Removed arbitrary and hidden restrictions on refreshing list of online players shown with 'wholist command
Fixed an issue where player ghosts that get teleported would not see themselves get updated to new location
Fixed a server crash from clients disconnecting while running server in debug mode
Improved how container updates are sent to players; now only sends to clients that have actually opened the container, and who are still within range
Added more information about UO data files being loaded during server startup
Enhanced the GM 'add menu to allow clicking directly on images of items/npcs to add them, and adjusted size of menus to accommodate this
Fixed an issue with fleeing NPCs that could cause them to attempt to flee across time and space, regardless of distance to target/attacker in combat
Added NPC AI that runs away from players if they get too close (even outside combat). Applied to hind, rabbits, squirrels, ferrets and various birds by default:
AI_ANIMAL_SCARED (aitype 12)
Fixed issues with NPCs fleeing forever, or getting stuck in flee/don't flee loop, by introducing max fleeing distance (50 tiles) and cooldown (30 sec) on fleeing
Updated onNameRequest JS Event to include third parameter with origin of name request, so script responses can be tailored appropriately:
onNameRequest( myObj, requestedBy, requestSource )
Potential values for requestSource:
0 - Speech/System Messages
1 - Guild Menus
2 - Stat Window (self)
3 - Stat Window (other)
4 - Tooltip
5 - Paperdoll Journal
6 - Paperdoll
7 - Single Click / All-Names
8 - System
9 - Secure Trade Window
Added Adaptive Performance System (APS) that dynamically adjust how often NPC AI/movement is checked based on overall shard performance. If performance drops below defined threshold, UOX3 gradually slows down checks for NPC AI/movement to prioritize player movement/speech/command responsiveness. If performance climbs back up above threshold, slowdowns are gradually removed. The following UOX.INI options have been added under [system] category to support this system:
APSPERFTHRESHOLD=50 // Performance threshold (measured in simulation cycles/sec) below which the APS kicks in
APSINTERVAL=100 // How often (in milliseconds) the APS checks performance and makes adjustments (if needed) to balance out shard performance
APSDELAYSTEP=50 // How much the delay timer is modified by (in milliseconds) each time APS makes adjustments
APSDELAYMAXCAP=2000 // Max amount of of delay APS can introduce for NPC AI/movement handling when attempting to restore shard performance
Added new JS Methods for Region objects:
.GetOrePrefs( oreType ) // Get ore preference data for ore type found in town region. Returned as an array containing the following data:
orePrefData -> [
oreName, // name of ore
color, // color of ore
minskill, // min skill to mine ore
ingotName, // name of ingot created from ore
makemenu, // makemenu entry for crafting something from ingot
oreChance, // default global chance of finding this ore type
scriptID // script attached to mined ore
],
orePrefChance // Chance of finding this ore type in given town region
.GetOreChance() // Get base chance of finding any ore in town region
Moved Mining skill plus gravedigging feature from hard code to scripts (js/skill/mining.js) to make it easier to maintain and/or customize, and removed hard coded variants
Gravedigging now relies on the ore resource system behind the scenes to restrict how often graves in a given area can be dug up
Fixed some incorrect references to .worldNumber Character property in misc scripts (should be .worldnumber)
Made some "hard-scripted" system messages in misc scripts use dictionary system instead
Added spawn region for banker NPCs in Serpent's Hold (dfndata/spawn/felucca/spawn_town_serpents_hold.dfn, dfndata/spawn/trammel/spawn_town_serpents_hold.dfn)
Fixed region definition of Ocllo to actually cover the entire town (dfndata/regions/regions.dfn)
Added numerous additional locations accessible with 'goplace # command, for key locations in Ilshenar, Malas, Tokuno Islands and Ter Mur (dfndata/location/location.dfn)
Revised travel-menu portion of GM menu (shortcut: 'travel) to include more travel options based on new locations (dfndata/items/travelmenu.dfn and travelmenu.bulk.dfn)
Fixed an issue where NPCs could attempt to attack targets in other worlds/instances
Added new JS Event that triggers for characters who are about to deal damage in combat. Complimentary to onDamage, which triggers for chars receiving damage:
onDamageDeal( dmgDealer, dmgReceiver, damageValue, damageType )
Added new JS Event that can trigger in global script upon creation of new player chars. Note that this will trigger in place of onCreateDFN event for player characters:
onCreatePlayer( pChar )
Added new JS Event that triggers for characters selecting a target with a spell. Complimentary to onSpellTarget, which triggers for targets selected with a spell:
onSpellTargetSelect( caster, target, spellNum )
Updated onCombatStart and onCombatEnd JS Events to also trigger for the other party in combat
