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 Horstj   |
***The Idea / Introducion*** Quite some time ago I had the idea to create an all-in-one-vendor-agent that can make several different objects and is using only a small range of species-numbers (I was thinking of two and indeed it seems to work yustfine) and distinguishes those objects by using OVxx. So I turned once again into creating graphics with the computer, the results where most, well let's say "not perfect jet" (I'm already planning to make new sprites, but curently I'm focusing on other stuff). The real problem was CAOS, where I totally faild. The vendor I tried to create did not even appear when I tried to inject it and I had no idea why. But thanks to the great Forums here at CreaturesCaves (especially Papriko and Ghosthande) and lots of try and (even more) error this problem is almost gone. But more than making multiple diffrent objects, the Multi-Vend is also able to make the selected object multiple times at once. ***Current state*** The current version is still early (0.3) but I'm developing stuff for the next releases... And it can be downloaded here at CreaturesCaves in the C3/DS Misc section. Version history: V 0.1: huge mess that allways got autokilled on injection, not really worth to mention... V 0.2 first working version create between 1 and 99 pices of the selected product at once toggle steps between 1 and 10 create all (well, I hope I didn't forgett any*) C3/DS tool and utility agents (the necessary files are not included**) create all (I really hope so*) C3/DS toys agents (the necessary files are not included**) first "own" product: the Energy-pellet (gives 1000 Energy when recycled) V 0.3 new soundfile system: all files start with MV (or mv / Mv / mV) and end with xx where x can be a number from 0 to 9 or a letter small or caps from a to z make the Multi-Vend float with the GUI drop all created products into the inventory (a feature originally developed by AquaShee for the great CAOSchaos tutorials) make the Multi-Vend (almost***) invisible new Products: Stasispod (frezzes any creature and can be moved around by the hand) 5 simple Minecraft toys (creeper, zombie, cow, pig and chicken) ***Planned*** A camera system with as many cameras as you want, hide- and floatable screen and of cause remote-controolable and most likely captable of using the APS The APS, a device that allowes you to set any place in the world as a "favorite" and get there from anywhere A better wolfingvendorlike empaticvendor that searches for any hungry creatures all over the world and serves them food (I think I'll find a way to restrikt it to the metarooms of your coice) maybe a variant for toxic norns some more toys (maybe even captable of teaching norns to fight back grendels) a nornshaped bread like fooditem (nornbread) a pickupable and enhaced version of the floating platform from the norn terrarium If you have any ideas what else I should add just tell me, I'd also like to hear (or rather read) all kinds of critic on the inteface, bugs (I really hope there are none) and any kind of questions. Of cause you are free to decompile the Multi-Vend to have a look at how it works and gain knowledge (and maybe even inspiration) to create agents yourselfes. And if you want to use some of my code, feel free to do so. ***footnotes*** * In case I forgott any, please tell me, so I can add. ** C3 is copyrighted so it would be illegal; DS is free so you can get it yourself. *** there is still this anoying pixelline at the bottom where nothing should be. If anyone knowes how to get rid of it, please tell me. |
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 Peppery One Papriko |
You could work quit classifier-saving when you recycle the same over and over again. Simply make them different types. As long as family and/or genus are different, the same unique identifier can be used for both objects. Let's say your vendor has as classifier 2 23 10000 and it vends seeds with the classifier 2 3 10000 and toys with 2 21 10000. Those are all different classifiers which do not overlap. This way you can save classifiers and reduce the usage to 1-2 per project. The big disadvantage is that you lose a bit your view about which object is related in which way to another since you muse use family and genus to recognize. Lets play plants! Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... |
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Horstj |
Diffrent classifiers are one part of it, but it is also possible to have diffrent agents with exactly the same classifier and still the script is captable of distinguishing between them: OV82 is diffrent for every diffrent agent (so it is similar to a 4th classifier integer) with it all I have do is having some DOIF and ELIF conditions in my script. Unfortunately there is no DOIF and ELIF in catalogue files as far as I know. Btw: does anyone know how to make a catalogue file to distinguish between the diffrent PAT:s of an agent? |
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Peppery One Papriko |
Of course you can work with OVs too. Actually you're even able to make several objects of the same type that way. The commands CATA, CATI, CATO and CATX might be interesting for you. For the tooltips I got no idea. You could try to decompile an agent which has em and see how the catalogue file is structured. Lets play plants! Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... |
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 Liam  |
You can't distinguish between agents with the same classifier; I don't think you can get tooltips for different parts, either, but I'm not the most knowledgeable on those. - Liam / K'aeloree Spellhold Studios, a Baldur's Gate II, Neverwinter Nights and Oblivion Modding Community |
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 Wiimeiser |
I think you can get tooltips for different parts, that's how the buttons on the empathic vendor work. Hashikin ko Tyni Kong Taria Haju'Rumia'an Klodz'Proddi. Terdish oxen saur yessi atai Kongo Dolpik! |
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Peppery One Papriko |
Liam wrote:
Liam wrote: Lets play plants! Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... |
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 Prodigal Sock Ghosthande |
Catalogues can't distinguish between agents with the same classifier, is what I believe Liam was saying.  |
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Peppery One Papriko |
Okay, then I misunderstood it. In that case I have to agree. Lets play plants! Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... |
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Horstj |
Horstj wrote: The cameras are almost working, only two mayor bugs are left: 1. All cameras seem to link to the first screen that got created. 2. getting the moveto position out of the doors .cos-file doesn't work (the camera does not move AND does not send a sound telling that it cannot move). So here is the complete script, for viewing it you should copy it into a texteditor:
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Horstj |
I sommehow have the feeling that moving the cam-to-display part to the installscript would fix all cams linking to the fitst screen. But I have no idea at all why I get NOTHING from the grab-goto-pos-from-door.cos part: there really happens nothing: no cam is moved to new position, no sound telling me that I've got bad coordintes, no autokill, no crash. And I have no idea why. Please help me! |
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Horstj |
Well, it's been quite a long time, but finally the cambots are in a more or les working state: cam to display is working, so vou can have unlimited controolable camereas (and they do not get pushed around by norns); aligning a camera to a new screen doesn't work and like allways I have no idea why... I havent looked again into the use-door thing, in theory it schould do something, at least crash the game but in fact: nothing. Tryed to make a lable-thing: Guess it? right, it doesn't work! So I'll have a look at other agents with space where the user can type in stuff and thn I' mght get it to work (or at least I can test weather SPIN workes the way I think). One more thing: has anyone tryed it jet? I'd really like to read some opinions on this project. |
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