Module LevelNpcClass

Level NPC class, functions, and callback events

Class NpcControllerBase

NpcControllerBase:__init (npc_obj) Controller constructor, once called on first initialization of NPC-AI controller.
Required to be defined in an NPC-AI controller class!
NpcControllerBase:onActivated () Event callback called on every activation of NPC when it appears on player's camera.
NpcControllerBase:onLoop (frameDelay) Event callback calling per every frame
NpcControllerBase:onKill (killEvent) Event callback calling on attempt to kill NPC
NpcControllerBase:onHarm (harmEvent) Event callback calling on attempt to hurt NPC
NpcControllerBase:onTransform (id) Event callback calling on attempt to transform NPC into another

Damage reasons enumeration (DamageReason)

BaseNPC.DAMAGE_NOREASON No reason of damage
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_STOMPED NPC was stomped
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_BY_KICK NPC was kicked
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_BY_PLAYER_ATTACK NPC was attacked by player
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_TAKEN NPC was taken by player (for example, NPC is a coin, item, weapon, power-up, etc.)
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_LAVABURN NPC was burn in lava
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_PITFALL NPC fell into the pit
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_CUSTOM_REASON Custom reason base, use it as modifier to any custom damage reasons

Warping side enumeration (WarpingSide)

BaseNPC.WARP_TOP NPC is in warping process and points top direction
BaseNPC.WARP_LEFT NPC is in warping process and points left direction
BaseNPC.WARP_BOTTOM NPC is in warping process and points bottom direction
BaseNPC.WARP_RIGHT NPC is in warping process and points right direction

Spawning algorithms enumeration (SpawnType)

BaseNPC.SPAWN_APPEAR Instant appearence with no effects
BaseNPC.SPAWN_WARP Smooth appearence (for example, appearence from under ground)
BaseNPC.SPAWN_PROJECTILE Projectile shoot, NPC will appear instantly with initial speed and smoke effect

Spawning direction enumeration (SpawnDirection)

BaseNPC.SPAWN_LEFT Spawn NPC with left direction
BaseNPC.SPAWN_RIGHT Spawn NPC with right direction
BaseNPC.SPAWN_UP Spawn NPC with up direction
BaseNPC.SPAWN_DOWN Spawn NPC with down direction

