Scripting Help . . . OnDeath script

[Sawdust37]

Hi all,

I’m not much of a scripter and was wondering if someone could help out with this. I need an OnDeath script for a companion that acts normal in all cases except when the Global Integer “Gates01” has a value of “1”. In that case when the companion dies, a message is displayed saying the companion has suffered serious wounds and has been pulled behind for healing. The companion would then be pulled from the current roster and moved to a waypoint.

Any help would be appreciated.

[andgalf]

I had a similar question recently where I wanted a special death screen when a companion died. Check out this thread:

Question about faction change

Ok. This was way trickier than I thought… What is this message one sends here? Is that the death GUI? I don’t fully grasp when looking at the OnPlayerDeath script what is truly that gui. With travus script I understand it better since there it seems to run the ga_end_game script, but then again, isn’t ga_end_game where the whole game just jumps to the main menu? I would like it if the GUI for “load game” and “you are dead” appears. I hope you understand what I mean. My initial thought was to …

[andgalf]

I suck at scripting, but as I am still trying to learn, I tried to make a OnDeath script for you to be put on the OnDeath of the companion. Maybe it works, and maybe it doesn’t. Try it, I guess? I’ve just added code to the gb_comp_death script.

// gb_comp_death
/*
   OnDeath handler to queue KnockOut script for companions
*/
// ChazM 8/17/05
// BMA-OEI 12/19/05 knock out death system
// BMA-OEI 1/26/06 exit if owned and controlled
// BMA-OEI 2/27/06 DeathScript support, exit if not in PC faction
// BMA-OEI 2/28/06  
// NLC 7/14/08 - Increased NX2's hardcore quotient.

#include "ginc_companion"
#include "ginc_death"
#include "ginc_debug"
#include "x2_inc_switches"


const string VAR_GLOBAL_NX2_TRANSITIONS = "bNX2_TRANSITIONS";

void main()
{

	object oDead = OBJECT_SELF;
	object oPC = GetOwnedCharacter(GetFactionLeader(GetFirstPC()));

	if(GetGlobalInt("Gates01"))
	{
	
	SendMessageToPC(oPC,"The companion has suffered serious wounds and has been pulled behind for healing.");
	RemoveRosterMemberFromParty("CompanionRosterName", oPC, FALSE);
	
	AssignCommand(oDead, JumpToObject(GetWaypointByTag("WaypointTag")));
    	
	}

	else
	{
	
		PrintString( "gb_comp_death: " + GetName(oDead) + " executing OnDeath event" );

		// Abort if dying character is owned PC (owned PCs should fire module OnDeath)
		if ( GetIsOwnedByPlayer( oDead ) == TRUE )
		{
				PrintString( "** gb_comp_death: " + GetName(oDead) + " is owned by a player. ABORT!" );
			return;	
		}
	
		// Check for additional death script
		string sDeathScript = GetLocalString( oDead, "DeathScript" );
		if ( sDeathScript != "" )	ExecuteScript( sDeathScript, oDead );

		// Abort if dying character is not in PC faction
		if ( GetIsObjectInParty( oDead ) == FALSE )
			{
			PrintString( "** gb_comp_death: " + GetName(oDead) + " not in " + GetName(GetFirstPC()) + "'s party. ABORT!" );
			return;
			}
		if( !GetGlobalInt( VAR_GLOBAL_NX2_TRANSITIONS ) )
			{
			//NX2 is HARDCORE! No auto-ressing!
			AssignCommand( oDead, KnockOutCreature( oDead ) );
			}
		else
		{
			if ( GetIsDeathPopUpDisplayed(oDead) == FALSE )
			{
				if ( GetIsPartyPossessible(oDead) == FALSE )
				{
				PrettyDebug( "** ginc_death: " + GetName(oDead) + "'s party wiped. displaying death screen", 30.0 );	
				ShowProperDeathScreen( oDead );
				}
			}
		}
		
	}
}

[Sawdust37]

Thanks! I’ll give it a try over the next few days and see what happens.