keep monster from despawining

[lothabread]

hello all i'm wondering if theres any wau to keep a monster from despawning after leaving a map, knowing you'll be going back to it. i dont know of any way to do this. and it's crucial that the monsters dont despawn.

[Vale]

just an idea. Im no expert in scripting, but when the map loads you could have it check a variable whether the monster is active or not. Just have the variable changed when the monster should spawn or despawn. Use a global variable.
Do you need a code example?

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void 0nStart() //the first time the area ever loads
{
SetGlobalVarString("Monster", inactive); //sets a string variable that says the variable monster is inactive. works across all maps so each one may need "Monster" to be replaced with "Monster2", etc
}
void OnEnter() //runs whenever player enters map
{
if(GetGlobalVarString("Monster") == active) //checks when player enters that variable "Monster" is equal to active
{
SetEntityActive("monstername", true);//sets your monster active if previous statement true
}
}

when you first activate your monster, include
SetGlobalVarString("monster_variablename", active);

that code is a mess, and you may need to go over it a couple times. Everything is documented, and it should work. Hope this helps.

[lothabread]

that would be helpful ^^ oh and, how is it i go about playing a sound when a player walks into an area ? this is my script so far but the noise won't play.

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////////////////////////////
// Run when starting game
void OnStart()
{
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Debug
    if(ScriptDebugOn())
          {
               GiveItemFromFile("lantern", "lantern.ent");
               SetPlayerLampOil(100.0f);
 
               for(int i = 0;i < 10;i++)
               {
                    GiveItemFromFile("tinderbox", "tinderbox.ent");
               }
          }
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Start Scene
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ShowPlayerCrossHairIcons(false);
    SetSanityDrainDisabled(true);
    SetPlayerCrouching(true);
    SetPlayerActive(false);
    FadeOut(0);
    AddTimer("StartGame", 6.0f, "IntroSequence");
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//General Start Items
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    GiveItemFromFile("hollow_needle", "hollow_needle.ent");
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//General Script
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    AddEntityCollideCallback("playbreaksound" , "Player", "doorbreak", true, 1);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Start Scene
void IntroSequence(string &in asTimer)
{
    AddLocalVarInt("iIntroPart", 1);
    float partSpeed = 0.5f;
    switch(GetLocalVarInt("iIntroPart")) {
        case 1:
            MovePlayerHeadPos(0, -0.9f, 0, 10.0f, 0.1f);
            PlayGuiSound("", 1.0f);
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_1", 10.0f, 10.0f, "");
            FadePlayerRollTo(-50, 200, 200);
            partSpeed = 0.5f;
        break;
        
        case 2:
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_1", 1.0f, 1.0f, "");
            FadeIn(2.0f);
            Manpig01();
            partSpeed = 2.6f;  
        break;
        
        case 3:
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_2", 2.0f, 1.0f, "");
            partSpeed = 5.0f;
        break;
        
        case 4:
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_3", 1.0f, 1.0f, "");
            PlayGuiSound("", 0.7f);
            FadeOut(3.0f);
            partSpeed = 6.0f;
        break;
        
        case 5:
            StopPlayerLookAt();
            PlayGuiSound("joint_cage_slide_open", 10.0f);
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_4", 20.0f, 20.0f, "");
            TeleportPlayer("PlayerDrag");
            FadePlayerRollTo(70, 200, 200);
            partSpeed = 1.5f;
        break;
        
        case 6:
            StopPlayerLookAt();
            SetEntityActive("engineer_1", false);
            SetEntityActive("engineer_2", true);
            PiggyGo1();
            SetEntityActive("engineer_3", true);
            PiggyGo2();
            partSpeed = 0.1f;
        break;
        
        case 7:
            FadeIn(2.0f);
            AddTimer("drag", 1.0f, "Drag");
            partSpeed = 11.0f;
        break;
        
        case 8:
            FadeOut(2.0f);
            RemoveTimer("drag");
            partSpeed = 2.0f;
        break;
        
        case 9:
            TeleportPlayer("PlayerStartArea_2");
            FadeIn(5.0f);
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_5", 20.0f, 20.0f, "");
            PlayGuiSound("", 1.0f);
            partSpeed = 6.0f;
        break;
        
        case 10:
            FadeOut(2.0f);
            PlayGuiSound("", 1.0f);
            partSpeed = 4.0f;
        break;
        
