Questions on a few LUA functions

[foamysquirl]

Alright, all you LUA experts out there. I am an aspiring script artist with (hopefully) a lot of potential. I'm very eager to learn as well-- LUA interests me very much. I have a few questions regarding functions, and what can and can't be done. For this thread.. I'll use a script that I wrote personally. I'm mainly interested in scripting bosses with separate phases.

function Magmadus_OnCombat(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "MURRRGLRGLR")
Unit:SetScale(5)
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase1", 1000, 0)
end

function Magmadus_Phase1(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 90 then
Unit:RemoveEvents()
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "I'll huff and I'll puff...") -- Here, I have put a phrase that I want to be said ONE SECOND before the spell SmolderingFlame (found below) is cast.. Unfortunately, I am not quite sure how to do this. I want this phrase and spell to be cast only twice in this phase. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_SmolderingFlame", 45000, 2)
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase2", 1000, 0)
end
end

function Magmadus_Phase2(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 50 then
Unit:RemoveEvents()
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "Everybody, come! The more the merrier!")
Unit:CastSpell(29979) -- Here, I want to know if there is some sort of "pause" function, where the MoB will just stand stationary for a second before casing this next spell.
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "Barbeque, my favorite!")
Unit:FullCastSpellOnTarget(30129, Unit:GetMainTank())
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase3", 1000, 0)
end
end

function Magmadus_Phase3(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 8 then
Unit:RemoveEvents()
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "Now, now, now, dont leave before the ROAST!") -- Again, a pause command would be nice-- I dont want this spell to be cast immediately.. while my MoB is still saying the phrase.
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_FireBomb", 10000, 1)
end
end

function Magmadus_SmolderingFlame(Unit, Event)
Unit:FullCastSpellOnTarget(30210, Unit:GetMainTank())
end

function Magmadus_FireBomb(Unit, Event)
Unit:CastSpell(42630)
end

function Magmadus_OnLeaveCombat(Unit, Event)
Unit:RemoveEvents()
end

function Magmadus_OnKilledTarget(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "Looks like you got... Burned")
end

function Magmadus_OnDied(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "I only ask.. that I be cremated!")
Unit:RemoveEvents()
end

RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 1, "Magmadus_OnCombat")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 2, "Magmadus_OnLeaveCombat")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 3, "Magmadus_OnKilledTarget")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 4, "Magmadus_OnDied")

I would also like to know things such as how to make a MoB walk to certain coordinates. There are many functions that have not been covered in any of the guides here on mmowned. And, trust me, I have looked through MOST of them.

[Linkn]

I don't know about a pause function. You could just play with the registers. But for the walk its:

Unit:MoveTo(x, y, z, o)

that can be found by doing .gps in game.

[stoneharry]

What Linkn said for the moving, but as far as pausing goes, you can not use a "rest" function as you can in C++. You have to register another event for in one seconds time, then remove events on the next one if you put as 0 or don't if you put it as to do it once, and do what you want to do there.
There is a huge list of commands (which is not all of them still) at this website you may find helpfull: - LuaAppArc Command Library -
:StopMovement(1000) will stop him moving for 1 second for example.
Anyway good luck!

[Kaidos]

function Magmadus_OnCombat(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "MURRRGLRGLR")
Unit:SetScale(5)
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase1", 1000, 0)
end

function Magmadus_Phase1(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 90 then
Unit:RemoveEvents()
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "I'll huff and I'll puff...") -- Here, I have put a phrase that I want to be said ONE SECOND before the spell SmolderingFlame (found below) is cast.. Unfortunately, I am not quite sure how to do this. I want this phrase and spell to be cast only twice in this phase. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_SmolderingFlame", 45000, 2)
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase2", 1000, 0)
end
end

function Magmadus_Phase2(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 50 then
Unit:RemoveEvents()
Unit:StopMovement(2000) --stop movement for 2 sec
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "Everybody, come! The more the merrier!")
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "Barbeque, my favorite!")
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Spell2", 2001, 1)
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase3", 1000, 0)
Unit:FullCastSpellOnTarget(30129, Unit:GetMainTank())
end
end

