Question about place_monster call

Author	Topic: Question about place_monster call
Kennedy Warrior Member # 1016	written Friday, March 19 2004 12:08 Profile #0 Is there any way to get the character number of something created with the place_monster call? It would be nice if the call returned the chracter number of the newly created creature so designers could then do something to the newly spawned creature. Posts: 141 | Registered: Saturday, April 20 2002 07:00
Boots Shock Trooper Member # 455	written Friday, March 19 2004 13:49 Profile #1 For clarity: by "spawned," you mean "placed," right? (another call, spawn_creature, activates a creature with a specified character number at a specified spawning point). There's always char_on_spot: you could call that after the place call and identify the placed creature. Seems unduly clunky, though -- my kind of coding! -- so better wait for responses from beta-testers or those who actually know what they're doing. -------------------- Forgive them, for they are young and rich and white. Posts: 265 | Registered: Saturday, December 29 2001 08:00
Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Friday, March 19 2004 14:13 Profile Homepage #2 If you want to get that character number, the best thing to do is pre-place a character in an encounter and then set the encounter to visible when the triggering action occurs. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00
Kennedy Warrior Member # 1016	written Friday, March 19 2004 19:21 Profile #3 > For clarity: by "spawned," you mean "placed," right? (another call, spawn_creature, activates a creature with a specified character number at a specified spawning point). Yes, I meant placed. The reason I am asking is because I want to make a special ability that will create a specified monster whenever the player uses it, but I don't want it to be hostile to the party. I suppose the char_on_spot function could be used, but it would be nicer if the place_monster call would just return the character number of the monster it places. Posts: 141 | Registered: Saturday, April 20 2002 07:00
Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Saturday, March 20 2004 01:40 Profile Homepage #4 You could just create a copy of the monster that starts out friendly and create that monster instead of the hostile version (unless all placed monsters are hostile, in which case ...) -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00
Spidweb Board Administrator Member # 1	written Saturday, March 20 2004 13:03 Profile Homepage #5 There are many things I wanted to do, but I couldn't, becaused the engine was built a certain way and it would have taken a bit of work. This is number one on the list. :-( There are ways around this. 1. Make the creature with spawn_creature. 2. Make the creature type you are making with place_monster have a default script made by you, and make that default script do what you want it to do. -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00