- PvE combat is now always mutual. UNIT_FLAG_IN_COMBAT is backed by actual references to the units we're in combat with.
- PvP combat is now also tracked, and almost always mutual; spells like Vanish and Feign Death can break this rule. That means we can easily determine a list of players we're fighting.
- By extension, IsInCombatWith now has sensible behavior when invoked on nonplayers.
- Threat and combat systems are no longer the same.
- They still have an enforced relationship (threat implies combat - clearing combat clears threat)...
- ...but we can have combat without threat. A creature (with threat list) isn't considered to be engaged until it has an entry on its threat list...
- ...which means we can now faithfully replicate retail engage behavior. Combat on projectile launch - engagement start on projectile impact. Yay for progress!
- AI method refactor, as already ported in 6113b9d - `JustEngagedWith`, `JustEnteredCombat` and `JustExitedCombat`.
- Vehicle threat is now properly pooled on the main vehicle body (fixes#16542).
- Various edge case bug fixes for threat redirects (Misdirection "cancelling" Vigilance and similar).
- Target re-selection is now significantly faster.
- Fixed a ton of other smaller edge case bugs, probably.
Closes#7951 and #19998.
* Combat/Threat rewrite (PR #19930) prep work. Mostly refactors, and a compatibility layer on ThreatManager/HostileReference that allows scripts to be changed already.
- FollowerAI properly resumes follow after evading.
- Removed duplicated getters from CreatureAI (IsEscorted vs IsEscortNPC), they were used to do the same thing
- FollowerAI properly assists in combat.
- FollowerAI properly despawns if quest is abandoned.
- FollowerAI now supports dynamic respawning for escort NPCs.
- Map::RemoveRespawnTime(SpawnObjectType, LowType, doRespawn) split into Map::Respawn and Map::RemoveRespawnTime, without the extra boolean
- Map::RemoveRespawnTime(RespawnInfo*) merged into Map::DeleteRespawnInfo(RespawnInfo*) and is now private
- Map::DeleteRespawnInfo(void) renamed to Map::UnloadAllRespawnInfos to properly describe what it does
- Map::ProcessRespawns now actually saves the delayed respawn time to DB if the respawn was delayed
- Map::AddRespawnInfo now takes const reference, and returns success as a boolean
- Map::AddRespawnInfo no longer offers an unused "replace" parameter
- Map::DeleteRespawnInfo no longer offers a variety of unused private overloads
- Map::SaveRespawnTime no longer offers a tantalizing writeDB parameter. Parameter is now called "startup" to properly describe what it does.
- Map::SaveRespawnInfoDB now takes RespawnInfo reference instead of all the various fields. Still public because compatibility mode. QQ.
- Map::GetWorldObjectBySpawnId sanitized
- Map::GetXRespawnTime methods sanitized to all go through Map::GetRespawnTime
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Core/DB: Unify `creature_respawn` and `gameobject_respawn` into a single `respawn` table
As a result, inheriting scripts calling Start in on-create hooks (like JustSummoned) will now work properly again.
Tagging #20310.
# Conflicts:
# src/server/game/AI/ScriptedAI/ScriptedEscortAI.h
* When iterating groups we have to either do it not in multithreaded context (map updates) or start with checking maps (they are guaranteed to change in single thread update).
* Properly clear ComboPoint references on player remove
* remove some possible references item may have when it is deleted during save.
* Also clear all hostile references when unit is removed from map.
Treeston