Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

• Added for new features.
• Changed for changes in existing functionality.
• Deprecated for soon-to-be removed features.
• Removed for now removed features.
• Fixed for any bug fixes.
• Security in case of vulnerabilities.

[0.3.4] - 2024-09-18

Fixed

• Fixed/updated the mod to support V Rising v1.0.9.0

[0.3.3] - 2024-09-17

Changed

• Improved the consistency of some minor log messages

Fixed

• Fixed initialisation and connection of the UI client to the server

[0.3.2] - 2024-09-08

Added

• Wanted levels are now saved between server restarts
• Added setting to allow heat to be retained when player is killed

Changed

• Improved squads spawn in for the legion faction across a greater cross-section of player levels
• Legion faction now does not spawn in as VampireHunters. This means they will no longer attack other legion members, but will attack other factions as per their normal behaviour.
• Multiple changes to "Merciless Bloodlines" option:
  • When toggled off, players will now receive bloodline mastery for all kills, rather than just feeding kills
  • When toggled on, players will now receive bloodline mastery for all feeding kills (even when bloodlines don't match).
• Messages shown in the UI notifications should generally no longer also be shown in the chat log

Fixed

• UI progress bar now updates when drinking a potion for a different type of blood

[0.3.1] - 2024-08-16

Changed

• Wanted levels now show a star value in the UI, instead of just the number
• Mastery gain now takes into account weapon/skill specific attributes to smooth out mastery gain between weapons and spells (for example, the spear skill "A Thousand Spears" will give less mastery per hit than a basic hit from a mace)

Fixed

• Wanted levels are now shown correctly in the UI (percentage and bar filled)
• UI messages now no longer continue their timers when not visible
• Wanted levels now correct update in the UI on player death
• Fixed display of wanted level colours in the UI

[0.3.0] - 2024-08-08

Added

• Added ClientUI and XPShared mods to support showing XP/Mastery/Wanted progress bars in the Client UI.
  This is driven by the XPRising server mod to ensure that there is a single source of data and the UI can just focus on doing UI things.

Changed

• Wanted level now decreases consistently over time

Fixed

• Mastery sometimes would not be counted when a mob was killed in a single blow. This should now correctly track those Mastery increases as well.

[0.2.4] - 2024-06-29

Added

• Legion faction now supported by wanted system
• Added support for users setting text size personal preference. This has moved all user preferences to the same database config section, which will cause all user settings to be reset (eg, logging/language preferences, NOT xp/mastery levels).
• Added support for a range buff type for mastery buffs
• Added support for admins to set up the buffs provided for gaining levels. This is currently set in the Data\globalMasteryConfig.json, but this file name at least will change in the future.

Fixed

• Militia faction will no longer spawn CHAR_Paladin_DivineAngel. This has been reworked a bit to instead spawn in other strong church units.
• More non-hostile villagers have been added to the list to not give XP and give extra wanted heat
• Global Mastery Config
  • ratio type buffs with requiredMastery > 0 now provide the buff starting at 0 once the player reaches the required mastery level (eg, required mastery of 50% -> buff is 0 until 50%, 0.5 at 75%, 1.0 at 100%)
  • fixed type buffs on activeBonus now provide a flat multiplier on the weapon stat, instead of a flat addition. This is to keep it more consistent with the ratio type.
  • Mastery effectiveness is now applied correctly on both baseBonus and activeBonus

[0.2.3] - 2024-06-26

Added

• Dracula blood type added to mastery list

Changed

• All text output by the mod has better support for being resized. Soon to be a user preference instead of a server preference.
• Localisation changes:
  • MasteryGainOnKill => removed string substitution sections from template (this is done elsewhere)
• Blood specific logging has been merged with mastery logging
• Now has a setting to get V Blood to improve X random blood types, instead of just the current blood. This can be set from 1 random type to all types. Setting this config to 0 will make the V Blood only apply to the current blood type.

