tModLoader [1.4.4] TerraGuardians - Terraria Companions Mod

[Nakano15]

New TerraGuardians mod hotfix is out.

Spoiler: Version 0.4.7.2 Changelog

Fluffles can no longer mount on her own shoulders.
Companions will now leave furniture when you ask them to lift you up.
The mod building info class now has more awareness of furnitures inside companion houses.
*- Currently, only a good number of furnitures are recognized by this.
Fluffles will now use the "correct haunting" behavior when she's not met yet.

Yeah... There's still lots more of bugs to fix.
I hope those bug fixes will at least let you guys enjoy your weekend.

Have fun

 

[Nakano15]

Another hotfix update is out.

This one changes how the game handles companion death, so it no longer relies on vanilla death scripts.
And also adds dyes support to TerraGuardians. Equip dyes on their body and their body will be dyed.
Equip dyes on their head, and their hat will be dyed.

Spoiler: Version 0.4.7.3 Changelog

It's now imposible for modders to set the maximum number of companion followers to negative number.
Defense rate should now affect TerraGuardian companions correctly.
Following companions will no longer cause monsters to despawn when they push them away.
Wrath will now get victims of their Body Slam subattack off their mounted companion.
TerraGuardian companions will now wear the correct types of hat on their head.
Changed the death script that will run when a companion dies.
=> This will avoid the game from saving whenever companions dies, and also avoid crashes related to map saving.
Companions should no longer run their behaviors when dead.
Pulling companions towards your character when they're pulled by the Zombie Guardian will no longer make it harmless.
=> Staring contest? Or did the zombie wanted someone to check their breath?
Companions can now display dyes equipped on them.
=> Their body dye will change based on dye set on their armor slot.
=> Their hat dye will change based on dye set on their head slot.
Companions that sit on other characters lap will now do so when trying to use a chair in use.
Added a hook to companion base infos, which allows setting which companion is that companion partner.
=> This hook actually is planned to be used for bed sharing, but still need testing.
Fixed companions bed placement issues.
=> Sadly, I noticed that Vladimir is unable to use beds for now. I will try fixing that issue.

Enjoy :3

 

[Nakano15]

New TerraGuardians Hotfix is out.
...Wait... There is something else in this log too...

Miscelaneous Equipment slots support added aswell.

You can now equip miscelaneous equipments on your companions. That also include Pets and Light Pets.
Right now, companions will only be able to use those. I will still need to implement use to the other 3 slots.

Spoiler: Version 0.4.7.5 Changelog

Increased a bit Alexander companion spawn rate, to see if he's more possible to be found.
SubAttack UpdateStatus hook will now run correctly when SubAttack is in use.
Fixed a bug where newly met companions had their default tactic set to Close Range, regardless of their tactic setting.
=> You will need to change their tactic manually in-game.
Added some more monster variants that will be accepted by hunt requests.
Fluffles will no longer try getting on the shoulder of players that are bond-merged with another companion.
Big companions like Vladimir can now use furnitures again, regardless of tiles colliding with their body when trying to.
Fixed companions sleeping positions.
Added unlock notification dialogues to Fluffles.
Terrarian companions can now level up skills too.
Companions will now better search for targets.
Companions will no longer be unable to attack if the max number of npcs is spawned in the world.
Zombie Guardian will no longer use potions when injured.
You are now able to try speaking with the Zombie Guardian again, after the fight.
Changed a few companion dialogue conditions, to trigger when you have a companion in your companions list.
Companions can now make use of miscelaneous equipment slots.
=> You'll probably make more use of the Pet and Light Pet slots, since they're the only ones with use currently.
Added a limit to extra spawns caused by companions, to avoid absurd situations.

I'm pretty sure that you're itching to see companions use mounts.
I have to say, I am too. But currently, I have to fix some placement issues
of companions in the mount.

There is no estimation of when that
might end up being a possibility. Might be a thing that will be implemented
in a few days, or a few months. Depends on wether I have success or
not fixing that issue.

Anyways, that's it for today's hotfix. It was supposed for me to launch part
of it Wednesday, but I really didn't wanted to do that at the time.

And since the bug fest has been reduced, I think I can return to working
on other mod features.

Well... That's it. Have fun with the mod.
And be sure to check out my game project hehe.

Edit: Another hotfix. This one fixes a freeze that the game has, when you try speaking
to a companion with the UI Zoom at 200%.

Spoiler: Version 0.4.7.6 Changelog

Irene's Tombstone will no longer have a chance of spawning in the world if you disable mod companions.
Fixed a freeze that happened when you tried to speak with a companion while having 200% UI Zoom.

Now you have no reasons to be anti social hahaha.
Please don't hate me for this.

 

[Nakano15]

And another hotfix is out.
Your game will be less like Project Zomboid during nights when having multiple companions with you,
since the counter of npcs spawned will now work again as intended.

The same is also valid for town npc checking, so having a town on the ground is no longer as deadly.

