Game Mechanics: NPCs casting spells that they shouldn't until a certain era

[Yinikren]

Tonight, while farming a lizard crusader in CT for my SK's quest armor drops, I caught a few spawns and watched them buff themselves. Multiple times I saw them cast Grim Aura - shadowknights do not get this spell until Velious. I assume its on all NPC shadowknight spell tables.

[nilbog]

confirmed.

I am trying to get timeline-specific rules added for npc spell sets, so they won't need individual ones per era.. cutting down the work needed for pre-kunark/kunark/velious differences.

If that doesn't happen soon enough, I'll remove it from the list.

[Byrjun]

What about cleric NPCs being able to bash?

http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=133858

[maximum]

Originally Posted by nilbog [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am trying to get timeline-specific rules added for npc spell sets, so they won't need individual ones per era.. cutting down the work needed for pre-kunark/kunark/velious differences.

If that doesn't happen soon enough, I'll remove it from the list.

[maximum]

Close this old thread?

[nilbog]

This is actually an unfinished that project I would like completed prior to opening a new server.

We now have the ability to era rule npc spell entries, so spells can have a rule attached per expansion, or month etc.

The following is a list of npc spells and their IDs. If anyone wants to help label which spells occur in which era, I can fix them with simple queries.

For example:
1447 Aegolism Velious
697 Breeze Kunark

Any spells not needing changed (prekunark) do not need labels. If there is a nonclassic spell listed, it can be labled as i.e. (Never, or NotClassic), and it will be removed.

