Horde Mount/Dismount Ability

Rob38

Category:	Code
Level:	Expert
Created:	Wednesday December 19, 2007 - 14:55
Updated:	Saturday June 27, 2009 - 18:18
Views:	12671
Summary:	Giving hordes the ability to toggle between horse and foot.

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"Unsolved" Problems

The unsolved part is in quotes because I do not know if they can be solved or not. Here are the issues you get with the horde mount ability.

1. How to define the object and horde type - Do you define it as INFANTRY, CAVALRY, or both? For my tutorial, the object was defined as INFANTRY, but it's really up to you how you wish to tackle this. Just be consistent with whatever decision you do make!

2. Transition and animation - While there is a pause between going from foot to horse, the actual transition between the two models is instant. I have tried to play an animation during this process and it works fine for an individual unit, but it does not work for the horde. I can't find any way to solve this problem.

3. The banner carrier glitch - Let's say you have a horde upgraded with banner carriers and you have them mounted. You go ito battle and you lose your banner carrier unit. Assuming you're still mounted, your banner carrier unit respawns. The problem is that it respawns on foot and not on horse. This is the glitch. You can fix it by simply switching to foot and back, but it would be nice if I could find a solution to this problem.

That's all for now :)

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Rob38 (Team Chamber Member) - Sunday December 23, 2007 - 21:00

Ugh... ok, Sul, I tried your method and I was able to improve everything except for one thing. The animation will play when it's just an individual unit, but when it's a horde, it refuses to play one. I have tried tons of things but nothing works. I'll update this tutorial after I try some other things out.

EDIT: Yeah, I'm stumped. Unless someone can find a way to get the animation to work for the horde, it looks like we'll have to do without them :( Once I clean up and double check to make sure everything runs correctly, I'll edit and fix up the tutorial.

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Re-did the tutorial. If you find a solution to any of the problems on Page 7, please let me know :)

Sulherokhh (Team Chamber Member) - Friday December 21, 2007 - 19:59

Sweet! :) It sure looks perfectly functional, and since you tested it, we now all know it works!! :D

For further ideas on switching commandsets (which are identical, except for the single button that buys upgrades) and the use of specific animations to play for mounting /dismounting (by using a special power instead of an OBJECT_UPGRADE button), refer to 'blackrider_SEE.ini' from S.E.E. The specialpower (and LocomotorUpgrades) would have to be installed in both horde AND hordemember, but the LuaFunctions would only be needed in the horde, just like the CommandSetMonitor) These black riders don't mount horses the usual way, as the normal mount behavior has been reserved for mounting fellbeasts.

Rob38 (Team Chamber Member) - Friday December 21, 2007 - 14:19

Yeah, the commandset is quite an annoyance but I can't find any other solution to the problem :(

JEV3 - Friday December 21, 2007 - 11:50

Pity the commandset is so unfriendly... But to have a horde be able to mount and dismount is worth it.

Rob38 (Team Chamber Member) - Thursday December 20, 2007 - 22:35

Please leave comments :)

EDIT: Fixed an error in article... HorseHordeContain is the behavior you want to use for the horde behavior

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