#W# Bosses: Working on Dungeon Bosses. Added some reward drops to increase stat/skill/totalskill cap.

Projects/UOContent/Engines/PortalSpawner.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Server.Custom.Events
         private bool _triggered;
 
         [Constructible]
-        public PortalSpawner() : base(0x0F6C)
+        public PortalSpawner() : base(0xFF93)
         {
             Name = "a horrific tear";
             Hue = 1157;
@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ namespace Server.Custom.Events
         {
         }
 
+        private bool _zAdjusted;
+
+        public override void OnMapChange()
+        {
+            base.OnMapChange();
+
+            // Now it checks the moment it officially enters the world
+            if (!_zAdjusted && Map != null && Map != Map.Internal)
+            {
+                _zAdjusted = true;
+
+                // Wait one tick for the spawner to finish snapping it to the floor
+                Timer.DelayCall(TimeSpan.Zero, () =>
+                {
+                    if (!Deleted)
+                    {
+                        Z += 5; // Adjust as needed
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         public override bool HandlesOnMovement => true;
 
         public override void OnMovement(Mobile m, Point3D oldLocation)

Projects/UOContent/Items/Custom/CrystalOfFortitude.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System;
+using Server;
+using Server.Mobiles;
+using ModernUO.Serialization;
+
+namespace Server.Items
+{
+    [SerializationGenerator(0)]
+    public partial class CrystalOfFortitude : Item
+    {
+        [Constructible]
+        public CrystalOfFortitude() : base(0x1F19) // Matching crystal graphic
+        {
+            Name = "a crystalline shard of fortitude";
+            Hue = 0x21; // A deep, vibrant red hue to represent physical stats
+            Weight = 1.0;
+        }
+
+        public override void OnDoubleClick(Mobile from)
+        {
+            if (!IsChildOf(from.Backpack))
+            {
+                from.SendLocalizedMessage(1042001); // "That must be in your pack for you to use it."
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Standard stats are handled as simple integers (unlike skills which use tenths)
+            int maxCap = 250;
+            int capIncrease = 1;
+
+            if (from.StatCap >= maxCap)
+            {
+                from.SendMessage(38, "Your physical form cannot be pushed any further. You are already at the absolute maximum stat cap.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Apply the permanent stat cap increase
+            from.StatCap += capIncrease;
+
+            // Failsafe in case a GM accidentally sets them too high
+            if (from.StatCap > maxCap)
+            {
+                from.StatCap = maxCap;
+            }
+
+            // Theatrical effects
+            from.SendMessage(0x21, "The crystal shatters, surging through your veins! Your total stat cap has permanently increased by 1.");
+            from.PlaySound(0x1F8);
+            from.FixedParticles(0x373A, 10, 15, 5012, EffectLayer.Waist);
+
+            // Destroy the item
+            Delete();
+        }
+
+        public CrystalOfFortitude(Serial serial) : base(serial)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

Projects/UOContent/Items/Custom/CrystalOfInsight.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System;
+using Server;
+using Server.Mobiles;
+using ModernUO.Serialization;
+
+namespace Server.Items
+{
+    [SerializationGenerator(0)]
+    public partial class CrystalOfInsight : Item
+    {
+        [Constructible]
+        public CrystalOfInsight() : base(0x1F19) // A cool crystal/gem graphic
+        {
+            Name = "a crystalline shard of insight";
+            Hue = 0x47E; // Matches the Diamond Core stance hue
+            Weight = 1.0;
+        }
+
+        public override void OnDoubleClick(Mobile from)
+        {
+            // Security check: Must be in the player's main backpack to use
+            if (!IsChildOf(from.Backpack))
+            {
+                from.SendLocalizedMessage(1042001); // "That must be in your pack for you to use it."
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // In UO integer logic, 720.0 is 7200, and 1.0 is 10
+            int maxCap = 7200;
+            int capIncrease = 10;
+
+            if (from.SkillsCap >= maxCap)
+            {
+                from.SendMessage(38, "Your mind cannot expand any further. You are already at the absolute maximum skill cap.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Apply the permanent increase
+            from.SkillsCap += capIncrease;
+
+            // Failsafe: If they somehow used a +1.0 item while at 719.5, hard-cap it at exactly 720.0
+            if (from.SkillsCap > maxCap)
+            {
+                from.SkillsCap = maxCap;
+            }
+
+            // Theatrical effects to make the reward feel powerful
+            from.SendMessage(0x47E, "The crystal shatters in your hands, expanding your mind! Your total skill cap has permanently increased by 1.0.");
+            from.PlaySound(0x1F8); // Shatter sound (same as the Titan's stance shift)
+            from.FixedParticles(0x373A, 10, 15, 5012, EffectLayer.Waist); // Sparkle effect around the player
+
+            // Destroy the item now that it has been consumed
+            Delete();
+        }
+
+        public CrystalOfInsight(Serial serial) : base(serial)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

