count Nº of entities on screen

[jonsilva]

Hello

i remember one time i was reading some posts on the forum...
and i think i saw a script that could count the nº of enemies/npcs/entities on screen and would keep spawning those entities if they re number was less than 3/4 or any number...

but ive been searching most posts and i couldnt find it !!!
does any one knows were this script might be ???

 

[Bloodbane]

I only know 2:

openborvariant("ent_max") = total number of active entities

openborvariant("count_enemies") = total number of enemies

 

[jonsilva]

thanks bloodbane

i should be able to make the script with hese commands
do you know if i can add something like...
void name = getentityproperty(self,"name");

to the...
openborvariant("count_enemies")
to make it count only the enemies with this name?

 

[aL BeasTie]

It's Bloodbane's script 'lonely'

http://www.chronocrash.com/forum/index.php?topic=719.msg5894#msg5894

(Maybe this should be moved to scripting instead of tutorials.)

edit:

@script
    void self = getlocalvar("self");
    int Enemy = openborvariant("count_enemies");

    if(Enemy == 1){
      changeentityproperty(self, "velocity", 0, 0, 0); // Should be omitted if declared in IDLE
      performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW1"));
    }
@end_script

 

[jonsilva]

ive made this one...
this way seems to be working for me

void spawncount(void Name, float dx, float dy, float dz, float nr)
{ // Spawn and bind other entity
    void self = getlocalvar("self");
    int ene = openborvariant("count_enemies");
    void Spawn;
    if(ene < nr){
    Spawn = spawn01(Name, dx, dy, 0);
    }
}

i dont think i will need the entity "name"
i would need to change the count in the script for a diferent entity
"count_enemies"
"count_players"
"count_npcs

so it could work with barrels / bullets / etc...

 

[O Ilusionista]

Try this, it uses a Type to check

void spawncounttype(void Name, void vType, float dx, float dy, float dz, float nr)
{ // Spawn and bind other entity
     void self = getlocalvar("self");
     int ene = openborvariant(vType);
     void Spawn;
     if(ene < nr){
     Spawn = spawn01(Name, dx, dy, 0);
     }
}

@cmd spawncounttype "soldier" "count_enemies" 0 0 0 1

 

[jonsilva]

Thanks 
this one should work for diferent type entities

 

[Bloodbane]

do you know if i can add something like...
void name = getentityproperty(self,"name");

to the...
openborvariant("count_enemies")
to make it count only the enemies with this name?

That would require extra work, you need to sort all active entities, find which ones have specified name and count them

 

[jonsilva]

That would require extra work, you need to sort all active entities, find which ones have specified name and count them

i tend forget things really quickly...
but... yesterday while i was trying to make the count work with the "name" i think i was trying to filter them by name...
like

void bio = getentityproperty(self,"name");
if (bio==Name && ene < nr)

making a script that counts all entities on screen doesnt seem right
there could be explosions/bullets and flashes happening all at the same time...
but the way Ilusionista mention separates them by type that way it should only count those...
but i dont know how to add the "name" to the if