Spoiler: Version 0.4.7.7 Changelog

You can now check the skill progress of the Terrarian companions.
Fixed issue where having companions following your character made npcs spawn rate go wild.

There we go. Now should be less dangerous to have companions on your group now, heh.

Enjoy

 

[Nakano15]

New TerraGuardians Mod Update is out!

This update brings a few hotfixes, and partial translation support.

Translation Support

Partial translation support implemented to the mod.
The mod will now be able to have localization for other regions on a number of
interfaces, and also companion infos.

Currently, there's only one translation on the mod, for Portuguese Brazil, which is
partially done (I used it for testing).
There is still more to be added as translation support to the mod, and I really have
no idea of how I'll implement other localizations.

If anyone feels interested in adding other regions localization to the mod, feel free
to contact me.

As of now, the only companion with translation support is Rococo. Due to having lots
of companions in the mod right now, and porting their dialogues taking some time,
might take some time until all companions have actual localization implemented.

Other systems like Skills, Request infos and Sub Attacks will need translation support too.

Now, this information here is for modders, so feel free to skip if you're not making
a custom companion.

Spoiler: About Localization Support to Custom Mods

I tried to make it easy for implementing companion translations, so you don't need to
write a wall of text just to get a translation key.

Before I begin, this update will not break your companions dialogues. I made the
localization optional, so do it if you feel like it. And if you feel like it, I added methods
to do it.

The objects "Companion" and "CompanionBase" have the method "GetTranslation", which
you need to supply a key to the translation, which will be taken from the companion translation
session, and also some handy variants of that method, whose are made to aid when adding custom
translation to the game.

In your localization file, you need to add the following lines:

Companion: {

}

That will hold the translation for companions.
Lets say that you want to add translation for a companion named Strawberry,
you need to add another code inside "Companion" box for it:

Companion: {
    Strawberry: {
   
    }
}

And inside Strawberry, you can add the translation keys for whatever you need from
the companion.

Lets say that you want the description of the companion to be acquired from the translation,
you can add that to the localization file:

Companion: {
    Strawberry: {
        description: Looks like the best person to have a fruitful conversation.
    }
}

And call it on the companion Description info, by using "GetTranslation("description");", being
"description" the key of the companion localization.

Do check out later Gaomon Follower Mod source to see how that's implemented in practice, in case
you didn't got what I said.

GitHub - nakano15/gaomonmod1dot4

Contribute to nakano15/gaomonmod1dot4 development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

In case you still have questions, do ask me.

Spoiler: Version 0.4.8 Changelog

Nemesis will no longer have a chance to appear when mod companions are disabled.
Vladimir will now, again, be given as a free reward for playing the mod around Terraria's birthday date.
Added support to Thorium and Calamity Weapon Damages.
=> Companions will recognize them as one of the styles of combat companions can use.
Genderless characters will have their name shown as a light gray color when mentioned.
Implemented some localization support to the mod.
=> That includes a number of interfaces, and partial companions translation support.
=> This will take some time before full support is added.

That's about it for today's update. I hope you enjoy your gameplay.
As for me, I better get ready for ear pulls in case I botched translation.

 

[Nakano15]

New TerraGuardians Mod update is out!

Sorry for the delay, but I needed to make sure some quality of life changes were implemented.
As for other mod incompatibility issues, I will still need to tackle on those issues.

More Translation Support

Implemented some more translation support to the mod. Alex and Alexander companions gained full support to localization.
I couldn't manage to work on the other localization supports due to issues that kept me away from working on that.
Hopefully I'll get into adding more support soon.

Also, Simplified Chinese translation has been added. Thank Philip for the contribution.
Do notice that I don't know chinese, so if you see any issue with the translation, do let me know.
And also do show me what is wrong.

If anyone is interested in adding more localization support, do reach me out and I may help with that, and turn that available
once the mod updates.

Pathfinding Tweaks
I improved the pathfinding and AI of companions a bit more. Now they should less likelly get stuck trying to find their way
towards their target.

Also, implemented a new custom door checking system, one which has companions also check for open doors they pass through, and
close it once they passed through it. That door system will only work if the door is placed next to any player housing wall, so don't
worry about companions closing doors when you're exploring the dungeon or something.

The changes aren't only related to idle and follower behavior though. I also added some extra AI script to make the companions
avoid touching the Wall of Flesh while in the fights. Yes, that's right! You no longer feed the Wall of Flesh when you bring companions
with you.

New Combat Tactic: Stick Close
The Stick Close combat tactic will make the companions with that tactic set always stay close to your character.
Even if they're targetting a monster, they will refuse to stay away from your character.
That tactic might be handy depending on what you're doing.

Shared Unlimited Time Tile Buffs
Using furnitures like the Bewitching Table and Ammo Box will now apply the buff to all companions you have following you.
Do notice that it will apply the buff to all companions FOLLOWING YOU. So if you add in another companion later on your
group, you will need to get the buffs again for it to apply on them.

Implemented Send Item To Interface

To make it handier to manage companions inventory and sending items to them, I added a interface that
allows you to place items on their slot, and that item will be sent directly to the companion inventory.

