Can NPCs cast GM commands?

[guitargod218]

Hey guys, I wanted to make it so that an NPC in my custom city will do the .advanceallskills ___ thing to the players, so I was wondering if that's even possible, and if it is, how to do it. It's just so that the GMs have one less thing to do.

[Power of Illuminati]

C++ scripting.

As all GM commands are built up using C++, there must be some way to make this with c++ =P

[guitargod218]

I need my friendly neighborhood Spidey

I'll message him and ask him, thanks for helping me narrow it down though Illuminati!

[Gastricpenguin]

Yup, I have a "welcoming" npc which advances your skills to 350 and will teach you max professions. This is accomplished through C++

[guitargod218]

Can you show or explain how you did it so I might have a shot at making my own?

Along with that, can I make a object port someone when they click it, but I want the object to do .start, so it always sends them back to their starting location?

[doublehex]

you can find the commands and how they work in level0.cpp, level1.cpp, level2.cpp, and level3.cpp in src/ascent-world

[guitargod218]

Okay, but then how do I translate that over to an NPC or a gameobject? Sorry that I'm new to LUA/C++.

[doublehex]

well you can edit a npc gossip script (somthing like a warp npc) or jsut make a gameobject script. you can search for either, get the source and edit the case

[novaprosp3kt]

Without a knowledge of C++ and how it works, its highly unlikely you could script this mate, sorry.

[doublehex]

no its not highly unlikely, he just needed some help, unfortunately im busy atm and cant assist him. its not like if you dont know all of C++ that you wont be able to do anything.

[guitargod218]

Okay, I understand what I need to do with the LUA script (or I have a fairly good idea of it) from reading up and practicing by making a few boss scrpits and gossip scripts. I went searching through the level stuff and found the .start command from there.

bool ChatHandler::HandleStartCommand(const char* args, WorldSession *m_session)
{
std::string race;
uint32 raceid = 0;

Player *m_plyr = getSelectedChar(m_session, false);

if (m_plyr && args && strlen(args) < 2)
{
raceid = m_plyr->getRace();
switch (raceid)
{
case 1:
race = "human";
break;
case 2:
race = "orc";
break;
case 3:
race = "dwarf";
break;
case 4:
race = "nightelf";
break;
case 5:
race = "undead";
break;
case 6:
race = "tauren";
break;
case 7:
race = "gnome";
break;
case 8:
race = "troll";
break;
case 10:
race = "bloodelf";
break;
case 11:
race = "draenei";
break;
default:
return false;
break;
}
}
else if (m_plyr && args && strlen(args) > 2)
{
race = args;
ASCENT_TOLOWER(race);

// Teleport to specific race
if(race == "human")
raceid = 1;
else if(race == "orc")
raceid = 2;
else if(race == "dwarf")
raceid = 3;
else if(race == "nightelf")
raceid = 4;
else if(race == "undead")
raceid = 5;
else if(race == "tauren")
raceid = 6;
else if(race == "gnome")
raceid = 7;
else if(race == "troll")
raceid = 8;
else if(race == "bloodelf")
raceid = 10;
else if(race == "draenei")
raceid = 11;
else
{
RedSystemMessage(m_session, "Invalid start location! Valid locations are: human, dwarf, gnome, nightelf, draenei, orc, troll, tauren, undead, bloodelf");
return true;
}
}
else
{
return false;
}

// Try to find a class that works
PlayerCreateInfo *info = NULL;
for(uint32 i=1;i<11;i++)
{
info = objmgr.GetPlayerCreateInfo(raceid, i);
if(info != NULL) break;
}

if(info == NULL)
{
RedSystemMessage(m_session, "Internal error: Could not find create info.");
return false;
}


GreenSystemMessage(m_session, "Telporting %s to %s starting location.", m_plyr->GetName(), race.c_str());

m_session->GetPlayer()->SafeTeleport(info->mapId, 0, LocationVector(info->positionX, info->positionY, info->positionZ));
return true;
}

From that info, what would I put into my script, which from Spidey's tutorial on GameObject scripts would look similar too:

