Quick question about zombie_point_of_interest in Scripting

Created on: October 19, 2015, 11:07:32 pm

Dust
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So I am scripting a trap that attracts the zombies(similar to the monkey bomb), and I was looking at the zombie_point_of_interest line in the monkey bomb script.

I believe the max_attract_dist is how much distance the zombies have to be away from the thing that you are tageting before the zombies gets attracted to it.(probably explained that poorly xD)
and the num_attractors is how many zombies can be targeted to a certain ent at one time.
but what does the third value mean, the long number?

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grenade thread create_zombie_point_of_interest( max_attract_dist, num_attractors, 10000 );

Also let me know if I am totally off with what the first 2 variables mean xD.

Last Edit: October 19, 2015, 11:08:01 pm by thezombiekilla6

Reply #1 on: October 20, 2015, 12:01:05 am

daedra descent
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Used to determine the best spot for whatever the "zombie_boi" array is from what i can tell.

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create_zombie_point_of_interest( attract_dist, num_attractors, added_poi_value, start_turned_on )

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	if( !isDefined( added_poi_value ) )
	{
		self.added_poi_value = 0;
	}
	else
	{
		self.added_poi_value = added_poi_value;
	}

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ent_array = getEntArray( "zombie_poi", "script_noteworthy" );

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		dist = distanceSquared( origin, ent_array[i].origin );
 
		dist -= ent_array[i].added_poi_value;

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		if( (!isDefined( curr_radius ) || dist < curr_radius) && dist < best_dist && ent_array[i] can_attract(self) )
		{
			best_poi = ent_array[i];
		}

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	if( isDefined( best_poi ) )
	{
		// Override, currently only used for monkeys in the air.
		if( isDefined( best_poi.attract_to_origin ) && best_poi.attract_to_origin ) 
		{
			position = [];
			position[0] = groundpos( best_poi.origin + (0, 0, 100) );
			position[1] = self;
		}
		else
		{
			position = self add_poi_attractor( best_poi );
		}
	}

Reply #2 on: October 20, 2015, 12:06:42 am

Dust
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Quote from: daedra descent on October 20, 2015, 12:01:05 am

Used to determine the best spot for whatever the "zombie_boi" array is from what i can tell.

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create_zombie_point_of_interest( attract_dist, num_attractors, added_poi_value, start_turned_on )

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	if( !isDefined( added_poi_value ) )
	{
		self.added_poi_value = 0;
	}
	else
	{
		self.added_poi_value = added_poi_value;
	}

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ent_array = getEntArray( "zombie_poi", "script_noteworthy" );

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		dist = distanceSquared( origin, ent_array[i].origin );
 
		dist -= ent_array[i].added_poi_value;

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		if( (!isDefined( curr_radius ) || dist < curr_radius) && dist < best_dist && ent_array[i] can_attract(self) )
		{
			best_poi = ent_array[i];
		}

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	if( isDefined( best_poi ) )
	{
		// Override, currently only used for monkeys in the air.
		if( isDefined( best_poi.attract_to_origin ) && best_poi.attract_to_origin ) 
		{
			position = [];
			position[0] = groundpos( best_poi.origin + (0, 0, 100) );
			position[1] = self;
		}
		else
		{
			position = self add_poi_attractor( best_poi );
		}
	}

So it says it is only used for monkies, so I guess I dont need it for what I am doing.

Reply #3 on: October 21, 2015, 08:08:52 am

Koan
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Quote from: thezombiekilla6 on October 20, 2015, 12:06:42 am

So it says it is only used for monkies, so I guess I dont need it for what I am doing.

I think you still need it for a trap that attracts zombies, if the player throws it. It says it's used for monkeys in the air. If it's not a throwable trap you might still need this part:

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		else
		{
			position = self add_poi_attractor( best_poi );
		}

Since this code is found in _zombiemode_utility.gsc, used for all zombiemode scripts, I wouldn't edit that function. You might be able to call the create_zombie_point_of_interest() function (and related ones) on any throwable trap/item you're looking to use.

I'm not an expert though, maybe someone with more knowledge can correct me.

Last Edit: October 21, 2015, 08:12:19 am by Koan

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