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Usurper Reborn v0.48.2 — World Boss Raid System

World Boss Raids (Online Mode)

The placeholder world boss has been completely replaced with a full raid-boss experience. Massive bosses now spawn on a schedule, require multiple players to defeat, and reward participants based on their damage contribution.

How It Works

  1. Boss spawns automatically when 2+ players are online (once per day, 1-hour fight window)
  2. Server-wide broadcast notifies all online players when a boss appears
  3. Type /boss from any location (or [7] from Main Street) to enter combat
  4. Full round-by-round combat: Attack, Cast Spell, Use Ability, Defend, Use Item, Power Attack, Precise Strike, Retreat
  5. Shared HP pool — every player's damage counts toward the same boss HP bar
  6. Phase transitions at 65% and 30% HP with escalating abilities
  7. Contribution-based rewards when the boss falls — everyone who helped gets XP, gold, and loot

Never Soloable

  • Presence aura: Unavoidable 5-8% MaxHP damage per round (scales with phase)
  • Boss attacks: Average 15-20% MaxHP per round through defense
  • Combined: solo player loses 20-28% MaxHP/round — dies in 4-5 rounds
  • Death cooldown: 60 seconds before re-entering combat
  • Players can retreat and re-enter to heal between attempts

Boss Roster (8 Bosses)

Boss Element Level Base HP Key Mechanics
The Abyssal Leviathan Water 40 200K Freeze, Tidal Wave AoE, Drown
Void Colossus Void 50 280K Silence, Gravity Crush stun, Reality Tear
Shadowlord Malachar Shadow 35 180K Fear, Life Drain, Self-heal
The Crimson Wyrm Fire 45 250K Burning DoT, Wing Buffet stun, Inferno AoE
Lich King Vareth Undead 55 320K Poison Cloud, Paralysis, Raise Dead adds
The Iron Titan Physical 60 380K Armor Break debuff, Berserk Rage, Devastate
Dread Serpent Nidhogg Poison 70 420K Stacking poison, Constrict stun, AoE venom
The Nameless Horror Eldritch 80 500K Confusion, Random effects, Cosmic Horror fear

Each boss has 3 phases with escalating abilities. Boss HP scales with online player count: baseHP * (1 + 0.1 * players).

Reward Tiers

Based on damage contribution ranking:

Rank XP/Gold Multiplier Guaranteed Loot
MVP (#1) 3.0x Legendary
Top 3 2.5x Epic
Top 25% 2.0x Rare
Top 50% 1.5x Uncommon
Any contribution 1.0x Common

Offline contributors receive rewards applied directly to their save data plus a notification message on next login.

World Boss Exclusive Loot

Items that ONLY drop from world bosses:

  • BossSlayer weapons: +10% damage against all boss monsters (dungeon bosses and world bosses)
  • Titan's Resolve armor: +5% defense bonus
  • Element-themed prefixes: Fire boss drops Inferno/Blazing gear, Water boss drops Tidal/Frozen gear, etc.

/boss Command

Type /boss from any location to view the world boss status screen:

  • Current boss HP, phase, and time remaining
  • Damage leaderboard showing top contributors
  • Enter combat directly from the status screen

World Boss Achievements

  • World Slayer (Gold, 5000g) — Participate in defeating a world boss
  • Boss Hunter (Platinum, 25000g) — Help defeat 5 different world bosses
  • Legend Killer (Diamond, 100000g) — Participate in 25 world boss kills
  • MVP (Gold, 10000g) — Deal the most damage in a world boss fight

World Boss Statistics

New statistics tracked per player:

  • World bosses killed (total)
  • Unique world boss types defeated
  • Total world boss damage dealt
  • MVP count

BossSlayer & Titan's Resolve in Regular Combat

World boss exclusive loot effects now also work in regular dungeon combat:

  • BossSlayer: +10% damage against dungeon bosses and mini-bosses
  • Titan's Resolve: +5% defense bonus when taking damage from monsters

Bug Fixes

Auto-Updater Downloading Wrong Package

The SysOp auto-updater was downloading the WezTerm desktop bundle (99MB, nested folder structure) instead of the plain server build (24MB, flat files). The GetPlatformAsset() method used FirstOrDefault which matched WezTerm-Windows-x64.zip before Windows-x64.zip because GitHub's API returns assets in creation order. The WezTerm ZIP contains a nested subfolder, so the update script copied a subfolder instead of overwriting the game files — resulting in a "successful" update that changed nothing.

