lucky_jackpot - about that force mana draining lightning...

[Lord Kaje]

Thanx 4 yer reply in the other forum -- I shoulda known it'd be controlled by COG; I get a bit confused when it comes to projectiles.

_K_

[lucky_jackpot]

Okies - first off, sorry to be a slow-a$$ pain - that annoying thing called a "personal life" got in the way (issues with family http://forums.massassi.net/html/redface.gif), so ... not wanting you to worry too much ( http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif), I've drummed up this script.

NOTE however that this is far from perfect - but it's the best I could do in the short time, as I'm working the rest of the weekend now, and won't have time to sit down and code http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif - so I give you *cue drum roll*:
The Imperfect "Force Drain" class cog script v1.0.



## Jedi Knight Cog Script
#
# FORCE_DRAIN.COG
#
# FORCEPOWER Script - DRAIN - replaces "Blinding"
# Light (should be Dark) Side Power
# Bin 27
#
# [Originally by YB]
#
# Modifed version of force blinding, so that the victim's health and mana
# become the attacker's (the force user's).
#
# This cog script is FAR from perfect - it's just a *(VERY) QUICK* altered version of
# LEC's "Force Blinding" that I drummed up - there are a couple of inconsistencies,
# and none of the script is *really* dependent upon "force assignment stars".
# (eg: "rank" based effects/duration)
# The script also contains many "hard-coded" variables, that do not allow for
# any real "dynamic updating"... :S
#
# If you wish to have it as an additional force power, then you'll need to edit
# "items.dat" file (make sure you have an "icon"), else it will crash JK !!!
#
#
# This COG script is NOT supported by LucasArts or LEC.
#
# Permission is granted to use this script by the author, as long as credit
# is provided in the readme file for any add-on levels that use this script.
#
# E-mail: lucky_jackpot@hotmail.com
# [RJS]
##


symbols

thing player local
thing victim local
thing potential local

flex mana local
flex cost=100.0 local
int rank local
int count local
int retval=0 local
int dummy local

flex dot local
flex maxDot local

sound blindingSound=ForceBlind01.WAV local
template cone_tpl=+force_blind local

int active=0 local

message startup
message activated
message deactivated
message pulse
message timer
message newplayer
message killed
message deselected
message selected

flex playerHealth local
flex victimHealth local
flex damageAmount local
flex manaReductionRate=10 local
flex minAmountNeeded=25 local

end

# ================================================== ======================================

code

startup:
player = GetlocalPlayerThing();

Return;

# .................................................. ......................................

activated:
if(active) Return;

mana = GetInv(player, 14);
rank = GetInv(player, 27);

if(mana >= cost)
{
victim = -1;
active = 1;
SetInvActivated(player, 27, 1);
SetPulse(0.33);
}

Return;

# .................................................. ......................................

pulse:

if (GetInv (player, 14) <= minAmountNeeded)
Return;

// Check all things for our victim.
victim = -1;
maxDot = 0;

// Search for all players and actors.
potential = FirstThingInView(player, 30 + 15 * rank, 8, 0x404);
while(potential != -1)
{
if (
HasLOS(player, potential) &&
(potential != player) &&
(VectorDist(GetThingPos(player), GetThingPos(potential)) <= (1 + rank)) &&
!(GetThingFlags(potential) & 0x200) &&
!(GetActorFlags(potential) & 0x100) &&
!((jkGetFlags(potential) & 0x20) &&
!IsInvActivated(player, 23) ) )
{
dot = ThingViewDot(player, potential);
if(dot > maxDot)
{
victim = potential;
maxDot = dot;
}
}
potential = NextThingInView();
}

// If we have a victim...
if(victim != -1)
{
jkSetTargetColors(6, 6, 6);
jkSetTarget(victim);

ChangeInv (player, 14, -10);

PlaySoundThing(blindingSound, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 0x80);


// Sort out "health" redistribution and dispersement...
// This is tested and works...

victimHealth = GetThingHealth (victim);
damageAmount = 10;
DamageThing (victim, damageAmount, 0x1, player);
PrintInt (victimHealth);
HealThing (player, 5);