That will be handy whenever you want to restock ammo, or send potions to them, or dump some trash.
If the item you placed on the slot disappears, that means it was successfully sent to the companion inventory.

New Companion AI Settings

Now you can tell a companion to take the loot you discard (send to the trash can), and also tell them to auto
sell items when their inventory is full.

I also added a new behavior where you can tell companions to focus attacking what you attack, so whenever
an attack you do hits something, the companion will stop doing whatever they are doing, and focus attack on
that same target.

There is also a new function you can make use of, which was only for debugging, but now is a feature in the mod.
Holding Shift and then Right Clicking on the ground, will make the leader companion walk to the place the mouse was
at (if it's possible to reach).
You can use that to tell a companion to go somewhere dangerous, or check for hostiles somewhere.

The Return of the Friendship Heart
Those who played the mod on 1.3 version probably misses the friendship change heart that appeared on the
companions head.
This piece of interface has officially returned this update, so you'll now see in real time when friendship progress
changes on your companion.

Another change that has been done, is that friendship progress from having a companion follow you will now happen
regardless of their friendship level, when before, companion needed to have friendship level 1 or above for them to
get friendship progress by travelling.

Changelog

Spoiler: Version 0.4.9 Change log

Companions will now get increased movement speed when using movement increasing accessories.
Potion Sickness and Mana Sickness will no longer count towards valid buff potions companions can use.
=> Oops.
Added Chinese translation to the mod.
=> Thank Philip for that.
=> There's no way I can check the authenticity of the translation, by the way, so do let me know if you see any issue.
Tweaked companions pathfinding, to make them a bit more cautious.
=> I will still need to work on that more.
Added translation support to Alex, Alexander.
Hats will no longer be drawn on companions when they're KO'd.
Hunter Potion now can let you see TerraGuardians around.
=> Will show them as Red if they're hostile, or Green if they're not.
You can no longer quick mount companions when they're executing other behavior.
Fixed slope auto climbing speed of companions.
Added some CompanionBase hooks to allow modders to set wether certain inventory, armors or misc armor slots shouldn't be modified by the player.
Malisha's face should now fit her model.
Companion town npcs will now check if their house is valid before respawning.
Fixed a bug where companion player masking could cause some companions to instantly respawn when shouldn't.
Using tiles like Bewitching Table and Ammo Boxes, which gives a buff that lasts until death of re-entering world, will now apply the same buff for companions following you.
Implemented the Stick Close Combat Tactic:
=> Stick Close will make the companion stay very close to your character, even in combat.
Added a interface which allows you to send items to companions by placing it on their slot:
=> That interface will only appear when managing chests, checking a npc shop or with inventory opened, but no companion selected on the buttons under it.
=> Placing an item in the slot of the corresponding companon head, will send it directly to their inventory, if there is space in it.
Companions will now try to avoid being too close to the Wall of Flesh.
Holding shift and right clicking on the ground will make the leading companion try walking to that place.
The friendship progress change display has been reimplemented on the mod.
=> Now you can see the friendship level progress change in real time, when that happens.
Your companions can now gain friendship progress through travelling with you while at Friendship Level 0.
The Shotgun weapon will now work correctly on companions.
Added support to the Onyx Blaster weapon.
Changed how companions recognize, open and close doors.
=> Companions will now also check for opened doors they pass through when at house buildings. And will auto close them after leaving.
=> Companions will only auto close doors that are in player built houses (Has walls on either side or inside the door).
Companions will no longer visit on awful moments, like blood moon and invasions.
Malisha's tail will now correctly be shaded with the body.

So... I haven't been receiving donations for quite a while, so I moved the donation and stuff info higher on the mod description.
If you feel like supporting the modder, donating helps a lot, even more since I have a lot of work ahead of me with the mod.

Easter is coming end of March, right? I wonder if I could prepare a Easter companion until then. Might be a good way of practicing
deadline, but we'll see.

Anyways, if you want to check out stuffs I do, check out Guild Management Game Project, and do let me know what you think.
That would be handy.

Have fun

Edit: Hotfix launched:

Spoiler: Version 0.4.9.1 Changelog

Added measures to prevent mod companions from spawning in the world even with mod companions disabled.
Fixed issue where companions would still remain dead after respawning.
Implemented body layer textures for TerraGuardian Companions.
=> This will be handy for drawing different body part dyes on companions.
=> Only Rococo has support to this right now.

Now your companions can die in peace.

Have fun :3

 

[Nakano15]

A New Hotfix for TerraGuardians Mod has been launched.

Spoiler: Version 0.4.9.2 Changelog

Fixed Rococo's body layers drawing. It should be drawing correctly now.
The Hunter Potion no longer affects followers and met companions.

Have fun :3

Edit: And another hotfix.

Spoiler: Version 0.4.9.3 Changelog

Fixed a issue where companions wouldn't have their characters be set as npcs in the world, and would cause duplicate of them to appear if you call them to join your group.

