is DamageIncoming script still working in c&c3?

[ravage 9]

i added these scripts just for testing:

 

in scriptevents.xml

<EventList Name="GDIPredatorFunctions" Inherit="BaseScriptFunctions">
<EventHandler EventName="OnCreated" ScriptFunctionName="OnGDIPredatorCreated" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
<EventHandler EventName="DamageIncoming" ScriptFunctionName="GDIPredatorUsingDefensePower" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
</EventList>

 

in scripts.lua

 

function GDIPredatorUsingDefensePower(self, other, delay, amount)
if tonumber(amount) >= 1 then
ExecuteAction("NAMED_KILL", self); testing only LOL
end
end

 

but when my Predators and the AI's attacking each other, nothing happens. are these scripts still working?

[Egozi44 28]

I'm not expert in thsee matter but from my tests with other BFME stuff, they usually didn't worked because they were removed

 

You better wait for expert reply though just to be sure

[Lauren 78]

If you load a game for testing where the predator is already built before creating the script it will not fire. Only newly created units use all scripts.

[ravage 9]

If you load a game for testing where the predator is already built before creating the script it will not fire. Only newly created units use all scripts.

 

 

of course i'm testing it in Skirmish games with newly built units. other scripts like ModelConditionEvent working for my predators.

[Egozi44 28]

Btw I curious, what that script suppose to do? You may be able to make similar stuff with other means

[Stygs 25]

Judging by the name, it would detect if the unit is about to be hit and trigger an effect if the amount is over an certain threshold.

[Ravendark 46]

it was used in bfme by gandalf to do a shield iirc:

 

 

function GandalfConsiderUsingDefensePower(self, other, delay, amount)
        -- Put up the shield if a big attack is coming and we have time to block it
        if tonumber(delay) > 0.5 then
                if tonumber(amount) >= 220 then
                        ObjectDoSpecialPower(self, "SpecialPowerShieldBubble_SEE")
                        return
                end
        end
        -- if tonumber(ObjectCountNearbyEnemies(self, 50)) >= 10 then
                -- ObjectDoSpecialPower(self, "SpecialAbilityWizardBlast")
                -- return
        -- end
--      -- Or, if we are being hit and there are alot of guys arround, do our cool pushback power
--      if tonumber(ObjectCountNearbyEnemies(self, 50)) >= 4 then
--              ObjectDoSpecialPower(self, "SpecialPowerTelekeneticPush")
--              return
--      end
end
 

 

 

<EventList Name="GandalfFunctions" Inherit="BaseScriptFunctions">
      <EventHandler EventName="DamageIncoming" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfConsiderUsingDefensePower" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
      <EventHandler EventName="UsingSpecialOne" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfTriggerWizardBlast" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
    </EventList>

    <EventList Name="GandalfFunctions_SEE" Inherit="BaseHeroFunctions">
      <EventHandler EventName="DamageIncoming" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfConsiderUsingDefensePower" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
      <EventHandler EventName="UsingSpecialOne" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfTriggerWizardBlast" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
                        <!--    <EventHandler EventName="ReallyDamaged" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfTriggerDefensePower_SEE" DebugSingleStep="false"/> -->
    </EventList>
 

 

A while a go i came across this bfme section aswell and thought on how to use this as a auto ability for tanks/apc to deploy smoke. I never did anything with it tho....would be nice to know if this actually still works else ObjectCountNearbyEnemies might be a go to instead of the damage monitoring.

