TFS 1.2 - CreatureStorages

[UnsineSoft]

Is possible to add a storage to a creature? I testedit before but i think that it only works with booleans (true/false).

Example:

creature:setStorageValue(1, 1)

if creature:getStorageValue(1) then
print("Storage")
end

The data of the creature in this case will be obviously added before

Greetings.

 

[Zothion]

you can do it with the unique id of creatures like

onCastSpell(player, var)
data = table[getCreatureTarget(player)]
data.y = 10

you can use a global table in global.lua for example, or set/get -globalStorageValue(storage, value)
its essentially the same thing, except globalStorageValue doesnt get cleared on /reload global (if you have table = {} in global it will)

this is essentially the same as creaturestorages from 0.4, however these are not cleared automatically on death, so preferrably you'd add to onDeath something like this:

onDeath(cid, corpse)
table[cid] = nil

(i know 1.2 ondeath doesnt look like that but example..)

 

[UnsineSoft]

you can do it with the unique id of creatures like

onCastSpell(player, var)
data = table[getCreatureTarget(player)]
data.y = 10

you can use a global table in global.lua for example, or set/get -globalStorageValue(storage, value)
its essentially the same thing, except globalStorageValue doesnt get cleared on /reload global (if you have table = {} in global it will)

this is essentially the same as creaturestorages from 0.4, however these are not cleared automatically on death, so preferrably you'd add to onDeath something like this:

onDeath(cid, corpse)
table[cid] = nil

(i know 1.2 ondeath doesnt look like that but example..)

Nope, it's just a personal storage for a monster, i don't know if the global storages would work here, i'm using a summons system (pokemon), and i think that i need c++ for that, is just for rage/power up spells, something like utito tempo, i built a custom move system and i want just to double the melee/spell attack if the monster got the storage xD

 

[Zothion]

putting values in a global table with monsters uniqueid as a key is the same as creature storages...
for example
setCreatureStorage(creature.uid, "powerUp", 1) sets powerUp storage on that creature to be 1
thats how you can do in 0.4, but in 1.2 it doesnt exist so rather you can do

data = table[creature.uid]
data.powerUp = 1

then in 0.4 you could do
getCreatureStorage(creature.uid, "powerUp") to get the storage, and in 1.2 you would do

table[creature.uid].powerUp

as far as i know, storages for players/monsters/items (which depending on version of tfs) just puts that value in a global table with the things uid..

 

[Zothion]

for example, i went on my server and tested it and used

data = {}
target = getCreatureTarget(player)
data[target] = {name = "", level = 0}
data[target]["name"] = "Rabbit"
data[target]["level"] = 10
data[target]["powerUp"] = true

then it will look like this

print(data[target]["name"])
"Rabbit"
print(data[target]["level"])
10
print(data[target]["powerUp"]
true

keep in mind i use ["level"] ingame while testing because my lua command doesnt seem to like .level, but if you're using it in a script it works perfectly fine to use it like

data[target].name = "rabbit"
print(data[target].name)

i do it like this with a very extensive monster stat system, so i know it works

 

[UnsineSoft]

Thanks a lot

 

[StreamSide]

Is possible to add a storage to a creature? I testedit before but i think that it only works with booleans (true/false).

Example:

creature:setStorageValue(1, 1)

if creature:getStorageValue(1) then
print("Storage")
end

The data of the creature in this case will be obviously added before

Greetings.

you can always save the info by player id and then do a table inside

 

[Zothion]

if its a summon its much easier to just save the info to a global table with the key of that monsters unique id, instead of going to a table by a players unique id then saving data to a table with the monsters unique id..

 

[Evil Hero]

depends if you want to have the info always for this monster (like a pet) or if you just want it for this monster temporary.

 

[Zothion]

well with monsters you can just add if table[id] ~= nil then table[id] = nil to onDeath, but im not sure if summon despawning counts as onDeath

 

[zbizu]

works until /reload

if not monsterstorage then
	monsterstorage = {}
end

function Monster.setTempStorage(self, key, value)
local cid = self:getId()
	if not monsterstorage[cid] then
		monsterstorage[cid] = {}
	end
	
	monsterstorage[cid][key] = value
	return true
end

function Monster.getTempStorage(self, key)
local cid = self:getId()
	if not monsterstorage[cid] then
		return -1
	end
	
	if not monsterstorage[cid][key] then
		return -1
	end
	
	return monsterstorage[cid][key]
end

some more examples you might find useful:
https://otland.net/threads/tfs-1-1-cat-mages-insane-custom-ai-example.230484/
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http://pastebin.com/raw/fKMf6n5S/

 

[UnsineSoft]

works until /reload

if not monsterstorage then
    monsterstorage = {}
end

function Monster.setTempStorage(self, key, value)
local cid = self:getId()
    if not monsterstorage[cid] then
        monsterstorage[cid] = {}
    end
   
    monsterstorage[cid][key] = value
    return true
end

function Monster.getTempStorage(self, key)
local cid = self:getId()
    if not monsterstorage[cid] then
        return -1
    end
   
    if not monsterstorage[cid][key] then
        return -1
    end
   
    return monsterstorage[cid][key]
end

some more examples you might find useful:
https://otland.net/threads/tfs-1-1-cat-mages-insane-custom-ai-example.230484/
add /raw/ to pastebin links if loading page causes your browser freeze, example:
http://pastebin.com/raw/fKMf6n5S/

Thanks, one last question, the monster ids are working with each monster is working global with every monsterName?

 

[Zothion]

what do you mean?
each monster has their own unique id, unrelated to the name, but Creature(cid):getName() can get the name from id

 

[UnsineSoft]

depends if you want to have the info always for this monster (like a pet) or if you just want it for this monster temporary.

I was looking it as a temporary storage, it's for a pokemon boost system (Rage, strafe, etc), with the storage selected it will add of course an extra power.

 

[UnsineSoft]

what do you mean?
each monster has their own unique id, unrelated to the name, but Creature(cid):getName() can get the name from id

That, i haven't worked with monster data before and of course i know how getName works, i just thought that a monster will get a uniqueId of the monsterType, i mean:

I spawn a demon, it get uId 30
I spawn a dragon, it get uId 31
I spawn another demon, it get again the uId 30, but as you said, it must be 32, right?

 

[Zothion]

each monster has their own unique id, no 2 monsters will ever have the same
demon one: id 30
dragon one: id 31
any monster: id 32
etc

the only thing about this is you have to manually remove it where u remove the monsters, like if you despawn it i dont think onDeath will work, so despawn function should have table[id] = nil etc, or the table will become very cluttered (although you probably wont notice its good practice)

 

[UnsineSoft]

each monster has their own unique id, no 2 monsters will ever have the same
demon one: id 30
dragon one: id 31
any monster: id 32
etc

the only thing about this is you have to manually remove it where u remove the monsters, like if you despawn it i dont think onDeath will work, so despawn function should have table[id] = nil etc, or the table will become very cluttered (although you probably wont notice its good practice)

Anyway, it will be just a temporary storage, stuff that can be cleared easy with a server save/shutdown xD