Making a NPC vanish in one module and reappeare in another

[Seamhainn]

Hello!

 

I want to restore the Echani Mercenary on Manaan. My investigations hint that he can be met in the hotel in Ahto City. So I implement him in the game with the .git file in said module.

 

His dialogue suggests that he can later be met in the Mercenary Enclave again. So, depending on the variable MAN_PLANET_PLOT, the NPC has to vanish from the module he originally was positioned in and reappeare in another module at a certain position (when the PC returns successfully from the Hrakerth Reef).

 

How can I do that? Thanks for any help!

 

Take care

[zbyl2]

This script should go to line, where NPC vanish:

void main() {
DestroyObject(GetObjectByTag("tag of NPC that should vanish"));
}

Later, to OnEnter script of module he should re-appear, add this:

if(GetGlobalNumber("MAN_PLANET_PLOT")==x) { //Change x into any number
CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE,"resref of NPC", Location(GetWaypointByTag("tag of waypoint"));
}

 

Hope it's understandable

[Seamhainn]

Okay, thanks zbyl2! Nevertheless those scripts must be checked when the PC enters the said modules, including a conditional I guess. Where can I find the OnEnter scripts for manm26aa and manm26ae?

 

Thanks

[zbyl2]

Where can I find the OnEnter scripts for manm26aa and manm26ae?

 

In .are file of module there should be field "OnEnter script" (or something like that, I don't have an access to my computer for now). There's the name of script. If you don't have anything in this field, just make new script and put it name to .are file. If there's something, you have to decompile OnEnter script of module and edit this.

[Seamhainn]

Okay, I have this OnEnter script:

 

void main() {  object oEntering = GetEnteringObject();
 object oPC=GetFirstPC();
 if (GetIsPC(oEntering))
     {
   if (GetGlobalBoolean("MAN_ECHANIR_DONE")) {
       vector vPos;
       float fAngle;

       vPos.x = 38.00; 
       vPos.y = 5.00; 
       vPos.z = 27.00;
       fAngle = 0.0; 

       CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE, "man26_echmerc2", Location(vPos, fAngle));

      }

    ExecuteScript("k_pman_26a_area", OBJECT_SELF); 	
    }

}

 

Obviously I only want one man26_echmerc2, and so want the script executed only once. Unfortunately I can't set ECHANIR_DONE to FALSE, as it is used elsewhere in the game also. How can I make it that the script is only executed once?

 

Thanks!

[zbyl2]

Never did it before so I can be wrong, but I think you can use GetLocalBoolean function instead.

if(GetLocalBoolean(OBJECT_SELF, 10)) {

[Seamhainn]

Thanks, what is that boolean for or supposed to do?