Killable Objects

[JulianSull]

I'm trying to design out the bosses that I have planned and one is a giant machine that is suppose to have five main weak spots in it that the player has to destroy. Is there a way to give an activator or something health via a script or something to simulate the destruction of the five weak spots?

[Galvon]

not sure Julian maybe what you could do is to have teh weak spots as activators and you have to get past obstacles to the weak spot then activate it. That's all I can think of

[WillieSea]

If the object that is 'destructable' is out of the reach of the player, then you can use this method.

Place a 'trigger zone' in front of the killable spot. This will detect if an arrow or spell or anything enters that trigger zone. You can then assume that an attack was made. This will not detect the amount of damage done though, just the number of hits.

The green box is the trigger zone.

And you would have a script like this on it:

scn HSAyleidTrigZoneScript

; Activates linked Parent object once

; Any object will activate this (arrows, havok objects)

short triggered

short hitCount

short isDestroyed

ref target

ref mySelf

float timer


begin onTrigger

	if triggered == 0

		set triggered to 1

		set timer to 10

; you do stuff here if you want when hit

; perhaps you could play a shock or explosion effect

; or scream sound effect

;		set target to getParentRef

;		set mySelf to getSelf

;		target.activate mySelf 1

;		playgroup forward 0

	endif

end


begin GameMode

; once hit I set up a timer so that much time must pass before a hit 'registers' again

	if triggered == 1

		if timer >= 0

			set timer to timer - GetSecondsPassed

		else

			set triggered to 0

			set hitCount to hitCount + 1

		endif

	endif


	if isDestoyed == 0

		if hitCount > 5

; destroy the section  play explosion effect?

			set isDestroyed to 1

		endif

	endif

end


begin onReset

	set triggered to 0

end[/code]

[JulianSull]

What is that begin onreset for? Also why couldn't that script work for melee as well?

EDIT: This could work. How would I script ropes to snap when they are hit once by an arrow or a spell?

EDIT: Could I have something that is an NPC or a creature with no turning ability, no ability to move and no ability to talk that has the mesh of a block of wood or something?

EDIT: Is there a way I could find out what hit the trigger zone, check if it is an arrow and if it is then check how much damage that particular arrow does and subtract that from a global? Same thing with a spell.

Edited June 27, 2010 by JulianSull

[WillieSea]

The wiki is your friend. Begin

Basically, the cell resets after so many days, you probably want to do something special in the script.

E1: You would have to have a special rope 'animation' made to 'snap' ropes. Animations are controlled with the 'PlayGroup' function.

E2: You might be able to but it will probably 'crash' on you unless the mesh is attached to the 'skeleton' of the NPC correctly.

E3. You might be able to get some use from GetActionRef.

But, if the person is using a modded arrow, or a special spell, you will not know what it is.

[JulianSull]

I could just have one of the companions say that she has special arrows with extra notches that pierce through ropes better and another special arrow designed to ...something. I'll work it with thanks for the help. =)

Oh and btw, how do I create animations?

[WillieSea]

I don't know how to create animations. But would guess its a 3D program like Blender or something.

You might check out the tripwire mesh since it has a sort of 'rope' snapping animation on it.

[JulianSull]

One more thing, how can I disable a ton of objects all at once instead of individually disabling them? I'm trying to create something that is called "The War Machine" which needs to move from spot to spot but not actually make any actual movements...I don't want to script every single piece of it. Is there a way I can make it once and just call the entire thing to a certain XYZ coordinate?

[WillieSea]

Yes. You use 'parentage'.

Drop a >Static >XMarker object into the window next to the machine. Make sure its a persistant reference check box is set. It should default to this.

On your objects you want to 'disable', double-click on it in the 'Render Window' and click on the 'Enable Parent' tab.

Click the button 'Select Reference in Render Window'. The cursor will turn into a crosshair. Double-click the XMarker and it will become the parent 'enabler.

When the XMarker is enabled, all its children will be enabled. When the XMarker is disabled, all its children will be disabled.

[JulianSull]

Last thing...Where can I find a good blender tutorial? If I'm going to make this war machine...I'm going to have to make the mesh myself. There aren't even any wheel meshes in the CS, so that bad idea is right out =/

EDIT: Wiki is my friend. =D

Edited June 27, 2010 by JulianSull

[WillieSea]

Head on over to the Modeling forum, there are tutorials there.