We were able to work around this by using the NPC's "OnDeath" input to launch another logic_choreographed_sequence.
Chad > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:04:50 -0400 > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] logic_choreographed_scene & killing off npcs > > > 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. 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