Fixed scaling of seasonal events

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Changes Proposed:

• Added new methods to check whether an encounter is part of a seasonal event and scale it accordingly

Issues Addressed:

• Closes Bug: Seasonal event bosses (e.g. Ahune) are not balanced correctly #223

SOURCE:

Tests Performed:

• Tested on my instance running Linux ARM on Raspbian 12
• Only two other modules are installed: mod-solo-lfg and mod-transmog

How to Test the Changes:

1. Start a seasonal event using .event start (id) (e.g., 1 for Midsummer or 12 for Hallow's End)
2. Join the event using the LFG tool
3. Check that the boss and other related mobs are properly scaled

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Seasonal event creatures are now correctly recognized, including dynamically summoned creatures.
  • Seasonal event creatures retain their intended event level instead of being reclassified.
  • Stat and damage scaling now applies consistently to seasonal event creatures, even when their levels fall outside the standard supported range.
  • Seasonal event creatures are no longer skipped during creature setup when they require scaling.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change detects creatures linked to active seasonal events. Seasonal event creatures retain their original level while receiving stat and damage scaling.

Changes

Seasonal event scaling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Seasonal event detection src/ABUtils.cpp, src/ABUtils.h	Adds isSeasonalEventCreature and helpers for active creature and game object event spawns. Dynamic summons are checked through up to five summoner levels.
Scaling integration src/ABUtils.cpp, src/ABAllCreatureScript.cpp	Seasonal event creatures bypass summon and special-creature level reassignment. Their original level is preserved while stats and damage are scaled.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 1ad56

Seasonal event creatures are intended to retain their original levels while receiving stat and damage scaling. After a reset, that level-preservation setting can be lost and event creatures may be level-scaled, producing incorrect encounter balance; this should be fixed before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Creature
  participant AddCreatureToMapCreatureList
  participant GameEventMgr
  participant ModifyCreatureAttributes
  Creature->>AddCreatureToMapCreatureList: enter creature classification
  AddCreatureToMapCreatureList->>GameEventMgr: check active event association
  GameEventMgr-->>AddCreatureToMapCreatureList: return seasonal event status
  AddCreatureToMapCreatureList->>Creature: preserve level and enable stat-only scaling
  ModifyCreatureAttributes->>Creature: apply stat and damage scaling

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 28.57% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 7 functions across 3 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: correcting scaling for seasonal events.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description covers the proposed changes, linked issue #223, test environment, performed testing, and reproduction steps. The optional SOURCE section is empty, but the description is otherwise comp…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue #223 by detecting active seasonal-event creatures and applying stat scaling while preserving their event-specific level handling. This supports correct scaling for bosses suc…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to seasonal-event detection, creature classification, and scaling behavior. They are directly related to issue #223 and contain no apparent unrelated modifications.

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src/ABAllCreatureScript.cpp (1)

343-345: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve neverLevelScale across the reset.

ResetCreatureIfNeeded erases AutoBalanceCreatureInfo and restores the other retained fields, but not neverLevelScale. ModifyCreatureAttributes then enters its level-selection branch and can change a seasonal creature's level.

Save and restore neverLevelScale with the other retained fields.

Proposed fix

         bool wasAliveNowDead = creatureABInfo->wasAliveNowDead;
         bool isInCreatureList = creatureABInfo->isInCreatureList;
+        bool neverLevelScale = creatureABInfo->neverLevelScale;

         // reset AutoBalance modifiers
         creature->CustomData.Erase("AutoBalanceCreatureInfo");
         AutoBalanceCreatureInfo* creatureABInfo = creature->CustomData.GetDefault<AutoBalanceCreatureInfo>("AutoBalanceCreatureInfo");
 
         // restore the saved data
         creatureABInfo->UnmodifiedLevel = unmodifiedLevel;
         creatureABInfo->isActive = isActive;
         creatureABInfo->wasAliveNowDead = wasAliveNowDead;
         creatureABInfo->isInCreatureList = isInCreatureList;
+        creatureABInfo->neverLevelScale = neverLevelScale;

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In `@src/ABAllCreatureScript.cpp` around lines 343 - 345, Update
ResetCreatureIfNeeded to save neverLevelScale before erasing
AutoBalanceCreatureInfo and restore it on the new AutoBalanceCreatureInfo
alongside the other retained fields, so ModifyCreatureAttributes preserves
seasonal creature levels.

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In `@src/ABAllCreatureScript.cpp`:
- Around line 343-345: Update ResetCreatureIfNeeded to save neverLevelScale
before erasing AutoBalanceCreatureInfo and restore it on the new
AutoBalanceCreatureInfo alongside the other retained fields, so
ModifyCreatureAttributes preserves seasonal creature levels.

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