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xaero · me Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 101 Location: somewheres

I cant get a script to delete or swap out the starting hero
i've tried

delete hero (0)
delete hero (1)
swap out hero (0)
swap out hero (1)

and none have worked
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Me · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:27 pm Post subject:

For delete hero and swap out hero, you need to use the constants from your game's .hsi file. For example, if the hero you wanted out was named "Bob," you would write "delete hero(hero:Bob)." Delete hero doesn't work with hero positions, as far as I know.
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Cube · **Dimensional Traveller** Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 294

Well, the numbers will work. It's just that yeah, it's not by position but rather by the hero's ID number in the Editor.

Still, the number 0 should be working if it's the starting hero. However, are you doing this BEFORE you add in another hero? If so, add the hero before deleting the starting hero. The commands will not work if the only hero in the party/formation is the one you want to delete.

Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:21 am Post subject:

Cube · **Dimensional Traveller** Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 294

It won't matter. When you export the information into a .hsi file, it turns all the information into a bunch of constants. For example, let's say the heroes you created in the OHR was named Superman and Batman. Superman of course, is the first hero out of the 60 you can possibly make, while Batman will be 2nd. Meaning, Superman has the ID of 0 and Batman has the ID of 1. When you export it, it goes:

0, hero:Superman
1, hero:Batman

These are simply constants. Yup, the entire .hsi file you exported is just a bunch of constants that you are able to include in your main plotscript file. That being said, it wouldn't matter what you renamed the hero to, the constants "hero:Superman" and "hero:Batman" would always represent the numbers 0 and 1 respectively.

Just like how "true" and "false" stand for 1 and 0 respectively. You could do pointless and confusing stuff like:

delete hero(false)

Which would delete Superman. Replace false with True and you delete Batman Raspberry!

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So! Just a bunch of constants... Words that represent numbers (Like variables, except you can't change them). You should crack open that hsi file with Wordpad to take a closer look Wink

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T-Master · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 74

Cube, you're way too kind, :/

Flamer · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:49 am Post subject:

which is why cube is a great person to go and talk to, ask questions and just have fun.
great explanation cube, i couldn't have said it any better...
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Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:07 am Post subject:

so in other words, it still uses the default name? even if the hero is renamed in the game.

thanks, that was big help, even though I didn't start this thread.
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TMC · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject:

No, plotscripting never uses hero names, it uses their id numbers. You can rename the hero to anything at all in game.exe and it wouldn't affect the scripts.

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The name of the constant is the name of the hero in the editor (when the hsi file was exported).
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xaero · me Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 101 Location: somewheres

k, thanks guys got it figured out now
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