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Skyhammer_216 wrote:...have a single hidden, unkillable enemy on team 2...

[RDH]Zerted wrote:or a non-active timer.

damageAdded = 50
   OnObjectDamage(
         function(object, damager)
--If the weapon that hit last is not your souped up weapon, or the the damager is not your RPG unit, or the object/unit you shot is dead, exit.
               if GetObjectLastHitWeaponClass(object)  != "NAME_OF_WEAPON" or damager != VarContainingYourUnit or object == nil then return end

                    SetProperty(object, "CurHealth", GetObjectHealth(object) - damageAdded)
          end
          )

Skyhammer_216 wrote:After having spent ages reading through both stock scripts and Mav's ffx lua, not to mention making a campaign level (that gets more and more complicated as it progresses), I feel like I'm ready to start making the story based map(s) I've been making sides and skins for. However, there's a couple of ideas I need to flesh out/learn the limits of, the most importanat one is a cash/scoring system.

Since each mission or 'chapter' is planned to be short (longer than a normal campaign mission - but shorter than ffx, reb ops or OFM), a leveling up system doesn't make much sense (there's another system that gives you a temporary health bonus for killing a certain kind of enemy, but once you die the change is gone). So I was thinking a system where you gain 'cash' which can be traded for items (gun upgrades, ammo increases, health packs, extra lives) at the 'market.' The simplest way to do the cash sytem (as far as I know) is to score a point per unit killed (more for certain enemies) and detract points fo buying items. Problem with this is I need some way of showing the cash points on screen, and aren't entirely sure how (maybe...using team 2's reinforcement count? and then just have a single hidden, unkillable enemy on team 2? Just an idea).

Second way of doing it (and I doubt this is possible), is to have a certain pickup item give you points, and enemies drop them at random instead of ammo or health packs. Like I said, unsure if its possible.

bobfinkl wrote:I know it would be sloppy but couldn't you use the "money" that Zerted mentioned and the weapon unlock system to allow weapon pickups, my theory is to use the variable point value to give the unit that weapon if they have Y number of points and the unit holding that weapon drops Y points? (sorry if this is unclear how I said it)

ryukaji wrote:

bobfinkl wrote:I know it would be sloppy but couldn't you use the "money" that Zerted mentioned and the weapon unlock system to allow weapon pickups, my theory is to use the variable point value to give the unit that weapon if they have Y number of points and the unit holding that weapon drops Y points? (sorry if this is unclear how I said it)

If im understanding you I dont think he wants weapon pick-ups he wants them bought from a store. And i dont think you can "drop" points and I'm wondering how a store would be possible. Is there a way to display weapons and prices and select one or were you planning on weapon upgrades not having choice to what you upgrade to.