Making NPC's do meaningful things Created 19 years ago2005-06-13 09:22:35 UTC by Playbus

I'm moving on from CS:S mapping (for awhile anyway) and starting to work on HL2 - SP maps.

I really would appreciate it if someone could tell me how to achieve the following:

1. Player starts in small cell - door is locked (OK I can handle this bit but I have to set the scene for you)
2. After about 20 seconds a combine police type guy shows up outside
the door -- unlocks it and opens it.
3. Then the combine says "Follow me Citizen" just like at the start of HL2 when Barney is disguised as the combine dude.
4. Then I want the combine to walk a preset path to another locked door
and open it.

If I can get this spelled out for me in idiot-proof shrinkwrapping, then I think I can work the rest out by myself.

Please, anyone?

I just remembered what NPC's mean.. Non-Player Controlled... AH HA>>um.. anyway's sorry.. I'll go and crawl back into my hole.

Thanks for that.

It involves some basic scripting. Have a look at the train station level and find out for your self. Good Luck!!

Unbreakable: NPC may be called Non Player Controlled... But that dosn't mean Non Editor Controled. Next time stay in your hole.

These two tutorials might get you started (remember to always search these kinda stuff on the website):
http://www.twhl.co.za/tutorial.php?id=53
http://www.twhl.co.za/tutorial.php?id=10

Thanks.

You know, I thought I'd read every tutorial on this site.

How did I miss those ones......

Will there be much difference in doing the same things shown in the tutorials for HL2?

Quite a bit, actually. Your best reference is d1_trainstation_01 example map in HL2's SDKContent mapsrc folder.

Paths can be set with info_nodes.

Essentially your setup involves info_nodes, scripted_sequences, info_node_hints (or similar, I can't remember the name of these guys =[), logic_choreographed_scenes (You can use a lot of the setups from the trainstation this way) and some buttons, filters, associated entities to get the setup to function.

Hope that's a little help =]

They look so cool!!~

And the correct ent is info_node_hint. They're not integral to making this scene happen, but they're good for idling bystanders and making things happen in the world properly (info_hints are applicable here, too) -> you can set points visually interesting to NPCs (NPCs won't react to a sprite, but with an info_hint with a blinking light activity they will =]), perch points for crows, cover, windows, etc.

After several hours of mind numbing searches, I finally found this.

http://forum.interlopers.net/viewtopic.php?t=1771

An actual tutorial on making NPC's do stuff, for HL2!



It's very useful, and has got me across that initial barrier of understanding how the scripts work.

link to other pages? I dont think the admins will like this

Huh? Whats wrong with linking? Especially to something which isn't covered on this site?

He was being sarcastic, I think. Either that or wrong :). Don't worry.

Yay

He was being sarcastic, I think. Either that or wrong smile - :). Don't worry.

Sarcastic, dont worry