RocketDude Changelog

Left 4 Dead 2 RocketDude Changelog by ReneTM & Community Update Team https://steamcommunity.com/groups/l4d2cut

14.06.2020
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- adjusted director options for common and special infected spawns
- medkits dont get removed anymore
- added logic to check if a rocket hit a ceiling/floor or a wall (ground/floor="cloor" :3)
- added adjusted multipliers for cloor and wall rockets
- added gravity resistent rockets
- adjusted blast power in general
- players will now take 1 dmg for every valid rocketjump/blast in their face
- TF2 blast values almost match the avg reachable height with a single rocketjump now

15.06.2020
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- increased survivor max health to 250
- bots dont do friendly fire anymore
- disabled ledge hang
- set default melee to baseball_bat
- reduced SI-Spawns
    before: ( MaxSpecials: 16 ChargerLimit = 4, HunterLimit = 4, JockeyLimit = 4, SmokerLimit = 4, BoomerLimit = 4, SpitterLimit = 4)
    now:    ( MaxSpecials: 12 ChargerLimit = 2, HunterLimit = 2, JockeyLimit = 2, SmokerLimit = 2, BoomerLimit = 2, SpitterLimit = 2)

21.06.2020
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- fixed tank having 250 hp
- fixed boomer having 250 hp
- removed that all trigger_hurts get removed
- adjusted
    - MobSpawnMinTime = from 16 to 32
    - MobSpawnMaxTime = from 32 to 64
- adjusted MaxSpecials from 12 to 10

27.06.2020
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- added mushroom spawns for Dead Center 1-4 for testing
- fixed activator bug

05.07.2020
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- fix perma horde
- fix FPS-Loss when infected spawn
- decide if bots should be able to bump around cars
- grenadelauncher applies DMG on multiple ticks
- playtesting & playtesting

12.07.2020
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- added bullettime

12.07.2020
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- set cm_NoSurvivorBots to 0 for testing

13.07.2020
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- fixed double execution of RocketJump code
- added bullet time for killing infected ( max every 10 seconds with a probability of 20% only )
- improved probability function for bullet time

14.07.2020
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- fixed survivors max health not getting set for following chapter after the first
- fixed survivors ledge hang not getting disabled after following chapter after the first
- adjusted tanks health to the totally overpowered grenadelauncher (thats the only SI health change tho)

17.07.2020
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- adjusted rocket_launcher_projectile start offset
- fixed double velocity bug
- added mushroom positions for c14m1_junkyard and c14m2_lighthouse
- once a player collects a mushroom he will able to use auto bunny hop
- cleaned up code a bit ( still needs to be polished for later revisiting )

18.07.2020
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- added rollDice function for easy probability calc.
- lowered probability of bullet time from 20% to 15%
- fixed bug for bunny hopping player
	(activator is trigger itself because wo do touchtest. So we need the nearest player )

18.07.2020
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- reduced bullet chance to 7% which is still very acceptable
- fixed tank's hp being 0 on multiplayer
- on c14 maps the player will have no melee by default for now cuz bat is unavailable

19.07.2020
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- survivors spawn now with a random sharp melee which is defenetly available on the map.
	- in the future, replace with GetAvalableMelees() which hooks mission.txt to improve performance

19.07.2020
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- added replacement method to get an available Default Weapon
- taking a mushroom will apply an adrenaline effect for 7 seconds

19.07.2020
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- grenade launchers that get dropped by a place holder bot now get removed
- fixed player getting marked as 'bunny' even when he touches the mushroom while being full hp
- fixed player respawning with a shotgun
- fixed first aid kids not spawning
- changed director item spawning from ItemsToRemove to ItemsToPreserve because its less ;D

20.07.2020
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- reorganized scripts
- fixed medkit spawns when rocketDude gets started on non-valve map