 

[FourPointedStar]

This mod is pretty cool, Good job! But how exactly does the friendship system work? ie: How many hearts/friendship to make say... Brutus agree to be my "Buddy" (I dont know what that does yet and i do not wish to be fully spoiled yet!) is it like... 15? 20? 4279? OH! and how would one obtain a sub attack?

 

[Nakano15]

Friendship progress increases in a number of ways:
It increases by interacting with companions some times, doing their requests, and bringing them with you on your quests.

There are different friendship level requirements for a companion to be okay with being assigned to be your Buddy.
The level is about 10 if I remember well. Do notice that if you assign a companion as Buddy, that companion will
always be summoned on that character, you will be unable to dismiss it, and wont be able to assign other companion
as buddy. So choose wiselly.

Subattack is a system that currently is only used by Leona. Most other companions doesn't have subattack yet.

 

[Nakano15]

New TerraGuardians Mod update is out!

After quite some time without any new update, this mod finally got a new one.
This one brings back 3 companions to the mod, but also brings the requirement of a
mod library. Follow up this changelog for info on what changed.

3 Rearrivals
Say hello again to:
Minerva

Minerva: "*Hello... Are you here to ask for food..?*"
Minerva returns, and with a new menu of food she can offer you.
Just like in 1.3 version, you can ask her to give you some food she has made, and she will also share the same food
with your other companions.
Her recruitment method haven't changed yet so... Good luck getting her to settle on your village.
Liebre

Liebre: "*I still seek to appease the souls of the Dungeon...*"

Liebre got some changes on how he works.
Now, the number of souls he needs to collect to be at his capacity has been lowered drastically,
so you don't need to act like a mmorpg and grind the hell out in order to send him to deliver the souls.

Also, the benefits for having him deliver stray souls have changed from random buffs to your party members,
to a worldwide buff that lasts for 24 hours. Yep, having him following you on your team can give great buffs.

Daphne
Sorry, she's still shy. But if you know how to summon her, that method will still work.
If you don't, help some companions, maybe they will give you a clue.
New Library Requirement
The mod now requires N Terraria Utilities mod to run.
The reason for that, is because the quest system from the mod moved to it, but also to better
manage the interface across my mods.
Mods that make use of the quest system, will need to update the mod code not only to require
N Terraria Utilities, but also to change the quest script objects.
Check out the bellow information on how to:
Updating Mod Quests for Modders

This is only useful for modders who made use of the mod quest system. If you didn't,
feel free to skip this part.

I think that the only thing you'll need to do is add nterrautils mod as a requirement, since
TerraGuardians mod QuestBase and QuestData systems are actually a altered version of
NTerraUtils QuestBase and QuestDatas. That means that simply adding the mod requirement
might work.
As for the QuestContainer, you will need to reference nterrautils and use that mod's QuestContainer,
since TerraGuardians mod no longer has a QuestContainer object.

New Request Changes
Implemented two request types with their own request objectives, that can be given by companions:
Invasion Request: Monsters of a specific type will begin spawning while the request is active, until that specific request is completed.
That can also include rare monsters like Corrupt and Vicious Bunnies as objective.
Item Gathering Request: Companions might ask you to collect specific types of items. Bring those items to them to complete the request
(obviously, the items asked for will be consumed upon completing).
Also added support to modability of requests and their rewards.
This info can be found on the changelog:

=> For changing Request types to receive, use RequestContainer.GetRequest to get a request by its id and mod id.
=> => Change the value of "AllowTakingRequest" to false, and that request will never be offered.
=> => Check if the returned Boolean value is true before trying that.
=> For Request Rewards, you can access directly the reward list.
=> => Due to the way it's made, you need to look for the rewards by item id if you want to remove.
=> => Use "AddPossibleReward" from "RequestReward" to add custom reward. That method was available before the update, by the way.

Change Log

Spoiler: Version 0.5 Changelog

Alexander will no longer keep trying to sleuth someone when knocked out.
Chinese translation updated.
Changed companion hitbox update script to fix an issue with Metroid Mod.
Minerva Rearrives.
=> She got some changes on her menu.
Added to CompanionData the CustomUpdate() method hook.
=> That hook will be called whenever the companion is in the player companion list, and their data updates.
Daphne Rearrives.
Modders can now change which requests and rewards could be acquired on the mod.
=> For changing Request types to receive, use RequestContainer.GetRequest to get a request by its id and mod id.
=> => Change the value of "AllowTakingRequest" to false, and that request will never be offered.
=> => Check if the returned Boolean value is true before trying that.
=> For Request Rewards, you can access directly the reward list.
=> => Due to the way it's made, you need to look for the rewards by item id if you want to remove.
=> => Use "AddPossibleReward" from "RequestReward" to add custom reward. That method was available before the update, by the way.
Some hunt requests will now count other monsters as the request target monster.
Fixed issue where Buddy Mode interface wasn't scaling correctly.
Companions inventory interface will no longer show up when checking a mannequin or hat rack.
Changed how request rewards are given:
=> Past Friendship level 7, now the reward grades are ascending.
=> Then:
=> => Starting from Friendship level 7, it was impossible to get no extra item as request reward.
=> Now:
=> => The minimum chance for getting no extra reward from level 7 and ahead is 1%, and the chance lowers with friendship level.
Added new request types:
=> Invasion type requests.
=> => Those request types will have a number of monster spawn around your character, until all the monsters are defeated.
=> Item Gathering type requests.
=> => Those requests will ask you to collect certain items that can be found on the game world.
Fixed friendship heart positioning depending on UI scale.
Asking a companion to lift your character while they're mounted on your character shoulder no longer cause you to take flight.
Fixed a crash that would happen with Wrath when he used Body Slam of Doom and had no target to chase.
Liebre Rearrives.
You can now see tips about Wrath when asking Luna about rumours.

