Stupid Rising Fireballs.

[Archangel]

First of all so you all can see the desire effect for yourselves. Switch a fire wizzrobes projectile to rising fireballs and make them teleport instead of float. I want a ghoma to fire fireballs in a ring. How can I do this. THis is what I tried.

ffc script Gohma5{
	void run(int count){
		while(true){
			npc gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
			for(count = 8; count <= 8; count++){ //shoot 8 fireballs in right
				npc gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
				eweapon fireball = Screen->CreateEWeapon(145);
				fireball->X = gohma->X;
				fireball->Y = gohma->Y;
				fireball->Dir = count - 1;
				waitframe();
			} //ends for loop
			Waitframes(30);
		} //ends while loop
	} //ends void run
} //ends script

Compiled just find. Doesn't work worth a shit though. Try it out yourself. Oh and if you want to see what the gohma does, attach it to a digdogger using my displacement script.

[pkmnfrk]

Try this, see if it works: (I highlighted my changes)

ffc script Gohma5{
	void run(){
		Waitframes(1);
		npc gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
		while(gohma->isValid()){
			for(int count = 8; count <= 8; count++){ //shoot 8 fireballs in right
				npc gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
				eweapon fireball = Screen->CreateEWeapon(145);
				fireball->X = gohma->X;
				fireball->Y = gohma->Y;
				fireball->Dir = count - 1;
				fireball->Angular = false;
				Waitframe();
			} //ends for loop
			Waitframes(30);
		} //ends while loop
	} //ends void run
} //ends script

[Questwizard88]

I think I'm going to give this a shot. I've never messed with FFC scripts yet, but I think I might have found another issue. You're only going to get one weapon to fire with the way you have the count variable set. Since it gets initialized to 8 by the loop, it'll only run that loop once, because the count++ will make it 9 the next time through. Try this (includes the changes from above):

ffc script Gohma5{
	void run(){
		Waitframes(1);
		npc gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
		while(gohma->isValid()){
			for(int count = 0; count <= 7; count++){ //shoot 8 fireballs in right
				npc gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
				eweapon fireball = Screen->CreateEWeapon(145);
				fireball->X = gohma->X;
				fireball->Y = gohma->Y;
				fireball->Dir = count;
				fireball->Angular = false;
				Waitframe();
			} //ends for loop
			Waitframes(30);
		} //ends while loop
	} //ends void run
} //ends script

Dunno if that's right, but assuming what I know from other languages, it should be correct.

[Archangel]

I knew it had something to do with a angle based bool! :)
Anyways, hopefully when I get around to implementing these two versions and compare them, I'll be able to fix it up. Do some heavy testing, and make a public demo through level 6. All shall bow before my mighty Gohma!

[pkmnfrk]

I think I'm going to give this a shot. I've never messed with FFC scripts yet, but I think I might have found another issue. You're only going to get one weapon to fire with the way you have the count variable set. Since it gets initialized to 8 by the loop, it'll only run that loop once, because the count++ will make it 9 the next time through. Try this (includes the changes from above):

*snip*

Dunno if that's right, but assuming what I know from other languages, it should be correct.

Doh! I can't believe I missed that.

Alternately, the for() could have been written like:

for(int count = 8; count > 0; count--) {

But, there's no real benefit in doing that, really.

[lucas92]

I think you actually need to wait 2 frames before using the first Screen->LoadNPC...

[pkmnfrk]

ffc script Gohma5{
	void run(){
		npc gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
		while(!gohma->isValid()) {
			Waitframe();
			gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
		}
		while(gohma->isValid()){
			for(int count = 0; count <= 7; count++){ //shoot 8 fireballs in right
				npc gohma = Screen->LoadNPC(2);
				eweapon fireball = Screen->CreateEWeapon(145);
				fireball->X = gohma->X;
				fireball->Y = gohma->Y;
				fireball->Dir = count;
				fireball->Angular = false;
				Waitframe();
			} //ends for loop
			Waitframes(30);
		} //ends while loop
	} //ends void run
} //ends script

Last version, doesn't matter how many frames you need to wait.

[Archangel]

Oh well. This one creates the 8 way effects. But doesn't emulate the effect that my example in my initial post does.

"First of all so you all can see the desire effect for yourselves. Switch a fire wizzrobes projectile to rising fireballs and make them teleport instead of float."