Grimrock

THOM wrote:The lightning_bolt_blast has an irritating behaviour (like all the other blasts have). What if you spawn something else? e.g. "barrel_crate_block"

Killcannon wrote:

Isaac wrote:The function is called once, but each pass through the x loop usually comes with a full pass through the y loop, [7 passes through the y loop, if fmax == 3].

Is this nested loop intended just for spawning a set number of lightning bolts in fixed positions?

**If so, there might be a simpler way to script it.

Interestingly enough if I do this:

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function frostexplosion()

	spawn("lightning_bolt_blast", 1, 22, 9, 0, 1) print("Yes 2")

end

It doesn't work either, and 22, 9 is the location of the pressure plate. I don't think this script could any simpler than that. It's still faithfully printing "Yes 2" though, and printing it once.

alois wrote: Aren't you spawning blasts at the wrong level number? In your dungeon, the level number is 5
Also, the "else part" stops the loop as soon as x = 0 and y = 0, i.e., halfway through the loops.

Alois

Killcannon wrote:

alois wrote: Aren't you spawning blasts at the wrong level number? In your dungeon, the level number is 5
Also, the "else part" stops the loop as soon as x = 0 and y = 0, i.e., halfway through the loops.

Alois

Seriously? ..... I... well slap a dunce cap on me and call me stupid. I'd been playing with the map positions in the project to keep them 'geographically' together as I added and removed maps. I somehow was under the impression that the 'level' coordinate in the function referred to the spell caster level, not the maps number in the list; and that the elevation was the 'level' everyone was speaking about. Don't ask me how I came up with that, as I seriously don't remember. Though it all makes sense to me now and I cannot believe how silly this has all been.

Thanks Alois for downloading and checking out the files for me, and thanks to everyone else as I led them through a maze of misinformation and misunderstanding on my part.

akroma222 wrote:

billb52 wrote:Hi All, Can anyone help with 'swamp_dead_tree' I want to be able to click on the hole in the tree to retrieve/place objects in or out of hole and have a connector
that will activate/deactivate door etc. I have set baseObject = "altar" on swamp_dead_tree defineObject and added class = "Surface", class = "Clickable" and
class = "Socket" but cannot get any item to be in the hole altering offset/size vec. Am I barking up the wrong tree here? Is there a better way PLS Help

Hey billb52,
here is a simple definition of swamp_dead_tree with added Surface and Clickable components
Add an item like long_sword to it in the editor - then change the offset/size vec etc

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defineObject{
	name = "swamp_dead_tree_new",
	baseObject = "base_obstacle",
	components = {
		{
			class = "Model",
			model = "assets/models/env/swamp_dead_tree.fbx",
			staticShadow = true,
		},
		-----------------------------cut pasted from asset pack 2 - base objects
		{
			class = "Surface",
			offset = vec(0, 0.85, 0.2),
			size = vec(1.3, 0.65),
			--debugDraw = true,
		},
		{
			class = "Clickable",
			offset = vec(0, 0.85+0.4, 0.2),
			size = vec(1.3, 0.8, 0.65),
			--debugDraw = true,
		},
		------------------------------
	},
	placement = "floor",
	editorIcon = 172,
	automapTile = "trees",
	minimalSaveState = true,
}

If you wanted to use a Socket component then change the Surface component for this Socket component
Again you will need to change the offset - this is straight from the asset pack Torch Holder

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{
			class = "Socket",
			offset = vec(0.05, 1.53, -0.25),
			rotation = vec(0, -20, -90),
			onAcceptItem = function(self, item)
				return (item.go.name == "...item_that_fits..." or item.go.name == "...another_item_that_fits...") and self:count() == 0
			end,
		},

Alternatively, to simply make an item retrievable from the swamp tree hole - dont add any components and just use:

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item_that_fits:setWorldPosition(vec(x, y ,z))
item_that_fits:setWorldRotationAngles(x, y ,z)

This - im fairly sure - is how the Island Master's letter is placed in the Forest Oak hole (in Grimrock 2's forest)

zimberzimber wrote:How do I modify a hook through scripts outside outside of a definition?

minmay wrote:You cannot dynamically modify hooks, but you can always define a hook that calls a function you can dynamically change

function died(monster) print('A spawned  '..monster.go.name.." just died!") end
function think(monster) print('A spawned  '..monster.go.name.." thought of something!") end

function poof()
	local dX,dY = getForward(party.facing)
	local M = spawn("crowern",party.level, party.x+dX, party.y+dY, (party.facing+2)%4, party.elevation)
	M.monster:addConnector("onDie", self.go.id, "died")
	M.brain:addConnector("onThink", self.go.id, "think")
end
poof()