[Bugs and Exploits] Monster AI and Jamming Monsters

[Langerz82]

Major Exploit.
EXPLOIT - Players are taking advantage of Monsters not being able to get on higher or lower platforms due to the difference in z-index and they cannot jump or find a valid path. They are looting Chests (sometimes elite ones) high level areas sometimes solo and sometimes in zergs, just looting chests and not defeating the monsters like the devs intended.
SOLUTION - see:

Looting system suggestion (Higher difficulty, less sneak looting)

So I was thinking about how massive nergs are running through high-end areas and on-mass looting Chests, or using monster path-finding bugs to avoid fighting and looting and came up with a very good solution which shouldnt be too hard to implement. At first I thought maybe opening the chest could trigger a silent alarm alerting monsters to attack the player looting the chest nearby. The issue with this is monsters path-finding will still be effectively blocked. HOW ABOUT THIS IDEA!, ^^ When y…

Minor AI Bugs (Low Priority)

1. BUG - Occasionally when you surprise attack a Monster with it’s back turned, it immediately executes an attack in the wrong direction without having a chance to face toward the player first.
   SOLUTION: Creature should always turn towards the player first then execute an attack.

2. BUG - When a monster is chasing a Player the system makes it so when the path is made it waits until the total movement has finished even if the player is in a different spot.
   SOLUTION: I suggest after a few seconds during movement check if the player has moved a few meters and if so re-calc the path to the players new position.

Thanks and keep up the good work! ^-^