Weaponizing Birds

[icantevenname]

Is it possible to have a character to throw birds that are in their inventory as a perk?

[Thomas Die]

Yeah you must alter the code to change into a weapon on pickup and change when dropped tho

inst.components.inventoryitem:SetOnDroppedFn(dropped)

inst.components.inventoryitem:SetOnPickupFn(get)

inst.components.inventoryitem:SetOnPutInInventoryFn(get)

 

    local function get(inst) --------------------------- this gives the item the equipable
        if inst.components.equippable == nil then
            inst:AddComponent("equippable")
            inst.components.equippable:SetOnEquip(onequip)
            inst.components.equippable:SetOnUnequip(onunequip)
        end
    end
    local function lost(inst) ------------------------- this removes the equipable 
        if inst.components.equippable ~= nil then
            inst:RemoveComponent("equippable")
        end
    end
    local function get(inst, owner) -------------------------makes / recognises if tt should be equipable or not 
        if owner ~= nil then
            if owner.prefab == "character" then
                get(inst)
            else
                inst:DoTaskInTime(0, lost)
            end
        end
    end
    local function dropped(inst) ----------------------------this removes the equipable when dropped so it's character specific
        inst:DoTaskInTime(0, lost)
    end

this is some basic bare bones code for it

Edited August 25, 2019 by thomas4845

[icantevenname]

Good thing the birds all share the same file. Though I want it to be a character-specific thing. Isn't there a "if player is character" thing to go under local function get, next to if inst.components.equippable == nil?

 

Unless I interpreted the info wrong and have to put it in the character's LUA instead of the birds'?

Edited August 25, 2019 by icantevenname
Had a thought.

[Thomas Die]

if owner.prefab == "character" then 

this bit of code makes it so that it only become equitable if the character picks it up 

the only problems that should be recognized is that you need to change the anim to suit the bird when you equip the item

if you need any more help i'll try my best

[icantevenname]

Haven't had the chance to work on this mod, but I've had some thoughts. Would it be better for the birds to die when hitting the target, or have them stunned?

And how about they have elemental effects? (Crow = Just damage, Robin = Fire + Less Damage, Winter Robin = Ice + Less Damage, Canary = Electric + Less Damage, Puffin = Water + Less Damage) Would that be too much?

Edited September 6, 2019 by icantevenname
Had another thought.

[icantevenname]

It doesn't seem to work, am I doing something wrong? Or is it because I'm getting the birds from traps?

[Thomas Die]

it might be because the option to murder overrides the option to use

maybe remove the option to murder or try to move the bird maually to equip slot

[icantevenname]

Manual equipping ain't working. Might as well try to remove the Murder option.

[Thomas Die]

i know this is random but i'm taking a break from the forums to play banjo kazzoie for a while any replies i'll try to help but i'mm mainly be off

[icantevenname]

I've been using Wilbur's poop file from SW as a reference. I've given Sky the ability to throw (currently invisible) birds. But there's two problems I can't figure out. The birds fly to the NW if the target isn't close enough or in the way. Also, if I load a game with birds in Sky's inventory, I get this error:

[string "../mods/Sky/scripts/prefabs/birds.lua"]:449: attempt to index a nil value
LUA ERROR stack traceback:
    ../mods/Sky/scripts/prefabs/birds.lua:449 in (field) fn (Lua) <285-454>
    scripts/mainfunctions.lua:258 in () ? (Lua) <247-289>
    =[C]:-1 in (method) SpawnPrefab (C) <-1--1>
    scripts/mainfunctions.lua:306 in () ? (Lua) <300-308>
    =(tail call):-1 in ()  (tail) <-1--1>
    scripts/mainfunctions.lua:312 in (global) SpawnSaveRecord (Lua) <310-352>
    scripts/gamelogic.lua:553 in (upvalue) PopulateWorld (Lua) <325-587>
    scripts/gamelogic.lua:803 in (upvalue) DoInitGame (Lua) <686-882>
    scripts/gamelogic.lua:916 in (local) cb (Lua) <910-917>
    scripts/saveindex.lua:312 in (upvalue) OnLoadSaveDataFile (Lua) <294-313>
    scripts/saveindex.lua:327 in () ? (Lua) <326-328>
    =[C]:-1 in (method) GetPersistentStringInClusterSlot (C) <-1--1>