Class BaseNPC

BaseNPC.id ID of NPC registered in config pack (Read Only)
BaseNPC.direction Face direction of NPC
BaseNPC.not_movable NPC will don't move horizontally
BaseNPC.contents ID of NPC which contains inside this NPC
BaseNPC.special1 Special value of NPC from level file entry
BaseNPC.special2 Special value of NPC from level file entry
BaseNPC.isBoss Is this NPC an important boss (a flag from level file)
BaseNPC.collideWithBlocks Can NPC collide blocks?
BaseNPC.collideWithPlayers Can NPC collide playable character?
BaseNPC.health Health level of NPC
BaseNPC.frameDelay Animation frame delay
BaseNPC.killableByFire Is NPC vulnuable to fire attacks (Read Only)
BaseNPC.killableByIce Is NPC vulnuable to ice/cold attacks (Read Only)
BaseNPC.killableByHammer Is NPC vulnuable to hammer attacks (Read Only)
BaseNPC.killableByForcejump Is NPC is vulnuable from a power jumps (Read Only)
BaseNPC.killableByStatue Is NPC is vulnuable from a statue fell (Read Only)
BaseNPC.killableByVehicle Is NPC is vulnuable from attacks by vehicles (Read Only)
BaseNPC.onGround Is NPC stays on a solid surface (Read Only)
BaseNPC.motionSpeed Self-motion speed of NPC in pixels per 1/65 of second (Read Only)
BaseNPC.onCliff Is NPC stays on an edge of ground where it stays (Read Only)
BaseNPC.animationIsFinished Is once-playing animation was finished (Read Only)
BaseNPC:transformTo (id) Transform NPC into another NPC
BaseNPC:transformTo (id, type) Transform NPC into another NPC or into the block
BaseNPC.transformedFromBlockID Original ID of block from which NPC was transformed (Read Only)
BaseNPC.transformedFromNpcID Original ID of NPC from which NPC was transformed (Read Only)
BaseNPC.spawnedGenType Type of spawn algorithm originally produced this NPC (Read Only)
BaseNPC.spawnedGenDirection Direction of NPC when it was originally spawned (Read Only)
BaseNPC:setBodyType () Sets body type
BaseNPC:setSequenceLeft (frames) Set custom animation sequence for left face direction
BaseNPC:setSequenceRight (frames) Set custom animation sequence for right face direction
BaseNPC:setSequence (frames) Set custom common animation sequence for all face directions
BaseNPC:setOnceAnimationMode (enabled) Turn on once animation mode when changed animation sequence will play once after set
BaseNPC:setGfxOffset (x, y) Set custom GFX offset
BaseNPC:setGfxOffset (x) Set custom horizontal GFX offset
BaseNPC:setGfxOffset (y) Set custom vertical GFX offset
BaseNPC:installInAreaDetector (left, top, right, bottom, filters) Install an In-Area detector for relative area and get a referrence to it, boundary coordinates of a trap area are relative to center point of NPC
BaseNPC:installPlayerPosDetector () Install a detector of capabilities and state of a nearest playable character ("Player Position" detector)
BaseNPC:installContactDetector () Install a detector of contacted objects which will detect any objects contacted this NPC
BaseNPC:spawnNPC (npcID, spawnType, direction) Spawn another NPC on same position as this NPC.
BaseNPC:spawnNPC (npcID, spawnType, direction, reSpawnable) Spawn another NPC on same position as this NPC.
BaseNPC:setSpriteWarp (depth, direction, resizedBody) Set cut off level of the sprite
BaseNPC:resetSpriteWarp () Disables sprite cut off and resets it to normal state
BaseNPC:activateNeighbours () Force activate nearest NPCs are touching this NPC are even not touching player's camera
BaseNPC:unregister () Destroy NPC with no effects and no events
BaseNPC:kill (damageReason) Kill this NPC with damage reason
BaseNPC:kill (damageReason, killedBy) Kill this NPC with damage reason and telling who killed this NPC
BaseNPC:harm () Harm this NPC with removing one health point
BaseNPC:harm (damageLevel) Harm this NPC with removing given health point
BaseNPC:harm (damageLevel, damageReason) Harm this NPC with removing given health point and reason of damage
BaseNPC:harm (damageLevel, damageReason, harmBy) Harm this NPC with removing given health point, reason of damage and person who damaged this NPC

Damaged By enumeration (killedBy)

NpcHarmEvent.self NPC made damage to itself
NpcHarmEvent.player NPC was damaged by playable character
NpcHarmEvent.otherNPC NPC was damaged by another NPC

Class NpcHarmEvent

NpcHarmEvent.cancel Reject this event, it will not be executed
NpcHarmEvent.damage Damage level caused by this event
NpcHarmEvent.reason_code Damage reason code
NpcHarmEvent.killed_by Who damaged this NPC
NpcHarmEvent.killer_p Playable character who damaged this NPC or nil if NPC was not damaged by playable character
NpcHarmEvent.killer_n Another NPC who damaged this NPC or nil if NPC was not damaged by other NPC

Killed By enumeration (killedBy)

NpcHarmEvent.self NPC made damage to itself
NpcHarmEvent.player NPC was damaged by playable character
NpcHarmEvent.otherNPC NPC was damaged by another NPC

Class NpcKillEvent

NpcKillEvent.cancel Reject this event, it will not be executed
NpcKillEvent.reason_code Death reason code
NpcKillEvent.killed_by Who killed this NPC
NpcKillEvent.killer_p Playable character who killed this NPC or nil if NPC was not killed by playable character
NpcKillEvent.killer_n Another NPC who killed this NPC or nil if NPC was not killed by other NPC

