GeneticArtifact

Basic Description

• This mod adds a genetics system to the monsters, with every stat being able to mutate in specific ways
• The core stats that are affected are: Health, MoveSpeed, Damage, and AttackSpeed
• The goal of the system detailed below is to allow the game to adapt to the player, and in turn force the player to adapt to it

How it Works

• Every monster has four genes (Health, MoveSpeed, Damage, and AttackSpeed)
• Every minute (or after 40 monster deaths), the algorithm learns from the fallen monsters and adjusts it's "strategy"
• This learning is primarily done through a weighted average system that attempts to judge the "combat effectiveness" of a mutation

Video Explanations

• 1.4.5 - 30-minute overview (outdated, but still semi-accurate)

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• 2.4.1 - "Rapid Mutation" overview (outdated, this functionality hasn't been re-added yet)

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• 4.1.0 - Challenge Portal Promo

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• 4.4.0 - 5-minute overview for 4.X versions

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Known Issues/Planned Updates

• A feedback system (visual or other) to let the player know how the mutations are trending
• I need to make some actual documentation/architecture to explain how it works from a dev point-of-view
• Is GeneticsVariantsPatch coming back? Yep! Check it out here:
• Is there anything else to add? Maybe. I'm considering making a patch for Artifacts of Doom and Risk of Chaos (\wink\)
• Are you a dev who has questions? Make an issue on GitHub and flag it as a question, I'm always happy to help

Changelog

4.5.3

• Added compatibility for RiskOfOptions
• Gone are the days of restarting the game to update a config value
• (Technically already could do this with DebugToolkit and saving over the config file)

4.5.2

• Publicized the monster copy adaption method, for dev usage
• Should`ve done this a long time ago, but now devs can force specific mutations ad-hoc
• Monster copy methods do not trigger RecalculateStats on their own, to avoid duplicated effort
• Added explicit RecalculateStats call on monster copy first generation
• Monster spawn already does this iirc, but this guarantees genes take effect in fringe cases

4.5.1

• No new functionality, just refactored to use the Nuget packages instead of local libraries
• Should make remote development much easier if I ever need to do that

4.5.0

• Gene-specific cap and floor overrides are back, and without config bloat this time
• Two new config options, one to opt into using the overrides and the other to actually define them
• Override syntax is "Gene1,FloorForGene1,CapForGene1|Gene2,FloorForGene2,CapForGene2"
• Current valid Gene names are MaxHealth, MoveSpeed, AttackSpeed, and AttackDamage
• Floors/caps need to be parseable into floats, and should follow the same rules as shared floor/cap

4.4.1

• Bugfix for the token calculation and application methods
• Stat modifications should more accurately and consistently represent the monster`s genes
• Previously was bugged to represent the difference from the master copy instead sometimes
• Also added public events to most major steps in the genetic engine, for dev usage
• These include: master copy creation and mutation, monster copy mutation and scoring, and global engine learning

4.4.0

• Added mode that allows stat modifications to apply even if the artifact is disabled
• This means no sudden drops in difficulty if you disable it mid-run
• Theres a config option for this, and its disabled by default (ie the old behaviour)

4.3.2

• Re-Added a configuration file for this
• Tweak-able values include: when and how the algorithm decides to learn, mutation rates and limits
• Safety limits might be a bit strict for now, but I want testing a feedback before lifting them

4.3.1

• Fix for Patch 1.2.3 since there are items in here
• Converted to the new ArtifactCodeAPI methods since they work now
• Also