Will this code be ok ? pawns don't fight

[Red_Fist]

I am adding this code so they don't fight. I want a placable new pawn, not a mutator or a separate .U

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//=============================================================================
// NKrall.
//=============================================================================
class NKrall expands Krall;

function eAttitude AttitudeToCreature(Pawn Other)
{
	if ( Other.IsA('NKrall') )
		return ATTITUDE_Friendly;
	else if ( Other.IsA('ScriptedPawn') )
		return ATTITUDE_Friendly;
	else
		return ATTITUDE_Ignore;
}

This is the stock code for the Brute, mostly the same for most pawns. slight variations on class.

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function eAttitude AttitudeToCreature(Pawn Other)
{
	if ( Other.IsA('Brute') )
		return ATTITUDE_Friendly;
	else if ( Other.IsA('Nali') )
		return ATTITUDE_Hate;
	else
		return ATTITUDE_Ignore;
}

So for this map I am doing would this mess up some other aspect, or for online ?

Because I have been wanting to have a set of pawns that do not attack each other for a long time and don't want any mutator or gametype, only the scripted pawns.
It's a very important thing, a loophole cheat to beat a map but is fun and strategy also, you just set off the enemies and let them work themselves down or kill each other off, and you never have to fire a shot.

So I want to do this map so they won't fight. I have a lot of non stock pawns I managed to get in MyLevel. But to try and place enemies with certain amounts of health becomes difficult if the pawns attack each other.
Makes it harder to make the gameplay,

Epic should have had a selection property in each Scripted pawn, so you could choose each pawn and the type of attitude you want. Instead of messing with code.

[EvilGrins]

You want to beat an MH map with the monsters just ignoring you?
G7ecOOL4A7E
Seems boring.

[Barbie]

@EvilGrins: Red_Fist was talking about the relation between ScriptedPawns, not between ScriptedPawns and PlayerPawns.
(The class Pawn introduces the property AttitudeToPlayer, and the class ScriptedPawn introduces the function AttitudeToCreature.)

So for this map I am doing would this mess up some other aspect, or for online ?

I don't see any problems here. But you could shorten the code for the class NKrall to

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function eAttitude AttitudeToCreature(Pawn Other) {
   if ( Other.IsA('ScriptedPawn') )
	  return ATTITUDE_Friendly;
   else
	  return ATTITUDE_Ignore;
}

because NKrall is a ScriptedPawn.

And just some general hints:

• A lot of MH servers are already surpressing fights between ScriptedPawns.
• AFAIR this code does not prevent Monster-against-Monster-fights, if the bump each other or get angry by any other way.

[OjitroC]

I don't really know but is it possible to MyLevel the code from the SYF (StopYourFIghting) mutator? This seems to deal more directly with MonsterAttacks rather than simply with the ScriptedPawns' initial Attitude to other ScriptedPawns. As it stands, even with monsters having an initial Friendly Attitude to other monsters, a Player will still be able to provoke a fight between monsters in certain situations by firing at a monster and then moving to ensure that other monsters take the return fire.

[Red_Fist]

I think you need to have it's own class, along with scripted pawn, but maybe not.

It makes scripted pawns not fight each other no matter if provoked even if they shoot each other by accident, zero fighting, but they all hate the player plenty fine.

Thanks Barbie,

Ya well, this map is gonna kick yar arse EvilGrins, you will see, it will have you running for every cheat code known to man,

[JackGriffin]

If you need help with this, let me know. SYF may be a good choice for you depending on what it is you want to accomplish. PM/email me and I'll fix you up.

[Red_Fist]

If you need help with this, let me know. SYF may be a good choice for you depending on what it is you want to accomplish. PM/email me and I'll fix you up.

A set of stock pawns do what I typed above
"Epic should have had a selection property in each Scripted pawn, so you could choose each pawn and the type of attitude you want. Instead of messing with code. "

Was thinking like a dropdown box in the pawns properties that list each pawn and then select the attitude next to it, would be the ultimate fix for this.
In that way you could make any scripted pawn like or hate any other pawn that you select, in the actor property interface.

I am going to use this code for now since I already added it, and I am not using every stock pawn in ths map, so I will just edit a few new ones I need.

[sektor2111]

I don't really know but is it possible to MyLevel the code from the SYF (StopYourFIghting) mutator?

I've already done other thing in "MyLevel"s for double purpose - not a mutator for one purpose loading a heavy tick, just an actor doing more than a SYF.
The problem of an useless Krall is that other monsters will not love it, if will be attacked by the rest of creatures it won't react dying like an ass.

Aside:
Take a look at MH-Templar - wheel was invented already, and it's well set.

[EvilGrins]

Not the coded version, but going from the video's "friendly" I've been experimenting with that on a CTF edit I'm doing.

They don't attack unless they get shot.