How to detect nearby particles?
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I am making a potions script that will add potions that modify stickman and fighters. The script revolves around detecting when a stickman is submerged in a particular liquid. In simpler terms that means using a function to tell when a stickman is within 1 - 3 pixels of my new element. Is there a way to find out all nearby particles within a specific range?
Edited 2 times by BrianTheEngineer. Last: 21st Sep 2019 -
Use sim.partNeighbors
so, sim.partNeighbors(100, 100, 3, tpt.el.dust.id) returns an iterator with all dust within 3 pixels.for i in sim.partNeighbors(<stuff>) do
print(i)
end
@phox (View Post)
pmap is a c++ thing, not a Lua function. -
I don't understand how to use the function. Am I supposed to put the sim.partNeighbors(100, 100, 3, tpt.el.stkm.id) part in a update function that runs when the particle updates?
The code below should turn all DUST that goes within 3 pixels of it into WATR.
Current Code:
local function test(x, y)
for i in sim.partNeighbors(x, y, 3, tpt.el.dust.id) do
elements.set_property("type", "watr", i)
end
end
local regeneration = elements.allocate("POTION", "REG2")
elements.element(elements.POTION_PT_REG2, elements.element(elements.DEFAULT_PT_WATR))
elements.property(regeneration, "Name", "REG2")
elements.property(regeneration, "Description", "Super Regen Potion.")
elements.property(regeneration, "MenuSection", elem.SC_LIQUID)
elements.property(regeneration, "Color", 0xF092DD)
elements.property(regeneration, "Update", test)Error: In particle update:scripts/Potions.lua:3: attempt to call a table valueEdited 6 times by BrianTheEngineer. Last: 21st Sep 2019 -
local function test(x, y)for i in sim.neighbors(x, y, 3, tpt.el.dust.id) do
sim.partChangeType(i, elements.TPT_PT_WATR)end