Fixed

• Fixed mastery (weapon and blood) not being applied due to not being logged
• Fixed percentage stats displayed by .pb
• Improved effectiveness/growth display for mastery
• Feeding on V Blood now correctly improves blood mastery

[0.2.2] - 2024-06-24

Added

• New UnitStats documentation for giving some basic example of stat type bonuses

Changed

• Greatly reduced many of the default mastery buff stats, as they were way too high.

Fixed

• Fixed mastery gain not being applied unless mastery logging is turned on
• Fixed error message in log file if weapon/blood mastery systems are not enabled
• Changing blood types via blood potions now re-applies the correct blood mastery
• Level 0 can now correctly gain more than 1 xp per kill
• Mastery buffs no longer attempt to be applied if the corresponding system is turned off (weapon/blood mastery)
• Fixed localisation loading to correctly load the data

[0.2.1] - 2024-06-20

Changed

• Mastery gains at full mastery now report that it is full
• Localisation keys changed:
  • Removed: BloodAdjusted, BloodlineDecay, BloodlineHeader, BloodlineMasteryGain, BloodReset, BloodSet, MasteryGain
  • Added: MasteryGainOnKill, MasteryFull, PlayerInfo

Fixed

• Fixed loading language files when deprecated/unknown localisation keys are present
• Fixed ensuring mastery buffs are being correctly applied on weapon switching
• Fixed support for displaying long messages in the chat box
• Fixed requiredMastery buffs to apply at the correct required mastery

[0.2.0] - 2024-06-18

Changed

• Significant overhaul to mastery/bloodline system. These are now merged into a singular "mastery" system.
• Merged/removed a large number of commands to support mastery system change
• Replaced .xp bump20 command with .xp questSkip. This will only be needed for users currently stuck on that quest. All future users should "magically" just skip past it. (Thanks @mfoltz for ideas)

Added

• Added support for buffs when gaining mastery. There is a myriad of config available to set buffs up. Check out GlobalMasteryConfig.cfg and Data\globalMasteryConfig.json. It can support a similar config to what was previously available in RPGMod, but it also supports providing "fixed" buffs at specific levels, using the equipped weapon as a base for buffs, with more options coming soon. Thanks @nerzhei for ideas/support!

[0.1.15] - 2024-06-11

Added

• Added a DestroyWhenDisabled flag to ambush units so they disappear if not engaged

Changed

• Close allies now returns closest MaxGroupSize players, which can be a mix of clan and group players

Fixed

• Fixed ambush squad faction to correctly be Vampire Hunters (instead of shape-shifted vampires)
• Fixed display of .playerinfo. Also added .playerbuffs to just show buff info.
• Added a check when sending messages to players to ensure they exist correctly

[0.1.14] - 2024-06-10

Fixed

• Ambush squads will now have a much closer level to players (especially if the player is high level)
• Groups will no longer double up with clans. This is to better enforce max group sizes.
• Fixed ambush colour text replacement example in default localisations
• Improved consistency of setting faction and level for ambush squads

Changed

• Ambushers are now scared of V Blood bosses: they will only spawn 100m away from a boss (configurable)
• XP group range default value is now 40m (this is more in line with unit draw distance)
• Group XP calculation now uses avg group level (or player level if they are higher) to calculate XP. This provides a better levelling experience in a group as it no longer double penalises any level disparity.
• XP calculation now caps any negative level difference so the user can get always get some useful amount of XP (even if small)

[0.1.13] - 2024-05-31

Fixed

• Improved config initialisation and prevented initialisation failures to overwrite existing mod config/data

Added

• Users can now create/update their own custom language localisations by copying/editing the XPRising/Languages/example_localisation_template.json file. Adding more language files will enable users to optionally select those languages as their displayed language for in-game messages output by this mod. Known issue: Wanted system ambush flavour text currently has no support for localisation.

Changed

• Death XP loss is now calculated as % of current level XP, instead of % of total XP.

[0.1.12] - 2024-05-29

Added

• Initial implementation of localisation for XP gain

[0.1.11] - 2024-05-28

Fixed

• Fixed allowing authed admins to have max permission. This allows them to correctly use .paa.
• Fixed Thunderstore deployment (or it will be soon!)

Added

• All admin commands are logged. This can be changed by setting the Command log privilege level = 100 in the XPRising.cfg file.

