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[Isaac]

It doesn't matter to the game what the lock_picks are called, so long as it's a valid name; especially if you are rolling your own lock picking mechanics.

[Pompidom]

following situation:

Every time a button is pressed it needs to activate the model of the next gem in the row

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function bluegem1
blue_gem_1.model:enable()

function bluegem2
blue_gem_2.model:enable()

etc...

all the way upto 8 gems that are activated

I would like some help creating a script for it that doesn't involve using 8 seperate counters connected to the button

[Zo Kath Ra]

following situation:

Every time a button is pressed it needs to activate the model of the next gem in the row

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function bluegem1
blue_gem_1.model:enable()

function bluegem2
blue_gem_2.model:enable()

etc...

all the way upto 8 gems that are activated

I would like some help creating a script for it that doesn't involve using 8 seperate counters connected to the button

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function activateGems()
	local gem_ids = {"blue_gem_1", "blue_gem_2", "blue_gem_3"}
	
	for i = 1, #gem_ids do
		local gem_entity = findEntity(gem_ids[i])
		
		if gem_entity and gem_entity.model and (gem_entity.model:isEnabled() == false) then
			gem_entity.model:enable()
			return
		end
	end
end

[Pompidom]

https://youtu.be/dzKuQxWjx4A

Worx great ! Thanx

[Pompidom]

https://youtu.be/UUvvBXQvvz0

So the entire puzzle works fine. Reset button works fine.
The platforms reset to their original starter positions. However if I then continue throwing rocks in it, the platform goes instantly to the last dropped position.

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startHeight = 1
dir = 1
posY = 0

function mineweightdown1()
	
	local spinner = findEntity("mine_counterweight_platform_3")
	
	if  posY < startHeight then
		posY = posY - 0.001
		spinner:setPosition(script_entity_98.x, script_entity_98.y, dir, posY, script_entity_98.level)
	
	end
end

This script is activated for the duration of 1 second when a rock is inserted which drops the platform a little bit.

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function resetplatform

mine_counterweight_platform_3:setPosition(4,8,1,0,13)

And this script is activated when the reset button is activated. The platform goes back to the original starter position.
However is dropped all the way back where I left it when I start throwing rocks again.

mine_counterweight_platform_3 is placed on the same square as script_entity_98.

Help !

[Isaac]

If these functions are in separate script entities, then you need a 'setter' function in the first script, that can be called from the resetplatform function.
If these functions are both in the same script, then just set posY = 0 in the resetplatform function.

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--setter
function resetY()
	posY = 0
end

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function resetplatform()
	mine_counterweight_platform_3:setPosition(4,8,1,0,13)
	posY = 0
end	

[Pompidom]

I wasted 2 hours today on disabling minimal savestates on many objects, as my mod is basically the motherload of setWorldPositions

https://ibb.co/inw030

This is the only thing that's left.

I have bodies and skeletons set with WorldPositions so that they properly fit on tables, beds, chairs, graves and caskets, hanging from hooks and chains. You name it. It's a massacre everywhere you go

The "hurt" human archer model based on Skeleton_trooper1 is the only thing left I can't get a fix on.
I disabled the animation so that he appears as a dead human with some worldRotation shizzle.

After a reload, his animation is back "on" in his "hurt" sitting animation on the ground.

Is there any way to get around it?

[Pompidom]

https://youtu.be/c-Q_m9DNHDw

I made a jackpot slot machine in the tavern I'm currently building.
Currently it already has an "idle" mode displaying some stuff like a real jackpot would in "insert coin" mode.

I already have an idea to give it a fixed outcome. That's pretty easy to implement.
Are there any randomizing scripts I can learn from?

My current idea is to make the symbols appear and change really fast and then when the coin is inserted, all symbols are halted.
And then a delayed call is done to read out the outcome and then pay out when a winning combination is displayed. Which is more or less semi random.

Not really expecting an answer here, but maybe someone is interested in sharing some RNG scripts that can help me out here.

[Khollik]

Hi everyone

Is it possible to create an "onIdle" function as a party hook?

I tried to use "isIdle" as a hook in my init.lua file but then I have an error message (invalid component party).

Basically, I'm looking for a way to check the state of the party (moving/not moving). I could use a timer with a very short timer interval (say 0.1s), but I was wondering if there was another way to do it, since timers seem to act strangely when not in the same level of the party...

Thanks
Khollik

[Isaac]

Is it possible to create an "onIdle" function as a party hook?

The party object has functions that tell if it is moving, is idle, is falling, is resting; they return a boolean value when called.
Example:

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print("The Party is moving:",party.party:isMoving()) 
print("The Party is moving:",party.party:isIdle())

Also you can use the party hook onMove(). This hook is called —every time they try to move. It is gives the direction as well.

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--place in the party component
onMove = function(self, dir)  local compass = {'North', 'East', 'South', 'West'} hudPrint("the Party takes a Step "..compass[dir+1])  end

Alternatively:

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--place in a script_entity
party.party:addConnector('onMove', self.go.id, "partyIsMoving")

function partyIsMoving(self, dir)
 local compass = {'North', 'East', 'South', 'West'} hudPrint("the Party takes a Step "..compass[dir+1])
end

Note: The component version has the ability to cancel the move by returning false; the script_entity version does not.

______________________
It is possible to use both at once:

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--place in the party component
onMove = function(...) return  script_entity_1.script:restrictNorth(...) end

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--place in a script_entity
function restrictNorth(script, party, dir)
	local compass = {'North', 'East', 'South', 'West'}
	hudPrint("The Party "..iff(dir~=0,'takes', 'cannot take').." a Step "..compass[dir+1])
	return dir~=0
end