A Question For The Game Modders Out There.

[jcompton]

To compile scripts, get yourself any decent text editor (PFE or ConText work great) and compile your scripts in Near Infinity, available from http://www.idi.ntnu.no/~joh/ni/ ... NI does so many other things it's pretty indispensible anyway.

Dundee: I fear I don't know combat AI so I can't answer your question.

[White Lancer]

Ok, im into this scripting stuff now. The first script i made totally by myself was a simple one. All it did was attack imoen when i saw her Just playing around with scripts. Now i want to write one that casts different spells based on different situations. I have set it to cast melf's acid arrow at the nearest enemy, but now i want it to cast melf's minute meteors when i dont have any currently. this is what i have so far:

IF
ActionListEmpty()
HaveSpell(WIZARD_MELF_MINUTE_METEOR)
!HaveItem...

I don't know which item the meteors are, and i dont know where to find out, could anyone point me in the right dirrection? Also, i dont want my mage to cast melfs acid arrow on an enemy who is protected, so how do i tell it not to cast it if they are protected?

[Dundee Slaytern]

The code below means that the Mage will not cast Melf's Acid Arrow on a target if the target is under the influences of (Minor) Globe of Invulnerability, or has more than 75% Acid Resistance, or has more than 50% Magic Resistance, or has Mirror Image active, or has (Minor) Spell Turning active. I am still trying to figure out how to handle Mages with Spell Immunity and Spell Deflection.

code:

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IF

	ActionListEmpty()

	See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))

	CheckStat(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),0,MINORGLOBE)

	CheckStat(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),0,SHIELDGLOBE)

	!CheckStatGT(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),75,RESISTACID)

	!CheckStatGT(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),50,RESISTMAGIC  )

	!StateCheck(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),STATE_MIRRORIMA  GE)

	!HasBounceEffects(LastSeenBy(Myself))

	HaveSpell(WIZARD_MELF_ACID_ARROW)

THEN

	RESPONSE #100

		Spell(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),WIZARD_MELF_ACID_ARRO  W)

END

[/QUOTE]The IWD Mage AI script I have now is still a bit buggy in the defensive area, but most of the offensive scripts are working perfectly.

[White Lancer]

Great, thanks, that helped heaps. Do you know how i can set my mage to cast minute meteors when he/she doesn't have any?

[LennonCook]

Originally posted by White Lancer: Great, thanks, that helped heaps. Do you know how i can set my mage to cast minute meteors when he/she doesn't have any?

By cheating

[White Lancer]

Originally posted by LennonCook: By cheating

No, you miss-understand. I dont want to cast a spell i don't have, i want to cast a memorised melfs minute meteors, when i dont have any meteors in my hand.
As in, i throw my last meteor, then cast melfs minute meteors, so i get more.

EDIT] Dundee (or anyone who can answer this)what is SHIELDGLOBE? and What are BounceEffects?

And another thing, why do you sometimes use NearestEnemyof() and other times use LastSeenBy()? What is wrong with just using NearestEnemyOf() all the time?

[ 10-14-2002, 06:55 AM: Message edited by: White Lancer ]

[Dundee Slaytern]

Originally posted by White Lancer: Great, thanks, that helped heaps. Do you know how i can set my mage to cast minute meteors when he/she doesn't have any?

Alas! I too wish to know. [img]smile.gif[/img] Remember that I have only been doing this for less than 2 days so far.

[Dundee Slaytern]

Originally posted by White Lancer: EDIT] Dundee (or anyone who can answer this)what is SHIELDGLOBE? and What are BounceEffects? And another thing, why do you sometimes use NearestEnemyof() and other times use LastSeenBy()? What is wrong with just using NearestEnemyOf() all the time?

Nothing wrong I guess. LastSeenBy() is just more cautious, as in so long as somebody has it active. Feel free to change it to NearestEnemyOf().

Personally I use SecondNearestEnemyOf() for Melf's Acid Arrow to make it more random since enemies move around.

SHIELDGLOBE is referring to Globe of Invulnerability(99% sure), while HasBounceEffects is referring to whether or not the target has (Minor) Spell Turning active.

ADD] Personally, I regret not doing a fighter script first as that would be soooo much easier to do as all I need to add it to make them drink healing potions and antidotes when necessary.

Custom AI Scripts rock! Now... if only I can figure out how to implement my PRATI tactic into an AI script... then I can play BG2 as though it is a movie. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 10-14-2002, 07:10 AM: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ]

[White Lancer]

Originally posted by Dundee Slaytern: Personally I use SecondNearestEnemyOf() for Melf's Acid Arrow to make it more random since enemies move around. ADD] Personally, I regret not doing a fighter script first as that would be soooo much easier to do as all I need to add it to make them drink healing potions and antidotes when necessary. Custom AI Scripts rock! Now... if only I can figure out how to implement my PRATI tactic into an AI script... then I can play BG2 as though it is a movie. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Hmm. i've seen others using TenthNeasrestEnemyOf(), i dont know what these actually do, but im guessing it choses randomly from the ten closest enemies?

Fighter scripts... no point, i never use fighters

LOL, not quite playable as a movie, you still have to talk to people and tell your mage/sorc where to walk.

ADD] BTW, do you think this would work?

IF
ActionListEmpty() //not doing anything
!StateCheck(Myself,STATE_STONESKIN) //not stoneskin-ed
HaveSpell(WIZARD_STONESKIN) //have stonskin
THEN
RESPONSE#100 //always
Spell(Myself,WIZARD_STONESKIN) //cast stoneskin
END

[ 10-14-2002, 07:28 AM: Message edited by: White Lancer ]

[White Lancer]

*Evil Grin*

IF
ActionListEmpty()
See("Jahiera")
HPGt("Jahiera",0)
HaveSpell(WIZARD_FIRE_ARROW)
THEN
RESPONSE#100
Spell("Jahiera",WIZARD_FIRE_ARROW)
END

*Evil Grin*

BTW, found a list of item codes... go to shadow keeper, open the item browser, look to the far right... item codes! Spells are the same, just use the spell browser instead.