Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit


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Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit

Posted By: irons Date: 2/3/07 9:54 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit (Misha@WMaiD)

: I guess I'll be capable of
: spawning another projectile (or multiple projectiles with different
: graphics) ...
: Or spawn multiple projectiles on detonation to act like frag slivers.
Lua doesn't let you spawn projectiles.
: Or make monsters blow up in fountains of gibs when killed.
This is more plausible. You'd have to use specially modified monsters as the gibs, though, since it is possible to create new monsters with Lua.
: Or make them shot-responsive in a way you can blow pieces of armor off them.
Maybe impossible. There isn't a function that allows you to detect when a monster takes damage, but you might be able to detect every monster's health at each tick and compare it to that monster's health on the last tick. If the current health level of a given monster is lower than its previous health level (by any amount, or, if you want, only by certain amounts), then you can spawn an "armor piece" monster and have it get killed. Its "dying" sequence would be the armor flying off, and if you really wanted, you could have a "dead/hard dead" sequence of the armor so the pieces would stay on the ground. I guess it's more possible than I originall thought!
: Anyway, I'm off to work now, so keep your fingers crossed. There might be a
: really cool marathon mod coming up :D
If you want me to give you advice or to take over the Lua scripting myself (or anything in between), e-mail me.

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: Lua doesn't let you spawn projectiles. : This is more plausible. You'd have to use specially modified monsters as the : gibs, though, since it is possible to create new monsters with Lua. : Maybe impossible. There isn't a function that allows you to detect when a : monster takes damage, but you might be able to detect every monster's : health at each tick and compare it to that monster's health on the last : tick. If the current health level of a given monster is lower than its : previous health level (by any amount, or, if you want, only by certain : amounts), then you can spawn an "armor piece" monster and have : it get killed. Its "dying" sequence would be the armor flying : off, and if you really wanted, you could have a "dead/hard dead" : sequence of the armor so the pieces would stay on the ground. I guess it's : more possible than I originall thought! : If you want me to give you advice or to take over the Lua scripting myself : (or anything in between), e-mail me.

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Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilities	Misha@WMaiD	1/17/07 3:56 a.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	treellama	1/17/07 4:41 a.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	Misha@WMaiD	1/19/07 2:14 p.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	treellama	1/19/07 6:26 p.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	Misha@WMaiD	1/24/07 3:31 a.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	treellama	1/24/07 4:53 a.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	Misha@WMaiD	1/31/07 11:34 p.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	Misha@WMaiD	2/2/07 9:43 a.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	treellama	2/2/07 10:39 a.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	Misha@WMaiD	2/3/07 9:05 a.m.
Re: Questions about AO MML, Lua, engine possibilit	irons	2/3/07 9:54 a.m.



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