Edited September 22, 2015 by Ravendark

[Egozi44 28]

Umm seem interesting

 

Wonder if someone will be able to make out something similar that work with KW and TW

 

 

Thanks for the info

[ravage 9]

it was used in bfme by gandalf to do a shield iirc:

 

 

function GandalfConsiderUsingDefensePower(self, other, delay, amount)
        -- Put up the shield if a big attack is coming and we have time to block it
        if tonumber(delay) > 0.5 then
                if tonumber(amount) >= 220 then
                        ObjectDoSpecialPower(self, "SpecialPowerShieldBubble_SEE")
                        return
                end
        end
        -- if tonumber(ObjectCountNearbyEnemies(self, 50)) >= 10 then
                -- ObjectDoSpecialPower(self, "SpecialAbilityWizardBlast")
                -- return
        -- end
--      -- Or, if we are being hit and there are alot of guys arround, do our cool pushback power
--      if tonumber(ObjectCountNearbyEnemies(self, 50)) >= 4 then
--              ObjectDoSpecialPower(self, "SpecialPowerTelekeneticPush")
--              return
--      end
end
 

 

 

<EventList Name="GandalfFunctions" Inherit="BaseScriptFunctions">
      <EventHandler EventName="DamageIncoming" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfConsiderUsingDefensePower" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
      <EventHandler EventName="UsingSpecialOne" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfTriggerWizardBlast" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
    </EventList>

    <EventList Name="GandalfFunctions_SEE" Inherit="BaseHeroFunctions">
      <EventHandler EventName="DamageIncoming" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfConsiderUsingDefensePower" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
      <EventHandler EventName="UsingSpecialOne" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfTriggerWizardBlast" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
                        <!--    <EventHandler EventName="ReallyDamaged" ScriptFunctionName="GandalfTriggerDefensePower_SEE" DebugSingleStep="false"/> -->
    </EventList>
 

 

A while a go i came across this bfme section aswell and thought on how to use this as a auto ability for tanks/apc to deploy smoke. I never did anything with it tho....would be nice to know if this actually still works else ObjectCountNearbyEnemies might be a go to instead of the damage monitoring.

 

the good news: ObjectCountNearbyEnemies still working, while with ModelConditionEvent and ObjectStatusEvent. the bad news? it count Structures so your tanks may auto deploy smoke grenades near a harmless powerplant...

[Egozi44 28]

Well that bad, we need to inform the "Don't harm the power plants" association and hope they will do something about these beasts

 

 

Just joking

[Ravendark 46]

the good news: ObjectCountNearbyEnemies still working, while with ModelConditionEvent and ObjectStatusEvent. the bad news? it count Structures so your tanks may auto deploy smoke grenades near a harmless powerplant...

You haven't seen my powerplants, full of railguns, PD lasers, homing cluster missiles and scrin shields, they can hover, fly,drive and swim at the same time, bring dead units to life and female troopers get insta pregnant with commando lvl babies. I might nerf their ability to generate power tho for balance reasons.

 

Back on topic tho...have you tried your script with anything else then the kill self function? Could be that is the problem. I've had issues with kill self in the past (altho that might've been unrelated and part of my crappy lua coding itself)

[ravage 9]

You haven't seen my powerplants, full of railguns, PD lasers, homing cluster missiles and scrin shields, they can hover, fly,drive and swim at the same time, bring dead units to life and female troopers get insta pregnant with commando lvl babies. I might nerf their ability to generate power tho for balance reasons.

 

Back on topic tho...have you tried your script with anything else then the kill self function? Could be that is the problem. I've had issues with kill self in the past (altho that might've been unrelated and part of my crappy lua coding itself)

 

of course i tried other actions. so far looks like it's just DamageIncoming not working.

[Egozi44 28]

Wonder if there's any way to take it from BFME and add it to TW...

 

Btw speaking of power plant did any of you happend to peek in this mobile reactor for that funny generals mod?

 

http://www.moddb.com/mods/cc-crazy-mod-revived/images/portable#imagebox

 

xD

[Ravendark 46]

I might need some confirmation on this but:

 

IIRC the scripts.lua file gets read from top to botom, if at the top there is a broken script the rest of the following scripts wont get read aswell.

 

So you can either check if you added your new predator script to the top, if not try that, there could be some earlier trialanderror stuff that is preventing it from running.

Also you could try to add the predatr script to the top and see if it breaks/interupts the existing scripts.