Hidden NPCs

[Techno 5.0]

Okay.
for awhile now ive been coming up with monster ideas and what not.

what i need is a script that has the npc to wait in one spot until the player comes in a certian range of tiles
and then the npc moves toward the player to attack it.
but if that player moves out of the certain range then the npc will stop in its tracks and just stay there

[Warconn]

hmm cant you just make the NPC sprite invisable, and when it attacks you, its sprite changes to what ever…

i dont no about the other part, like the moving towards the player once its within range, might require some source

[Techno 5.0]

@Warconn:

> hmm cant you just make the NPC sprite invisable, and when it attacks you, its sprite changes to what ever…

well the monster im making is called "Dengu spider"

This spider is pretty much hidden because it blends in with the grass because it has Grass on its back.

[Warconn]

o i got yea, i am using my method for like a rough NPC, it turns visible when it attacks you

[Techno 5.0]

@Warconn:

> o i got yea, i am using my method for like a rough NPC, it turns visible when it attacks you

thats cool.

couldnt u just use the whole change sprite method?

[Warconn]

yea, thats what i am saying, when the NPC attacks you, it changed the sprite from the blank sprite, to the one that you want the sprite to look like, like the spider

[Techno 5.0]

@Warconn:

> yea, thats what i am saying, when the NPC attacks you, it changed the sprite from the blank sprite, to the one that you want the sprite to look like, like the spider

yeah but not exactly how i saw it.

it be like this

say your walking along a path and there is a patch of grass (thats pretty big) thats right in the middle of the path.
you think nothing of it
so you walked right up to it and the spider pounces out and attacks you
and poisons you.

thats pretty much how i want it

[Gwen]

its been a while but could you spawn an npc through script… so when they step on the tile it "appears" and is aggressive... but when you step off the tile it "disappears"?

[Techno 5.0]

@Gwendalin:

> its been a while but could you spawn an npc through script… so when they step on the tile it "appears" and is aggressive... but when you step off the tile it "disappears"?

im not exactly sure…

that would work but you would have alot of scripted tiles

[Gwen]

well only around the area of sight… technically it would be the same as a block or somehting....

[Anna Comnena]

Yeah you would need 2 scripts, one to turn "on" the NPC then one to turn it "off". Only thing is keeping track of the NPC index to make sure the correct one gets removed.

[Techno 5.0]

@Anna:

> Yeah you would need 2 scripts, one to turn "on" the NPC then one to turn it "off". Only thing is keeping track of the NPC index to make sure the correct one gets removed.

yeah that be hard…
my best chance would be source