How flag creatures so they won't wander?

ForSerious

I'm trying to get a queen spider to: spawn, instantly stone skin itself and not do random wandering.
It looks like such things should be possible with the default scripts in place.
I've tried setting a few variable on the creature but it keep wandering and not getting instant stone skin.

Proleric

By default, creatures spawned by script don't wander.

Ensure you don't have Tony K AI or similar mods installed.

The OnSpawn script could include the following:

SetSpawnInCondition(NW_FLAG_AMBIENT_ANIMATIONS, FALSE);
SetSpawnInCondition(NW_FLAG_FAST_BUFF_ENEMY);

The first line is normally redundant, as it is the default.
The second line should cast Stoneskin if you give the creature that spell in the toolkit.

ForSerious

No mods here.
I was able to get the fast buff to work using what you suggested.

Proleric wrote: »

By default, creatures spawned by script don't wander.

I want to challenge that statement. Creatures have always wander by default if spawned from an encounter. At least, in every module I've made.
Calling:
SetSpawnInCondition(NW_FLAG_AMBIENT_ANIMATIONS, FALSE);
in OnSpawn does not stop the creature from wandering.

ForSerious

Oh, I see. Yes. If created from a script, they don't.
Sorry, I am exclusively using encounters to spawn creatures.

ForSerious

Found it in nw_c2_default1:

	    if (GetSpawnInCondition(NW_FLAG_AMBIENT_ANIMATIONS)
                || GetSpawnInCondition(NW_FLAG_AMBIENT_ANIMATIONS_AVIAN)
                || GetIsEncounterCreature())
            {
                PlayMobileAmbientAnimations();
            }

The very act of using an encounter forces them to wander.

Proleric

Oh, encounters... I very rarely use them.

You could just dummy out that statement before saving the script with a new name, for that creature only.

ForSerious

Well, I don't want anything to randomly wander. I removed the GetIsEncounterCreature() check. That way it will only happen if I want it to.