22.07.2020
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- added new rarity colors to the mushrooms
	(gold...lets call it yellow +75, pink +50, blue +25 and white +10)
- mushroom models will now have the same rendercolor or a similar one to the glow
- simplified function to avoid grenade-launcher-drop

23.07.2020
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- fixed weapon_gascans & weapon_cola_bottles get removed
- added event to listen if 'single' survivors enter the saveroom
- when survivors enter the saferoom or leave with a rescue vehicle
	there will be a chat output for how long he spend on the ground instaed
	of launching himself through the map( player_step would be cooler tho)

23.07.2020
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- added "tiny" mushrooms to most of the maps...some are just too tiny.. ;D
- fixed "random sharp melee" giving
- added "ScreenFade" to visualize a "bloody" effect additionally to the adrenaline effect
- on arriving at the saferoom / leaving with rescue vehicle will output Time() of the survivor needed + the % of midair time

24.07.2020
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- updated logic of RD_melee_getter.nut

29.07.2020
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- excluded bots from autohop check
- excluded bots from on ground check
- removed try and catch in event function 'player_death' for getting attacker and victim
- fixed time spent in midair message & calculation
- limited decimal places to of 'timespendmidair' and 'timeneededformap' to 2
- removed custom event res. files which are left overs of my attempt to use unhooked player_footstep event
- disabled DebugDrawBox of mushroom trigger visualisation at spawn

04.08.2020
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- anv fixes get killed on multiple events now
- fall damage crack of landing has been disabled
- spawning mushrooms will access the mushroom data with "mapname".tolower() now

10.08.2020
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- fixed players being able to use "last chance" more than once
- fixed heart beating loop not being stopped after using a mushroom
- fixed witches not being highlighted in last_chance_mode
- updated "Player x is a bunny now" message color
- added message when last_chance is used and the player is trying to get revived with an SI kill again
- re-organized rd_last_chance.nut

13.08.2020
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- added dead instance check which checks for dead infected every second ( needed for "last chance" - glows )
- when all survivors are incap they will enter known "last chance mode" for 10 seconds.
	special infected will get highlighted with a glow and the survivor will enter black and white mode.
	when any of them gets killed the killer gets revived.
- added check "isPlayerCapped(player)"
- set hasdifficulty back to 1
- player now got 50/50 probability to get a sharp melee or a magnum at start

25.09.2020
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- set "sv_infected_ceda_vomitjar_probability" to 0 to have no infinite vomit jars
- added AllowFallenSurvivorItem(item) to avoid infinite molotows or pipebombs ( fallen survivor can still spawn )
- set "sv_infected_riot_control_tonfa_probability" to 0 to avoid even more stuff flying around
- set "sv_vote_creation_timer" to 8 and "sv_vote_plr_map_limit" to 128 to allow the playing quick restart votes when he fails the "run"
	( modes/rocketDude.txt & script/vscripts/rocketdude/rd_director.nut )
- added cvar-changes to cvar listener
- added rd_map_specifics.nut to add easy mutation related map changes
    - c1m1 - removed trigger lower trigger_hurts
    - c8m1 - re-executed elevator fix
- added throwable listener to avoid infinite item spam
- changed cm_CommonLimit from 45 to 44 ( major change ;D )

29.09.2020
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- removed PlayerUnderWater()
- added Speedrunner stats ( local use only )
- improved script performance ( simplified grenadeListeners noticable on Netgraph)
- fixed script enabling glows for projectiles on multiple ticks
- removed obselete code precaching an early dev model

12.10.2020
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- fixed players ending up with no viewmodel and no avatar by rejoining a game where any survivor already left the saferoom
- added support for custom playground maps ( a guide will be provided by ReneTM )
- fixed players not instantly dying by jumping into c14m1 saferoom water area
- fixed players not instantly dying by jumping into c14m2 finale water
- lowered slowmotion probability from 10% to 5% as requested by many players
- fixed RocketDude decals sometimes not showing up.
- fixed new best times not saving
- added start and finish textures

