Lua Summon Monsters Amount tables, 1.0

[Printer]

Hello,

i just wonder how can i add that when it summon the monster from table, it will also summon the amount it get from that monster row table.

local monsters = {
    ["Rat"] = {level = 3, amount = 2},
    ["Cave Rat"] = {level = 5, amount = 4}
}

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
    local mons = {}
    for a, b in pairs (monsters) do
              if getPlayerLevel(cid) >= b.level then
                table.insert(mons, a)
              end
          end
    doSummonCreature(mons[math.random(#mons)], toPosition)
    doCreatureSay(cid, "Watch out!", TALKTYPE_ORANGE_1)
    doSendMagicEffect(toPosition, CONST_ME_BLOCKHIT)
    return true
end

Thanks.

 

[Summ]

for i = 1, mons[rand].amount do
-- summon creature
end

 

[Printer]

for i = 1, mons[rand].amount do
-- summon creature
end

This give me a nil value error :/

local monsters = {
    ["Rat"] = {level = 3, amount = 2},
    ["Cave Rat"] = {level = 5, amount = 4}
}

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
        local mons = {}
    for a, b in pairs (monsters) do
            if getPlayerLevel(cid) >= b.level then
                    table.insert(mons, a)
                  end
    end
    local rand = mons[math.random(#mons)]
    for i = 1, mons[rand].amount do
            doSummonCreature(rand, toPosition)
    end
        doCreatureSay(cid, "Watch out!", TALKTYPE_ORANGE_1)
        doSendMagicEffect(toPosition, CONST_ME_BLOCKHIT)
    return true
end

 

[zbizu]

use

getClosestFreeTile(cid, targetpos[, extended = false[, ignoreHouse = true]])

as pos or write it urself using this:

function isPathable(pos)
if queryTileAddThing(getThingfromPos({x = pos.x, y = pos.y, z = pos.z, stackpos = 0}).uid, {x = pos.x, y = pos.y, z = pos.z}) == RETURNVALUE_NOERROR then
return true
else
return false
end
end

 

[Printer]

But the pos is not the nil value, its line 14

 

[Printer]

Ive fixed the rand part:

local monsters = {
    ["Rat"] = {level = 3, amount = 2},
    ["Cave Rat"] = {level = 5, amount = 4}
}

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
        local mons = {}
        for a, b in pairs (monsters) do
                if getPlayerLevel(cid) >= b.level then
                        table.insert(mons, a)
                end
        end
        local rand = math.random(#mons)
        for i = 1, mons[rand].amount do
                doSummonCreature(rand, toPosition)
        end
        doCreatureSay(cid, "Watch out!", TALKTYPE_ORANGE_1)
        doSendMagicEffect(toPosition, CONST_ME_BLOCKHIT)
        return true
end

Now the error is at line 14:

'for' limit must be a number

 

[zbizu]

edit: nvm, can't delete my post ;_;

 

[Summ]

rand is no monster name also check if the array is empty.

 

[Printer]

rand is no monster name also check if the array is empty.

What do you mean? i want it random select between those two monster, since player is higher that level.

 

[zbizu]

do it this way: {name, level, amount} and check all entries

 

[Printer]

do it this way: {name, level, amount} and check all entries

Since im not big fan of tables, could you please provide me a example.

 

[Summ]

mons has no "amount" because you only insert a which is the name.

 

[Printer]

mons has no "amount" because you only insert a which is the name.

How can i fetch amount then :/

 

[zbizu]

for i = 1, #monsters do
if getPlayerLevel(cid) >= monsters[i].level then
for a = 1, monsters[i].amount do
doSummonCreature(monsters[i].name, toPosition)
end
end
end

 

[Evil Hero]

there you go.

local monsters
{
   {level = x, name = "rat", ammount = x},
   {level = x, name = "cave rat", ammount = x}
}

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
local pick = {}
   for i = 1, #monsters do
     if getPlayerLevel(cid) >= monsters[i].level then
       table.insert(pick, i)
     end
   end
   if pick[1] ~= nil then
     local rnd = 1
     if #pick > 1 then
       local rnd = math.random(1,#pick)
     end
     for i = 1, monsters[pick[rnd]].ammount do
       doSummonCreature(monsters[pick[rnd]].name, toPosition)
     end
     doCreatureSay(cid, "Watch out!", TALKTYPE_ORANGE_1)
  doSendMagicEffect(toPosition, CONST_ME_BLOCKHIT)
   else
     doPlayerSendCancel(cid, "Your level is to low."
   end
   return true
end

 

[Printer]

Thank you guys