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==Question== | ==Question== | ||
I'm trying to have a NPC | I'm trying to have a NPC disappear when he dies with the SetActorAlpha function but it does not seem to work. Is there another way or can someone tell me what is wrong with the script? | ||
==Discussion== | ==Discussion== | ||
Several things are "wrong" | Several things are "wrong" | ||
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if timer == 3 | if timer == 3 | ||
saa 0.35 | saa 0.35 | ||
Message " | Message " < text snipped to prevent page stretching > ", 12 | ||
endif | endif | ||
if timer == 4 | if timer == 4 | ||
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saa 0.10 | saa 0.10 | ||
endif | endif | ||
if timer ==9 | if timer == 9 | ||
saa 0. | saa 0.05 | ||
endif | endif | ||
if timer == 10 | if timer == 10 | ||
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Yeah, well I kept working on it after I posted and I had resolved some things, like the OnDeath thing and the multiple ifs. Also when I posted my problem, I hadn't pasted all my script, I'll remember to paste averything next time ;p. Right now everything works except the alpha, it seems its because of the ghost effect on the NPC (unpasted part). I'll try your script and keep you informed... if you want. | Yeah, well I kept working on it after I posted and I had resolved some things, like the OnDeath thing and the multiple ifs. Also when I posted my problem, I hadn't pasted all my script, I'll remember to paste averything next time ;p. Right now everything works except the alpha, it seems its because of the ghost effect on the NPC (unpasted part). I'll try your script and keep you informed... if you want. | ||
Sure; I'd like to know. If it doesn't work, I'll pull this off the solutions category until we know why that is, but this is a simplified version of what I'm doing in my own work, so I don't suspect you'll have any problem. One caveat I discovered, though. It may not happen on all video cards, but if you hit saa 0 while the shader effect is active, you'll get a strange flash on the NPC. So - make sure the settings in your shader object cut off sharply - and be sure that the effect is entirely dead before you hit saa 0 and disable the NPC. Good Luck. [[User:JBurgess|JBurgess]] 23:24, 14 April 2006 (EDT) | |||
==Still...== | |||
I was able to test the script today and it didn't work, not totally at least. The NCP is disabled when fader is at 0, but he isn't fading away even though the GhostEffect is removed when he dies... I don't get it, does my short variable "dead" need to be a flag?? And if it does, how do flags work?? | |||
<pre> | |||
scn zzReinScript | |||
short dead | |||
short fader | |||
short said | |||
begin OnLoad | |||
saa 0.50 | |||
set fader to 0.50 | |||
set said to 0 | |||
pms GhostEffect | |||
end | |||
begin OnDeath | |||
set dead to 1 ;starts fading | |||
sms GhostEffect ;stops the visual effect that might interfere with the saa | |||
end | |||
begin GameMode | |||
if dead == 1 | |||
if fader > 0 | |||
set fader to ( fader - 0.05 ) | |||
saa fader | |||
if fader <= 0.35 && said == 0 | |||
Message " < text snipped to prevent page stretching > ", 7 | |||
set said to 1 | |||
endif | |||
elseif fader <= 0 | |||
set dead to 2 ; go to "reward" | |||
endif | |||
elseif dead == 2 | |||
Disable zzFiyRein | |||
;Disable zzreinblade ;In case he droped it | |||
Player.AddItem zzreincoif, 1 | |||
Player.AddSpell zzreinsab | |||
ForceWeather Clear ;since Fiy died the storm is over | |||
ReleaseWeatherOverride ;In case the OverrideFlag from the scroll script still takes effect | |||
set dead to 3 ;break condition | |||
endif | |||
end | |||
</pre> | |||
--[[User:Hawkes|Hawkes]] | |||
::--[[User:JBurgess|JBurgess]] 14:10, 19 April 2006 (EDT)Try setting fader to 1, and comment out the ghosteffect shader and saa in your onLoad block, and see if that helps. The problem could be tied into that, but I'm not able to test it locally at the moment. | |||
::I'll try it, see if its the problem. But if it is I'd still want my NPC to look transparent, since its a ghost, so how should I have him be 50% "not there" if I can't use the alpha... | |||
--[[User:Hawkes|Hawkes]] | |||
==Finally!!== | |||
Well, after a long time concentrating on school and PLAYING Oblivion I decided to restart modding and went back to the problem and immediately realized that I hadn't made "fader" a float variable so it's just that... it works now. | |||
--- | |||
==Another== | |||
I just do this. | |||
<pre> | |||
float alpha | |||
short flag | |||
begin onload | |||
set alpha to 1 | |||
end onload | |||
begin ondeath | |||
set flag to 1 | |||
end ondeath | |||
begin gamemode | |||
if ( flag == 1 ) | |||
if ( alpha > 0 ) | |||
set alpha to ( alpha - getsecondspassed ) | |||
saa alpha | |||
else | |||
disable | |||
set flag to 0 | |||
endif | |||
end gamemode | |||
</pre> | |||
Seems a bit simpler, but that may just be that it feels closer to the coding style I'm used to. | |||
--[[User:Kab|Kab]] 09:12, 16 April 2006 (EDT) | |||
[[Category:Solutions]] | [[Category:Solutions]] |
Latest revision as of 16:53, 19 July 2007
Question[edit | edit source]
I'm trying to have a NPC disappear when he dies with the SetActorAlpha function but it does not seem to work. Is there another way or can someone tell me what is wrong with the script?
