Updated Attribute: Driver

[Mystik]

check last post

[Mystik]

sorry meant to post this in the scripting, could a mod possibly move it?

[Mystik]

no help? :(

well if you cant get driver to work,this attribute works,
just make 2 attributes in ffedit "pilot" and "jet"
copy and paste the script into the ffx file

create a character called ff_cruiser and give it the jet attribute

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Dude, you posted  your original post yesterday.  Chill.  Be patient.  Give someone a chance to actually respond.

[BentonGrey]

Yeah TR, the guys that are really great at scripting don't get on but a couple times a day, so they probably just haven't seen this yet. :)

[Mystik]

sorry :oops:

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Sometimes it even takes several days.

[BentonGrey]

Yep, ha, I often wait for a couple days for answers to EZScript questions, because these fellows are busy. ^_^

[Lunarman]

Couldn't you do something akin to the Matrix mod, where moving objects could be controlled by scripting? I'd take a look at that if I were you.

[Epimethee]

The basic problem is that Driver/Vehicle is currently very much broken, so any adaptation is an exercise in frustration at this point. Sorry. :(

[Mystik]

actually my script works, I am able to summon my jet and get in, I just want to adjust the position and movement of my spawned jet

driver works too, there is a line of code that looks like this :

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def initdriver(char,update=0):
    #find their vehicle
    template=getVehicle(char)
    name=getFormName()
    FFX_Spawn(name,template,char)
    OnEnterVehicle(name,char)
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_ENTERVEHICLE',char,name,'OnEnterVehicle',5,0)
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_EXITVEHICLE',name,name,'OnExitVehicle',5,0)
    Object_SetVar(name,'driver',char)

it should look like this:

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def initdriver(char,update=0):
    #find their vehicle
    template=getVehicle(char)
    name=getFormName()
    FFX_Spawn(name,template,char)
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_ENTERVEHICLE',char,name,'OnEnterVehicle',5,0)
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_EXITVEHICLE',name,name,'OnExitVehicle',5,0)
    Object_SetVar(name,'driver',char)

[BentonGrey]

Hmm....then that may actually be the key to getting the FFX attribute to work, which would be pretty awesome.

[Lunarman]

Oh yes! Well done Thor.

The problem you're having I'm sure can be solved but the problem you have solved is the big one :)

[Previsionary]

couldnt you simply add some code to find the summoner's/pilot's location and then "Object_SpawnAt" to spawn it at the pilot's direct location and finally use a hover code? Just an idea.

[Mystik]

right now I'm working on a rider and bike/horse attribute if I get it work I'll post the script here

[BentonGrey]

I'm very interested in these advances, maybe there is hope for the vehicles in DCU after all?

[Mystik]

well i got the biker rider to half way work, I am able to get my rider to spawn with the bike beside it, then use a custom command to hop on  but I cant my rider to hop off when I my custom exitbite command

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def initBike(char,update=0):
    #remove a portrait if there is one
    FFX_AdjustPortrait(char,0)
    Object_SetAttr(char,'heroPoints',Object_GetAttr(char,'heroPoints')-1) #Ep. 2006-08-25: bug patc


def initrider(char,update=0):
    #find their Bike
    template=getBike(char)
    name=getFormName()
    FFX_Spawn(name,template,char)
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_ENTERBike',char,name,'OnEnterBike',5,0)
    Object_SetVar(name,'rider',char)

def OnEnterBike(target,char):
    #make the Rider dissappear
    Object_SetPrimaryState(char,PCSTATE_EXILE,10000,0)
    Object_SetSecondaryState(char,SCSTATE_INVISIBLE,10000,0)
    Object_SetPrimaryState(target,PCSTATE_EXILE,10000,0)
    Object_SetSecondaryState(target,SCSTATE_INVISIBLE,10000,0)
    #find their BikeRider
    template=getBikeRider(char)
    name2=getFormName()
    FFX_Spawn(name2,template,char)
    FFX_AdjustPortrait(char,0)
    RegTimer('OnEnterBike2',1,0,name2)
    regDeath(name2,'OnBikeDie')
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_EXITBike',name2,name2,'OnExitBike',5,0)
    Object_SetVar(name,'bike',name2)

def OnEnterBike2(event):
    name2=event.object
    FFX_AdjustPortrait(name2,1)
    Mission_SelectHero(name2)
    AIEnable(name2) ###!Ep 2006-02-12: bug corrected

def OnBikeDie(event):
    Bike=event.object ###!Ep 2006-07-10: Jet wasn't definedz
    Rider=Object_GetVar(Jet,'rider') ###!Ep 2006-07-10: changed char to Jet
    Mission_RemoveCustomAction('CUSTOM_ENTERJet',rider,Jet)
    if FFX_HasPortrait(Jet):
        OnExitJet('',Jet)

