[GUIDE] Custom Portals

[Kirth]

Hello all! In this small tutorial I'll teach you how to make a portal using Lua.

First, we'll need a Gameobject to serve as a portal. You can use the folowing SQL querry as a base.

INSERT INTO gameobject_names_copy
   (`entry`, `Type`, `DisplayID`, `Name`, `spellfocus`, `sound1`, `sound2`, `sound3`, `sound4`, `sound5`, `sound6`, `sound7`, `sound8`, `sound9`, `unknown1`, `unknown2`, `unknown3`, `unknown4`, `unknown5`, `unknown6`, `unknown7`, `unknown8`, `unknown9`, `unknown10`, `unknown11`, `unknown12`, `unknown13`, `unknown14`)
VALUES
   (2, 1, 4396, 'Gurubashi Arena Portal', 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);

Now, lets make a new Lua script. Since we're making a portal to Gurubashi Arena, lets call it "arenaportal.lua". The name doesn't realy matter, just as long it's a .lua file.

Copy and paste the folowing piece of Lua code in the file. You might want to adjust the information to correspond to your Gameobject, and ofcourse your location (type .gps ingame for the coordinates).

If you're taking the coordinates from the recall table in your Ascent world database be SURE to replace their commas by dots. If not, this'll cause function overflow.

function gurubashiarena(pGameObject, event, pMisc)
      pMisc:Teleport(0, -13228.470703, 227.919037, 32.869213)
end

RegisterUnitEvent(2, 2, "gurubashiarena")

Code Breakdown time!

RegisterUnitEvent(2, 2, "gurubashiarena") :: This is the "Reigsterevent". Replace the FIRST '2' by your Gameobject Id.

function gurubashiarena(pGameObject, event, pMisc) :: This defines the function. It's the header that tells Ascent the function named "gurubashiarena" starts here.

pMisc:Teleport(0, -13228.470703, 227.919037, 32.869213) :: Teleports in this order: mapid, x, y, z, orientation.

end :: Tells Ascent the function "gurubashiarena" stops here.


Thats all! I hope you've enjoyed my tutorial. And learned something with it. If you have any questions or problems, feel free to ask!

[Blackboy0]

This is good, except for one thing: Does the Script really need the Orientation to work? I'm making one right now to test it.

EDIT: And also, the Type for a Portal is 22.

[flat-down]

After you have made the lua script, then what do you do? Plz help, really confused, ++rep if you do

[swyfty]

Thanks this helps a load!

[not627]

where do i place the .lua file and how can i download it to my server?

[Laniax]

nice +rep if i could

[ridderalexander]

Thanks that helped me alot

[svenolio]

Ok it did't work for me, when I click the portal nothing happens...These are my files
LUA script(in ascent/scripts folder):

function Teleport to Svenolio City(pGO, Event, pUnit)
	pUnit:Teleport(1, 4393.419434 , -2521.211670, 1122.614136)
end

RegisterGameObjectEvent(200000, 2, "Teleport to Svenolio City")

Gamobject_names(I used backup so that's why it shows insert into thing)

insert into `gameobject_names` (`entry`, `Type`, `DisplayID`, `Name`, `spellfocus`, `sound1`, `sound2`, `sound3`, `sound4`, `sound5`, `sound6`, `sound7`, `sound8`, `sound9`, `unknown1`, `unknown2`, `unknown3`, `unknown4`, `unknown5`, `unknown6`, `unknown7`, `unknown8`, `unknown9`, `unknown10`, `unknown11`, `unknown12`, `unknown13`, `unknown14`) values('20000000','22','1327','Svenolio City','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0');

hope you find out what prob is (I didn't use your BASE cause it inserts it in to a COPY of gamobject_names, also dunno if it matters but when ascent world runs and when you look at if all DLL's are loaded it says "LUAScripting.dll delayed load", but when u scroll down it does say it loaded al scripts so???)

[reyintazmaster]

I'm not a lua expert, but I'm pretty sure you can have spacebars in the function name. That will screw it up

Also, you have the "type" as 22 in the sql, I dont know if it works, but I have it as 1, and it works fine for me.

Remake them like this and it should work
Also, it was some other wrongs when I looked on my scripts =P

Also, what I post now makes it a portal, dont know if you did it, but you used pUnit

function TeleporttoSvenolioCity(pUnit, Event, pMisc)
    pMisc:Teleport(1, 4393.419434 , -2521.211670, 1122.614136)
end 
RegisterGameObjectEvent(200000, 2, "TeleporttoSvenolioCity")

insert into `gameobject_names` (`entry`, `Type`, `DisplayID`, `Name`, `spellfocus`, `sound1`, `sound2`, `sound3`, `sound4`, `sound5`, `sound6`, `sound7`, `sound8`, `sound9`, `unknown1`, `unknown2`, `unknown3`, `unknown4`, `unknown5`, `unknown6`, `unknown7`, `unknown8`, `unknown9`, `unknown10`, `unknown11`, `unknown12`, `unknown13`, `unknown14`) values('20000000','1','4396','Svenolio City','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0');

If its wrong, correct me

[LordDarkling]

Or of course use the Medititation WoW Portal creator i made :wave:

Meditation Portal Creator!

[reyintazmaster]

Wow nice program man, that will save me some time.

[LordDarkling]

thanks its not very advance though

[Lich King]

You know, your forgetting to add the info to teleport_coords table

[Strudels]

its something with database i think

[reyintazmaster]

You know, your forgetting to add the info to teleport_coords table

I dont know if that was to LordDarkling program or Kirth guide, but to use the teleport_coords table for portals is just unnessesary.
Its better to just make a game object and a lua (just copy and changes the cords and names) then screw around in a table =) Just my minds.

The guide works perfect
The program works kinda perfect