That's about it for this update.
Do let me know if you bump into issues.

Have fun

Edit: Hotfix Change Log:

Spoiler: Version 0.5.0.1 Changelog

Fixed a interface crash that could cause due to companions equipping Spore Sac.

Enjoy :3

 

[Manchitas]

New TerraGuardians Mod update is out!

After quite some time without any new update, this mod finally got a new one.
This one brings back 3 companions to the mod, but also brings the requirement of a
mod library. Follow up this changelog for info on what changed.

3 Rearrivals
Say hello again to:
Minerva
View attachment 466286 Minerva: "*Hello... Are you here to ask for food..?*"
Minerva returns, and with a new menu of food she can offer you.
Just like in 1.3 version, you can ask her to give you some food she has made, and she will also share the same food
with your other companions.
Her recruitment method haven't changed yet so... Good luck getting her to settle on your village.
Liebre
View attachment 466287Liebre: "*I still seek to appease the souls of the Dungeon...*"

Liebre got some changes on how he works.
Now, the number of souls he needs to collect to be at his capacity has been lowered drastically,
so you don't need to act like a mmorpg and grind the hell out in order to send him to deliver the souls.

Also, the benefits for having him deliver stray souls have changed from random buffs to your party members,
to a worldwide buff that lasts for 24 hours. Yep, having him following you on your team can give great buffs.

Daphne
Sorry, she's still shy. But if you know how to summon her, that method will still work.
If you don't, help some companions, maybe they will give you a clue.
New Library Requirement
The mod now requires N Terraria Utilities mod to run.
The reason for that, is because the quest system from the mod moved to it, but also to better
manage the interface across my mods.
Mods that make use of the quest system, will need to update the mod code not only to require
N Terraria Utilities, but also to change the quest script objects.
Check out the bellow information on how to:
Updating Mod Quests for Modders

This is only useful for modders who made use of the mod quest system. If you didn't,
feel free to skip this part.

I think that the only thing you'll need to do is add nterrautils mod as a requirement, since
TerraGuardians mod QuestBase and QuestData systems are actually a altered version of
NTerraUtils QuestBase and QuestDatas. That means that simply adding the mod requirement
might work.
As for the QuestContainer, you will need to reference nterrautils and use that mod's QuestContainer,
since TerraGuardians mod no longer has a QuestContainer object.

New Request Changes
Implemented two request types with their own request objectives, that can be given by companions:
Invasion Request: Monsters of a specific type will begin spawning while the request is active, until that specific request is completed.
That can also include rare monsters like Corrupt and Vicious Bunnies as objective.
Item Gathering Request: Companions might ask you to collect specific types of items. Bring those items to them to complete the request
(obviously, the items asked for will be consumed upon completing).
Also added support to modability of requests and their rewards.
This info can be found on the changelog:


Change Log

Spoiler: Version 0.5 Changelog

Alexander will no longer keep trying to sleuth someone when knocked out.
Chinese translation updated.
Changed companion hitbox update script to fix an issue with Metroid Mod.
Minerva Rearrives.
=> She got some changes on her menu.
Added to CompanionData the CustomUpdate() method hook.
=> That hook will be called whenever the companion is in the player companion list, and their data updates.
Daphne Rearrives.
Modders can now change which requests and rewards could be acquired on the mod.
=> For changing Request types to receive, use RequestContainer.GetRequest to get a request by its id and mod id.
=> => Change the value of "AllowTakingRequest" to false, and that request will never be offered.
=> => Check if the returned Boolean value is true before trying that.
=> For Request Rewards, you can access directly the reward list.
=> => Due to the way it's made, you need to look for the rewards by item id if you want to remove.
=> => Use "AddPossibleReward" from "RequestReward" to add custom reward. That method was available before the update, by the way.
Some hunt requests will now count other monsters as the request target monster.
Fixed issue where Buddy Mode interface wasn't scaling correctly.
Companions inventory interface will no longer show up when checking a mannequin or hat rack.
Changed how request rewards are given:
=> Past Friendship level 7, now the reward grades are ascending.
=> Then:
=> => Starting from Friendship level 7, it was impossible to get no extra item as request reward.
=> Now:
=> => The minimum chance for getting no extra reward from level 7 and ahead is 1%, and the chance lowers with friendship level.
Added new request types:
=> Invasion type requests.
=> => Those request types will have a number of monster spawn around your character, until all the monsters are defeated.
=> Item Gathering type requests.
=> => Those requests will ask you to collect certain items that can be found on the game world.
Fixed friendship heart positioning depending on UI scale.
Asking a companion to lift your character while they're mounted on your character shoulder no longer cause you to take flight.
Fixed a crash that would happen with Wrath when he used Body Slam of Doom and had no target to chase.
Liebre Rearrives.
You can now see tips about Wrath when asking Luna about rumours.

