Lua Intentialy reset level on death

[fishie]

Hello, ive been trying to get this to work for a while with no success. Ive created a custom war server and i need it so when a player dies his level resets back to basic (level 100) but nothing ive tried has worked.

I had a script created for me by xeraphus but sadly this only worked under basic conditions and eventurely didnt work at all.

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local function getExperienceForLevel(lv)
lv = lv - 1
return ((50 * lv * lv * lv) - (150 * lv * lv) + (400 * lv)) / 3
end

deathStorage = 'EXPERIENCE'

function onPrepareDeath(creature, killer)
local player = creature:getPlayer()
if not player then
return true
end
player:setStorageValue(deathStorage, getExperienceForLevel(100) - player:getExperience())
return true
end

Also this i added to login.lua

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function onLogin(player)
local exp = player:getStorageValue(deathStorage)
if exp ~= 0 then
if exp < 0 then
player:removeExperience(exp)
else
player:addExperience(exp)
end
player:setStorageValue(deathStorage, 0)
player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_INFO_DESCR, 'Your level has been reset.')
end

Can anyone make a new way of reseting a players level on death? Im using TFS 1.2

Thankyou. Anymore details ive missed please ask

 

[fishie]

Anyone? How hard can it be to reset a characters level on death?

 

[Sun]

Is the level supposed to reset when you relog as well? then you only need an onLogin script

 

[fishie]

Id prefer if it didnt, prefer just on death.

Still not found a solultion and this is stopping me putting my server into beta testing

 

[Sun]

I haven't made any scripts for 1.2 before but if I'm not mistaken this should work

function onPrepareDeath(creature, killer)
    local player = creature:getPlayer()
    if not player then
        return true
    end
    --remove players current exp minus the exp needed for level 100
    player:removeExperience(player:getExperience() - getExpForLevel(100))
    return true
end

 

[fishie]

Just add that as a creature script?

added it as a creature script and it dosnt seem to work players levels dont reset on death

 

[fishie]

Added to login.lua
local events = {'PlayerDeath', 'DropLoot', 'PK Storage', 'resetlevel', ~~~

Added the creaturescripts.xml
<event type="death" name="resetlevel" script="resetlevel.lua" />

Still dosnt work. No errors in console either

 

[Infernum]

Added to login.lua
local events = {'PlayerDeath', 'DropLoot', 'PK Storage', 'resetlevel', ~~~

Added the creaturescripts.xml
<event type="death" name="resetlevel" script="resetlevel.lua" />

Still dosnt work. No errors in console either

its type="preparedeath"

 

[Sun]

it turns out getExpForLevel() is a custom function
credits to @Xeraphus for pointing it out

local function getExpForLevel(level)
    level = level - 1
    return ((50 * level * level * level) - (150 * level * level) + (400 * level)) / 3
end

function onPrepareDeath(creature, killer)
   local player = creature:getPlayer()
    if not player then
        return true
    end
    --remove players current exp minus the exp needed for level 100
    player:removeExperience(player:getExperience() - getExpForLevel(100))
    return true
end

 

[fishie]

Fixed the type, now getting the error

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Dec 13 19:31:07 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:7: attempt to call global 'getExpForLevel' (a nil value)
Dec 13 19:31:07 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: stack traceback:
Dec 13 19:31:07 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: [C]: in function 'getExpForLevel'
Dec 13 19:31:07 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:7: in function <data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:1>
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: Lua Script Error: [CreatureScript Interface]
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.luanPrepareDeath
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:7: attempt to call global 'getExpForLevel' (a nil value)
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: stack traceback:
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: [C]: in function 'getExpForLevel'
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:7: in function <data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:1>

and players are unable to die.

