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--- hpl2:machine_for_pigs:new_scripts [2020/03/08 15:47]
darkfire
+++ hpl2:machine_for_pigs:new_scripts [2020/04/04 14:04]
mudbill Deprecated page. Replaced by /hpl2/machine_for_pigs/notes
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 </code>
-**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script hasn't been tested.**
+**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script has been tested, but yielded no results.**
-Sets the enemy move type.
+Sets the enemy move type. This applies to ???; Patrol move type is set in the LevelEditor.\\
+Doesn't seem to apply to player chasing animation either.
-//asEnemy //- the in-game enemy entity
+//asEnemy //- the in-game enemy entity\\
 //asMoveType //- options include: WalkBiped, RunBiped, ChargeBiped, and probably Quadruped variations as well.
+<code>
+void AddEnemyPatrolNode(string& asName, string& asNodeName, float afWaitTime, string& asAnimation, bool abContinue);
+</code>
+Adds a patrol node to the enemy's path. It has an additional argument when compared to TDD.
+//asName //- internal name of the enemy\\
+//asNodeName //- path node\\
+//afWaitTime //- time in seconds that the enemy waits at the path node before continuing\\
+//asAnimation //- the animation the enemy uses when reaching the path node\\
+abContinue - if false, the enemy will stop at the last patrolnode indefinitely(?)
 <code>
 void SetManPigType(string &in asEntity, string &in asType);
 </code>
-**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script hasn't been tested.**
+**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script has been tested and yielded no results.**
 Seems to alter the enemy AI. It was mostly used in conjunction with Child enemies (but also with Wretches).
-//asEntity //- the enemy in question. Can be Enemy_ManPig or Enemy_Child type.
+In testing it doesn't seem to have any effects.
+//asEntity //- the enemy in question. Can be Enemy_ManPig or Enemy_Child type.\\
 //asType //- only "Freddy" has been used in the entire game. It is unknown whether other options work.
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 ===== Other =====
+<code>
+StartPhoneRinging(string &in asPhonebox);
+StopPhoneRinging(string &in asPhonebox);
+</code>
+Enables/Disables the phonecall interactions. See the [[:hpl2:machine_for_pigs:new_entity_types#phonebox|New entity types ]]artice for more detail about using phones.
+//asPhonebox //- the phone box entity to use
 <code>
 void SetParticleSystemActive(string &in asParticle, bool abX);
 </code>
-**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script hasn't been tested.**
+"Freezes" a particle (meaning, the last texture will linger).
+Manual particle optimising might have been the intended usage. It was seen used next to //SetPhysicsAutoDisable//.\\
+Another apparent usage is to place an inactive particle in the map and activate it when convenient (which might be a simpler way than //CreateParticleSystemAtEntity//)
+//asParticle //- the particle in question\\
+//abX //- whether to freeze or unfreeze the particle
 <code>
-void AddHint(string &in asEntity, string asUnknown);
+void AddHint(string &in asEntryName, string asUnknown);
 </code>
-**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script hasn't been tested.**
+Adds a journal entry in the "My Journal" category.
-Might be a replacement for GiveHint from TDD.\\
+ui_add_quest.snt is played, but MFP has only silence in those sounds.
-Another option is that it gives a specified hint (//asUnknown//) upon touching the //asEntity//.
+//asEntryName -// entries the lang file.\\
+Like Notes, it must consist of two actual entries: //Hint_EntryName_Name // and //Hint_EntryName_Text//. Both must be in the "Journal" category.\\
+See english.lang for examples.\\
+//asUnknown - // this argument was never used. It always contained an empty string. Writing in it doesn't yield any error messages or log entries.
 <code c++>
 SetLightVisible(string& asLightName, bool abVisible);
 </code>
-**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script hasn't been tested.**
+Enables/disables lights. Works with all 3 light types.
-Enables/disables lights.
-It was used in the main game scripts (in conjunction with SpotLights), which might indicate that unlike in TDD, this time it actually works.
-//asLightName //- internal name\\
+//asLightName //- internal light name\\
 //abVisible //- determines the state of the light
 <code>
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 </code>
-**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script hasn't been tested.**
+**{{http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/lib/images/smileys/icon_question.gif?nolink&15x15}}This script has been tested, but yielded no results.**
-Unknown usage.
+Unknown usage. Using it doesn't seem to have an effect on movement or collission.
-//asEntity //- entity in question. It was used with chandelier_nice.
+It seems to be used for optimising, so it might be something that only happens when the player is far from the object (not looking at it still makes it behave normally).
+//asEntity //- entity in question. It was used only with chandelier_nice.\\
 //abX //- whether to disable the object physics (//when?//).

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