18.10.2020
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- common limit, spawnrange and mob sizes have been set to their default values to decrease server and client workload
- speedrunners may like the added chatcommands !disableslomo and !enableslomo. All players need to type them to change the state
- min time between slow-motion effect has been increased from 16 to 32 seconds

08.11.2020
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Changes:

- tanks health increased from 7,14,28,56K to 8,16,32,64K (easy,normal,hard,impossible)
- throwables are now allowed ( no infinity there inspite of "sv_infinite_ammo 1") removed obsolete removeThrowables()
- health mushrooms will not give the bunny hop ability anymore
- when survivors leave the saferoom area their time will be set to 00:00
- slow motion is disabled by default. It will occur when survivors use mushrooms too often.
- added chat command !countdown to be used exclusively in starting areas for a synchronized start.
- increased witch hp to 2048,4096,8192,16384 hp

Fixes:

- fixed double execution of spawning level specific entities ( fixes c8m4_interior elevator issue )
- fixed mushrooms not being usable when a player reaches them less than 10 seconds after server start
- fixed dublicate c7m2_barge mushroom
- added cvar listener
- fixed fall damage and ledge hang sometimes getting disabled too late
- added auto start finale for cold stream and parish ( fix for survivors dying after entering rescue vehicle )
- fixed CTD on c4m3_sugarmill_b when a chapter restart happens
- fixed double execution of getSurvivorsInRange() in grenadeExplodeEvent()

Optimizations:

- merged multiple rocket and multiple tankrock listeners
- "last chance mode" will not fire anymore when jumping into deathly water
	( no 10 second countdown in this case anymore )
- improved performance of auto bhop method

Mushrooms:

- added health only mushrooms ( 16s to restore )
- added new random throwable mushroom ( 16s to restore )
- added new explosive mushroom ( 8s to restore )
- added new bunnyhop mushroom ( 1s to restore )
- added mushroom specific glow ranges & rotations
- added 175 mushrooms ( 474 in total now )

28.11.2020
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- fixed sacrifice being unplayable alone
- fixed players being able to reset their time while leaving the saferoom as a dead survivor (free cam mode) (spooky huh)
- fixed weapons in c2m1_streets gunstore not converting to grenade launchers
- fixed "last chance mode" highlighting survivors also instead of only infected
- added visual indicator for mushroom pickups
- removed bullet time effect entirely
- added !info to print mutation info to the console

- improved speedrun chatcommands (restricted for local usage)
	!stats            -> prints all current besttimes to the console
	!speedrunmode     -> toggle between normal and speedrunmode
	!r                -> restart from the saferoom

06.12.2020
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- fixed one script getting included with scriptname.extension (changes on compile)
- fixed c5m2_park explosive mushroom being inside of a health mushroom
- fixed bus stations explosive mushroom rotations

04.02.2021
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- reworked data structure for mushroom positions
- improved script performance
- revisited all mushrooms for visibility
- attached rotation entities to bhop mushrooms
- increased survivor_crawl_speed from 28 to 45
- fixed rocket launcher not being able to destroy the c1m3_mall event glass
- added hud to display current times for each survivor
- added chat command !hud to vote change the hud state
- reworked timer system
- fixed timer for survivors in saferoom already counting on spawn (yeah it was gettin reset by leaving the saferoom anyways)
- fixed !r causing an error on non valve maps
- added more options for map sided mushrooms (angles / rotating yus/nah)

07.02.2021
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- added missing entries in list of chat commands
- added apendix hud notification for mutation information
- fixed players being able to use !r on finales

Usable locally in speedrunmode:

- added chatcommand !saveangles to save players view direction for speedrunning

13.02.2021
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- Damage dealt to SI is scaled by max health value ("Why do i need 5 melee hits for a charger?")
- fixed "m_iMaxHealth" getting set to 200 for every spawned player instance