script help

[Gurtag]

hey guys i am using this script as timer to kill entities on demand at the desired laps of time, but i need to to just remove the entity instead of playing death anim, what piece of code am i missing..?

void lifespan(int Value){
    void self = getlocalvar("self");

    changeentityproperty(self, "lifespancountdown", Value);
}

 

[DCurrent]

hey guys i am using this script as timer to kill entities on demand at the desired laps of time, but i need to to just remove the entity instead of playing death anim, what piece of code am i missing..?

void lifespan(int Value){
    void self = getlocalvar("self");

    changeentityproperty(self, "lifespancountdown", Value);
}

If you just want to outright remove an entity on the spot, you kill it.

Note, the version matters - OpenBOR 3.x doesn't have the optional "trigger" flag mentioned, but the kill function is the same otherwise.

DC

 

[Gurtag]

If you just want to outright remove an entity on the spot, you kill it.

Note, the version matters - OpenBOR 3.x doesn't have the optional "trigger" flag mentioned, but the kill function is the same otherwise.

DC

thanks man will take a look and see if i can get it to work

 

[DCurrent]

thanks man will take a look and see if i can get it to work

It's a good read to understand death vs. kill, but the function is this:

// Instantly remove entity from the game.
killentity(target_entity);

DC

 

[Gurtag]

It's a good read to understand death vs. kill, but the function is this:

// Instantly remove entity from the game.
killentity(target_entity);

DC

i see thanks a lot damon, my challenge then will be to integrate it to the lifespan function..

 

[Bloodbane]

hey guys i am using this script as timer to kill entities on demand at the desired laps of time, but i need to to just remove the entity instead of playing death anim, what piece of code am i missing..?

Do you want to have entities to remove themselves on their own? or do you want to remove certain entities at certain time?

 

[Gurtag]

Do you want to have entities to remove themselves on their own? or do you want to remove certain entities at certain time?

hey there, on their own with no death anim and at certain time defined by lifespan script, i was trying to asemble the above lifespan code with freeself script with out succes so far...

 

[danno]

Elapsed time with killentity might be a better option instead of lifespan countdown. I can't write anything up but hopefully the logic makes sense

 

[Gurtag]

Elapsed time with killentity might be a better option instead of lifespan countdown. I can't write anything up but hopefully the logic makes sense

you mean like adding a timer to the killentity script? would try it out

 

[DCurrent]

you mean like adding a timer to the killentity script? would try it out

You could do that, but the engine already has a timer and gives you access to it.

int current_time = openborvariant("elapsed_time");

It's an incremental counter that starts at 0 at each level and goes up every engine update. It's how pretty much everything works in the engine that is time related. Animations, lifespans, you name it - and you can use it in your scripts the same way. You set a value of current_time + YOUR_DELAY, then on update, you compare current time to that value. When current time catches up, you take your action.

// Kill supplied entity after X time.

void dc_example_suicide(void acting_entity, int delay_time)
{
    /* Guards */
    if(typeof(acting_entity) != openborconstant("VT_PTR")
    || typeof(delay_time) != openborconstant("VT_INTEGER"))
    {
        shutdown(1, "ERROR: dc_example_suicide(" + acting_entity + ", " + delay_time + ") - Missing or invalid parameter.");
    }

    int current_time = openborvariant("elapsed_time");
    void kill_time = getentityvar(acting_entity, "kill_time");

    // Timer has not been set yet.
    if(typeof(kill_time) != openborconstant("VT_INTEGER"))
    {
        setentityvar(acting_entity, "kill_time", current_time + delay_time);
    }
    else
    {
        // Timer expired. Kill entity.
        if(current_time >= kill_time)
        {
            killentity(acting_entity);
        }
    }
}

Use (typically in the entity update):

// Kill entity after 3 seconds.
void acting_entity = getlocalvar("self");

dc_example_suicide(acting_entity, 300);

HTH,
DC