agression script?

Gurtag · Monday at 7:19 PM

hey guys is there a script to force desired agression value to any enemy entity spawned in the level regardlees of it´s spawned method?

DCurrent · Monday at 8:13 PM

Gurtag said:
hey guys is there a script to force desired agression value to any enemy entity spawned in the level regardlees of it´s spawned method?

You don't need script for that.

Aggression is a level spawn command too, and it overrides the model's default aggression setting.

DC

Gurtag · 2026-07-28T02:49:52-0400

DCurrent said:
You don't need script for that.

Aggression is a level spawn command too, and it overrides the model's default aggression setting.

DC

hey damon i know.. i was refering to alternate spawn methods like using entity spawners in wich you cant alter agression values in the level itself, you would have to edit the spaener entity it self... my ide was something like puting a script line in a dumy enity like setglobalvar("agression 300" = agression 5); so the any entity with agression 300 on his header would switch to agression 5 when spawned in that level.. of course this is hipotetical as i dont know if such script would work or how to make it so..

Bloodbane · 2026-07-28T05:02:20-0400

I can imagine coding something to alter all active enemies with aggression 300 to aggression 5. However the question is what's the logic behind this?

Gurtag · 2026-07-28T13:52:32-0400

Bloodbane said:
I can imagine coding something to alter all active enemies with aggression 300 to aggression 5. However the question is what's the logic behind this?

for dificulty set ups, otherway would have to make deeper modifications or leave as it is.....

O Ilusionista · 2026-07-28T15:03:32-0400

Gurtag said:
for dificulty set ups, otherway would have to make deeper modifications or leave as it is.....

one way to do this is checking the openborvariant "current_set" and changing the aggression on the enemy spawn.
I have some code like this on my enemies as their onspawnscript, but i my case it checks the number of players or npc and change it.

Works fine. Unless you set an alternative spawn animation on your level - then your onspawnscript get skipped.

Kratus · 2026-07-28T20:06:04-0400

O Ilusionista said:
one way to do this is checking the openborvariant "current_set" and changing the aggression on the enemy spawn.
I have some code like this on my enemies as their onspawnscript, but i my case it checks the number of players or npc and change it.

Works fine. Unless you set an alternative spawn animation on your level - then your onspawnscript get skipped.

@Gurtag +1 to this idea, I suggest the same.

Gurtag said:
my ide was something like puting a script line in a dumy enity like setglobalvar("agression 300" = agression 5);

@Gurtag If I understood correctly, you don't need a dummy entity for that. Just add a onspawnscript event in all your enemies (or at least in the ones you want) and the aggression will be changed automatically as soon as they spawn in the specified level (branch).

First call the onspawn event in every character header like this:

onspawnscript data/scripts/onspawn.c

And inside the onspawn.c, copy/paste the code below:

Code:

void main()
{
    void self = getlocalvar("self");
    void branch = openborvariant("current_branch");
    int currentAggression = getentityproperty(self, "aggression");
    int targetAggression = 300;
    int newAggression = 5;

    // GET THE CURRENT BRANCH NAME (LEVEL) AND THE CURRENT AGGRESSION.
    // IF BOTH MATCHES, CHANGE THE AGGRESSION TO 5.
    if(branch == "branch_name" && currentAggression == targetAggression)
    {
        changeentityproperty(self, "aggression", newAggression);
    }
}

Gurtag · 2026-07-28T20:17:51-0400

Kratus said:
@Gurtag +1 to this idea, I suggest the same.

@Gurtag If I understood correctly, you don't need a dummy entity for that. Just add a onspawnscript event in all your enemies (or at least in the ones you want) and the aggression will be changed automatically as soon as they spawn in the specified level (branch).

First call the onspawn event in every character header like this:

And inside the onspawn.c, copy/paste the code below:

Code:

void main() { void self = getlocalvar("self"); void branch = openborvariant("current_branch"); int currentAggression = getentityproperty(self, "aggression"); int targetAggression = 300; int newAggression = 5; // GET THE CURRENT BRANCH NAME (LEVEL) AND THE CURRENT AGGRESSION. // IF BOTH MATCHES, CHANGE THE AGGRESSION TO 5. if(branch == "branch_name" && currentAggression == targetAggression) { changeentityproperty(self, "aggression", newAggression); } }

hey man .. like ilu sayd it will not work if some cases uses a follow# instead of the spawn or whatever anim has the onspawnscript...
my idea behind this was to set that agrssion value and force it in that specific level regardless of the way and/or animation the enemies spawn in it, that way i dont have to mod/clone/replace code on all my enemies and levels just for a dificulty seting wich only depends of a single parameter...