  • Asset selection now explicitly excludes WezTerm and Desktop builds
  • Added FlattenExtractedDirectory() as defense-in-depth: if a ZIP extracts with a single nested folder containing the game binary, that folder is used as the source
  • Windows update batch script now retries file copies 3 times with 2-second delays and writes update.log for diagnostics
  • Unix update shell script also writes update.log

Monsters Attacking After Successful Flee

When a player successfully fled combat, monsters still got their full round of attacks before the flee took effect. The globalEscape flag was only checked at the top of the while loop, meaning after the player's flee action, all teammates' turns AND all monsters' turns would still execute before the loop exited.

  • Multi-monster combat: added immediate break after player action when globalEscape is set (before teammates act)
  • Multi-monster combat: added immediate break after teammates' turns (before monsters act)
  • PvP combat: defender no longer gets a turn when attacker has fled

Unarmed Characters Getting Bonus Attacks

Companions and other characters with no weapon equipped were receiving bonus attacks from agility procs, class modifiers, and other sources. For example, Lyris (Agility 35) had a 40% chance per round to get an agility-based extra attack despite having no weapon — resulting in frequent double attacks with bare fists.

  • GetAttackCount() now returns 1 immediately if the character has no weapon in MainHand
  • All bonus attack sources (class extra swings, dual-wield, agility procs, artifacts, drugs, haste/slow) are skipped for unarmed characters

Companion Ability Count Mismatch

The companion interaction screen displayed abilities from a hardcoded static array (e.g., "Shield Wall, Taunt, Last Stand, Sacrifice" — 4 abilities) while the [A] Manage Combat Skills toggle menu used the dynamic ClassAbilitySystem.GetAvailableAbilities() lookup (which returns all class abilities for the companion's level — often 8). Players saw "4 abilities" on one screen and "8 abilities" on another.

  • Companion interaction screen now uses the same dynamic class ability lookup as the toggle menu, showing the actual count and names

Companion Romance Spammable

The [R] Deepen your bond romance option could be spammed indefinitely with no cooldown or failure chance. Players could max out romance from 0 to 10 in a single sitting by repeatedly selecting the option. At max romance (10/10), the option still showed advancement text.

  • Romance is now once per day per companion — a RomancedToday flag is set on interaction and reset on daily reset
  • Romance advancement is now Charisma-based: 30% base chance + 1% per CHA point (capped at 80%). On failure, the player sees flavor text and a hint that higher Charisma improves chances
  • At max romance (10/10), the option shows "Your bond is as deep as it can be" instead of advancement text
  • Menu label updates to reflect daily limit and max bond status

Companion Equipment Persistence Fix

Companion equipment picked up during dungeon combat (e.g., a Shadow Shortsword dropped by a monster) was silently lost when leaving the dungeon. The SyncCompanionState() method only synced HP and potions back from the temporary Character wrapper to the Companion object — equipment changes were never copied back.

  • Added SyncCompanionEquipment() to CompanionSystem that copies equipment from the combat Character wrapper back to the persistent Companion object
  • SyncCompanionState() now calls SyncCompanionEquipment() alongside existing HP/potion sync
  • Immediate equipment sync after teammate loot pickup in combat

Training Respec Cost Increase

Player feedback indicated that skill respec was too cheap (2,400 gold at level 19 was trivial). Respec costs increased significantly:

  • Base cost: 500 → 4,000 gold
  • Per-level cost: 100 → 1,000 gold per level
  • Example: Level 19 respec now costs 23,000 gold (was 2,400)

Auto-Level Toggle

Auto-levelling can now be toggled from the [~] Preferences menu. On by default — when disabled, players must visit the Level Master manually to level up. This gives players control over when they spend stat points, useful for banking XP or planning specific builds.

  • [8] Auto-Level Up toggle in Preferences menu
  • Setting persists across save/load

Team XP Distribution Mode

Players can now control how combat XP is shared among party members. Set from the [X] XP Distribution option in the dungeon Team Management menu. Three modes:

  • Full Each (default) — Everyone gets full XP (current behavior)
  • Even Split — XP divided equally among all party members
  • Killer Takes — Only the player gets XP; companions and NPC teammates receive nothing

Combined with the Auto-Level Toggle, players who want to power-level a specific companion can set Killer Takes to hoard XP, then manually distribute it via the Level Master. Combat reward display shows which mode is active.

Flee Formula Unified

The flee chance formula was inconsistent between single-monster and multi-monster combat. Single-monster flee had a 40% base chance plus level scaling and class bonuses, while multi-monster flee only used DEX/2 with no base or bonuses — making multi-monster retreat significantly harder for no good reason.

