Making skeletons hauntable

[FaZZa]

Hi all

Can anyone help me with some coding, I have an item that can haunt things, and want it so that when you use it on a skeleton it spawns a prefab, the skeleton can only be haunted by this specific item, so not ghosts.

If anyone could give me an idea of where to start, or even be great enough to write the code for me, id be very grateful.  The item has a custom tag "soullantern" in case a tag needs to be added.

Thanks in advance  

 

Edited June 21, 2016 by FaZZa
Edited because I cant spell

[Aquaterion]

Is it suppose to be on player skeletons, non-player skeletons or both?

[FaZZa]

Hello again Aqua, and both if possible

[Aquaterion]

Since I was the one that helped you last time, I still had a copy of a version of your, so all you gotta do is replace some stuff here and there

Changes:

 

--MODMAIN.LUA

--CHANGE:
AddComponentAction("EQUIPPED", "spellcaster", function(inst, doer, target, actions, right)
	if right then
		if inst ~= nil and inst:HasTag("canhaunt") and target:HasTag("hauntable") and not target:HasTag("resurrector") then
			table.insert(actions, actSoulHaunt)
		end
	end
end)

--TO:
AddComponentAction("EQUIPPED", "spellcaster", function(inst, doer, target, actions, right)
	if right then
		if inst ~= nil and inst:HasTag("canhaunt") and (target:HasTag("hauntable") or target.prefab == "skeleton" or target.prefab == "skeleton_player") and not target:HasTag("resurrector") then
			table.insert(actions, actSoulHaunt)
		end
	end
end)

--MODMAIN.LUA

--CHANGE:
AddComponentPostInit("spellcaster", function(self)
	self.islantern = false
	
	local oldCanCast = self.CanCast
	function self:CanCast(doer, target, pos)
		if self.islantern then
			return true
		else
			return oldCanCast(self, doer, target, pos)
		end
	end
end)

--TO:
AddComponentPostInit("spellcaster", function(self)
	self.islantern = false
	
	local oldCanCast = self.CanCast
	function self:CanCast(doer, target, pos)
		if self.islantern or target.prefab == "skeleton" or target.prefab == "skeleton_player" then
			return true
		else
			return oldCanCast(self, doer, target, pos)
		end
	end
end)

Soullamp.lua changes

 

--SOULLAMP.LUA

--CHANGE:
local function onsoulhaunt(lantern, target)
	local player = lantern.components.inventoryitem.owner
	lantern.components.fueled:DoDelta(-10) -- 50% each haunt, you can change this to any value, make sure its minus
	target.components.hauntable:DoHaunt(player)
	--player:PushEvent("haunt", {target = target}) --not needed as nothing listens for it
end

--TO:
local function onsoulhaunt(lantern, target)
	local player = lantern.components.inventoryitem.owner
	lantern.components.fueled:DoDelta(-10) -- 50% each haunt, you can change this to any value, make sure its minus
	if target.components.hauntable then
		target.components.hauntable:DoHaunt(player)
		--player:PushEvent("haunt", {target = target}) --not needed as nothing listens for it
	elseif target.prefab == "skeleton" or target.prefab == "skeleton_player" then--test code spawns a gold nugget and removes skeleton
		local x,y,z = target.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
		local monster = SpawnPrefab("goldnugget")
		monster.Transform:SetPosition(x,y,z)
		
		target:Remove()
	end
end

 

 

atm it spawns a gold nugget, you should be able to change it easily.

Edited June 21, 2016 by Aquaterion

[FaZZa]

Works absolutely perfectly, thanks very much.

One thing though that i didnt think of, is it possible to add an effect to it, like a puff of smoke when it dissapears? just to make the transition a little smoother.

[Aquaterion]

8 minutes ago, FaZZa said:

Works absolutely perfectly, thanks very much.

One thing though that i didnt think of, is it possible to add an effect to it, like a puff of smoke when it dissapears? just to make the transition a little smoother.

fx are prefabs too, so doing

SpawnPrefab("collapse_small").Transform:SetPosition(x,y,z)

before removing the target would work fine.

that fx(which is smoke) might have some sound with it

8 minutes ago, FaZZa said:

Works absolutely perfectly, thanks very much.

One thing though that i didnt think of, is it possible to add an effect to it, like a puff of smoke when it dissapears? just to make the transition a little smoother.

fx are prefabs too, so doing

SpawnPrefab("collapse_small").Transform:SetPosition(x,y,z)

before removing the target would work fine.

that fx(which is smoke) might have some sound with it

[FaZZa]

Again, perfect, thanks for your help again, really appreciate it