Discussion[edit | edit source]
Several things are "wrong"
- OnDeath runs only once.
- timer is not set to 0 (or declared)
- GetSecondsPassed is a float and contains the seconds passed since last frame typically something like '.03' on my box.
- not wrong, but should use if/elseif/elseif/... instead of many if commands
Something with a ref (set to dead actor in onDead) and GameMode that has the logic below but rewritten to use float (e.g. <= 1 instead of == 1) and to only run once.
begin OnDeath set timer to timer + GetSecondsPassed if timer == 1 saa 0.45 endif if timer == 2 saa 0.40 endif if timer == 3 saa 0.35 Message " < text snipped to prevent page stretching > ", 12 endif if timer == 4 saa 0.30 endif if timer == 5 saa 0.25 endif if timer == 6 saa 0.20 endif if timer == 7 saa 0.15 endif if timer == 8 saa 0.10 endif if timer == 9 saa 0.05 endif if timer == 10 saa 0.0 endif if timer == 11 PlaceAtMe zzreinbrace Player.AddSpell zzreinsab ForceWeather Clear ReleaseWeatherOverride Disable zzFiyRein endif end
--Hawkes 13:07, 12 April 2006 (EDT)
Solution[edit | edit source]
I just happened to be doing this exact thing for something I'm working on right now. Here's how I'm handling it. Good Luck. JBurgess 14:45, 13 April 2006 (EDT)
scn FadingNPCscript short onDeathFlag short Fader begin onLoad set Fader to 1 ; initialize our variable here end begin onDeath set FadeFlag to 1 ; activate gameMode loop sms shaderEffect ; turn off shaders which may conflict with saa end begin gameMode if FadeFlag == 1 ; only passes after death saa 1 ; set actor alpha to 100% - "just in case" if Fader > 0 ; because we set it to 1 in onLoad, this will pass set Fader to (Fader - 0.05) ; Decrement our var by 0.05 saa Fader ; and use that var for our actor alpha elseif Fader <= 0 ; When invisible, let's clean up set FadeFlag to 0 disable ; disable the dead/invisible NPC endif endif end
Yeah, well I kept working on it after I posted and I had resolved some things, like the OnDeath thing and the multiple ifs. Also when I posted my problem, I hadn't pasted all my script, I'll remember to paste averything next time ;p. Right now everything works except the alpha, it seems its because of the ghost effect on the NPC (unpasted part). I'll try your script and keep you informed... if you want.
Sure; I'd like to know. If it doesn't work, I'll pull this off the solutions category until we know why that is, but this is a simplified version of what I'm doing in my own work, so I don't suspect you'll have any problem. One caveat I discovered, though. It may not happen on all video cards, but if you hit saa 0 while the shader effect is active, you'll get a strange flash on the NPC. So - make sure the settings in your shader object cut off sharply - and be sure that the effect is entirely dead before you hit saa 0 and disable the NPC. Good Luck. JBurgess 23:24, 14 April 2006 (EDT)
Still...[edit | edit source]
I was able to test the script today and it didn't work, not totally at least. The NCP is disabled when fader is at 0, but he isn't fading away even though the GhostEffect is removed when he dies... I don't get it, does my short variable "dead" need to be a flag?? And if it does, how do flags work??
scn zzReinScript short dead short fader short said begin OnLoad saa 0.50 set fader to 0.50 set said to 0 pms GhostEffect end begin OnDeath set dead to 1 ;starts fading sms GhostEffect ;stops the visual effect that might interfere with the saa end begin GameMode if dead == 1 if fader > 0 set fader to ( fader - 0.05 ) saa fader if fader <= 0.35 && said == 0 Message " < text snipped to prevent page stretching > ", 7 set said to 1 endif elseif fader <= 0 set dead to 2 ; go to "reward" endif elseif dead == 2 Disable zzFiyRein ;Disable zzreinblade ;In case he droped it Player.AddItem zzreincoif, 1 Player.AddSpell zzreinsab ForceWeather Clear ;since Fiy died the storm is over ReleaseWeatherOverride ;In case the OverrideFlag from the scroll script still takes effect set dead to 3 ;break condition endif end
--Hawkes
- --JBurgess 14:10, 19 April 2006 (EDT)Try setting fader to 1, and comment out the ghosteffect shader and saa in your onLoad block, and see if that helps. The problem could be tied into that, but I'm not able to test it locally at the moment.
- I'll try it, see if its the problem. But if it is I'd still want my NPC to look transparent, since its a ghost, so how should I have him be 50% "not there" if I can't use the alpha...
--Hawkes
Finally!![edit | edit source]
Well, after a long time concentrating on school and PLAYING Oblivion I decided to restart modding and went back to the problem and immediately realized that I hadn't made "fader" a float variable so it's just that... it works now.
---
Another[edit | edit source]
I just do this.
float alpha short flag begin onload set alpha to 1 end onload begin ondeath set flag to 1 end ondeath begin gamemode if ( flag == 1 ) if ( alpha > 0 ) set alpha to ( alpha - getsecondspassed ) saa alpha else disable set flag to 0 endif end gamemode
Seems a bit simpler, but that may just be that it feels closer to the coding style I'm used to. --Kab 09:12, 16 April 2006 (EDT)