Adding a Penumbra Monster /!\ 1 New Problems

**Jordo76** · 07-08-2011, 09:34 PM

After resolving the old problem, 1 more problems saw by Hardam (in Penumbra Enemy Päck Thread) appeared :
1)How to make the dog compatible with Path Nodes

We need to find how to fix this !
And the Penumbra monsters will be ours !

OLD PROBLEM :

Spoiler below!

**plutomaniac** · 07-08-2011, 10:05 PM

moved to Custom Stories & Modifications

**Tanshaydar** · 07-08-2011, 10:45 PM

You need to add animations manually and set entity file with custom variables.

**Jordo76** · 07-08-2011, 10:46 PM

I did,here :

Spoiler below!

Forgot to give you the .ent of the dog
Also,the dog work perfectly in the Model Viewer.

**Jordo76** · 07-10-2011, 02:22 PM

I'm sorry to announce (for anyone who love the Darkness but hate the dog) that i found a solution, i can't create it in the editor,so i'm creating it IN GAME !
A Simple CreateEntityAtArea(string& asEntityName, string& asEntityFile, string& asAreaName, bool abFullGameSave); and the dog is created and fully functional (some problem about speed tough but can be changed in the .ent)
Also a little freeze when he spawn, it's sad but at least he work !

**palistov** · 07-10-2011, 02:38 PM

Jordo you can try creating it on-start then setting it inactive a second later. Use a fade-out & fade-in function so the player doesn't ever notice the freeze. It's a trick I often use on maps where a lot of objects start off in midair and need to fall and settle (often causing some screen lag).

**plutomaniac** · 07-10-2011, 03:38 PM

Jordo would you ming sharing the fixed files with us? A dog in custom stories will be nice. Wink

**Jordo76** · 07-10-2011, 05:26 PM

Your sir, palistov, deserve a medal.
This was an excellent idea, for the file of the dog i didn't fixed the speed yet but i'm doing everything i can to fix it (too slow)
But i will send you a pack containing the infected and the dog with the sound & the music i promise Smile

Anyway does someone know how to make a monster run to a patrol node ?

Here is it Plutomaniac :
Here

**plutomaniac** · 07-10-2011, 09:32 PM

very nice, thank you.

**palistov** · 07-10-2011, 11:31 PM

Glad I could help Smile

AddEnemyPatrolNode("doggie", "PathNodeArea_1", 5, "");
AddEnemyPatrolNode("doggie", "PathNodeArea_2", 5, "");
AddEnemyPatrolNode("doggie", "PathNodeArea_3", 5, "");

Using those lines of script will give your furry little friend a patrol path. He/she will patrol that path (in order) until something suspicious catches its attention. At each node the doggie will wait for 5 seconds (you can change it, but even with a value of 0 there is still a pause of a second or two).

Make sure you create an abundance of extra node areas (monster AI requires them so they can walk around obstacles and walls, etc. Space them out no more than 1 meter.