Reset Encounters when area is empty?

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• ForSerious Member Posts: 446

  September 2021 edited September 2021

  I believe you have to check if the object is a PC.
  
  Here's one way you can do it:

  void main()
  {
      // Check if the area is empty of players.
      object oPC = GetFirstPC();
      while(GetIsObjectValid(oPC))
      {
          if(GetArea(oPC) == OBJECT_SELF)
          {
              // Found a player in the exited area. Stop the script.
              return;
          }
          oPC = GetNextPC();
      }
      // No players found. Reset all the encounters.
      object oObject = GetFirstObjectInArea();
      while(GetIsObjectValid(oObject))
      {
          // Only pay attention to encounter objects.
          if(GetObjectType(oObject) == OBJECT_TYPE_ENCOUNTER)
          {
              // Here's where the magic happens.
              SetEncounterActive(TRUE, oObject);
          }
          oObject = GetNextObjectInArea();
      }
  }
  

  
  I don't love that two while loops have to be used. If your areas usually have more objects than players on the server, this way should be slightly less performance impactful. Otherwise you could just loop through all the objects in the area twice.
  
  I tested this with one encounter and one player, but it should work with more of both.
  
  There's a warning in the lexicon that OnExit does not fire when a player leaves the game.

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• Buddywarrior Member Posts: 62

  September 2021

  awesome. To confirm, the process order would go
  
  Player begins to enter area ---> player is in area --->script runs.
  Player begins to leave area --->player is not in area ---> script runs.
  
  I plan on having the script door/entrance and the OnEnter of the area will move the PC to a waypoint at the 'start' of the dungeon. This way if somebody tries to be sneaky and logs off they will be moved.
  
  
  

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• ForSerious Member Posts: 446

  September 2021

  That process order is correct.

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