Seems you're mistaken ;-) see the attached file for an example use of 'destructors' (or rather: using a duplicator as a destructor by setting the multiply factor to zero)
Thanks to whoever made this map, I unfortunately forgot it's source. On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 16:14 +0200, Raphaël Quinet wrote: > Unless I am mistaken, there is no arch that can act as the opposite of the > "creator" arch. Or at least I could not find one. The "creator" creates a > new object when it is triggered. I would like to have a "destructor" that > can remove a specific object when it is triggered. If such a thing does not > exist yet, I would like to create it. > > Here are several cases in which a "destructor" could be useful: > - A detector/check_inv connected to a destructor can have the same effect > as an altar, except that it is possible to introduce a delay between > dropping the item and destroying it (using the well-known hidden machinery > with spikes and boulders or other objects), or to add additional > conditions such as requiring the player to move away from the altar before > the sacrifice is accepted. > - With a creator and a destructor at the same location, it would be possible > to make some object appear or disappear using the appropriate triggers. > - The creation/destruction could be done in a cyclic way (using external > machinery providing the timers). This could be fun if the blinking object > is a light source. > - If the object that is created/destroyed is a mover, it would be possible > to make some NPCs follow some specific paths and stop or go depending on > the actions of the player: create the movers when the NPC should move, > then destroy them afterwards. > - A destructor can also be used to make the NPC fetch and accept a gift: > detect that a gift has been dropped (standard detector), move the NPC > towards the player (creators + movers), then destroy the gift once the NPC > is close to the player (destructor). > > The existing archetypes that could serve similar purposes are the altars and > teleporters. The problem with the altars is that they work as soon as the > object is dropped and cannot be triggered by some other event. The > teleporters can be triggered via some external action and are used in some > maps to move objects out of the visible map, but this is not a very good > solution because these teleporters are not very selective about what they > teleport (so you may end up teleporting the wrong object). > > So if nobody can suggest a better solution, I will write the code for this > new archetype because I already have some maps (alchemy quests) in which I > would like to use "destructors" for NPC movement and actions. My current > plan is to have something very similar to the "creator" (including the > parameters such as the "slaying" field, the number of uses, etc.) except that > it would do exactly the opposite of the creator. > > -Raphaël > > _______________________________________________ > crossfire mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire >
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