triggerserver/client

[fragman85]

Why don't these two functions work in NPCs too?
I find it kinda dumb that you have to do: triggeraction(this.x, this.y...)
:o

[cbk1994]

They do work.

PHP Code:

findPlayer("cbk1994").triggerclient("gui", "-System", "blueDeath"); 


You can never trigger serverside from serverside; use this instead.

PHP Code:

(@ "-System").trigger("onActionServerSide", "meow"); 


[Crow]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

They do work.

PHP Code:

findPlayer("cbk1994").triggerclient("gui", "-System", "blueDeath"); 


You can never trigger serverside from serverside; use this instead.

PHP Code:

(@ "-System").trigger("onActionServerSide", "meow"); 


Well, he wants to use them to trigger the serverside/clientside in an NPC using another or the same NPC. Which does not work.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Crow

Well, he wants to use them to trigger the serverside/clientside in an NPC using another or the same NPC. Which does not work.

From a level NPC or a DB NPC?

EDIT: I think I get it ... yeah, I agree, it would be cool if there was a way to do this easily.

[Inverness]

Originally Posted by Crow

Well, he wants to use them to trigger the serverside/clientside in an NPC using another or the same NPC. Which does not work.

Well it's possible if you have a weapon between the two npcs. From client to server you'd need to send the npc's level name and ID, and from server to client only the npc's ID; this is so the npc object can be located.

[Admins]

You can trigger npcs, you just need to know the (serverside) name of the npc: triggerserver("npc", npcname, eventname, params..)

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Stefan

You can trigger npcs, you just need to know the (serverside) name of the npc: triggerserver("npc", npcname, eventname, params..)

I don't think this works with local level NPCs.

[Crow]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

I don't think this works with local level NPCs.

Pretty sure it does not. Level NPCs all have "unknown" as their name I think.

[fowlplay4]

Well if the this.name isn't that same on the clientside you could store their .name in an attr and do..

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  attr[3] = this.name;
}
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onDamageNPC(baddy) {
  triggerserver("npc", baddy.attr[3], "damage", 9999);
} 


Of course you'll need some sort of targetting system to use the damage npc function.

[[email protected]]

Instead of doing the above you'd rather just use triggeraction...

[Inverness]

This is demonstrating how you would have an npc call a weapon function to trigger an event on its serverside or clientside.

This is the weapon script.

PHP Code:

public function npctriggerclient(npcid, evtname, params...) {
  triggerclient("gui", this.name, "ntc", npcid, evtname, params...);
}
public function npctriggerclientother(acc, npcid, evtname, params...) {
  with (findplayer(acc)) {
    triggerclient("gui", this.name, "ntc", npcid, evtname, params...);
  }
}
function onActionServerside() {
  temp.i = 0;

  if (params[0] == "nts") {
    for (i: findlevel(params[1]).npcs) {
      if (i.id == params[2]) {
        i.trigger(params[3], params[...]);
        break;
      }
    }
  }
}
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onActionClientside() {
  if (params[0] == "ntc") {
    findnpcbyid(params[1]).trigger(params[2], params[...]);
  }
}
public function npctriggerserver(npclvl, npcid, evtname, params...) {
  triggerserver("gui", this.name, "nts", npclvl, npcid, evtname, params...);
} 


Considering how npc ids are local to the level, I don't think the server to client part would work the same. In that case you would need to manually assign a unique name for the npc, since findlevel() does not appear to exist on clientside.

In the npc in it's created you would do something like:

PHP Code:

(@ "localnpc" @ extractfilebase(this.level.name) @ this.id) = this; 


A class could be used for that. And would probably be better to be using a global TStaticVar to put those vars on:

PHP Code:

// In the system weapon on created:
if (player.objectmap.type() != 2)
  player.objectmap = new TStaticVar("ObjectMap"); 


Then we do:

PHP Code:

// In a local npc on created:
ObjectMap.(@ "localnpc" @ extractfilebase(this.level.name) @ this.id) = this; 


Though in the end it would be easier to have an Interop weapon or so and have npcs register with it when they're created and it will have functions for triggering the npc's other side and stuff.

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Instead of doing the above you'd rather just use triggeraction...

First post.

[[email protected]]

Oh- I see what you're trying to do.
Makes sense- interesting solution @ Inverness

[Pelikano]

Originally Posted by Inverness

This is demonstrating how you would have an npc call a weapon function to trigger an event on its serverside or clientside.

This is the weapon script.

PHP Code:

public function npctriggerclient(npcid, evtname, params...) {
  triggerclient("gui", this.name, "ntc", npcid, evtname, params...);
}
public function npctriggerclientother(acc, npcid, evtname, params...) {
  with (findplayer(acc)) {
    triggerclient("gui", this.name, "ntc", npcid, evtname, params...);
  }
}
function onActionServerside() {
  temp.i = 0;

  if (params[0] == "nts") {
    for (i: findlevel(params[1]).npcs) {
      if (i.id == params[2]) {
        i.trigger(params[3], params[...]);
        break;
      }
    }
  }
}
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onActionClientside() {
  if (params[0] == "ntc") {
    findnpcbyid(params[1]).trigger(params[2], params[...]);
  }
}
public function npctriggerserver(npclvl, npcid, evtname, params...) {
  triggerserver("gui", this.name, "nts", npclvl, npcid, evtname, params...);
} 


Considering how npc ids are local to the level, I don't think the server to client part would work the same. In that case you would need to manually assign a unique name for the npc, since findlevel() does not appear to exist on clientside.

In the npc in it's created you would do something like:

PHP Code:

(@ "localnpc" @ extractfilebase(this.level.name) @ this.id) = this; 


A class could be used for that. And would probably be better to be using a global TStaticVar to put those vars on:

PHP Code:

// In the system weapon on created:
if (player.objectmap.type() != 2)
  player.objectmap = new TStaticVar("ObjectMap"); 


Then we do:

PHP Code:

// In a local npc on created:
ObjectMap.(@ "localnpc" @ extractfilebase(this.level.name) @ this.id) = this; 


Though in the end it would be easier to have an Interop weapon or so and have npcs register with it when they're created and it will have functions for triggering the npc's other side and stuff.
First post.

I actually like this solution.
I just don't see why Stefan can't make triggerserver/client work in every NPC just as easy as it works in the Weapons.
Why is the Serverside name not the Clientside Name?
Kinda confusing, isn't it?

[Inverness]

Originally Posted by Pelikano

Why is the Serverside name not the Clientside Name?
Kinda confusing, isn't it?

What do you mean? Local npcs do not have names, they're identified by their ID in relation to the level they're in.