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NPCs also known as bots -feature just now being introduced by habi, user of vc-mp.
NPCs also known as bots -feature just now being introduced by habi, user of vc-mp.
This new feature allows you to create NPCs inside your server who will work like virtual players. Like normal players, they use server slot.
This new feature allows you to create NPCs inside your server who will work like virtual players. Like normal players, they use server slot.
Their actions are scripted by squirrel scripts. This Artificial Intelligence scripts reside in '''npcscripts''' directory, unlike the regular scripts which lie in scripts folder. If you want to have 10 different NPC doing 10 different things, you might want to script 10 different scripts.
Their actions are scripted by squirrel scripts. These scripts with 'artificial intelligence' of NPC reside in '''npcscripts''' directory. If you want to have 10 different NPC doing 10 different things, you might want to script 10 different scripts.


Each NPC run in its own process. This might make their usage and working economical. The AI scripts have functions and callbacks.
Each NPC run in its own process. This might make their usage and working economical. The NPC scripts have functions as well as callbacks.


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Revision as of 09:39, 9 March 2022

Introduction

NPCs also known as bots -feature just now being introduced by habi, user of vc-mp. This new feature allows you to create NPCs inside your server who will work like virtual players. Like normal players, they use server slot. Their actions are scripted by squirrel scripts. These scripts with 'artificial intelligence' of NPC reside in npcscripts directory. If you want to have 10 different NPC doing 10 different things, you might want to script 10 different scripts.

Each NPC run in its own process. This might make their usage and working economical. The NPC scripts have functions as well as callbacks.

NPC script callbacks

NPC script functions

Functions used only within gamemode