getnpc
 

How does it work?

I'm pretty sure it's the same as getplayer(). Just find the index of the NPC and use getnpc(index) and you can change all the attributes an npc has (x,y,etc..).

wrong

with(getnpc(Name))
gets a database npc from the npc list
with(npcs[index]) gets an npc using an index

& its serverside-only, if you didn't already know :P

Thought googi wasn't a scripter o_o

Perhaps not, but he is trying hard :)

NPC Code:

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for (i = 0; i < npcscount; i++) {

  with (npcs[i]) message I worship Loriel!;

}

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^ makes all NPCs in the level express their feelings about me.
That kind of loop is very common :)

That isnt getnpc

NPC Code:

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with(getnpc(npcname)) {

 //Code directed at npcsname

}

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get npc in a with statement will direct all code to the npc you choose. all actions like setstring and this.value=# will be done inside the npc.. the name of the npc comes from its name in the database, when you create an npc on NC you do this.

Example:

NPC Code:

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with(getnpc(Control-NPC)) {

  setstring this.happy,Smile;

  this.smiles = 1000;

}

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This will set this.happy string in the Control-NPC to Smile, and the variable this.smiles to 1000.

Nothing better than a happy NPC-Server, it relflects the mood of its scripter. If you're a bad scripter. The thing will bite. If it is good. It will shower you with unconditional love. Thas wha mama teached meh.

Perhaps not, but She is trying hard :)
Googi is a woman..¬_¬'

Thank you :)

noone knows what googi is

"what" is not a verb :)

*corrects self* knows

Actually he's a confused boy... He'll grow out of it though, hopefully...

Psh, you say that like it's a bad thing.

so i'm assuming getnpc doesn't work on local npcs?

I don't think it's a bad thing, even full grown adults grow out of their mindsets periodically... It'd be a tragedy if he was to be stuck in it forever, even if the mindset was him thinking he was a flamingo and not something to do with gender.

That's why I posted that loop :)
You can easily stuff it with conditions to check wether the current NPC is the one you want to go "with".

I don't think he ever said he wanted to do that... he was just asking about getnpc.

Check screenshot..:rolleyes:

He's a boy.
There was a big thing on the forums a while back about it.

people can lie.

:\, my threads on the this forum always seem to be brought off-topic.

Anyways, is it possible to do something similar to timershow but with showimg or showtext instead of having it appear in chat text?

You could always have the showtext display the variable 'timeout'.

Thank you :)

And, lastly, how do I show a this.var using showtext?

That doesn't "countdown" like timershow does, however :\

How can I do that without using a timeout loop or sleep?

Why not a timeout loop?

Ah, i must have missed where he said he had a timeout already...

Well i've never heard of timershow to be honest... heh.

I think timershow just shows the amount of time elapsed on a timeout as the chat text of the player. Never used it... I think using a variable is easier.