[Meta] How Can I Help? aka Future Server Features, and Roadmap to v0.8

[broxen]

Summary

We need to implement these items one by one. I'm marking this good-first-issue as although these aren't all simple tasks, this can become a great resource for new members of all skill levels looking for how to help in meaningful ways.

This also provides a loose Roadmap for v0.8, but note that some features may be pushed back depending upon time and level of completion.

When you take on one of the tasks (or groups) below, please create a new issue to track your progress. Thank you!

See FloatingDamage for reference on how to implement server->client pkt communication: Segs/Projects/CoX/Servers/MapServer/Events/FloatingDamage.h

Check the Issue Queue

• Issues labeled bug
• Issues labeled good first issue
• Issues labeled enhancement
• Issues labeled wishlist

Features to implement

Wiki Related

Wiki related issues can be found on the Segs.io repo: https://github.com/Segs/Segs.io/milestone/3

Low Difficulty

• Normalize basic type arguments -- see Normalize basic type arguments #357
• Update doxygen comments throughout the code base -- see Add Doxygen documentation #360 Comment our Code #699
• Implement getEntitiesInRadius() and getEntitiesInCone() helper methods -- see Implement getEntitiesInRadius and getEntitiesInCone #686

Moderate Difficulty

Misc:

• Control Player (pkt 38)
• Bug Report (pkt 80) -- Track in: Bug Reporting In Game #287 Provide a error reporting component #35
• Send Team-removal and Sidekick-removal messages, aka TeamService -- In Progress Send Team-removal and Sidekick-removal messages #555 and [WIP] Standalone Team Handler #642
• Implement proper door transfers by linking doors to GoToSpawn nodes -- Mostly completed in Make some doors work. #711
• Extend RPC hooks to allow additional information to be shared with Web-UI, such as Number of Clients connected, Total number of Clients Registered, and more. -- see Create an RPC call for exposing server stats for web admin UI #633
• Extend StateBelief and Stagger Entity updates to improve performance -- see Stagger Entity updates and expand StateBelief #690
• Initiate Respec - using /start_menu 13 somehow? Otherwise spoof with slash command and training?
• Implement City Info Kiosk and Stats -- This is partially done (see: StandardDialogCmd, and implement /kiosk home). Will need to track Victors, Punishers, Healers, and Nemeses on a daily and monthly basis.

Roadmaps

• Finalize Powers Roadmap - see [Meta] Powers Roadmap #525
• Compelete SEGSLauncher and Verifier - see [Meta] Complete SEGSLauncher (and Verifier) #676

Taskforces

May require some additional Taskforce logic

• Taskforce Kick (packet 26)
• Taskforce Quit (packet 27)

Mission Related

To fully implement will require mission maps

• Mission Entry Text (pkt 49)
• Mission Kick (pkt 50)

Implement Supergroup Registration -- In Progress: #549

• Supergroup Offer (pkt 29)
• Supergroup Create (pkt 30)
• Supergroup Costume (pkt 31)
• Register Supergroup (pkt 74)
• Supergroup Handler/Service

High Difficulty

• Proper Map Transfers at Zone Boundaries (tunnels and War Wall Gates) -- In Progress Event for map swap collisions. Trigger map swap on collision. #754
• Animations (aka Sequences)
• Particles and FX (aka NetFX) -- In Progress: [WIP] Fxsystem #828
• Fix Entity Movement [Movement] Rubberbanding movement and Interpolation #94 -- In Progress: spectre1989
• Collision Implement collision detection in map server #81
• Mapviewer Improvements
• Client Patch Improvements
• StatisticsService - Track all the things!

[broxen]

Please reach out here, or on https://discord.segs.io, with any questions about specific tasks

Completed Features as of v0.7.0

Miscellaneous

• Force Client Logout (boot client) (packet 12) -- Implemented in Force Client Logout / Early test #700
• Client Console Output (packet 17) -- Implemented in Console output/ printf #724
• Client Console PrintF (packet 19) -- Implemented in Console output/ printf #724
• Send VisitLocations (not sure of purpose, maybe early badges?) (pkt 63) -- Implemented in Send VisitLocations #719
• Replace std::unique_ptr<T>(newT()) with std::make_unique() calls -- Implemented in Replace std::unique_ptr<T>(newT()) with std::make_unique() calls #749
• Correlate Map Indexes with Original Servers -- In Review: see Correlate Map Indexes with Original Servers #584
• Implement Mission Maps
• Encounter Spawns
• Proper per-map NPC Serialization Spawn NPCs (Contact and Mobs) #73 - Right now Outbreak spawns correctly, but AP, KR, etc do not.
• Finish Email Handler -- see Email Handler Requirements, Round 3 #618
• Character Constructor fires 10+ times per Entity -- see Character constructor fires 10+ times per Entity #689
• Map Cells Fog of War (packet 22) - Partially implemented Minimap State needs to store array and serialize to database #371
• Database schema migrations for updates to the database (aka dbtool v5)

Stores -- Implemented in #717

• Store Open (pkt 78)
• Store Close (pkt 79)
• Store Buy (incoming pkt 69)
• Store Sell (incoming pkt 70)

Mission Related

• Mission Objective Timer (pkt 73)