Todo List

Must haves

• Add Gambler
• Add Companion
• Sounds (for dialogs, lines, attack sounds etc)
• Respawn when not in range
• More Languages Support
• Improve Mob Spawner
• Improve Mob Cloner
• Add Auctioneer role

Should haves

• Add Thieves
• Enchanting role
• Add Fisher Job
• Add Miner Job
• Innkeeper

Could haves

• Quest waypoints
• Let npcs sleep at night
• Mounts
• Blacksmith
• Add more models
• Redstone powered spawner

Would like to have

• Add conversation npcs
• Add npcs who follow other npcs
• Add builder npc
• Let npcs spawn naturally

Plans List

Innkeepers

• Add InnDoors which you can hire
• Only the player hiring the door will be able to interact with it

Companion

• You will be able to set an npc as companion role
• In the edit screen you can set what quest needs to be finished for it to turn to a friend.
• A friend is like a mercenary only with more option
  • You can equip armor to a friend and that armor will actually reduce damage and can break
  • A friend can cary items for you
  • A friend will have a hunger bar and will need food
  • You will be able to set a number of dialogs to comunicate with it
  • Can be set to pick up nearby items

Boss Role

• You get to set 4 health points and 4 npcs from your cloner
• At set health point it will change into the set npc allowing you to have multiple stages in a boss fight
• Will probably add the ability for music during the encounter

Navigation Types and Properties

• Land Navigation: Default
  • Avoid, or don’t avoid certain hazards (lava, fire, water, cliffs)
  • Climb up (or down) walls
• Hovering Navigation
  • Hover at a minimum and maximum altitude above the ground
  • Can ascend if too low on the ground, or descend if too high
  • Can be allowed to wander on the ground unless it has a target
• Jumping Navigation
  • Can leap at low, or high altitudes
  • Can be restricted to a maximum jumping height
  • Can either always jump, or only jump under special conditions
• Teleporting Navigation
  • Can be restricted to teleport at only certain intervals and within certain ranges
  • Can be allowed to teleport away from damage
• Pathmaker tool should allow NPCs to use special navigation types

Attack Patterns

• Rush: Default attack pattern, will simply charge at the target, or stop to shoot.
• Dodge: NPCs will attempt to avoid your attacks.
  • Melee NPCs will zigzag towards you before attempting to attack.
  • Ranged NPCs will move to a different position after every shot or burst.
• Surround: Melee NPCs will circle around their target.
  • NPCs can either move in a decaying orbit, or slowly circle at a fixed distance before lunging to attack.
  • if the target makes a run for it, the NPC will immediately pursue.
  • Ranged NPCs will orbit their target and fire randomly.
• Ambush: NPCs will actively hide from their target in one spot and attempt to catch it by surprise.
  • The trigger to attack can either be based on distance, or if the target is looking in the NPCs direction.
  • NPCs can cease attacking and retreat based on either amount of damage, or amount of attacks.
• Stalk: NPCs will try to take the most secluded path to their target, trying to move close while staying hidden.
  • NPCs can be allowed to move and attack only if the target is looking away from them.
  • For Melee NPCs, There is a changeable distance for how close the target must be to charge at it
• Attack patterns will be tailored for each unique navigation type.

Experimental Ideas

• Actively seek out and climb ladders if it is the better path to its destination
• Sleep in beds during the night, and occupy them
• Combat NPCs could choose different types of attacks dependent on health and target stats
• Having guards Aggro default mobs into attacking them without having to attack first
• Create Scalable immunities, such as resistance against projectiles, explosions, and magic
• Allow guards to only attack certain mobs, with settable priorities
• Actively seek out and pick up dropped items