Kratus · 2026-07-28T21:09:34-0400

Gurtag said:
hey man .. like ilu sayd it will not work if some cases uses a follow# instead of the spawn or whatever anim has the onspawnscript...

@Gurtag Friend, I don't know if we are talking about the same situation, but in the SORX I use follow animations as a spawn animations and works fine.
But I still add a simple spawn animation with 1 frame only, just for safety. Maybe @O Ilusionista is referring to when the spawn animation is not present and you change it directly in the level file.

Here's an example using Galsia.

Code:

##MAIN
name                GalsiaB
type                enemy

##LIFE
health                1 #SCRIPT

##POWER
offense             1 #SCRIPT

##SPEED
speed                1 #SCRIPT

##JUMP
jumpheight             1 #SCRIPT

##WEIGHT/HEIGHT
antigravity            -1 #-1/-2/-3
height                74

##MISC
jugglepoints        60
guardpoints            20
guardrate            2
risetime            170
riseinv                0 1 #HEROES/BOSSES=0.5 - ENEMIES=0
makeinv                2 0
atchain                1
weapons                Galsia_KnifeB none none none none none none none none GalsiaB
shadow                3
dust                Dust
noquake                1 0
death                2
score                -1 5 #MAINTAIN SCORE MULTIPLIER WHILE CHANGING MODELS

##SCRIPTS
didhitscript        data/scripts/didhit/default.c
ondoattackscript    data/scripts/ondoattack/default.c
onblockpscript        data/scripts/onblockp/default.c
onblockwscript        data/scripts/onblockw/default.c
onblocksscript        data/scripts/onblocks/default.c
onmoveascript        data/scripts/onmove/default.c
onmodelcopyscript    data/scripts/onmodelcopy/default.c
ondrawscript        data/scripts/ondraw/default.c
onspawnscript        data/scripts/onspawn/galsia.c
ondeathscript        data/scripts/ondeath/default.c
animationscript         data/scripts/animation/default.c
takedamagescript    data/scripts/takedamage/default.c
thinkscript            data/scripts/think/default.c
script                data/scripts/updateentity/default.c

##ICONS
icon                data/sprites/icons/Galsia.png 1

##REMAPS
palette                data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/_palette.png
alternatepal        data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/alter1.png
alternatepal        data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/alter2.png
alternatepal        data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/alter3.png
alternatepal        data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/alter4.png
alternatepal        data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/alter5.png
alternatepal        data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/alter6.png
alternatepal        data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/alter7.png
alternatepal        data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/alter8.png

##LOADS
load                Galsia_KnifeB

## CUSTOM ANIMATIONS ##########################################################################

anim follow20 #WAIT SPAWN (GALSIA HIDE)
    fshadow 0
    loop    0
    delay    12
    offset    133 169
    @cmd frozen 1
    @cmd minz 0
    @cmd flipTarget
    drawmethod tintmode 2
    drawmethod tintcolor 0_0_0
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/hide00.png
    @cmd delayDetect
    fshadow 3
    @cmd dasher 0 0 0.5
    drawmethod tintmode 2
    drawmethod tintcolor 0_0_0
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk00.png
    drawmethod tintmode 2
    drawmethod tintcolor 20_20_20
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk01.png
    drawmethod tintmode 2
    drawmethod tintcolor 40_40_40
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk00.png
    drawmethod tintmode 2
    drawmethod tintcolor 80_80_80
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk02.png
    drawmethod tintmode 2
    drawmethod tintcolor 120_120_120
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk00.png
    drawmethod tintmode 2
    drawmethod tintcolor 160_160_160
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk01.png
    drawmethod tintmode 2
    drawmethod tintcolor 200_200_200
    @cmd minz 1
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk00.png
    nodrawmethod
    @cmd frozen 0
    bbox    119 99 26 72
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk02.png

anim follow21 #WAIT SPAWN (GALSIA JUMP)
    fshadow 0
    loop    1
    delay    16
    offset    133 169
    @cmd frozen 1
    @cmd gravity 0
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jumpdelay00.png
    @cmd cancel -999 100 -999 999 -999 999 openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW22") "change"
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jumpdelay00.png
    
