distance targeting for custom items

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AuthorTopic: distance targeting for custom items
Angarahad
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Member # 5821
 written Tuesday, May 17 2005 03:22 Profile #0
I've got this problem:

I want to make some custom items that use states in the scenario script to damage all hostiles within a certain distance from the user. I looked in the appendix but the calls all seem to be for selecting a specific target. Anyone have any ideas?
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Angarahad
Apprentice
Member # 5821
 written Tuesday, May 17 2005 03:38 Profile #1
Addendum to previous post:

I am NOT good at programming and I don't get technical jargon. Please reply with straightforward answers. Some actual examples would also be helpful (and will get you a mention in the credits if ever finish this thing)

thanks
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The Immortal
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 written Tuesday, May 17 2005 03:50 Profile Homepage #2
Look at the code for Tetra-Disaster in Canopy.

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Angarahad
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Member # 5821
 written Tuesday, May 17 2005 05:00 Profile #3
Yeah, i had a look at the special spells in Canopy but ones like tetra-disaster affect all visible enemies. I want to know if it's possible to only hit enemies within, say, 8 spaces of the user.

Sorry, I probably didn't explain very well in the first place.
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Kelandon
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Member # 4045
 written Tuesday, May 17 2005 07:36 Profile Homepage #4
You could do something like this:

i = 6;
while (i < 120) {
if (get_attitude(i) >= 10)
if (char_dist_to_loc(i,char_loc_x(who_used_custom_item()),char_loc_y(who_used_custom_item())) <= 8)
// (do damage with a damage_char call)
i = i + 1;
}


[ Tuesday, May 17, 2005 07:38: Message edited by: Kelandon ]

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Angarahad
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Member # 5821
 written Tuesday, May 17 2005 08:12 Profile #5
that is absolutely perfect.

thanks!
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