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[SConrad]

I'm kind of new to modding, but I'm currently working with a NPC (together with a couple of dedicated BGII-players) named Khadion (he'll turn out great, btw).

I just have one small question:

What is the difference between SetGlobal("something","LOCALS",X) and SetGlobal("something","GLOBAL",X)

Does it make any difference what you use?

[Grim Squeaker]

A local variable (i.e. Set to LOCALS) only appears on the character in question. It also cannot be referenced in places other than dialogues/scripts belonging to that character. It's useful, for example with the Lovetalk variable. Aerie, Viconia and Jaheira all have one with exactly the same name, however as they are local it doesn't matter. However their romance active variables (AerieRomanceActive etc) are Global as other scripts need to check what setting they are at.

[SConrad]

Thanks very much!

I have another question, though...

I want the PC to be able to piss the NPC off, and when that happens I want my NPC to turn hostile and attack. So far no problems, but I also want a couple of other guys to show up and help the NPC. Here's the problem. Where do I put the CreateCreatureObject("***","***",0,0,0), to make this work?

In the .d-file? Or should I put it in a .bcs-file, and in that case, which one? My character's Default-, Override-, Class- or General-script? Or the Area-script?

[SConrad]

I've already done that. But I don't think I tried with the override-script.

The .d-file looks like this, the PC can choose to attack my NPC (@40) or walk away and just piss him off, to be able to apologize later (@41):

IF ~~ THEN BEGIN Join_15
  SAY @39
  IF ~~ THEN REPLY @40 DO ~Enemy() 
                          SetGlobal("S#KHAattacked","GLOBAL",1)
                          SetGlobal("AttackedThieves","GLOBAL",1)
                          Attack(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))~
                          EXIT
  IF ~~ THEN REPLY @41 DO ~SetGlobal("S#KHApissed","GLOBAL",1)~ EXIT
END

Then I want to add this in a .bcs-file:

IF
  Global("S#KHAattacked","GLOBAL",1)
THEN
  RESPONSE #100
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
    CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)
END

Should I then put this in the override-script or in the area-script? Does it make any difference? What I mean is that this conversation could only happen in on area anyway. Does it then make any difference?

[SConrad]

Okay, thanks. I'll check if it works...

[SConrad]

Well, that didn't turn out like I wanted to.

The creatures still won't spawn, I tried to put the code in both the area-script and the override script of the NPC.

And the NPC didn't attack when I removed the line AttackNearestEnemy(). Please don't tell me that it's something wrong with his default fighting script (what script is that, btw?). He went hostile, but didn't attack.

I should probably tell you that I have made two different scripts for him (the overridescript and the classcript), while using wtasight.bcs as default script. I've tried to put the code in both of the custom-made scripts, as well as extending the area-script.

If anyone also could tell me what all the different scripts a character can have are for (i.e. override, class, race, general and default), it would perhaps enlighten my head a little bit. (Can you actually express yourself that way? I have to check that with my English-teacher).

[Idobek]

IF

 Global("S#KHAattacked","GLOBAL",1)

THEN

 RESPONSE #100

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

   CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH","S#KHA",0,0,0)

END

Is "S#KHA" a death variable or a resref? It should be a death variable. If that doesn't work, ensure it is in your NPC's override script and use "Myself" as the object:

CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)

[Rastor]

I never do this in a script. I just use it in the d file and it works fine.

IF ~~ THEN BEGIN Join_15
 SAY @39
 IF ~~ THEN REPLY @40 DO ~Enemy() 
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
  CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0)
                         Attack(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))~
                         EXIT
 IF ~~ THEN REPLY @41 DO ~SetGlobal("S#KHApissed","GLOBAL",1)~ EXIT
END

[SConrad]

Ah, okay... S#KHA is NOT a deathvariable... That must have been the problem. I check and see if it works now...

Not that it matters, since the creature I want to spawn have the same deathvariable S#SHTH as its name S#SHTH.cre. But should the first CreateCreatureObject("S#SHTH",Myself,0,0,0) also be a deathvariable?

In that case, it doesn't make any sense, since different *.cre could have the same deathvarible....

[SConrad]

Alright, it worked... But to my disappointment, they didn't attack. They turned hostile, alright, but didn't attack.

Now, there must be something wrong with the scripts. First I couldn't get the NPC to attack unless I wrote Attack(NearestEnemyOf(Myself)) in the .d-file. Now the spawned cretures won't attack. Which god damned script makes a creture attack??

[Rastor]

Any of the scripts of the creature would make it attack.

Just put Attack(NearestEnemyOf(Myself) into a script block and throw it in at the top of the Override script.

[SConrad]

And what's the difference between that (Attack(NearestEnemyOf(myself))) and AttackReevaluate(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),30)?

[Rastor]

Attack(NearestEnemyOf(Myself)) will cause the creature to keep attacking that target with its weapon until one of the two is dead.

AttackReevaluate causes the creature to attack and reevaluate the situation after the time specified, I believe the time is in 15ths of a second. Reevaluate meaning run through the script to see if any other conditions are true.

[SConrad]

Kinda obvious... And the variable 30 in

AttackReevaluate(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),30)

should mean 30 seconds, right?
EDIT: I saw that you wrote "believe the time is in 15ths of a second". What does that mean? (I guess it's my failing english again (aargh!), but I'm from Sweden, where we don't know how to speak complicated languages... )

Thanks Rastor (and Idobek and domi and Grim) for all the help, btw!

Edited by SConrad, 10 June 2004 - 04:56 PM.

[Rastor]

Kinda obvious... And the variable 30 in

 
AttackReevaluate(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),30)

should mean 30 seconds, right?

It actually means two seconds. What you need to do is to take the number that you put in there and divide it by 15 to get the number of seconds.

[SConrad]

Kinda obvious... And the variable 30 in

 
AttackReevaluate(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),30)

should mean 30 seconds, right?

It actually means two seconds. What you need to do is to take the number that you put in there and divide it by 15 to get the number of seconds.

Ah, now I see. Stupid me...