All flee paths now use a shared CalculateFleeChance() formula:

  • Base: 40%
  • DEX scaling: +DEX/2
  • Level scaling: +Level/3
  • Class bonus: Ranger/Assassin +15%, Jester/Bard +10%
  • Shadows faction: +15-45% based on standing
  • Divine boon: bonus from temple blessings
  • Boss fights: flat 20% regardless of stats
  • Hard cap: 75%

Files Changed

  • GameConfig.cs — Version 0.48.2; world boss constants (spawn timing, HP scaling, aura damage, death cooldown, reward multipliers, min level, max rounds)
  • Scripts/Data/WorldBossData.cs — NEW — 8 boss definitions with stats, 3 phases each, abilities with damage/status effects, loot themes
  • Scripts/Systems/WorldBossSystem.cs — NEW — Main world boss system: spawn conditions, boss status UI, full round-by-round combat loop with shared HP pool, phase transitions, contribution-based reward distribution, world boss exclusive loot generation
  • Scripts/Systems/SqlSaveBackend.cs — Extended SpawnWorldBoss() with boss_data_json; extended GetActiveWorldBoss() to return BossDataJson; new UpdateWorldBossData() for atomic phase transitions; new GetOnlinePlayerCount() and GetAverageOnlineLevel(); new AddXPToPlayer() method
  • Scripts/Systems/LootGenerator.cs — Added BossSlayer and TitanResolve to SpecialEffect enum; new GenerateWorldBossLoot() method with element-themed prefixes and guaranteed minimum rarity
  • Scripts/Locations/MainStreetLocation.cs — Removed ~200 lines of old world boss code (templates, menu, attack logic); replaced with single delegation to WorldBossSystem.Instance.ShowWorldBossUI()
  • Scripts/Locations/BaseLocation.cs — Added /boss and /worldboss slash commands; added /boss to quick commands help list; world boss active notification on location entry (once per visit)
  • Scripts/Systems/WorldSimService.cs — Added WorldBossSystem.CheckSpawnConditions() call in tick loop after daily reset check
  • Scripts/Systems/AchievementSystem.cs — Registered 4 new world boss achievements: world_boss_first, world_boss_5_unique, world_boss_25_total, world_boss_mvp
  • Scripts/Systems/StatisticsSystem.cs — Added WorldBossesKilled, WorldBossDamageDealt, WorldBossMVPCount, UniqueWorldBossTypes tracking; RecordWorldBossKill() method; reset support
  • Scripts/Core/Character.cs — Added AutoLevelUp (bool, default true) and TeamXPShare (XPShareMode enum) properties
  • Scripts/Core/GameConfig.cs — Version 0.48.2; world boss constants; XPShareMode enum (FullEach, EvenSplit, KillerTakes); respec costs increased (4000 base + 1000/level)
  • Scripts/Systems/CombatEngine.cs — BossSlayer/TitanResolve effects; unified CalculateFleeChance() helper used by all 3 flee paths (single-monster, multi-monster, grouped player); globalEscape immediate break after player action and after teammate turns; unarmed characters capped at 1 attack in GetAttackCount(); !globalEscape guard on PvP defender turn; XP share mode applied to both single-monster and multi-monster victory paths (EvenSplit divides XP by party size, KillerTakes skips companion/teammate XP); XP share mode display in combat rewards; immediate companion equipment sync after teammate loot pickup
  • Scripts/Systems/VersionChecker.cs — Auto-updater: excluded WezTerm/Desktop builds from GetPlatformAsset(); added FlattenExtractedDirectory() for nested ZIP defense-in-depth; retry logic and update.log in updater scripts
  • Scripts/Systems/CompanionSystem.cs — RomancedToday flag on Companion; AdvanceRomance() returns false when already at max (10); ResetDailyFlags() method for daily reset; new SyncCompanionEquipment() method copies equipment from Character wrapper back to Companion; SyncCompanionState() calls SyncCompanionEquipment()
  • Scripts/Systems/DailySystemManager.cs — Calls CompanionSystem.ResetDailyFlags() on daily reset
  • Scripts/Systems/SaveSystem.cs — Serialize/restore AutoLevelUp and TeamXPShare
  • Scripts/Systems/SaveDataStructures.cs — Added AutoLevelUp and TeamXPShare fields
  • Scripts/Core/GameEngine.cs — Restore AutoLevelUp and TeamXPShare from save data
  • Scripts/Locations/BaseLocation.cs — Auto-level guard (&& currentPlayer.AutoLevelUp); [8] Auto-Level Up toggle in preferences menu
  • Scripts/Locations/DungeonLocation.cs — [X] XP Distribution option in team management menu with 3-mode cycling
  • Scripts/Locations/InnLocation.cs — Companion ability display uses dynamic ClassAbilitySystem.GetAvailableAbilities() instead of hardcoded array; romance interaction: once-per-day limit, CHA-based success chance (30% + 1%/CHA, cap 80%), max bond feedback; menu labels update for daily limit and max status
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