@cyclopsslayer yikes! It's been a while since I looked at it, but it probably defers to the default escort AI when close to the portal. If I have to put out another update at some point, I will try to remember to check that my rest logic doesn't take effect during that stage.

One thing this doesn't fix... the braindead Escorts that decide to pause and rest 1 step away from the portal... Would have made a clean escort of all 9, but no, one fool stood there in Dreadfell 7 about three steps away, and died... LOL!

@HunterZ oh ok thanks, so it makes it better but not perfect, man the escortees have brainworms lol

@evilsplat: I can't remember the specifics at this point, but I think it mostly overrides the default movement AI to follow the player until the escort gets close to the portal. This may not override the combat AI, however, which could result in the escort fighting or fleeing?

does this mod make it so escorts don't run off into the dinstance and die the moment a single enemy comes near you cause if so I don't think it's working?

thanks a lot !

Thanks. very useful.

Incredibly useful mod, makes the experience a thousand times more enjoyable.

I think the only reason the dev themself hasn't improved the escorts in a similar way to this mod is because they really enjoy how frustrated people get when their charge suicides into a group of enemies.

I have enjoyed this for years. Still a vitally needed mod

Glad to hear that people are still enjoying this. The fact that it's the most subscribed mod for this game tells me that the vanilla behavior is really annoying to a LOT of people and not just me lol

This is so good, thank you!

Okay, I've posted a 1.2.0 update which merges in a minor change from the base game, and cleans up / tweaks my original implementation a bit.

Reminder that this addon *only* changes the escort AI, and not quests, spawning, etc. If you are experiencing issues with anything other than an escort's movements or text emotes, it's NOT this addon's fault!

i think it means we keep getting the same escort

BEST MOD EVER FKING CREATED

@Black_HobbiT: Can you be more specific about what you mean by "re-encountering escort"?

Breaks 1.7.4 when re-encountering escort

excellent, this makes the game so much better for me

Escort: -heals 5% max HP per turn-
Escort: -sees three trolls and a wolf in the North-
Escort: "... oh yeah it's combat time"

XD Seriously tho, awesome mod

Mod works fine as of 9th November.

Gonna test it but I personally don't expect any.

Any issues with 1.7?

This has worked flawlessly for me after 20+ escorts. Ignore Loniac, please. Typically arrogant considering his selfie avatar.

terrible mod. The escort litteraly went head first into combat every damn time.. nothing new here.

Thank you for this mod. I kept getting suicidal escorts.

Not having any problems here on 1.6.5 (many many escort types)

I was just able to escort a Lost Defiler without problems, I have only the Ashes of Urh'Rok and Steam UI DLCs if that matters.

Can someone please test with only Escorts Enhanced enabled and verify that it's the addon causing the problem?

This is just for some new kind of Defiler escort? Regular escorts are working fine for me.

Where do I encounter this new kind of escort? Is it only in a DLC?

The escort will no longer use the portal, instead it will show an error. They will try again a turn or two later.

@Hayden2e: Can you elaborate on what is broken? I just checked the vanilla escort AI, and it has not been changed since before this addon was released. Both this addon and the vanilla AI fundamentally move escorts toward a portal, so I'm not sure how the addon could be causing any problems.

I'll take a look when I get a chance.

The new Defiler escorts seem to be broken with this. If anyone has a solution or a similar alternative addon, please share!

seems to still be working
good

Still working for 1.6?

Thank you.

@Zesty: Either right-click them in the game, or click on their icon in the party list.

What's the default hotkey to talk to Escorts again? I can't figure out how to tell them to hold still for a few.

Thanks for this mate

It's kinda mystifying to see how steadily ubiquitous this mod has been

I always thought it'd be kinda cool to see escorts have the chance to give you a sort of mini-quest after you rescue them to complete a task or maybe go to a short side area to get a reward from them afterwards

@DAOWAce: I know right? I still use it regularly, and so do many others. In fact, it's the most subscribed ToME addon on Steam by a wide margin!

It still works because they haven't made any changes to the Escort stuff in all this time.

Wait, this mod was made for 1.3.1 yet still works in 1.5.10 all these years later?

That's.. very surprising.

Makes Escorts actually doable.

Thanks, I'm glad people are still enjoying it.

Good mod

Just to settle this once and for all, I spent some time digging into the game scripts and found that Melinda uses the "move_complex" AI and not any of the escort AIs. Stop being paranoid, everyone!

Assuming the Melinda problem still exists, would disabling this mod when you reach the Dark Crypt, then re-enabling it after you've saved Melinda be a viable solution? Or does disabling mods mid game seriously break saves?

I still play with this mod. As far as I know it does not affect Melinda, and according to Qionglu735 (who raised the concern) it must not be affecting her because if it did then she would regenerate health while not moving (as this is a feature of my custom escort AI).

I'm trying to make sure my mods are up to date and this is a fairly old one with an apparently unresolved Melinda issue.

Was that ever looked into?

Not sure ... first time i got Melinda is playing Alchemist without EE. Look like Melinda will follow me only if she could see me. second time i playing Archmage with EE actived, she always walk to me, even after I teleport her to some place behind wall (to avoid AOE). Melinda's behavier is changed, but she doesn't regen health on resting, which should be if the addon change her AI.

Qionglu735: Are you saying that you think EE is changing her AI from how it works in vanilla ToME?

Hi. I am playing 1.5.5. Melinda's AI should be different from normal escort by defalut. When this addon active, Melinda will follow the player, but NOT regen health. This is even worse because enemy will be lv24+ and more like to use some beam or AOE skill.