TFS 1.X+ Creature() method with custom monsters?

[Booker]

Hello, i'm using TFS 1.2 and i just cant get to return a monster instance using Creature() on a custom made monster passing in it's name as param.

This works:

local monster = Creature("rabbit")
monster:getName()
>> Rabbit

This doesn't:

local monster = Creature("myMonster")
monster:getName()
>> nil

I've registered the creature in monsters.xml, created it's LUA file(copied from another one) and i'ts spawning normally. I just don't understand why i can't instance it in my code to work with.

Appreciate your help!

 

[Infernum]

that's not how you're supposed to do it
Game.createMonster("myMonster", Position(x, y, z))

 

[Booker]

that's not how you're supposed to do it
Game.createMonster("myMonster", Position(x, y, z))

Hey, thanks for the reply.
Actually, i don't need to create(place) a monter in the game, i just need to instance it inside my code block, so i can get his name, health, etc., by passing in i'ts name or cid.
src: otland/forgottenserver

 

[Infernum]

then use a MonsterType

local monsterType = MonsterType("myMonster")
print(monsterType:getName())
print(monsterType:getHealth())

here's some function documentation for you (attached as files)

 

[Booker]

Yes! Working.
Didn't know about MonsterType.

Thank you @Vulcan_ , for the help and for those useful docs!