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Submerged caverns and diving
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How is the submerged cavern in Talore set up? I'd like to include something similar for one of the areas i'm building.
And on a related note...is there any simple way to make PC movement automatically slowed in an area...for example in areas where water is chest deep. -
I'll make an export of the relevant code for that cavern.
As to the second question - I'd say a trigger with onenter and onexit scripts would do that - I'll code you something up :) -
for the drowning thing, add this areaonentr_water to the areas onenter event.
// Script: areaonentr_water
// By: Mistcaller, edited by Sindol
// Last edited: 17-10-2005
// Purpose: Area entering script for flooded areas, applies damage for drowning
#include "deth_include"
int GetACPenalty(object oPC)
{
int iPenalty = 0;
int bIdentified;
object oItem;
// Get the armor part of the armor check penalty
oItem = GetItemInSlot(INVENTORY_SLOT_CHEST, oPC);
if(GetIsObjectValid(oItem))
{
// Get the identified flag for safe keeping.
bIdentified = GetIdentified(oItem);
SetIdentified(oItem,FALSE);
int nType;
switch (GetGoldPieceValue(oItem))
{
case 1: nType = 0; break; // None
case 5: nType = 0; break; // Padded
case 10: nType = 1; break; // Leather
case 15: nType = 2; break; // Studded Leather / Hide
case 100: nType = 3; break; // Chain Shirt / Scale Mail
case 150: nType = 5; break; // Chainmail / Breastplate
case 200: nType = 7; break; // Splint Mail / Banded Mail
case 600: nType = 7; break; // Half-Plate
case 1500: nType = 6; break; // Full Plate
}
// Restore the identified flag, and return armor type.
SetIdentified(oItem,bIdentified);
iPenalty += nType;
}
// Get the shield part of the armor check penalty
oItem = GetItemInSlot(INVENTORY_SLOT_LEFTHAND, oPC);
if(GetIsObjectValid(oItem) && (
GetBaseItemType(oItem) == BASE_ITEM_SMALLSHIELD ||
GetBaseItemType(oItem) == BASE_ITEM_LARGESHIELD ||
GetBaseItemType(oItem) == BASE_ITEM_TOWERSHIELD ))
{
// Get the identified flag for safe keeping.
bIdentified = GetIdentified(oItem);
SetIdentified(oItem,FALSE);
int nType;
switch (GetGoldPieceValue(oItem))
{
case 9: nType = 1; break; // Small Shield
case 50: nType = 2; break; // Large Shield
case 100: nType = 10; break; // Tower Shield
}
// Restore the identified flag, and return armor type.
SetIdentified(oItem,bIdentified);
iPenalty += nType;
}
return iPenalty;
}
void DrownDamage(object oPC, object oArea, int iDC, int iDamage)
{
object oCurrentArea = GetArea(oPC);
// if oPC already left the area: bail
if(oArea != oCurrentArea)
return;
// if oPC is a DM or NPC: bail
if (GetIsDM(oPC) || !GetIsPC(oPC))
return;
// if oPC is already dead: bail (not sure if this is necessary)
int iState = GetDeathState(oPC);
if(iState == DEATH_STATE_DEAD || iState == DEATH_STATE_GHOST)
return;
// Constitution check vs the current DC
int iCon = GetAbilityModifier(ABILITY_CONSTITUTION, oPC);
int iCheck = d20() + iCon - GetACPenalty(oPC);
if(iCheck >= iDC)
{
SendMessageToPC(oPC, "Check result: "+IntToString(iCheck)+" vs. DC for this round: "+IntToString(iDC)+" -> Save vs drowning successful!");
}
else
{
SendMessageToPC(oPC, "Check result: "+IntToString(iCheck)+" vs. DC for this round: "+IntToString(iDC)+" -> Save vs drowning failed!");
SendMessageToPC(oPC, "Water gets into your lungs: you're drowning!");
iDamage += iCheck;
ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_INSTANT, EffectDamage(iDamage, DAMAGE_TYPE_DIVINE), oPC);
}
// Movement speed decrease, dependent on strength check
int nSlow = 60 - (d20() + GetAbilityModifier(ABILITY_STRENGTH, oPC));
ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, EffectMovementSpeedDecrease(nSlow), oPC, 6.1);
// Recursive loop
DelayCommand(6.0, DrownDamage(oPC, oArea, iDC+1, iDamage));
}
void main()
{
object oArea = OBJECT_SELF;
object oPC = GetEnteringObject();
// Breath issues
int iCon = GetAbilityModifier(ABILITY_CONSTITUTION, oPC);
if(iCon < 0)
iCon = -1;
DelayCommand(RoundsToSeconds(iCon+2), DrownDamage(oPC, oArea, 10, 0));
// Movement speed decrease, dependent on strength check
int nSlow = 60 - (d20() + GetAbilityModifier(ABILITY_STRENGTH, oPC));
ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, EffectMovementSpeedDecrease(nSlow), oPC, RoundsToSeconds(iCon+2)+0.1);
// Execute basic script
ExecuteScript("c_areaonenter", oArea);
}
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http://catara.orkpiraten.de/files/trg_slowmovement.rar
This is a trigger that applies the slow effect to a PC on entering and removes it again on exiting the trigger. -
How does that script work? Is it applying x amount of damage per round or something? If so, surely drowning is a bit more black and white than that, you either drown, or you don't? Picky, I know, but, I'd be asking myself as a player, why am I taking damage?
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basically, you'll be making a bunch of CON saving throws (each one more difficult than the one before that). Failing the saving throw makes you take damage. Wearing armour makes the saving throws harder.
Also, there are notes about successful or failed throws, and messages like "Water gets into your lungs: you're drowning!", so you know what's happening.
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