Updated onPickup JS Event to include a third parameter - the potential container item was picked up from. Event now also triggers event in scripts attached to said containers:
onPickup( iPickedUp, pChar, iCont )
Added tracking of total playtime per individual character, and per account across all characters, and exposed these properties to JS engine:
.totalPlayTime // Account property, total playtime across all chars
.playTime // Character property, total playtime on given character only
Added new player-accessible command ('playtime) to spit out the playtime of current character/account as a whole (js/commands/playtime.js)
Implemented first version of Young Player System:
Replaced the UNUSED9 account flag with YOUNG, to be used by Young/New Player System
Added new JS Account property that gets/sets whether player account is considered Young:
.isYoung
Added new Char timers:
TIMER_YOUNGHEAL // Restricts how often Young players are healed by NPC healers
TIMER_YOUNGMESSAGE // Restricts how often Young players are warned about dangerous looking monsters in overworld
Updated GM commands 'get and 'set to get/set .isYoung property of player's account (js/commands/targeting/get.js and set.js)
Added new UOX.INI setting to enable/disable Young Player System (enabled by default):
YOUNGPLAYERSYSTEM=1
If Young Player System is enabled, all newly created player accounts are automatically marked with Young flag
Added new script to handle various restrictions and functions related to Young characters (js/player/young_player.js):
Young characters will have [Young] displayed over their head
Young characters will have their Young status checked and verified on every login + every stat/skill gain, to revoke the Young status if any of the following is true:
Account has a total playtime of more than 40 hours
Any character has more than 350 total (base) skill points
Any character has more than 70 skill points in a single skill
Any character has more than 150 total stat points
Any character has more than 80 stat points in a single stat
Young characters can renounce their Young status manually by saying the words "I renounce my young player status"
Young characters get two additional items upon creation:
a new player ticket (can be combined with any other players new player ticket for both players to get a reward)
a sextant (shows Young players directions to nearest moongate/bank regardless of where they are, as long as outdoors)
Young characters cannot target other player characters with hostile spells or skills
Young characters cannot be the target of other player characters' hostile spells or skills
Young characters can only cast beneficial spells upon themselves or other Young characters
Young characters can only be the target of beneficial spells from other Young players
Young players (and their pets/followers) cannot attack or harm any other players (or their pets/followers), nor themselves be attacked or harmed by any other players (or their pets/followers), whether from combat, spells, skills or items
Young players don't lose any of their items on death, and are teleported to the nearest healer upon death with all their items intact
Young players receive a warning upon entering dungeons that monsters there will be hostile
Updated global script (js/server/global.js) to:
Check/Verify Young status of players upon login
Attach young player script on login/creation for players on Young accounts
Give specific items to Young players upon creation
Added new script (js/item/corpse.js) that is assigned to all freshly created corpses. This script handles restrictions related to Young players interactions with corpses, and the interactions of other players with corpses of Young players
Updated JS Method .Carve() to return true/false depending on whether carving a corpse was successful
Updated Healer AI in code to heal nearby injured Young players
Updated Evil AI and Evil Caster AI in code to avoid selecting Young players as targets in combat outside of dungeons
Added a new section to UOX.INI - [young player starting locations] - that can be used to define starting locations for Young players. If only one such location is provided, all players start there. Otherwise, it matches the same starting location setup as the regular one - with one entry per town in Britannia.
Restricted transferring and/or friending of pets (code) and hirelings (hirelings.js) between Young and non-Young players
Restricted Young players from recalling or gating to Felucca facet
Young players can instantly logout from anywhere, at any time
Misc cleanup and standardization of style and naming conventions in code and scripts
Added missing code for showing race in paperdoll based on ini setting
Players can no longer use Polymorph spell while incognitoed, or while under effect of tribal paint
Players can no longer use Incognito spell while polymorphed, or while under the effects of tribal paint
Facial hair is now removed from players who are under the effects of Incognito spell that changes their gender for female
UOX3 now stores a timestamp for when an account receives its first login, which can be accessed via the new (read-only) JS Account Property .firstLogin.
