anderiel Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 So i was using monster indexes for my ranger script to locate the monsters it could safespot, but today i found out that after game update the indexes are different. Do they change every update? Or less often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappster Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 So i was using monster indexes for my ranger script to locate the monsters it could safespot, but today i found out that after game update the indexes are different. Do they change every update? Or less often? Less often. If you use names instead of ID's you'll see your script work past id changes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaleesi Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 they change about every update Just use the names instead ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappster Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 they change about every update Just use the names instead ^^ I beg to differ. I used ID's for my garden scripts (until very recently, not pushed the update yet) and they have stayed constent including this update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaleesi Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I beg to differ. I used ID's for my garden scripts (until very recently, not pushed the update yet) and they have stayed constent including this update. Well it's bin like this for a long long time ... entity id's can change every update. Not always, but it can occur.. That's why you should use names, models =) It's not fun to update your script every thursday after the update ... also your users will have to wait until the script is pushed to the SDN , but hey.. it's your choice Khaleesi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappster Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Well it's bin like this for a long long time ... entity id's can change every update. Not always, but it can occur.. That's why you should use names, models =) It's not fun to update your script every thursday after the update ... also your users will have to wait until the script is pushed to the SDN , but hey.. it's your choice Khaleesi Yeah, exactly why I've decided to make the update. It was a little difficult at first so I put it off, since all the NPCs share the same name. But I've collected enough data to be able to map them out quite easily now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostBug Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Monster index is different every time it respawns. It indicates the index that this monster has in the world. The index is useful for tracking specific NPCs if they're unloaded/reloaded. I think what you're looking for is getId and not getIndex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderiel Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Monster index is different every time it respawns. It indicates the index that this monster has in the world. The index is useful for tracking specific NPCs if they're unloaded/reloaded. I think what you're looking for is getId and not getIndex. I'm pretty sure that getIndex does not change after i kill the monster and it respawns. And as for the use name or character model suggestions, well thing is i need to pick like 3 out of 5 monsters of the same name and same model, because i know that these three can be safespotted. Well i guess i will have to take a different approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappster Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'm pretty sure that getIndex does not change after i kill the monster and it respawns. And as for the use name or character model suggestions, well thing is i need to pick like 3 out of 5 monsters of the same name and same model, because i know that these three can be safespotted. Well i guess i will have to take a different approach. Is it not possible to map out the areas in which those NPC's are attackable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderiel Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Is it not possible to map out the areas in which those NPC's are attackable? Well thats what my different aproach will be about, but its less precise. Sometimes a monster will wander into the area and after being attacked it will retreat away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
