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zombies and zoning

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by suckafoola

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Created on: July 25, 2015, 02:58:29 pm

I currently have two zones in my map, each one separated by buyable doors. The thing is, Zombies that spawn from start zone wont cross o continue chasing me if I cross over to the second zone. They just stand there and not do anything. If I'm in the second One and zombies start spawning from the start zone, then what they'll do is run over to where I placed placed player spawn points and just hang around there. I've placed pathbodes correctly and almost sure I've set up zones correctly in game file so I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Any ideas?

As a side question, is there any way to make zombies spawn behind a window without barriers? I've tried but they spawn and don't move.

Reply #1 on: July 25, 2015, 03:36:07 pm

BluntStuffy
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Did you tick the 'DYNAMIC_PATH' spawnflag on the door-parts in radiant?

For you second question, try adding this KVP to the zombie-spawner when it's not behind barriers:

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script_string - zombie_chaser

Reply #2 on: July 25, 2015, 04:48:28 pm

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Yea what BluntStuffy said, Dynamic_path in the entity window on the door. I had that issue on my last map, I was like zombie why you not follow me lol

Reply #3 on: July 25, 2015, 04:55:01 pm

I'll try this when I get the chance and I'll update you guys on what the outcome is. Thanks!

By the way, on the topic of doors, how do I make it so two doors with the same name slide open in opposite directions? I've tried making one door move -100 units and the other 100 units, but if I try doing that, both doors are set to the same number for the vector kvp

. So what am I doing wrong? Is there a more simple way to do this other than what I'm trying to do?

Double Post Merge: July 25, 2015, 07:43:50 pm

Update: okay so checking dynapicpath worked like a charm! Thanks

I tried adding the zombie_chaser kvp, but it's still not working

Sorry for double post BTW don't know how to edit

Last Edit: July 25, 2015, 07:43:50 pm by suckafoola

Reply #4 on: July 25, 2015, 11:55:07 pm

GAM3VIDZ
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for the zombies without a window try

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script_notworthy | find_flesh

this is what risers use to just find a player, not sure if it'll work though

Reply #5 on: July 26, 2015, 12:01:41 am

Harry Bo21
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not just risers, any zombie that starts of "on this side" of a barrier, so they look for a player and not a barrier

So not that you ever would, but regular zombies would use this logic too, if you were spawning them right by you or something silly like that

Reply #6 on: July 26, 2015, 12:28:03 am

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Quote from: Harry Bo21 on July 26, 2015, 12:01:41 am

not just risers, any zombie that starts of "on this side" of a barrier, so they look for a player and not a barrier

So not that you ever would, but regular zombies would use this logic too, if you were spawning them right by you or something silly like that

but would those zombies jump through windows?

Reply #7 on: July 26, 2015, 12:50:06 am

Harry Bo21
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if they have the find flesh kvp no

they would still jump traverses, but zombie barriers they would ignore

without find flesh, they will target a window, after getting past the winder, they then default onto find flesh anyway

Reply #8 on: July 26, 2015, 01:00:17 am

Well it's hard to explain the situation, so I'll just attach some screen shots. Basically I want that zombie that you see there to travel to that barrier-less window, jump over it, and target the player. Hopefully the screenshots help with that

Reply #9 on: July 26, 2015, 02:56:43 am

Harry Bo21
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asusming there is no barrier, but you have placed the zombie traverse

no kvp

Reply #10 on: July 26, 2015, 11:15:46 am

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Quote from: GAM3VIDZ on July 25, 2015, 11:55:07 pm

for the zombies without a window try
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script_notworthy | find_flesh
this is what risers use to just find a player, not sure if it'll work though

That won't work since normal zombie spawners use the script_noteworthy - zombie_spawner allready. The find_flesh goes on the rise-struct normally, not on the spawner.
I added these line's in my spawner, that's how i made the script_string - zombie_chaser KVP work:

in the zombie_think() function in _zombiemode_spawner, right under these line's:

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	else
	{
		self notify("no_rise");
	}

Add these;

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	if( IsDefined( self.script_string ) &&  self.script_string == "zombie_chaser" )
	{
	rise_struct_string = "find_flesh";
	}

Zombies that have that script_string will still use traverse's ( wall-hop etc ), but will not look for barrier's ( wooden-boards )

Reply #11 on: July 26, 2015, 05:33:09 pm

Damn I hit my post limit yesterday so I couldnt reply in time and i completely forgot to post the link to the screenshots sorry!

Anyway, heres what I have http://imgur.com/a/RWFPs

Reply #12 on: July 26, 2015, 08:11:15 pm

Harry Bo21
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Quote from: BluntStuffy on July 26, 2015, 11:15:46 am

That won't work since normal zombie spawners use the script_noteworthy - zombie_spawner allready. The find_flesh goes on the rise-struct normally, not on the spawner.
I added these line's in my spawner, that's how i made the script_string - zombie_chaser KVP work:

in the zombie_think() function in _zombiemode_spawner, right under these line's:
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	else
	{
		self notify("no_rise");
	}
Add these;
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	if( IsDefined( self.script_string ) &&  self.script_string == "zombie_chaser" )
	{
	rise_struct_string = "find_flesh";
	}
Zombies that have that script_string will still use traverse's ( wall-hop etc ), but will not look for barrier's ( wooden-boards )

lol forgot about the KVP, I recscripted spawner slightly, so mines a little different, whoops

Reply #13 on: July 27, 2015, 12:29:33 am

I'm still a little confused on what to do

like on my _zombiemode_spawner gsc file I have

self notify("do_rise");

not

self notify("no_rise");

like you do and there are other lines after it as well, so what am I supposed to do exactly?

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