[tutorial] Populate Function

[TimBob12]

That's how I thought it should work but I never got round to test it. I have the script ready I just need to test it which I'll do tomorrow as its getting late and I have an exam tomorrow. I will also test hararks method if I get round to it

[newbiemodder]

I'll give it a try later...thx

[newbiemodder]

This is my script

 

#include "populate"

void main() { 

Populate(15, 8, 121, -10, 103, "522_man1"); 
Populate(15, 8, 121, -10, 103, "522_man2");   
Populate(15, 8, 121, -10, 103, "522_man3"); 
Populate(15, 8, 121, -10, 103, "522_fem1"); 
Populate(15, 8, 121, -10, 103, "522_fem2"); 
Populate(15, 8, 121, -10, 103, "522_fem3"); 



}

 

Doesn't work. I even changed the coords above to a much smaller area and no go

 

Seems to compile fine....beginning to think that this some crazy glitch that sometimes happens when modding.

 

Edit, I used the debugging technique from the tutorials and the script is being read onenter...so...

[harark1]

No idea but this populate function does seem to have a few glitches. I've noticed something but i wasn't sure if it was my doing until today. It seems not to obey the number of each charcter put in, i put 3 of a charcter that has an ithorian model in the script, in game I counted 5 ithorians and only one charcter type has the ithorian model. Little confused but its timbob's scripting hopefully he knows.

[harark1]

Timbob we have a probelm!!!! Using the same script I posted earlier, note I had not changed it, suddenly this happened

 

 

[JebusJM]

Just to clarify, you didn't put multiple copies of the script in the Override did you?

[harark1]

Uh, hmm good question that is a stupid thing I would do. Let me check.

 

Edit: nope just once.

[TimBob12]

I will be frankly honest... I haven't a clue why this is happening. Harak1 can you open up populate.nss in your overide and PM Me what it says please so I can make a few checks. Thanks.

[Canderis]

Has this been confirmed working in k1?

[TimBob12]

Hasn't but in theory it should work with no problems although some users have experienced problems that only some people seem to get. It works for like 80% of people. I just haven't had the time to confirm for K1. Should work fine though.

[harIII]

OMG, why haven't I seen this!?! Timbob to put it clearly YOU ARE A GOD!!! Instant download

[Nick Vader]

TimBob my characters seem to be spawning at random numbers, and I can't tell why! I used this script as my OnEnter script:

 

#include "populate"

void main() {

Populate( 3, -62, -26, -80, -76, "gmember");

Populate( 3, -62, -26, -80, -76, "gmember2");

Populate( 3, -62, -26, -80, -76, "gmember3");

ActionStartConversation(GetFirstPC(),"guardtalk"); //this line has nothing to do with your script, by the way...

}

[harark1]

What do you mean by random numbers? Random numbers of charcters?

[UltimateHK47]

//Feel free to use this script in any mod

//Feel free to modify this script but please ask me before / if you distribute it.

 

#include "k_inc_generic"

#include "k_inc_utility"

#include "populate"

 

 

int RandomInt(int iMax=1, int iMin=0) //Created by bead-v. Thank You

{

int Malo = iMin;

if(iMin>iMax) Malo=iMax;

int iRandom = Malo + Random(abs(iMax-iMin));

return iRandom;

}

 

 

void Populate(int Amount, int xMin, int xMax, int yMin, int yMax, string Tag)

{

 

 

int AutoInc = 0;

 

while(AutoInc<Amount)

{

AutoInc++;

 

int x = RandomInt(xMax, xMin);

int y = RandomInt(yMax, yMin);

float z = 0.0;

int Orient = Random(360);

 

float x1 = IntToFloat(x);

float y1 = IntToFloat(y);

float Orient1 = IntToFloat(Orient);

 

object NPC = CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE, Tag, Location(Vector(x1,y1,z), Orient1));

 

 

 

}

}

 

 

//Created by TimBob12

 

I really dont get it. So where do i replace my coordinates, xmin, ymin ect. Do i replace those with my coordinates. And for amount do i put the amount of people i want to spawn and copy it over amount? Where else do i have to put numbers im lost but i need this or ill be mapping nearly 100 people!!!!!!!

[darth-ackbar]

I've tried doing this with multiple populate lines:

Populate(5, 6, 9, 12, 15, Tag1);
Populate(7, 5, 12, 14, 19, Tag2);

 

And put the script in the OnEnter function. Whenever I try to use it, the game crashes. I'm guessing that this is due to the amount of processing power it uses, so is there a better way to do this?

[Fallen Guardian]

I tried using the populate function without success... but, looking at the populate.nss script, I figured out why. I was using an Obsidian UTC, which meant that the tag and template were different. So, when I specified the UTC's tag instead of its template the creature would never spawn, because the CreateObject function used within populate.nss' code requires the template of a creature to spawn it. So the example was a bit misleading, but, still an excellent function.