688    Aanya's Animation
1708    Aanya's Quickening
1447    Aegolism
511    Affliction
154    Agility
967    AirElementalAttack
928    AirElementalInvisibility
170    Alacrity
727    Alenia`s Disenchanting Melody
184    Allure
71    Anarchy
2112    Ancient: Feral Avatar
1748    Angstlich's Assonance
706    Angstlich`s Appalling Screech
440    Animate Dead
1526    Annul Magic
701    Anthem de Arms
67    Arch Shielding
1703    Asphyxiate
1508    Asystole
6827    Balance of Discord
4900    Balance of the Nihil
1590    Bane of Nife
364    Banshee Aura
516    Barbcoat
932    BarbedBones
680    Barrier of Combustion
1713    Bedlam
182    Beguile
955    Beholder Dispel
176    Berserker Spirit
21    Berserker Strength
1558    Bladecoat
372    Blast of Cold
120    Blaze
3441    Blessing of Replenishment
134    Blinding Luminance
510    Blizzard Blast
3396    Blood of Saryrn
5414    Blood of Yoppa
451    Boil Blood
1705    Boltran`s Agacerie
687    Boltran`s Animation
456    Bond of Death
351    Bone Walk
517    Bramblecoat
244    Bravery
1604    Breath of Karana
1600    Breath of Ro
3394    Breath of Ultor
5411    Breath of Wunshi
697    Breeze
704    Brusco`s Boastful Bellow
1747    Brusco`s Bombastic Bellow
94    Burn
92    Burst of Fire
93    Burst of Flame
495    Cackling Bones
1667    Cadeau of Flame
183    Cajoling Whispers
691    Call of Flame
48    Cancel Magic
1759    Cantana of Replenishment
1448    Cantana of Soothing
419    Careless Lightning
453    Cascading Darkness
1761    Cassindra`s Insipid Ditty
461    Cast Force
338    Cavorting Bones
171    Celerity
219    Center
1615    Cessation of Cor
5417    Champion
350    Chaos Flux
296    Chaotic Feedback
1660    Char
300    Charm
304    Chase the Moon
1412    Chilling Embrace
1290    Chloroblast
145    Chloroplast
521    Choke
703    Chords of Dissonance
463    Circle of Force
174    Clarity
1693    Clarity II
344    Clinging Darkness
651    Cloud
3380    Cloud of Grummus
290    Color Flux
177    Color Shift
178    Color Skew
1696    Color Slant
328    Column of Fire
380    Column of Frost
462    Column of Lightning
217    Combust
164    Companion Spirit
659    Conflagration
2015    Conglaciation of Bone
631    Conjuration: Air
628    Conjuration: Earth
630    Conjuration: Fire
629    Conjuration: Water
362    Convoke Shadow
202    Courage
99    Creeping Crud
1592    Cripple
5394    Crippling Spasm
741    Crission`s Pixie Strike
408    Curse of the Simple Mind
4901    Daluda's Mending
89    Daring
357    Dark Empathy
938    Darkness
190    Dazzle
1005    Deadly Poison
1613    Deflux
152    Deftness
1698    Dementia
1764    Denon`s Bereavement
742    Denon`s Desperate Dirge
730    Denon`s Disruptive Discord
736    Denon`s Dissension
1619    Devouring Darkness
157    Dexterity
266    Dexterous Aura
394    Diamondskin
1707    Dictate
673    Discordant Mind
340    Disease Cloud
281    Disempower
1519    Divine Light
1456    Divine Strength
520    Dizzying Wind
452    Dooming Darkness
789    Dragon Roar
447    Drain Soul
525    Drain Spirit
860    DrakeBreath
1637    Draught of Fire
1641    Draught of Ice
1643    Draught of Jiva
665    Drifting Death
259    Drones of Doom
270    Drowsy
907    DryBoneFireBurst
619    Dyn`s Dizzying Draught
969    EarthElementalAttack
406    Earthquake
645    Ebbing Strength
2607    Elemental Chorus
1403    Elemental Maelstrom
710    Elemental Rhythms
108    Elemental Shield
404    Elemental: Air
401    Elemental: Earth
403    Elemental: Fire
402    Elemental: Water
400    Elementaling: Air
397    Elementaling: Earth
399    Elementaling: Fire
398    Elementaling: Water
317    Elementalkin: Air
58    Elementalkin: Earth
316    Elementalkin: Fire
315    Elementalkin: Water
2554    Elnerick's Entombment of Ice
1623    Emissary of Thule
291    Enfeeblement
1544    Enforced Reverence
1719    Engorging Roots
355    Engulfing Darkness
77    Engulfing Roots
512    Ensnare
76    Ensnaring Roots
131    Enstill
187    Enthrall
188    Entrance
490    Enveloping Roots
436    Envenomed Bolt
434    Envenomed Breath
2936    Ervaj's Lost Composition
297    Eye of Confusion
5389    Farrel's Companion
1690    Fascination
229    Fear
475    Fear2
179    Feckless Might
191    Feedback
269    Feet like Cat
3399    Ferine Avatar
1633    Fetter
379    Fingers of Fire
313    Fire Flux
254    Firefist
57    Firestrike
122    Flame Arc
189    Flame Flux
239    Flame Lick
1454    Flame of Light
657    Flame Shock
201    Flash of Light
1432    Focus of Spirit
3397    Focus of the Seventh
124    Force
22    Force Shock
