Creatures Scripts
NWN Script: create_unique_objectIDs.htm
CREATE UNIQUE OBJECT ID's FOR YOUR SPAWNS.
Here is a trick that I hope will help everyone .
I used this trick in an Major Image script I wrote. I can store the saving
throws of each pc, npc, and familiar vs each figment I summon. it's awesome.
(yes I have illusions working as per pg 158 of the PHB! )
This trick allows you to create a unique object id for every object you spawn.
Anyway.. here it is.
add this function before main() of the on spawn event
string CreateObjectID(object o)
{
return (GetTag(o) + IntToString(GetTimeHour()) + IntToString(GetTimeMinute()) +
IntToString(GetTimeSecond()) + IntToString(GetTimeMillisecond()) );
}
now in the main() function of the on spawn event type this.
SetLocalString(OBJECT_SELF, "OBJECTID", CreateObjectID(OBJECT_SELF));
then for every other event or function that needs to access the creatures local
variables do this.
string sObjectID = GetLocalString(OBJECT_SELF, "MY_VAR_" + sObjectID);
to set a local variable do this.
SetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF,"MY_VAR_" + sObjectID, 666);
now every time you get a local object variable do this:
int x = GetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF, "MY_VAR_" + sObjectID);
In the context of my figment script, I store the saving throw result on each pc
for each figment spawned.