/reset npc NAME
 

It would be nice if you could reset DbNPC's via script

with a NPC.reset();

or if you could do

sendToRc( "/reset npc" @ NPC);

Why?

I have certain scripting needs...

Explain. You're probably doing it wrong if you require this.

I'm using an NPC as a main plot point for my server. It goes to another room and some vars change. Both client and server sides. My current work around is a lot parts of the script setting all the vars back to what they were when I created the NPC, (warpto() and all that) it just be a lot easier if I could just reset the NPC via script. This is more so for convenience.

when you're doing a levelnpc in a DBNPC for easier testing, you often have to reset it because of clientside scripting to make the function "onCreated" to be called, therefor, i agree with this idea.

You should just set variables in an init function.

Yeah but the convenience of .reset() seems more practical.

You can store all your variables in a new object..

Like this.state = new TStaticVar();

Then declare all the variables as such:

this.state.health = 10;

Then when you need to clear all the variables, you can do:

this.state = null;

and then simply initialize it again.

And also entirely destructive :monocle: Just save your important variables in an easy-to-destroy TStaticVar, or find a way to do what you are doing without constantly having to reset it.

That's what I'm currently doing. I'd just like a command to do it via script.

make a utlity class, and join it to the npc, now all the npcs you want to have the reset function will have it.

How would thaty reseting a NPC like when reseting via RC?

onRCChat()
in the Control-NPC then you can do /npc reset whatever

O_o I have to try this tomorrow, never heard of it.

It only works in the Control-NPC

I need the NPC itself to reset itself, not it to reset a player.

It's example usage of the event/function, not copy-pasta for your specific situation.

bump

I still do not believe this is necessary. Like it was said earlier in the thread, if you are needing to reset an NPC routinely then you are doing something wrong.

what about clientside scripting? you have to reset the DBNPC for it to call "onCreated" on clientside :\

Not that I am doing something wrong but this would be very convient and you must reset an NPC for clientside onCreated() to be called 'again'
Dang it, Deas beat me to it!

You can silently update a level (server-side) using:

fileupdate("level.nw");

Perhaps that would satisfy your wants.

that doesn't even work like "update level" :oo:

Work's like uploading a level, probably need a path/to/level.nw

uh, clientside?
so how are your little idea supposed to work to prevent having to do "reset" on the dbnpc to call clientsided "onCreated"? i've confused myself :cool:

The only way you're going be able to "reset" an npc is with sendtorc("/npc reset dbname") on the server-side, if you update the level, you'll update the client-side scripts as well.

I personally believe you should probably be doing something differently if you have to reset the NPC to get it working properly.

such as using it as a testnpc for a levelnpc? x)
i often use it when i do levelnpc instead of having to alter the level before ive made the script.. and then i put it in a class when im done.. is that different enuf for you? ;)

I just put it in a class script to begin with and create, update and destroy instances of it as I please.