1.8.1-private-preview
Pre-releasePutting previews that are somewhat beyond the 1.8.1 scope in it's own branches.
Additions (12,13) have solutions that are not deemed the final solution to issues:
This preview build aims to demonstrate suggested fixes and features not yet merged, together with latest approved dev.
The build has been tested with Vanilla Skyrim DLCs, Elder-Rim Together, and Skyrim Together 76 Overhaul Remaster list.
Changelist at a glance, all subject to change: [AI assisted disclosure in brackets]. Ai except Claude/Codex ran via Hermes.
- Pinned ci to win-2022, and added clear stuck screen effect helper to F3 menu
- Send animevents via console such as /wave in chat, or immersive interactions. [Claude Fable]
- Editable respawn coordinate systems using a RespawnOverrides.ini config file. [Step 3.7 flash]
- Improved handling of enemies equipped weapons, and slow time casterID fix
- Improved questing and scene handling such as in companions ''brotherhood''
- Improved actor leveled sync of base ID, such as animal critters, enemy version. [Claude Fable]
- Improved naked npc bugfixes, guarding against empty worn states spreading. [Tencent HY3]
- Better UI protection for password toggle, party and player tab location stealth [OpenAI Codex]
- Private servers are now able to auto-join, and /settime for party leader via chat [Step 3.7 flash]
- Public servers protect against auto-join, and /settime requires admin password [Owl alpha]
- The intent is that public players have to invite others to affect their progression
- Improved rendering of player limbs when they don't have a chest slot equipped [Tencent HY3]
- Hardened logging and 2-stage re-dressing of npcs who fail to equip a chest slot [Tencent HY3]
- Handling edge case when saving or serializing an npc who is waiting for next tick [Tencent HY3]
Thanks to testers/devs Corbent, Daedric, GrameX_76, leftinparis, SergeantDiggs, DJLegends1011, rfortier, miredirex, otsffs.
Breaking changes to look out for: Check Misc Quests with no stages, like discover location, may no longer show in quests.