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Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2016 5:57 pm**

I am trying to make dynamic/random conversations when you talk to a character (just destroying a static prop). The functon I needed itself worked great. i had no troubles after a few tries.... But how do I make random conversations after I certain object has been destroyed?

Here's an example code I use to show up a conversation:

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ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1a", ATT)

   The other three:
ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1b", ATT)
ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1c", ATT)
ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1d", ATT)

After killing one prop, a text should appear. This worked so far. But I want to make the game to choose between four different Popup Screens. I consider using math.random or any timers. But I have no idea how to make a fuction read another function.

Here's that bit of my lua with that conversation function:

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[code]

friend = OnObjectKill(

   function(object, killer)

      if GetEntityName(object) == "talk_box_friend1" then

ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1a", ATT)

--ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1b", ATT)       

     	  SetClassProperty("hero_character_01", "NoEnterVehicles", 0)

       	  SetProperty("talk_box_friend1", "CurHealth", 50)

      	  SetProperty("talk_box_friend1", "MaxHealth", 50)

      end

   end

)

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Oh an by the way. I am using talk boxes as "destructablebuildings". I would like to use the collisions of animated props but I didn't find the right ClassLabel for destructable animated props. I tried AnimatedBuilding, ArmedAnimatedBuilding and various other ones. I also don't want to use standing Bots instead of animated props since I need all 8 avaiable teams.

I also wonder how many animated props can be placed on one single map just btw?

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:30 pm**

thelegend wrote:I consider using math.random or any timers. But I have no idea how to make a fuction read another function.

All you have to do is nest your randomization function within your current function. Simply stick the whole thing in right after the line:

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SetProperty("talk_box_friend1", "MaxHealth", 50)

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:51 pm**

Thank you for your reply, AQT

I did what you said but now the entire function (OnObjectKill etc.) is gone in-game. I put this right under function ScriptPostLoad():

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friendtalk = math.random(1,4)
friend1()

And this is how that part is looking now:

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[code]

friend = OnObjectKill(

   function(object, killer)

      if GetEntityName(object) == "talk_box_friend1" then

     	  SetClassProperty("hero_character_01", "NoEnterVehicles", 0)

       	  SetProperty("talk_box_friend1", "CurHealth", 50)

      	  SetProperty("talk_box_friend1", "MaxHealth", 50)

function friend1()

if friendtalk == 1 then

ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1a", ATT)

elseif friendtalk == 2 then 

ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1b", ATT)

elseif friendtalk == 3 then 

ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1c", ATT)

elseif friendtalk == 4 then 

ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1d", ATT)

end

end

      end

   end

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Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:12 pm**

Hmm, you probably don't need the part you put under function ScriptPostLoad(). But you were on the right track; I'm pretty sure the following modification of the code you posted should work.

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[code]friend = OnObjectKill(

   function(object, killer)

      if GetEntityName(object) == "talk_box_friend1" then

          SetClassProperty("hero_character_01", "NoEnterVehicles", 0)

          SetProperty("talk_box_friend1", "CurHealth", 50)

          SetProperty("talk_box_friend1", "MaxHealth", 50)

	  friendtalk = math.random(1,4)

	  if friendtalk == 1 then

	  	ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1a", ATT)

          elseif friendtalk == 2 then 

		ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1b", ATT)

          elseif friendtalk == 3 then 

		ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1c", ATT)

	  elseif friendtalk == 4 then 

		ShowObjectiveTextPopup("level.sod.characters.friends.best.1d", ATT)

	  end

      end

   end

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Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:18 pm**

Thanks a lot, AQT. It's working now. The function returned and everything else works fine. You helped me a lot with your help

EDIT: This might be off-topic but how is it possible to "kill" a function. I put this function (the one from above) inside Objective1. But when the Object has finished I want to remove that function. So no text would appear after the talk-box has been "destroyed" through my lua. In general; how to activate and de-activate functions?

Posted: **Sun Jan 31, 2016 1:22 pm**

Late reply: Why not nest the contents of your function inside something that checks whether the function has already run? Something like this (forgive me, my Lua is a bit rusty):

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local friendCheck = false

friend = OnObjectKill(
  function(object, killer)
    if friendCheck then return else
      <the rest of your friend function stuff>
      friendCheck = true
    end
  end
)

Posted: **Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:30 pm**

Much more efficient would be to instead write:

ReleaseObjectKill(friend) when you want 'friend' to stop checking for object kills.

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