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Like monsters? Want them to hate each other? This is for you! Fun fun fun!

Posted by Paril on Jun 17th, 2006 - Basic Client Side Coding

[page=Introduction]
Hello!

Today, I'll be sharing with you a code I made for monsters to fight each other. Wether you like the Stroggos, or hate them, it'll be fun!

[page=The Code.]

Here we go!

Go to FindTarget. Above it, add this new function.

edict_t *FindM&#111;nster &#40;edict_t *self&#41;
{
	edict_t	*ent = NULL;
	edict_t	*best = NULL;

	while &#40;&#40;ent = findradius&#40;ent, self-&#62;s.&#111;rigin, 1024&#41;&#41; &#33;= NULL&#41;
	{
		if &#40;ent == self&#41;
			c&#111;ntinue;
		if &#40;&#33;&#40;ent-&#62;svflags & SVF_MONSTER&#41;&#41;
			c&#111;ntinue;
		if &#40;&#33;ent-&#62;health&#41;
			c&#111;ntinue;
		if &#40;ent-&#62;health &#60; 1&#41;
			c&#111;ntinue;
		if &#40;&#33;visible&#40;self, ent&#41;&#41;
			c&#111;ntinue;
		if &#40;&#33;best&#41;
		{
			best = ent;
			c&#111;ntinue;
		}
		if &#40;ent-&#62;max_health &#60;= best-&#62;max_health&#41;
			c&#111;ntinue;
		best = ent;
	}

	return best;
}

That will look for monsters. (Similar to the Medic's check for deaddies ;))

Now, go to FindTarget, change the beginning to this:

qb&#111;&#111;lean FindTarget &#40;edict_t *self&#41;
{
	edict_t		*client;
	qb&#111;&#111;lean	heardit;
	int			r;
	edict_t *m&#111;nster;

	if &#40;self-&#62;m&#111;nsterinf&#111;.aiflags & AI_GOOD_GUY&#41;
	{
		if &#40;self-&#62;g&#111;alentity && self-&#62;g&#111;alentity-&#62;inuse && self-&#62;g&#111;alentity-&#62;classname&#41;
		{
			if &#40;strcmp&#40;self-&#62;g&#111;alentity-&#62;classname, &#34;target_act&#111;r&#34;&#41; == 0&#41;
				return false;
		}

		return false;
	}

		//L&#111;&#111;k f&#111;r m&#111;nsters&#33;
		m&#111;nster = FindM&#111;nster&#40;self&#41;;
		if &#40;m&#111;nster&#41;
		{
			self-&#62;enemy = m&#111;nster;
			F&#111;undTarget &#40;self&#41;;
			return true;
		}
                                           
                                           &#40;the rest......&#41;

..Have fun!