v0.8.1: Design improvements to DM-300:

- The fight now starts when a player approaches a pylon, not when they leave the entrance
- Increased the speed/intensity of the environment spark particle effects
- Made several changes to DM-300's dialogue, and swapped the current hint for a new one
The goal of these changes is to make the goals of the fight more intuitive

core/src/main/assets/messages/actors/actors.properties

@@ -511,11 +511,11 @@ actors.mobs.newdm300.notice=UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL DETECTED!
 actors.mobs.newdm300.shield=DM-300 pulls power from the exposed wires and shields itself!
 actors.mobs.newdm300.vent=DM-300 fires a jet of toxic exhaust!
 actors.mobs.newdm300.rocks=DM-300 slams the ground, loosening rocks from the ceiling!
-actors.mobs.newdm300.charging=SUSTAINING DAMAGE! CHARGING FROM POWER PYLON...
+actors.mobs.newdm300.charging=SUSTAINING DAMAGE! ACTIVATING POWER PYLON!
-actors.mobs.newdm300.charging_hint=Sparks erupt all around you! They seem to be gravitating somewhere...
+actors.mobs.newdm300.charging_hint=DM-300 is invulnerable while it is being energized by a pylon!
-actors.mobs.newdm300.supercharged=SUPERCHARGE COMPLETE, OPERATING AT 200% POWER!
+actors.mobs.newdm300.supercharged=DESTROY! DESTROY! DESTROY!
-actors.mobs.newdm300.charge_lost=POWER GRID DAMAGED, REVERTING TO LOCAL POWER!
+actors.mobs.newdm300.charge_lost=PYLON DESTROYED! REVERTING TO LOCAL POWER!
-actors.mobs.newdm300.pylons_destroyed=ALERT, INSTABILITY DETECTED IN POWER GRID!
+actors.mobs.newdm300.pylons_destroyed=ALERT! INSTABILITY DETECTED IN POWER GRID!
 actors.mobs.newdm300.rankings_desc=Crushed by the DM-300
 actors.mobs.newdm300.def_verb=blocked
 actors.mobs.newdm300.defeated=CRITICAL DAMAGE! ATTEMPTING SHUTDO-

core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/NewDM300.java

@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ public class NewDM300 extends Mob {
 
 	}
 
+	private boolean invulnWarned = false;
+
 	@Override
 	public void damage(int dmg, Object src) {
 		super.damage(dmg, src);
@@ -443,6 +445,10 @@ public class NewDM300 extends Mob {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isInvulnerable(Class effect) {
+		if (supercharged && !invulnWarned){
+			invulnWarned = true;
+			GLog.w(Messages.get(this, "charging_hint"));
+		}
 		return supercharged;
 	}
 
@@ -457,7 +463,6 @@ public class NewDM300 extends Mob {
 		((DM300Sprite)sprite).charge();
 		chargeAnnounced = false;
 
-		GLog.h(Messages.get(this, "charging_hint"));
 	}
 
 	public boolean isSupercharged(){

core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/NewCavesBossLevel.java

@@ -159,10 +159,30 @@ public class NewCavesBossLevel extends Level {
 				customArenaVisuals = (ArenaVisuals) c;
 			}
 		}
+
+		//pre-0.8.1 saves that may not have had pylons added
+		int gatePos = pointToCell(new Point(gate.left, gate.top));
+		if (!locked && solid[gatePos]){
+
+			for (int i : pylonPositions) {
+				if (findMob(i) == null) {
+					Pylon pylon = new Pylon();
+					pylon.pos = i;
+					mobs.add(pylon);
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected void createMobs() { }
+	protected void createMobs() {
+		for (int i : pylonPositions) {
+			Pylon pylon = new Pylon();
+			pylon.pos = i;
+			mobs.add(pylon);
+		}
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Actor respawner() {
@@ -211,13 +231,15 @@ public class NewCavesBossLevel extends Level {
 	public void occupyCell(Char ch) {
 		super.occupyCell(ch);
 
-		//seal the level when the hero moves off the entrance, the level isn't already sealed, and the gate hasn't been destroyed
+		//seal the level when the hero moves near to a pylon, the level isn't already sealed, and the gate hasn't been destroyed
 		int gatePos = pointToCell(new Point(gate.left, gate.top));
-		if (ch == Dungeon.hero && (Dungeon.level.distance(ch.pos, entrance) > 1)
+		if (ch == Dungeon.hero && !locked && solid[gatePos]){
-				&& !locked && solid[gatePos]){
+			for (int pos : pylonPositions){
-
+				if (Dungeon.level.distance(ch.pos, pos) <= 3){
 					seal();
-
+					break;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -240,12 +262,6 @@ public class NewCavesBossLevel extends Level {
 		} while (!openSpace[boss.pos] || map[boss.pos] == Terrain.EMPTY_SP);
 		GameScene.add( boss );
 
-		for (int i : pylonPositions) {
-			Pylon pylon = new Pylon();
-			pylon.pos = i;
-			GameScene.add(pylon);
-		}
-
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -780,8 +796,11 @@ public class NewCavesBossLevel extends Level {
 				s.resetStatic(x, y);
 				s.speed.set((energySourceSprite.x + energySourceSprite.width/2f) - x,
 						(energySourceSprite.y + energySourceSprite.height/2f) - y);
-				s.speed.normalize().scale(DungeonTilemap.SIZE);
+				s.speed.normalize().scale(DungeonTilemap.SIZE*2f);
-				s.acc.set(s.speed);
+
+				//offset the particles slightly so they don't go too far outside of the cell
+				s.x -= s.speed.x/8f;
+				s.y -= s.speed.y/8f;
 			}
 
 			@Override
@@ -799,8 +818,7 @@ public class NewCavesBossLevel extends Level {
 		public void use( BlobEmitter emitter ) {
 			super.use( emitter );
 			energySourceSprite = null;
-			//emitter.bound.set( 4/16f, 4/16f, 12/16f, 12/16f);
+			emitter.pour(DIRECTED_SPARKS, 0.125f);
-			emitter.pour(DIRECTED_SPARKS, 0.2f);
 		}
 
 	}