modifynpcstat?

[NatedogEZ]

figured it out... if an NPC starts with 0 runspeed in database... no matter how many times you try to edit it with ... ModifyNPCStat it will never change!

So set the NPCs runspeed to 1 or somtehing... and on spawn modifynpcstat it to 0 ... then use whatever timer you need to edit it.

Not sure why it works like this.. but meh

sub EVENT_SPAWN {
	$npc->ModifyNPCStat("runspeed", 0);
	quest::settimer("ass", 5);
}

sub EVENT_TIMER {
	if($timer eq "ass")
	{
		quest::shout("I am awesome!");
		$npc->ModifyNPCStat("runspeed", 10);
	}
 }

Decided to look it up... and inside mob there is this....

mob.cpp

float Mob::_GetMovementSpeed(int mod) const {
	// List of movement speed modifiers, including AAs & spells:
	// http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1721;page=1;howmany=50#m10822246245352
	if (IsRooted())
		return 0.0f;

inside mob.cpp it seems to also add a flag called "permarooted" if an NPC has 0 runspeed in database (means it cant be altered unless there is another function that I do not know about to remove this flag?)

mob.cpp

permarooted = (runspeed > 0) ? false : true;

mob.h

inline const bool IsRooted() const { return rooted || permarooted; }

So.. the IsRooted() is called and puts runspeed back to 0 since it has that permarooted flag :(

So ghetto way to do it works at least... start npc with 1 runspeed.. then set to 0 upon spawn.. then later in the script you can edit the NPCs runspeed..

[Esildor]

Nate,

Currently my script is this:

#Ghaud

sub EVENT_SPAWN {
  quest::setnexthpevent(76);

sub EVENT_HP {    
  if($hpevent == 76) { 
    quest::settimer(1,120);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,580,-784.5,-35.6,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,580,-844.5,-27.3,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,520,-784.5,-35.4,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,520,-844.5,-39.7,190);
    quest::modifynpcstat("special_attacks","ABHGZ");
    quest::emote("ports away and releases his minions!");
    quest::shout("Ha, lets see how you do against my minions!");
    $npc->GMMove(472.4,-684.9,-28.5,130.5); 
    $npc->TempName("Ghaud (Invulnerable)");
  }
  if($hpevent == 51) { 
    quest::settimer(2,120);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,580,-784.5,-35.6,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,580,-844.5,-27.3,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,520,-784.5,-35.4,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,520,-844.5,-39.7,190);
    quest::modifynpcstat("special_attacks","ABHG");
    quest::emote("ports away and releases his minions!");
    quest::shout("Argh, help me my minions!");
    $npc->GMMove(472.4,-684.9,-28.5,130.5); 
    $npc->TempName("Ghaud (Invulnerable)");
  }
  if($hpevent == 26) { 
    quest::settimer(3,120);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,580,-784.5,-35.6,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,580,-844.5,-27.3,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,520,-784.5,-35.4,190);
    quest::spawn2(9980002,0,0,520,-844.5,-39.7,190);
    quest::modifynpcstat("special_attacks","ABHG");
    quest::emote("ports away and releases his minions!");
    quest::shout("Minions, this is our last stand!");
    $npc->GMMove(472.4,-684.9,-28.5,130.5); 
    $npc->TempName("Ghaud (Invulnerable)");
  }
}
sub EVENT_TIMER {
  if($timer == 1) {
    quest::stoptimer(1);
    $npc->GMMove(540,-814.4,-39.5,192);
    quest::modifynpcstat("special_attacks","ST");
    quest::setnexthpevent(51);
    quest::emote("returns to battle.");
    $npc->TempName("Ghaud");
  }
  if($timer == 2) {
    quest::stoptimer(2);
    $npc->GMMove(540,-814.4,-39.5,192);
    quest::modifynpcstat("special_attacks","ST");
    quest::setnexthpevent(26);
    quest::emote("returns to battle.");
    $npc->TempName("Ghaud");
  }
  if($timer == 3) {
    quest::stoptimer(3);
    $npc->GMMove(540,-814.4,-39.5,192);
    quest::modifynpcstat("special_attacks","ST");
    quest::emote("returns to battle.");
    $npc->TempName("Ghaud");
  }
}  
sub EVENT_DEATH {
  quest::depopall(9980002);
  quest::emote("minions disappear.");
}
}

Would you just change the NPCs run speed to 1 in the DB, and then in the very beginning make:

sub EVENT_SPAWN {
     quest::setnexthpevent(76);
     quest::modifynpcstat("runspeed", 0);

Then I will just add a runspeed modify line to every portion of him moving throughout the script to make sure he's either moving or not moving when I want him to be?