Class ContactDetector

ContactDetector:detected () Check are contacts was detected
ContactDetector:getBlocks () Get array of touching blocks
ContactDetector:getBGOs () Get array of touching BGOs
ContactDetector:getNPCs () Get array of touching NPCs
ContactDetector:getPlayers () Get array of touching Playable Characters

Class InAreaDetector

InAreaDetector:detected () Is any object appears in the trap zone
InAreaDetector:detected (id, type) Is any object of specified id and type is in the trap zone
InAreaDetector:getBlocks () Get array of blocks touching a trap zone
InAreaDetector:getBGOs () Get array of BGOs touching a trap zone
InAreaDetector:getNPCs () Get array of NPCs touching a trap zone
InAreaDetector:getPlayers () Get array of Playable Characters touching a trap zone
InAreaDetector:contacts () Get count of objects touching a trap zone

Class PlayerPosDetector

PlayerPosDetector:detected () Was playable character detected on the scene?
PlayerPosDetector:directedTo () Direction of left or right side where nearest playable character is located
PlayerPosDetector:playerDirection () Face direction of nearest playable character
PlayerPosDetector:positionX () Absolute horizintal position of nearest playable character
PlayerPosDetector:positionY () Absolute vertical position of nearest playable character
PlayerPosDetector:playersCharID () Get ID of nearest playable character
PlayerPosDetector:playerStateID () Get ID of nearest playable character's state
PlayerPosDetector:playerPtr () Get reference to nearest playable character


Class NpcControllerBase

NPC-AI Controller base class, must be implemented for every NPC which needs more complex logic than engine provides
NpcControllerBase:__init (npc_obj)
Controller constructor, once called on first initialization of NPC-AI controller.
Required to be defined in an NPC-AI controller class!

Parameters:

  • npc_obj BaseNPC Reference to actual NPC object

Usage:

    class 'MyNPC'

function MyNPC:initPros()
    self.timer = 0
    self.state = 0
    -- ...
end

function MyNPC:__init(npc_obj)
    self.npc_obj = npc_obj
    self:initProps()
end

-- ...

return MyNPC
NpcControllerBase:onActivated ()
Event callback called on every activation of NPC when it appears on player's camera.

Usage:

    class 'MyNPC'

function MyNPC:initPros()
    self.timer = 0
    self.state = 0
    -- ...
end

function MyNPC:onActivated()
    MyNPC:initPros()
end

-- ...

return MyNPC
NpcControllerBase:onLoop (frameDelay)
Event callback calling per every frame

Parameters:

  • frameDelay double Frame delay in milliseconds. Use it for various timing processors.

Usage:

    class 'MyNPC'

-- A timer value
local timer = 0

-- Play sound every one second
function ticker(frameDelay)
    -- Iterate a timer
    timer = timer + frameDelay
    -- Check if timer reaches one whole second
    if(timer >= 1000)then
        -- Play a tick sound
        Audio.playSoundByRole(SoundRoles.MenuScroll)
        -- Reset timer to zero without lost of timing accuracy
        timer = timer - 1000
    end
end

function MyNPC:onLoop(frameDelay)
    ticker(frameDelay)
end

return MyNPC
NpcControllerBase:onKill (killEvent)
Event callback calling on attempt to kill NPC

Parameters:

  • killEvent NpcKillEvent Kill event context. Can be used to identify reasons and gives ability to reject this event.

Usage:

    class 'MyNPC'

function MyNPC:onKill(killEvent)
    -- NPC is invincable to everything except of lava
    if(killEvent.reason_code ~= BaseNPC.DAMAGE_LAVABURN)then
        killEvent.cancel = true
    end
end

return MyNPC
NpcControllerBase:onHarm (harmEvent)
Event callback calling on attempt to hurt NPC

Parameters:

  • harmEvent NpcHarmEvent Harm event context. Can be used to identify reasons and gives ability to reject this event.

