EQEmulator Forums - On Guard Behavior

Some fun guard behavior tweaks:

Random animations and sayings. I've attached a sample script file that I use in rivervale and the complete changed over wesquests that i've been using.

You'll need to tweak npc.h

Code:

        /******************************************************

        Mob based questing and other goodies

        ******************************************************/

        void CheckQuests(char* zonename, char * message, int32 npc_id, int32 item_id = 0, bool IsDoorScript = false);

        bool IsEnd(char* string);

        bool IsCommented(char* string);

        char * rmnl(char* nstring);        

        char * strreplace(char* searchstring, char* searchquery, char* replacement);

And add in this to npc::process

Code:

                /****************************************

                Guards fun anim

                ****************************************/



                #define GUARD_ANIMATION_FREQ 500

                if (rand()%GUARD_ANIMATION_FREQ==2)

                if (!IsEngaged() &amp;&amp; !ismovinghome) //what are all the guard names?



                if (strstr(GetName(), "Guard") 

                        || strstr(GetName(), "Sentinel") 

                        || strstr(GetName(), "Sentry") 

                        || strstr(GetName(), "Dragoon") ) {

                        switch (rand()%12) {

                        case 1: DoSocialAnimation(72); break;                                         

                        case 2: DoSocialAnimation(55); break;

                        case 3: DoSocialAnimation(72); break;

                        case 4: DoSocialAnimation(31); break;

                        case 5: DoSocialAnimation(34); break;

                        case 6: DoSocialAnimation(35); break;

                        case 7: DoSocialAnimation(72); break;

                        case 8: DoSocialAnimation(61); break;

                        case 9: DoSocialAnimation(72); break;

                        case 10: DoSocialAnimation(55); break;



                        case 11:         

                                if (rand()%50==2)

                                        this->CheckQuests(zone->GetShortName(), "RANDOM_GUARD", this->GetNPCTypeID());

                        default:

                                DoSocialAnimation(60);

                                break;

                        

                        }

                }

DoSocialAnimations is

Code:

/

*************************************

NPC Social Animation

*************************************/

void NPC::DoSocialAnimation(int num){

         this->CastToMob()->DoAnim(num);

}

You'll need to have that signature in npc.h (void DoSocialAnimation(int num);

By changing 'name' in the quest file, you could also have town criers, etc.

--MV