Don't know if it's been done or not

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For those that know a lot of code, I have a question, is it possible to create a random item with different variables? like in diablo 2?

For example when a item appears in Diablo, the computer generates it based on randomly picking different properties. You could have a frost axe or a fire axe (the ice and fire are variables), except there is a lot more in diablo 2.

If you know where someone did this already plz tell me. My e-mail is gersitar@hotmail.com or you can post it here. Thz!

 

Thinking about the script... yes it would be possible. The downside is that the amount of code and effort to make it work would be amazingly hard.

These are the steps you would have to start off with.

1. Create every single item you want to be dropped in the toolset. so if you had 1 type of weapon and 2 effects and the weapon could get 2 effects, you would have to create.... 100 weapons

2. you would have to create a new drop script for the monsters, that figures out the right drops for that level of PC, and the level of the creature

3. You would have to create a random number roller, that can handle possible multiple enemies dying at once

okay my ideas on the subject.

1. The names of items are really important
you could save a lot of time making your hashes by doing some good string minpulations instead

2.you really have to figure when enchanted (+1 +2..)weapons drop, when normal weapons drop, when armour drops, and when junk drops. Than you have to figure if they wreck game balance.

3. The code has to be tight code, as this script will be firing everytime you load a level, and trigger a encounter. So a script takes 3 secs to figure out the inventory of a guy, could mean some serious lag.

4. Should the script make the items on the creatues on when they are created, or when they die. This really will not be known intill you see how long it takes the code to run

You really should know your way around the nwn script program before you start trying this as you will have to edit creature scripts, for this thing to work at all.

 

I was thinking that when you enter a room with a tresure chest, or when a creature dies
I want the cpu to roll a 20 sided dice that will ave the following effects:
1 trap
2-10 no treasure
11 healing potion
12 other type of potion
13-17 gold
18-20 item

however each of these selected will have it's own table for eg
you get a 1(trap), the cpu will then determine by rolling another 20 sided dice to determine the type of trap.

1-15 1-6 points of damage, reflex save for half
16-19 1-4 points of damage time 1 per character level
20+ gas which will roll another 6 sided dice and determine the damage
1-2 1-4 damage
3-4 1-6 damage
5-6 2-8 damage