Usage:

    class 'MyNPC'

function MyNPC:onHarm(harmEvent)
    -- Say "Ouch" when NPC was kicked to ass, but don't harm NPC
    if(harmEvent.reason_code == BaseNPC.DAMAGE_BY_KICK)then
        Audio.playSound(5);
        harmEvent.cancel = true
    end
end

return MyNPC
NpcControllerBase:onTransform (id)
Event callback calling on attempt to transform NPC into another

Parameters:

  • id ulong Destinition ID to transform this NPC

Usage:

    class 'MyNPC'

function MyNPC:onTransform(id)
    -- Stop free motion of NPC on attempt to transform it
    self.npc_obj.speedX = 0
end

return MyNPC

Damage reasons enumeration (DamageReason)

BaseNPC.DAMAGE_NOREASON
No reason of damage
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_STOMPED
NPC was stomped
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_BY_KICK
NPC was kicked
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_BY_PLAYER_ATTACK
NPC was attacked by player
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_TAKEN
NPC was taken by player (for example, NPC is a coin, item, weapon, power-up, etc.)
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_LAVABURN
NPC was burn in lava
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_PITFALL
NPC fell into the pit
BaseNPC.DAMAGE_CUSTOM_REASON
Custom reason base, use it as modifier to any custom damage reasons

Warping side enumeration (WarpingSide)

BaseNPC.WARP_TOP
NPC is in warping process and points top direction
BaseNPC.WARP_LEFT
NPC is in warping process and points left direction
BaseNPC.WARP_BOTTOM
NPC is in warping process and points bottom direction
BaseNPC.WARP_RIGHT
NPC is in warping process and points right direction

Spawning algorithms enumeration (SpawnType)

BaseNPC.SPAWN_APPEAR
Instant appearence with no effects
BaseNPC.SPAWN_WARP
Smooth appearence (for example, appearence from under ground)
BaseNPC.SPAWN_PROJECTILE
Projectile shoot, NPC will appear instantly with initial speed and smoke effect

Spawning direction enumeration (SpawnDirection)

BaseNPC.SPAWN_LEFT
Spawn NPC with left direction
BaseNPC.SPAWN_RIGHT
Spawn NPC with right direction
BaseNPC.SPAWN_UP
Spawn NPC with up direction
BaseNPC.SPAWN_DOWN
Spawn NPC with down direction

Class BaseNPC

Non-Playable Character Object base class, inherited from PhysBaseClass.PhysBase
BaseNPC.id
ID of NPC registered in config pack (Read Only)
  • id ulong
BaseNPC.direction
Face direction of NPC
  • direction int -1 is faced left, +1 is faced right, 0 is randomly selected drection (when you setting it up)
BaseNPC.not_movable
NPC will don't move horizontally
  • not_movable bool
BaseNPC.contents
ID of NPC which contains inside this NPC
  • contents long
BaseNPC.special1
Special value of NPC from level file entry
  • special1 long
BaseNPC.special2
Special value of NPC from level file entry
  • special2 long
BaseNPC.isBoss
Is this NPC an important boss (a flag from level file)
  • isBoss bool
BaseNPC.collideWithBlocks
Can NPC collide blocks?
  • collideWithBlocks bool
BaseNPC.collideWithPlayers
Can NPC collide playable character?
  • collideWithPlayers bool
BaseNPC.health
Health level of NPC
  • health long
BaseNPC.frameDelay
Animation frame delay
  • frameDelay int
BaseNPC.killableByFire
Is NPC vulnuable to fire attacks (Read Only)
  • killableByFire bool
BaseNPC.killableByIce
Is NPC vulnuable to ice/cold attacks (Read Only)
  • killableByIce bool
BaseNPC.killableByHammer
Is NPC vulnuable to hammer attacks (Read Only)
  • killableByHammer bool
BaseNPC.killableByForcejump
Is NPC is vulnuable from a power jumps (Read Only)
  • killableByForcejump bool
BaseNPC.killableByStatue
Is NPC is vulnuable from a statue fell (Read Only)
  • killableByStatue bool
BaseNPC.killableByVehicle
Is NPC is vulnuable from attacks by vehicles (Read Only)
  • killableByVehicle bool
BaseNPC.onGround
Is NPC stays on a solid surface (Read Only)
  • onGround bool
BaseNPC.motionSpeed
Self-motion speed of NPC in pixels per 1/65 of second (Read Only)
  • motionSpeed double
BaseNPC.onCliff
Is NPC stays on an edge of ground where it stays (Read Only)
  • onCliff bool
BaseNPC.animationIsFinished
Is once-playing animation was finished (Read Only)
  • animationIsFinished bool
BaseNPC:transformTo (id)
Transform NPC into another NPC