Projects/UOContent/Items/Custom/CrystalOfKnowledge.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+using System;
+using Server;
+using Server.Mobiles;
+
+namespace Server.Items
+{
+    public class CrystalOfKnowledge : Item
+    {
+        private SkillName _Skill;
+
+        [CommandProperty(AccessLevel.GameMaster)]
+        public SkillName Skill
+        {
+            get => _Skill;
+            set
+            {
+                _Skill = value;
+                UpdateName();
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Constructible]
+        public CrystalOfKnowledge() : this((SkillName)Utility.Random(SkillInfo.Table.Length))
+        {
+        }
+
+        [Constructible]
+        public CrystalOfKnowledge(SkillName skill) : base(0x1F19)
+        {
+            _Skill = skill;
+            Hue = 0x501;
+            Weight = 1.0;
+            UpdateName();
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateName()
+        {
+            Name = $"a minor shard of {_Skill}";
+        }
+
+        public override void OnDoubleClick(Mobile from)
+        {
+            if (!IsChildOf(from.Backpack))
+            {
+                from.SendLocalizedMessage(1042001);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Skill targetSkill = from.Skills[_Skill];
+
+            if (targetSkill == null)
+                return;
+
+            int maxCap = 120;
+            int capIncrease = 1;
+
+            if (targetSkill.Cap >= maxCap)
+            {
+                from.SendMessage(38, $"Your mastery of {_Skill} is already at its absolute limit.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            targetSkill.Cap += capIncrease;
+
+            if (targetSkill.Cap > maxCap)
+            {
+                targetSkill.Cap = maxCap;
+            }
+
+            from.SendMessage(0x501, $"The shard dissolves, permanently increasing your {_Skill} cap by 1.0!");
+            from.PlaySound(0x243);
+            from.FixedParticles(0x373A, 10, 15, 5012, EffectLayer.Waist);
+
+            Delete();
+        }
+
+        public CrystalOfKnowledge(Serial serial) : base(serial)
+        {
+        }
+
+        // --- ModernUO Manual Serialization ---
+        public override void Serialize(IGenericWriter writer)
+        {
+            base.Serialize(writer);
+            writer.Write(0); // Version
+
+            // Save the specific skill ID to the hard drive
+            writer.Write((int)_Skill);
+        }
+
+        public override void Deserialize(IGenericReader reader)
+        {
+            base.Deserialize(reader);
+            int version = reader.ReadInt();
+
+            // Load the specific skill ID back when the server boots
+            _Skill = (SkillName)reader.ReadInt();
+        }
+    }
+}

Projects/UOContent/Mobiles/Monsters/Custom/DungeonBoss/Alters/ShameAlter.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Server.Custom.Dungeons
     {
         public override Type SummonItem => typeof(PulsingBloodClot);
 
-        public override Type BossType => typeof(BloodstoneTitan);
+        public override Type BossType => typeof(CrystallineTitan);
 
         [Constructible]
         public ShameAlter() : base(0xFFBD)