UOX3 now stores a timestamp for when a player character is created, which can be accessed via the new (read-only) JS Character Property .createdOn. For legacy player characters, the creation timestamp is set the first time UOX3 loads the characters after this update.
Fixed an issue on Linux where pressing the arrow keys in the console would cause UOX3 to shut down
Updated UOX3 documentation
Added new helper function to get amount of minutes that have passed since midnight 01/01/1970 UTC - GetMinutesSinceEpoch()
Converted wTimeBan property of CAccountBlock from UI16 to UI32
Added check during login for timeban account property. If a timeban is in place, player will be unable to login until after the ban is over.
Added JS property for Account JS Object:
.timeban // Time in minutes that user is banned
Updated .get command to allow retrieving timeban value from account of player characters
Updated .set command to allow setting timeban value on account of player characters. If set to higher than 0, player will also be marked as banned, and disconnected
Added two new commands in js/commands/targeting/disconnect.js:
'ban [durationInMinutes] // Ban targeted player for specified duration in minutes, or for a default 24 hours if no duration is specified
'unban // Unban targeted player
Updated 'tweak command (js/commands/targeting/tweak.js) to support viewing and modifying .timeban account property
Updated dictionary files with additional messages used in relation to banning/unbanning players
Fixed a casting issue that prevented SEFunctions.cpp from compiling on Linux
Added additional Region/Townregion JS properties. These (and other properties) can be viewed and modified using the 'tweak command, but changes are not permanently saved and will only be valid as long as the server stays running:
.id // Region ID
.scripttrigger // Script-trigger associated with region
.numGuards // Number of guards associated with town (if any) in region
.taxes // Gold reserves of town (if any) in region
.reserves // Resource reserves for town (if any) in region
.appearance // Appearance - 0 = Spring, 1 = Summer, 2 = Autumn, 3 = Winter, 4 = Desolation, 5 = Unknown
.music // Music assigned to region in regions.dfn
.weather // Weather ID assigned to region in regions.dfn
.owner // Name of owner of guards in the region
A JS function was added previously, but not mentioned in the changelog:
GetTownRegion( regionID ) // Takes one parameter, regionID, and returns a region object
Added new Makefile that handles compiling UOX3 and Spidermonkey on both Linux and MacOS (punt)
Added VS solution (SpiderMonkey.sln) and VC++ project files for compiling SpiderMonkey on Windows (Xuri)
Updated SpiderMonkey from v1.6.0 to v1.7.0
Added optimization flag -O2 for release build in CMakeLists.txt in project root (Xuri)
Added StringUtility file with general common string manipulation functions (punt)
Updated RandomNum function to use a "seedless" random number generator from C++11 instead of the old C rand() function. (punt)
Overall code cleanup to remove/replace platform-dependent code (punt)
Replaced potentially unsafe usage of C string stuff like sprintf, vsprintf, vsnprintf, strncat, strcpy and strlen throughout the code with calls to a format() function containing only a single, safe use of vsnprintf, ensuring there's a single place of failure if there's anything to fix and and making it easy to potentially replace this with std::format from C++20 when the time comes. (punt)
Replaced usage of char in many places with std::string (punt)
Started process of replacing UString usage with functions provided through StringUtility instead (punt)
Replaced platform specific fileIO handling in Windows/Linux with cross-platform C++17 standard std::filesystem (punt)
Replaced platform specific time handling by using cross-platform chrono library (punt)
Removed UOX namespace to reduce complexity (punt)
