Everything aggro's

SpectreXtreme · #1 08-20-2007, 08:15 AM

Hi I'm not sure if this is a bug or they way the server was made but when I play, if I attack a critter like a rat or a bat or snake, then all the other critters aggro me, now I know this dosn't happen in EQLive so was just wondering if this is supposed to happen?????????

**cavedude** · #2 08-20-2007, 08:22 AM

The reason this happens is because all the noob mobs are on the same faction so that guards work properly. The problem with this is all NPCs on the same faction will automatically assist and there is no way to override that in the db. I asked to get this functionality put in the code a few times but nothing ever came of it.

John Adams · #3 08-20-2007, 11:12 AM

I thought there was a switch on individual NPCs to toggle off Assist? Field "social" or something. If that is set to 0, I thought rat boy wouldn't assist his brother in need? Maybe not.

**KLS** · #4 08-20-2007, 11:22 AM

From what CD has told me it doesn't work right. I need to get around to checking it but I don't really have any experience in the aggro code so it's taken lower priority from me.

Angelox · #5 08-20-2007, 12:35 PM

Originally they all assisted, so you had to be careful - if you took on a wasp in Gfay, other wasps nearby would help. So you had to learn techniques in pulling, etc. from the start.
This was during the era when people spent a lot of time and played in newbee areas, when a typical night in places like Gfay would have hundreds of players.

Breea · #6 08-23-2007, 01:51 PM

Change the "Social" field value to "0" in the npc_types table. This will make them non-aggro. A value of "1" makes them socially aggro.

This has to be done per mob. So, for every mob that you do not want to aggro you have to change the npc_types entry for it.