Class: CALifeMonsterBrain

Offline ALife brain for monster server objects.

Source

C++ class CALifeMonsterBrain

Custom Constructor

CALifeMonsterBrain

Remarks

Belongs to an offline monster server object. Do not use it with client-side game_object instances.

Extended by

• CALifeHumanBrain

Constructors

Constructor

new CALifeMonsterBrain(object: cse_alife_monster_abstract): CALifeMonsterBrain;

Create a brain for a monster server object.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
object	cse_alife_monster_abstract	Monster server object.

Returns

CALifeMonsterBrain

Methods

action_type()

action_type(
   object: IXR_cse_alife_schedulable, 
   index: number, 
   mutual_detection: boolean): number;

Get the meet action type for another ALife object.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
object	IXR_cse_alife_schedulable	Other ALife schedulable object.
index	number	Relation index.
mutual_detection	boolean	Whether both objects detected each other.

Returns

number

Meet action type id.

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can_choose_alife_tasks()

Call Signature

can_choose_alife_tasks(): boolean;

Returns

boolean

Whether this brain may choose ALife tasks.

Call Signature

can_choose_alife_tasks(value: boolean): void;

Enable or disable ALife task selection.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	New task-selection state.

Returns

void

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default_behaviour()

default_behaviour(): void;

Reset the brain to default no-path behavior.

Returns

void

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movement()

movement(): CALifeMonsterMovementManager;

Returns

CALifeMonsterMovementManager

Offline movement manager.

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object()

object(): cse_alife_monster_abstract;

Returns

cse_alife_monster_abstract

Owning monster server object.

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on_location_change()

on_location_change(): void;

Called when the owning monster changes graph location.

Returns

void

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on_register()

on_register(): void;

Called when the owning monster is registered.

Returns

void

Remarks

Follows the owning server object's on_register lifecycle. It can run during savegame load or ALife update setup, so treat it as repeatable.

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on_state_read()

on_state_read(packet: net_packet): void;

Read brain state from a network packet.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
packet	net_packet	Source network packet.

Returns

void

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on_state_write()

on_state_write(packet: net_packet): void;

Write brain state to a network packet.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
packet	net_packet	Target network packet.

Returns

void

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on_switch_offline()

on_switch_offline(): void;

Called when the owning monster switches offline.

Returns

void

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on_switch_online()

on_switch_online(): void;

Called when the owning monster switches online.

Returns

void

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on_unregister()

on_unregister(): void;

Called when the owning monster is unregistered.

Returns

void

Remarks

Pair cleanup here with state installed from on_register.

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perform_attack()

perform_attack(): boolean;

Try to perform an offline attack.

Returns

boolean

Whether an attack was performed.

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process_task()

process_task(): void;

Process the currently selected ALife task.

Returns

void

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select_task()

select_task(forced?: boolean): void;

Select the next ALife task.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
forced?	boolean	Whether task selection should ignore regular throttling.

Returns

void

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smart_terrain()

smart_terrain(): cse_alife_smart_zone;

Returns

cse_alife_smart_zone

Smart terrain assigned to the owner.

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update()

update(forced?: boolean): void;

Update offline planning.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
forced?	boolean	Whether the update should ignore regular throttling.

Returns

void

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update_script()

update_script(): void;

Script-facing update hook.

Returns

void