Add MonsterDistanceMultiplier, allows increasing monster visible di…

…stance

Arise-SDK.ini

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
 ; (set this to -1 to disable the NPC distance changes)
 MinimumNPCDistance = 50000
 
+; MonsterDistanceMultiplier: allows increasing the distance of monster spawns
+; the larger this is, the larger the distance monsters will spawn at & stay visible for
+; this hasn't been tested much yet, not sure if there's any kind of monster (bosses?) that this has issues with
+; doesn't seem to cause much perf hit for me at least
+; (can be controlled ingame via sdk.MonsterDistanceMultiplier cvar)
+; (game default: 1)
+MonsterDistanceMultiplier = 10
+
 ; CharaLODMultiplier: how much to multiply AriseCharacter LOD distances
 ; affects both NPCs & monsters, game defaults can be pretty low, a multiplier of 3 or above is recommended
 ; if set to -1, the AriseCharacter LOD system will be disabled, making them all use LOD0

src/dllmain.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 
-#define SDK_VERSION "0.1.24b"
+#define SDK_VERSION "0.1.25"
 
 const uint32_t Addr_Timestamp = 0x1E0;
 const uint32_t Value_Timestamp = 1626315361; // 2021/07/15 02:16:01
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ WCHAR IniPath[4096];
 struct
 {
   float MinNPCDistance = 50000;
+  float MonsterDistanceMultiplier = 1;
   bool SkipIntroLogos = true;
   bool DisableCutsceneCA = false;
   bool EnableResolutionFix = true;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ bool TryLoadINIOptions(const WCHAR* IniFilePath)
   Options.EnableResolutionFix = INI_GetBool(IniPath, L"Patches", L"EnableResolutionFix", Options.EnableResolutionFix);
 
   Options.MinNPCDistance = INI_GetFloat(IniPath, L"Graphics", L"MinimumNPCDistance", Options.MinNPCDistance);
+  Options.MonsterDistanceMultiplier = INI_GetFloat(IniPath, L"Graphics", L"MonsterDistanceMultiplier", Options.MonsterDistanceMultiplier);
   Options.OverrideCharaSharpenFilterStrength = INI_GetFloat(IniPath, L"Graphics", L"OverrideCharaSharpenFilterStrength", Options.OverrideCharaSharpenFilterStrength);
   Options.OverrideStageSharpenFilterStrength = INI_GetFloat(IniPath, L"Graphics", L"OverrideStageSharpenFilterStrength", Options.OverrideStageSharpenFilterStrength);
   Options.MinStageEdgeBaseDistance = INI_GetFloat(IniPath, L"Graphics", L"MinStageEdgeBaseDistance", Options.MinStageEdgeBaseDistance);
@@ -132,6 +134,21 @@ void BP_PF_NPC_Walk_AIController__InitNPCDistance_Hook(void* a1, void* a2, float
   // which is then checked at 0x140E2AC96 to see if NPC should be deleted or not
 }
 
+const uint32_t Addr_AEncountGroup__IsWithinRange = 0xDE6AE0;
+typedef bool(*AEncountGroup__IsWithinRange_Fn)(AEncountGroup* thisptr, struct FEncountAreaInfo* AreaInfo);
+AEncountGroup__IsWithinRange_Fn AEncountGroup__IsWithinRange_Orig;
+bool AEncountGroup__IsWithinRange_Hook(AEncountGroup* thisptr, struct FEncountAreaInfo* AreaInfo)
+{
+  // Only mess with SpawnAreaInfo - seems BattleAreaInfo also goes through this func
+  if (AreaInfo != &thisptr->SpawnAreaInfo)
+    return AEncountGroup__IsWithinRange_Orig(thisptr, AreaInfo);
+
+  FEncountAreaInfo NewAreaInfo(*AreaInfo);
+  NewAreaInfo.Range *= Options.MonsterDistanceMultiplier;
+  // todo: should we update NewAreaInfo.HalfHeight?
+  return AEncountGroup__IsWithinRange_Orig(thisptr, &NewAreaInfo);
+}
+
 bool InitGame()
 {
   printf("\nArise-SDK " SDK_VERSION " - https://github.com/emoose/Arise-SDK\n");
@@ -230,6 +247,8 @@ void CVarSystemResolution_ctor_Hook()
   CVarSystemResolution_ctor_Orig();
   auto consoleManager = *(IConsoleManager**)(mBaseAddress + Addr_IConsoleManager__Singleton);
 
+  CVarPointers.push_back(consoleManager->RegisterConsoleVariableRef(L"sdk.MonsterDistanceMultiplier", Options.MonsterDistanceMultiplier, L"MonsterDistanceMultiplier", 0));
+
   CVarPointers.push_back(consoleManager->RegisterConsoleVariableRef(L"sdk.CharaSharpenFilterStrength", Options.OverrideCharaSharpenFilterStrength, L"Adjust sharpen filter applied to characters", 0));
   CVarPointers.push_back(consoleManager->RegisterConsoleVariableRef(L"sdk.StageSharpenFilterStrength", Options.OverrideStageSharpenFilterStrength, L"Adjust sharpen filter applied to the game world", 0));
   CVarPointers.push_back(consoleManager->RegisterConsoleVariableRef(L"sdk.MinStageEdgeBaseDistance", Options.MinStageEdgeBaseDistance, L"Allows increasing the distance that cel-shading is applied for", 0));
@@ -586,17 +605,21 @@ void InitPlugin()
   {
     MH_GameHook(APFNpcManager__InitsDistances);
     MH_GameHook(BP_PF_NPC_Walk_AIController__InitNPCDistance);
-    // Patch fade distances used by BP_PF_NPC_Walk_System / BP_PF_NPC_Walk_AIController
+
+    // UPFNpcCameraFadeComponent fade distances
+    // (used by BP_PF_NPC_Walk_System / BP_PF_NPC_Walk_AIController)
     SafeWriteModule(0x116BD47 + 6, Options.MinNPCDistance - FadeInDelta);
     SafeWriteModule(0x116BD51 + 6, Options.MinNPCDistance);
     SafeWriteModule(0x116BD83 + 6, Options.MinNPCDistance - FadeInDelta);
     SafeWriteModule(0x116BD8D + 6, Options.MinNPCDistance);
 
-    // These have same value as the ones patched above, but don't seem to be used by walking NPCs, unsure what uses them
-   // SafeWriteModule(0x1180595 + 3, Options.MinNPCDistance - FadeInDelta);
-   // SafeWriteModule(0x118059C + 3, Options.MinNPCDistance);
+    // FPFNpcCameraSettingsData ICppStructOps::Construct
+    SafeWriteModule(0x1180595 + 3, Options.MinNPCDistance - FadeInDelta);
+    SafeWriteModule(0x118059C + 3, Options.MinNPCDistance);
   }
 
+  MH_GameHook(AEncountGroup__IsWithinRange);
+
   // Prevent resolution change on game launch
   // (requires r.SetRes = 2560x1440f line inside Engine.ini to work properly, change with your desired resolution)
   // TODO: find a way so setres isn't required

src/resource.rc

@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 0,1,24,2
- PRODUCTVERSION 0,1,24,0
+ FILEVERSION 0,1,25,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 0,1,25,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "emoose"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Arise-SDK - improvement extension for Tales of Arise"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "0.1.24.2"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "0.1.25.0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Arise-SDK.dll"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "emoose - 2021"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "Arise-SDK.dll"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Arise-SDK"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.1.24.2"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.1.25.0"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"