Elimitated template code approach to singletons for more modern c++ constructs, removing dependices in the process (punt)
Removed ODBC support; it hasn't been touched since the initial implementation in 2008, and there is a lack of someone to maintain the code. (punt)
Removed some platform specific files like uoxlinux.h, which is no longer required (punt)
Removed legacy crash protection code, and removed support for cluox (punt)
Removed legacy "support" for Borland compiler (punt)
Removed legacy VC++ 6 Workspace/Project files, VS2005 Solution/Project files, as these are no longer supported (Xuri)
Removed legacy BUILD folder with outdated compilation instructions (Xuri)
Removed old Changelog file (merged into Changelog.txt) (Xuri)
Fixed a pointer bug for items in multis on world load (punt)
Fixed a dictionary related issue that caused segmentation faults on Linux/MacOS (punt)
Fixed an issue with callbacks to JS scripts that caused segmentation faults on Linux/MacOS (punt)
Paths in uox.ini should now load properly on all platforms regardless of whether those paths use slashes or backslashes, and whether or not they end in a slash/backslash. (punt)
Moved to c++17 style of threading, and got rid of threadsafeobject.cpp/h (punt)
Replaced parsing of UOX.INI tags with a system that's more easily maintainable (punt)
Added some new commands to js/commands/custom/misc-cmd.js (Xuri)
cont // Targeted item will be made a container, set to nondecay and movable 2
endfight // Targeted character (and character being fought) will stop fighting
getmulti // Get multiObject for targeted item
finditem // Find item at layer X
movespeed // Set movement speed of target player (0x0 Normal, 0x1 Mounted, 0x2 Slow (walk only), 0x3 Hybrid ("jog"?), 0x4 Frozen)
Added new HTML based documentation in docs folder, and removed many old legacy docs that are either incorporated into this document already or no longer relevant for the current UOX3 version (Xuri)
Co-Authored-By: Charles Kerr <punt1959@users.noreply.github.com>
Misc changes to address errors and warnings when compiling on 64bit Linux
%li changed to %i
%lu changed to %u
Some (SERIAL) changed to (UI64)
Some size_t changed to UI32
Embraced the usage of R32, R64, SI16, UI16, SI32, UI32, SI64 and UI64 typedef aliases as replacement for built-in types throughout the sourcecode:
typedef float R32;
typedef double R64;
typedef signed char SI08;
typedef unsigned char UI08;
typedef signed short int SI16;
typedef unsigned short int UI16;
typedef signed int SI32;
typedef unsigned int UI32;
typedef signed long long SI64;
typedef unsigned long long UI64;
As part of this process, UI32 was redefined from unsigned long int to unsigned int, and SI32 from signed long int to signed int to ensure the size of variables using these remain the same (32bit) across both Windows, Linux and MacOS for both 32bit and 64bit platforms
Replaced instances of toLong() with toInt(), and toULong() to toUInt()
Replaced instances of "long" and "int" with SI32 where possible
Replaced instances of "unsigned long" and "unsigned int" with UI32 where possible
Replaced instances of "float" with R32 where possible
Misc code and documentation cleanup:
Updated and standardized function comment blocks throughout entire codebase
Grouped getters and setters together in pairs and documented them as one
Removed empty and/or non-useful information from comment blocks
Removed unused function from cItem.cpp/h - IncID() - formerly used to change IDs for doors
Added new feature - Instances
Objects (characters, items, multis, spawnregions) can now make use of a 5th parameter to determine their location in the game world. In addition to the traditional X, Y, Z and WORLDNUMBER parameters, a new one has been added - INSTANCEID - that allows objects to exist at the same coordinates in the same world, but in different "dimensions". Code has been updated in multiple places to support this, and a default instanceID of 0 is assumed if nothing else is specified.
