Alliedassault - View Single Post - I have Dogs and actors from single player in my map.... help

bluebrooks · 03-05-2003, 08:18 AM

I do the same type of modding you do. The best part, is that with scripting changes only, there is no reason for anyone to download your map. If you run the server, everyone can make use of your mods.

About your question......
First of all, are you using spear or the original MOH?

In MOH, I added dogs to all 8 DM boards, and they work fine. When I moved to spear, I moved over the mods, but I can't get them to work.

In MOH, I had the same problem you did with dogs not running around or biting.
What I did to fix it was....
1. When the dog sees you, or you shoot near him and he hears you, that player becomes the dog's enemy. If you called the dog local.dog1, then the player that is now the enemy is local.dog1.enemy. You don't have to script anything to do this, the server does it automatically.
To test it, add a loop to your script that looks something like this.

dog_enemy:
println ("Dog enemy = " + local.dog1.enemy)
wait 5
goto dog_enemy

2. There are 2 script files I used that are in the pak files...dog_attack.scr and dog_chase.scr

3. I made a thread in my level script to run the dog's AI. Every 2 seconds (or whatever you set it to), the dog checks to see if he has an enemy. If he does, he checks the vector length from the dog to the enemy. If the vector length is large (over 100 or so), then I call out to dog_chase.scr. If the vector length is low (under 100), then I call out to dog_attack.scr.

I am going to release this mod very soon. I just have to finish cleaning it up and email it over. If you'd like, I can give it to you. It will probably help you understand the concepts.

PM me if you like. Few people do these types of mods, and I'd like to keep in contact with those who do.

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bluebrooks is Offline Senior Member Posts: 156 Join Date: Jun 2002	03-05-2003, 08:18 AM I do the same type of modding you do. The best part, is that with scripting changes only, there is no reason for anyone to download your map. If you run the server, everyone can make use of your mods. About your question...... First of all, are you using spear or the original MOH? In MOH, I added dogs to all 8 DM boards, and they work fine. When I moved to spear, I moved over the mods, but I can't get them to work. In MOH, I had the same problem you did with dogs not running around or biting. What I did to fix it was.... 1. When the dog sees you, or you shoot near him and he hears you, that player becomes the dog's enemy. If you called the dog local.dog1, then the player that is now the enemy is local.dog1.enemy. You don't have to script anything to do this, the server does it automatically. To test it, add a loop to your script that looks something like this. dog_enemy: println ("Dog enemy = " + local.dog1.enemy) wait 5 goto dog_enemy 2. There are 2 script files I used that are in the pak files...dog_attack.scr and dog_chase.scr 3. I made a thread in my level script to run the dog's AI. Every 2 seconds (or whatever you set it to), the dog checks to see if he has an enemy. If he does, he checks the vector length from the dog to the enemy. If the vector length is large (over 100 or so), then I call out to dog_chase.scr. If the vector length is low (under 100), then I call out to dog_attack.scr. I am going to release this mod very soon. I just have to finish cleaning it up and email it over. If you'd like, I can give it to you. It will probably help you understand the concepts. PM me if you like. Few people do these types of mods, and I'd like to keep in contact with those who do.