Minor changes to Niko AI for more ✨ monologue ✨

Content/Items/Weapons/Magic/BeamAttackWand.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Terraria;
 using Terraria.ID;
 using Terraria.ModLoader;
+using ForgottenWawiTech.Content.Rarities;
 
 namespace ForgottenWawiTech.Content.Items.Weapons.Magic
 {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ namespace ForgottenWawiTech.Content.Items.Weapons.Magic
 			Item.damage = 25;
 			Item.knockBack = 4.5f;
 			Item.DamageType = DamageClass.Magic; // treat beams as melee for synergy
-			Item.rare = ItemRarityID.Blue; // around early game progression
+			Item.rare = ModContent.RarityType<DeveloperItem>();
 			Item.value = Item.buyPrice(silver: 50);
 			Item.shoot = ModContent.ProjectileType<BeamAttackWandBeam>();
 			Item.shootSpeed = 12f; // base speed of beams

Content/NPCs/OriginalNiko/Niko.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ namespace ForgottenWawiTech.Content.NPCs.OriginalNiko
     {
         public override void SetStaticDefaults()
         {
-            // DisplayName.SetDefault("Original Niko");
             Main.npcFrameCount[NPC.type] = 1;
         }
 
@@ -20,8 +19,8 @@ namespace ForgottenWawiTech.Content.NPCs.OriginalNiko
         {
             NPC.width = 40;
             NPC.height = 40;
-            NPC.damage = 1786;
+            NPC.damage = 2000;
-            NPC.defense = 290;
+            NPC.defense = 300;
             NPC.lifeMax = 1000000;
             NPC.HitSound = SoundID.NPCHit1;
             NPC.DeathSound = SoundID.NPCDeath1;
@@ -101,29 +100,46 @@ namespace ForgottenWawiTech.Content.NPCs.OriginalNiko
                 }
                 else if (t == 900)
                 {
-                    string line = "Niko: You think you've seen everything?";
+                    string line = "Impressive...";
                     if (Main.netMode != NetmodeID.MultiplayerClient)
                         Main.NewText(line, 220, 160, 255);
                     else
                         ChatHelper.BroadcastChatMessage(NetworkText.FromLiteral(line), new Color(220, 160, 255));
                 }
-                else if (t == 2100)
+                else if (t == 1000)
                 {
-                    string line = "Niko: There's more yet to come...";
+                    string line = "But this has already gone on long enough.";
                     if (Main.netMode != NetmodeID.MultiplayerClient)
-                        Main.NewText(line, 200, 140, 255);
+                        Main.NewText(line, 180, 130, 255);
                     else
-                        ChatHelper.BroadcastChatMessage(NetworkText.FromLiteral(line), new Color(200, 140, 255));
+                        ChatHelper.BroadcastChatMessage(NetworkText.FromLiteral(line), new Color(180, 130, 255));
                 }
-
+                // TODO: Audio and VO lines here
-                // After approx 60 seconds (3600 ticks), end invulnerability
+                else if (t == 1500)
-                if (NPC.ai[2] >= 3600)
+                {
+                    string line = "Sky has rated the following film 12 - suitable for ages 12 and above.";
+                    if (Main.netMode != NetmodeID.MultiplayerClient)
+                        Main.NewText(line, 210, 150, 255);
+                    else
+                        ChatHelper.BroadcastChatMessage(NetworkText.FromLiteral(line), new Color(210, 150, 255));
+                }
+                else if (t == 1800)
+                {
+                    string line = "This film contains violence, explicit language, and flashing images."; // this is such a random reference that ill be surprised if anyone gets it especially outside gb
+                    if (Main.netMode != NetmodeID.MultiplayerClient)
+                        Main.NewText(line, 230, 180, 255);
+                    else
+                        ChatHelper.BroadcastChatMessage(NetworkText.FromLiteral(line), new Color(230, 180, 255));
+                }
+                // TODO: When audio is finished, switch to Noctis Boss 2 theme (remix of In The End? Or something new? TBA)
+                // After approx 42 seconds (2500 ticks), end invulnerability
+                if (NPC.ai[2] >= 2500)
                 {
                     NPC.dontTakeDamage = false;
                     NPC.ai[0] = 2;
                     NPC.netUpdate = true;
 
-                    string announce = "Niko's barrier fades... the battle resumes.";
+                    string announce = "Now get out of my sight.";
                     if (Main.netMode != NetmodeID.MultiplayerClient)
                         Main.NewText(announce, 255, 150, 100);
                     else
@@ -181,19 +197,32 @@ namespace ForgottenWawiTech.Content.NPCs.OriginalNiko
 
         public override void OnKill()
         {
-            // Spawn NikoNPC when killed
+            // Ending monologue before playing the final track
-/*             if (Main.netMode != NetmodeID.MultiplayerClient)
+            // Only if Niko was actually defeated (not fled) and hasn't been defeated before
+            if (!WorldDefeatedBosses.Niko)
             {
-                NPC.NewNPC(NPC.GetSource_Death(), (int)NPC.Center.X, (int)NPC.Center.Y, ModContent.NPCType<NikoNPC>());
+                string line1 = "With a final breath, Niko whispers...";
-            }
+                string line2 = "\"gg, no re\"";
-            else
+                string line3 = "The battlefield falls silent as Niko vanishes.";
-            {
+                if (Main.netMode != NetmodeID.MultiplayerClient)
-                NetMessage.SendData(MessageID.SpawnNPC, number: ModContent.NPCType<NikoNPC>(), number2: NPC.whoAmI);
+                {
-            } */
+                    Main.NewText(line1, 255, 100, 100);
+                    Main.NewText(line2, 200, 50, 50);
+                    Main.NewText(line3, 255, 150, 150);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ChatHelper.BroadcastChatMessage(NetworkText.FromLiteral(line1), new Color(255, 100, 100));
+                    ChatHelper.BroadcastChatMessage(NetworkText.FromLiteral(line2), new Color(200, 50, 50));
+                    ChatHelper.BroadcastChatMessage(NetworkText.FromLiteral(line3), new Color(255, 150, 150));
+                }
             // Set a world flag or similar to indicate Niko has been defeated
             WorldDefeatedBosses.Niko = true;
             // Immediate sync of world flags
             WorldDefeatedBosses.Sync(ModContent.GetInstance<ForgottenWawiTech>());
+            }
+
+
         }
     }
 }

Localization/en-US_Mods.ForgottenWawiTech.hjson

@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ NPCs: {
 		}
 	}
 
-	Raccoon.DisplayName: Raccoon
+	Raccoon.DisplayName: Mr Raccoon
-	Niko.DisplayName: Niko
+	Niko.DisplayName: Astramora Noctis
 
 	NikoNPC: {
-		DisplayName: Niko
+		DisplayName: Astramora Noctis
 
 		TownNPCMood: {
 			Content: I am content.