C++ TFS 1.5 downgraded 772 Fleeing monsters lag

[Gover]

Hello !
I would like to ask how to solve fleeing monsters behaviour in TFS 1.5 Downgaded by Nekiro to 772.

Here is video showing what is wrong:

When player is chasing the fleeing monster and player keeps 2 sqm of the distance - the monster is running perfectly, but when player reach his target (fleeing monster) then this monster just stops running for a second, make a step backward and wait additional second - and after this two lags it starts to escape correctly.

Do someone know how to fix it maybe?
I will be grateful for any help.

Have a great day all!

Post automatically merged: Apr 19, 2025

It looks that this lines are responsible for this behaviour:

    if (dx <= 1 && dy <= 1) {
        //seems like a target is near, it this case we need to slow down our movements (as a monster)
        if (stepDuration < 2) {
            stepDuration++;
        }
    } else if (stepDuration > 0) {
        stepDuration--;
    }

It is inside the monster.cpp file.

When I comment this out - the behaviour is good, but the question is - is it save to comment this out? maybe someone know better solution to keep good performance etc.

 

[godoyxd]

I believe that is the intended behaviour.
The ranged monsters slow down when you are close to them.

I also believe you are on the right track, removing those lines will remove this behaviour.

 

[Kotami Ocza]

Ain't seen TFS sources for long time but this is not intented behavior as godoyxd said, fleeing monsters do not lag, you can observe this behavior on 7.4 tibicam recordings

Found this gif:

https://imgur.com/mk0Al76

so this comment
//seems like a target is near, it this case we need to slow down our movements (as a monster)
is taken out of shit, you can remove these buggy lines

 

[Gover]

I think this lines are from newer version of tibia (I think engine is from Tibia 10+). In old days every monster was more challenging, but Cipsoft changed it later to make game easier