That's about it for this update.
Do let me know if you bump into issues.

Have fun

Edit: Hotfix Change Log:

Spoiler: Version 0.5.0.1 Changelog

Fixed a interface crash that could cause due to companions equipping Spore Sac.

Enjoy :3

Hello there, I found a bug... or something i think. There is no charactaer image, i mean, all the terraguardians are missing, they can spawn naturally, fight, talk and interact, even they have their health bar when they are hit. But they are 'invisibles', there is no image of then. I dunno if i explained myself, they are there, but i cannot see them. All the others things are ok.

 

[Nakano15]

Hunt for the Old Gods mod causes that weird bug. I don't know why though.
If you're not using that mod, try disabling mods one by one to see who is causing the problem.

 

[Manchitas]

Ok, hello again, thanks for the help Nakano15, that was the problem. Now work nicely. The United Collection mod was the incompatibility with TerraGuardians (maybe it could help someone else... i dunno). I love too much this mod, my favourite terraria mod ever, so thanks again for creating and supporting it and for helping me :3

Have a good day/evening/night uwu

 

[Nakano15]

New TerraGuardians Mod Update is out!

Rearrival

This update brings a rearrival.
Say hello again to Glenn.

Glenn: "I'm looking for my parents again. Have you seen them?"

Glenn is back and recruitable, if you manage to find his parents.
I changed his dialogue with his parents to be done by dialogue window, so you no longer
need to wait for timers to have the recruitment process continue.

Fixes
This update also brings some fixes to the mod, including a fix to a issue where
companions would stop visiting you after you had your first invasion in the world.
Now should be a lot better to proceed the recruitment of companions like Minerva,
who doesn't follow or move in to your house as soon as you've met.

New Combat Behavior

The mod is getting a new combat behavior, but it's still in development.
It will not be active by default, but you can flip it on in the mod settings,
if you want to help with testing, and also provide feedbacks.

Changelog

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1 Changelog

Fixed a interface crash that could cause due to companions equipping Spore Sac.
Increased the soul count Liebre can carry before delivering them.
Fixed a issue where companions couldn't equip familiar set.
Added a command that lets you set your currently played character as a Debug Mode character.
=> Setting character as a debug mode character will obviously make the mod run in debug mode when playing as it.
=> Once done set character as debug mode, that can no longer be undone.
Changed how you get the clue to unlocking Daphne to involve a lot less rng.
Fixed a issue where dialogue messages that asks you to set the speaker, weren't correctly changing the speaker character.
Reimplemented "Missing" quest.
Invasion requests will now let you know who gave them, once you completed them.
Minerva will now be more likelly to appear.
Increased companions following precision.
=> That should no longer cause a "elastic effect" whenever companions are following you.
Glenn rearrives.
The mod will no longer have issues drawing custom drawn companions if your companion has no body front texture.
Companions shall no longer try using coins as weapons.
Companions will now better respect orders, and no longer try to follow your character when away.
Pathfinder system should no longer try to path find its way outside of the game world.
Companions should now be able to visit your world again after a invasion appeared at least once.
Bounty monsters will no longer spawn inside walls.
Fixed text line break issue on companions dialogues when UI scale is zoomed.

Sorry if I don't sound so enthusiastic and stuff when talking about the update and changes, I
just really am not into the hundreds to do so.

Anyways, enjoy your gameplay

Spoiler: Meanwhile in the near future...

"I'm dead tired of waiting..."

Edit: Launched a hotfix!
Now your other mods will no longer keep popping up what's new whenever a companion appear in the world.

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1.1 Changelog

Fixed hat position when Vladimir is on his reviving animation.
Changed the firing position of some weapons used by companions.
Disabled the OnEnterWorld hooks from companions when they spawn.

Enjoy :3

Edit2: And another hotfix.

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1.2 Changelog

Removed the wordwrapping adjustments based on screen scale, to avoid game freezing.
=> I will still need to investigate why that happens. I recommend playing with UI Scale at 100% to avoid this issue.
The food Minerva offers will now show an icon of the item on their option.

I will still need to investigate how I can make the interface wrapping work.

Edit3: And the third hotfix.

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1.3 Changelog

Compressed the request reward to show the item icons instead of their text.
=> You can still see the information of the item by passing the mouse over.
Changed how the Bounty Board rewards are displayed.
Fixed a crash that would happen when checking a companion information on the Companion Selection Interface.

At least it brought a compression of item rewards with it heh. Pass the mouse over to see more info about them.