Parameters:

  • id ulong ID of NPC registered in the config pack
BaseNPC:transformTo (id, type)
Transform NPC into another NPC or into the block

Parameters:

  • id ulong ID of NPC or Block registered in the config pack
  • type int Type of object to transform NPC: 1 - Another NPC, 2 - Block
BaseNPC.transformedFromBlockID
Original ID of block from which NPC was transformed (Read Only)
  • transformedFromBlockID ulong If 0, NPC was not transformed from block
BaseNPC.transformedFromNpcID
Original ID of NPC from which NPC was transformed (Read Only)
  • transformedFromNpcID ulong If 0, NPC was not transformed from another NPC
BaseNPC.spawnedGenType
Type of spawn algorithm originally produced this NPC (Read Only)
  • spawnedGenType SpawnType
BaseNPC.spawnedGenDirection
Direction of NPC when it was originally spawned (Read Only)
  • spawnedGenDirection SpawnDirection
BaseNPC:setBodyType ()
Sets body type
BaseNPC:setSequenceLeft (frames)
Set custom animation sequence for left face direction

Parameters:

  • frames table Array of frame indeces integers
BaseNPC:setSequenceRight (frames)
Set custom animation sequence for right face direction

Parameters:

  • frames table Array of frame indeces integers
BaseNPC:setSequence (frames)
Set custom common animation sequence for all face directions

Parameters:

  • frames table Array of frame indeces integers
BaseNPC:setOnceAnimationMode (enabled)
Turn on once animation mode when changed animation sequence will play once after set

Parameters:

  • enabled bool If true, once animation mode is turned on
BaseNPC:setGfxOffset (x, y)
Set custom GFX offset

Parameters:

  • x double Horizontal offset
  • y double Vertical offset
BaseNPC:setGfxOffset (x)
Set custom horizontal GFX offset

Parameters:

  • x double Horizontal offset
BaseNPC:setGfxOffset (y)
Set custom vertical GFX offset

Parameters:

  • y double Vertical offset
BaseNPC:installInAreaDetector (left, top, right, bottom, filters)
Install an In-Area detector for relative area and get a referrence to it, boundary coordinates of a trap area are relative to center point of NPC

Parameters:

  • left double Left border offset of the trap area
  • top double Top border offset of the trap area
  • right double Right border offset of the trap area
  • bottom double Bottom border offset of the trap area
  • filters table Array of integers are identifying object types needed to detect:
    • 1 - blocks
    • 2 - BGOs
    • 3 - NPCs
    • 4 - Playable characters

Returns:

    InAreaDetector Reference to initialized In-Area detector
BaseNPC:installPlayerPosDetector ()
Install a detector of capabilities and state of a nearest playable character ("Player Position" detector)

Returns:

    PlayerPosDetector Reference to initialized "Player Position" detector
BaseNPC:installContactDetector ()
Install a detector of contacted objects which will detect any objects contacted this NPC

