Hook functions

[cromcrom]

Hi all,

I am using some custom functions within the objects hooks (a "woodcutter" function that checks a "woodcutter" skill in the onDie of a barrel, for example).
Right now, I have to define all the custom functions within the onDie hook. Is there a more convenient way to store all the functions in a common place ?
The code below works great, although it is messy, and I would like to clean it a bit, and make a more convenient use of the functions.

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cloneObject{
   name = "woodpile",
   uiName = "Wood Pile",
   baseObject = "barrel_crate_block",
   	health = 50,
	
	
	onDie = function(self)
	local randomCheck = math.random(1,10)
	local skillbonus = 0
	
function itemCheck(thisItem)
   local thisPlayer = 1
   local itemSlot = 1
   local currItem
   
   for thisPlayer=1,4,1 do
      for itemSlot=1,31,1 do
         if party:getChampion(thisPlayer):getItem(itemSlot) ~= nil then 
            currItem = party:getChampion(thisPlayer):getItem(itemSlot).name
            if currItem == thisItem then
               return true
            end
         end   
      itemSlot = itemSlot + 1
      end
   thisPlayer = thisPlayer + 1      
   end   
end
	
function checkWoodcutterLevel()
	 	local skillLevel = -2		
	 	if itemCheck("novicewoodcutter") then skillLevel = 1 end
	 	if itemCheck("adeptwoodcutter") then skillLevel = 2 end
	 	if itemCheck("masterwoodcutter") then skillLevel = 3 end
	 	if itemCheck("legendarywoodcutter") then skillLevel = 5 end
		return skillLevel
end	

function teststat(stat, testmaxvalue, xpmin, xpmax)

   local astat = 0
   local aname = ""
   
   for i=1,4 do
      astat = party:getChampion(i):getStat(stat)
      aname = party:getChampion(i):getName()
      if astat < math.random(testmaxvalue) then
         hudPrint(aname.." doesn't learn anything.")
      else
         local experiencegained = math.random(xpmin,xpmax)
         hudPrint(aname.." succeeds to understand what is going on and gain "..experiencegained.." XP." )
         party:getChampion(i):gainExp(experiencegained)
      end   
   end
end




		skillbonus = checkWoodcutterLevel()
		if randomCheck < 4 + skillbonus then
		   spawn("wood_branch", self.level, self.x, self.y, party.facing)
		else 
			teststat("willpower", 23, 5, 10)
		end
		if randomCheck < -1 + skillbonus then
		   spawn("wood_branch", self.level, self.x, self.y, party.facing)
		end		
    end,
	
	
    }

TX in advance for any help, people

[antti]

Check out this tutorial I added yesterday: http://www.grimrock.net/modding/how-to- ... ider-eggs/

You can contain the actual functionality mostly in script entities in the dungeon editor and just refer to those scripts, and maybe pass some parameters to them, from the hooks.

[cromcrom]

Ow, it works there too. I already created a "crom_library", it works really great, I will check this immediately. Thanks for the fast answers, you rock

[cromcrom]

It works great, a thousand thanks

[cromcrom]

Looks much cleaner like that ^^

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cloneObject{
   name = "TLCSnail",
   baseObject = "snail",
   lootDrop = {},
	onDie = function(self)
	local randomCheck = math.random(1,10)
	local skillbonusbutcher = 0
	local butcher_loot = "snail_slice"

		skillbonusbutcher = crom_library.checkButcherLevel()
		if randomCheck < 7 + skillbonusbutcher then
		   spawn(butcher_loot, self.level, self.x, self.y, party.facing)
		else 
			crom_library.teststat("willpower", 23, 5, 10)
		end
		if randomCheck < 4 + skillbonusbutcher then
		   spawn(butcher_loot, self.level, self.x, self.y, party.facing)
		end	
		if randomCheck < 0 + skillbonusbutcher then
		   spawn(butcher_loot, self.level, self.x, self.y, party.facing)
		end	
    end,
}