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Game Mechanics

Creatures in SWG engage in a number of social behaviors within their own species as well as with hostile targets. A list of creature behaviors is as follows:

• Scout
• Herd
• Pack
• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Lair Defense
• Lair Healing
• Lair Tethering
• Baby Tethering
• Resting Behavior

Test Logs

• NGE Lair Healing Testing

Healing

Some creatures are flagged with the ability "healer" that allows them to heal members of their social group who are injured. No known values exist for what the values should be for creature heals however there is some information relating to NPC pets that are given the ability. These NPC medics have the ability to heal 250 damage every 10 seconds.

Herd

Herd creatures move in groups but do not assist each other unless they are also flagged as being Pack creatures. Herding behavior essentially mirrors real-world creatures that stick near other like herd animals. These creatures will keep within a certain range of other herd creatures of their species. If the creatures are split up (for whatever reasons) then they will try to find the nearest herd creature of their species at the lair. Creatures should always remain within the 64 meter tether of their lair spawn point.

Pack

Pack animals will assist other creatures of their social group if the friendly member is under attack. Pack animals will assist friendly targets up to 45 meters away. Pack animals that are faction aligned (gungan kaadu as an example) will be aggressive or friendly towards targets depending on what the target's factional status is with the creature's linked faction group.

Lair Defense

All unengaged creatures that are linked to a particular lair will move to attack any target that actively attacks the lair regardless of their distance from the lair.

Lair Healing

All creatures will heal their lair if it is directly attacked. Creatures place a high priority on healing the lair if its health falls below 90% and will not directly engage an enemy until the lair has been repaired. Creatures will in fact disengage from combat to go repair the lair. Creatures can heal 20% of the lair's total hitpoints per heal. After the repair is done, then the creatures will go after the attacker(s). In order for a creature to repair its lair it must first go to point blank range and then issue a heal. Healing the lair and then re-engaging the attacker takes approximately 5 seconds.

Lair Tethering

Npcs will stay within a 64 meter range from their lair or spawn point, although they do roam around anywhere in between these points. They will only leave this range in order to chase after a target, however when they disengage from that target, they will return to their spawn point of origin.

Resting Behavior

Npc's can activate resting behaviors such as sitting or dancing. These behaviors are activated randomly and are allowed if the npc is not engaged with a target, or otherwise on alert having spotted a potential threat within its detection range. Resting npcs will stand up and become alert if something enters their detection range. When an NPC is performing a dance routine, all unoccupied npcs of the same social group will watch the performance.

Npc Gathering

Npcs also have tendancy to rally to one another. When npcs are executing their wandering pathing routine, they will sometimes path towards each other in order to meet. When two NPCS meet together they will initiate conversation animations. Eventually the npcs will break up and begin pathing again.

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