New features for players:
* Loading for multiplayer. Any save could be used for multiplayer.
* Restart for multiplayer. All clients will restart together.
* Loading from single save.
* Hotseat mixed with network game. Multiple players per client.
* Now connection to server could be cancelled.
* Return to menu on disconnections instead of crashes.
* Restoring of last selected map, save or campaign on next run.
TLDR on important changes in engine code:
* UI: work with server separated from UI
* UI: all explitic blitting replaced with IntObject's
* UI: all new code use smart pointers instead of DISPOSE
* Gameplay always start through lobby controlled by server.
* Threads receiving netpacks now shared for lobby and gameplay.
* Campaigns: heroes for crossover now serialized as JsonNode.
* Indirect spell effects loading
* Json serializer improvements
* spell->canBeCastAt do not allow useless cast for any spell
* Added proxy caster class for spell-created obstacles
* Handle damage from spell-created obstacles inside mechanics
* Experimental GameState integration/regression tests
* Ignore mod settings and load only "vcmi" mod when running tests
* fixed https://bugs.vcmi.eu/view.php?id=2765 (with tests)
* Huge improvements of BattleAI regarding spell casts
* AI can cast almost any combat spell except TELEPORT, SACRIFICE and obstacle placement spells.
* Possible fix for https://bugs.vcmi.eu/view.php?id=1811
* CStack factored out to several classes
* [Battle] Allowed RETURN_AFTER_STRIKE effect on server side to be optional
* [Battle] Allowed BattleAction have multiple destinations
* [Spells] Converted limit|immunity to target condition
* [Spells] Use partial configuration reload for backward compatibility handling
* [Tests] Started tests for CUnitState
* Partial fixes of fire shield effect
* [Battle] Do HP calculations in 64 bits
* [BattleAI] Use threading for spell cast evaluation
* [BattleAI] Made AI be able to evaluate modified turn order (on hypothetical battle state)
* Implemented https://bugs.vcmi.eu/view.php?id=2811
* plug rare freeze when hypnotized unit shots vertically
* Correctly apply ONLY_MELEE_FIGHT / ONLY_DISTANCE_FIGHT for unit damage, attack & defense
* [BattleAI] Try to not waste a cast if battle is actually won already
* Extended JsonSerializeFormat API
* fixed https://bugs.vcmi.eu/view.php?id=2847
* Any unit effect can be now chained (not only damage like Chain Lightning)
** only damage effect for now actually uses "chainFactor"
* Possible quick fix for https://bugs.vcmi.eu/view.php?id=2860
* it is possible now to add casts and shoots OTF (f.e. with spell bonus)
Centralized stack 'ammo' loading from bonus system.
* introduced small proxy class for local bonus cache
(no need to use global cache if particular selector used on node only in one place)
* handle killing resurrected creatures
* use IBonusBearer::MaxHealth() where possible
* Fixed https://bugs.vcmi.eu/view.php?id=2486
* Possible fix for 0 HP after resurrection.
* Hack-fixed https://bugs.vcmi.eu/view.php?id=2584
* Unified CStack health API
* Use CHealth for CStack count and health points
* increased SERIALIZATION_VERSION
If running with --spectate/-s CPlayerInterface will appear even without human players.
Following command-line options also available:
--spectate-ignore-hero
--spectate-hero-speed=N
--spectate-battle-speed=N
--spectate-skip-battle
--spectate-skip-battle-result
Boolean options can also be changed in runtime via client console:
set spectate-ignore-hero on / off
Spectator mode also:
- Work with --onlyAI option when starting game or loading saves.
- Allow to use any cheat codes.
- Give recon on towns and heroes.
* Hero portrait serialization
* Fix town spells serialization
* Added support for float exponential part in Json
* Added support for int64 in Json
* Added basic Hero definitions serialization
* Added rumors serialization
* Advanced player info serialization.
* Added Disposed heroes serialization, (!) not covered with tests yet
* Added Local event serialization
* Added Pandoras box serialization
* Added Seer hut reward serialization
* Added CQuest serialization
* Added API for map object instance names serialization.
* Added random dwelling options serialization
* Advanced town options serialization
* Advanced hero options serialization
* More map format tests
* A lot of fixes, cleanup and refactoring
This one fix issue 2455. We still need to do something with ArtifactID::ART_LOCK or ids for artifact from mods since they might conflict with each other.
TeleportChannel is structure that contain two vectors of entrances and exits for certain teleport channel. It's also store passability state independently which almost only useful for Player and AI as they can't know if channel passible or not until enough entrances / exits are visible or server passed them information that certain channel is impassible when they visited entrance.
ETeleportChannelType is determined by checking intersection between entrances and exit vectors or checking their size:
- IMPASSABLE: one of vectors empty or only one entrance id is same as only one exit id.
- BIDIRECTIONAL: contents of both vectors is exactly the same.
- UNIDIRECTIONAL: contents of both vectors do not intersect.
- MIXED: contents of vectors only partially intersect. Not currently used; added for future modding.
Change IDs of two special buildings in Rampart to make them identical with one in config files / game assets.
Original code was introduced in 0ca9f64 with those two IDs likely was typo. As result Fountain of Fortune +2 luck bonus was given to Treasury and Treasury's weekly bonus didn't worked at all.
- replaced CDefObjInfo with ObjectTemplate class
- ObjectTempate is a direct member of objects instead of pointer with
shared ownership across CMap, handler and game objects
- simplified handling of objects that can change appearance (e.g. towns)
- all object queries regarding object appearance/blockmaps use h3m pos
instead of relative positions
- removed need of modhandler::reload
- cleanup of some old code
changeset:
- victory/defeat will be detected using triggered events
- vcmi will convert h3 conditions into set of triggered events
- it is possible to either change number of days without towns or even
remove this loss condition completely
- possibility of custom win/loss text and icons in pregame (no longer
connected to win/loss conditions)
Still missing:
- No interface to pass custom events/victory conditions into the game
- AI would benefit from improvemets (handle all victory conditions,
select best one to fulfill)
- You have X days till defeat message still hardcoded to 7 days
- Fixed 'catapult tried to attack non-catapultable hex!' problem, now catapult attacks attackable wall parts only
- Fixed problem that the server performed applying damage on a wall part twice
- Added methods for checking what wall parts are attackable and if a wall part is potentially attackable
- Added functionality to trace net packages
- Added functionality to trace std::vectors
- Added tracing for CatapultAttack(CPack)
- Updated various toString methods to use {} instead of []
- Refactoring
- buiding/structure lists must use object format. This may break some
outdated mods.
- generic support for logical expressions that consist from and/or/not
operators.
- string ID's for buidings are now actually used.
