Need some script help please

[omegaspectre]

Right,

 

I need a script that makes an actor move to their combat target and explode.

 

Like this:

 

1) Enters Combat

2) Moves to Combat Target

3) Explodes

 

But I can't seem to work out how to do this.

Help please?

 

Omegaspectre

Edited July 18, 2011 by omegaspectre

[Gribbleshnibit8]

You might try looking at a Package, found under Actor Data in the Object Window. The GECK page on travel packages might be helpful, as well as the other package pages.

 

You could approximate the seeking the player by using a travel package with the Continue In Comabt flag checked, with the player as the target. Or at least, I think you can, not sure if the player can be chosen as the destination of a package. But play around with them and you might be able to. I would think setting the actor to use a melee weapon might help, as their AI will force them into melee range in order to do combat.

 

Play around with it and see what happens is the best bet. Try one of the test rooms (if you don't have your own test cell) to test things out.

[omegaspectre]

I think the melee weapon solution would be good for me, how would that work for an eyebot?

[nosisab]

Maybe you want to use the "MoveTo" script function, the syntax is shown in That GECK page

[omegaspectre]

Hmm, I don't know how to get it to work ingame though (read 1st post - I've edited it)

[nosisab]

What's the actual problem, moving toward the player or exploding?

[omegaspectre]

Both, its because I need it to move towards the current Target, so it only moves to it's target during combat. With the exploding I've tried the "kill" command and setting destruction data but it doesn't work.

[Gribbleshnibit8]

If you've got the part where it dies when it reaches the target, then the explosion is simple. Just do a PlaceAtMe in your script, and then use the desired explosion as the placed object.

[omegaspectre]

Now I need to get the movement working.. It needs to move towards it's current enemy and explode