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refactor: master views over BaseCreature's one master reference (#2674)
## Summary

After #2670, `BaseCreature` stores one master. Callers still reached it through three differently gated names plus hand-rolled combinations of the `Controlled`/`Summoned` flags. Each gate is now one named view:

| Member | Definition | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| `Master` | the reference; its setter does the follower bookkeeping; serialized as before | whoever the creature answers to |
| `ControlMaster` | `Controlled ? Master : null` | the owner |
| `SummonMaster` | `Summoned ? Master : null` | the summoner |
| `GetMaster()` | `ControlMaster ?? SummonMaster` | who answers for the creature |

`ControlMaster` and `SummonMaster` stay settable so custom code keeps compiling: both setters assign `Master`. There is no guard, so a write through either one can read back as null until the matching flag is set.

An enraged creature is the one shape with a master and neither flag. It keeps its meer through `Master`, while `GetMaster()` stays null, so the meer never answers for it (notoriety, kill credit).

Readers move onto the view they mean:
- "Owner or summoner" pairs and `ControlMaster ?? SummonMaster` collapse into `GetMaster()`: pack instinct, familiars, golem, house access, mounts, pack horse, Solen friendship, spell target and guild checks, and the `[` pet command.
- Checks such as `Controlled && ControlMaster == from` drop the flag the view already applies. Checks that don't reduce keep it: `Controlled && ControlMaster != from`, a possibly-null `from`, and `MageAI.CanDispel`'s `Summoned &&`.

**No behavior change, save format unchanged** (the schema generator produces no diff). Edge cases for custom code and shard operators:
- `SummonMaster = x` on a plain pet now replaces its owner (#2670 made that a no-op), and `ControlMaster = null` on an uncontrolled summon now clears its caster (it did nothing before).
- `SpellHelper.GetGuildFor` no longer falls back to an enraged creature's meer. Meer mages have no guild.

## Docs

- `dev-docs/content-patterns.md` § Masters: which view answers which question, how to set a master, and which flag checks are redundant.
- `dev-docs/runuo-migration-docs/09-items-mobiles-creatures.md` § Masters: RunUO's two-field reads mapped onto the views, plus the gotcha for creatures that set `SummonMaster` without `Summoned` (the write compiles, the read now returns null; use `Master`).
- The `modernuo-content-patterns` and `migrate-items-mobiles` skills point at both.

## Test plan

- [x] `MasterViewsTests`: all four views across wild, pet, controlled summon, uncontrolled summon and enraged shapes; reassigning `Master` moves follower slots; `SetControlMaster(null)` keeps an uncontrolled summon's caster; deleting a summon returns the caster's slots
- [x] Serialization tests updated to the new views (round-trip, legacy v22, v23 migration)
- [x] UOContent.Tests (1178 passed, 2 skipped) and Server.Tests (907) green
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Tracking fix: Bumps deps. Updates copyrights (#2353) 2026-03-05 19:36:54 -08:00
Anatomy.cs fix: Fixes crafter deserialize, cleans up bandages, and codegens misc items (#1350) 2023-02-25 00:54:12 -08:00
AnimalLore.cs perf: Migrate NPC and Skill UI gumps to DynamicGump/StaticGump (#2414) 2026-04-25 19:51:42 -07:00
AnimalTaming.cs fix(ai): FamiliarAI owns familiar movement and combat; herding reaches its tile; ForcedAI read once (#2644) 2026-09-14 23:14:30 -07:00
AntiMacroSystem.cs refactor: Changes BaseCreature to the SerializationGenerator (delta save requirement) (#2611) 2026-09-06 14:11:51 -07:00
ArmsLore.cs fix: Fixes crafter deserialize, cleans up bandages, and codegens misc items (#1350) 2023-02-25 00:54:12 -08:00
Begging.cs chore: Use var everywhere (#2294) 2025-12-27 16:47:28 -08:00
Cartography.cs feat: Pre-Publish 14 Crafting (supersedes #2181, #2381) (#2476) 2026-06-07 20:27:22 -07:00
DetectHidden.cs refactor: Changes BaseCreature to the SerializationGenerator (delta save requirement) (#2611) 2026-09-06 14:11:51 -07:00
Discordance.cs refactor: master views over BaseCreature's one master reference (#2674) 2026-09-24 22:45:24 -07:00
EvalInt.cs fix: Fixes crafter deserialize, cleans up bandages, and codegens misc items (#1350) 2023-02-25 00:54:12 -08:00
ForensicEval.cs feat: Add zero-alloc interpolation handler to ValueStringBuilder, replace all StringBuilder usage (#2387) 2026-03-22 14:23:44 -07:00
Hiding.cs fix: Changes Map.Sector.Mobiles to link list & Fixes various related crash bugs (#1553) 2023-10-29 22:42:46 -07:00
Inscribe.cs feat: Pre-Publish 14 Crafting (supersedes #2181, #2381) (#2476) 2026-06-07 20:27:22 -07:00
ItemIdentification.cs chore: Use var everywhere (#2294) 2025-12-27 16:47:28 -08:00
Meditation.cs fix: Fixes buffs don't start/stop properly. Streamlines constructor and Add/Remove buffs. (#2082) 2025-01-24 18:20:23 -08:00
Peacemaking.cs fix: Removes the absurb 6 hour skill edge case and fixes target cancellations (#2212) 2025-06-07 13:58:01 -07:00
Poisoning.cs chore: Cleans up pattern checks. (#892) 2021-12-24 15:53:59 -08:00
Provocation.cs feat: Adjusts fame and karma system with era gates for OSI accuracy (#2389) 2026-04-25 11:19:57 -07:00
RemoveTrap.cs fix: Fixes crafter deserialize, cleans up bandages, and codegens misc items (#1350) 2023-02-25 00:54:12 -08:00
SkillCheck.cs feat(skills): SkillEvents.SkillUsed for cross-assembly subscribers; InternalsVisibleTo ModernSpawner.Tests (#2636) 2026-09-11 22:58:44 -07:00
SkillEvents.cs feat(skills): SkillEvents.SkillUsed for cross-assembly subscribers; InternalsVisibleTo ModernSpawner.Tests (#2636) 2026-09-11 22:58:44 -07:00
SkillsInfo.cs fix: Fixes random skill maximum (#1860) 2024-07-06 12:37:33 -07:00
Snooping.cs fix: Adds GetClients to map iterators (#1574) 2023-10-30 18:49:00 -07:00
SpiritSpeak.cs fix: Changes Map.Sector.Items to link list. (#1547) 2023-10-16 20:51:02 -07:00
Stealing.cs feat: Adjusts fame and karma system with era gates for OSI accuracy (#2389) 2026-04-25 11:19:57 -07:00
Stealth.cs fix: Updates races to properly support gargoyle equipment. (#744) 2021-08-29 00:43:55 -07:00
TasteID.cs Removes literal variables (#257) 2020-09-18 18:41:26 -07:00