How to script this? [H5]

[Cyanight]

I want a certain action to happen when a creature is slain.


When I put the script under the script section of the creature dialog (combat) but the script fires before combat.

Please help if you can. I cant find out where to place the code.

[Grumpy Old Wizard]

I want a certain action to happen when a creature is slain.


When I put the script under the script section of the creature dialog (combat) but the script fires before combat.

Please help if you can. I cant find out where to place the code.

You might want to set it up as an objective. Click on View--> Map Properties tree and set up the objective there. Place the name of the script you want to fire under State Change Trigger-->Action-->Function name under the objective.

Set up the objective to be initially active on day 1 but not visible. When the objective is completed the funcion in the state change trigger will be executed.

Download my Shadow Dreams map and look at the the objectives I set up. Some of them utilize the state change trigger.

Click here

GOW

[Franzy]

You should use a thread for this. This is the RIGHT way. What GOW suggested, with all due respect (:)), is not. Here is an example:
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function watchMonster()
while IsObjectExists("mymonster") do
sleep(10);
end;
-- Here add comands that must be executed after the monster named "mymonster" is slain.

end;

startThread(watchMonster);
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P.S. name is a script name you define in object properties.

I can explain the script, if needed. Just ask

[Akul]

Could you please put a [H5] mark in the title of this tread? Or at least in the first post?

[Grumpy Old Wizard]

You should use a thread for this. This is the RIGHT way. What GOW suggested, with all due respect (:)), is not. Here is an example:

An objective works so I don't know why it would be considered a wrong way to trigger the message.

Threads are fine as long as you don't do too many of them. They continuously use up resources whereas an objective does not. But you are free to trigger the message however you wish.

GOW

[Franzy]

An objective works so I don't know why it would be considered a wrong way to trigger the message.

You see, game automatically creates a thread for every objective - they are nothing but macroses. So, when you use an objective, you also use a thread. But also you do a whole lot of other useless work - setting up triggers, hiding objective, etc. It's like driving from Las Vegas to Los Angelos via New York. You can do it, of course, but there are better ways.

Besides, this is not the use of objective as it intended to be. So, doing it is wrong And what if you need to monitor not one stack, but a whole lot of them? You will create a separate objectives for all of them?! That will look ugly. My way - you will only use 1 thread for all of them. So, it's simpler, it's NOT slower, it's more versatile, it's the way it should be done, it's BETTER.

[rdeford]

You see, game automatically creates a thread for every objective - they are nothing but macros.

Interesting, I learn something new everyday it seems.

@ Fanzy: You must have an inside track on things, eh?

[Franzy]

2rdeford

Well, there is a guy in Russian mapmakers forum, EyeGem, he is from H5 dev team. Game credits say he was responsible for scripts and UI programming. He is a great source of information. Unfortunately, we could not press on him enough to give up patch 3.1 release date