"Ally" Script

I'm trying to write a script that makes an "Ally" follow Link directly behind his back, and when there are enemies around, it chases after enemy1, then after enemy1 is dead, it goes onto enemy2, and so on. If link kills enemy2 before the ally kills enemy1, it just goes on to enemy 3. I have the script that makes the ally follow Link...

Code:

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WAIT WAITFRAME
 COMPAREV LINKDIR,0
 GOTOTRUE DOWN
 COMPAREV LINKDIR,1
 GOTOTRUE UP
 COMPAREV LINKDIR,2
 GOTOTRUE LEFT
 COMPAREV LINKDIR,3
 GOTOTRUE RIGHT
 GOTO WAIT
DOWN SETR d4,LINKY
 ADDV d4,16
 SETR y,d4
 SETR x,LINKX
 SETR DATA,d0
 GOTO WAIT
UP SETR d4,LINKY
 SUBV d4,16
 SETR y,d4
 SETR x,LINKX
 SETR DATA,d1
 GOTO WAIT
LEFT SETR d4,LINKX
 ADDV d4,16
 SETR x,d4
 SETR y,LINKY
 SETR DATA,d2
 GOTO WAIT
RIGHT SETR d4,LINKX
 SUBV d4,16
 SETR x,d4
 SETR y,LINKY
 SETR DATA,d3
 GOTO WAIT

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But I have no idea how to log the positions of enemies, or damage an enemy. Can I get some help on this?

In ZASM? Nope.

Okay then... Could you help me in Zscript?

See, here's the thing: there seems to be a bit of a bug keeping REFFFC and REFNPC from being set correctly. I can tell you what I think you would do, but neither of us can really test it to make sure right now. You'll have to put this off until at least beta 17.


The number of enemies on the screen is stored in NPCCOUNT. You load a reference to an NPC by setting the value of REFNPC - the first enemy is 0. With that, you can read and set that enemy's position with NPCX, NPCY, and NPCZ, and you can access its HP using NPCHP.

I'm not sure, but I think NPCs include both guys and enemies, and I don't believe there's a way to check which you've got directly. There's sure to be some way of knowing, though.
The amount of damage an NPC does when it touches link is NPCDP, and its weapon damage is NPCWDP. I figure if those are both 0 or less, it probably shouldn't be considered an enemy.

Thank you Saffith! As always, you are in my debt (whatever good that does...).

So, I can set REFNPC to increment on NPCHP being 0, then moving the FFC torwards NPCX,NPCY by comparing x,y and changing the combo/moving accordingly. When the FFC and the target NPC are touching, the NPC takes damage... Then when all NPCs are dead, it returns behind Link...

This will help me a lot with level 2 of my quest... Thank you!

This'll be a nice one! :) Sorry, nope I'm of no help. :P