(Question)Check if npc is in map

[regal 12]

Hello, everyone!  

I hope you have/had a nice day.

So, I want to spawn a NPC via quest.

I've used the pc.setqf so that after it's spawned when another flag is triggered(kill 100 mobs) the action is stopped.

The problem is that as I've seen, pc.setqf is PID specific, so another player can spawn another NPC because he doesn't have that flag set yet.

So, as a another "safety" action, is there any way to check if a specific npc is in a specific map(at least map index)?

Or.. maybe.. set the flag as general for all PIDS? 

I tried to play with npc.is_available0() but I think that this function is for other means...

P.S.: It is for a normal map, not dungeon.. with dungeon functions I think that I would've found a workaround.

Thank you for taking your time!  

[ondry 60]

7 hours ago, regal said:

Or.. maybe.. set the flag as general for all PIDS? 

game.set_event_flag("isSpawned", 1)

if game.get_event_flag("isSpawned") == 1 then return end

[M2Dev 213]

Im not sure if I understand well, but I think you want something like:
find_npc_by_vnum(npc_vnum)

This is usually used for target, but maybe it could work for what you're trying to do

[Endymion 142]

struct FCountRaceInMap
{
	size_t count;
	uint32_t dwVnum;

	FCountRaceInMap(uint32_t _dwVnum) : dwVnum(_dwVnum), count(0) {}

	void operator() (LPENTITY ent)
	{
		if (!ent->IsType(ENTITY_CHARACTER))
			return;

		LPCHARACTER ch = static_cast<LPCHARACTER>(ent);
		if (ch->IsPC())
			return;

		if (ch->GetRaceNum() == dwVnum)
			++count;
	}
};

size_t SECTREE_MANAGER::GetRaceCountInMap(long lMapIndex, uint32_t dwVnum) {
	LPSECTREE_MAP sectree = SECTREE_MANAGER::instance().GetMap(lMapIndex);
	if (!sectree)
		return 0;

	FCountRaceInMap f(dwVnum);
	sectree->for_each(f);
	return f.count;
}

 

It should work, but I didn't test.

Edited December 13, 2020 by Endymion

[regal 12]

Thanks everyone for answering!

game.set_event_flag looks fine for now, but I appreciate all the answers.

Regards,

regal.