Returns:

    ContactDetector Reference to initialized contacts detector
BaseNPC:spawnNPC (npcID, spawnType, direction)
Spawn another NPC on same position as this NPC. Spawned NPC will be destroyed on off screen timeout

Parameters:

  • npcID ulong ID of NPC registered in config pack
  • spawnType int Spawn algorithm
  • direction int Spawn direction

Returns:

    BaseNPC NPC object of spawned NPC. nil if error has occouped to spawn NPC
BaseNPC:spawnNPC (npcID, spawnType, direction, reSpawnable)
Spawn another NPC on same position as this NPC. Spawned NPC will be destroyed on off screen timeout if reSpawnable flag is false. If reSpawnable flag is true, NPC will be deactivated and will be activated on next appearence on screen like all other regular NPCs.

Parameters:

  • npcID ulong ID of NPC registered in config pack
  • spawnType int Spawn algorithm
  • direction int Spawn direction
  • reSpawnable bool NPC will be kept on a level after going off screen. On false, NPC will be destroyed after off screen timeout

Returns:

    BaseNPC NPC object of spawned NPC. nil if error has occouped to spawn NPC
BaseNPC:setSpriteWarp (depth, direction, resizedBody)
Set cut off level of the sprite

Parameters:

  • depth float Warping depth between 1.0 and 0.0. 0 is fully visible, 1.0 is fully invisible
  • direction WarpingSide Direction of "head" which will be shown while body is going into hide
  • resizedBody bool Don't move sprite down to feet, use it when sprite warping is used together with physical body resizing
BaseNPC:resetSpriteWarp ()
Disables sprite cut off and resets it to normal state
BaseNPC:activateNeighbours ()
Force activate nearest NPCs are touching this NPC are even not touching player's camera
BaseNPC:unregister ()
Destroy NPC with no effects and no events
BaseNPC:kill (damageReason)
Kill this NPC with damage reason

Parameters:

  • damageReason DamageReason Code of death reason
BaseNPC:kill (damageReason, killedBy)
Kill this NPC with damage reason and telling who killed this NPC

Parameters:

  • damageReason DamageReason Code of death reason
  • killedBy PhysBaseClass.PhysBase Reference to person object (playable character or NPC) who killed this NPC
BaseNPC:harm ()
Harm this NPC with removing one health point
BaseNPC:harm (damageLevel)
Harm this NPC with removing given health point

Parameters:

  • damageLevel int Count of health point to remove
BaseNPC:harm (damageLevel, damageReason)
Harm this NPC with removing given health point and reason of damage

Parameters:

  • damageLevel int Count of health point to remove
  • damageReason DamageReason Code of damage reason
BaseNPC:harm (damageLevel, damageReason, harmBy)
Harm this NPC with removing given health point, reason of damage and person who damaged this NPC

Parameters:

  • damageLevel int Count of health point to remove
  • damageReason DamageReason Code of damage reason
  • harmBy PhysBaseClass.PhysBase Reference to person object (playable character or NPC) who harmed this NPC

Damaged By enumeration (killedBy)

NpcHarmEvent.self
NPC made damage to itself
NpcHarmEvent.player
NPC was damaged by playable character
NpcHarmEvent.otherNPC
NPC was damaged by another NPC

Class NpcHarmEvent

NPC Harm Event context
NpcHarmEvent.cancel
Reject this event, it will not be executed
  • cancel bool
NpcHarmEvent.damage
Damage level caused by this event
  • damage int
NpcHarmEvent.reason_code
Damage reason code
  • reason_code DamageReason
NpcHarmEvent.killed_by
Who damaged this NPC
  • killed_by killedBy
NpcHarmEvent.killer_p
Playable character who damaged this NPC or nil if NPC was not damaged by playable character
  • killer_p BasePlayer
NpcHarmEvent.killer_n
Another NPC who damaged this NPC or nil if NPC was not damaged by other NPC

