Scripters needed

[Blackrain]

I need a scripter who thinks they can fix my mod it opens in toolset but not in nwn for a long time it was corrupted but i managed to find a set aside copy so anyone who can help would be greatly needed and at the moment i don't have the internet but should have it back soon and can pay said person 100k

[driller]

I hope you are not serious, try this:

This is based on the PM you sent me that said you could load it in the toolset but not play it.

1.Make a new area and put the start in it.
2.Rebake all the areas.
3.Go to file->select->area and export each area to a file.
Make a new module and import them one by one.

-driller

[Dugaru327]

oh jesus really? I just had this problem with my mod...maybe I'll try importing

[Dugaru327]

I hope you are not serious, try this:

This is based on the PM you sent me that said you could load it in the toolset but not play it.

1.Make a new area and put the start in it.
2.Rebake all the areas.
3.Go to file->select->area and export each area to a file.
Make a new module and import them one by one.

-driller

I've isolated the problem to a single area. Module loads with all but this area. Add the area. Test crashes NWN. Remove area. Module loads. Lol. wtf? What could be doing this, driller, you think? I can remake the area, but it'll take 2 hours or so, because it happens to be the main floor of the dungeon...so that's a last resort...

[driller]

Look for placeables causing problems with the walkmesh. Remove or reposition the last few placeables you recently added before it started crashing.

Turn on baked and surface mesh. Enable wireframe mode and look for placeables hidden beneath the ground.

-driller

I hope you are not serious, try this:

This is based on the PM you sent me that said you could load it in the toolset but not play it.

1.Make a new area and put the start in it.
2.Rebake all the areas.
3.Go to file->select->area and export each area to a file.
Make a new module and import them one by one.

-driller

I've isolated the problem to a single area. Module loads with all but this area. Add the area. Test crashes NWN. Remove area. Module loads. Lol. wtf? What could be doing this, driller, you think? I can remake the area, but it'll take 2 hours or so, because it happens to be the main floor of the dungeon...so that's a last resort...

[Dugaru327]

Look for placeables causing problems with the walkmesh. Remove or reposition the last few placeables you recently added before it started crashing.

Turn on baked and surface mesh. Enable wireframe mode and look for placeables hidden beneath the ground.

-driller

Wait a second, I'm getting somewhere. Now the module loads but crashes when I enter the area. Give me a few minutes.

[Dugaru327]

Aha! It is this script:

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void main()
{
if (GetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF,"reset")==1)
 {
 SetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF,"reset",0);
 object oWaypoint=GetFirstObjectInArea(OBJECT_SELF);
 while (GetIsObjectValid(oWaypoint))
  {
  if (GetObjectType(oWaypoint)==OBJECT_TYPE_WAYPOINT)
   {
   if (GetTag(oWaypoint)=="spn_LesserShadow")
    {
    CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE,"lessershadow",GetLocation(oWaypoint));
    }
   if (GetTag(oWaypoint)=="spn_Shadow")
    {
    CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE,"shadow",GetLocation(oWaypoint));
    }
   if (GetTag(oWaypoint)=="spn_Heartless")
    {
    CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE,"heartless",GetLocation(oWaypoint));
    }
   if (GetTag(oWaypoint)=="spn_DeathsShadow")
    {
    CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE,"deathsshadow",GetLocation(oWaypoint));
    }
   }
  oWaypoint=GetNextObjectInArea(OBJECT_SELF);
  }
 }
}

I'm checking now if it's the monsters that spawn or the script.

[Dugaru327]

The monsters are fine, and I don't think there's anything wrong with the script. Could it be the fact that all the waypoints are next to the walls and perhaps one is too close?

[Dugaru327]

This is NWN1 btw...i don't know of any walkmesh thingy...I know what it is, but how can i see it...does NWN1 even use it?

[driller]

I thought you where talking about NWN2. Give me a sec and I will check it out in NWN1, it probably has something to with spawning in an invalid location.

-driller

[driller]

The act of spawning your creatures is resetting the GetFirst/Next objects.
It causes your script to count the same objects over and over. But it really should just TMI, not crash.

-driller

[driller]

Here is the fix...

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//adjust if needed
const float DELAY_SPAWN = 0.0f;

//this is to get around the GetFirst/Next problem
void ActionSpawn(string sTag, object oWaypoint)
{
/*
If you keep your spawner waypoint tags standardized 
then you do not have to modify your script 
to add more creatures as the waypoint tag 
will detemine what will spawn
*/
CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE,GetStringRight(sTag,GetStringLength(sTag)-4),GetLocation(oWaypoint));
}

void main()
{
object oWaypoint;
string sTag;

if (GetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF,"reset")==1)
 {
 SetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF,"reset",0);
 oWaypoint=GetFirstObjectInArea(OBJECT_SELF);

 while (GetIsObjectValid(oWaypoint))
   {
   if (GetObjectType(oWaypoint)==OBJECT_TYPE_WAYPOINT)
   {
   sTag = GetTag(oWaypoint);
   if (sTag=="spn_LesserShadow")
    {
    DelayCommand(DELAY_SPAWN,ActionSpawn(sTag,oWaypoint));
    }
   if (sTag=="spn_Shadow")
    {
    DelayCommand(DELAY_SPAWN,ActionSpawn(sTag,oWaypoint));
    }
   if (sTag=="spn_Heartless")
    {
    DelayCommand(DELAY_SPAWN,ActionSpawn(sTag,oWaypoint));
    }
   if (sTag=="spn_DeathsShadow")
    {
    DelayCommand(DELAY_SPAWN,ActionSpawn(sTag,oWaypoint));
    }
   }
  oWaypoint=GetNextObjectInArea(OBJECT_SELF);
  }
 }
}

Thanks,
-driller

[Dugaru327]

The act of spawning your creatures is resetting the GetFirst/Next objects.
It causes your script to count the same objects over and over. But it really should just TMI, not crash.

-driller

Well it freezes more than crashing, really. I just called it crashing

[Dugaru327]

lol your code is neater than mine...but both do the same thing...i mean if i add the delay. Yeah I didn't know that it resets it, that's weird. I thought it might count them, but it should just pass over them, right? Nope! >< Except I say

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CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE,GetStringRight(GetStringLowerCase(sTag),GetStringLength(sTag)-4),GetLocation(oWaypoint));

but maybe I'm being picky. resrefs are lower case

[driller]

The case is irrelevant. The good thing about doing it my way is that you will never have to edit your code to add new monster resrefs.

You just plop down waypoints properly named and it will spawn the mob based on the tag.

-driller

lol your code is neater than mine...but both do the same thing...i mean if i add the delay. Yeah I didn't know that it resets it, that's weird. I thought it might count them, but it should just pass over them, right? Nope! >< Except I say

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CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE,GetStringRight(GetStringLowerCase(sTag),GetStringLength(sTag)-4),GetLocation(oWaypoint));

but maybe I'm being picky. resrefs are lower case