460    Force Spiral of Al'Kabor
23    Force Strike
1712    Forlorn Deeds
1539    Fortitude
166    Frenzied Spirit
308    Frenzy
1605    Frost
275    Frost Rift
464    Frost Shock
508    Frost Strike
707    Fufil`s Curtailing Chant
153    Furious Strength
560    Furor
326    Fury
1393    Gangrenous Touch of Zum`uul
195    Gasping Embrace
36    Gate
522    Gather Shadows
1409    Gift of Insight
1408    Gift of Magic
1691    Glamour of Kintaz
249    Grasping Roots
73    Gravity Flux
635    Greater Conjuration: Air
632    Greater Conjuration: Earth
634    Greater Conjuration: Fire
633    Greater Conjuration: Water
15    Greater Healing
66    Greater Shielding
576    Greater Summoning: Air
573    Greater Summoning: Earth
575    Greater Summoning: Fire
574    Greater Summoning: Water
1678    Greater Vocaration: Air
1675    Greater Vocaration: Earth
1677    Greater Vocaration: Fire
1676    Greater Vocaration: Water
346    Grim Aura
709    Guardian Rhythms
165    Guardian Spirit
929    Harm Touch NPC
493    Haunting Corpse
293    Haze
12    Healing
161    Health
367    Heart Flutter
360    Heat Blood
1533    Heroism
123    Holy Might
369    Hungry Earth
7    Hymn of Restoration
29    Ice
732    Ice Comet
658    Ice Shock
1426    Ice Spear of Solist
1586    Ice Strike
377    Icestrike
91    Ignite
6    Ignite Blood
587    Illusion: Erudite
132    Immobilize
78    Immolate
1319    Impotent Rage
163    Incapacitate
2014    Incinerate Bones
365    Infectious Cloud
1650    Inferno of Al'Kabor
479    Inferno Shield
465    Inferno Shock
267    Inner Fire
1573    Insidious Decay
526    Insidious Fever
527    Insidious Malady
180    Insipid Weakness
472    Inspire Fear2
1636    Invert Gravity
443    Invoke Death
127    Invoke Fear
473    Invoke Fear2
494    Invoke Shadow
734    Jonthan's Whistling Warsong
681    Juli`s Animation
1653    Jyll's Static Pulse
1655    Jyll's Wave of Heat
1654    Jyll's Zephyr of Ice
724    Kelin`s Lucid Lullaby
682    Kilan`s Animation
690    Kintaz`s Animation
904    Knockback
302    Languid Pace
1715    Largarn's Lamentation
1751    Largo`s Absonant Binding
705    Largo`s Melodic Binding
861    Lava Breath
387    Leatherskin
491    Leering Corpse
627    Lesser Conjuration: Air
624    Lesser Conjuration: Earth
626    Lesser Conjuration: Fire
625    Lesser Conjuration: Water
246    Lesser Shielding
499    Lesser Summoning: Air
496    Lesser Summoning: Earth
498    Lesser Summoning: Fire
497    Lesser Summoning: Water
261    Levitate
769    Levitate Test
2894    Levitation
692    Life Leech
445    Lifedraw
502    Lifespike
341    Lifetap
17    Light Healing
38    Lightning Bolt
466    Lightning Shock
162    Listless Power
8448    Maestro Lifetap 
65    Major Shielding
3386    Malicious Decay
442    Malignant Dead
110    Malise
111    Malisement
1578    Malo
3395    Malos
112    Malosi
1577    Malosini
3387    Malosinia
943    Mana Drain
74    Mana Sieve
980    Mana Sink
1609    Manaskin
612    Markar's Clash
1635    Markar's Discord
702    McVaxius` Berserker Crescendo
1760    McVaxius` Rousing Rondo
307    Mesmerization
292    Mesmerize
1621    Minion of Shadows
623    Minor Conjuration: Air
620    Minor Conjuration: Earth
622    Minor Conjuration: Fire
621    Minor Conjuration: Water
200    Minor Healing
288    Minor Shielding
396    Minor Summoning: Air
335    Minor Summoning: Earth
395    Minor Summoning: Fire
336    Minor Summoning: Water
295    Mircyl's Animation
650    Mist
1318    Muscle Spasm
1475    Nature Walkers Behest
1559    Natureskin
160    Nimble
1763    Niv`s Harmonic
748    Niv`s Melody of Preservation
8459    npcComplete Healing
49    Nullify Magic
374    Numbing Cold
1419    O'Keils Flickering Flame
378    O'Keils Radiation
652    Obscure
1451    Occlusion of Sound
956    Panic
133    Paralyzing Earth
285    Pendril's Animation
25    Pillage Enchantment
386    Pillar of Fire
1644    Pillar of Flame
1646    Pillar of Frost
1645    Pillar of Lightning
32    Plague
348    Poison Bolt
1591    Pox of Bertoxxulous
385    Project Lightning
649    Protect
713    Psalm of Cooling
714    Psalm of Mystic Shielding
716    Psalm of Purity
715    Psalm of Vitality
712    Psalm of Warmth
711    Purifying Rhythms
5392    Putrid Decay
1617    Pyrocruor
39    Quickness
474    Radius of Fear2
337    Rage
151    Raging Strength
83    Rain of Fire
648    Rampage
1692    Rapture
1697    Recant Magic
1543    Reckoning
144    Regeneration
1568    Regrowth
1518    Remedy
755    Rend
3433    Replenishment
381    Resistant Skin
314    Resolution
