Server Version v00.17

This update adds 8 new areas, creatures updates, adds tilesets, and updates some Systems.

• Content
  • Areas
    • Added New Ammathtar: Market Square Sewers
    • Added New Ammathtar: Old Gate Sewers
    • Added New Ammathtar: Maidens Gate Sewers
    • Added New Ammathtar: Traders Gate Sewers
    • Added New Ammathtar: Ruins Gate Sewers
    • Added New Ammathtar: Tomb
    • Added New Ammathtar: caves01 (yet to be named)
    • Added New Ammathtar: caves02 (yet to be named)
  • Creatures
    • Creatures can now summon specific undead if they have the spells available. The summoned creature is set as a variable from the DB.
    • Added the option to have creatures not aggro on PCs under defined conditioned. These include if the PC is high level, serves a certain deity, etc.
    • Added creature scaling. This is just visual, to provide some variety to the look of things.
  • Custom Content
    • Haks
      • Added Natural Caves tileset by Helvene
      • Added Q reskins for tilesets
        • Crypt tdc01
        • Dungeon tde01
        • Dwarven Halls tcdh01
        • City Interior tin01
        • Desert ttd01
    • 2da files
      • feat.2da: changed tlk reference for Luck of Heroes.
    • TLK
      • Updated descriptions for Gold and Shield Dwarves to include Weapon Proficiency(Dwarven Waraxe).
      • Added Description for Luck of Heroes feat.
• Database
  • Rewrote the way areas, items, and creatures are written to the DB. They all now do it the same way.
• Systems
  • Server-wide events:
    • OnModuleLoad
      • Added a check to see if areas, items, and creatures are to be added/updated to the DB.
      • Added counters for the number of instructions OnModuleLoad uses and how long it takes.
  • Spawn System
    • Added ability to have creatures scaled when spawned. This can be a no scaling, fixed percentage, or a random percentage.
  • Death System
    • Added a reducer to the penalty for dying. The longer a PC is in the Fugue Plane the less penalty they have, up to a point.
  • Rest System
    • Updated the way the system checks for resting to be allowed. Resting requires a ‘rest object’ to initiate. These are scattered around the world and each have their own cool down time. These times are tuned by area, content, etc.
  • New PC Setup
    • Updated ‘lobby’ process for new PCs.
  • Lighting System
    • Added ‘Lightable’ torches, candles, lamps, etc. These will extinguish themselves based on area parameters. Default is 10 minutes.
  • Communication/Console
    • Updated the PC Information Tool(feat). It is placed on the Quick Bars as F12 for new characters.
• Scripts
  • New Scripts
    • ss_lightable_use – Lights object, turning on animation, lights.
    • ss_lightbale_hb – HB script for lightable objects. Turns off the lightable.
  • Updated Scripts(custom)
    • ss_rest_object – updated the rest system
    • ss_mod_rest – updated the rest system