NPC/Bots implementation in VCMP 0.4 Servers

[habi2]

how do i set the skin to it

You can set the skin of npc when using ConnectNPCEx

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ConnectNPCEx("[npc]robin", Vector(-377.935, -536.472, 17.2828), 0.0, 0);
//Angle 0.0, Skin=0, Weapon  not specified

Also you can from npcscripts:

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SendCommand("_npc_skin_request 0"); //if you need skin 0

Also from server, if player=npc, then

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player.Skin=5; //medic


[MEGAMIND]

hi @habi2 lets say

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function OnPlayerText(playerid, message)
{
    if(message=="come")
    {
    print("Going to player: "+playerid+"\n");
    SendCommand("goto "+playerid);
    }
   
    if(message=="lookatme")
    {
        if(GetDistanceFromMeToPoint(GetPlayerPos(playerid))<100.0)
        {
            LookAtPlayer(playerid);
        }
    }
}
how am i going to call these from serverside? either onplayercommandor playerchat ?

or if theres a way to get the checkpoint id and do it from serverside?

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if ( checkpoint.ID == 100)
{
onPlayerChat(player, "lookatme");
}
}

[habi2]

I am very much happy you asked this question.

From server you can call npcscript functions like LookAtPlayer:

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RFC(1,"LookAtPlayer")(player.ID);
//Let 1 be ID of npc


RFC is available with npc04 plugin.
For this to work you have to load 'LibRPC' plugin of npc while connecting:

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ConnectNPC("[npc]mike, "your_npc_script.nut", false, "", "rpclib");
//false = no console, hostname="" means 127.0.0.1
If you're using ConnectNPCEx instead of ConnectNPC then use following format:

(name, Pos, angle, skinId, weaponId, classId, script="", enableconsoleinput=false, host="127.0.0.1", plugins="", ...)

If you want to use SendCommand it is same:

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//From serverside only:
RFC(1, "SendCommand")("goto "+playerid);


[MEGAMIND]

I am very much happy you asked this question.

From server you can call npcscript functions like LookAtPlayer:

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RFC(1,"LookAtPlayer")(player.ID);
//Let 1 be ID of npc


RFC is available with npc04 plugin.
For this to work you have to load 'LibRPC' plugin of npc while connecting:

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ConnectNPC("[npc]mike, "your_npc_script.nut", false, "", "rpclib");
//false = no console, hostname="" means 127.0.0.1
If you're using ConnectNPCEx instead of ConnectNPC then use following format:

(name, Pos, angle, skinId, weaponId, classId, script="", enableconsoleinput=false, host="127.0.0.1", plugins="", ...)

If you want to use SendCommand it is same:

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//From serverside only:
RFC(1, "SendCommand")("goto "+playerid);


worked but crash, it  responded for 3 times but then crashed, what im doing is on npc side

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function OnPlayerText(playerid, message)
{
if(message=="come")
{
print("Going to player: "+playerid+"\n");
SendCommand("goto "+playerid);
}

if(message=="lookatme")
{
if(GetDistanceFromMeToPoint(GetPlayerPos(playerid))<100.0)
{
LookAtPlayer(playerid);
}
}
}
and on serverside

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if ( checkpoint.ID == 100)
{
local npc = FindPlayer(0);
RFC(0,"LookAtPlayer")(player.ID);
}
else
{
MessagePlayer("[#ffffff]Donot disturb npc",player);
}
}

though im using this

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ConnectNPCEx("[A.I]ChatGPT", Vector (-1735.81, -266.977, 14.8683),  -0.172573, 212, 24, 4,"npc.nut",true,"127.0.0.1","rpclib z-finder");
Edit: what i find out is that its fine until u give it a 2 or 3 sec break , if u enter checkpoint and leave and enter it crashes, like performing this move within a sec
 

[MEGAMIND]

what i did that i tried even placing this rfc command at on playermove the server started and clsoed immedialtely @habi2

[MEGAMIND]

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function OnNPCSpawn()
{


     SendChat("I have spawned");

SetTimerEx("SetMyPos",700, 1, npc_pos );
SetMyPos(npc_pos);



}

function OnPlayerDeath(playerid)
{
OnNPCSpawn();
} npc is dead how he gonna spawn back?, bcz i see a msg that i have spawned but not actully spawned, even though i get npc it says player not spawned

[habi2]

Hi @MEGAMIND, i see your messages and will fix it one by one.

npc is dead how he gonna spawn back?, bcz i see a msg that i have spawned but not actully spawned, even though i get npc it says player not spawned

Use RequestSpawn to spawn the npc.when it is dead. It will spawn in the same class.

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function OnPlayerDeath(playerid)
{
if(playerid==GetMyID())
              RequestSpawn();
}
About crashing of server (i hope it is server that is crashing), when you use RFC repetitiously there might be some bug which i will look now.

[MEGAMIND]

Hi @MEGAMIND, i see your messages and will fix it one by one.

npc is dead how he gonna spawn back?, bcz i see a msg that i have spawned but not actully spawned, even though i get npc it says player not spawned

Use RequestSpawn to spawn the npc.when it is dead. It will spawn in the same class.

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function OnPlayerDeath(playerid)
{
if(playerid==GetMyID())
              RequestSpawn();
}
About crashing of server (i hope it is server that is crashing), when you use RFC repetitiously there might be some bug which i will look now.

why does it change skin? though i have a skin already in connect

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ConnectNPCEx("[A.I]ChatGPT", Vector (-1735.81, -266.977, 14.8683),  -0.172573, 212, 24, 4,"npc.nut",true,"wno-host.ddns.net","rpclib z-finder actionlib npcmodule");
its changing into lovefist skin

[MEGAMIND]

About crashing of server (i hope it is server that is crashing), when you use RFC repetitiously there might be some bug which i will look now.

yes serverside.exe gets closed

Suggestion lookatplayer should be as syncd as whn npc is targetting and shooting player, add the same mechanics to lookatplayer too @habi2

[habi2]

Hi Megamind i was not well for two days and now recovering fast.
The mechanism of creating npc with skin was created when npc didn't die. Now it dies and gets skin of the class which in your case maybe lovefist. I will fix it in next update. But you can

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SendCommand("_npc_skin_request 65");
to set npc skin anytime. The above code set it to 65, as we discussed before. OnNPCSpawn might be the right place.

About server crashing issue, it is the 64-bit version of windows (and perhaps linux too) that has bug when using RFC. I will correct it.

[MEGAMIND]

Hi Megamind i was not well for two days and now recovering fast.
The mechanism of creating npc with skin was created when npc didn't die. Now it dies and gets skin of the class which in your case maybe lovefist. I will fix it in next update. But you can

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SendCommand("_npc_skin_request 65");
to set npc skin anytime. The above code set it to 65, as we discussed before. OnNPCSpawn might be the right place.

About server crashing issue, it is the 64-bit version of windows (and perhaps linux too) that has bug when using RFC. I will correct it.

thanks habi i also found a work around from serverside for facing the npc towards me but it will be alot better if just single line of code can do the work easily instead of doing a full math, also get well soon