        case 11:
            FadeIn(4.5f);
            PlayGuiSound("", 1.0f);
            StopPlayerLookAt();
            FadePlayerRollTo(0, 20, 18);
            MovePlayerHeadPos(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5, 0.1f);
            partSpeed = 5.0f;
        break;
        
        case 12:
            ShowPlayerCrossHairIcons(true);
            SetPlayerCrouching(false);
            SetPlayerActive(true);
            partSpeed = 0.01f;
        break;
    }
    
    if(GetLocalVarInt("iIntroPart") < 13)    AddTimer("tmrIntro", partSpeed, "IntroSequence");     
}

void Drag(string &in asTimer)
{
  AddPlayerBodyForce(0, 0, 10000, false);
  AddTimer(asTimer, 1.5f, "Drag");
  PlayGuiSound("Drag03.snt", 1);
}

void Manpig01()
{
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_1", "PathNodeArea_1", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_1", "PathNodeArea_2", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_1", "PathNodeArea_3", 0.0f, "");
} 

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//General
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

void PiggyGo1()
{
    SetEntityActive("engineer_2", true);
    
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_2", "PathNodeArea_19", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_2", "PathNodeArea_78", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_2", "PathNodeArea_97", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_2", "PathNodeArea_119", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_2", "PathNodeArea_19", 0.0f, "");
} 

void PiggyGo2()
{  
    SetEntityActive("engineer_3", true);

    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_3", "PathNodeArea_119", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_3", "PathNodeArea_19", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_3", "PathNodeArea_78", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_3", "PathNodeArea_97", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_3", "PathNodeArea_119", 0.0f, "");
}

void breaknoise(string& asParentName, string& asChildName, string& asFunction, bool abDeleteOnCollide, int alStates)
{
    PlaySoundAtEntity("playbreaksound", "15_ripp_door.snt", "prison_unhinged_hinges_1", 1.0f, false);
} 


[Vale]

ok, so your entity collide callback is a bit off in order
AddEntityCollideCallback("Player" , "Area Name", "Function", true, 1); //just so ya know, true means it removes callback after. Helpful to know.

void breaknoise(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)//change this line to this, the callback runs this func if im correct. The name should be the function name (which for yours was doorbreak, i think)

{
PlaySoundAtEntity("playbreaksound", "15_ripp_door.snt", "prison_unhinged_hinges_1", 1.0f, false); //this line looks fine
}

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so you named it wrong. You copied it from engine scripts document i presume? That just gave info about how to run the command in code, not necessarily what it needs.

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also, first quoted area in PlaySoundAtEntity is for naming the sound, and that may have problems with the fact theres a script area with same name

[lothabread]

alrighty thank you

[Vale]

no problem, let me know if all works!

[lothabread]

okay, well i gave up trying to play it at the entity and decided to go with the gui sound instead but it still wont work and i watched a tutorial video over and over ._. i have never had this much trouble.

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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//General Script
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    AddEntityCollideCallback("Player" , "playbreaksound", "doorbreak", true, 1);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


void doorbreak(string& asParentName, string& asChildName, string& asFunction, bool abDeleteOnCollide, int alStates)
{
    PlayGuiSound("15_ripp_door.snt", 1);
} 


[MsHannerBananer]

I'm sure that calling a function in OnEnter would keep the monster spawned. Every time the player enters a map, the monster respawns.

You could do a function like this for instance:

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void OnEnter
{
MonsterRespawn();
}

void MonsterRespawn()
{
SetEntityActive("MonsterName", true);
} 


Not that the above suggestion wouldn't work. Just throwing a suggestion out there.

[Vale]

change the part after void to what i said
(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)

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also check the map carefully to make sure that the script area in your map is named playbreaksound

[MsHannerBananer]

okay, well i gave up trying to play it at the entity and decided to go with the gui sound instead but it still wont work and i watched a tutorial video over and over ._. i have never had this much trouble.

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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//General Script
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    AddEntityCollideCallback("Player" , "playbreaksound", "doorbreak", true, 1);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


void doorbreak(string& asParentName, string& asChildName, string& asFunction, bool abDeleteOnCollide, int alStates)
{
    PlayGuiSound("15_ripp_door.snt", 1);
} 


The PlaySoundAtEntity should work for something like this. I've done it loads of times. Have you checked all your names? Is your sound in the right folder?