Recent changes to the Hercules engine

[meko]

It seems there's been no changelog since quite a while so here's one highlighting the most recent changes related to scripting.
Sorry if that's not the right category, please move accordingly.
 
 
New script commands:

• chr
• ord
• gettimer
• getunits
• getvariableofpc
• can_use_command
• has_permission
• addchannelhandler
• removechannelhandler
• setunitdata
• getunitdata
• getunitname
• setunitname
• getequipisenableopt
• getequippedoptioninfo
• getequipoptioninfo
• setequipoption
• navigateto

 
Modified script commands (extra parameters):

• strcharinfo
• strnpcinfo
• addtimer
• deltimer
• addtimercount
• checkoption
• checkoption1
• checkoption2
• setoption
• warpparty
• warpguild
• classchange

 
New params:

• BankVault

Big projects currently in development:

• Implementation of the official Clan system
• Implementation of the official RoDEX system
• Implementation of the official Achievements system
• Complete rewrite of the map cache system

 

[Mystery]

Thanks for this. Been quite busy with school.

 

[Nihad]

Very nice, haven't updated my herc files in a while, glad to see some awesome changes. Thanks for the summary. 

 

[Heph]

Very nice.

 

[Shatowolf]

good job. can't wait.

 

[bWolfie]

Very nice, haven't updated my herc files in a while, glad to see some awesome changes. Thanks for the summary. 

I concur. Last updated Herc October 2016, seems there's tons of new stuff since then. In the process of getting up to speed.

 

[vBrenth]

Very nice, haven't updated my herc files in a while, glad to see some awesome changes. Thanks for the summary. 

I concur. Last updated Herc October 2016, seems there's tons of new stuff since then. In the process of getting up to speed.

I suggest stay on your version

updated one seems very unstable.

 

[meko]

Very nice, haven't updated my herc files in a while, glad to see some awesome changes. Thanks for the summary. 

I concur. Last updated Herc October 2016, seems there's tons of new stuff since then. In the process of getting up to speed.

I suggest stay on your version

updated one seems very unstable.

Actually there was an issue with item cloning; but this was resolved

 

[bWolfie]

Very nice, haven't updated my herc files in a while, glad to see some awesome changes. Thanks for the summary. 

I concur. Last updated Herc October 2016, seems there's tons of new stuff since then. In the process of getting up to speed.

I suggest stay on your version

updated one seems very unstable.

Actually there was an issue with item cloning; but this was resolved

Thanks for the advice. I go commit by commit since our server has messy custom code everywhere, so not too much of an issue to review what we are putting in.

 

[meko]

Another race condition has been found and patched. If you are using a version between e8affc4 and f30edc7 make sure you update ASAP to d2af893 or later version

See http://herc.ws/board/topic/14837-race-condition-in-char-server-please-update/

 

[meko]

Update: June 9 2017

New script commands:

• add_group_command
  
• isstr
  
• getarrayindex
  

Modified script commands:

• readparam
  
• specialeffect
  
• can_use_command
  

Deprecated script commands:

• specialeffect2
  
  
  superseded by specialeffect
  

[*]misceffect

• 
  superseded by specialeffect
  

[*]pow

• 
  superseded by the exponentiation operator
  

 

[Like it~*]

Thks @meko, you forgot to quote episode 14.2 which is not yet complete, with the implementation of WOE TE.

 

[meko]

Update: September 19 2017

Projects merged:

• RoDEX
  
  
  Contributors: @KirieZ @hemagx @Asheraf @Dastgir @Smoke @4144 @Haru
   
  

[*]Item DB enhancements

• 
  Contributors: @Haru @Ragno
  

New script commands:

• getdatatype
  
• getcalendartime
  
• rodex_sendmail
  
• rodex_sendmail2
  
• rodex_sendmail_acc
  
• rodex_sendmail_acc2
  

Modified script commands:

• getgroupid
  
• recovery
  

Deprecated script commands:

• useatcmd
  
  
  superseded by atcommand
  

 

[astralprojection]

thanks very nice. We hope to see that Achievement System

 

[meko]

Hercules now has a proper changelog, so I am locking this.

You can always find the latest release here: https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules/releases/latest

The full changelog is in CHANGELOG.md