of nearby AI (AI) (grayman)
  • #3322: pagan belt is black (AI) (Springheel)
  • #3323: Need support for AI greeting pagans and beggars (AI) (grayman)
  • #3325: Need barks for civilians fleeing after seeing body (AI) (Springheel)
  • #3330: Correct incorrect AI ranks (AI) (grayman)
  • #3331: AI have several problems when entering Combat (AI) (grayman)
  • #3332: Some electric lights not working recently (Def / Setup) (grayman)
  • #3335: Replace D3 impact sounds (Sound) (Springheel)
  • #3338: AI Greetings should have additional limits (AI) (grayman)
  • #3340: Sound is leaking out of area it shouldn't (Sound) (grayman)
  • #3343: Human AIs don't see monsters (AI) (grayman)
  • #3345: Flame based lights not working in Standalone TDM (Coding) (Springheel)
  • #3347: Next batch of sounds to replace (Sound) (Springheel)
  • #3348: Rig new skeleton (AI) (Springheel)
  • #3349: Rusted builder needs new arms and legs (AI) (Springheel)
  • #3353: Crashing Upon Approaching Mine(s) With Lockpicks Drawn To Disarm (Saving/Loading) (grayman)
  • #3355: AI react too quickly to barks that include messages (AI) (grayman)
  • #3356: AI respond too quickly to audible alerts (AI) (grayman)
  • #3357: Fleeing AI problem at path_flee (AI) (grayman)
  • #3358: Cannonball damages player differently than AI (AI) (grayman)
  • #3360: Standalone textures needed (Textures) (Springheel)
  • #3361: atdm:moveable_torch1 does not extinguish if dropped sideways (Script/Def) (grayman)
  • #3363: Drop body sound using blackjack sheath? (Sound) (Springheel)
  • #3370: Moveables can hurt the player and AI (Physics) (grayman)
  • #3372: AI not playing pain animation (AI) (grayman)
  • #3373: Builder2 vocals missing monster barks (AI) (Springheel)
  • #3375: Sleeping Builder in Outpost not sleeping (AI) (grayman)
  • #3381: Briefing videos are broken (GUI) (grayman)
  • #3387: Change the TDM revision number from 1.09 to 2.00 (Coding) (grayman)
  • #3388: Issue with Transaction scripted scene *spoilers* (Def / Setup) (grayman)
  • #3389: Inaccurate AI positioning on elevators (AI) (grayman)
  • #3391: Allow warnings and crashes when def entities don't exist (Coding) (grayman)
  • #3392: flickering light entities not working properly (Def / Setup) (Springheel)
  • #3393: TDM 2.00 crashes Alberic's Curse (Coding) (grayman)
  • #3394: Ragdoll AI not propagating sounds properly (Sound) (grayman)
  • #3395: Create/re-enable voice volume slider in main menu (Sound) (grayman)
  • #3396: Need to distinguish between sleeping on bed and sleeping on floor (AI) (grayman)
  • #3397: Stange sound distortion in Let Sleeping Thieves Lie (Sound) (Springheel)
  • #3399: Func_portals disable info_locationseperator entities. (Design/Coding) (grayman)
  • #3402: atdm:lamp_electric_square_1_lit is too bright (Def / Setup) (Springheel)
  • #3404: Gas arrows not putting out torches? (Physics) (Springheel)

AI

  • Builder default head replaced by new model (Springheel)
  • Upgrades to Commoner mesh and textures; several new skins added (Springheel)
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  • 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)
  • AI now react to the sounds of bodies falling to the ground

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)
  • Visportals can now block sounds to the player as well as the AI. Mappers have a great deal more flexibility in controlling how much sound doors and windows block. (grayman)


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)

Translation

See also