anim follow22 #LOOP STOP
    fshadow 3
    loop    0
    delay    12
    offset    133 169
    @cmd hitfx "data/sounds/sor3_hit.wav"
    @cmd sound "data/sounds/sor3_jumping.wav"
    @cmd gravity 1
    @cmd leaper 1 0.8 0.2
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jump00.png
    @cmd frozen 0
    @cmd jump 1
    @cmd sound "data/sounds/sor3_attack.wav"
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jumpatk00.png
    attack 130 112 31 30 4 1 0 0 10 12
    bbox    109 107 44 45
    @cmd voice "data/voices/sor3_enemy_attack.wav"
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jumpatk01.png

anim follow23 #WAIT SPAWN (GALSIA BOAT)
    fshadow 0
    loop    1
    delay    8
    offset    133 169
    @cmd frozen 1
    @cmd minz 0
    @cmd setLayer -50
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jumpdelay00.png
    @cmd aniXpos 60 1 openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW24")
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jumpdelay00.png
    
anim follow24 #LOOP STOP
    fshadow 3
    loop    0
    delay    8
    offset    133 169
    @cmd sound "data/sounds/sor3_jumping.wav"
    @cmd setLayer 0
    @cmd leaper 0 4 0.2
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jump00.png
    @cmd jump 1
    @cmd minz 1
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jump00.png
    @cmd frozen 0
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/jump00.png

## DEFAULT ANIMATIONS #########################################################################

anim spawn
    loop    0
    delay    1
    offset    133 169
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/idle00.png

anim idle
    loop    1
    delay    16
    offset    133 169
    bbox    119 99 26 72
    @cmd clearL
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/idle00.png
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/idle01.png
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/idle02.png
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/idle01.png

anim walk
    loop    1
    delay    16
    offset    133 169
    bbox    119 99 26 72
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk00.png
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk01.png
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk00.png
    frame    data/chars/enemies/galsia/sor3/walk02.png

Gurtag said:
my idea behind this was to set that agrssion value and force it in that specific level regardless of the way and/or animation the enemies spawn in it, that way i dont have to mod/clone/replace code on all my enemies and levels just for a dificulty seting wich only depends of a single parameter...

You have to just add one single line in your enemies. An other method that may works is by using the @DCurrent enumeration script in a update event (maybe in the current level update), then it can detect every enemy and change the aggression automatically.

If you decide go this way, here's the code. You only need to copy/paste the code in the branch_name.c file and call it at the level header using the method below.

updatescript data/scripts/branch_name.c

Code:

void main()
{
    /*
    * Caskey, Damon V.
    * 2022-01-26
    *
    * Example function to enumerate the entity
    * collection and take action on each
    * if they meet specfifc conditions.
    */

    void entity_cursor    = NULL();
    int entity_count    = openborvariant("count_entities");
    int entity_index    = 0;
    int exists    = 0;
    int targetAggression    = 300;
    int newAggression    = 5;
    
    for(entity_index = 0; entity_index < entity_count; entity_index++){

        entity_cursor = getentity(entity_index);

        if(!entity_cursor){
            continue;
        }

        exists = getentityproperty(entity_cursor, "exists");

        if(!exists){
            continue;
        }

        if(getentityproperty(entity_cursor, "aggression") != targetAggression){
            continue;
        }

        /* Take your actions here. Sucking in, doing damage, etc. */

        changeentityproperty(entity_cursor, "aggression", newAggression);
    }
}

Gurtag · 2026-07-28T23:56:20-0400

Kratus said:
@Gurtag +1 to this idea, I suggest the same.

@Gurtag If I understood correctly, you don't need a dummy entity for that. Just add a onspawnscript event in all your enemies (or at least in the ones you want) and the aggression will be changed automatically as soon as they spawn in the specified level (branch).

First call the onspawn event in every character header like this:

And inside the onspawn.c, copy/paste the code below:

Code:

void main() { void self = getlocalvar("self"); void branch = openborvariant("current_branch"); int currentAggression = getentityproperty(self, "aggression"); int targetAggression = 300; int newAggression = 5; // GET THE CURRENT BRANCH NAME (LEVEL) AND THE CURRENT AGGRESSION. // IF BOTH MATCHES, CHANGE THE AGGRESSION TO 5. if(branch == "branch_name" && currentAggression == targetAggression) { changeentityproperty(self, "aggression", newAggression); } }

thanks kratus.. how would i call the script only in the specific levels i want? what line or script i have place in the level?

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