Eldiron v0.9.6

New Features

Server

• Added the first NPC sequence system for character background workflows, with TOML-authored behavior.sequences and step-based goto, use, and wait actions.
• Added sequence runtime script commands run_sequence(...), pause_sequence(), resume_sequence(), and cancel_sequence() so event handlers can coordinate background behavior with reactive NPC logic such as talk, combat, and time-based routines.
• Added timeout- and distance-aware offer_inventory() sessions for vendors, driven by the seller timeout attribute and [intent_distance] setup, with automatic goodbye closeout when the buyer leaves range or the session expires.

Bug Fixes

• Reduced 3D mouse-hover sampling in the Creator and graphical clients to 5 times per second and accelerated static geometry hover picking with rayon, improving dense-scene mouse-move performance on projects like Village3D.
• Improved the screen Messages widget layout by adding explicit spacing between wrapped message blocks, making consecutive messages easier to distinguish.
• Fixed Messages widget multiple-choice / offer_inventory() layout so item names and prices are rendered as separate left/right columns again instead of collapsing into one inline text run.
• Fixed offer_inventory() session handling so shop interactions now end with goodbye when the buyer times out or moves too far away, instead of allowing stale purchases from an invalid distance.
• Fixed random_walk() in 2D so it now uses the same tile-centered pathing behavior as random_walk_in_sector(), keeping characters aligned to .5 / .5 tile centers instead of drifting toward tile boundaries.
• Fixed 2D random_walk() / pathfinding hangs by rejecting blocked destination tiles before running unbounded A* searches.
• Fixed 2D random_walk() target picking in tight spaces so NPCs prefer nearby walkable tile centers before falling back to continuous random points.
• Fixed 2D blocked-tile movement so actors spawned inside blocking content can step out of their starting tile instead of getting trapped permanently.
• Fixed goto() in 2D so low-speed movement no longer stalls from overly aggressive straight-line progress checks while routing around blockers.
• Fixed high-speed 2D goto() / path-following so reaching an intermediate path tile no longer incorrectly marks the full destination as arrived.
• Fixed goto() so blocking items and entities now stop movement instead of being ignored by the runtime path step.
• Fixed grid-aligned 2D goto() so NPCs now stay grid-aligned when blocked by dynamic obstacles such as closed doors.
• Fixed grid goto() so temporary blocking by another actor no longer cancels the route permanently and NPCs resume once the blocker moves away.