Actions and Triggers

[Echon]

The following information may be known to some but as long as IESDP says NT or as long as there is uncertainty in the descriptions, I will report my findings.

 

GiveOrder(O:Object*,I:Order*) & ReceivedOrder(O:Object*,I:Order ID*)

 

Range: Undefined

 

Only one creature at a time responds to an order. A creature does not detect its own order, unlike Shout() or Help().

 

Example:

 

IF
See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))
!ReceivedOrder([0.0.OGRE],1)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
 GiveOrder([0.0.OGRE],1)
END

IF
ReceivedOrder([0.0.OGRE],1)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
 Kill(Myself)
END

A group of ogres with this script die one at a time.

 

Commands are more or less useles due to the lack of a LastCommanderOf object.

 

Help() & Help(O:Object*)

 

Range: Same as Shout.

 

Help is very much like Shout except that it does not accept values. This limits its usability to groups of creatures of the same type.

 

Example:

 

IF
See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))
!Help([0.0.OGRE])
THEN
RESPONSE #100
 Help()
END

IF
!See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))
Help([0.0.OGRE])
THEN
RESPONSE #100
 MoveToObject(LastHelp(Myself))
END

 

 

I will post additional information on actions and triggers later.

 

-Echon

[Avenger]

Heh, you must be a mind reader. I just wanted to ask about these actions/triggers in order to add them to GemRB.

Only a few questions remained:

 

1. what is the range of Shout

2. does GlobalShout work across areas? (maybe this isn't a bg1 specific question)

3. what does the object parameter in ReceivedOrder do? I guess it should match the last commander, no?

4. can you catch a Help request with Heard? Or they are completely distinct. (i wonder what is the difference).

[Echon]

1. what is the range of Shout

 

Just slightly greater than view distance.

 

2. does GlobalShout work across areas? (maybe this isn't a bg1 specific question)

 

GlobalShout is not in BG so I cannot help you with that.

 

3. what does the object parameter in ReceivedOrder do? I guess it should match the last commander, no?

 

I believe so. That I why I lament the missing LastCommanderOf, LastCommandedBy is not worth much.

 

4. can you catch a Help request with Heard? Or they are completely distinct. (i wonder what is the difference).

 

I have not tested this but I doubt any of these can influence each other. They all consist of an action, a trigger and an object.

 

Shout = Shout(), Heard() and LastHeard

Help = Help(), Help() and LastHelp

Order = GiveOrder(), ReceivedOrder() and LastCommandedBy.

 

-Echon

[igi]

Noted, thanks.