Changed

• Auto-saving is no longer chatty.

Removed

• No longer offer the option of human-readable percentage stats. They are now always in the human-readable format. Not that there are any at the moment.

[0.1.10] - 2024-05-28

Changed

• Removed admin permission requirement for all permissions. Added a new command (.paa) as the only admin command to set the privilege level of the current user to the highest value. This allows the configuration of permissions to happen solely within the game.

[0.1.9] - 2024-05-26

Fixed

• Fix .xp bump20 command and the infrequent but similar crash when changing magic sources

[0.1.8] - 2024-05-25

Fixed

• Second attempt at fixing player level, this time including support for items breaking and then repairing them while equipped.

[0.1.7] - 2024-05-25

Added

• Added support for capping the XP gain for a kill. Admins can now set a max percentage-of-level that users cannot gain more than.
• Added a maximum to player group sizes. This can be configured in the base settings. Note that this is for custom groups, not clans.
• Improved support for more triggers for gaining mastery on hits
• Now support having different config folders per world, so you can have multiple local worlds. This does currently require that the world names be unique.

Fixed

• Fixed gear levels from interfering with level granted from experience. This is done in a way that will allow the system to be turned off if needed.
• Fixed support for being able to disable all individual systems included in mod. This was mostly fixed for the Experience system, but small changes improved for other systems as well.
• When players level up, the XP buff is now updated to provide the correct buffs for that level. This is still just HP at this stage.

Changed

• Group XP calculation uses the highest level of the players in proximity, rather than using an average level. This ensures a more consistent play experience.
• Bloodline mastery can now only be gained by feeding. Completing a feed will give more bloodline mastery than killing part-way through.
• Updated BepInEx dependencies
• Updated documentation

[0.1.6] - 2024-05-22

Added

• .playerinfo now also displays the buffs of the given player

Fixed

• Fix brute blood buff > 30% strength from messing with player levels. It will still add a single level to maintain the bloodline power, but won't change the level more than that.
• DB initialisation/loading will now correctly initialise the data for hardcoded defaults

[0.1.5] - 2024-05-21

Fixed

• Fix re-setting of XP to the end of the previous level when joining a server

[0.1.4] - 2024-05-19

Added

• Added support for more spell types when checking for weapon mastery on hit

Fixed

• Fixed auto-save frequency. This is now also logged on server start.
• Min/Max XP and level calculations have been improved and some edge cases for these have been fixed

Changed

• Updated command detection to better match VCF (allowing commands with same name but different required args to co-exist)

Security

• Split playerinfo command into personal and other player queries to allow higher privilege requirements to look at other player data. Users can no longer use this info to track down other players.

[0.1.3] - 2024-05-19

Added

• Weapon mastery is now primarily added on hit, instead of in-combat/on death

Fixed

• Fixed not being able to be allocated an odd level (only even ones)
• Fixed player level flipping between values

Changed

• Updated dependency versions

[0.1.2] - 2024-05-18

Added

• Added support to load starting XP for player characters directly from the server configuration options. Server admins can now set lowest level via this setting.
• Improved auto-save config to aid admin configuration

Fixed

• group add command can now be successfully run
• Fixed bug with attempting to read Weapon mastery data from internal database
• Bloodine mastery logging now correctly only happens if the player has enabled it
• Fixed auto-saving to correctly only log that it is saving when it is saving
• Stopped start-up logs from complaining about debug functions not provided to players
• Fixed white text colouring in messages to players
• Fixed saving alliance/custom group user preferences

Changed

• Added this ChangeLog
• Updated documentation for clarity

[0.1.1] - 2024-05-17

Added

• Added a new command to temporarily bypass the lvl 20 requirement for the "Getting ready for the Hunt" journal

Fixed

• Fix crash when trying to determine nearby allies (for group xp/heat)
• Fixed bloodline mastery logging to only log when you have it enabled

Changed

• Changed the mod icon
• Linked the other documentation files to README.md

[0.1.0] - 2024-05-16

Changed

• Changed name to XPRising
• 0.1.0 Initial update for VRising 1.0