Make creatures attack shadows

[Fancy_Fox_Pers]

Hi there

Is there a way to allow creatures (of a new mod, not from vanilla) to attack shadow creatures (helping the player)?

 

Edit: Also, on a completely unrelated note (but I didn't want to make multiple topics, spamming the forum), how can you make your followers continue to follow you after logging in and out (I don't have a problem with having them just stay somewhere, waiting for the player to return)

Edited May 7, 2016 by Thibooms

[Muche]

Based on components/combat_replica|IsValidTarget(), maybe try giving them sanity component?

[Fancy_Fox_Pers]

1 minute ago, Muche said:

Based on components/combat_replica|IsValidTarget(), maybe try giving them sanity component?

What's the replica part?

[Muche]

Replicas are components that are present on the client and contain information that is a subset of their server-side part.
According to entityreplica.lua following components are replicable: builder, combat, container, equippable, fishingrod, follower, health, hunger, inventory, inventoryitem, moisture, named, rider, sanity, sheltered, stackable, writeable.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Muche

[Fancy_Fox_Pers]

1 minute ago, Muche said:

Replicas are components that are present on the client and contain information that is a subset of their server-side part.
According to entityreplica.lua[/u] following components are replicable: builder, combat, container, equippable, fishingrod, follower, health, hunger, inventory, inventoryitem, moisture, named, rider, sanity, sheltered, stackable, writeable

Ok I'll look into it, thanks :). Do you happen to know anything about the other question too?  (in the edit)

[Muche]

I usually post a link to this guide:

 

 

I guess they will have to remember who they followed previously and follow again when the player joins; attunable and possessedaxe components do some reestablishing upon ms_playerjoined event.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Muche

[Aquaterion]

You could probably have a save and load function on your character, to store how many you had, so when you log back in, it spawns that amount back.
 

--character.lua
local function onsave(inst, data)
	data.followercount = inst.components.leader:CountFollowers("wurm") -- this checks for tags, not prefabs
end

local function onload(inst, data)
	if data.followercount ~= nil and data.followercount > 0 then
		local x,y,z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
		for i=1, data.followercount do
			local wurm = SpawnPrefab("wurm") -- if i remember correctly ur creatures are called wurms right?
			wurm.Transform:SetPosition(x + math.random(-2,2), y, z + math.random(-2,2))
			wurm.components.follower:SetLeader(inst)
		end
	end
end
-- master_postinit
inst.OnSave = onsave
inst.OnLoad = onload

I haven't tried it but yea should work other than some small issues I didn't notice.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Aquaterion

[Fancy_Fox_Pers]

35 minutes ago, Aquaterion said:

You could probably have a save and load function on your character, to store how many you had, so when you log back in, it spawns that amount back.
 

--character.lua
local function onsave(inst, data)
	data.followercount = inst.components.leader:CountFollowers("wurm") -- this checks for tags, not prefabs
end

local function onload(inst, data)
	if data.followercount ~= nil and data.followercount > 0 then
		local x,y,z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
		for i=1, data.followercount do
			local wurm = SpawnPrefab("wurm") -- if i remember correctly ur creatures are called wurms right?
			wurm.Transform:SetPosition(x + math.random(-2,2), y, z + math.random(-2,2))
			wurm.components.follower:SetLeader(inst)
		end
	end
end
-- master_postinit
inst.OnSave = onsave
inst.OnLoad = onload

I haven't tried it but yea should work other than some small issues I didn't notice.

Thank you very much Aquaterion, this will be very helpful. I don't have much time on my hands now but when I do have time I'll make sure to try it. I just wanted to ask ahead so I can get stuff done next time :).