Added support for new DFN tag in town regions, spawn regions and locations - INSTANCEID (defaults to 0 if not present)
Added support for another start location parameter after worldNum in UOX.INI representing instanceID (defaults to 0 if not present)
Updated TWEAK menu to include WorldNumber and instanceID
Fixed BaseWeight option in TWEAK menu
Updated CBase_Teleport - now takes an optional 5th parameter instanceID
Updated SE_SpawnNPC now takes an optional 5th parameter - instanceID
Updated SE_FindMulti now takes an optional 5th parameter - instanceID
Updated SE_GetItem now takes an optional 5th parameter - instanceID
Updated SE_FindItem now takes an optional 6th parameter - instanceID
Added new JS property for Items, Characters, Regions: .instanceID
Added JS property for Regions: .members - returns comma-separated list of town member serials
Updated JS scripts making use of the above-mentioned JS Methods/Functions
Updated dictionaries with new tweak menu entry texts
Exposed SpawnRegions to JS engine, and updated JS docs with details:
SpawnRegion JS Functions
IterateOverSpawnRegions()
GetSpawnRegion( spawnRegNum )
GetSpawnRegionCount()
SpawnRegion JS Properties
name
regionNum
itemList
npcList
item
npc
maxItems
maxNpcs
itemCount
npcCount
onlyOutside
prefZ
x1
y1
x2
y2
world
instanceID
minTime
maxTime
call
-JS Get/Set "vulnerable" handlers for character properties (Abaddon)
-willHunger with Get/Set HungerStatus() wrappers to CChar class (can now
selectively stop a character/creature from continuing to hunger)
-JS Get/Set "willhunger" handlers for character properties Changed:
Linux compile fixes (thanks Malketh)
Hash.h warning fixed (thanks Philantrop)
Fixes to getRootPack() and getPackOwner()
Removed many #includes from the global scope, including them in the specific files that need them
This should greatly reduce compile time and filesize, along with the need to recompile after altering most headers
Removed the linux ifdefs around typedefd function declarations, this should work with gcc 3.2
Moved global loading functions into a new cFileIO() class to take them out of global scope
Fixed an issue causing items to not be sent to the client (thanks Malketh)
Moved some global structs into the CWorldMain class
Fixed a bug causing a crash on character / item creation
Moved all effects stuff into its own class to take it out of global scope
Changed the variable CChar::region to CChar::regionNum to avoid conflicts with the cTownRegion region[] indexes
Moved getbestskill(), isHuman(), and inDungeon() into the CChar class to remove them from global scope
Took npcSimpleAttackTarget() out of global scope
Rewrote restock() to make use of restockNPC()
Changed the typedef'd iterator in hash.h to HASHITERATOR to kill a Linux warning
Renamed cEffects::soundeffect() to PlaySound() and removed unneeded overloads
Fixed a bug causing executebatch to be set with locationcount data
Rewrote cEffects::bgsound()
Documented sounds.cpp
Misc minor cleanups / fixes
Removed:
sendItemsInRange() (CChar::Teleport() does the same thing)
Many #includes that were not being used
deathMenu()
respawnnow() and moved all of its code into command_respawn()
one instance of cEffects::scpSoundEffect() and renamed the other to PlaySound()
3/13/2003
Changed
Fixed an issue allowing the server to not have a dictionary.ZRO (which would cause a crash when a dictionary entry was called with no language)
Fixed an issue causing the server to puke when it attempted a restart
Moved SpawnRandomItem() into cItem class
Moved SpawnRandomMonster() into cCharHandle class
Broke necro.dfn into fishing.dfn and digging.dfn
Made better use of SpawnRandomItem() and SpawnRandomMonster()
3/12/2003
Added:
CPOpenGump and CPSpeech packet class to remove some global vars (Note these are pretty basic classes and someone
with a better understanding of how we handle sending/recieving packets could probably expand these to make better use of them)
Changed:
Moved many global vars into the CWorldMain() class
Cleaned ResetVars() in uox3.cpp as ResetDefaults() in CWorldMain() now handles much of that
Added a check to ensure text wasn't sent twice in talking(), should fix double-speech
Cleaned up cmdtable.cpp removing a couple duplicate entries, etc
Changed target() to only require 4 values (as the first two were always 0 and 1)
Removed many unneeded typedefs and globals
Went through cServerData() and noted unused server.ini entries
Moved title1(), title2(), and title3() to cClick.cpp since that is their only usage, made use
