Grimrock

THOM wrote:Monsters, which have disabled brains are not frozen, they still move in their idle-animation.

Disableing their animation-component could have weired results...

AdrianKnight wrote:Hello.

I noticed that in Grimrock 2 it is not possible to freeze monster groups.
In your opinion, is it possible to allow freezing monster groups modifying some scripts in my custom dungeon ?
How could it be possible ?

Thank you.

defineObject{
	name = "frostbolt_blast",
	baseObject = "base_spell",
	components = {
		{
			class = "Particle",
			particleSystem = "frostbolt_hit",
			destroyObject = true,
		},
		{
			class = "Light",
			color = vec(0.25, 0.5, 1),
			brightness = 40,
			range = 10,
			fadeOut = 0.5,
			disableSelf = true,
		},
		{
			class = "TileDamager",
			attackPower = 10,
			damageType = "cold",
			sound = "frostbolt_hit",
			onHitMonster = function(self, monster)
				if math.random() < 0.25 then -- here set % chance for freeze
                                        -- get monster position
                                            -- for each entity at cell loop
                                                -- if its monster then
                                                        monster:setCondition("frozen", 4)
                                                -- close if
                                            -- close loop
				end
			end,
		},
	},
}

• Get monster position:
  The findEntity function will give access to the monster by id, if it exists.

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  findEntity( "my_monster_id" )
  

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  From there it depends on what information you are interested in.

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  do
  
  	print( findEntity("air_elemental_1").name )
  	
  end	
  
  
  
  do
  	local monster = findEntity("air_elemental_1") 
  	print( monster.name, monster.level, monster.x, monster.y, monster.facing, monster.elevation )
  end
  

• For each entity at cell loop:
  You need a map component for this function.
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  for entity in party.map:entitiesAt(15,15) do
  	print( entity.name, entity:getPosition() )
  end  print("---")
  
  for entity in torch_holder_1.map:entitiesAt(15,15) do
  	print( entity.name, entity:getPosition() ) 
  end  print("---")
  
  for entity in Dungeon.getMap(1):entitiesAt(15,15) do
  	print( entity.name, entity:getPosition() )
  end  print("---")
  

• Go through cell, for each monster do:
  This normally only applies to monster groups, and they will show up as a single (grouped) object. If you just want to count them, then the monster's monstergroup component offers that.

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  zarchton_pair_1:monstergroup:getCount()
  

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  do
  	--choose your location
  	local map, x, y = 1, 15, 14 
  	
  	local cell = Dungeon.getMap(map):entitiesAt(x, y)
  	for monster in cell do
  		if monster.monstergroup then --checking for .monstergroup component
  			local entityType = monster.monstergroup:getMonsterType()
  			
  			--print to console----------------------------------		
  				if type(entityType)=='table' then
  					entityType = tostring(unpack(entityType)) 
  				end
  				print( monster.name..": comprised of "..monster.monstergroup:getCount().." "..entityType )
  			
  			--print to hud--
  				entityType = entityType:match("%D+") --strips numbers
  				entityType = iff(entityType:find('y',-1),entityType:sub(1,-2)..'ies',entityType..'s')
  				hudPrint(  monster.name..": comprised of "..monster.monstergroup:getCount().." "..entityType )
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  		end	
  	end
  end