492    Restless Bones
672    Retribution
1651    Retribution of Al'Kabor
349    Rising Dexterity
230    Root
481    Rune I
482    Rune II
483    Rune III
484    Rune IV
1689    Rune V
685    Sagar`s Animation
306    Sanity Warp
274    Scale Skin
1659    Scintillation
1603    Scoriae
31    Scourge
717    Selo`s Accelerando
1758    Selo`s Assonant Strane
738    Selo`s Consonant Chain
1622    Servant of Bones
653    Shade
654    Shadow
370    Shadow Vortex
683    Shalee`s Animation
286    Shallow Breath
273    Shield of Barbs
1560    Shield of Blades
129    Shield of Brambles
332    Shield of Fire
411    Shield of Flame
412    Shield of Lava
1450    Shield of Song
432    Shield of Spikes
1610    Shield of the Magi
256    Shield of Thistles
356    Shield of Thorns
309    Shielding
236    Shieldskin
186    Shiftless Deeds
324    Shock of Blades
376    Shock of Fire
334    Shock of Flame
8447    Shock of Frost
656    Shock of Ice
383    Shock of Lightning
204    Shock of Poison
113    Shock of Spikes
1663    Shock of Steel
114    Shock of Swords
459    Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor
1457    Shroud of Hate
1458    Shroud of Pain
75    Sicken
446    Siphon Life
343    Siphon Strength
684    Sisna`s Animation
422    Skin like Diamond
423    Skin like Nature
263    Skin like Rock
421    Skin like Steel
26    Skin like Wood
16    Smite
910    SnakeEleFireBurst
242    Snare
750    Solon`s Bewitching Bravura
725    Solon`s Song of the Sirens
1755    Song of Highsun
1756    Song of Midnight
1753    Song of Twilight
125    Sound of Force
918    SpectreLifetap
919    SpectreStun
518    Spikecoat
979    Spine Chill
368    Spirit Armor
279    Spirit of Bear
148    Spirit of Cat
5398    Spirit of Fortitude
146    Spirit of Monkey
149    Spirit of Ox
5393    Spirit of Perseverance
1574    Spirit of the Howler
278    Spirit of Wolf
147    Spirit Strength
282    Spirit Strike
524    Spirit Tap
158    Stamina
671    Starfire
944    Steal Strength
393    Steelskin
264    Stinging Swarm
159    Strength
40    Strengthen
14    Strike
24    Strip Enchantment
1014    Strong Disease
216    Stun
450    Suffocate
294    Suffocating Sphere
441    Summon Dead
572    Summoning: Air
569    Summoning: Earth
571    Summoning: Fire
570    Summoning: Water
143    Sunbeam
1658    Sunstrike
9    Superior Healing
733    Supernova
172    Swift like the Wind
1535    Symbol of Marzin
488    Symbol of Naltron
487    Symbol of Pinzarn
486    Symbol of Ryltan
485    Symbol of Transal
726    Syvelian`s Anti-Magic Aria
506    Tagar's Insects
277    Tainted Breath
3391    Talisman of Alacrity
168    Talisman of Altuna
5405    Talisman of Fortitude
1585    Talisman of Kragg
5406    Talisman of Perseverance
5399    Talisman of Sense
3389    Talisman of the Boar
1580    Talisman of the Brute
1579    Talisman of the Cat
1583    Talisman of the Raptor
1581    Talisman of the Rhino
3383    Talisman of the Wrulan
167    Talisman of Tnarg
5415    Talisman of Wunshi
289    Taper Enchantment
676    Tashan
677    Tashani
678    Tashania
1702    Tashanian
185    Tepid Deeds
903    TerrorLifetap
1545    The Unspoken Word
1686    Theft of Thought
515    Thistlecoat
519    Thorncoat
470    Thunder Strike
471    Thunderclap
1589    Tigir's Insects
503    Tishan's Clash
1634    Tishan's Discord
507    Togor's Insects
1415    Torbas Acid Blast
1700    Torment of Argli
1618    Touch of Night
405    Tremor
1527    Trepidation
1428    Tumultuous Strength
1588    Turgur's Insects
283    Turtle Skin
743    Tuyen`s Chant of Flame
744    Tuyen`s Chant of Frost
686    Uleen`s Animation
1711    Umbra
1542    Upheaval
312    Valor
359    Vampiric Embrace
1652    Vengeance of Al'Kabor
435    Venom of the Snake
747    Verses of Victory
1616    Vexing Mordinia
577    Vigilant Spirit
1757    Vilia`s Chorus of Celerity
740    Vilia`s Verses of Celerity
1710    Visions of Grandeur
1674    Vocarate: Air
1671    Vocarate: Earth
1673    Vocarate: Fire
1672    Vocarate: Water
1639    Voltaic Draugh
505    Walking Sleep
1407    Wandering Mind
41    Weaken
303    Whirl till you hurl
253    Whirling Wind
1699    Wind of Tishani
1704    Wind of Tishanian
1657    Winds of Gelid
1601    Winged Death
509    Winter's Roar
1709    Wonderous Rapidity
416    Word Divine
231    Word of Pain
413    Word of Shadow
415    Word of Souls
414    Word of Spirit
329    Wrath
731    Wrath of Al'Kabor
1405    Wrath of the Elements
5396    Wunshi's Focusing
43    Yaulp II
689    Yegoreff`s Animation
5395    Yoppa's Mending
1723    Zumaik`s Animation

