Scripting - am I finding traps?

glenfar · Post by **glenfar** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:03 am

I've setup a script for my thief so that if no enemies are around, he'll automatically search for traps (by calling FindTraps()).

This is working, there's just a slight nuisance though. It seems everytime I call FindTraps(), it first STOPS looking for traps, and then starts looking again. You see this come up over and over again in the message area.

Is there a trigger I can use that'll tell me if I'm already looking for traps?

glenfar · Post by **glenfar** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:39 pm

Guess I'll answer my own question! It's not perfect, but I did manage to get something I'm happy with:

IF
See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))
THEN
RESPONSE #100
SetGlobal("LOOKING","LOCALS",0)
Continue()
END

IF
ActionListEmpty()
!See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))
Global("LOOKING","LOCALS",0)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
SetGlobal("LOOKING","LOCALS",1)
FindTraps()
END

IF
HotKey(F)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
SetGlobal("LOOKING","LOCALS",1)
FindTraps()
END

Basically, when I start searching for traps, I set a local flag so I know I've done it. This stops me from repeating the command over and over again ...

Then just made sure the flag is cleared when entering combat (so I'll start searching again automatically when the combat is over). Then since other actions can also stop my search, I also added a hotkey.

Ekental · Post by **Ekental** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:39 pm

question for you glenfar... do you by any chance also do general programming... i.e. C++, java, perl? maybe COBAL?

glenfar · Post by **glenfar** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:16 am

Originally posted by Ekental
do you by any chance also do general programming

Yes I do - primarily VB, but also C++. One of the things I enjoy about games like the BG series is seeing what I can do with the scripting.

glenfar · Post by **glenfar** » Tue May 11, 2004 10:33 am

Figured out how to do it properly now - this will make sure you're detecting traps whenever there's no enemies around:

IF
ActionListEmpty()
!See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))
!ModalState(DETECTTRAPS)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
FindTraps()
END

Although I've actually paired up a Monk with my Thief now - makes a great combo. My Monk is now the one detecting traps, which leaves my thief free to hide in shadows (and therefore is ready to backstab at the start of every combat).