LethalGargoyles

v0.5.0 - The Talkative Gargoyle

New Features:

• Activity-Based Taunts:
  • The gargoyle now reacts to various player activities with unique taunts.
  • Added 21 new voice lines for activity-based taunts.
  • Added 1 new voice line for nearby gargoyle detection.
  • Added 1 new voice line for SteamID taunts. (This is just to get the taunt type loaded. Additions will need to be added by the host in the Custom Voice Lines folder.)
• Custom Steam ID Taunts:
  • You can now add custom taunts for specific players by placing OGG files in the "Taunt - SteamIDs" folder, using the player's Steam ID as the file name prefix.

Changes:

• Audio System:
  • Refactored taunt logic for better performance and maintainability.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed minor bugs related to gargoyle behavior and AI.
• Updated enemy names in taunt clips to align with internal names.

v0.4.2

Changes:

• Gargoyle AI:
  • Improved gargoyle AI responsiveness.
  • Optimized the process of finding nearby railings.
  • Refined targeting logic for improved efficiency.
• Performance:
  • Significantly improved gargoyle performance through various optimizations, including:
    • Replacing LINQ methods with more efficient loops.
    • Utilizing optimized distance calculations.
    • Caching frequently accessed values.
    • Reducing redundant function calls.

These changes enhance the gargoyle's performance and responsiveness, leading to smoother gameplay.

v0.4.1 - Hot Fix

• Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed one of the new methods erroring out if Coroner was not installed.

v0.4.0 - The Pushy Gargoyle

New Features:

• Push Attack:
  • Added a new "PushTarget" attack pattern where the gargoyle attempts to push players off edges.
  • Implemented a new cause of death in Coroner for deaths caused by gargoyle pushes.
• New Voice Lines:
  • Added a voice line for the gargoyle push death.
• Configuration:
  • Added a config option to enable or disable the "PushTarget" attack.
  • Nerfed default value for Aggro Range from 6 to 4.

Changes:

• Gargoyle AI:
  • Adjusted pathfinding logic to support the new PushTarget state.
  • Added a 45-second cooldown to the PushTarget state after a successful push.
  • Prevented line of sight from breaking the PushTarget state within aggro range.
  • Improved target selection to distribute targets more evenly among players.
  • Gargoyles now attempt to spread their targets across all players in the same area.
  • Improved base pathfinding to utilize positions near AI nodes instead of directly on them, increasing pathing options and preventing gargoyle stacking.
  • Decreased speed in the aggressive state.
  • Introduced caching for AI nodes to avoid redundant lookups.
• CoronerClass:
  • Changed the registry name of the gargoyle push death to avoid conflicts.
• Performance:
  • Optimized LethalGargoylesAI for improved performance and readability.
• Attack Changes:
  • Removed the fear level component from the gargoyle's attack.

Documentation:

• Updated the README with the latest changes and improvements.
• Separated vanilla Prior Death and Coroner Prior Death voice lines in the "Current Voice Lines" section.
• Added Employee Classes voice lines to the "Current Voice Lines" section.
• Updated the Strings_en-us_gargoyle.xml localization file with new death messages for the gargoyle push death.

v0.3.0 Employee Classes Update

New Features:

• Employee Classes Integration:
  • Added soft dependency on the Employee Classes mod.
  • The gargoyle now taunts players based on their chosen class if the Employee Classes mod is installed.
  • Added a "Taunt - EmployeeClass" folder for custom voice lines related to employee classes.
  • Added new voice lines for each employee class (Scout, Brute, Maintenance, Researcher, Employee).
• Taunt Variations:
  • Implemented logic to randomly select from multiple audio clips with the same base name for Enemy, PriorDeath and Class taunts.
• Coroner Taunts:
  • Moved Coroner PriorDeath taunts into a subfolder to prevent loading if the Coroner mod is not installed.
• Guaranteed Taunt Variation:
  • Added logic to ensure the gargoyle will perform a taunt from a different category (Enemy, PriorDeath, or EmployeeClasses) after a set number of consecutive general taunts.
  • The number of consecutive general taunts allowed is dynamically determined based on installed mods and player states.

Changes:

• Audio System:
  • Optimized audio clip loading by adjusting the timing of the WaitForClientReady call.
• File Structure:
  • Reorganized the file structure in the source directory.
• Gargoyle AI:
  • Optimized gargoyle AI for improved performance and behavior.
  • Optimized animation and state transitions for smoother movement.
  • Added the ability for the gargoyle to target players even when outside.
  • Introduced the ability for the gargoyle to close doors behind it.
  • Updated acceleration, stopping distance, auto braking, and angular speed to improve target following during chases.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the gargoyle would get stuck in the GetOutOfSight state when spawned in front of a player.
• Attmepted to improve the gargoyle AI for smoother animation transitions.

Documentation:

• Updated the README with the latest changes and improvements.

v0.2.0 Custom Voices Update

• Audio System Rework:

  • Voice lines are now loaded from folders within the plugin's directory instead of the asset bundle.
  • The host loads audio lists at the start of a game.
  • Clients receive audio data from the host upon joining.
  • Added a "Custom Voice Lines" folder for replacing or adding custom voice lines (see CustomVoiceLines.txt for details).

• Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed enemy warning taunts.

Dependency Changes:

• Added NVorbis library for OGG decoding.
• Added Concentus dependency for required system libraries:
  • System.Memory
  • System.Buffers
  • System.Numeric.Vectors
  • System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe

Documentation:

• Updated the README with the latest changes and improvements.
• Reformatted the changelog to display the latest version at the top.

v0.1.0

New Features:

• Coroner Integration:
  • Added soft dependency on the Coroner mod for custom causes of death.
  • Expanded prior death taunts to include causes of death from the base game and the Coroner mod (78 new taunts).
  • The gargoyle now taunts its target based on how they died in the previous round.
• New Voice Lines:
  • Added 3 new aggro taunts.
  • Added 2 new general taunts.
  • Added 2 gargoyle attack voice lines.
  • Added 2 gargoyle hit voice lines.
• Gameplay Adjustments:
  • Adjusted gargoyle aggro state to be more challenging.
  • Fixed gargoyle attack rate to prevent exceeding 1 attack per second.
  • Reduced the maximum distance of gargoyle voice lines.
  • Fixed enemy clips being incorrectly included in general taunts.
  • Reduced the default idle range from 30 to 20 to improve target following.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the gargoyle's health was accidentally set to 0.
• Fixed enemy clips being pulled into general taunts.

v0.0.5

Changes:

• Optimized pathfinding and code for improved performance.
• Fixed various pathfinding issues.

v0.0.4

• Fixed spelling errors in the README.

v0.0.3

• Fixed an issue where the gargoyle could become permanently angry.
• Separated enemy taunts from general taunts and reduced their frequency.
• Fixed animation desynchronization issues.
• Fixed potential taunt desynchronization issues.
• Increased the aggro taunt timer.
• Fixed the swing attack.
• Fixed gargoyles talking at the same time.

v0.0.2

• Fixed an issue where the gargoyle would not wander.
• Added voice line synchronization between clients.
• Increased the idle range.
• Improved animation handling to prevent walking in place.
• Added logic to prevent the gargoyle from getting permanently angry.

v0.0.1

• Initial release.