Projects/UOContent/Mobiles/Monsters/Custom/DungeonBoss/Mobiles/CrystallineTitan.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+using System;
+using Server;
+using Server.Items;
+using Server.Network;
+using ModernUO.Serialization;
+
+namespace Server.Mobiles
+{
+    [SerializationGenerator(0, false)]
+    public partial class CrystallineTitan : BaseCreature
+    {
+        private DateTime _NextStanceChange;
+        private TitanStance _CurrentStance;
+
+        private enum TitanStance
+        {
+            Normal,
+            DiamondCore,
+            Shattered
+        }
+
+        [Constructible]
+        public CrystallineTitan() : base(AIType.AI_Melee, FightMode.Closest)
+        {
+            Name = "The Crystalline Titan";
+            Body = 1109;
+            BaseSoundID = 0x127;
+
+            SetStr(800, 1000);
+            SetDex(120, 150);
+            SetInt(100, 150);
+            SetHits(15000, 20000);
+
+            SetSkill(SkillName.Tactics, 100.0, 120.0);
+            SetSkill(SkillName.Wrestling, 100.0, 120.0);
+            SetSkill(SkillName.MagicResist, 120.0, 150.0);
+            SetSkill(SkillName.Anatomy, 100.0, 120.0);
+
+            Fame = 25000;
+            Karma = -25000;
+            VirtualArmor = 80;
+
+            // Start in the normal stance to show off the raw graphic
+            EnterNormal();
+
+            // Give players 30 seconds of normal combat before the first special phase triggers
+            _NextStanceChange = DateTime.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+        }
+
+        public override void OnThink()
+        {
+            base.OnThink();
+
+            if (Deleted || !Alive || Combatant == null)
+                return;
+
+            // Trigger the swap every 30 seconds while fighting
+            if (DateTime.UtcNow > _NextStanceChange)
+            {
+                // Reset the clock immediately so OnThink doesn't loop
+                _NextStanceChange = DateTime.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+
+                if (_CurrentStance == TitanStance.DiamondCore || _CurrentStance == TitanStance.Shattered)
+                {
+                    SpeechHue = 0x3B2;
+                    Say("*The Titan's crystals begin to stabilize...*");
+
+                    // Wait 2 seconds, then execute the stat/hue change
+                    Timer.DelayCall(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2.0), () => { if (Alive && !Deleted) EnterNormal(); });
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (Utility.RandomBool())
+                    {
+                        SpeechHue = 0x47E;
+                        Say("*The Titan braces itself as its shell begins to harden!*");
+
+                        Timer.DelayCall(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2.0), () => { if (Alive && !Deleted) EnterDiamondCore(); });
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        SpeechHue = 0x22;
+                        Say("*The Titan's crystals throb with unstable, violent energy!*");
+
+                        Timer.DelayCall(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2.0), () => { if (Alive && !Deleted) EnterShattered(); });
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void EnterNormal()
+        {
+            _CurrentStance = TitanStance.Normal;
+            Hue = 0;
+
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Physical, 50, 60);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Energy, 50, 60);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Fire, 50, 60);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Cold, 50, 60);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Poison, 60, 70);
+
+            SetDamage(30, 45);
+
+            PlaySound(0x11F); // Deep rumble sound as the hue shifts
+        }
+
+        private void EnterDiamondCore()
+        {
+            _CurrentStance = TitanStance.DiamondCore;
+            Hue = 0x47E;
+
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Physical, 80, 90);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Energy, 70, 80);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Fire, 60, 70);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Cold, 60, 70);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Poison, 100, 100);
+
+            SetDamage(15, 25);
+
+            PlaySound(0x1E5); // Hardening/magic sound as the hue shifts
+        }
+
+        private void EnterShattered()
+        {
+            _CurrentStance = TitanStance.Shattered;
+            Hue = 0x86;
+
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Physical, 30, 40);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Energy, 30, 40);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Fire, 30, 40);
+            SetResistance(ResistanceType.Cold, 30, 40);
+
+            SetDamage(45, 65);
+
+            PlaySound(0x1F8); // Shattering explosion sound as the hue shifts
+        }
+
+        // --- Boss Immunities ---
+        public override bool AutoDispel => true;
+        public override bool BardImmune => true;
+        public override bool Uncalmable => true;
+        public override Poison PoisonImmune => Poison.Lethal;
+
+        public override void GenerateLoot()
+        {
+            AddLoot(LootPack.SuperBoss, 2);
+        }
+
+        public CrystallineTitan(Serial serial) : base(serial)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}