#include "StdAfx.h"
#include "Setup.h"

class GONAME : public GameObjectAIScript
{
public:
GONAME(GameObject* goinstance) : GameObjectAIScript(goinstance) {}
static GameObjectAIScript *Create(GameObject * GO) { return new GONAME(GO); }

void OnActivate(Player * pPlayer)
{
//do stuff here
}
};

void SetupGONAME(ScriptMgr * mgr)
{
mgr->register_gameobject_script(ENTRY, &GONAME::Create);
}

EDIT: Actually, refrain from answering, I think I understand this, it kinda looks similar to Java in some ways (with the boolean and the if ___ else ___). Let me try this myself and I'll see if I can do it.

[TheSpidey]

Here's a hint - C&P the code from .advanceallskills to //do stuff here

[guitargod218]

Thanks, my friendly neighborhood Spidey, I'll try it out later once I get back from dinner.

[guitargod218]

Okay, I input my C++ script into my scripts folder, but nothing happens when I click on it. The name of the object is "Globe of Translocation" (Crappy name , I know), and here is the script:

#include "StdAfx.h"
#include "Setup.h"

class Globe_of_Translocation : public GameObjectAIScript
{
public:
Globe_of_Translocation(GameObject* goinstance) : GameObjectAIScript(goinstance) {}
static GameObjectAIScript *Create(GameObject * GO) { return new Globe_of_Translocation(GO); }

void OnActivate(Player * pPlayer)
{
bool ChatHandler::HandleStartCommand(const char* args, WorldSession *m_session)
{
std::string race;
uint32 raceid = 0;

Player *m_plyr = getSelectedChar(m_session, false);

if (m_plyr && args && strlen(args) < 2)
{
raceid = m_plyr->getRace();
switch (raceid)
{
case 1:
race = "human";
break;
case 2:
race = "orc";
break;
case 3:
race = "dwarf";
break;
case 4:
race = "nightelf";
break;
case 5:
race = "undead";
break;
case 6:
race = "tauren";
break;
case 7:
race = "gnome";
break;
case 8:
race = "troll";
break;
case 10:
race = "bloodelf";
break;
case 11:
race = "draenei";
break;
default:
return false;
break;
}
}
else if (m_plyr && args && strlen(args) > 2)
{
race = args;
ASCENT_TOLOWER(race);

// Teleport to specific race
if(race == "human")
raceid = 1;
else if(race == "orc")
raceid = 2;
else if(race == "dwarf")
raceid = 3;
else if(race == "nightelf")
raceid = 4;
else if(race == "undead")
raceid = 5;
else if(race == "tauren")
raceid = 6;
else if(race == "gnome")
raceid = 7;
else if(race == "troll")
raceid = 8;
else if(race == "bloodelf")
raceid = 10;
else if(race == "draenei")
raceid = 11;
else
{
RedSystemMessage(m_session, "Invalid start location! Valid locations are: human, dwarf, gnome, nightelf, draenei, orc, troll, tauren, undead, bloodelf");
return true;
}
}
else
{
return false;
}

// Try to find a class that works
PlayerCreateInfo *info = NULL;
for(uint32 i=1;i<11;i++)
{
info = objmgr.GetPlayerCreateInfo(raceid, i);
if(info != NULL) break;
}

if(info == NULL)
{
RedSystemMessage(m_session, "Internal error: Could not find create info.");
return false;
}


GreenSystemMessage(m_session, "Telporting %s to %s starting location.", m_plyr->GetName(), race.c_str());

m_session->GetPlayer()->SafeTeleport(info->mapId, 0, LocationVector(info->positionX, info->positionY, info->positionZ));
return true;
}
}
};

void SetupGlobe_of_Translocation(ScriptMgr * mgr)
{
mgr->register_gameobject_script(910000, &Globe_of_Translocation::Create);
}

Does it not work because in the script it's Globe_of_Translocation instead of GlobeofTranslocation?

EDIT: Oh yeah, I made the object a 10 (goober) in my database, is that what it should be?

[TheSpidey]

I suggest you read some C++ tutorials.