Modifying SCRIPT_COMMAND_TEMP_SUMMON_CREATURE

[terrorio]

Hello all,

Got a question that I can't answer myself.

I want to modify the parameters of command SCRIPT_COMMAND_TEMP_SUMMON_CREATURE = 10. (Located in map.cpp)

Currently the 'datalong3' and 'datalong4' aren't used in the database table 'quest_end_scripts' (at least not for the above command).

How can I make datalong3 to hold the parameter of TempSummonType?

Currently it is like this:

Creature* pCreature = summoner->SummonCreature(step.script->summonCreature.creatureEntry, x, y, z, o, TEMPSUMMON_TIMED_OR_DEAD_DESPAWN, step.script->summonCreature.despawnDelay, (step.script->summonCreature.flags & 0x01) ? true: false);

At the moment it's a fixed value: TEMPSUMMON_TIMED_OR_DEAD_DESPAWN.

But I want it like this, so I can put the value of TempSummonType in my database:

Creature* pCreature = summoner->SummonCreature(step.script->summonCreature.creatureEntry, x, y, z, o, step.script->summonCreature.unused1, step.script->summonCreature.despawnDelay, (step.script->summonCreature.flags & 0x01) ? true: false);

unused1 seems to be the 5th row in 'quest_end_scripts' (datalong3)

But this doesn't work and I've tried several things but nothing works.

Can ayone give some help?

[Schmoozerd]

look in the declaration (i think in script-mgr)

the actual data of the script is a union of sub-structs (one for each command) and the common values

hence you just must add there the default values.

However I think I don't really think this is a good choice, most temp-summoned npcs should be TEMPSUMMON_DEAD_DESPAWN or TEMPSUMMON_TIMED_OR_DEAD_DESPAWN, but if you want to change it you are ofc free to do so

Best look into one of the recent commits which added a new command to see which places you might want to change

[terrorio]

Thanks for the quick answer, I'll see if I can get further with this tomorrow, kinda late now .

The reason I wanted to change is because whenever I summon a creature via the quest_end_scripts, it never stayed longer than 6/7 seconds.

I tried every number at the 'datalong2' 120, 7200, 7200000, 100000. It didn't matter, it despawned everytime after 6/7 seconds. (I'm on Zero btw).

When I used TempSummonType 8 (TEMPSUMMON_MANUAL_DESPAWN) it stayed forever untill I despawn it through a script, which is what I need.

Anyway, I'll continue with this tomorrow, g'night!

[Schmoozerd]

just a warning ahead: a mob summoned with MANUAL_DESPAWN must not only be despawned, but must be unsummoned, elsewise it will respawn

But TEMPSUMMON_TIMED_OR_DEAD_DESPAWN should despawn the npc after (despawntime) millieseconds. (Or when the mob is DEAD)

[terrorio]

I found the problem which was causing my creature to despawn, since quest_end_scripts didn't had a primary key in database, I couldn't remove my older entries, which where overwriting my newer ones. Anyway thanks for the help, learned a lot