EQoffline, bots and more..

[Magoth78]

Updates:
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EQoffline is now at version 1.02.

- Fixed some minor bugs.
- Warriors bots are now able to do critical hits. Some other melee classes do critical hits after level 60 also.
- Weapons should be shown correctly.
- The melee dmg formulas have been reworked a bit.
- Unequiped bots (bots that don't have any weapon) will do minor damage. That rule doesn't apply for monks of course.
- High level clerics and shaman should now cast more buffs.

Build: http://eqoffline.free.fr/Build.rar
Sources: http://eqoffline.free.fr/EQEmu-EQOffline.rar

You need to replace the old npc_spells_entries table by the new: http://eqoffline.free.fr/npc_spells_entries.rar

Have fun,
Mag

[drakelord]

I did some more playing today. I have a few issues here and there, a lot to do with class dynamics, which I will type up a seperate list for each class later.

Main issues though were with the combat formulas. I made myself level 50, and geared myself accordingly, and made a bot with the exact same level and gear and class. I was hitting the mob for 40-70ish damage per hit, while the bot was hitting for 200-400. I could understand that damage at level 65 with epic lewt, but at level 50? Ouch.

And the bots do still have combat issues sometimes in confined zones. I was in Sirens Grotto, and a mob would agro me, and the bots would do nothing in some areas, despite the mob being on their hate list and them being right next to me.

[Magoth78]

"Main issues though were with the combat formulas. I made myself level 50, and geared myself accordingly, and made a bot with the exact same level and gear and class. I was hitting the mob for 40-70ish damage per hit, while the bot was hitting for 200-400. I could understand that damage at level 65 with epic lewt, but at level 50? Ouch."

- More info is needed. What is the level of the bot, its class, the weapon(s) he uses, its strength, its buffs ?

I paste the damage formulas so I can have advise on them (I repeat that I'm pretty bad a math formulas... ).

Standard melee hit formulas with weapons :

mindmgtmp = ( (weapon->Damage * (((GetSTR()*20) + ((GetLevel()*4)*15) + (GetLevel()*10)) / 1000)) /2 ) / (weapon->Delay / weapon->Damage);
maxdmgtmp = (weapon->Damage * (((GetSTR()*20) + ((GetLevel()*6)*15) + (GetLevel()*10)) / 1000)) / (weapon->Delay / weapon->Damage);

No weapons and class is Monk:

mindmgtmp = ( ((2+(GetLevel()/4)) * (((GetSTR()*20) + ((GetLevel()*4)*15) + (GetLevel()*10)) / 1000)) /2 );
maxdmgtmp = ( (2+(GetLevel()/4)) * (((GetSTR()*20) + ((GetLevel()*6)*15) + (GetLevel()*10)) / 1000));

No weapons (punching):

mindmgtmp = 2+(GetLevel()/10)+(GetSTR()/50);
maxdmgtmp = 2+(GetLevel()/5)+(GetSTR()/50);

The final hit is a integer random'ed between the min and the maxdmg.

As you can see there is no difference between 1hand and 2hands weap. There is no malus on off-hand weaps also, should I add it ? guess yes.

Mag

[sonicvt]

Mag,

I was down in Lower Guk the other day and my bot warrior (Gnome 40) was using an Executioners Axe from a_ghoul_executioner. He was QUADDING for near 200 damage constantly against red cons. I'm pretty sure he should only be able to hit twice per attack since it is a two handed sword (axe). Also, I didn't notice if the bots can proc on weapons that have the ability to do so. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[Magoth78]

Yeah, there is no particular check when a bot is using a 2hand weap.
I will fix that in the next days.

[drakelord]

I think I might have found the problem.

I checked the database for the various stats of the characters, and for some reason, they are insane. 980 STR, 988 STA, 624 DEX, 632 AGI, etc.

A level 50 bot of the same level and class only has 80 STR naked, so my guess is that it is not taking the right numbers for equipment.

[drakelord]

Sorry for the double post, but I found the problem, me thinks.

Each time I did #update on the bot after I put on a piece of gear, it added the stats. So with an item that adds +5 str, I updated 10 times, and the bot gained 50 str.

[Magoth78]

Ok, I will check that, thank you