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| − | Players familiar with Everquest II will expect to find their NPC's, objects, and ground spawns in their rightful places on our server because it is meant to mimick Live.
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| | + | = LUA Functions: GetCurrentHP() = |
| | + | Returns the current '''current hit points''' of ''param''. The parameter can be either a player or the NPC currently being interacted with. |
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| | + | [[LUA:GetFunctions|Back to LUA GetFunctions Index]] |
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| − | == Locations ==
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| − | Verifying the NPCs are in their proper place is a simple task, because 90% of the time, Collector found a static spawn standing where they belong. There is a very small percentage of spawns that are simply facing the wrong way due to a math glitch in the PacketParser being unable to determine heading. For these cases, we need to verify spawn locations.
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| | + | ==== Syntax ==== |
| | + | var = GetCurrentHP(param) |
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| − | Example of NPC in wrong place:
| + | Must be a reference to a player or NPC. |
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| − | [[File:VerifyLocation1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Wrong place]]
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| − | In this example, I moved a spawn completely to the wrong place just to show you that a Formidable Sparring Partner should not be standing by the tent. This should not be an issue anymore due to how a zone is migrated to the database. It is possible that someone has accidentally placed a NPC in the wrong location.
| + | ==== Parameters ==== |
| | + | Required: ''param'' (int) |
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| − | For those that are testing please report this with the /bug command using your chat window.
| + | ''param'' must be one of the vars in the function params. In the example above, it would be either "NPC" or "Spawn" |
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| − | For those who are developing, or fixing bugs here is how to fix this.
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| − | Since that guy is in the wrong place, you'll need to move him. Execute the command
| + | ==== Usage ==== |
| − | /spawn move | + | function hailed(NPC, Spawn) |
| − | while you have the NPC targeted, and move to where you think he should go (by the other sparring partners in this case). Using the mouse-wheel, you can spin his heading too, just like placing furniture in your house!
| + | Say(NPC, "Your current hit points are " .. GetCurrentHP(Spawn) .. "!") |
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| | + | This makes the NPC respond to the player who hails it with the players current hit points. |
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| − | Example of NPC facing the wrong direction:
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| − | [[File:VerifyLocation2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Facing wrong way]]
| + | == Notes == |
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| + | (optional) Additional notes or special instructions |
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| − | NPCs, and other spawn types can be facing the wrong way. This is more common then NPCs in the wrong location.
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| − | For those that are testing please report this with the /bug command using your chat window.
| + | == Reference == |
| − | | + | (optional) Links to forum posts or other reference pertaining to this function |
| − | For those who are developing, or fixing bugs here is how to fix this.
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| − | Do not grab the spawn, twirl it around and set it in the right place. You could very easily have the NPC off its location even if it looks like it is in the right place. Instead edit the spawns Heading parameter in the DB Editor->Spawns menu.
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| − | [[File:VerifyLocation3.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Using the DB Editor]]
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| − | Since you know the spawn is facing the wrong way, and you see his Heading is currently 0 (zero), simply type in 180 (for 180 degrees, 1/2 a circle) and save the row, then execute the
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| − | /reload spawns
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| − | command in-game and you'll see your sparring partner is now facing the right direction!
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| − | == Appearance == | |
| − | Recent changes to our Parsing process have resulted in much more dynamic Appearance options for our NPCs. Utilizing the EQ2Emulator's powerful ''randomize'' feature, we can spawn NPCs of many shapes and sizes '''and''' appearances (hair, beards, color of skin, shape of face/body, etc) all from a single spawn ID.
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| − | Check out the WIKI article on [[Database:Spawn#Randomize|Randomize]] for more information about this option. For the purpose of this discussion, we will assume all NPCs are spawned properly and their randomize options are '''not set'''.
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| − | Take our poor naked Sparring Partner for example. In EQ2 Live, he is definitely dressed in armor! If you check his '''npc_appearance_equip''' page in the DBEditor->Spawns menu, you'll see he has no entries, when he should. You can either dress him yourself, or return to the raw data to see what went wrong.
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| − | A more familiar Appearance problem would be bald heads, mis-shapen faces, incorrect races (evil races in good city areas), or missing skin (ewww!)
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| − | By missing skin, of course I just mean the color is lost. Spawns without skin_color settings are given 0,0,0 - or Black. They are pretty obvious to see, because no spawn should be 0,0,0 color - that is just too dark to even make out features.
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| − | Fixing these is important to the player's experience and the accuracy of our database.
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LUA Functions: GetCurrentHP()
Returns the current current hit points of param. The parameter can be either a player or the NPC currently being interacted with.
Back to LUA GetFunctions Index
Syntax
var = GetCurrentHP(param)
Must be a reference to a player or NPC.
Parameters
Required: param (int)
param must be one of the vars in the function params. In the example above, it would be either "NPC" or "Spawn"
Usage
function hailed(NPC, Spawn)
Say(NPC, "Your current hit points are " .. GetCurrentHP(Spawn) .. "!")
end
This makes the NPC respond to the player who hails it with the players current hit points.
Notes
(optional) Additional notes or special instructions
Reference
(optional) Links to forum posts or other reference pertaining to this function