Enemy Generator

This enemy generator code now works.

Code:

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// =======================================================
// ENEMY SPAWNER - This script is used to spawn enemies.  The FFC running
// the script will continue to spawn a particular kind of enemy at regular intervals
// until there are too many on the screen, or the combo used by the spawner changes.
//
// D0 = enemy_id = The enemy to be spawned.  Check the table in std.zh to get values.
// D1 = delay = The delay, in tics, between enemy spawns.
// D2 = max = The maximum number of enemies that the spawner will put on the screen. 
// D3 = spawnX = The X value at which you want the enemy to spawn.
// D4 = spawnY = The Y value at which you want the enemy to spawn.
// ======================================================


ffc script enemyspawner{

        void run(int enemy_id, int delay, int max, int spawnX, int spawnY){       
                                               

                int original_combo = this->Data;        // Saves the original combo of this FFC.

                int counter = delay;                        // Used to count the tics until it is time to spawn.

                while(true){
                        // Checks whether the combo for this FFC has changed, or whether there are
                        // a maximum number of NPCs on the screen.
                        if ( (this->Data == original_combo) && (Screen->NumNPCs() < max) ){

                                // If max tics have gone by since the last time a spawn took place, spawn.
                                if ( counter == 0 ){
                                        npc spawnee = Screen->CreateNPC(enemy_id);
                                        spawnee->X = spawnX;
                                        spawnee->Y = spawnY;
                                        counter = delay;
                                }
                                else{
                                        counter--;
                                } // end if
                        } // end if
                        Waitframe();
                } // end of while loop
        } // end of void run
} // end of FFC script

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Soo...what does it do? I'm sorry, I'm no good at interperating code.

I include a detailed description of each script in the comments.

// ================================================== =====
// ENEMY SPAWNER - This script is used to spawn enemies. The FFC running
// the script will continue to spawn a particular kind of enemy at regular intervals
// until there are too many on the screen, or the combo used by the spawner changes.
//
// D0 = enemy_id = The enemy to be spawned. Check the table in std.zh to get values.
// D1 = delay = The delay, in tics, between enemy spawns.
// D2 = max = The maximum number of enemies that the spawner will put on the screen.
// D3 = spawnX = The X value at which you want the enemy to spawn.
// D4 = spawnY = The Y value at which you want the enemy to spawn.
// ================================================== ====

So you can make a beehive that constantly spits out bees (keese?), for instance. Set the FFC to be a Strike combo if you'd like Link to be able to turn it off by hitting it. Be creative, there are lots of uses for this.

You should post a quest so people can check it out.

I did. Go check my thread over in the Developer's forum.

Hmm, a Gauntlet Quest is now in order :)

I cant find the quest..

Then just implement the code yourself according to the instructions in the comments. Given that you're having a hard time finding the quest file, I bet it'll take you less time to compile it and set up an ffc than it will to download the file.