Coding

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:02 am

Hey Jonas, Didn't I code up something to allow you to update goals with new information? I cant seem to find the implementation

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:04 am

nevermind, found it. It was built into the goal add trigger.

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:49 am

Kill count seems to be missing from the goat city pretravel function in the mission script document. I took the liberty of adding it to the code. Please do the same to the mission script assuming it is supposed to be there.

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:56 am

mission 22 exclusive script is completed with no TODOs. I'm uploading an updated tnm package. so it can be tested.

mission 23, 23_ABIRuins: is it necessary to only capture the player if he is captured by zeropresence. In the equivalent script for mission 4 in deus ex a flag is set when the player can be captured and any time after that flag is set, when he dies, he is captured. The property you refer to does not exist and I can't think of an easy way to work out the player's killer.

Post by **Jonas** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:07 pm

HEY SHANE! CHECK IT OUT!!!

And the really awesome thing is, since everybody's a mod in this forum, it won't even say that you edited your post! You can JUST. KEEP. EDITING!

Anyway, to answer ALL your questions:

You want me to remove anything with the tag 'Dungeon..Boon' (can't remember th exact tag. Not important). From the map when the player gets captured unless it's in the players inventoy?

Yes.

The cigarettes are supposed to be useless. They're just easter egg style items to improve immersion.

I know, that's what I wanted to change. But I agree with your observations, so let's leave them alone.

In light of this I have assumed that there are -only- 4 bombers. Is this assumption correct?

That is correct.

Kill count seems to be missing from the goat city pretravel function in the mission script document. I took the liberty of adding it to the code. Please do the same to the mission script assuming it is supposed to be there.

Roger that.

mission 23, 23_ABIRuins: is it necessary to only capture the player if he is captured by zeropresence. In the equivalent script for mission 4 in deus ex a flag is set when the player can be captured and any time after that flag is set, when he dies, he is captured. The property you refer to does not exist and I can't think of an easy way to work out the player's killer.

I see. Well, the player will be capturable if the following flags are set:

ALLIED_PDX=TRUE
Zero_Dead=FALSE

I can set an additional flag when ZeroPresence tells the player he's going to take the player alive. But are you sure there's no way to see who killed the player? I'm pretty sure I didn't just make that function up.

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:51 pm

killerbindname is defined in deusexcarcass. By the time the player reaches the carcass stage I think it might be too late.

Post by **Jonas** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:59 pm

Oh I see. Right, I'll just set a flag in the PM ZP sends you when you get close to the chapel. That way, you'll know he's out to take you alive, so if somebody else kills you, it'll be a logical assumption that ZP arrived on the scene to drag you away.

Let's call the flag
MS_ABIBossTauntSent

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:34 am

we need to discuss what constitutes being detected for the purpose of the stealth award. I suggest that we make the player detected whenever an enemy pawn enters an active state (alerting, attacking, etc) and when any alarm is set off. We can have a custom alarm panel for this purpose or just a trigger that all alarm panels are set to trigger.

Post by **Jonas** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:11 pm

Yep, that detection method sounds good. A new alarm would also be nice, that would additionally allow us to let the player activate an alarm by frobbing it, so as to lure enemies towards it.

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:43 pm

I don't think enemies are attracted to alarms so that might not work.

Post by **Trestkon** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:33 am

Wow, progress pleases me. Especially the massive amounts of it that occur when I'm away:D

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:20 am

yeah. Take the hint already

anyway I realised that my alarm panel idea wouldn't account for things like cameras and laser trip wires I don't think so I'm going to go with the trigger idea.

Post by **Jonas** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:05 pm

Hey Shane, the good Doctor mentioned a timer bug over MSN, apparently the original DX timer code is fucked up if you quicksave/load at all during a countdown. Is this something we've fixed? Is it something we CAN fix? If not, would it be a reasonable work-around to simply autosave just before initiating the timer and then prohibiting quicksave while the countdown is in progress?

that guy · Post by **that guy** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:45 pm

If you're talkign about the timer that gets added to your hud and counts down then this may not be an issue for us as I already wrote a replacement one not realising there already existed one in deus ex. Otherwise I imagine it's an easy fix to whatever you're talking about.

Grub · Post by **Grub** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:33 pm

Shane, Jonas and I have been talking about the new smg. The way the old SMG works is a pain in the butt and I suggested that it be changed to have the sound of one shot loop instead of 5 in one single sound. Is this possible?