Enjoy :3

Edit4: And another hotfix.

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1.4 Changelog

Fixed the flicker caused when changing selected companion on Companion Selection Interface.
Liebre's plasma and mouth will now be shown when he's visible, instead of the inverse.
Controlling Liebre while unloading souls will no longer cause weird things to happen.
=> Neither you can move companions while in this state now.
Companions will no longer try reviving fallen allies by themselves when you're controlling them.
Fixed issue with certain weapon positions, like guns, when held on companions.

Enjoy :3

 

[Nakano15]

Probably the most anticipated update just landed today.
Ah yes.. Update launched!

Invisible Companion Bug Fixed
This update brings the fix for a issue some mods could end up causing, of custom companions being completely invisible.
Mods like Terraria Overhaul, Improved Movement Visuals and Hunt for the Old Gods will now have your companions fully visible.
New Hooks

I also added a number of new hooks for Companion and CompanionBase objects, which will be handy.
They literally add support to FreeDodge, ImmuneTo and ModifyHurt methods to companions, and people making
custom companions can make full use of that whenever they see fit.

Sub Attack Changes

I also fixed a issue with the SubAttacks Draw method using the wrong array of Draw Datas.
And Sub Attacks now have Load and Unload hooks, in case you want to instantiate or delete objects specific to the sub attacks themselves.

NExperience Mod Support further implemented
Requests and Bounties will now give you exp for that mod.
The reward will be based on wether you're on Hardmode or not, and based on coins reward.

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1.5 Changelog

Companions will now have their direction locked when using melee weapons.
Fixed an error that could happen when a companion tries to speak.
Liebre will now be able to move in to your world even since you recruit him.
Added some more Portuguese Brazil translated text to the mod.
SubAttacks will now take the correct DrawData array when using their Draw method.
=> The general drawdata array can still be accessed by using the PlayerDrawSet argument of the method.
Added new hooks for Companion and CompanionBase, which adds support to Free Dodge, ImmuneTo and ModifyHurt methods.
Added Load and Unload hooks for SubAttacks.
=> Yes, you can now initialize and dispose objects from subattack infos.
Requests and Bounties will now give you exp reward on NExperience mod.
Changed the minimum health characters will have when Knocked Out Cold to 1, instead of 0.
=> Will cause less issues with other mods.
Changed how companions origin are handled, to avoid problems with other mods that use it.
=> That means mods like Terraria Overhaul, Hunt of the Old Gods and Improved Movement Visuals wont have issues anymore.

Also, sorry for taking too long to address this issue.
At least, gladly, I managed to tackle on the source of the issue, and potentially ending this problem for good.

Do let me know if you bump into new issues, and enjoy your gameplay .

Edit: Launched a hotfix fixing the aiming incapability when bond-merged with a companion.

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1.6 Changelog

Fixed an issue that impossibilitated aiming companions attack when bond-merged with companion.

 

[Nakano15]

Another TerraGuardians Mod Hotfix is out.

Sorry for taking a while to re-release a new companion, but the next one is a bit complex to reimplement.
That doesn't mean I'm not checking other aspects of the mod too meanwhile, lemme tell you what changes:

Starter Companions now behave like Starter Companions
Anyone who played the mod on tModLoader 1.3 version, knows that if you have a player save with companions met on your
save files, a random companion that have been met by other characters might end up appearing as a starter
companion in a new world. Isn't very different on 1.4, but due to a bug, some of the restrictions regarding friendship level
were still happening.

This update will once again, lift the restrictions regarding companion following, and also moving in to your world when the
companion is a starter companion. And yes, that starter flag will carry over to other worlds your character join too, so
just by moving to another world where the companion isn't a starter, the companion will still be willing to follow your character.

As you can imagine, this change is to improve replay value, since the gameplay experience will drastically change if different
friends end up showing up on your new journey, as long as you have previous save files heh.

Companion Starter Inventory hook for companion creators
If you're not making custom companions, you can skip this.
With the fix above regarding companions, I also added this hook to allow changing starter companions inventory directly from
their CompanionBase scripts, in case that's
necessary.
The reason why I made a new method for this, is because if I change the previous hook to add, lets say, a flag, telling wether it's
a starter or not, mods that previously made use of this hook would end up breaking. Yep, that's not cool.
The thing is, depending on what you're making about your companion, it might be necessary to change their inventory including
if the companion ends up being a starter (lets say for example, your companion is known for wearing a specific vanity set).
If the hook is not changed, the companion will start with a Wooden Sword, 5 Lesser Healing Potions, a Copper Pickaxe and a Copper Axe.
Fixed aiming issue of the companions
The main reason why this update is being launched.
Finally fixed the issue where companions would aim a bit higher than their target position.

The side effect for this is that now companions will be able to shoot weapons at smaller enemies, like Slimes.