of MAX_TITLE to ensure we wouldn't overrun the buffers, and renamed them matching what title they were
3/11/2003
Changed:
Fixed a potentially very serious bugs with how containers were being set upon loading the world
Fixed possible re-adding of weight to containers and characters at load
Fixed a bug causing equipped items that were not weapons to take damage in combat
Minor cleanups / warning fixes / Linux compatability issues (punt)
3/7/2003
Overhauls/Additions/Major Changes
Changed:
Tweaks/Object Conversions/Misc Small Changes
Changed:
Changed CItem::Get/SetLayer() to a UI08
Fixed a bug in speech causing you to see your own text twice
Fixed a nasty crash bug
-Fixed a potentially very serious bugs with how containers were being set upon
loading the world
-Fixed possible re-adding of weight to containers and characters at load
-Fixed a bug causing equipped items that were not weapons to take damage in
combat
-Minor cleanups / warning fixes / Linux compatability issues (punt)
-Changed CItem::Get/SetLayer() to a UI08
-Fixed a bug in speech causing you to see your own text twice
-Fixed a nasty crash bug caused by changing an items layer
-Fixed a bug causing NPC's to always be the first attacker
-Armor DEF system overhauled to match OSI system
-Updated Hash Table Remove() calls to remove unrefrenced parameter "index"
-Changed cSocket::Get/SetDWord() to a UI32 to fix problems checking it against
INVALIDSERIAL and storing large serial numbers
-Changed cSocket::AddID() to a UI32 for the same reason as above
-Changed cSocket:::Get/SetWord() to a UI16 to fix possible problems storing ID's
-Fixed up calcStealDiff() to match new weight system
-Minor updates to CPStatsWindow to match the new Armor DEF system and Weight
system
-Fixed calls to getTileName() so the names container was set with MAX_NAME
-Fixed up getFieldDir() using direction typedefs
-Changed Get/SetMagic() to Get/SetMovable()
-Cleaned up some unrefrenced params
-Changed some int's to UI16's in books.cpp
-WorldSave Changes:
-XYZ and worldnum to Location=x,y,z,worldnum
-HiDamage and LoDamage into Damage=hidamage,lodamage
-Strength,st2,Dexterity,dx2,Intelligence,in2 changed to Strength=str,st2,
Intelligence=int,in2, Dexterity=dex,dx2
-DWord0-3 changed to DWords=0,1,2,3
-FX1,FY1,FX2,FY2,FZ1 changed to WanderArea=FX1,FY1,FX2,FY2,FZ1
-MoreX,MoreY,MoreZ changed to MoreXYZ=morex,morey,morez
-More,More2 changed to More=more,more2
-Type,Type2 changed to Type=type,type2
-Light,Rain,Heat,Cold,Snow,Lightning changed to
RaceDamage=Light,Rain,Heat,Cold,Snow,Lightning
-Fame,Karma,Kills changed to Reputation=fame,karma,kills
-Complete rewrite to the Weight system
-Weight is more permanent, removed need to recalc it constantly
-Packs now show the weight of themselves and all their contents
-Packs now have a weight limit (currently hardcapped to 400, should make it
based on type of container and possibly scriptable)
-All items use the weight value given to them in the scripts unless the entry
is 0 in which case they pull weight from the MUL's
-Better handling of overloaded for teleport / recall / walking
-Weight will max out at 65535 stones and can not go lower than 0 stones
-Items container is now set as a cBaseObject
-Fixed up itemsfx() and renamed it to itemSound(), now better handles Gold
sfx and where an item was dropped (ie in a pack or on the ground)
-Cleaned up goldsfx() and renamed it to goldSound()
-Many fixes to get/drop/wear/packItem functions
-Minor fixes/cleanups in movement.cpp
-Fixed a worldsave crash with tamed creatures
-Pressing 0 in console reloads items as well as everything else
-Made dagger usable for carve again
-Fixed a horse mounting distance check
-Noted (and in some cases fixed) unrefrenced variables throughout the code
-Converted inscribe.gmp to inscribe.dfn and used NewMakeMenu() in favor of the
old make menu system
-Updated GetMagic() == 3 calls to IsLockedDown() calls (as that is all it
should be used for)
-Fixed up all IsLockedDown() calls, resources that are LockedDown can NOT be
used, even by GM, until released
-Also note, items that should be usable if locked: Skill items (looms, training
dummies, etc, Recall runes)
-Moved the two functions from newbie.cpp to pcmanage.cpp and removed newbie.cpp
from the project
-Moved action() and impaction() to effects.cpp
-Moved isHuman() to npcs.cpp
-Where possible made functions that were part of classes private
-Made use of cCombat::getWeaponTyp
