Help with using HPLT in .BCS script

[Moonboy187]

Hi,

Currently I am trying to edit a .BCS script to allow hostiles to appear once a HP threshold has been met by any one of several npcs:

//

IF
    HPLT("HMCOUN1",40) 
    HPLT("HMCOUNC2",40)  
    HPLT("HMCOUNC3",40) 
    HPLT("HMCOUNC4",40) 
    HPLT("HMCOUNC5",40)  
    Global("DragonReinforcements","AR6301",0)
THEN
    RESPONSE #100
        SetGlobal("DragonReinforcements","AR6301",1)
        DisplayString("HMCOUN1",286029) 
        ScreenShake([30.30],20)
        CreateCreature("HMOAS06A",[1814.502],SW)
        Wait(1)
END

//

If I only have 1 instance of HPLT with any one of the creatures it works, but what I am trying to do is activate the response if any of the five creatures fall below that threshold. I don't really know how to do that. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[jmerry]

What you need is an "or" condition. Rows in the condition block are normally combined with an "and", so we need to override that.

Using your code as an example...

IF
    OR(5)
        HPLT("HMCOUN1",40)
        HPLT("HMCOUNC2",40)
        HPLT("HMCOUNC3",40)
        HPLT("HMCOUNC4",40)
        HPLT("HMCOUNC5",40)
    Global("DragonReinforcements","AR6301",0)
THEN
    RESPONSE #100
        SetGlobal("DragonReinforcements","AR6301",1)
        DisplayString("HMCOUN1",286029) 
        ScreenShake([30.30],20)
        CreateCreature("HMOAS06A",[1814.502],SW)
        Wait(1)
END

The indentation is purely cosmetic here, but of course it's standard to indent everything that belongs to an OR group. Note the syntax - nothing to close the OR group, but you have to specify the number of conditions when you declare it. There are five conditions being combined this way in your example, so that's OR(5).

[Moonboy187]

43 minutes ago, jmerry said:

What you need is an "or" condition. Rows in the condition block are normally combined with an "and", so we need to override that.

Using your code as an example...

IF
    OR(5)
        HPLT("HMCOUN1",40)
        HPLT("HMCOUNC2",40)
        HPLT("HMCOUNC3",40)
        HPLT("HMCOUNC4",40)
        HPLT("HMCOUNC5",40)
    Global("DragonReinforcements","AR6301",0)
THEN
    RESPONSE #100
        SetGlobal("DragonReinforcements","AR6301",1)
        DisplayString("HMCOUN1",286029) 
        ScreenShake([30.30],20)
        CreateCreature("HMOAS06A",[1814.502],SW)
        Wait(1)
END

The indentation is purely cosmetic here, but of course it's standard to indent everything that belongs to an OR group. Note the syntax - nothing to close the OR group, but you have to specify the number of conditions when you declare it. There are five conditions being combined this way in your example, so that's OR(5).

Thank you for responding,  I unfortunately am not too familiar with the full syntax of using Java. I did not even know that you had to specify the amount of conditions set for the OR group, never knew that was even a thing. I do need to brush on my skills. Thank you again for your help.

[Graion Dilach]

This isn't Java , this is BCS. Refer to https://gibberlings3.github.io/iesdp/scripting/triggers/bgeetriggers.htm and https://gibberlings3.github.io/iesdp/scripting/actions/bgeeactions.htm as your primary source of information on what does what and https://www.pocketplane.net/tutorials/simscript.html to get the basics covered.