How to turn a player sprite into NPC sprite?

[MI53RE]

Hello,

So here is my question: "How to turn a player sprite into NPC sprite?"

This question, in fact, is a following of my previous topic http://rathena.org/board/topic/58985-done-moving-npc/

which would explain better the interest of having npc with player skill, BUT not also.

The fact is that I have been able to make npc look like player by using bio lab monster sprite but it takes quite a lot of time to create 1 npc sprite, futhermore you have to edit the Lua files in the client to make it working proprely so everybody can see it so everytime that you want a new look npc you'll have to work on both server and client side...

what a waste of time isn't it?

basicaly I would like to understand why you can have a monster with player skin (which include cart, mount etc...) a npc with monster skin (like I do for now) BUT that npc cannot use it T_T

is it possible to copy/past this (from mob.c):

//Player sprites
if(pcdb_checkid(k) && columns==12) {
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.sex=atoi(str[2]);
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.hair_style=atoi(str[3]);
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.hair_color=atoi(str[4]);
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.weapon=atoi(str[5]);
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.shield=atoi(str[6]);
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.head_top=atoi(str[7]);
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.head_mid=atoi(str[8]);
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.head_bottom=atoi(str[9]);
 mob_db_data[class_]->option=atoi(str[10])&~(OPTION_HIDE|OPTION_CLOAK|OPTION_INVISIBLE);
 mob_db_data[class_]->vd.cloth_color=atoi(str[11]); // Monster player dye option - Valaris
}

to a specific place so npc could use it as well?

sorry if that a very dumb' question (but you never know if you on't try right? )

thank you in advance!

[Stingor]

have the same problem, but as far as i know, it worked before around 12586 of eathena trunk, what have change, client or server ? robe support ?

edit : find a solution in clif.c (from another source than me)

#if PACKETVER >= 20071106
static inline unsigned char clif_bl_type(struct block_list *bl) {

   // Lecture de la class
   int class_ = status_get_viewdata(bl)->class_;
   int type = bl->type;

   if( type == BL_NPC || type == BL_MOB || type == BL_PC )
   {
       if ( class_ < 45 ) type = BL_PC;
       else if ( class_ < 1000 ) type = BL_NPC;
       else if ( class_ < 4000 ) type = BL_MOB;
       else type = BL_PC;
   }

   switch( type )
   {
       case BL_PC:    return 0x0; //PC_TYPE
       case BL_ITEM:  return 0x2; //ITEM_TYPE
       case BL_SKILL: return 0x3; //SKILL_TYPE
       case BL_CHAT:  return 0x4; //UNKNOWN_TYPE
       case BL_MOB:   return 0x5; //NPC_MOB_TYPE
       case BL_NPC:   return 0x6; //NPC_EVT_TYPE
       case BL_PET:   return 0x7; //NPC_PET_TYPE
       case BL_HOM:   return 0x8; //NPC_HOM_TYPE
       case BL_MER:   return 0x9; //NPC_MERSOL_TYPE
   // case BL_ELEM:  return 0xA; //NPC_ELEMENTAL_TYPE
       default:	   return 0x1; //NPC_TYPE
   }
}
#endif

spawn npc with a player sprite = win

Edited April 18, 2012 by Stingor

[EvilPuncker]

tldr;

have u looked at mob_avail.txt file already? iirc it was possible to create monsters using players info and just use the monster id into the npc

[MI53RE]

As I said in my previous topic with Gepard but yes I did look at it already

I did try put the class sprite into the npc (and renamed them) but I dont get why, when I connect my character, I got a headless slipping npc at first. Then, when I move around and that the npc come on my sight BY ITSELF (very important information I think)it look like a normal moving character (with head on the right place this time)?

This is because player sprites consist of two parts: head with hairstyle and everything below head. I don't know how to change it, you should ask in a separate question how to turn a player sprite into NPC sprite.

/// setnpcdisplay("<npc name>", "<new display name>", <new class id>, <new size>, <new headgear id>, <new hair id>) -> <int>

That's exactly what I meant. It's rather complex change that would require changes in script.c, status.c, and clif.c at least.