Castle Paradox

Serg · Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 28

yo, is there a script to make an npc destroy another npc, heres the example:the hero uses npc 1, and it walks down 4 spaces, npc 2 is in the way so npc 1 destroys npc 2 and keeps walking, dose npc 1 need a npc in range script, or is it impossible. if any one can help, thankz Question

Iblis · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 11:48 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure if this is what you want, but I think you could just check to see if they are next to eachother (I'm assuming there's a way to check the postition of NPCs) and if they are next to eachother, destroy NPC 2.
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Serg · Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 28

what if there are lots of other npcs around that npc Question

Iblis · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 1:00 pm Post subject:

You'd only be checking the position of NPC1 and NPC2. Unless the others were copies of those two (which would probably be bad) they wouldn't be important.
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Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:23 pm Post subject:

Iblis · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:42 pm Post subject:

I thought of that first but it seemed so simple that he wouldn't even need to ask about it. I assumed he meant something like a wandering NPC that will destroy another NPC. If he just wants an NPC to walk down and have another one be destroyed (which would be way easier) then that would work.
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Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:46 pm Post subject:

Shoot, for all I know, you could be right. I just threw in what I know would work, but if he wanted the NPC #1 to wander, then I'm in the same boat you are....I don't really know.
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TMC · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 6:14 pm Post subject:

No, I believe that what he wanted was to make npc walk down 4 spaces, ans if it bumped into npc 2, it would destroy it. You'd want a script like this:

script, roll rock, begin
variable(ctr, npc1, npc2)
npc1 := npc reference (1)
npc2 := npc reference (2) #adjust these as nessacary for multiple copies)
for (ctr, 1, 4) do (
walk npc (npc1, down, 1)
wait for npc (npc1)
if (npc x(npc1) == npc x(npc2) , and, npc y(npc1) + 1 == npc y(npc2)) then (destroy npc (2))
#checks to see if npc2 is below npc1
)
end
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Serg · Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 28

yo,cati thankz it seem to working perfect, but wat if there was a copy of npc 1 in the way or multiple copies of npc 2, would i have the script read like this:

TMC · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 2:29 am Post subject:

8 directions? Do you mean that if the npc is ever next to (including diagonally) the other npc(s), they're destroyed? And do you want the npc to stop if it bumps into another copy of itself? Hmmm....
Well, if it bumps into another npc, it ought to stop automatically, as npcs can't walk through each other (unless you use a 'suspend obstruction' command)

Ok, this script is far more complicated, but you can use the extra scripts for other things too:

Serg · Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 28

yo, ok heres wat im really trying to do, im tryin to make a small checkers type of mini game,npc 1 is the white piece and npc 2 is the black one,and there will be many other copies of npc 1 and 2. im sorry i didnt say that to begin with. i managed to make the movement phase (ex: the first hero is the cursor, and if it walks on a npc and the player presses enter, blocks are made around that npc representing how far it can move. the checking phase is the one im stuck on,(ex: there is copy of npc 2 in front of npc1 and i need that script to check if there is one ,and if there is run the jumping script that creates block to represent which directions npc 1 can jump npc 2. (by jumping i quess i can use a small walking script) and if theres another copy of npc 2 jump that one to, if not then stay on that spot,then a opponents turn phase(which in my case is a second player ,not AI, which is harder to make)for game example look at my avatar it show a small game(made with gifs) the actual game is a 8x8 checker board .

You see, i made up a game, i call it War,its a blend of chinese checkers and regular checkers,so basicly its chinese checkers on a checker board, i play it with my bros, any one can play it, it uses a checker board and its pieces,the first two rows are your end of the board and the opponents end is the oposite of yours,you and your opponent begin with 16 pieces each and place them on the first two rows of each end,you each take turns moving one piece at a time. The object is to take out all of your opponents pieces out. These are the rules, a level one piece (a regular checker piece) can move up,up right, up left,right,left,but it cant move backwards, but only one space, you can jump over your own pieces to move across the board and if you jump an opponents piece you take it and keep jumping his or your pieces until you reach the last row of the opponents side, once that happens you get to get a choice: get an extra piece or level up your existing piece (stack an extra piece over it) its bonus is, it gets to move one extra space (level 3 gets an extra 2 spaces, which is the maximum i think for now or maybe your game will be over by the time u get a chance to level up your pieceses to level 4 and beyond) once you choose, you place your new piece and old one back to your end of the board in any space on the last two rows. The level up rules are as so: a leveled up piece cant level itself up, it can only creates a new piece at your end of the board, and then is put back to you end of the board,on the other hand a level one piece can level up and existing leveled up piece or level itself up,if a leveled up piece gets jumped by a level one piece than the leveled one loses one level. and so these are the rules, or more like guide lines if you feel sometings need to be changed so be it.so that it thats why i was asking for a script like the one above,if again you can help me thankz a lot, if not then try out War yourself. Idea

TMC · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:30 am Post subject:

OH.

Well, you should have said that in the first place. But if you did, everybody would have been silent and not helped you.
When you said 8 directions, I thought you meant that as it moves down if any piece is on any of the adjacent 8 squares its destroyed, not that it can jump in 8 directions. Well, then my script apve is useless. Hmm... hmm...
This is rapidly sounding like Im going to end up writing much of your script, and I'm getting confused as to what exactly you want, so I'm just going to port the top one to 8 directions.

... tomorrow or the day after.
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TMC · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 11:33 am Post subject:

Opps, too late. See you in a week!

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Serg · Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 28

yo, mad, thankz a lot for helping me out. this npc deleting script is getting real complicating, so i have shifted to a plan b. im experimenting with npc vehicles, the movement seems to be working fine but i just cant get the selecting phase down, check it out

Serg · Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 28

yo, ok forget the top one to, to hard. instead i decided to just change the heros picture and use that, much easier,why didnt i think of that to begin with. just one question, can u use -if key is pressed- statements in an npc's script. thankz, if any1 can help