What's new in TDM 2.13

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Version 2.13 of The Dark Mod has not been released yet.

See the roadmap on our bugtracker.
Source Revision



The Dark Mod 2.13 Enhance AI Edition!



A major focus for The Dark Mod 2.13 development cycle was improving how AI see bodies, loot, and other non-player objects.

See our Feature Discuss Threads for more details about substantial changes.






Important CVARS

PLAYER


tdm_holdfrob_* --- set of variables that affect the reworked frob controls.

tdm_autosearch_bodies --- automatically take items attached to unconscious bodies on frob.

pm_headbob_mod, pm_lean_* --- allows for the reduction of some player movements.

HELPER


tdm_show_viewpos, screenshot_viewpos --- embedding viewpos into screenshots for better bug reports.

tdm_open_doors, tdm_close_doors --- cheats to make mission testing faster.


TROUBLESHOOTING


New


Graphics

  • Parallax Occlusion Mapping support ( See thread )
  • Environment mapped textures with bumpmaps now properly respond to stage keywords ( See thread )
  • Nested subviews (mirrors, remotes, sky, etc.) now work properly (6434).


AI

  • AI now have a more accurate vision system ( see thread )
  • Major improvements in drunk AIs: setting "drunk" spawnarg is enough now; new sounds, animation improvements, greetings, etc. (6507). Fixed drunk women AI (5047).
  • Added "distance_follower_reached", "distance_follower_catchup_distance" and "distance_follower_stop_running" spawnargs allowing mappers to customize AI follower distances (6552)


Mapping

  • Added improved editor images for textures/darkmod/metal/detailed materials (6575)

Coding

Vsync now properly works on Linux


Assets

  • Added several parallax materials, as well as their non-parallax equivalents
  • Added gas mine playertool
  • Added slowfall potion
  • Added invisibility potion by Kingsal
  • Added 17 modular industrial pipe models from Polyhaven
  • Added combined lampion light entity


Gameplay and Interaction

New


GUIs

  • Massive improvements in mission select & download menus, added search (6339 6570 6449).
  • Mission Notes ( readme data ) can now be scrolled
  • Mission Debriefing feature
  • Stone font improvements


Sound

  • EFX reverb can now be controlled via the Location System
  • Fixed sleeping sounds for drunk AIs (6539), and other sounds for them too (6507).
  • Added improved footstep sounds for broken glass and ice material surfaces (6551).


See also

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