Change Log

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1.7 Changelog

Changed Liebre's Blessed Soul buff duration from 15 minutes to 7 in-game days.
Fixed Fluffles layering when haunting someone.
Added interface elements to let you know if your companions need certain items.
Added a hook to allow set a companion starter inventory.
=> By default, their starter inventory will give a Wooden Sword, 5 Lesser Healing Potions, a Copper Axe and Copper Pickaxe.
Fixed issue where Starter companions couldn't join your group or move in to your world.
Liebre can no longer be hurt by Lava and Fire Blocks.
Disabling collision of companions will no longer cause them to be unable to fall.
Wrath's Sub Attacks now got lower cooldowns.
=> That also means they'll use those attacks more frequently on his fight...
Fixed a bug where companions were always aiming above the target.
Liebre now requires only 5000 monsters killed, instead of 10000, to have his soul capacity full.
=> That means somewhat less grinding is required to fill him with souls.

Well, that's it. I'm pretty sure this update will improve your gameplay experience.

Enjoy

 

[Nakano15]

And another hotfix:

Spoiler: Version 0.5.1.8 Changelog

Starter companions will no longer have their inventory resetted when returning to the world they're starter at.

It's not cool to have your companion inventory resetted when returning to the world.

 

[Glasia🌳]

How can the version number of the older 1.3 version of this mod be higher than the current 1.4.4.9 veRsion of this mod?

 

[Nakano15]

It's a interesting story.
I had no idea how version number was so important on tModLoader, that I were incrementing them by their first number instead of increasing the others too.

I only stopped doing that after discovering that changing the first number could break mods that depends on this mod.

And yep, 36 updates later I stopped updating the first number to avoid breaking other mods.
On 1.4 version, I didn't do the same mistake.

 

[Nakano15]

Well'p, Update launched.

This update brings in the rearrival of a companion.
Say hello again to Cinnamon:

Rearrival: Cinnamon

Cinnamon: "*Oh, hello again. Yes, I was still following the Travelling Merchant, until I found you again. Missed me?*"

Cinnamon recruitment method is partially the same as the one from the 1.3 version of the mod. The difference,
is that she will have a chance of showing up immediatelly once the travelling merchant appear.
And, of course, you'll see a notification in the chat when that happens.

If you want to meet her, look for the travelling merchant.

Other than that, not much else changed.

Health and Mana Sharing changes

Some players were saying that they wanted the health and mana progress of companions to be more individual, so I added a
option to make the Health and Mana progress be based on player save, instead of shared among companions of the same type
(for example, any character with Rococo companion were having their health and mana progress shared).

I also added a quality of life feature that might be handy for those who dislike hunting for life crystals for each companion:
There's now a setting which allows you to set the max health and mana progress of follower companions, to use the same value
as the player.
What that means is, if lets say you have used 15 life crystals and got 400 max health. The companions following you
would have the max health value adjusted like as if they also had used 15 life crystals.

Those settings regarding max health and mana progress can be found on the mod's Server settings.

Changes to Defense Rate Calculation

Having companions on the late game were being very handy, depending on mods that you had. You could end up hitting their cap of 90% defense rate with ease due to their defense stats going really high.

This update changes the defense stats for the calculation taken to be directly from equipped items, instead of the companion resulting defense value.
They can still end up having high defense rate when using higher defense giving equipments, but at least will reduce the chances of being 90% defense rate.

Spoiler: Version 0.5.2 Changelog

Increased the chance of Alexander recruit npc appearing in his spawn biome.
Added a setting to disable shared health and mana increase items progress among companions of same type.
=> This option will no longer make health and mana increase items no longer have their progress shared among the same companion through your player saves.
=> That option will be effective as soon as you flip it on/off.
Also added a setting to disable share skills progress among companions of the same type.
Added a option to share Health and Mana items progress of your character with your companions.
=> When enabled, the companions will get health and mana increase based on the amount of health and mana increase items they used, regardless of how many of such they used.
=> That will not change how their health and mana bar will display their health and mana item usages progress.
Added a dialogue option to tell npcs if they may or may not visit you from time to time.
=> That's found on the talk about other things dialogue option.
=> Turning off the companion visiting will not prevent them from visiting you if you request through the companion interface.
Some companions will make comments regarding the current progress in the world.
Fixed Leopold's positioning when carried by Blue.
Vladimir should no longer still feel hungry even after you feed him 9999 Honeyfins.
Liebre can no longer drown.
The Follower distance is now correct.
=> Companion your character is mounted on, aswell as companions being carried by another will be ignored when checking formation distancing.
Follower companions now have better awareness on 1 tile gap platforms over lava.
Cinnamon rearrives.
You can no longer ask Fluffles to mount on the shoulder of your followers when she's not following you.
Sardine's bounties will now spawn closer to the player.
=> Yeah, you no longer need to bulldozer your way to the find the target in said direction.
Celeste will no longer keep praying whenever Celestial Pillars are present in the world.
Changed how the Defense Rate calculation is done, to be based on equipments flat stats, instead of the result of many defense increase calculations.
=> That means mods like rpg mods will no longer contribute greatly with their defense rate when their defense stats is boosted higher.

That's about it for the update.
Enjoy :3