Release Contingency v0.1.8

README.md

@@ -18,4 +18,11 @@ The complete game source code of Contingency, a Half-Life 2 modification built u
 * Fast zombie's health is now 40, to get dropped from one .357 Magnum shot.
 * Players' weapons damage values now are 5 for SMG1, 8 for 9mm pistol(s) and Alyx's gun, 10 for AR2, 15 for the turret.
 * SMG1, 9mm pistol(s) and AR2s deal the same damage when wielded by enemies and players.
-* Both players and NPCs take 4x damage from headshots.
+* Both players and NPCs take 4x damage from headshots.
+
+### v 0.1.8
+
+**Balance improvements in binaries**
+
+* Fast headcrab now has 10 hp to die from one AR2 shot or two shots from other automatic weapons. Didn't notice before that in code it had read the classic headcrab health entry from skill.cfg.
+* Fast zombie health has been de-hardcoded and brought to skill.cfg.

src/game/server/hl2/npc_fastzombie.cpp

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ int AE_FASTZOMBIE_VEHICLE_SS_DIE;	// Killed while doing scripted sequence on veh
 
 #endif // HL2_EPISODIC
 
+ConVar	sk_zombie_fast_health( "sk_zombie_fast_health","0");
+
 enum
 {
 	COND_FASTZOMBIE_CLIMB_TOUCH	= LAST_BASE_ZOMBIE_CONDITION,
@@ -670,7 +672,7 @@ void CFastZombie::Spawn( void )
 	SetBloodColor( BLOOD_COLOR_YELLOW );
 #endif // HL2_EPISODIC
 
-	m_iHealth			= 40;
+	m_iHealth			= sk_zombie_fast_health.GetFloat();
 	m_flFieldOfView		= 0.2;
 
 	CapabilitiesClear();

src/game/server/hl2/npc_headcrab.cpp

@@ -2566,7 +2566,7 @@ void CFastHeadcrab::Spawn( void )
 
 	BaseClass::Spawn();
 
-	m_iHealth = sk_headcrab_health.GetFloat();
+	m_iHealth = sk_headcrab_fast_health.GetFloat();
 
 	m_iRunMode = HEADCRAB_RUNMODE_IDLE;
 	m_flPauseTime = 999999;
@@ -3268,13 +3268,13 @@ void CBlackHeadcrab::TouchDamage( CBaseEntity *pOther )
 		if ( CalcDamageInfo( &info ) >= pOther->m_iHealth )
 			info.SetDamage( pOther->m_iHealth - 1 );
 
-		pOther->TakeDamage( info  );
+		// pOther->TakeDamage( info  );
 
 		if ( pOther->IsAlive() && pOther->m_iHealth > 1)
 		{
 			// Episodic change to avoid NPCs dying too quickly from poison bites
-			if ( hl2_episodic.GetBool() )
-			{
+			// if ( hl2_episodic.GetBool() )
+			// {
 				if ( pOther->IsPlayer() )
 				{
 					// That didn't finish them. Take them down to one point with poison damage. It'll heal.
@@ -3285,12 +3285,12 @@ void CBlackHeadcrab::TouchDamage( CBaseEntity *pOther )
 					// Just take some amount of slash damage instead
 					pOther->TakeDamage( CTakeDamageInfo( this, this, sk_headcrab_poison_npc_damage.GetFloat(), DMG_SLASH ) );
 				}
-			}
-			else
+			// }
+			/*else
 			{
 				// That didn't finish them. Take them down to one point with poison damage. It'll heal.
 				pOther->TakeDamage( CTakeDamageInfo( this, this, pOther->m_iHealth - 1, DMG_POISON ) );
-			}
+			}*/
 		}
 	}
 }