 

[Infernum]

Fixed the type, now getting the error

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Dec 13 19:31:07 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:7: attempt to call global 'getExpForLevel' (a nil value)
Dec 13 19:31:07 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: stack traceback:
Dec 13 19:31:07 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: [C]: in function 'getExpForLevel'
Dec 13 19:31:07 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:7: in function <data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:1>
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: Lua Script Error: [CreatureScript Interface]
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.luanPrepareDeath
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:7: attempt to call global 'getExpForLevel' (a nil value)
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: stack traceback:
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: [C]: in function 'getExpForLevel'
Dec 13 19:31:08 158-69-12-209 tfs[17603]: data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:7: in function <data/creaturescripts/scripts/resetlevel.lua:1>

and players are unable to die.

did you not fix the script after what he just posted
it has the function in it

 

[fishie]

it turns out getExpForLevel() is a custom function
credits to @Xeraphus for pointing it out

local function getExpForLevel(level)
    level = level - 1
    return ((50 * level * level * level) - (150 * level * level) + (400 * level)) / 3
end

function onPrepareDeath(creature, killer)
   local player = creature:getPlayer()
    if not player then
        return true
    end
    --remove players current exp minus the exp needed for level 100
    player:removeExperience(player:getExperience() - getExpForLevel(100))
    return true
end

Added this and i get the same situations as when @Xeraphus created the origional script. The player dies, at level 159 for example and before he dies he is downgraded to level 100. When he logs back in he is level 98. Its progress tho.

 

[fishie]

Believe i have fixed it, ive changed the

player:removeExperience(player:getExperience() - getExpForLevel(100))

too

player:removeExperience(player:getExperience() - getExpForLevel(102))

When players die they are downgraded to level 102 but log back in at 100. Seems to work tho im still testing different situations.

 

[Infernum]

Added this and i get the same situations as when @Xeraphus created the origional script. The player dies, at level 159 for example and before he dies he is downgraded to level 100. When he logs back in he is level 98. Its progress tho.

preparedeath script:

function onPrepareDeath(creature, killer)
    local player = creature:getPlayer()
    if not player then
        return true
    end
    player:setStorageValue('death', 1)
    return true
end

login script:

local function getExperienceForLevel(lv)
    lv = lv - 1
    return ((50 * lv * lv * lv) - (150 * lv * lv) + (400 * lv)) / 3
end


function onLogin(player)
    local resetExperience = getExpForLevel(100)
    local currentExperience = player:getExperience()
    if player:getStorageValue('death') == 1 then
        if player:getLevel() > 100 then
            player:removeExperience(currentExperience - resetExperience)
        elseif player:getLevel() < 100 then
            player:addExperience(resetExperience - currentExperience)
        end
        player:setStorageValue('death', -1)
    end
    return true
end

try this
it should add experience to level 100 if player is below 100 on login, if they are over 100 it will remove experience for level 100

 

[fishie]

The script posted by cade is working now i changed it about and it seems to work perfectly.

 

[fishie]

Well the reason is I'm guessing the script is setting the level on death and then the death% is also getting taken off after death. Im going to try the other way posted above later when I'm back home but currently I'm happy it's working as intended as the player isn't really aware he's been downgraded twice.

Thankyou for your help guys

 

[fishie]

Ok dosnt work as perfectly as i had first thought, when a player is killed he is downgraded to level 100 but he isnt dead, he survives and has to be killed again before its registered as a death.

Basicly, if i walk on fire at level 120 till death i dont die i just get downgraded to level 100.

Seems like players can only die when they are level 100, any other level they are just downgraded to level 100 again

 

[Infernum]

Ok dosnt work as perfectly as i had first thought, when a player is killed he is downgraded to level 100 but he isnt dead, he survives and has to be killed again before its registered as a death.

Basicly, if i walk on fire at level 120 till death i dont die i just get downgraded to level 100.

Seems like players can only die when they are level 100, any other level they are just downgraded to level 100 again

did you ever test my script
it gives the player a storage value onPrepareDeath which is used onLogin to make sure that they died, (the natural experience loss will have already taken place), after that it will remove experience from the player if he/she is over level 100, if he/she is under 100 exp will be added to make them 100 just in case they get under 100 somehow

 

[fishie]

Yeah I tested it, it didn't work. :/ no errors either

 

[fishie]

Any ideas how to fix it?