function Magmadus_Spell2(Unit, Event)
Unit:CastSpell(29979)
end 

function Magmadus_Phase3(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 8 then
Unit:RemoveEvents()
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "Now, now, now, dont leave before the ROAST!") -- Again, a pause command would be nice-- I dont want this spell to be cast immediately.. while my MoB is still saying the phrase.
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_FireBomb", 10000, 1)
end
end

function Magmadus_Spell1(Unit, Event)


function Magmadus_SmolderingFlame(Unit, Event)
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_SmolderingFlame_Attack", 1000, 1)
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "In the next second i will cast a spell!")
end

function Magmadus_SmolderingFlame_Attack(Unit, Event)
Unit:FullCastSpellOnTarget(30210, Unit:GetMainTank())
end

function Magmadus_FireBomb(Unit, Event)
Unit:CastSpell(42630)
end

function Magmadus_OnLeaveCombat(Unit, Event)
Unit:RemoveEvents()
end

function Magmadus_OnKilledTarget(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "Looks like you got... Burned")
end

function Magmadus_OnDied(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "I only ask.. that I be cremated!")
Unit:RemoveEvents()
end

RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 1, "Magmadus_OnCombat")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 2, "Magmadus_OnLeaveCombat")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 3, "Magmadus_OnKilledTarget")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 4, "Magmadus_OnDied")

This should work, i highlited the parts i added.

[foamysquirl]

@Stoneharry

Thank you for the list of commands! I am sure this is going to be extremely helpful for any scripting I do. +Rep, thank you for this share.


@Xendro

I have looked at your script and I am not sure what you are trying to get the mob to do. Wouldn't this script make my mob say two things, in succession, then cast two spells? I'm just curious on what exactly you were getting at here.

[Pawaox-Z]

function Magmadus_OnCombat(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "MURRRGLRGLR")
Unit:SetScale(5)
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase1", 1000, 0)
end

function Magmadus_Phase1(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 90 then
Unit:RemoveEvents()
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_SmolderingFlame", 44000, 2)
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase2", 1000, 0)
end
end

function Magmadus_SmolderingFlame(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "I'll huff and I'll puff...")
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_SmolderingFlame", 1000, 1)
end

function Magmadus_SmolderingFlameDMG(Unit, Event)
Unit:FullCastSpellOnTarget(30210, Unit:GetMainTank())
end

function Magmadus_Phase2(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 50 then
Unit:RemoveEvents();
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "Everybody, come! The more the merrier!")
Unit:StopMovement(1000)
Unit:CastSpell(29979)
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "Barbeque, my favorite!")
Unit:FullCastSpellOnTarget(30129, Unit:GetMainTank())
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_Phase3", 1000, 0)
end
end

function Magmadus_Phase3(Unit, Event)
if Unit:GetHealthPct() <= 8 then
Unit:RemoveEvents();
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_FireBomb", 9000, 1)
end
end

function Magmadus_FireBomb(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "Now, now, now, dont leave before the ROAST!")
Unit:RegisterEvent("Magmadus_FireBombDMG", 1000, 1)
end

function Magmadus_FireBombDMG(Unit, Event)
Unit:CastSpell(42630)
end

function Magmadus_OnLeaveCombat(Unit, Event)
Unit:RemoveEvents();
end

function Magmadus_OnKilledTarget(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "Looks like you got... Burned")
end

function Magmadus_OnDied(Unit, Event)
Unit:SendChatMessage(14, 0, "I only ask.. that I be cremated!")
Unit:RemoveEvents();
end

RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 1, "Magmadus_OnCombat")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 2, "Magmadus_OnLeaveCombat")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 3, "Magmadus_OnKilledTarget")
RegisterUnitEvent(60002, 4, "Magmadus_OnDied")

Should Work

-Red and Yellow is the two spells. I made it register a new event, allowing me to decide when the monster should speak, and how long time it should take to cast(by editing the timer on registering.
-Purple is just indicating that i changed the timer with 1second, to make the spells cast at your old, desired timer.
-Also did some minor modifications. You'll get hang of it soon enough