def OnExitBike(dummy,char):
    #figure out who our rider is...
    rider=Object_GetVar(char,'rider')
    pos=Get_ObjectPos(char)
    FFX_Teleport(rider,pos)
    alignWith(rider,char)
    Object_SetPrimaryState(rider,PCSTATE_EXILE,0,REMOVE_STATE)
    Object_SetSecondaryState(rider,SCSTATE_INVISIBLE,0,REMOVE_STATE)
    FFX_AdjustPortrait(char,0)
    AIDisable(char)
    RegTimer('OnEnterBike2',0.5,0,rider)
    template=getBike(char)
    name=getFormName()
    FFX_Spawn(name,template,char)
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_ENTERBike',char,name,'OnEnterBike',5,0)


def getBike(char):
    temp=getByTemplate(char,FFX_BIKER_CUSTOM,1)
    return temp

def getBikeRider(char):
    temp=getByTemplate(char,FFX_BIKER_CUSTOM,2)
    return temp

FFX_BIKER_CUSTOM=[
["default","ff_cruiser","microwave",""],
]





any help would be truly helpful

[Mystik]

bump

I surprised no one even tested the working driver code

[BentonGrey]

Sorry man, I've been pretty busy the last week (not like I'd be any help to begin with, but still).

[Previsionary]

It might actually help if you posted some log files (after you tried the attribute of course) so coders and such can actually get an idea about what kind of help to offer.

[Zorro]

Well, at least this explains why I was never able to get Tony Stark with a Driver attribute into his armor that had the vehicle attribute.

[Epimethee]

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I surprised no one even tested the working driver code

I finally did. (Little time and even less energy available for coding recently.) Your workaround works indeed very well, kudos! This fix changes the behaviour Dr Mike had in mind, i.e., only the vehicle appears at the beginning, but it does work (and personally, I might even prefer it working the way you fixed it).

Here's a slightly updated version, which prevents the car from running on its own at the beginning. (Also, the vehicle shouldn't appear on the same exact spot as the hero.)

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def initdriver(char,update=0):
    #find their vehicle
    template=getVehicle(char)
    name=getFormName()
    pos=Get_ObjectPos(char)
    pos=(pos[0]+30, pos[1]+30, pos[2])
    cshelper.spawn(name, template, pos)
    alignWith(name, char)
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_ENTERVEHICLE',char,name,'OnEnterVehicle',5,0)
    Mission_CustomAction('CUSTOM_EXITVEHICLE',name,name,'OnExitVehicle',5,0)
    Object_SetVar(name,'driver',char)
    AIDisable(name)

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def OnExitVehicle(dummy,char):
    #figure out who our driver is...
    driver=Object_GetVar(char,'driver')
    pos=Get_ObjectPos(char)
    pos=(pos[0]+20, pos[1]+20, pos[2])
    FFX_Teleport(driver,pos)
    alignWith(driver,char)
    Object_SetPrimaryState(driver,PCSTATE_EXILE,0,REMOVE_STATE)
    Object_SetSecondaryState(driver,SCSTATE_INVISIBLE,0,REMOVE_STATE)
    FFX_AdjustPortrait(char,0)
    AIDisable(char)
    RegTimer('OnEnterVehicle2',0.5,0,driver)

[Epimethee]

Note: I just made a quick test with your pilot code, but probably due to the quick hack I used, I had a few major errors. Since it's very late, I'll call it quit for now. So the only immediate "help" I can provide is asking very basic questions:

Do the attributes create traceback errors in script.log?

Did you try adding print commands (e.g. print "OnEnterBike() step 1") at various points in your code so you could hopefully pinpoint the exact line where things stop working?

P.S.: Maybe a this should be moved to the script forum?

[stumpy]

P.S.: Maybe a this should be moved to the script forum?

Good point. Moved.

[Mystik]

actually I'm still pretty new at this so I dont even know where to view the log files

[Previsionary]

actually I'm still pretty new at this so I dont even know where to view the log files

FF.log and script.log are two text files that are located in the FFVTTR main folder.

[stumpy]

Check. See the >stickied topic< at the top of the Technical Issues forum for details on this.

[Epimethee]

Thor, don't hold your breath (RL getting in the way), but I'm trying to add options to the existing Driver/Vehicle so it might do something like what you want. bump the thread or PM me if I don't get back to you soon enough for your mod work.

[Mystik]

thank you for the effort :thumbup:
well I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed

[Mystik]

just a bump to see if you had the chance to make any progress