Monster Detector
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:45 am
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Here is a modified secret detector spell that lists the nearby monsters and how far away they are in the console.
Paste into spells.lua
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defineSpell{
name = "detect_monster",
uiName = "Monster Detector",
skill = "earth_magic",
requirements = {"concentration", 1},
gesture = 8,
manaCost = 5,
icon = 14,
spellIcon = 13,
description = "Reveals how many monster are nearby. Every point is Earth Magic increases your maximum detection range.",
onCast = function(champion, x, y, direction, elevation, skillLevel)
local monsterNames = {air_elemental = "an Air Elemental", crab = "a Crab", crowern = "a Crowern", dark_acolyte = "a Dark Acolyte",
eyctopus = "an Eyectopus", fire_elemental = "a Fire Elemental", fjeld_warg = "a Fjeld Warg", fjeld_warg1 = "a Fjeld Warg",
fjeld_warg2 = "a Fjeld Warg", forest_ogre = "a Forest Ogre", giant_snake = "a giant Snake", goromorg = "a Goromorg",
herder = "a Herder", herder_big = "a big Herder", herder_small = "a small Herder", ice_guardian = "an Ice Guardian",
lindworm = "a Lindworm", lizard_ice = "an Ice Lizard", lizard_dark = "a Dark Lizard", lizard_fire= "a Fire Lizard",
lizard_green = "a Green Lizard", magma_golem = "a Magma Golem", medusa = "a Medusa", mimic = "a Mimic",
mosquito_swarm = "a Swarm of Mosquitos", mummy = "a Mummy", mummy1 = "a Mummy", mummy2 = "a Mummy", mummy3 = "a Mummy",
ogre = "a Cave Ogre", rat_swarm = "a Swarm of Rats", ratling = "a Ratling", ratling1 = "a Ratling", ratling2 = "a Ratling",
ratling_boss = "a Ratling Clan Chief", sand_warg = "a Sand Warg", scavenger = "a Scavenger", shrakk_torr = "a Shrakk Torr",
skeleton_archer = "a Skeleton Archer", skeleton_commander = "a Skeleton Commander", skeleton_trooper = "a Skeleton Trooper",
skeleton_trooper1 = "a Skeleton Trooper", skeleton_trooper2 = "a Skeleton Trooper", skeleton_warrior = "a Skeleton Warrior",
slime_green = "a Green Slime", slime_red = "a Red Slime", slime_blue = "a Blue Slime", slime_fire = "a Fire Slime",
slime_ice = "an Ice Slime", slime_dark = "a Dark Slime", slime_plasm = "a Plasma Slime", slime_poison = "a Poison Slime",
slime_golden = "a Golden Slime", snail = "a Snail", snail_blue_green = "a Hardshell Snail", snail_green_brown = "a Deep Forest Snail",
spider = "a Spider", spore_mushroom = "a Mushroom Sporer", summon_stone = "a Summon Stone", swamp_toad = "a Swamp Toad",
tentacles = "a Pit Tentacle", trickster = "a Trickster", turtle = "a Turtle", turtle_diving = "a Turtle", twigroot = "a Twigroot",
uggardian = "a Uggardian", undead = "a Zombie", viper_root = "a Viper Root", warden = "a Warden", wizard = "a Wizard", wyvern = "a Wyvern",
xeloroid = "a Xeloroid", zarchton_diving = "a Zarchton", zarchton = "a Zarchton"}
local monsterNamesplural = {air_elemental = "Air Elementals", crab = "Crabs", crowern = "Crowerns", dark_acolyte = "Dark Acolytes",
eyctopus = "Eyectopuses", fire_elemental = "Fire Elementals", fjeld_warg = "Fjeld Wargs", fjeld_warg1 = "Fjeld Wargs",
fjeld_warg2 = "Fjeld Wargs", forest_ogre = "Forest Ogres", giant_snake = "giant Snakes", goromorg = "Goromorgs",
herder = "Herders", herder_big = "big Herders", herder_small = "small Herders", ice_guardian = "Ice Guardians",
lindworm = "Lindworms", lizard_ice = "Ice Lizards", lizard_dark = "Dark Lizards", lizard_fire= "Fire Lizards",
lizard_green = "Green Lizards", magma_golem = "Magma Golems", medusa = "Medusas", mimic = "Mimics",
mosquito_swarm = "Swarm of Mosquitos", mummy = "Mummies", mummy1 = "Mummies", mummy2 = "Mummies", mummy3 = "Mummies",
ogre = "Cave Ogres", rat_swarm = "Swarm of Rats", ratling = "Ratlings", ratling1 = "Ratlings", ratling2 = "Ratlings",
ratling_boss = "Ratling Clan Chiefs", sand_warg = "Sand Wargs", scavenger = "Scavengers", shrakk_torr = "Shrakk Torrs",
skeleton_archer = "Skeleton Archers", skeleton_commander = "Skeleton Commanders", skeleton_trooper = "Skeleton Troopers",
skeleton_trooper1 = "Skeleton Troopers", skeleton_trooper2 = "Skeleton Troopers", skeleton_warrior = "Skeleton Warriors",
