Yes, definitely using episode 1. I wasn't aware of the prop_ragdoll thing. It is sort of a violent death (electrocution from force lightning). I'll give that a go. Alternative would be to do two scenes (one with the death, and one without) and then splice them (this is for a machinima)
Thanks for the help Chad > Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:46:26 +0100 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] logic_choreographed_scene & killing off npcs > > There aren't any animations for death because it's all handled with > ragdolls. > > I just tried BecomeRagdoll and it worked for me (you must be using the > ep1 engine?), but it's no use as the entity is removed afterwards anyway! > > Here's the debug output for a scene I modified to kill one of its actors: > > > 3.330[222] sv: scenes/arco/cop_reveal.vcd : 1.11: start > > citizen : Speech : Kill -- firetrigger "1" > > (3.33) output: (logic_choreographed_scene,scene) -> > > (citizen,SetHealth)(0) > > (3.33) input scene: citizen.SetHealth(0) > > 3.330[222] sv: scenes/arco/cop_reveal.vcd : removed for 'citizen' > > 3.330[222] sv: scenes/arco/cop_reveal.vcd : 1.17: canceled > > 3.330[222] sv: scenes/arco/cop_reveal.vcd : 1.17: finished > > 3.330[222] sv: scenes/arco/cop_reveal.vcd : 0.00: > > clearing events > > CreateEvent: event 'entity_killed' not registered. > > 3.330[222] cl: scenes/arco/cop_reveal.vcd : 0.00: > > clearing events > > 3.330[222] cl: scenes/arco/cop_reveal.vcd : 0.00: > > clearing events > > (3.63) input citizen: citizen.KilledNPC() > Doesn't look like there's any clean way around this without code. > Perhaps you could teleport the actor somewhere else on the trigger and > replace him with a spawned prop_ragdoll? Depends on whether it's a > violent death I suppose. > > Chad Lehman wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > > > > > I tried the BecomeRagdoll input, but it didn't affect the NPC. > > > > Splitting the scene didn't seem to work either, as I tried to fire a second > > scene right after setting the NPC's health to 0. > > > > As a way of debugging this, I set the guy's health to 100--he still lived > > of course--and the scene played as normal. > > > > Is there an animation I could use that looks like someone just collapsing? > > I tried setting the "action" animation of a scripted sequence to "ragdoll", > > but then he just stood there in the "T" pose. > > > > Thank you > > > > > > Chad > > > > > >> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:55:37 +0100 > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] logic_choreographed_scene & killing off npcs > >> > >> Isn't there a BecomeRagdoll input now? That might help. You could also > >> try splitting the scene in two. > >> > >> Chad Lehman wrote: > >> > >>> I'm having some difficulty killing off an NPC. > >>> > >>> He's supposed to die on a trigger (trigger 5 of 7)... > >>> > >>> If I don't kill him off, the rest of the logic_choreographed_scene keeps > >>> running fine. > >>> > >>> If I set his health to zero on trigger5, the scene grinds to a halt. > >>> > >>> The only flag I see is "on player death" do nothing; but this isn't a > >>> player... it's an NPC. > >>> > >>> Is there a reason why this happens? What could I do to fix it? > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> > >>> Chad > >>> _________________________________________________________________ > >>> Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. > >>> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_getintouch_042008 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>> please visit: > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > >> > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. > > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_getintouch_042008 > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