// Now deal with the force side of things...
// NB: Could not test this next section of code
// (for MP *OR* SP), so this is based on theory... :/

if (IsInvAvailable (player, 14) > 0) { // If the player's Force bin is available...
if (IsInvAvailable (victim, 14) > 0 ) { //...and the victim's Force bin is available
ChangeInv (victim, 14, -manaReductionRate); // reduce victim's mana...
ChangeInv (player, 14, manaReductionRate); // increase player's mana...
}
else {
Print ("NO FORCE to DRAIN....");
}
}

}
else
{
jkEndTarget();
}

Return;

# .................................................. ......................................

deactivated:
if((victim == -1) || (GetThingHealth(player) <= 0))
{
call stop_power;
Return;
}

SetPulse(0);
jkEndTarget();

mana = GetInv(player, 14);
if(mana >= cost)
{
if(GetInv(player, 65) != 1)
// ChangeInv(player, 14, -cost);
SetBinWait(player, 27, 0.2);
rank = GetInv(player, 27);

if(HasLOS(player, victim) && (victim != player))
{
PlayMode(player, 24);
// PlaySoundThing(blindingSound, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 0x80);
// dummy = CreateThingAtPosNR(cone_tpl, GetThingSector(player), VectorAdd(GetThingPos(player), '0.0 0.0 0.04'), '0.0 0.0 0.0');
// SetThingLook(dummy, VectorSub(GetThingPos(victim), GetThingPos(player)));

// Blind victim for 5 seconds per rank
if ( (GetThingType(victim) == 10) || (GetThingType (victim) == 2) ) // OTHER PLAYER
{
if(!(GetThingFlags(victim) & 0x200))
retval = SkillTarget(victim, player, 27, rank);
}
else // ENEMY
{
// If bit is already set we kill the existing timer and start a new one
if(GetActorFlags(victim) & 0x800) KillTimerEx(victim);
SetActorFlags(victim, 0x800);

// Pass signature (i.e. unique ID) as a check in param 0
SetTimerEx(rank * 5, victim, GetThingSignature(victim), 0.0);
}
}
}

active = 0;
SetInvActivated(player, 27, 0);

Return;

# .................................................. ......................................

timer:
// This checks that the thing ref is still assigned to the same thing
// (remember the guy could have died and its ref reassigned to a generated thing)
if(GetThingSignature(GetSenderId()) == GetParam(0))
{
ClearActorFlags(GetSenderId(), 0x800);
}

Return;

# .................................................. ......................................

selected:
jkPrintUNIString(player, 27);
Return;

# .................................................. ......................................

deselected:
call stop_power;

Return;

# .................................................. ......................................

killed:
if(GetSenderRef() != player)
Return;

Return;

newplayer:
call stop_power;

Return;

# .................................................. ......................................

stop_power:
SetPulse(0);
SetInvActivated(player, 27, 0);
active = 0;
jkEndTarget();

Return;

end


Essentially, this is more a "base" for future work, rather than a defintive force power script - I'm just throwing ideas into the arena...

When I get more time, I can sit down and code it for you properly, if you want? The difficulty comes in testing it (especially if you're intending to use it for MP), because I don't have multiple machines to test it on... http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif

Hope this has (somewhat) helped http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif

-Jackpot

NB for more experienced coggers: Before you ask - "Yes" this was a very (!!!) quickly drummed up script, ok? So go nicely and no bashing lol. I know it's a little glitchy http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif

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[Lord Kaje]

l_jp; you ROCK...!!! Thanx for this "base" script...!

QUOTE: "...Okies - first off, sorry to be a slow-a$$ pain..."

Yo, never a rush on my part -- no backside pain here http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif

QUOTE: "...NOTE however that this is far from perfect - but it's the best I could do in the short time, as I'm working the rest of the weekend now..."

I work my full time job on the weekends -- I unnerstan'... I also run a bizness the rest o' th' time...

QUOTE: "...When I get more time, I can sit down and code it for you properly, if you want?..."

Sure...! But no rush wahtsoever...!

Thanx a million for this... no, I mean THANX...!

_K_