[nilbog]

bump

[pasi]

Hey Nilberg, this is tangentially related at best, but was NPCs having a level-appropriate spellbook something that just came with the stock client or was that intended by the original p1999 developers?

On live, generic high-level NPCs seemed to cap out at 29-34 spells with a few exceptions. Clerics would wrath you, wizards thunder strike, necros venom of the snake, etc. Even a lot of the notable NPCs like Vox would spam wrath. The first time I remember a generic NPC-caster casting a high-level spell was the ST-revamp where the gargs were casting GSS and everyone joked that they had Emp on farm.


FWIW, I like the change and it hasn't been an issue since you guys limited NPC mana pools years ago. After vanilla, casters on live were pathetic.

Hit me back plx.

[Sorn]

From Mcoy's logs --

[Tue Nov 13 00:07:10 2001] flame goblin shaman begins to cast a spell.
[Tue Nov 13 00:07:12 2001] You resist the Drowsy spell!!

[Tue Nov 13 00:14:56 2001] cinder goblin wizard begins to cast a spell.
[Tue Nov 13 00:14:59 2001] You resist the Force Shock spell!!

[Tue Nov 13 01:42:51 2001] inferno goblin shaman begins to cast a spell.
[Tue Nov 13 01:42:54 2001] You resist the Envenomed Breath spell!!

[Wed Nov 14 03:12:05 2001] Nyrien Lyrdarniel begins to cast a spell.
[Wed Nov 14 03:12:08 2001] You resist the Smite spell!!

[Thu Nov 15 05:44:36 2001] a greater kobold shaman begins to cast a spell.
[Thu Nov 15 05:44:38 2001] You resist the Tainted Breath spell!!

[Thu Nov 15 05:44:40 2001] a greater kobold shaman begins to cast a spell.
[Thu Nov 15 05:44:43 2001] You resist the Affliction spell!!

[Fri Nov 16 18:58:26 2001] Oobnopterbevny Biddilets begins to cast a spell.
[Fri Nov 16 18:58:30 2001] You feel your skin burn as poison seeps through your skin. You have taken 128 points of damage.

[Fri Nov 16 18:58:34 2001] Oobnopterbevny Biddilets begins to cast a spell.
[Fri Nov 16 18:58:36 2001] You resist the Invoke Fear spell!!

