Godzilla Elites + Command Script Tutorial

snakejknight · Post by **snakejknight** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:29 pm

lmao, very nice... is this an entry for the ai contest?

xXtR1Xm1Xx · Post by **xXtR1Xm1Xx** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:34 pm

snakejknight wrote:lmao, very nice... is this an entry for the ai contest?

Alls it is is 2 AI that are huge for some scripting research. I may be wrong though.

neodos · Post by **neodos** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:08 pm

D4rkFire wrote:No the point like its an AI mod so why not just keep it that way. Why make the elite huge if it does the same thing big or small.

It's an example of the first script with AI commands.

Nice job on it Agent

Mr N · Post by **Mr N** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:09 pm

D4rkFire wrote:No the point like its an AI mod so why not just keep it that way. Why make the elite huge if it does the same thing big or small.

This is what's known as a "proof of concept" mod. It's not designed for uber replay value, but rather to show that command scripts can work while providing an example.

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:05 pm

Am I the only one that can't see the pictures?

Picceta · Post by **Picceta** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:20 am

nope, i cant see them either

Munsie · Post by **Munsie** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:57 am

The images are hosted on his computer. Which must be off. It's 6:00 AM where he is right now... So, it should be back up in an hour or two when he wakes up.

~Munsie

Shadow LAG · Post by **Shadow LAG** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:01 am

ugh, my school computers freeze when i view over a certain number of pictures, I'll check this out when i get home sounds school. Is it mpc (multiplayer compatible) meaning non-modders can see it?

Munsie · Post by **Munsie** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:52 am

Shadow LAG wrote: ugh, my school computers freeze when i view over a certain number of pictures, I'll check this out when i get home sounds school. Is it mpc (multiplayer compatible) meaning non-modders can see it?

Nevermind. My school comps just can't load. gifs, sooo... His comp must be up. Check it out from home.

And this script only works for connection host, so no SLC at all.

~Munsie

LuxuriousMeat · Post by **LuxuriousMeat** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:45 am

what map is it for? the download page says acsension but the pic on the download page is on coagulation

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:30 am

jackrabbitlight wrote:scripts sinc up just fine online if you wright them correctly wich can be the trickyest part

Especially for someone with bad grammar like yourself...

Some scripts will not sync... Its not about the writing...

xXxCocoFangxXx · Post by **xXxCocoFangxXx** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:20 pm

Very nice!

galvination · Post by **galvination** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:23 pm

still can't see the pics..

smacktalker · Post by **smacktalker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:26 pm

why not think of something that is worth seeing and playing? nice scripting and all, but i find this not impressive at all, considering the elites look pretty tripped out.

D4rkFire · Post by **D4rkFire** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:34 pm

Mr N wrote:
D4rkFire wrote:No the point like its an AI mod so why not just keep it that way. Why make the elite huge if it does the same thing big or small.
This is what's known as a "proof of concept" mod. It's not designed for uber replay value, but rather to show that command scripts can work while providing an example.

Oo Ok i get it now. Thanks

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:41 pm

Also one more thing, On Munsie's animated picture's, the delay between frames is huge. I need to sit here forever just to see an elite get out of a banshee.

EDIT: Heh, My post is right above the tutorial, so when you click the link you read the following text... Ma 44 bulletz r laced with crack >_>

Agent ME · Post by **Agent ME** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:44 pm

About the Mods DB saying the mod is for Ascension - that was a mistake, I forgot to choose Coagulation from the list.

About the pic hosting - They are hosted on my comp, but I just got a frihost web account, so things will be gradually moved over to that.

This mod isn't intended to be a mod like Heretic Highway that you play with friends and have an ubersweet time - it's a proof-of-concept mod like some others mentioned. This is the first released mod to use AI command scripting. There's a huge potential with AI command scripting. You can even script paths for AI movement to follow with the (cs_direction) command.

Now on how I did this - to assign a command script to an AI actor, go into Entity's meta editor into the level's scnr tag, and make sure show invisibles is checked:

Then, go into the AI squad, and go to the Actors (Spawns) reflexive to the AI you want to assign a command script on, and look at the circled spots:

The first string, you set to be the name of the command script. This is IMPORTANT - entering the string wrong will stop the actor from using it.

The second part, you simply choose the command script from the list, and then hit save.

Start up the game, and the AI will use the command script whenever they are spawned.

To make the command script yourself, you can use Shalted's compiler if you wish. If you want to make a script to make the AI crouch until he's shot, compile this script in:

Code: Select all

(script command_script crouch
  (cs_abort_on_damage true)
  (cs_crouch true)
  (sleep_forever)
)

After you compile that with Shalted's Entity Compiler, go into the scnr tag with Entity's meta editor to fix the script declaration. Find the script names reflexive, and make sure the script is named "crouch", has a script type of 5, and a return/value type of 4 (Void), and hit save. Then do the steps I've mentioned above to assign the script to an AI actor.

Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:48 pm

Great job figuring this out by yourself, for the most part.
But what's up with the LODs on the Elites?

Agent ME · Post by **Agent ME** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:57 pm

The LODs are the same as they are for a normal-sized elite, but normally you couldn't notice the changes as the elite would only be a few pixels tall when he gets to the lower ones.

But here, the elite is 8.125x normal size, so its much more noticeable. If you use Yelo with the Cinematic mode options, it should make it use higher LODs if you want.

EDIT: The elite is actually 8.125x size - forgot to mention that - not 10x - I put a digit in the wrong spot when I compiled the code - what's the point of endian-swapping anyway?

slayer410 · Post by **slayer410** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:02 pm

Now if memory serves me right, there is a way to run a command script to a squad without assigning that script to the squad.