117 lines
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117 lines
5.6 KiB
Plaintext
// Script created by Crashed
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// Used as a series of 11 spawnpoints to simulate 10 outposts and 1 master spawn
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// This script allows a particular custom monster to "respawn" every so often
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// in a static place. X seconds after the monster is killed, it will reappear
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// at its "spawn point."
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// HOW TO USE:
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// Step 1 - Install the script into your module by copying and pasting this
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// code into a new script. Save the script as "staticspawn" -- it should
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// compile with no errors.
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//
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// STEP 2 (IMPORTANT) - In any area where you wish to use this script, you
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// must have a static object on the map with the tag "spawnmaster". I prefer
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// a barrel or a crate in a place where the players can never get, but it
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// can be any object, as long as that object has an action queue. NOTE:
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// If/when the spawnmaster is destroyed, monsters will stop spawning. You
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// can use this to create e.g. an altar the PCs must destroy to stop the
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// flow of monsters, if you wish.
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//
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// Step 3 - For every monster type you want to be able to spawn using this
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// script, you must create a monster BLUEPRINT representing that monster.
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// That blueprint must have its OnDeath event set to "staticspawn" (the name
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// of this script)
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// Example:
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// Suppose I wanted to have an Orc-infested area where orcs respawn every
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// 30 seconds or so after they are killed. I would create a new blueprint
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// using Creature Wizard, picking the appropriate stats for my orcs. I
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// would call this blueprint, for example, "respawning_orc".
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//
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// Step 4 - For every position within your area where you want a monster to
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// spawn you must create a waypoint using the Waypoint type on the palette.
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// The Tag of this waypoint can be anything you wish, but it must be unique.
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// I call mine 'spawnpoint1', 'spawnpoint2', and so forth. The Name of this
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// waypoint must be very specially formatted. The first three characters
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// of the name must be a number representing the spawn time, e.g. how many
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// seconds should pass after one monster dies before another one appears. The
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// fourth character must be an underscore ('_'). The rest of the string is the
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// name of the BLUEPRINT of the monsters which are to be spawned here, in other
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// words, the blueprint you made in step 3.
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// Example:
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// I made a monster blueprint "respawning_orc" in step 3, and I now want
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// a spawn point that would spawn an orc every 5 seconds. I would create
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// a waypoint with the tag "spawnpoint1" and name "005_respawning_orc"
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//
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// Step 5 - For every spawn point within your area, you must create an "initial
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// creature" for that spawn point. The initial creature should belong to the
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// blueprint that you created in step 3, and it should be placed very close to
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// the spawn point. The initial creature must be assigned a tag of a certain
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// format. The first three characters of the tag should be "ms_" and the rest
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// of the tag should be the TAG of the waypoint you created in step 4.
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// Example:
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// For my example, I would paint a "respawning_orc" monster on top of
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// the "spawnpoint1" waypoint that I created. I would then open Creature
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// Properties for the monster I just created on the map and set the tag to
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// "ms_spawnpoint1".
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//
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// Step 6 - Just kidding, there is no Step 6. You're done. Save your module
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// and you should have a respawning monster.
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// Declarations
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// StaticSpawn - Summon the monster with the given tag at the given spot.
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// Set the local variable ms_info to the given value
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void StaticSpawn(string szClass, location lWhere, string info);
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// The main event handler.
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void main()
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{
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// VARIABLES
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// The Spawnmaster object
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object oSpawnMaster9;
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// The tag for this monster
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string szMonsterTag = GetTag(OBJECT_SELF);
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int nLength = 0;
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string szSpawnPointTag = "";
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string szSpawnPointInfo;
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string szMonsterClass;
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object oSpawnPoint;
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float fSpawnTime;
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location lSpawnPoint;
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// Check to see if we are an "ms_" monster
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if( GetSubString(szMonsterTag, 0, 3) == "ms_" ) {
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nLength = GetStringLength(szMonsterTag);
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// Get the Spawn Point for this monster
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szSpawnPointTag = GetSubString(szMonsterTag, 3, (nLength - 3));
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} else {
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// Check to see if we have an ms_info local variable
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szSpawnPointTag = GetLocalString(OBJECT_SELF, "ms_info");
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}
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// If this creature has a spawn point...
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if(szSpawnPointTag != "") {
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// ActionSpeakString("I was a MSMonster with SpawnPointTag " + szSpawnPointTag, TALKVOLUME_SHOUT);
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// Get the waypoint and info
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oSpawnPoint = GetWaypointByTag(szSpawnPointTag);
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szSpawnPointInfo = GetName(oSpawnPoint);
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// ActionSpeakString("SpawnpointInfo is "+szSpawnPointInfo, TALKVOLUME_SHOUT);
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nLength = GetStringLength(szSpawnPointInfo);
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// Spawn time is the first 3 characters
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fSpawnTime = StringToFloat( GetSubString(szSpawnPointInfo, 0, 3) + ".0" );
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// Monster class to spawn is the 4th char onward
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szMonsterClass = GetSubString(szSpawnPointInfo, 4, (nLength - 4));
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// Location to spawn is the loc. of the spawnpoint...
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lSpawnPoint = GetLocation(oSpawnPoint);
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// Get the spawn master
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oSpawnMaster9 = GetObjectByTag("spawnmaster9");
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// Dispatch the command to the spawn master.
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AssignCommand(
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oSpawnMaster9,
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DelayCommand(fSpawnTime, StaticSpawn(szMonsterClass, lSpawnPoint, szSpawnPointTag))
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);
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}
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}
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// SummonMonster
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// Conjure a monster with the given class at the given point.
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void StaticSpawn(string szClass, location lWhere, string info) {
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object oNewMonster = CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE, szClass, lWhere);
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SetLocalString(oNewMonster, "ms_info", info);
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}
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