[Fri Nov 16 19:00:00 2001] Oobnopterbevny Biddilets begins to cast a spell.
[Fri Nov 16 19:00:04 2001] You resist the Scourge spell!!

[Sun Nov 25 01:56:39 2001] brownie scout begins to cast a spell.
[Sun Nov 25 01:56:43 2001] You feel your skin combust. You have taken 182 points of damage.
[Sun Nov 25 01:56:45 2001] You tell your party, 'SHIT'
[Sun Nov 25 01:56:49 2001] Minladar tells the group, 'waht'
[Sun Nov 25 01:56:52 2001] You tell your party, 'brownie on me..'
[Sun Nov 25 01:57:24 2001] You feel the pain of a thousand stings.
[Sun Nov 25 01:58:20 2001] You resist the Ensnaring Roots spell!!

--- POST-LUCLIN ---

[Tue Dec 11 18:12:31 2001] A darkweed snake bites YOU for 2 points of damage.
[Tue Dec 11 18:12:31 2001] You resist the Poison spell!!

[Tue Dec 18 20:06:41 2001] Estrella of gloomwater begins to cast a spell.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:41 2001] Calyx was pierced by thorns.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:41 2001] Calyx crushes Estrella of gloomwater for 69 points of damage.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:41 2001] a gloomstalker mermaid begins to cast a spell.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:41 2001] Chagal was pierced by thorns.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:41 2001] Chagal pierces Estrella of gloomwater for 39 points of damage.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:42 2001] Jenguran begins to cast a spell.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:42 2001] Chagal was pierced by thorns.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:43 2001] Chagal pierces Estrella of gloomwater for 47 points of damage.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:43 2001] Qien`s familiar is entombed in ice.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:43 2001] You are entombed in ice. You have taken 125 points of damage.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:43 2001] Calyx is entombed in ice.
[Tue Dec 18 20:06:43 2001] Chagal is entombed in ice.

[Tue Dec 18 20:06:47 2001] You resist the Ice spell!!

(Bandits in WK - druid spells)

[Wed Dec 19 18:54:35 2001] a bandit begins to cast a spell.
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:35 2001] A bandit tries to punch YOU, but misses!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:36 2001] A bandit tries to punch YOU, but misses!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:36 2001] A bandit tries to punch YOU, but misses!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:36 2001] You resist the Grasping Roots spell!!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:37 2001] A bandit tries to punch YOU, but misses!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:37 2001] A bandit tries to punch YOU, but misses!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:37 2001] You resist the Whirling Wind spell!!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit says 'Time to die!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit says 'Wizards like you are an affront to my senses!'
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit says 'Time to die!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit says 'Wizards like you are an affront to my senses!'
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit begins to cast a spell.
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] A bandit tries to punch YOU, but misses!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit says 'Time to die!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit says 'It's Wizards like you that insult all of Norrath!'
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit says 'Time to die!
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:38 2001] a bandit says 'Wizards like you are an affront to my senses!'
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:39 2001] a bandit begins to cast a spell.
[Wed Dec 19 18:54:40 2001] You feel your skin ignite. You have taken 27 points of damage.

[Thu Dec 20 00:10:15 2001] a putrid skeleton begins to cast a spell.
[Thu Dec 20 00:10:15 2001] You resist the Putrid Breath spell!!

[Fri Dec 28 11:40:23 2001] sonic bat begins to cast a spell.
[Fri Dec 28 11:40:23 2001] You resist the SonicScream spell!!

[Rygar]

Nilbog, I started compiling a list but wonder how to flag the original example (i.e. Grim Aura). For instance, Grim Aura is a 'Classic' spell for a Necromancer, but a Shadowknight only gets that spell in 'Velious'.

So how should that spell be categorized, do you need to add classes to the era tag? Such as:

346    Grim Aura    Velious(Shadow Knight)
or
346    Grim Aura    Classic(Necromancer)     Velious(Shadow Knight)
or
?

I'm not sure how many other cases of this there are, but that one just jumped out at me.