slime_green = "Green Slimes", slime_red = "Red Slimes", slime_blue = "Blue Slimes", slime_fire = "Fire Slimes",
slime_ice = "Ice Slimes", slime_dark = "Dark Slimes", slime_plasm = "Plasma Slimes", slime_poison = "Poison Slimes",
slime_golden = "Golden Slimes", snail = "Snails", snail_blue_green = "Hardshell Snails", snail_green_brown = "Deep Forest Snails",
spider = "Spiders", spore_mushroom = "Mushroom Sporers", summon_stone = "Summon Stones", swamp_toad = "Swamp Toads",
tentacles = "Pit Tentacles", trickster = "Tricksters", turtle = "Turtles", turtle_diving = "Turtles", twigroot = "Twigroots",
uggardian = "Uggardians", undead = "Zombies", viper_root = "Viper Roots", warden = "Wardens", wizard = "Wizards", wyvern = "Wyverns",
xeloroid = "Xeloroids", zarchton_diving = "Zarchtons", zarchton = "Zarchtons"}
local monstertotal = 0
--max range
local count = 4 + skillLevel
local monsterarray = {}
local monsterdistance = {}
local maxdist = 0
--Fill the Monster Array
for fx = x - count, x + count do
for fy = y - count, y + count do
for i in party.map:entitiesAt(fx,fy) do
if i:getComponent("monster") then
monstertotal = monstertotal + 1
local xdist = (x - i.x) * 3
local ydist = (y - i.y) * 3
local zdist = (elevation - i.elevation) * 3
local dist = math.floor(0.5 + math.sqrt(xdist^2 + ydist^2 + zdist^2))
if i.monster:getGroupSize() > 1 then
if monstertotal > 1 and i.x == monsterarray[monstertotal - 1].x and i.y == monsterarray[monstertotal - 1].y and i.elevation == monsterarray[monstertotal - 1].elevation then
monstertotal = monstertotal - 1
else
monsterdistance[i] = dist
end
else
monsterdistance[i] = dist
end
if dist > maxdist then
maxdist = dist
end
monsterarray[monstertotal] = i
end
end
end
end
local skillcount = 0
playSound("generic_spell")
for m = 0, maxdist do
for k,v in pairs(monsterdistance) do
if m == v and skillcount < skillLevel then
local deltax = x - k.x
local deltay = y - k.y
local mdir = 0
local height = ""
if math.abs(deltax) <= math.abs(deltay) then
if deltay == 0 then
mdir = -1
elseif deltay > 0 then
mdir = (4 + direction) % 4
else
mdir = (6 + direction) % 4
end
else
if deltax == 0 then
mdir = -1
elseif deltax > 0 then
mdir = (5 + direction) % 4
else
mdir = (7 + direction) % 4
end
end
if elevation == k.elevation then
height = ""
elseif elevation < k.elevation then
height = ", above you"
else
height = ", below you"
end
local fdir = ""
if mdir == -1 then
fdir = height
elseif mdir == 0 then
fdir = ""..height..", in front of the party"
elseif mdir == 1 then
fdir = ""..height..", to the left of the party"
elseif mdir == 2 then
fdir = ""..height..", behind the party"
elseif mdir == 3 then
fdir = ""..height..", to the right of the party"
end
if skillLevel < 3 then
fdir = ""
end
skillcount = skillcount + 1
if k.monster:getGroupSize() <= 1 then
hudPrint("There is "..monsterNames[k.name].." "..m.." meters away"..fdir..".")
else
hudPrint("There is a group of "..k.monster:getGroupSize().." "..monsterNamesplural[k.name].." "..m.." meters away"..fdir..".")
end
end
end
end
end,
}
Here is a modified secret detector spell that lists the nearby monsters and how far away they are in the console.
Paste into spells.lua
Code: Select all
defineSpell{
name = "detect_monster",
uiName = "Monster Detector",
skill = "earth_magic",
requirements = {"concentration", 1},
gesture = 8,
manaCost = 5,
icon = 14,
spellIcon = 13,
description = "Reveals how many monster are nearby. Every point is Earth Magic increases your maximum detection range.",
onCast = function(champion, x, y, direction, elevation, skillLevel)
local monstertotal = 0
--max range
local count = 4 + skillLevel
local monsterarray = {}
local monsterdistance = {}
--Fill the Monster Array
for fx = x - count, x + count do
for fy = y - count, y + count do
for i in party.map:entitiesAt(fx,fy) do
if i:getComponent("monster") then
monstertotal = monstertotal + 1
local xdist = (x - i.x) * 3
local ydist = (y - i.y) * 3
local zdist = (elevation - i.elevation) * 3
local dist = math.floor(0.5 + math.sqrt(xdist^2 + ydist^2 + zdist^2))
monsterdistance[monstertotal] = dist
monsterarray[monstertotal] = i
end
end
end
end
for i = 1, monstertotal do
print(monsterarray[i].name, monsterdistance[i])
end
end,
}