Killed By enumeration (killedBy)

NpcHarmEvent.self
NPC made damage to itself
NpcHarmEvent.player
NPC was damaged by playable character
NpcHarmEvent.otherNPC
NPC was damaged by another NPC

Class NpcKillEvent

NPC Kill Event context
NpcKillEvent.cancel
Reject this event, it will not be executed
  • cancel bool
NpcKillEvent.reason_code
Death reason code
  • reason_code DamageReason
NpcKillEvent.killed_by
Who killed this NPC
  • killed_by killedBy
NpcKillEvent.killer_p
Playable character who killed this NPC or nil if NPC was not killed by playable character
  • killer_p BasePlayer
NpcKillEvent.killer_n
Another NPC who killed this NPC or nil if NPC was not killed by other NPC

Class ContactDetector

NPC contact detector context
ContactDetector:detected ()
Check are contacts was detected

Returns:

    bool true if any object contacted this NPC
ContactDetector:getBlocks ()
Get array of touching blocks

Returns:

    table Array of BaseBlock references to the block objects
ContactDetector:getBGOs ()
Get array of touching BGOs

Returns:

    table Array of BaseBGO references to the BGO objects
ContactDetector:getNPCs ()
Get array of touching NPCs

Returns:

    table Array of BaseNPC references to the NPC objects
ContactDetector:getPlayers ()
Get array of touching Playable Characters

Returns:

    table Array of BasePlayer references to the Playable Characters objects

Class InAreaDetector

NPC In-Area detector context
InAreaDetector:detected ()
Is any object appears in the trap zone

Returns:

    bool True if any allowed by filter element is touches a trap of detector
InAreaDetector:detected (id, type)
Is any object of specified id and type is in the trap zone

Parameters:

  • id long ID of necessary element
  • type long Type of necessary element

Returns:

    bool True if any allowed by filter element is touches a trap of detector
InAreaDetector:getBlocks ()
Get array of blocks touching a trap zone

Returns:

    table Array of BaseBlock references to the block objects
InAreaDetector:getBGOs ()
Get array of BGOs touching a trap zone

Returns:

    table Array of BaseBGO references to the BGO objects
InAreaDetector:getNPCs ()
Get array of NPCs touching a trap zone

Returns:

    table Array of BaseNPC references to the NPC objects
InAreaDetector:getPlayers ()
Get array of Playable Characters touching a trap zone

Returns:

    table Array of BasePlayer references to the Playable Characters objects
InAreaDetector:contacts ()
Get count of objects touching a trap zone

Returns:

    int Count of contacted objects

Class PlayerPosDetector

NPCs' Player position detector
PlayerPosDetector:detected ()
Was playable character detected on the scene?

Returns:

    bool True if any playable character is alive and presented on the level scene
PlayerPosDetector:directedTo ()
Direction of left or right side where nearest playable character is located

Returns:

    bool -1 if nearest playable character lefter than this NPC or +1 if righter
PlayerPosDetector:playerDirection ()
Face direction of nearest playable character

Returns:

    bool -1 if nearest playable character is faced to left or +1 if nearest playable character is faced to right
PlayerPosDetector:positionX ()
Absolute horizintal position of nearest playable character

Returns:

    double X position of nearest playable character
PlayerPosDetector:positionY ()
Absolute vertical position of nearest playable character

Returns:

    double Y position of nearest playable character
PlayerPosDetector:playersCharID ()
Get ID of nearest playable character

Returns:

    ulong ID of nearest playable character registered in config pack
PlayerPosDetector:playerStateID ()
Get ID of nearest playable character's state

Returns:

    ulong ID of nearest playable character's state registered in config pack
PlayerPosDetector:playerPtr ()
Get reference to nearest playable character

Returns:

    BasePlayer Reference to nearest playable character
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